The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-22
Minor Notes.

been destroyed by fire.
Jacob Riddle, of Harrison county, has had one
of his shoulders dislocated for the sixth time
A two-year-old child of Jacob Saldan, of
Columbus, was badly scalded by the upsetting OF
a coffee pot
The repair shop of the Michigan Central rail
road at Michigan City, was destroyed by fire.
Loss, 81, 600.
James F. Alpha, a merchant of Vienna,
jumped OFF the Chicago express and broke his
collar bone.
A New Albany citizen says he has tomato
stalk that had upon it this season 223 fully
developed tomatoes.
Washington Brand. wealthy farmer sixty
five years OF age, one OF the pioneers of Tlppe-
canoe county is dead.
Prof. W. c. White, formerly of Wabash Col
lege, was member of the collapsed shoe house
of Collins & Co.. at Columbus.
James Sampson, an aged farmer, was run
over and killed by a freight train on the St.
Louis Airline near Tennison Station.
The drouth in Harrison county continues, and
the farmers are unable to break their ground
for wheat account Of the dryness of the soil.
Miss Amy Phillips fourteen years old, died of
lock jaw at Vincennes, after suffering great pain
since last Saturday when she stepped on
rusty nail.
Quite number of cities in southern Indiana
are putting in claims for the penitentiary, since
good place for it,
well-dressed, middle aged man, whose
identity is unknown, was found dead on the
track of the Ohio e. Mississippi railroad three
miles east Of Mitchell
A threshing engine belonging to Edwards
Bros. went through bridge in Wayne township,
Montgomery county, on Wednesday, and both
the engine and bridge were demolished.
The colored youths of New Albany have
a TO fa n
Veterans. They sons of eXsoldiers, ard
quito large membership was enrolled.
A steamer for the South American Company
is under construction at Howards ship yard 1t
Will be shipped in parts to South America, where
1t will be put up by workmen sent from that city.
Tea Eyck the famous oarsman and Captain
Wells, champion sculler of the Northwest, will
compete for purse of 5000 in a two mile race at
Cedar Lake on Sunday, Aug 30. There will be
other races, including gig and four Dared con-
tests.
John Whittenberger's large frame barn. in
Miami county, was burned to the ground, and
sixty tons of hay and two hundred bushels of
corn were destroyed. Loss 81 900, and no in
surance. The fire was caused by careless hand
ling of matches.
The body of woman was found in the Ohio
river, at New York landing, twenty five miles
below Evansville, yesterday morning. 1t is
believed to be that Of Miss Nellie Farrell. who
disappeared under mysterious circumstances
about two weeks ago.
Rev. Joseph Sedgwick, of Seymour says his
wife killed chicken, when live snake eighteen
inches in length crawled from its throat and
escaped. 1t is thought by some that the snake
was swallowed when small and grew to its pres
ent length in the chickens throat.
Frederick Schroeder, foreman in n. G. Ods
q sons wheel wors At a. on aed ws
| running rip-saw. heavy plank got on top of
the and was hurled back. nearly disemhow-
cling him. He leaves a vile and seven children.
1t is reported from Fulton county that Nc
CURE, the man who recently brutally murdered
old man Kane, has never left that neigh horhood.
He has recently been seen by a number Of his
neiehbors ont there. Mcclure is said to be
heavily armed and states that he will never be
taken alive.
VIM. A. Kroener, of Evansville aged fifteen,
while engaged in adjusting some machinery in
the Melrose Touring mill, yesterday. was caught
i'll the gearing. and before help could reach him
his left arm was torn completely from its socket.
Medical assistance was summoned, but the boys
life is 0espaired Of.
Eight and one half grains of arsenic were found
in the stomach of John Hooker, a farmer who
died week ago at his place two miles south of
New Madison, Wayne county. Suspicion noints
to Lewis Captain, a son-in-law of deceased.
though his friends claim that he will be acquitted
when brought to trial
A DR. Frame, of Parkersburg W Va, has
created CODSlueEdDi6 interest IN Richmond
account of his conduct while under the influence
of choloroform. He, unlimited, visited several
houses while drunk with the anesthetic and was
finally taken to his hotel by an officer who
threatened to lock him up if he did not keep off
the street.
The snake excitement at Piercevie has been
revived by farmer, James Wright. He says
the monster reptile is twenty feet long and
about thirty inches around the body Accord
ing to his description it is of dull brown color
with greenish yellow spots. Thomas Alexander
thinks the same snake created a sensation in that
locality some years ago.
The remains of mastodon found on the farm
of Jesse NJ. Parish, in Sugar Greek township,
Montgomery county, along the bank of Potato
creek, will be on exhibition at the Montgomery
county fair The skeleton has been almost
completely unearhed. The lower Jaw is two
feet six inches in length, and contains two grind
ers eight by four inches. The tusk is eleven feet
four inches in length.