The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-23
Minor Notes.


The Martin County Democrat has suspended
publication.
Edward Powell has retired from tho Green
castle Banner, and will settle in southwestern
Kansas.
gang of gipsies. one hundred in number, is
camping along the Mississinewa river between
Jonesboro and Harrisburg.
The taxpayers Of Logansport have already
made 81, 500 by the election of Republican
council. by the reduction of expenses.
Davis, captain of the steamboat Bessie, at
Maxinkuckee last summer. has been arrested as
deserter from the United States army.
The citizens of I.aconia are anxious for the
erection of telephone line from that place to
Corydon, via Elizabeth and New Middletown.
Professor Borden is arranging for the dedica-
ton of Borden Institute, at New Providence, on
July A. Hon. Will Cumback win deliver the ad-
dress
hale and hearty, has been justice of the peace
of Adams township. Polk county, for forty-three
years.
Columbus Republican: prominent farmer
remarked Yesterday that he did not believe there
would be a reaper or thresher sold in Barthol0-
NEW county this year.
1t is said that So 900 will place the Floyd
county Jail ir perfectly safe and first-class
condition, and make separate apartments for
male and female prisoners
George T. Carr who made criminal assault
on little girl at Marion, has been sent to the
Indiana Hospital for the Insane, his condition
being the result of continuous inebriety.
A large part of the population of New Castle
rushed to the Panhandle depot the other day, a
wicked joker having started the story that John
A. Logan was passing through on special.
John Colbourne. nineteen years old, the
Michigan City hoodlum, who made criminal
assault on young lady of that place, has been
sentenced to the penitentiary for four years
Eloping couples from Kentucky are unusually
sonville and New Albany are kept busy marry
ing the fugitives, from whom they receive liberal
fees
Dr. Lnville, physician of Auburn has been
sent to jail for one year for inhumanly beating
his son. child three years Old The child,
brought into court was covered with bruises
from head to foot
The deaf mutes of the Sixth district, will hold
their next annual reunion on the fair grounds at
New Castle on Saturday and Sunday, June 6 and
7. Rev. A. w. Mann, of Cleveland Ohio will
conduct the services in the sign language.
The Lafayette Courier, which fills its field as
daily as nearly as any paper In Indiana, In all
the essentials that go to make up a newspaper,
has donned new dress, and presents, typo
graphically, greatly improved appearance.
Cliff G. Jones. who disappeared from ST.
Joseph Mo-, leaving deficiency of $40 600 in
the Champion Machine Company, of which he
was bookkeeper, is said by the Columbus Repub-
lcan to have been former citizen of that place.
The Montgomery county Sunday school
Union met III sixteenth annual convention at
the Methodist church, at Charlottesville last
evening and will continue through to-day.
Rev. III. c. Little, of Danville, Ill.,, delivered tho
opening sermon.
The coored population of Plainfied expect a
rare treat in a short time. Henry Dunbar, a
nf hat fhutn anol
occasions he has eaten four dozen hens eggs at
a meal, and proposes to beat this record at pub
lie exhibition to take place at Guilford Hall or
the base ball park.
The Lebanon Pioneer, Democratic newspa-
per, noticing the resignation of Charles e. Will
son, postmaster at that place, says: ''Mr. Will
son has made one of the best postmasters Leba-
non ever had, and many persons regret his
resignation. The appointment of Mr.. Pinnel is
very satisfactory to all parties"
Guy F. jackson, resident of Sand Creek
township. Jennings county, was drowned
Wednesday in the Muscatatuck river He left
home Wednesday night to visit relatives and it
is supposed that he committed suicide. He was
ffty-fve years Of age, and at one time was an
inmate of the Insane Asylum.
Charles Tague and Albert Garner are under
arrest at Evansville, charged with tine robbery
of several houses, between Poseyville and Gym
thiana. Missing rings were found on Tague and
bracelets on Garner. Both the men are reported
hard cases. About year ago they were con-
victed of stealing watch, and served out a
light sentence in the county Jail.
The sheriff of Morgan county was in Spencer
day before yesterday, hunting for a span of
mules and wagon stolen near West Newton.
He followed them few miles beyond Bowling
Green, and overlook them in the possession of
Joe Smith. young penitentiary bird who stole
a mule in Owen county about three years ago.
and was caught and sent to prison for two
IN b1S tyQv he h,r win "a he
store of VIM. Wisely. at Vandalia, six miles
west Of Spencer, taking $50 worth of goods
which were returned to Mr.. Wisely on their re-
turn He was taken to West Newton