The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-21
Minor Notes.

The Evansville street cars are luxury, rather
than convent ence. They are only run in
pleasant weather.
Judge All on. of Spencer, was stricken with
paralysis yes, day afternoon, and is thought to
be in a very dangerous condition.
At Jeffe-sonville Marion Douglass, convicted
of stealing a horse from Hon. Jonas G. Howard,
was sent to the penitentiary for two years.
A gang of thieves is now in Jail at New AL
bany, charged with the recent extensive robber-
les of freight cars on the Air line, and other
depredations.
South Bend has one of the han6somest iails in
the State, occupying centraFand beautiful ste
airy and healthful. A movement is now foot
for public library
Mrs. Rachel Barber, widow living in Veale
township Daviess county, was probably fatally
burned. Her dress caught fire from the front
Of the Fireplace, and her hair was burned from
her head.
Charles Anderson. Swede twenty two years
old recently came to South Bend lost his way
in that city the other night, and when found was
badly frozen. 1t is hoped that his toes will not
have to be amputated.
A seventeen year-old girl named Carrie Moore
ran away from Lena, Coles county, Illinois, and
was found by her parents with alleged lover
named Riley Smith, married man, near Praip
Evansville Journals Mr. Claude G.. DeBruler
who has for some years, until recently. been a
partner in the Journal establishment, will 60 to
Terre Haute the early part of this week for the
purpose of becoming editor of the Express, of
that city
Pate Howell, who was struck on the head with
an oar OF sklH In the hands OF Albert Barrett
at Fort Rtner, fracturing his skull, last Thurs
Cay, has died from the wound and his murderer
has fled the country to evade the law. The kill
ing was unprovoked.
Jesse Coon a notorious youth of Logansport
is in jail. Coon had been angered by farmer
named Ishman, who defended himself with "a
whip from the snow balling of a gang of boys
that Coon was leading. Coon followed him, and
cut open his head with an ax-handle
The Mr.. Dean spoken of in yesterdays Jour
nal as being frozen to death near Spencer is not
dead. He laid out in an old building without
doors or roof for twelve or fourteen hours on a
very cold night, but is all right now, except that
both feet were quite badly frozen.
Annie Abbott, found dead under suspicious
circumstances in Chicago, where she was living
as a domestic, has been found to be the daughter
of Dr. Abner Abbott, of IIogapsport. He sup
posed that she was married and living there
with her husband, which was not the case.
Anna Able, a six-year-old daughter of Henry
Able, was probably fatally burned yesterday
morning at her fathers home iI Washington
She was standing in front of the crate in her
Her burns are so severe that she cannot recover.
John w. Scott, postmaster of Dublin, died
yesterday, aged sixty eight years. He was at
one time auditor of Union county for two terms
He was maa- Of good business capacity, of
strict integrity. member of the Methodist
church, and had lived in the county twenty
years.
R. e. Geeting G. Bro, prominent jewelry
firm of Washington, were prosecuted, on Mon
day, for violating the lottery law by giving Gus
toners tickets, emitting the holders to chances
in drawing The defendants were acquitted
in a trial by jury. The case was watched with
interest as 1t was the first on record in that sec
ton
A. FL. Hatcher, well-known grocery sales
| man. was found dead in his chair in his bachelor
quarters in the Beck block at Connersville, on
Monday. He had evidently gone to his room
died without struggle fro heart disease He
was fifty one years of age His former home
was Parkersburg W. Va.
The estate of the late DR.. John p Cromie, at
New Albany, is rated at $4,000. During the
latter part of his life ne gave each of his children
at about 100000. This greatly reduced his es-
tate He also engaged In speculation that
turned out badly. but. as a general rule he was
very successful business man.
Taylor, coal-hauler while standing on the
first landing at No. shaft near Washington,
ing cage. the blow precipitating him to the bot
tom of the shaft. His skull was fractured, and
he cannot survive. Matt Altemeyer, miner in
the Dutch shaft was seriously. perhaps fatally
injured being crushed under falling slate.
Elisha Evans for number of years a hotel
keeper in Spencer, but for the last several years
a resident of Sullivan died in Chicago on Thurs
day, Jan Is. of paralysis, aged sixty light
years. The reInains were brought to Spencer
yesterday and inferred in Riverside cemetery
His wife was buried there in 1876 He was a
staunch Republican and jealous member of
the NJ E. Church.
The evidence against VIM. Bernethy, in the
bunko steering case at Logansport, was not
deemed sufficient by the jury and he was ac-
quilted The plan of the gang, as shown in the
trial, was to secure money from persons, with an
agreement to pay many times it's value in coun-
terfeit greenbacks. but never to furnish the
| queer. It'll estimated that farmers were swim
died out of thousands OF dollars by the game
| Della McCauley. twenty-five years old, daugh-
ter of Presbyterian minister living near Roam,
has been adiudged insane. her insanity being
! caused by the discovery, made soon after her
marriage to man named Morgan, that her hus-
| band had wife living. Her father, enraged at
| the duphcity of the fellow, had him arrested
and subsequently sentenced to Imprisonment In
the penitentiary at Michigan City, where he is
fortunate affair prey upon the mind of the young
woman that her intellect gave way. and she be-
came raying maniac.
A case of interest to the common schools mas
beer decided in the Circuit Court at Greenfield.
Judge Forkner deciding for the State ex rel
Hord, Attorney general, against the commits
sioners of Hancock county. The case was
brought to recover money to the school funds
that was deducted as fees by officers, instead of
the county paying fees out of the county funds
The special finding Isl II find thar part of the
school funds derived from interest on loans Of
the common and congressional school funds was
diverted from the purpose of furnishing tuition
in the common schools to the payment Of Off
Gals Of said county for collecting and disbursing