The Indianapolis journal., 1885-08-25
Minor Notes.

The libel suit-of Col Isom Wray against the
Shelby Daily Democrat has been compromised
On calculation based on increase of names
ln her new city directory South Bend claims 49,
5o5 population.
The buildings at the northern prison to be
used by the Amazon Hosiery Company will be
ready for occupancy in October e
Farmers in La Porte county are cooperating
to save Qualls this season. Many have agreed
not to allow the shooting of that bird on their
farms.
1t is said that the corn crop along the line of
the indianapolis q Vincennes railroad is in first
class condition and will yield seventy five bush
els to the acre
Oman Thompson has been arrested in Wyan-
dotte, Kan, on the charge of numbering old
farmer between Salem and Canton, in Washing
ton county, two years ago.
Leonard Coleman a wiper in the O. e NJ.
shops at Seymour. was fatally hurt by being
drawn under brake beam of moving engine
while attempting to pull PIN
The accounts of the city treasurer of Logans
port show 81 GOO to have been overGrawn and
that last year $4,000 more in city orders were
issued than the city was able to redeem.
The wife of NJ. J. OBren. foreman of the
Quaker City chair works, died at her home in
Richmond from an overdose of laudanum which
she had taken to relieve pain in the head.
Martha W. DUNCAN, of Fayette county, has
oueu Ior ul'orce, SeItlHS IOFGH DIS one Ol Inc
causes wrongful Imprisonment in the insane
asylum at the instigation of her husband
Samuel
William F. Stewart and wife were knocked
down by hiChwaymen. while standing in the
doorway of their home. eight miles from Shelby
ville They We're unconscious for half an hour
or more.
Henry Kline. of Knox county, some weeks ago
was thrown from his buggy, and had his leg
broken, by Il )ow-hangng telephone wire catch
ing the top of his vehicle. He has brought suit
for S., 900 damages against the telephone COM
pany.
Lawrence Hays, the fourteen -year-od son of
Larry Hays, a well-known resident of Cass
county, was thrown from a horse on Sunday
evening and instantly killed. The young
unfortunates body found soon after the
accident. His head was mashed to a jelly.
While driving to Muncie, yesterday, Mr. and
Mrs George B. SnodgrasS were thrown from a
buggy, their horse becoming frightened at
passing hand car, and ran away. Both are
seriously hurt. about the head and shoulders.
Mr.. Snodgrass sustained internal injuries which
it is feared will result fatally.
James H. Danley, against whom several Grim
inal charges are to be prosecuted at Lincoln, has
been suspended from his church membership.
He was cited to appear before the church author
ltles IN answer to charges OF lying, deceit, frand.
obtaining money under false pretenses and
other ofEenses, but refused to pay any attention
to them.
The annual reunion of the Ninth Indiana Reg
iment will be held in Logansport on Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week. Elaborate
arrangements have been made to entertain
visiting veterans, and grand time Is antcl-
pated. The chief addresses will be made by
Judge d. Fl. Chase and Captain ID. B. Mcconnell,
of Logansport.
Luke Calvin Kennedy, one of the old pioneers
of Morgan county, died at his home. below Mar
tinsvllle, yesterday morning. He was eighty
years of age and had been a resident of
Morgan county fftyfour years. For half a
century he was identified with the leading inter
ests of the county, and had always been AaH of
it's foremost citizens.
On Saturday night thieves entered the store of
J. A. Newton, at st. Louis Crossing, in Shelby
county, and stole large quantity of merchan-
disc money in small change and a lot of
postage stamps. On Sunday morning the resi-
dences of Ebert Morrison, Robert Phares and
Jacob Yearling were entered by burglars and
goods and money taken.
Yesterday, in Sugar Greek township, Mrs
Storey, of Sullivan county, Illinois, and Miss
Halfacre whose mother the first named lady
was visiting, were badly hurt by being thrown
from a buggy. They were on their way to a
neighbours house, and stopped at stream to
water the horse when the animal took fright and
ran away, thus causing the accident.
Several weeks ago Walter Barnes got into an
alteration with some tramps at the Grand
Trunk and Lake Shore crossing at South Bend,
and was stabbed in the abdomen with knife
The wounds We're of character to give no hope
of his recovery as one or the lneStlneS had been
severed. He has been discharged as cured from
the hospital An investigation of the medical
records in regard to injuries of this character
reveals the fact that death has invariably
resulted in % per cent. of such cases.
An unfortunate girl of good social connection,
at Evansville left her babe in the care of a mid
wife, who lived, as her surroundings indicated
in great poverty. For severa. days passers-by
and people in the neighborhood were annoyed by
the continued crying of the child which led to a
police investigation. The midwife refused to
give satisfactory explanations. but the babe
dying, coronial proceedings were had. Before
that officer the midwife told the particulars of
the birth, and that the mother was the daughter
Of a prominent official Of Vanderburg county.
ILLINOIS.