The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-29
on Tuesday, in the seventy second year of her
age. She leaves husband two sons and two

daughters.
Two children in the family Of Chas. Wilson,
near Sugar Grove. Tippecanoe county have died
with typhoid fever ard two more are very low
with the same disease.
Christiana Pfafae, of Evansville, widow OF
John Pfsef1e, has brought suit against the
Ancient Order of United Workmen for failure
TO pay death benefit on her husbands life
Jacob Smiley deranged Tippecanoa county
farmer, who escaped from the Hospital for the
Insane few days ago, has been captured near
his former home, and returned to the hospital.
John Shields, for sixty years resident Of
Washington county, near Salem. and for fifty
years member of the Baptist Church, died
suddenly at the residence of his son, Green B.
Shields, at Salem.
The trustees of Walnut Hill Cemetery, at
Jeffersonvile, have recently spent 81 600 in i'm
proving and identifying that city of the dead.
1t is one of the most beautiful burial places in
southern Indiana.
Gibson county has female school teacher
VINO has been engaged in school teaching for
ABOUT thirty years, and for about fourteen years
or that time has been employed in one school,
where she is still engaged
John r. and George n Truesjale and asso
crates have been granted the privilege to erect
and maintain gas-works at Greencastle. They
propose to supply gas at price not to exceed
TWO dollars per 1000 feet.
Mrs. Elias Heustis mother of Benjamin
Heustis, of Lawrenceburg, and one Of the oldest
and best-known residents of Dearborn county,
died on Monday, at her home, on Manchester
Heights, aged eighty years.
A man about forty years of age, giving his
name as George Ennis. of Winchester, Randolph
county, where. he says, his brother is janitor of
the courthouse. was arrested at Richmond last
night for passing $40 counterfeit bill.
John Bryant was brought into the Mayors
Court, at Terre Haute as vagrant He
n ho annfo a. r,xyin
quite remarkable exhibition of athletic skill in
the presence of the court he was told to go.
AT a meeting of the church membership yes
terday afternoon unanimous call was extended
to Rev. William Terrence, of Franklin, Ind, to
become the pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of Greensburg. at a salary of 81, 500 and par
sonage.
Louisville Courier-Journal: The cantiever
span of the Kentucky and Indiana bridge, over
the Indiana channel. is nearing completion.
Work on the Kentucky end of the cantilever
span over the Kentucky channel will be COM
menced this week.
David Shrum the contractor for building the
Salem water-works, failed 30 fill his bond and
the enterprise is suspended Mr. Shrum could
have given his bond but for the reason that the
mOneyed men of Salem did not want the water
works, and only for this reason declined to go on
the bond.
Michael Dunn, a Richmond machinist while
making repairs on locomotive, in which the fire
had been nearly extingushed for three hours,
removed the dome cap" when the steam rushed
OUT completely enveloping him. He at
first supposed to be fatally hurt He is badly
scalded, but will recover,
A child of John Mercer, near Jacksonville,
was badly burned and may die from its injuries.
The mother had gone to aneighbor's. and while alb
sent the child got hold of piece of paper, which
was lighted by the fire. The fire communicated
to the childs clothing. and the lower limbs and
lower part of the body were seriously burned
A theatrical manager at Terre Haute has pro-
duced a novelty in the way OF advertising. He
advertised for 500 cats. Nearly that number of
boys, each with more cats, appeared.
Each boy was given complimentary to the
show, and each cat. with tag tied round it's
neck. advertising the performance, was turned
loose.
Col. Charles A. Zollnger of Fort Wayne,
State pension agent, has completed bis new bond
of $3.50 600. the sureties qualifying in double the
amount and the bond will be forwarded to the
Secretaries of the Interior and of the Treasury
for approval Among the list of sureties are the
presidents of the three national banks of Fort
Wayne.
Mr.. Swaar, formerly attorney of the New Al
bany & Salem.ralroad at a salary of Sd, 600
year came to Sullivan, on Tuesday. in destitute
circumstances and physical wreck, being par
alyzed from his hips down. The Sullivan bar
made up a purse for him. Mr.. Swaar is the
father in-law of James r. Fritts lately appoint
ed pension examiner.
The remonstrance of Rockville xpayers ask
ing the town board to rescind an orderShereto-
fore made. appropriating $1,000 to the Terre
Haute q Logansport railroad, to assist in re-
moving their track from the present location to
new line now surveyed and help pay for the
right of way of said proposed line was laid on the
table. and the appropriation will hold
Miss Nellie Cravens, seventeen years old,
daughter of j. r. Cravens. attended ball at the
Bissell Hotel, Columbus, during the Christmas
holidays. She fell while dancing cotiilion,
striking the back of her head on the floor She
danced on as if nothing had happened, saying
she was not hurt. Three days after going home
she was taken suddenly i'll with sharp pain in
her head, and became unconscious. She re-
manned in this condition till Saturday night,
when she died a. her home in Franklin.
ILLINOIS.