The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-15
Minor Notes.

Base Hanna, a son of Hon. B. W. Hanna, has
a position in the government printing Office at
Washington
The Tippecanoe Paper Company, at Month
cello. is turning out 10000 pounds of No 2
manila paper week.
Thomas Johnson, of Charlottesville, while
moving house, had his hand caught under one
corner and badly mashed.
Mrs. Lucinda Lynn and Mrs. Martha Kelsey
sisters. who are among the early pioneers of
Charlottesville. are both quite i'll
Forerunners of the Salvation Army have been
viewing Richmond with intentions of swoopng
down upon that city at an early day.
Miss Annie Gilmore, white and Thomas Car
ter colored, are in Jail at Lafayette, charged
with living together and wife without
marriage.
Elton Ennis fourteen-year- old step-son of
Henry Lewallen Skaggs has been sent to the
Reform School, from Charlottesville, for stealing
four dollars
In the White county Circuit Court Lucy John
sonbaugh has been awarded 81, 900 damages
against George Mcbride for seduction under
promise of marriage.
The Big Honey creek slough, in White coun-
ty. which has had depth of four or five feet of
water for years is being plowed for corn, having
been reclaimed by drainage
In the single bird shooting match at Lafayette
on Wednesday between Henry Dorbaker of said
city, and Ed Voris, of Charlottesville, the score
stood A to Al in favor of Voris.
Henry Hilton, of Fort Wayne, brakeman on
the Grand Rapids road fell from the train at
Bradley, Mich. and was instantly killed. He
had been married but short time
Street Commissioner Sohn, of New Albany,
who was elected in May, 1884, for term of two
years. will contest in the court the right of the
council to abolish his Office before his term is
out.
While M. S. Hendricks was at work in stone
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between the knee and ankle, fracturing both the
large and small bones. 1t required several men
to remove the heavy weight.
James Shepp was thrown from wagon by a
runaway team in Muncie, yesterday, and re-
ceived serious injuries about the head and face.
He suffers intensely, and it is feared that he
ceived internal injuries which may prove fatal
An old man living near New Albany has been
in Salem trying to find two rascals, one of whom
| gave his name as ''Dr. Cooper, of S@em," and
the other ndg :, ooo who
| monte.
Alexander Thompson, aged eighty-nine, was
buried at the Thompson graveyard, near
TOWNSVILLE, ON Wednesday. He was old pio-
neer of Montgomery county, and lived on the
original farm that he had bought from the gov
eminent
The Howard County Commissioners have voted
| to locate the soldiers monument in the north
east corner of the public square at Kokomo The
citizens are indignant, as most of them preferred
CrownPoint Cemetery a more fitting place for
| the monument
James Whiteman, freight conductor on train
going west on the Grand Trunk road fell be-
tween the cars near Mill creek, just east of Val
| paraiso, while going over his train, and was
| instantly killed. His remains were taken to
| Battle Creek Mich. where he leaves wife and
adopted daughter.
| While Cyrus B. Lewis was engaged at work in
| the McGrain stone-quarry, near Corydon, q
| large embankment caved in upon him. He was
| taken out from under the dirt in an unconscious
| state. Unon examination it was found that one
of his hips was dislocated, rib broken and his
| head badly bruised.
The police authorities of Lafayette have let
| fer from p. T. Scahill, of Cincinnati making in
quries concerning the unknown man killed a few
| days age the Lake Erie % Western road The
writer thinks, from the fact that the man was
| called Red Or 'Reddy,' that it might be a
brother who left Cincinnati a couple or three
weeks ago.
Col. c. A. Zollinger, who has been MAYOR of
| Fort Wayne for twelve years. turned the city
government over to Charles Muller. the newly
| elected mayor, Wednesday. At the first council
meeting the following were elected city officers:
| Attorney, Henry Colerick chief of fire depart
| ment, Henry Hilbrecht; civil engineer Jacob
| Goshorn street commissioner, Dennis OBrien;
| police commissioners, Wolf, Mohr and Doehman.
| In culvert. under the railroad, about half
mile from North Vernon, an iron box has been
| found containing four notes, each payable to
| John Sharp, at Charlestown. The notes were
| for $500, $780, $400 and 1920 respectively. Sew
| eral tax receipts were also found. These are 4
| part of the things stolen by the burglars who
| blew open the safe of John Sharp, merchant
at Charlestown. The burglars, three in number,
| are supposed to have gone on to Indianapolis.
| She Vinccnnes News charges Jerome Convery.
OF that city. with robhing the school fund under
| false enumeration Of school children. The pa
| per asserts that Daviess county and the grave
yard have been drawn upon by this JEALOUS officer
| and that he has listed the same person several
times and fraudulently charged virtuous bach
elors with large families. Experts who have
| looked over Mr. Convery's work have stricken
! out / 160 children enumerated by him. and the
| News charges there are still many more that
! should be erased. Mr. Convery, whose reputa
! ton is good, denies all the charges.