The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-21

her caomel instead of arsenic. which she called
for. The drug made her very sick and she
begged the physician to give her something to
hasten death
A peculiar disease is affecting the cows of
dairymen in Clark county While the animal
seems in perfect health, the eyes begin to fill
with curious kind of moisture, and finally be-
come blind.
The Rev. ?. r. Vannatta, seventy-five years
OF age, died of blood poisoning in Lafayette.
He had retired from the ministry but years ago
he was man of note in the Presbyterian
Church of the State.
James Sampson, another victim of too much
corn juice. came to his death Wednesday night
by being over by a freight train of the St.
Louis Airline, near Tennyson. The deceased
was an aged farmer and leaves large family.
The first day of the Spencer county soldiers
reunion, held at Grandview, was we'll attended,
The town is beautifully decorated and excellent
music is being furnished by the Tell City band.
The love feast will be continued until Saturday
night.
William A. Burroughs, serving life sentence
IN the northern Indiana penitentiary. from
Randolph county, for numbering his wife, com
mitted suicide in his cell He attempted to
sever his jugular vein last Sunday, but pre-
vented.
The weeds on the T., C. & St l.. narrow-gauge
railway in Montgomery county were so rank and
thick as to actually impede the running of trains
a short time since. At Linden it is reported that
freight was thrown from the track by The
weeds
Judge W. P Britton, of Charlottesville. says
he never signed any petition to have Governor
Gray grant a respite to Dennis. In fact no one
ever heard Of any petition signed by citizens
here until 1t was so printed in some of Iudanap-
oils papers.
William L. Dorsey. ffty-eieht years of age,
cashier OF the Peoples National Bank at Prince
and otherwise cd
the interests of the town, died suddenly from
hemorrhage of the lungs. He was adjutant of
the Forty-second Infantry.
Sanford Grayson. of Westport, and Abel
Ewing, OF Greensburg have been notified by
Collector Hunter of their selection to places in
the revenue service. These, with Riley Billings,
selected some weeks ago. make up the Decatur
countys quota for that service.
James Henderson. eighteen years old, at
tempted to cross the track on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad with a team aud carriage at SYRIA
cuse. when ne struck by an express train
and instantly killed. Both horses were also
kllledand the carriage demolished
At the Lawrencehurg fair Dan Burgess, driv-
ing Little Joe, held back so strong in the fourth
heat that the horse on the last half dropped near
the quarter from bursting a blood vessel, and
catching the man between the fence and sulkv,
squeezed him so tight that he could hardly get
out. He was severely injured.
Samuel Wade two weeks ago, went to Charles
town and made arrangements for the purchase
of about $1,000 worth of stock, but when the
horse dealers came around he jumped into his
buggy and drove rapidly away leaving
paid board bill. He does not swinde anybody
but the hotel-keepers, and what his object is re-
mains mystery
The total value of school property in Mont
gomery county is s., 251, 1879 81 There are 35
school-honses of which are brick and 30 frame.
There are 80 male teachers employed and SO fe
there is $3.50 A paid for teacher-h hire. During
the past year $40, 4l6. 66 has been paid ont to
teachers--$24, 48S.G4 to males and So, 932 OF to
females Charlottesville has school property
employed in her schools male and II female.
The trustees of the county received 81, 225 last
year for managing the school interests.