The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-10-14

A. Booze IS soon to be appointed postmaster at
Charlottesville
George Cox, intoxicated, was run over by a
train near cambridge and killed. He lived All
Oakallo.
Next week Herbert Thomas, the great lumber
merchant of Big Rapids, Mich, will move to JEFF
fersonville to reside.
Judge w. @. Gresham of the United States
Circuit Court. now residing in Chicago, talks of
returning to New Albany TO locate.
John Biddle, a well-respected citizen. and FIR
many years a merchant of Cartersburg, died Of
paralysis at that place on Monday, aged seventy
four years.
Reuben Daley, editor of the Jacksonville
News, has gone with Hon. VIM. S. Holman's
committee on Indian affairs in the capacity of
stenosrapher.
Davies county is excited over the discovery,
near Washington, of what is believed to be a
first rate quality of iron ore. Prospecting will
begin at once to 6nd out the extent of the vein.
In Scott county an unknown disease is causing
many fatal results with cattle and sheep. In
the western part of the county one man lost n
drove of twenty-five sheep, while in the north
ern part OF the county a number of fine cattle
have died.
The house of B. W. Engle at Crawfordsvi]le
was robbed of $40, a gold watch and a lot OF
silverware, on Monday afternoon, by a man who
has been hired by them for years. He once be-
fore stole a watch, and served one year in the
penltentlary therefor.
Henry Said, a resident of Summitville, Madi-
son county, dropped dead yesterday in his door
yard. He had been quarreling with his wife,
and his death is attributed to heart disease, in
duced by anger. He was sixty five years of age,
and had been a resident of Summitville for the
past fifteen years.
Bernard Schweitzer has commenced suit against
y. u. Camheld. in the Randolph Circit Court,
for $lo,000. Mr.. Garfield is the contractor for
the erection OF the insane asylum buildings at
Richmond, and M. Schweitzer had a sub-con-
tract for a portion of the work, for which he
claims he did not receive just compensation.
James Wilson. living near Liberty, aged about
twenty FIVE years, deliberately cut his throat
with a razor while standing in front of a looking
glass, barely missing the ~jucular vein. His con-
dition is critical. He seems determined to end
his existence in some suicidal manner, having
been an invalid for the past five years, produc-
ing melancholy.
Henry W.. Shuman, who represented Wayne
county in the Legislature several years before
the war, now an old man, working in the Hoosier
Drill works, at Richmond, was waylaid by two
men, in the outskirts Of the city, on Monday
night, and brutallv beaten. His collar bone was
broken. He thinks it waa the work of a person
who harbored an old grudge, but declines to
name him.
The Peru Gun Club have arranged their pro-
gramme for their shooting tournament, which is
to be held Oct. 81 and %. The total amount in
t' NANS N"sf $50 va Nol 49,"
Peoria blackbirds and clay pigeons are to be
used. A large number of sportsmen have an
nounced their intention of being present. A
large crowd is expected, this being the first and
only tournament ever held by this club.
New Albany item in Louisville Commercial:
The cloth peddlers who came here two weeks
ago and sold d lot of pieces to guilible people,
were followed by two men calling themselves
Henry Brothers, who protested to be tailors.
They set up a shop and gathered in a number of
pieces from purchasers. Offering to make up
suits at So each. The fellows sloped with the
cloth gathered in, and now the victims mourn.
AT about 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire
was discovered in the dining room of the St
George Hotel at Evansville. The fire was soon
| quelled, and the excitement subsidized, but some
of the guests were so excited that they would
not 90 back to bed. The fire started in the side
board, it is supposed from spontaneous combus-
ton. A dash of comedy was given to what
might have been a tragedy by the appearance Of
some of the guests in dishabille.