The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-12
Minor Notes.

The Henry county fair will opsn at New Castle on
next Tuesday.
The corner stone of the Friends new church at
New Castle was laid on Thursday.
Hon. Simon 7. Powell, of New Castle who has been
dangerously i'll, will, it is thought,
Thomas Foster, a livery man at Osgood is under
arrest charged with dealing in stolen horses.
On Wednesday Clay Thurman, of New Albany
shipped thirtyfve head of fine horses to Georgia par
ties.
worth $50 900, has been adudged insane and sent to
the asylum.
The grand jury of Harrison county is investigating
the mobs that have disgraced that county for the
past eight years.
A case of twelve years standing has just been
settled at Charlottesville. The Judgment for 92
and was settled for $40.
The fortytwo inmates of the Clark county poor
house are fed at cost of two cents meal The bill
OF fare IS not made public.
During last week fifteen marriage licenses were
issued by the Clark county clerk. OF this number
fourteen were from Kentucky, nearly all clippers.
Fletcher Robinson. a wealthy farmer of Utica town
shir, Clark county, fell from the top of house he
was Singing and received serious internal injuries
William Beasley, colored. while working in the new
sewer at JeHersonyiile accidentally drove pick
through the hand of Thomas Hansboro, njuring him
severely
Elizabeth Brattin died Thursday in the Bar
thoomew county poor asylum. Two weeks ago she
fell heir to $4,000 cash by the death of rich aunt
in Rush county.
The county commissioners of Harrison county have
appointed Henry Wright recorder of that county to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the death of the late re-
corder, Edward L. Hunter.
John D. Williams Jacksonville blacksmith, while
under the influence of liquor, fell from j., M 81 l.
train at Watson s, and was run and killed He
was the father of several grown
1t is said the new Democratic postmaster at Ladoga
held letter two days addressed Buckley, Iroquois
county, ILL.,, because he thought there such a
place The department should furnish postofice
directories
The dry goods and notion store of Henry Duffeldach
at Huntine burg was entered by burglars pryng the
front doors apart. The nloney-drawer pried off
the counter and robbed of upward of $75, and the
showcase was robbed of about S25 worth of jewery
Peter Moran is in Jail at Charlottesville for attempt
at blackma. Mrs John Elliott lost letter from the
Pension Department at Washington, D. c. and Moran
offered to tell where the letter for ST. which was
refused and he refused TO tell the whereabouts of the
letter.
Isaac Pontious of the oldest pioneers of Fulton
county died at his home, near Akron, on Tuesday
The death of Mr. Pontous caused the prostration of
his wife, who has been in feeble health for many
years, and the aged died Thursday. during
the funeral services OF her husband.
The lady acting sheriff of Greene county has &C
cording to the Bloomfield News. posted the following
notice: No admittance to prisoners There is
too much responsibility attached to their safkeeping
to permit indiscriminate visiting have my house
hold work to do, and have time to stand guard
when parties to prisoners. And they do not
"AURILLA G. CULLEN"
AT Huntingburg three young boys the sons of
Postmaster Fisher Captain Lennon and Alexander
Borrowman, owner OF the Goa mines, ran away from
home Wednesday night. Tney did not want to attend
school, which began last Monday and together.
matured their plans to go West and fight the Indians
The Lennon boy took with him 300, the other
two had no money at all. They boarded train for
Kansas City. The Oldest boy not fourteen years
old.
At Lafayette the team of Henry Bausman, fright
ened by school children, ran away. Mr.. Bausman
his daughter Sarah and Miss Susan Geiger were
thrown out and the vehicle overturned upon them
Mr.. Bausman, who is very heavy man. had his
shoulder disloGated and was seriously bruised his
daug hter's head cut open but her injuries are
otherwise slight, while Miss Geiger seriously
perhaps fatally hurt her injuries being chiefly spinal
One of the horses was badly hurt and will probably
have to be shot