The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-15
Minor Notes.


James Dawson, Madison business man, died
ON Tuesday night aged seventy six years.
Charlotte Hays, colored, resident of Warsaw
for many years, is dead at the age of lO2 years.
Army supplies and stores to the value of
81 500, 900 are at the government depot In Jetfer
sonville.
Nathan p williams. one of the earliest pio-
neers of Fayette county, is dead, at the age OF
eighty
Rev. L. R. Morton, pastor of the Christian
Church of Logansport, has resigned He will
go to Colorado for his health.
Thomas Pugh, married man, has eloped
from Lafayette with Mrs. Adams divorced
woman. the mother of three children, whom she
abandoned.
Harry Bitteryer, telegraph operator, accident
ally cut Will -Pell, at Owingsvlle, while scufi-
ing, inf1icting a wound in the bowels that will
prove fatal.
John Cunningham, an employe of the o. q NJ.
shops at Vincennes, terribly injured on
Tuesday by being caught under the drive-wheel
OF an engine
John Boyd's barn, in jackson township, Tippe-
canoe county was struck by lightning on Tues
day night and entirely destroyed. Loss, 81, 800;
no. insurance.
George Bates, twenty three years Of age. son
Of David Bates left his home in New Albany
four weeks ago, since which time he has not
been heard from.
VIM. Parrish fell dead of heart disease on
Tuesday morning, near thrashing machine,
which was running on the farm Of Samuel Lud-
low, at Veedersburg.
Burr Robbins's circus performance at Shelby
vile, on Tuesday night, was brought to sudden
termination by the blowing down of the tent.
No casualties occurred.
Mrs. Alvin Moore, wife of prominent farmer
living ten miles south Of Shelbyville. fell off a
chair on Monday and fractured the base Of her
spine, causing paralysis.
William T. Hunter, mulatto, was arrested.
on Tuesday, at Richmond for bastardy. pre-
ferred by Mrs. Evaline Clevenger (white), d
widow with three children.
Warren A. Mutt brakeman, living at Terre
Haute, while making his first trip on a T. III. q
l.. freight train fell from a car, near Clymers,
on Tuesday. and was instantly killed:
The last will of the late William Stricken, of
Clarke county. was submitted to probate
Tuesday. He hequeaths all of his property to
his six children. The estate is valued at $3.50, O0O
A large barn on the farm of w. A Alley. four
miles south of Metamora, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night. together with the contents.
Loss, 81 200; insured in the Phoenix, of Brook
lyn.
Pompey Harris. the colored masher of Rich
mond, who has caused John Beasley so much
trouble of late, on Tuesday eloped with the lat
ters wife and is now supposed to be in Indian
apolis.
The Wabash elevators at uburn, containing
20 900 bushels of wheat were slightly damaged
by fire on Tuesday morning large quantity
of coal and two empty freight cars were con-
sumed.
Charles Richardson, a Logansport thief, who
robbed the residence of H. j. Fish, of Michigan
City, ana secured quantity of iewelry, was
captured at Peru. Part of the stolen goods wore
recovered.
On Tuesday night the wind entered an open
window in the dome OF the courthouse at La
r0Eff 4osx adfpla OBJ
light and sent it crashing the chandeliers be-
low. wreckiug them
About twenty pursuing members of the Jen-
nings County Horse-thief Association overlook
their man near Lawrenceburg early on Tuesday
morning together with the animal he had stolen,
aud returned with him to the scene OF his crime.
William Weed who was sent up from Orange
county 10 serve two years for forgery, and AL
oert Dour, from Lawrence county, for burglary,
to serve two years, were discharged from the
Prison South yesterday. leaving 578 inmates
still In that institution.
The Citizens Natural Gas Company, of Con-
nersyille, has organized. with the following
officers: President. A Nj. Andrews; vice presi
dent, l.. J. Edwards secretary and attorney,
L. L. Broaddus; treasurer, C. ID. Beck; super
inteDdent. s. d. McNaughton.
John w. Gray. an old citizen living about
from his buggy Monday by his horse becoming
frightened at some small boys playing by the
roadside and received injuries which may, on
account of his age. result fatally
The large barn of Robert Taylor, in the south
ern part of Huntington county was struck by
lightning, on Tuesday night. and burned to the
ground Two hundred bushels Of wheat and all
this years harvest were burned. The loss is APP
proximated at So, 600. with no insurance.
The trial Of Mrs. Ely, arrested at the instance
of one Elon Davis for assault on the latter, was
held yeste rday at Colfax. Mrs. Ely was acquit-
ted, and number of citizens, to in some degree
mollify the humiliation she was obliged 70 saf-
fer, bought her handsome rocking Oh sir and
gave her some money besides.
AT Madison. on Tuesday night about o'clock,
Mary Leonard. aged twenty three, was walking
out Walnut street when burly negro jumped
out of an alley back of Kinks livery stable, and
selling her dragged her back, but her screams
attracted the attention Of some passers-by and
the fend loosened kis grip on her and made good
his escape.
On Tuesday Mary Toppins. aged sixteen years,
daughter of George Toppins, a farmer of Han
over, In 10 Daviess county while engaged In
driving mower, was thrown from her seat IN
front of the sickle and frightfully wounded.
One of her hands was nearly severed from the
wrist, and the scalp was cut, laying the skull
bare in number of places.
dastardly attempt to assassinate Milton B.
Roberts, a prominent farmer living in Shelby
county, was reported by him on Tuesday. While
sitting on his porch eating supper a shot was
nred at him from corn neid ADJACENT, the oul-
let passing through his coat sleeve He, in com
pany with of his employees. chased the
sassin some distance, but failed TO get hold of
him.
Gibson, tho Logansport wife heater, of whom
mention was made in yesterdays Journal has
left the city for his good On leaving his
house. yesterday morning, he found piece of
pasteboard nailed to his front gate upon which
were a skull and cross bones aud a man dangling
at the end of a rope. Above it all were the
words. "a warning to Bill Gibson, the wife
beaten" He left for Chicago before warrant
could be sworn out for his arrest
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