The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-19
Minor Notes.

Father Audran has presented st. Augustines
Church at Jeffersonville bell weighing $500
pounds and costing 81, 900.
Forty cases of typhoid fever are reported at
Jeffersonvie. and something is thought to be
wrong with the Water or the sewerage.
Wesley Curry, a notorious negro and an ex-
convict, severely cut white woman with whom
he lived at Michigan City, with a knife, while
engaged in a melee.
Frederick Boyer. yard swtchman at the Air
line yards, New Albany, undertook to make a
coupling when his left hand was crushed be-
tween the bumpers
Burglars entered the clothing store of NJ Haas,
at Upton, and took several suits of clothing out
The thieves were pursued SO closely that they
threw their bundles into the fire and took for
the bushes.
Last Sunday was a dry and quiet day in Vim
cennes. The new mayor issued an order to close
the saloons, and the order was strictly obeyed
The druggists frightened and afraid of
spies and also refused to sell to tipplers.
w. G. Talbort, for twenty years the leading
dry goods and carpet dealer of Greencaste, has
been compelled to suspend. He yesterday
made an assignment 1t is thought his assets
will exceed his liabilities by about $15, 0O0
The brick residence of Mr. Morgan Smeiley,
OF Smedley's Station, on the L.. N. A. & c.
railway, forty-two miles from New Albany, was
destroyed by fire Sunday morning, involving
loss of 81, 000 upon which there is a light nsur-
ance.
VIM. Galbrath who. has been drinking heavily
for the past week, lay down upon the railroad
track. The Panhandle train over his legs
cutting off and badly bruisng the other
His body was also badly mangled. He died from
his injuries.
AT Michigan CITY, John Colbourne, a rough
character nineteen years old, waylad Miss Liz
zie Whitman, a most estmsble young lady, on
Sunday night, on Ninth street. The young
ady's screams frightened her assaant, who
made his escape and Miss Whitman was con
veved to her home Later in the evening young
Colbourne was placed under arrest
Policeman Kinkaide, of Huntington, who was
assaulted few days ago by parties he was try
ing to arrest, has died from the effects of the
injuries then received. His assailant, William
Kreig, and companion, Halt, released on
bail of 500 each on the charge of assault and
battery. Since Kinkaides death they have been
arrested on the charge of manslaughter, and are
now in jail.
Mrs Johanna G. Knoefel died at the residence
of her SON, DIR. August Knoefel New Albany
Sunday morning. Deceased was born in Sax
eny in 1902, consequently eiehty-three
years of age at the time of her death. She came
to America in 1852, and had been resident of
New Albany a number of years. Two children
survive her, Dr. August Knoefel, of New
Albany. and Mr. Henry knoefel, the well known
music dealer of Louisville, KY.
Saturday night. about IL o'clock Paoli was
visited by the most destructive fire ever wit
messed in Orange county. The fire started in
the Rhodes House. The flames spread and in
side of two hours the store of A. J. Rhodes dry
goods and groceries, Hunts Hotel, B. M. Lin
giles harness store. Dr. j. II. Sherrod's hotel and
drug store, L. S. Boles & Sons drug and jewelry
store, Gabbart & Huddleson's drug store, E. B.
Braxton's livery stable, r. Whites grocery store
and John Felkers saloon were in ashes, involv-
ing loss of sra, 900 on buildings and on stocks
$50, COO The insurance is as follows A. j.
Rhodes. SIG, 900; Z. B. Braxton, $500; DR.. J. FL
Sherrod, $4,000 Ben Lingle 1900; r. White.
81 500; Gabbart & Hudd.eson, ST. 900; Boles e.
Son, 900 The town was without a fire de-
partment, and the flames exhausted themselves
for want of material.