The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28
Indiana Notes,

| Palmyra was robbed on Christmas night of
about 800 worth of goods.
| New Albany is to have new Independent
Democratic daily paper. taking the Western
Associated Press dispatches.
| At Crothersville, on Christmas, a toy cannon
exploded, blowing off three fingers and thumb
| from John Schill's right hand.
| The First National Bank, Of New Albany, has
| declared a semi-annual dividend Of per cent,
| payable on and after Jan. 2, 1886
AT New Albany burglars, on Christmas night.
| entered tho residence of Arthur Brown and
carried away $50 watch and several articles of
| clothing.
| Harvey Bell, founder of the firm of H. & w.
n. Bell & Co., of knightstowr, hardware
merchants. and pioneer of chat place, is Sc
| riousy ILL
Gen. Reuben Williams, of Warsaw, has been
called to Tifin, o., by the death Of his eldest
| sister at that place on Christmas, Mrs. Martha
| Hospelhorn.
| Major M. H. Kidd contestant for the seat of
| Hon. George w. Steele, leaves for Washington
| to-day to present his claims Mr. Steele's ma
| jority was 81.
| The first number of the Saturday Herald, a
| new independent weekly, was issued at North
Manchester on Saturday. Sewell d FIantz are
! the publishers.
An unknown man. about twenty.eight years
| DID, was found crushed between freight cars at
| Brownsville. Papers on his person were direct
| ed to Pana Ills.
| Mr.. John Hancock, one of the best known
| farmers in Wabash county, died suddenly on
| Thursday at his home, four miles north Of
| Wabash, and was buried on Saturday.
| The Gwollnghouse of John P. Murphy, two
| miles south Of Newry, Jackson county, together
with It's entire contents. were destroyed by fire,
Thursday night. Loss, $780, insurance, $500.
A gang of Bohemian oats swindlers. having
their headquarters at Plymouth are infesting
fhQ nrfb n~fin Of o1ocb
have met with little success, owing to newspaper
exposure.
| At Valparaiso. at Christmas entertainment
at the German Methodist Church. the floor gave
way under the weight of largo audience There
was something like panic, but, fortunately, no
| one was seriously injured.
| North Manchester is stirred up over revival
| meetings The two Dunkard churches hold
nightly meetings. with large attendance. A
| series of revival meetings at the M. e. Church
| VIII also be begun next week.
| John Jewel, the old soldier who was driven
| from his home ut Petersburg short time ago
| by his son, has been refused admission at the
| Soldiers Home. The poor old man will be sent
| to the poor-house, where his wife now is.
A section boss on the Wabash railway named
| Murphy killed at Rockield, Friday, by ex-
| press train No A. Murphy stepped in front of
| the engine as the train steamed in, and was
| struck. His body was fearfully mangled.
| Some unknown person attempted to murder
| Joseph Bottles. at New Amsterdam, Harrison
county, on Christmas night, by shooting at him
| through a window while Bottles was in bed
| asleep. The bali took effect in one of his feet
| On Christmas Samuel Gaar book keeper at
| the Second National Bank of Richmond, and Miss
May Matthew'S of that city, were married, Judge
Comstock solemnZing the nuptias in the beau
| tiful and impressive ceremony of the Friends
Steps are being taken for the organization of
| womans relief corps as An auxiliary to the
fJ.yro 1r1ct NJ
public meeting Of the ladies will be held in few
days to organize the scorps. The G. A r. post
now has 10 members.
The neighbors of the late Anderson Owen,
| who was murdered at his home eleven miles
south of Wabash. last September, have petit
toned the County Commissioners to offer a
heavy reward for the arrest and conviction of
the murderer. There are over fifty signers to
the petition.
John Murphy. who recently disappeared from
his home, few miles northwest of Wabash has
been heard from. Murphy married another
woman at Selln's Grove. Pa, and they took
trip to Georgia Relatives of the second wife.
learning the facts in Murphys career followed
and separated the pair. Murphy is now in Texas.
The new NJ Il. Church at Knightstown was
dedicated yesterday by Rev Charles Fl. Payne,
d. D., president of the Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity, assisted by Rev. H. j. Meek, of Mobiles
vile, Ind. The church cost over $40, 900, and
has seating capacity of 1900 The collection
taken up amounted to So 100, leaving the church
clear u debt and over 81, 900 on hands.
Evansville Courier: The observance of Christ
mas in Evansville, outside of cutting affair
and several fights, was uneyentful and in the
customary form. There was but fair crowd of
people down town during the day. and the drink
cries were about the only places that were lber
| ally patronized. Many a bowl Of egg-nog and
/ large tureens Of Tom and Jerry were disposed
! of, and drinks were quite numerous.
Owen Lancaster and Henry Sweeney, two
| convicts who employed in the foundry at
| the southern prison. engaged in a quarrel about
seized a huge knife which was lying near, and
cut cash across his opponents cheek and neck
| about four inches long. The wound, though a
| severe one, is not dangerous. The punishment
| for such an offense is solitary confinement.
| Robert Gallespie, of North Manchester the
| man who so mysteriously left home some months
| ago, and who was given up for dead, suddenly
| appeared at his home on Friday night GALES pie
| stated that he has been in Kansas. where he
| located a piece OF land, and in few days will
sell out and remove there. His object in going
| secretly was to avoid the objections Of his fam
| lily. He is better off. financially, than when he
| left.
| PC. McGannon, the assignee of c. E. Cook
! late banker Of North Vernon has sold the bank
building with it's safe and fixtures to the Jen-
nings County Bank for $4,000. Cook began to
| pay his depositors fifty cents the dollar. but
| suspended payment, when suit was instituted
| against him by parties holding worthless town
! ship orders. These suits have been dismissed,
| and with the proceeds Of the sale Of the building
the rest of the depositors will be paid fifty cents
| on the dollar Cook is the banker who engaged
so extensively in Pollard township orders
At Richmond three drunken negroes got on
passenger train of the Little Miami railroad to
| return to their homes at New Paris They
went into the ladies' car, where their actions
and language terrified the passengers. The con
ductor and brakeman were helpless, but man
named Dougherty. travelling salesman for a
| Springfield house, came to the rescue and laid
| out two of the roysterers. At New Paris the
rufiians left the train, and the train started,
| empted their revolvers through the car windows.
| Fortunately was hurt George Moore,
one of the three, was captured, the others es