The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-03
Minor Notes.

Rev. G. A Cary formerly rector of ST. Paul's Church
Jeffersonville, has accepted call to Mandey, Fla
The barn of Joseph McCard situated in Jackson
township. Madison county, totally destroyed by
fire. entailng loss of about So, 900.
Junius Longmire of Beeville, while attempting to
get on moving train at Bridgeport, fell under the
cars and was badly hurt. He will probably recover.
The barn of Shan White on the Stotsenberg farm
near GAINESVILLE, was burned together with eight tons
of hay The fire probably the work of tramps.
Col. E. j. Mcbride, of New Albany, has been given
Judgment in the Harrison Circuit Court for
$3.50 60 against that county for orders held by him
William Cox, prominent and wealthy farmer re-
siding near Columbus, stepped rusty nail on
Wednesday and took lockjaw, dying Thursday
from the effects.
James Rankins the fatherin-law of James Dennis,
and who Cotfey says in his last confession did the
killing of the McMulens, has arrived in Crawfords
vile from the far West.
Ham Hanger of Sellersburg, has brought suit in the
Clark Circuit Court against the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, for $500 damages, account of the loss
OF his horse and the breaking of his gig.
Ben and Walter Laws aged, respectively fifteen and
fourteen years who away from Mitchell four weeks
ago, have been picked up New Albany. They claim
TO have kept apple-stand at the Louisville EXPOSE
ton.
Eight thousand dollars out of the $40 600 required
have been subscribed toward the proposed Hancock
County Agricultural Association. Negotiations are
pending for the purchase OF forty adjoining the
limits of Greenfield and commodious buildings will
be erected as soon as permanent officers elected.
HaperS Tor a SANDER SUIT nave been hed the
Union Circuit Court G$o 900 damages) against Moses
Harvey, wealthy farmer of that county and his
wife, by Sarah Kelley former domestic in the Har
vey family Sarah says she is wrongfully accused OF
stealing gold wedding ring.
The remains of three mastodons have been found in
Montgomery county this year. The latest discovery
is some large teeth. found in marsh the farm of
Sias A. Thomas, in Coal Creek township. They were
taken to Professor J. NJ Coulter of Wabash College,
who pronounced them teeth of mastodon.
Capt. Vincent Kirk died at his home at DeLand,
Fla on Tuesday, aged about seventy years. Captain
Kirk a native of Madison, coming to that city
when young and residing there until five six
years ago when he went to Florida in the hope that
his health would improve He captain in the
Twenty third Indiana during the war, doing gallant
service.
Moses T. Kelly a farmer living near Rockville was
badly gored by Jersey bull. He leading the an
imal, holding him by ring in his nose, and relaxed
his hold to change hands, when the bull knocked him
down, breaking three ribs with horn and cutting
deep gashes under the chin with the other. The
farmers twelveyear-old then came up with a
whip and dealt blows the brutes eyes, and
drove the enraged beast away saving his fathers life
While several men were constructing bridge over
White Lick five miles southeast of Clayton the ropes
derrick broke and the main shaft of the machine
fell striking James Jenkins Allan Hagy and John
Males. Hagy received slight injuries in the head and
abdomen, and after being unconscious for short
time recovered Males sustained slight bruises about
the head. Jenkins is suffering from broken collar
bone and fractured thigh besides receiving internal
injuries which will probably prove fatal.