The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-06
Minor Notes.

Minor Notes.
Jacob K. Harris. aged eighty three years, one
OF the wealtbest citizens of Switzerland county,
died on Thursday.
At Patriot, on Thursday, Abram Garmore and
Oscar Bostic became involved in quarrel about
debt. and the former was dangerously cut.
NJ. Lakin. highly respected farmer, living
near Marshall, instantly killed by being
thrown from q wagon drawn by runaway team.
Professor John NJ. Bloss has applied to the
commissioners of the District of Columbia for
the position of superintendent of public schools
at Washington
The trial of James Cunningham, who was in
dicted with VIM. Similar for the murder of VIM.
Lane at Charlottesville on Dec. 20, 1884, will
take place at Frankfort next week.
Ground was broken at Valparaiso, on Thurs
day, for the building of system of water-works
The works are to be of the improved Holly sys-
tenn, and the estimated cost is $4,000
The following are the officers elected, this
week, for the ensuing year. of the Oak Hill
Cemetery Association, Charlottesville: Presi-
dent S. d. Brown, secretary and treasurer, A
C. Jennison.
The storm that passed over Monticello on
Thursday night did a vast amountof damage to
houses, fences and trees. Israel Nordykes house
was struck by lightning, and other small build
ings suffered.
The officers Of the Charlottesville Building
Loan Fund and Savings Association are: Presi-
dent T. H. B. Mccain; vice president G. w
Wright, secretary B. r. RUSSELL; treasurer W.
w. Mills; attorney, Ben Crane
Young Bauer who figured in a street-shooting
ARRAY at Evansville, was arraigned in court yes
terday afternoon but by request of Mr.. Wey-
erbacker the case was noled. Bauer will prob
ably bring suit for false imprisonment
The Bloomfield Democrat says Hon. John
Benz, of Crawford county, will probably be a
candidate for Congress in this district He is
representative a gentleman
and If he enters the race will be formidable
candidate"
Owing to dullness of trade the Lafayette car
works are closing out the orders hand and
will suspend operations About three hundred
meu will be thrown out of employment The di-
rectors express the hope that the suspension will
be only temporary.
Henry B. Eubank was arrested at Mitchell, on
Thursday. by Sheriff Day. on two indictments
found by the grand jury for robbing the post
Office and Anderson & Hamton's book store, re-
speetively, nearly two years ago. Failing to
give bail, he was locked up in the Bedford Jail.
The workmen at the shoe factory of Barker,
Fatterall d Co., of Lafayette, are out on strike.
They number about twenty five. The firm has
been paying at the rate of So 90 per case for kip
boots, but proposed to reduce the pay to So 25
per case. The men took their tools and with
drew.
Ziba Adamson, an old resident of lawrence
county, and heretofore substantial farmer and
justice of the peace of Indian Creek township,
has skipped out for parts unknown, leaving a
wife and four children, tits said. His bondsmen
will have between $4. 900 and So GOO to make up.
but they say they will pursue him to the end of
the earth. 1t is alleged that woman accom-
panied Adamson
News comes from the agent of the railway at
New Burnsides, Knox county. that on Wednes-
day night, about IL o'clock. a brilliant meteor
had fallen in field near the station; that the
natives were terror stricken by the phenomenon;
that measurements were taken and sent to a
scientist. who reported that the meteor weighed
a ton and a half About one half of it was i'm
bedded in the ground by the fall
Much surprise was occasioned yestesday by
the resignation of James g. Perrin from the
Lafayette school board. He is president OF
the Indiana National Bank, has been treasurer
of the board for thirteen years, during which
time the school fund has been placed at interest
in that bank. The newly elected council APP
pointed H. w. Moore. of the First National
Bank treasurer, and it was understood that
the fund would be transferred to that bank.
There is considerable hard feeling between mem
bers of the board