The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-04

day. His funeral will be preached in the Pres
byterian Church. He leaves widow and sever
children.
The case of Malinda Dennis, for stabbing hel
husband. is on trial at Richmond An appliea
zion for change Of venue was overruled.
The dwelling-house occupied by AL Warren
at Browns Valley, was destroyed by fire las
Sunday night. The household goods were saved
During the month of February the leading
industry Of Jacksonville showed forty -onf
marriage licenses, thirty of which were issued tc
Kentucky clippers.
The fre-alarm telegraph will continue in use
at New Albany, as the city has appealed the case
decided In favor Of the Gameweil company to the
Supreme Court.
Mary McCrea, of GAINESVILLE, was permitted
to sleep IN the station-house at Jeffersonville
Monday night, as her husband had picked heI
up and thrown her out of the house.
Squire ID. B. Anderson, an old and well-known
citizen of Logansport, died yesterday after q
long illness. He had flied number of response
BILE offices and was a prominent member of vari-
Gus secret orders, by whom he will be buried.
A petition for the pardon of Will A Kearney,
the young Irish attorney who was sent to the
penitentiary from Logansport for horse-stealing
last fall, is now being circulated in that city Ii
ness. the presiding judge, and large number of
prominent citizens. 1t will be presented to
Governor Gray in few days
Rev. William Terrence and family arrived at
Greensourg, yesterday, from Franklin, and at
once took possession of the parsonage, which
was IN readiness for them. They were given a
hearty welcome by many members of the Pres
byterian Church, of which Mr.. Terrence becomes
pastor, as successor Of the late Dr. Sloss. A
general reception and supper will be given by the
ladies of the church in the near future.
Thomas M. Steele. the oldest resident of Craw-
louisville. died on Wednesday morning from
congestion OF the lungs. He was born in Bass
gomery county in 1881. In 1886 he moved to the
nome where he had since lived, and where he
died He was Republican and member of
the First Presbyterian Church. His wife died
in 1870, and all his children are dead ALSO The
funeral will take place on Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
John r. Courtney. attorney for j. G. Henning,
the Rockville woman-siayer, has prepared IAN
appeal from the sentence of death to the Su
preme Court The questions involved on appeal
are: The separation of the jury without the
knowledge or consent of the defendant or his
counsel on the first day of the trial; the failure
of the State to prove the means of death as al
legged in the indictment; alleged erroneous in.
structions of the court; and the insuficiency OF
the Indictment
A compromise has been made with the notori-
Gus Woolseys. of Waveland. by which arrange
ment they paid their fines and agreed to leave
the county in twenty-four hours. On the other
hand it was agreed to throw off the entire costs
and dismiss ali other cases pending against them
On Wednesday morning c. j. Woolsey came
back to Charlottesville and swore ont warrant
for the arrest of John Neighbors. for having
taken his property and sold it. 1t seems that his
place of business had been raided while he was
in jail
Considerable interest is developing in local
politics in Clay county. But one township NOM
mating convention has been held farm
Posey township. Mr. Albert Webster. of
Staunton, was nominated for trustee and E. J.
James, J. B. Roberts and VIM. Payne, for
justices. Perry township will hold its conven-
ton Saturday. and Dick Johnson and Van Buren,
on the Goth inst Nine of the eleven trustees
are Republicans and an effort is making to
nominate only such 1nen as will insure clean
sweep.