The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-24
Minor Notes.

At Rushville Nathan l. Price compromised
with Dora Beckner by paying her 800 for marry
ing another girl.
The superintendent of the New Albany public
schools has issued an order to confscate all bean
shooters wherever found.
The furniture wareroom of Oscar Hand, at
Shelbyville was yesterday damaged by fire to
the extent of $500; fully insured
Edward Craig the fourteen year-old son of
Capt. John Craig, deputy warden of the Prison
South, is said to be the crack rifle shot of this
State.
The town of North Manchester is preparing to
fund its Indebtedness, due Nov. /. 1885. and TO
90 so will, on that date, issue bonds in the sum
of So. 600.
Vincennes News: The remains of brother of
the distinguished humorist, Josh Billings, are
buried in the city cemetery in this city. The
grave is marked by single stone, now almost
covered by weeds.
Nathan L. Mcdaniel has died at his home,
seven miles from Jacksonville. aged seventy
six years. He was for several years promi-
nent merchant of Jeffersonville, and was coun-
Gilman for a humble of years.
Joseph, the small son of Recorder Charles
Schwartzel, of New Albany, went to the glass
works, and while playing about the works he fell
into cave under one of the furnaces, breaking
his right leg near the ankle.
Andrew j. Ealy, yardmaster of the L., N A..
& c. railway, in New Albany, has challenged
Latham, the famous runner of the ST. Louis
Base Ball Club to a foot race for $3.50 side.
The race will be run in Louisville if the chal-
lenge is accepted.
R. c. Williams, the leading jewery dealer and
prominent young married man of Greensburg,
died at his residence yesterday. The funeral
will take place from the Presby terian Church
Sunday afternoon, at 2oclock, in charge of the
Masons, of which organization he was mem Der.
M. z. Stannard, the assignee of the Jefferson
vile plate glass works, will sell out that instltu-
ton at the earliest day possible. 1t is reported
that four Chicago capitalists are ready to pur-
chase the works and resume the manufacture of
plate glass on much larger scale thar hereto
FORE
The Wabash Electrie-light Company with a
capital of 1000. is preparing to erect a plant
from which TO furnish electric light for public
buildings. factories and residences. There is
much interest in the new organization, and its
prospects excellent. The incorporators in
clude the mayor and several of the county
officials.
At Wabash, during the absence of the occu-
pants, the house occupied by Matthew Hines
and Mrs. Daniel French was ralded by indignant
neighbors The goods of the pair were dumped
out in the street and every window light
smashed Hines and the French woman have,
it is alleged, been living in open adultery for
several weeks.
The Ohio election has taken all of the starch
out of the southern Indiana Democratic stand
up collars and consigned the wearer to the dark
domains of melancholy. Even the jeff Times,
which is merely rehash of the Louisville
Courier-Jeurnal, so brave while the sun shines.
has given up the fort, exclaiming, New York
and Virginia are going the way of Ohio. hell
bent, and the result will be mournful Sc
quence to the election of Cleveland"
One of the most enjoyable affairs that has
ever occurred in Vincennes was the musical en-
tertaiEment at the university, last night, under
the management Of Mrs. Horton, the accom-
plished teacher of music at the institution. A
large and ia shioDable audience was in attend
ance, and the affair was most enjoyable and mer-
itorious throughout. Among the participants in
the programme were Miss Ida Niblack, daugh-
ter of Judge Nback, Mr.. Oleff Bull and Miss
Edwards, of Decatur ILL.,
Louis Street and wife, of indianapolis, form
erly missionaries to Madagascar, have recently
made a valuable donation to the cabinet of Earl
ham College. In the collection is an incomplete
copy of the first edition of the Malagassy Bible,
published in 1886 This edition was nearly all
destroyed by order of the queen, and few
copies only kept hidden during twenty-five years
of persecution. Other articles of interest in the
donation are specimens of silk and linen cloth
and ribbons of native manufacture. shells, ferns,
bark of trees used for clothing, eating utensils
both of wood and horn, and some baskets and
hats used by the natives