The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-27
Minor Notes.

Miss Mary Fl. Krout, of Charlottesville, has
copyrighted her play, "A Man in the House"
Hugh McHenry, residing near East Enter
prise was found dead in his field one day last
week.
|. The grand jury of Dearborn county returned
sixty indictments last week for the unlawful sale
of liquor
Eva nsville is moving to have the extensive
shops of the Louisville 81 Nashville railroad
built at that city
Switzerland and Ohio county treasurers are
numbered among the delinquents who failed to
settle with the State.
By special election at Terre Hante to fill
vacancy caused by the election of member as
mayor, the Democrats gain control of the City
Council
The holy communion will be administered to
about fifty children, for the first time, at the
Catholic Church at Greensburg, next Sunday
morning.
George Fand, of Hope a school teacher, who is
brckmason by trade, is missing. He leaves a
wife and child, and nobody knows where nor
why he has gone.
A lump Of coal from CIoverport, KY, known
as Breckenridge camel COAL weighing $500
pounds, has started for London, England, over
the j., M. q l. railroad
The Charlottesville High-school alumni held a
banquet at the residence of P S. Kennedy, last
evening. The commencement exercises will take
place at the Music Hall this evening
The dwelling of Thomas Taylor, who resides
about six miles northwest of Charlottesville, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday. Most of the
household goods were saved Insured for 81 500,
in the Ohio Farmers company.
The fishing firm of Theo Lutz & Co., at ST.
Joseph. one day last week lifted from their pond
nets 1000 pounds of fish. This is the biggest lift
ever made by one firm out of that port There
were l65 sturgeon in the lot.
The Vincennes City Council in Difference to
fho vic haco f sal .Eop HON
the liquor law is now being enforced have reduced
Mayor Wiihelm's salary 5000, that of the city
marshal 800, and that of the city clerk $780,
William G. Endicott, Secretary of War; will
visit the quartermaster's depot, Jeffersonvile,
ON or about June>z5 1t is thought that he
comes not only to inspect she building and con-
tents, but to suggest changes in the working
force.
George M. Shideler and Josephine B. Huber
were married at the Catholic Church at Green's
burg yesterday morning. Mr.. s. is prominent
business man of Milhousen, twelve miles south
east of Greensburg, and the bride is resident
of the latter place.
At Lafayette Mrs. Laura Roseberry has filed
suit against her husband, Joshua T. Roseberry
recently sent to the penitentiary for forgery. 1t
is on this ground that she asks to be divorced
and allowed to resume her maiden name. The
marriage was the result of an elopement
The contract for building an opera house on
the site of the old Wesley Chapel, at Madison,
was let to Messrs. Rankin g. White on Monday,
by the directors of the Opera house Company for
the sum Of $l2, 900, work to be commenced i'm
| mediately and finished by fall The building
will front on Main Cross street
John Lawson, one of the prisoners who broke
Jail at Rockville, last week, captured in the
wild brakes of Sugar creek by VIM. Spinning, of
Jackville Lawson had been concealed by a
farmer, and posse of men forced the farmer to
| reveal Lawsons hiding place. Peter Ellsworth,
| the other prisoner who escaped with Lawson,
has not yet been caught
At Hillsboro. on Sunday, while discussing, in
the Christian Sunday school. the question as to
| whether Saul was forced to be Christian or
| not hot words passed between of the teach
ers and pupil which came near resulting in q
| fight. Profane epithets banded, coats
were pulled off and the strenuous efforts of Col
Harlan alone prevented most disgraceful
scene.
AT Wabash, on Monday, Joseph Baker secured
a letter addressed to another Joseph Baker, con-
| tanning pension check for $3.50. Baker present
| ed the check at the First National Bank placed
his signature on the back, and obtained the
money. The error was discovered, and the
banks officers had Baker lodged in jail Baker
declares that in indorsing the check he did not
commit forgery, because he used his own name.
and the authorities are undetermined what to
do. Half the money was recovered Bakers
trial occurs on Thur sday.