The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06


urgent business
The barn of Martin Higgins near Flatrock
| Station. Shelby county, was burned on Tuesday.
Loss, s.. so; insurance. 81, 800.
The Montgomery county Sunday school union
will hold their next meeting at Wesley Chapel,
Charlottesville, on Thursday, August 20,
Maurice Thompson, State Geoogist, will ad-
dress the old settlers of Carroll county at their
thirtleth annual reunion on next Saturday.
The barn OF A. D. Byerly, near Montpelier
was struck by lightning and entirely consumed
with contents OF grain and farming implements
j. w. Riley, the Hooser poet will read one of
his productions at the Grant memorial exercises
at Delphi, Aug. 8. Judge John Fl. Gould will
deliver the address.
County superintendent Fry, of Montgomery
county, will hold five days institute, begin
nIng August "a in the South hail of Wabash
College, Charlottesville.
dweinghouse on the farm of Andrew Muir
ray, two miles north of Metamora, was destroyed
oy ire. Cause unknown. Loss, 5000; insured
IN the Phoenix, of Hartford, for $500.
Mrs. Sallie Locke, the venerable mother Of
the residence of Captain Mitchell. at New Albany,
aged eighty seven years. Deceased had been in
feeble health for some time.
The colOred people celebrated Emancipation
Day at Richmond, yesterday, by addresses, etc,
at Glen Miller and a festival at the opera house
Turner, of Georgia; Bishop Campbell of New
York, and Bishop Shorter of Wherefore Uni
versitv.
The Fort Wayne postoffice has been trans
ferred by United States postoffice inspectors
from F. w. Keil, Republican, to William
haough, Democrat. Mr.. Keil was not in the
city when the change was made. The Office
ranks as second class. and the postmaster has
salary Of s. 800 year.
The Walsh distillery at Lawrenceburg has
received two immense pieces of machinery for
disabling purposes, known to the business as
cookers The two weighed nearly fifteen tons,
and required strong force of workmen to
handle them. The dstilery is arranging to
manufacture Holland gin.
Mrs. Sarah Franklin, came to Cincinnati,
o., soon after the war of 1872, and lived there
until 1858, when she removed to Moore's Hill,
this State, where she lived up to her death, on
Tuesday. She was ninety four years old. and
leaves a valuable estate, much of which is in
property at Walnut Hills, o.
Frank Graston. aged six years, whose parents
reside at Port Fulton, wandered away from
home, Monday afternoon Search was made for
the child but he was not found The body of
the missing boy has since been found floating
near the coal fleet. 1t is supposed that while
playing on the barges he fell overheard, and was
drowned.
A son of John Lyon went to work for Ellis
Burk, another farmer, living near Crawfords
Vile Burk, at the close of days work, offered
the boy LIB for fourteen hours work. A dollar
and half was demanded, and the two men
fought over the seventeen cents. Lyon broke
Burk's arm with club and struck him on the
head with q stone. Lyon would have shot Burk
but for the interference of neghbor.
AS Capt John B. Mitchell, county clerk of
Floyd county, has been appointed postmaster at
New Albany, the vacancy to be thereby occa
stoned has brought to the front numerous
candidates for the Office to be filled by the COM
m ha
Among the list is Fred Sauer, deputy clerk;
Charles Schwartzel, recorder; Mr.. Rafferty,
township assessor Treasurer Miller; Fl. R. w.
Meyer, ex sheriff; d. McMullin; Charles Mcbride,
eXconnty superintendent.
The report of the examining committee in the
Harrison county shortage, is that Auditor A. W.
Brewster has issued orders to theamount of S. =
S1OtS2 in his own favor more than was due him,
and that eX-Treasurer l. W. Bowling is a defaulter
the amount of So 300 The committee also re port
that there is a deficiency Of 81, 900 shown in the
Treasurers reports, but that official has ex
planned the matter satisfactorily. The result is
looked upon a victory for the Corydon Repub-
lican, which was largely instrumental in bring
ing the matter to light.
The firm of Briggs & Barrett of Sullivan, dis
solved partnership some time ago, and since that
time a considerable degree of il-feeng seems to
have existed between the two men and their
families This eliminated on Tuesday, in an
attack by Mrs. Briggs upon Mrs. Barrett with
cowhide, in the street, the latter seeking safety
in flight Yesterday morning Briggs and Bar
rett met in the postof1ice when the former de-
manded of the latter an explanation of some
report which he alleged Barrett had put in cir
culation concerning him. After some hot words
Briggs attacked Barrett, who drew his revolver,
when the two men separated by bvstand-
ers. Both arc prominent men, Briggs being an
ex representative, and prominent candidate
for Congress In the Eighth district, and Barrett
having been candidate for the nomination for
clerk of the Supreme Court at the last Demo
cratic state convention.