The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-14
Minor Notes.

''Patent Insides" is the name of Logansport
base ball club made up of printers.
Jacob Hepner. Of Jeffersonville has been sent
to the Hospital for the Insane at indianapolis.
All the Clark county cement works are now
running at full blast, giving employment to a
large number of men.
In quarrel at ball at Mattiker Hall, New
Albany. John Walden stabbed Buck Turner in
the left side, inflicting painful wound
Gen M. d. Manson and Daniel G.. Slower were
members of the lower house from Montgomery
county in 1850. The member of the Senate,
Joseph Allen, is dead.
Bonds of $500 each, to the amount of So 000
have been issued by the Montgomery county
Board of Commissioners to liquidate the debt of
the Charles Edwards free gravel road.
Eli Stringer of Ladoga but now in the Jail at
Charlottesville, is accused OF having killed a
man named Chapel. in 1862, and having fed
and enlisted in the army to escape arrest
The barn of George w. Clough, near Elmdale
Montgomery county. was burned. together with
500 bushels of wheat, self-binder, buggy, harness
and farming implements. Insured for So. 600.
John O. Donnell, chief editorial writer on the
Greersburg Saturday Review has sold his one
fourth interest in that paper to A. NJ Will
loughby, who has had control OF the Standard Of
that city for two years.
At Wabash Hall Jordan, a colored barber,
quarreled with his brother Nixon regarding
sum of money. and assaulted him with razor
cutting his clothing to ribbons, and inficting
several wounds, which are not serious
The Montgomery County Commissioners have
ordered that ali the township trustees of that
county appear before them next Wednesday, and
bring their books, and explain all connection
they have had with the school supply business
if any.
c. W. Cathcart. of Valparaiso, according to
the Vidette, sold eighteen Jersey cows at S44 per
head which he thought low. The size of them
is indicated by man who said that as he passed
he saw thirteen of those cows standing on
stump unmindful that man was at the same
time grubbing that stump out.
Charles Long and Miss Annie Wallis, of Evans
vile. were married few days ago. Long was
married in Cincinnati on May 10. $780, to Miss
Della Martin and deserted ner in a short time
He had not been divorced from her and is now
in Jail at Evansville charged with bigamy, on
complaint of the mother of his new bride.
John r. Courtney a Charlottesville lawyer,
who defended Buck Stout. at Rockville. has a
Judgment of $500 against Montgomery county,
and the commissioners do not seem willing to
pay the same. Courtney says he is going to sell
the poorfarm to get his money, and the court
house, too, if necessary to obtain the amount
George Clark, who has been travelling about
the country attending the fairs, has been
arrested at New Albany for abduction 1t is
charged that for several weeks lie has been
engaged in an effort to seducea seventeen year
old girl from her home in that city for villain
GUS purpose promising to take her to Texas and
give her place in a store he had there.
The Godfrey wife beating case, at LAFAYETTE.
has resulted in Mrs. Julia B. Godfrey bringing
suit for divorce from her husband, Rev Samuel
Godfrey. a minister of the gospel for twenty five
years. In her complaint she alleges that he has
an ungovernable temper, and has long treated
her with cruelty. He is worth $35, 900, and she
asks $4,000 alimopy. They have been married
twelve years
Jemima Crowl widow living in Kos
ciusko county, and VIM. Traster she said.
promised to marry her. When the appointed
day arrived Traster refused to comply with his
promise. The rejected widow then placed her
case in the hands of Captain North. of Milford
who, with the assistance OF Hon. j. III. Baker,