The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-24
Minor Notes.


Farmers in Decatur county are troubled by
incendiaries.
Upton and Clinton county farmers complain
of damage to the corn crop by grasshoppers
A farmers meeting was held Saturday at
Charlottesville. to protest against an additional
tax levy for free gravel roads.
A section boss on the Vandalia line, at Craw-
louisville, who had been paid off, was robbed by
hlghwaymen of $25 and watch.
1t is proposed to improve the surroundings of
LaPorte in various ways. One project is to cut
passage between Lily and Pine lakes.
Michigan City is theoretically raising funds
and otherwise preparing for the State firemen's
tournament, to be held there in September.
The New Ross fair association was $500 short
on receipts, and the directors made up the
deficiency, thus paying every premium in full.
LaPorte county citizens have petitioned the
county commissioners for a $40. 900 appropria
ton with which to erect soldiers monument
With six papers already in the field at Frank
fort, the Daily Crescent came up bright and
newsy on Saturday, as permanent publication.
The Frankfort Water-works Company have
one of their 900, 900 gallon wells nearly dug and
expect to commence street mains in two weeks.
The Evansville journal proprietors have been
sued for libel by Charles Walters, whose name
was published in news item relating to a burg
larry in that city.
Stephen Quck's barn, four miles west of
Charlottesville, was destroyed by an incendiary
ire. A large quantity of grain, hay and farm
implements were consumed.
j. G. Metherd of Cass county, raised fifty
four pound watermelon this 1t was
seven feet four inches in it's longest circumfer
ence and three feet three inches in its shortest
The veterans Of the old congressional district
composed of the counties of Warren, Fountain,
Benton, Tippecanoe Carroll, Clinton, Boone and
Montgomery, will hold reunion at Lebanon on
Sept II and Is.
AT the Montgomery county teachers institute
on Saturday instructions in reading were given
by Prof Carhart; in primary language and
geography, by Prof Bass in physiology and
history, by Prof. Boone.
The New Albany wooden and cotton mills are
crowded with orders Notwithstanding the n-
creased capacity of the mills and the fact that
they are manufacturing nearly so per cent. more
goods than ever before, they are falling behind
their orders. Prices have advanced per cent
The thirty third annual fair of Rush, Henry
and Hancock counties commences Tuesday at
knightstown The prospects very fatter-
ing for large attendance and successful fair.
Two hundred entries have already been made
and four cars Of fine stock have arrived. The
attractions will excel last year.
Archibald Goodwin was confined in the Bar
tholomew county Jail month or two in 1883
and the grand jury, failing to indict him, ordered
his release. Goodwin a short time after this
died. His administrator has sued the county
commissioners for $40, 600, alleging that Good
wins death was caused by the unhealthfulness
of the jail.
The Clinton county fair opens to-day, with
brilliant prospects of successful week. The
racing of Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will
be closely contested and very exciting, a
number of the best steppers in northern Indiana
are already among the entries. All departments
have large number of entries and if the
weatheris fair the attendance, it is expected,
will be very large.
Grain dealers in the northern portion of Wa
bash county and at other points along the line
Of the Detroit & Eel river division of the Wa
bash road, who formerly shipped their grain to
Toledo exclusively. have of late transferred
their business to Detroit, and their example is
being followed by dealers the Nickle- plate,
Baltimore & Ohio and Lake Shore roads This
is said to be caused by the dishonest rating of a
Toledo inspector.
Dennis Beach, with several aliases, has been
arrested at New Albany the charge Of horse
stealing. He is native of Vevay, and has quite
q list of indictments for liquor selling against
him. 1t is said that he is also wanted for murder
He was arrested some time ago, but escaped,
Notwithstanding he was heavily ironed. When
taken to the New Albany station house he very
made his way out, but was recaptured after
several hours search.
The cause of Mrs. Smith Beatty's death at
Columbus puzzles her friends and physician
The symptoms of her sickness led to the doctors
belief that she had by mistake taken some
poisonous liquid. She said she had not, and that
she was suffering only from a severe cold. Her
body after death had reddish color which the
Beatty says his wife had chill and drank
pennyroyal tea 1t is thought in gathering the
plant for this purpose some poisonous weed was
mistakenly mixed with it,