The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-18
Brief Mention.

j. p Cook, of Galesburg dealer in wallpaper,
has failed. His liabilities are about SIS, 600. His
stock of goods will invoice at $4,000.
The board of supervisors of Quincy have of
fered reward of 81 900 each for the arrest and
conviction of the men who killed Hall and Rhodes
in that city in 1875
Henry and Noble Langston, the young chill
dren of Mrs. Langston, of Duquoin, were burned
by exploding coal OIL Both died. The mother
is likely to die of shock.
Minnie and Alice Cruise were thrown from a
farm-wagon at Freeport and the former was
fatally hurt about the head. The latter has a
broken arm and internal injuries.
Joseph Bonner, the prisoner shot by Constable
wilson, at Bedford on Monday, died on Thurs
day Wilson was arrested and gave bonds for
his appearance in the sum of S., 900.
Peter Thiedeman, head salesman in Peterson's
wholesale store, at Davenport, Ia and leader of
the Northwestern band had one leg cut off in
Geneseo, while attempting to board moving
train to go home.
Hiram Starr, who lives in the northeastern
part of Lawrence county was taken out on
Wednesday night by band of regulators and
given one hundred lashes for general cussedness
and ordered to go to work.
Arthur Nettleton who shot into the charvari
party recently, and killed young White was
taken before judge Eustace. at Dixon with
an application for bail. After hearing part of
the testimony his attorney dismissed the case,
and Nettleton returned to Jail.
Mrs. Henry Blum. wife of citizen of Peoria.
ILL.,, was killed by falling from passenger train
near Brooklyn, Wis. in fit Of dizziness. Her
skull was badly crushed She was returning
home from Saltwater, MINI. when the accident
occurred. She leaves a husband and grown-up
family, and was ffty- years old
On Saturday, July H. Mr.. Joseph j. Wright,
becoming demented left his farm near Wyanet,
Bureau county He looks to be about fifty, but
is sixty years old. He invariably carries stick
for cane is slow of speech and uncommunica-
tive He is harmless; and any person OBTAINING
him and informing S. S. Newton, at Wyanet
will be literally rewarded for their trouble
Charley Vroman, horse thief, has been re-
leased from five years term at the Joliet
prison. Vroman has borne hard reputation in
the States of Pennsylvania, Missouri and Illinois.
In 1877 he was in the Missouri penltentiary at
Jefferson City, serving fifteen years term, but
county, Illinois, as the head of desperate band
of robbers but was soon captured.
William r. Henson and Mrs. Della Henson,
residents of Denmark, arrested and placed
in Jail at Pinckneyville charged with the muir
der of John B. Henson. husband to the woman
and cousin TO the man. William r. Henson
made his home with John B. Henson for some
time until the latter discovered that the former
was too intimate with his wife, when he made
him leave the place. Mrs Henson left Also but
William Henson failed to provide for her. and
she returned to her husband. The deceased was
taken i'll last January and died the 18th of
that month Last week the stomach was found
ITO contain arsenic sufficient to produce death.
he object of the murder, it is supposed, was to
et control of the property.