The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-01
Minor Notes.


North Madison is building new Odd.fellows'
hall
The Charlottesville postoffiee has been without
postal cards since last Friday.
The Madison Council has ordered the houses
of that city to be numbered.
The Jefferson County Sunday school Asso-
citation will meet at Sharon Church, Sept TO-
Jacob Hepner is under arrest at Jeffersonville
for threatening to burn Towards planning mill.
The Knights of Pythias of Madison will give
an excursion, on Saturday week, to Louisville.
Fifteen new members were received into the
membership of the German NJ E. Church, at
Madison, on Sunday.
Hez Riehey was probably fatally shot. on
Sunday night, at Smithland, by Doug Woods, as
the result of an old quarrel.
Captain Peleg Fiske. of New Albany, died on
Satr w aged seventyseven years For
number of years he was government and city
gauger
Howard Kimberger, five years DID, was run
over by wagon at New Albany and killed. He
had caught on behind wagon, and falling off
was run over by another passing vehicle.
The contract for the Friends church building
at New Castle was let yesterday to S H. Elliott.
at So 40, the structure 80 be completed by Jan.
!. The building. will be of brick with slate roof
A team belonging to Chas. Harlan ran away
atNew Castle yesterday, and coided with team
severe injuries, including several bruises and a
broken arm.
Mrs. c. D. Brewer, wife of the proprietor of
the Seitz Hotel, at Greensburg has been dan
gerously i'll for several days. but is now better.
Her father. Dr. Mcleod. arrived yesterday from
Kansas, in answer to telegram.
On Saturday night there was an attempt to
wreck the passenger train from Cincinnati on
the c. HI. & G.. road, at Miller's Switch east of
Columbus, by piling rails and cordwood the
track, but it was discovered and removed
The names of the culprit students who printed
the disgraceful bogus programme, Hanover
commencement week, are given upon trust
Martin, w. Finley, FL. Taggart and - La
grange
Daniel Feaeans, shot at Washington by
Walter Meredith was not so seriously hurt as at
first thought, and will recover. Frank Coleman,
who abetted Meredith in the shooting will have
his preliminary hearing today
Two prisoners named Shaw and Benton who
work in the shoe shop at the prison south, had
quarrel as they were going out to sdpper, Satur
day evening, which resulted in Benton receiving
an ugly cut in the neck with a shoe knife. TIE
same two had an alteration some time ago, and
one cut the other badly about the face.
Some two weeks ago the store of j. A Newton,
at ST. Louis Crossing in Bartholomew county,
was robbed of clothing. jewelry and other articles.
Two men were suspected and work sent to
neghboring towns. On Saturday one of the
men, who gives his name John Smith, was
arrested at Shoals. Ind, with a portion of the
stolen goods on his person. He was taken to
Columbus, and confessed the burglary.
Joseph Clark, prominent farmer living near
Scottsburg, fired at while in his barn. The
ball penetrated his clothing but did not touch
the flesh. Clark threw up his hands and fell
backward. as though shot, when another villain
jumped upon him and hit him several blows
with slungshot The assailants took $404 from
his pocket and fed, leaving Clark for dead.
Clark is seriously hurt about the back and head.
He was unable to recognize his assailants in the
darkness.