The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-14

young named Schneider was overcome
by heat, at st. Peters, and died therefrom.
Two hundred cars OF grain have been shipped
from Linden, in Montgomery county, this year.
John B. Hatfield seventy -eight years old, a
well.kuown citizen of New Albany. died on
Wednesday.
Fred Gaines. of Buena Vista, sitting on the
railroad track was struck by a train and in
stantly killed.
The barn of Daniel Croft in Huntington
county. struck by lightning and burned.
Loss, $500; no insurance.
The New Ross fair is in progress this week,
and promises to be the best exhibition they have
ever had. The attendance is large.
The Charlottesville school trustees have under
consideration the employment of a teacher to
teach vocal music In the city schools
Hon. w. d. Owen has been invited to deliver
| an euIogy on General Grant for a soldiers re-
union at COvington, on the 9th inst
Harry McClung, while catching for the New
Albany base ball club, was struck in the face by
a tipped ball, crushing his nose and cutting his
lip badly.
preacher at Waveand, last Saturday morn
ing delivered discourse at funeral, and IN
the afternoon assaulted two little girls and was
made to skip the town by the father of the girls.
be went to Missouri
A. O. Marsh, of Winchester, Receiver of
Public Moneys at Vancouver under appoint
ment of President Arthur. has returned home,
having resigned hts position. Mr.. Marsh will re-
sumo the practice of law.
Brazil Enterprise: The Indianapolis Journal
as well some of the local papers, viii persist
in publishing county fair to be- held at this
place Aug. 81 to Sept s. We will repeat, there
will be no fair at Brazil this year. =.
Adolph Luetzel, of Greensburg, while hunting
accidentally shot himself in the left shoulder.
He was very weak from loss OF blood when
found, and will probably die. Amputation at
the shoulder joint will be necessary.
New Providence Clark county, boasts of tho
model school-boy. Jesse f. Mckinley, of that
place, for the past three years was in attendance
continuously SIT days without missing day,
a recitation or asking to beexcused from attend
ance.
Benton Carr, an attorney of Brownstown,
while at Washington, Daviess county on
spree was arrested on a charge of stealing
pair of shoes from McCarty's Hotel, and recog
nized to court. Failing to give 5000 bail, he was
committed to Jail.
Stephen Hamilton, one of the wealthest and
most prominent residents of Delaware county,
has been arrested on a charge Of assault with in
tent to rape Mrs. Hattinger. IA neighbor farmers
wife. and gave bond to appear for trial next
Monday Mrs. Hattinger bears an exec llent
reputation
Steuben Republicans The indianapolis Journal
gives place to the announcement that 1871
bushels of wheat were threShed from four and
eighty one hundredths of land in Wells county,
and asks what county can beat it We answer
that Steuben can, one field of several acres here
having yielded forty six bushels per acre And
there are many fields this year that will give as
high as thirty.
The store of J. g. Andrews at Redkey, was on
fire Wednesday. Money and clothing to the
amount of $1,000 WAS burned. Mr. Anderson
occupied of the buildings threatened by
anonymous letters some time since and had TO
increase his rate Of insurance at the time the
saloon opposite was fired. A piece of goods was
found some distance from the store. Undoubt-
edly incendiary.
Mrs Groves. widow Of the late David Groves.
was killed by lightning in Boone township Har-
rison county. She, in company with two of her
granddaughters. was on her way from Richard
Evans's to her sisters. Mrs. Agnew. The Young
ladies were about fifty yards ahead of Mrs.
Groves when the lightning struck a chestnut
tree by Mrs. Groves was climbing
over fence, She was killed Instantly by the
shock.