The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-06
Minor Notes.

| Pauline Ethel, of Galena, has been declared
insane.
Huntington county has tax levy of $1.65, and
| is in debt over $25, 900.
| Mr. John Martin. we'll known citizen of Lo-
gansport, died at his home in that city Tuesday
evening.
The .members of the Order of the Red Cross
will give grand ball at Logansport on the I'D
| of this month
Isaac Derrimore has been appointed superin-
tendent of the New Albany water-works, vice
| Daniel Bostock.
| Within sixteen months the First Presbyterian
| Church, of Lafayette, has paid $4,000, and is
| now out of debt
The congregation of the Christian Church at
! Terre Haute is considering the application of
| Rev. B. L. Smith. of New Lisbon, o., for the
| passionate.
| The reform Council that took charge of the
| municipal affairs of Logansport last May have
| in the first six months decreased the city debt
! over $50 900.
John Ring, trustee of Adams township. Allen
| county, was buried on Monday. his funeral being
largely attended. He had twice been treasurer
! of Allen county.
Harry Franks. wanted for highway robbery
| and murder at Danville. ILL.,, has been arrested
| at Terre Haute. The man killed was a brake
man ON the Wabash road.
Harry M. Lunn. retiring foreman of the mo-
| IlV0 OepdTbfu6ub VI buo L., M "A. % ". fOaC at
4 New Albany, has been presented handsome
gold watch by the employees as token of their
1 regard.
| George Banks. of Monroe City, has been ar
| rested charged with murder. In a saloon fight
at that place, on New Years day. Banks kicked
| John Hammond, who died three days after the
| assault.
| For the first time in twenty five years Cass
county is entirely out of debt The City Council
| of Logansport Is decreasing the debt of that
| city, having made reduction of $44 900 since
| last May.
| Arnold Egbier, ifty-two years old, died at
| Jeffersonville, on Monday, Of blood poisoning
| He will be buried by the Ct. A. r. to-day. He
had lived in Jeffersonville many years and was
much respected.
| Farmers of st. Joseph county are turning
their attention to the raising of celery as profit
| able crop. Celery yields to the grower an aver
age income per acre Of from $500 to $500, accord
| ing to the richness of the SOIL
| John r. O. Kirchoff has begun suit for d.
| vorce, at Lafayette, basing his complaint on the
fact that his wife reyerses the natural order of
| things by sleeping with her feet on that portion
of the bed where his pillow is placed.
Burglars again raided Greenfield on Monday
night Baldwin q SCOTS hardware store was
| entered through rear door. and $40 in change
and thirteen fine revolvers and other articles
| taken. S. Furry's grocery was also entered, but
| only few articles taken.
| The remains of the wife of Congressman Owen,
Of the Tenth district who died recently, in
Washington. have been placed in a vault, at Lo-
| gansport built for their reception. Mrs Owen
| always expressed horror of being buried in the
| ground, and the vault was constructed in re-
Spouse to one of her last requests.
| Joseph Gibson, farmer near Evansville has
for some time been troubled with thieves. The
other night while watching with trusty shot
| gun in hand, he saw two negroes emptying his
| MT q Pt He 6rad nd oh do
one of them-William Berry-flling his left leg
with duck-shot and breaking it at the ankle
The G. A. r.. VIM. B. Reyburn Post, of Peru,
| held public installation, last night and in
stalled the following officers: w. III. FL. Spauld-
| ing, commander; Elijah Roe, senior yice-com-
mander; Lewis Pratt; junior vice-commander; q.
| T. Boley officer of the day; W. H. Reyburn,
| officer of the guard; j. c. Roy burn, quartermas.
ter; Byron Warden. adjutart
! Troubled with domestic infelicity, Andrew J.
| Hopper of Scottsburg, walle at Austin, on Sat-
| urdav, attempted suicide by cutting his throat
| Oh arriving received vouchers showing that he
| had just been allowed pension for wounds re-
ceived while soldier of $46s. He now wants to
| live. His throat will probably get well.
w. w. Ferrler has sold his interest in the
! Steuhen Repu blcan, which has long been recog.
nized as one of the best and most influential
county papers in Indiana, and Of excellent typo
| graphical beauty, to A. s Hale. of Auburn, N.
Y, and the paper will hereafter be conducted by
Rakestraw g. Hale Mr. Ferrier will spend the
summer in Washington Territory. and make a
location there Il the country and climate suit
Con- Lennehan, a Lafayette young man who
had just been discharged from the army, has
been killed at Vancouver. Oregon. by mistake
| for burglar He had taken q room at the resi-.
dence of a man named Campbell, and, on going
home at night, got into the next house by mis-.
take, the houses being exactly alike. and was
| shot by the owner Lennehan had nearly 81, 00O
| in money and a pass to St Louis, from which
| place he intended to return to Lafayette, where
| brother and sister reside.