The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-24

The packing house of Baldwin, Roberts G. Co.,
at New Castle, will likely close this week for the
season.
The men injured by the boiler explosion at
New Castle on Monday are not so badly hurt as
was first supposed.
Dr. N. Field of Jacksonville has married fifty
couples during the present year. In the past
sixty years he has married 500. and has a COM
plete record of every marriage.
At Columbus three children Of W. T. Hooker
ex-county superintendent. died with the scarlet
fever in the last three weeks, two Of them being
buried in the same grave-all the children he
had.
The Jeffersonville City Council has passed an
ordinance for the issuing of bonds to the amount
of $50, 900. at 8 per cent. per annum, payable
semiannually the bonds to run for twenty
years from the Let of January, 1886.
Logan Collins, farmer of Union township.
Delaware county, suddenly fell dead while work.
ing about his home on Wednesday, 1t is sup
posed that he died from paralysis of the heart.
Up to the hour of his death he appeared in his
usual good health. His death was a severe
shock to his family and many friends
B. F. McCollum of La Porte, who was badly
injured some ten days ago by being kicked in the
head by horse. died on Tuesday. He was a
member of the Fifth Indiana Battery. On the
14th of June. 1864. during an engagement oppo
site Pine Mountain, Ga, he sighted the piece
that killed Bishop Polk. of the confederate army
The village of Prairieton, Vigo county, is much
excited by the opening of saloon there by Will
lam Baird. A meeting of citizens was held and
a resolution passed, signed by 119 citizens boy
cottng the saloon and all who patronize it, On
Monday only one person visited the saloon and
a solitary five-cent piece found its way over the
bar
George J. Heb, for many years connected
with Hedswald & Co s foundry, New Albany. as
| night Waterman, fell dead on Tuesday. De-
ceased had been afflicted for years with asthma.
| and it is supposed that he had taken cold and a
sudden congestion caused death. His age was
fortysix years Two months ago a daughter of
Mr.. Heb died suddenly, and his wife is in the
State Insane Asylum.
Stephen G. Armstrong, telling tree on his
farm two miles from Camden. placed a pole
against the tree to prevent it falling on fence
As the tree fell the pole sprung and struck him
on the head knocking him unconscious He
afterwards recovered and went to the house,
complaining of his head. He went to bed and
his wife went to neighbours to have a doctor
sent for. She returned in short time and
| found him unconscious. in which condition he
remained until midnight, when he died.
| A fire at fredericksburg Washington county,
| destroyed the McPherter Block, in which was
| the dry goods house of George r. Kay. drug
house of W. r. Avery, furniture store of c. II.
| Julian the News printing Office and also the
residence of Alexander Lotion. The loss of
| property, including goods is estimated at from
| $4,000 to $40 O00 and the aggregate insurance
| 900. The town has no fire service conse-
| quently the people were compelled to tight the
| flames with buckets. The block of buildings
| burned belonged to Mrs. l.. g. Richards, who
| had only 81 900 insurance. Mr. Lotion had no
| insurance ON his residence His loss was about
| $5, 600