The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-11

will then be ready for the Supreme Court to act
upon.
L. L. Uhl, for twelve years missionary at
Guntoon. India, has returned to his home at
Angola
The new public fountain at Madison will be
located at the intersection OF Main Cross ana
Broadway
j. H. DeHaven is in jail at Rising Sun,
charged with the seduction of Lucy Allen,
fifteen years old
Elk County Superintendent Cantley, of Mont
somery county, has been chosen principal of the
Evansville High -school.
The Second Colored Baptist Church, of Mum
Gle, will be dedicated on the 10th inst, Rev.
Rocco, Of Columbus, o., officiating.
Plymouth hote-keepers and members of the
mystic craft have been victimized by nomadic
Mason calling himself Il. Freeman.
The cornerstone of the new Congregational
Church at Maxville was laid on Thursday. 1t
will be the only church in the place
William Wallace, welknown resident of
Kokomo, who went to Archer, Fla, last Sep
TENDER, on account Of ill-health, has died there
of consumption
Charles Warren Stoddard the author, has
been rendered and has accepted the chair of
English literature at Notre Dame University.
near South Bend.
A terrapin was captured in Montgomery coun-
ty, on July q, by W. S. Vaughn, which had
carved upon its back "l84l," 1850, n. d. NJ"
and 1852, j. F. H."
The case against J. l. Lishthall a tooth puller,
for breaking the jawbone of James Cody. of
New Albany who asks damages in s., 600, will
soon be called for trial
Maria Massey, coored A we'll known resident
Of New Albany, died on Wednesday. She was
eighty-two years old, and had lived in New
Albany over sixty years.
Evans Claypool, man about thirty years old,
died at Williamsport, from the effects of lauda-
mum, taken, it is supposed, with suicidal intent.
he leaves widow only.
John Goddard, young man working a
farm five miles east of Hillsboro. has been
arrested, charged with attempting to rape the
ten-year-old daughter Of Jonathan Pearson.
John Brock, aged ninety years, a pioneer Of
Crawford county, and a soldier of the war of
1872 has died at his home, near English. He
was the Oldest resident Of Crawford county.
Five men entered Chinese laundry at
Kokomo and while four of them held the two
slant-eyed proprietors, the fifth robbed the
money drawer Of $685. when all made good their
escape
Alfred Ristine was helping to dig trench
about eight feet deep, near Muncie, when the
dirt cayed in upon him. His escape from death
was exceedingly narrow, and an hour elapsed
before he was rescued.
Ernest Bruner, son of Mr.. J. TT. Bruner, a
prominent business man Of Wabash, died on
Thursday evening of hip disease. An operation
was performed on the diseased part eight weeks
ago, which proved unavailing.
The Engineers Association of Madison has
arranged for grand tri State band tournament
at that place Aug. II. Contestants are expected
from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and prizes
aggregating $3.50 will be awarded.
1t having been given out at Madison that the
question of raising the liquor license would be
brought up for action in the City Council at its
next meeting, meeting of saloon keepers was
held last night to consider the situation. They
now pay only $l5 year city license
shooting ARRAY took place on Thursday,
two and a half miles northwest of Scipio, in
which Daniel Carnes Shot in the neck and
the latter IN the left arm. Carnes is probably
fatally injured. The cause Of the shooting was
that Carnes accused Miller of stealing his
chickens
Through the culpable negligence of the sheriff,
or his deputy, the Jail at Williamsport was left
with no one to look after the prisoners, and by
some means they succeeded in opening the door.
two of them escaping. One of them was under
sentence Of five years in the penitentiary for
burglary, the other six months in jail for assist
ing in the burglary. No clew has yet been OBJ
tanned.
Some persons went to the harvest field of
John Bishop just west of Munce, and 80 broke
his self binder that it flew to pieces upon his
attempt to start next morning. The machine
was new having been run but few hours. Sus-
picion connects two or three persons with the
deed who had been seen in the neightorhood.
They had applied for work. but did not get it,
when one of them remarked that he wished
every id binder in Indiana was burned up.
These parties have not been seen since.
Rev. Joh1 II. Fender and his aged companion,
a daughter of the late Morgan McMahon, of
Unlo.l county, celebrated their golden wedding
o.. Thursday, at Abingdon Wayne county. Rev.
Mr.. Fender is a son of Henry Fender, one of the
very earliest pioneers of the Whitewater VALLEY,
and is himself one Of the Oldest native born pio
neers OF Wayne county having been born in
Abingdon township, Jan. 9, 1914 He joined the
Methodist Church in 1880 and was licensed to ex.
hort in 1912 but it was not until 1873 that he was
licensed as preacher. He and his wife have
lived at their present home since the year of