The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-31
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
The Daily Chronicle of Happenings of
all Kinds in the Two States.
Latest Phase Of the Delaware County Com
missioner Observation-Disclosures Agi-
tation at oomington-Gleaning
INDIANA.
The Delaware County Commissioner Litiga-
ton Appealed to the Supreme Court.


ton Appealed to the Supreme Court.
Special to the Indianapo Journal.
MUNCIE, Dec. 30-A final verdict was to-day
reached in the commissioners contest case,
which has for some time been pending in the
Circuit Court in this city. The case on its mer-
its, WAS this morning submitted to Judge O. j.
Lotz who sustained the application for an
custer, and held that the newly elected mem
bers. Snodgrass and Marshall are entitled to the
Offices, and that Jones aud Barrett should vacats
the seats now held by them.
In the absence of an appeal this
judgment would take immediate effect but
attorneys for the defense this afternoon filed an
appeal bond, and the case will be carried to the
Supreme Court. It is claimed that this appeal
suspends the operation of the judgment, and
that therefore the old members will serve as
commissioners dc facto, at least until the de-
cision of the Supreme Court is had
Civil-Service Agitation at Bloomington.
Special TO the Indiai.apolis Journal.
BLooMINGToN, Dec. 30-Civil sevice reform
has captured the citadel of learning in Indiana,
and an association, that would delight the heart
of George William Curtis, has been organized at
the State University, and is now seeking new
fields to conquer. To-day the local association
challenges Walter Bradfute, editor of the Tele
phone, for joint discussion through his paper.
claiming that he must either champion the
spols system or beat a retreat from the position
taken To this Mr.. Bradfute replies that ''our
esteemed friends shall be carefully waited
on, and they may prepare to enter
the arena without gloves" Dr.
Jordan, president of the Indiana University. is
president of the association, and all the faculty.
with one or two exceptions are members. The
Telephone believes in the kind of civil service
that places worthy Republicans in Office and
keeps them there and it is likely the sion,
whatever its results may be. will be of consider
able interest IN the community.
Minor Notes.
Joseph Schaeffer a we'll Unknown citizen of New
Albany, died on Thursday aged sixty years.
II. Brown, of Jeffersonvie, an insane railroad
man, has been sent to the State hospital at In
dianapois.
The sale Of pews at the Congregational Church,
at Terre Haute on Monday, amounted to s.,
ga. 10, against 81, 688 last year.
Mrs VIM Hughes, of Terre Haute, fell down
stairs. disocating her shoulders and receiving
severe bruises about the head and body.
James Senx employe Of DePauws glass
works, Now Albany. was overcome by gas, and
his life was saved with the greatest difficulty
Michael, the fourtesn-year- old sou of William
Mosier, of DePauw, Harrison county, lost one of
his eyes by the explosion of toy cannon on
Christmas day.
Terre Haute Express: "a few weeks ago
Messrs. VIII Tuell. Hold Smith and Al Grimes
purchased IL ticket in a lottery A few days
afterward Tom Cookery purchased share Of
the ticket Tney were surprised when notified
that they had drawn prize of $1,000. The
money arrived yesterday and was divided"
Terre Haute Express: "Mrs S. s. White
has nj Mar ban iS in fha off for bor
daughter Maggie, who eloped yesterday with
printer by the name Of Wallace. The girls
father is the editor of the Eastern Illnoisan and
Wallace worked in the Office. The couple We're
married before they left Marshall and then ran
away to escape parental wrath
It. w. Harper. of Terre Haute prominent
attorney. and Thomas Kinser, saloon keeper
sat down for game of cards. Mr. Harper in
advertently dealt without allowing Mr.. Kinser
the privilege of cutting. This led to dispute
Harper knocking him through window
Harper afterwards attempted to renew the fight
but failed. Both were fined.
William Weisling and John Emsbach, two
Evansville boys, aged about eighteen years each,
had fight on the street, on Tuesday night
when John Busch, boy of about the same age
a cousin OF Emsbach, struck Weising forer the
head with the heavy end of breech-loading
gun barrel. Weising went home, went to bed,
became unconscious and died All the persons
interested have been arrested.
New Albany item in Louisville Commercial:
ga number Of citizens who purchased town lots
and acre lots at St. Andrews Bav Fla through
a Cincinnati firm. have been informed by one
who processes to know that the speculation is q
snide affair. The purchasers have received their
deeds, which look ali right, bat the story
whether true false, that the speculation is q
fraud, has produced CONSERVATION among the
supposed victims"