The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-28
Minor Mention.

At Vincennes, a fve-year old son of Theodore
THUS fell out of bed, and was killed.
Charles w. Spence was held up by two foot
pads, near Galveston, and robbed OF 500 In
money.
young mems political club Republican,
called the Harrison Guards has been organized
at Patriot.
Thomas Conner, of Corners Springs, one Of the
pioneers of Wayne county died on Monday
morning, aged eighty two years, of canesI ~
The American Starch Works at Columbus, after
six weeks stoppage, will resume on next Mon
day. This will give employment to two hun
dred persons.
At Columbus Elizabeth Whitesides slipped
to-day, falling and breaking her thigh. On
account of her extreme age her injuries may
prove fatal.
w. Ell. Snow druggist, disappeared from
Princeton about ten days ago, and his whe re-
abouts remain unknown. Domestic troubles is
assigned by some as the cause of his sudden de-
parture.
Fl. L. Wilson has sold the Lafayette Courier
to W. II. Frazier. Mr.. Frazier announces that
there will be no change in the political complex
ion of the paper, which has been Republican for
many years
At Loogootee, Augustus Lundy, aged twelve.
jumped on the local freight to take a ride, He
had scarcely got ON until he struck the cattl .
chute, throwing him under the wheels and kill
ing him instantly.
At Delphi, Colonel John B. Milroy candidate
for Lieutenant governor on the National ticket.
has been awarded $3.50 damages in suit against
the Air Line railroad company, for an injury re-
ceived in 1888 at crossing of that road
Jonathan Jessup. while crossing the Panhandle
railroad east of Greencastle yesterday, in q
sleigh, was struck by a fastbouad passenger
and thrown against an embankment breaking
several bones and injuring him internally. He
will recover.
Poker sharps, at Logansport, relieved Uriah
White Of $246 There dozen gamb-
ling houses running day aud night, with open
doors. in that city. The police made a raid on
the gamhling-rooms, on Monday, and captured
thirty six men.
The City Council of Greencastle has passed an
ordinance providing for lighting of the city.
Gasoline lamps were adopted as the mode Of IL
Elimination, and the authorities will at once ad-
vertise for bids for the erection of about $50
lamps throughout the city.
Robert Wilson, well-known young man of
Princeton, who was arrested for the burglary of
the store Of Louis Kolb last week. has con-
fessed that it was his original intention to cali
Mr. Kolb to the door of his business house one
stormy night shoot him, steal his money and
skip.
The coroner's inquest on the body of William
Phpps, at Jeffersonviile, finds that Phipps came
to his death from chloroform, administered by
DR.. Bruner The Doctor made the grievous
error or attempting to administer chloroform
and perform difficult operation at the same
time. and in consequence failed to watch the
pulse of his patient who was literally drowned
in chloroform vapor.
A. F. Philips, for nearly twenty-five yyears,
man and boy, connected with the Kokomo Trb-
une recently fused with the Gazette under the
name of Gazette Tribune) has sold his interest
in that paper which will hereafter be conducted
by p. e. and L. G. Hoss, and the name Of Phil
Ups, beginning with the late 7. 9. Philips, which
for twenty-nine years has stood at the head Of
its columns, disappears from that position.