The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-19
Minor Notes.

Dr. J. S. Shields has been appointed clerk of
the jackson county board of health.
Major McGaughey, of Shoals, fell from side
walk a distance of six feet, receiving danger
Gus cash in his throat
A very successful experiment in steel-faced
rails is being made at the New Albany rail mills
The object is to furnish steel-faced rail with
iron fiaDge.
There has never been an execution in Mont
gomery county. The monotony will probably be
broken by the execution of Coffee, the murderer
of the McMulens.
A. r. Morrison, aged twenty-five years, an
organ agent for 5. V. Hardin. of Seymour, COM
mitted suicide by jumping into cistern at Sa-
lem. Cause unknown. He leaves wife
At Wanatah. E. L. Keirs Touring mill was
totally destroyed by fire. Cause unknown Loss,
$1,000 insured for So, 000-one-half in Germania
and one-haf in Continental of Philadelphia.
Thomas Hollahan died in the hospital at La
fayette. He was supposed to be in want, and
was taken in from charity Several huuared
dollars in notes and money We're found. on the
old mans body
Terre Haute Courier: Sheriff Cleary took
Humphreys (Carithers murderer) to Jefferson
vile, starting at l o'clock last night. Before
starting, the Doctor took a last drink at AL
Schaal's saloon, and bid the boys goodbye.
The county commissioners of jackson county
have awarded the contract for the construction
of an iron bridge across the Muscattuck river at
Newry, including iron abutments. to the Indi
annapolis Bridge Company at their bid of $1,000
John Eckert. of South Bend, took home vial
of muriatie acid and zinc to solder some tinware
nine-year-old child. swallowed teaspoonful
of this violent irritant and poison. It's life was
saved by copous drafts of milk. 1t still suffers
great pain but will probably recover.
The case of Joseph Lewark, of Indianapolis,
VS. Thomas c. and e. nj. Marshall, is ON trial at
Terre Haute. The Marshalls, of Rockville We're
nod 10 hasa a,,1b
him. Lewark sues for 5000, claiming that
amount was due on settlement They in turn
claim that he cheated them in weight.
At Jacksonville the trial of Stephen Harris
colored, resulted in a sentence of imprisonment
for life. Harris shot his wife to death with
slugs, in little cabin out by the Government
Depot The circumstances were of the most at
trocious character. He tried the insanity dodge
but the physicians " no were called as experts
testified that he was perfectly sane and re-
sponsible for his acts.
Jacob Spillman aged about thirty. five years.
was found dead early on Saturday morning near
Tennison about ten miles from Boonyille at the
side of the Airline railroad track. He was found
with both legs frozen in the ice of the water in the
ditch, and it is supposed he fel by the track and
was frozen to death, as it was bitter cold night
He had started from Tennison on his way to
Eamess Station, a short distance west, in an in
toxieated condition.
The board of managers of the Island Park AS
sembly met at Rome City and arranged the
summer programme. The Fourth of July will
be celebrated as heretofore. Several schools
will be opened on July 8. The assembly proper
will begin July IA and continue until July So
The plan arranged will furnish probably a more
entertaining session than heretofore. Just who
will be put on the platform, cannot now be an
nounced but such men as Emery A. Storrs,
Talmage, Chaplain McCabe, Henson, Mark
Twain and Cable are being applied for There
will be Grand Army day, and an effort will be
made to secure the attendance of General Sher-
man.