The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-24


q new paper published at Orleans.
/ The new residence of Jerome Scott, at La
fontaine, Wabash county, was partially de-
stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss, 1000;
covered by insurance.
| Michael Shank, the oldest man in Randolph
county, died on Sunday, aged lob years. at his
sons residence in jackson township. He voted
for Thomas Jefferson for President.
Argus Dean, the Clark county peach-grower,
reports no peaches in his immense orchards this
season. He has sec out ten thousand young
trees, and will in 1883 set cut thirty thousand
more.
r. T. Tennige, farmer living near Hunting
ton, fell from pear tree, breaking one bone Of
his arm and dislocafing another In falling
ne struck little child ind broke both bones of
its leg.
Aaron Shideler. of Jonesboro, one of the pic.
neers of Grant county, died yesterday morning.
aged eighty. He was the father of d. B. Shide-
Ter, of Indianapolis Mr.. Shidelers wife died
only few weeks since.
Wabash, and Democratic politician of local
prominence, died on Sunday, aged seventy five
years. He was proprietor of the city transfer
line, and was known by the travelling men all
over the country.
George Goodrich, horse-rubber, attempted to
commit rape on Mrs. Gertrude Hammond, of
Columbus o., in the outskirts of Greensburg,
on Saturday nigha. The cries of the woman
brought officers to her rescue, and Goodrich was
arrested but got away He was rearrested On
Sunday morning and lodged in Jail.
The dentists vulcanzer is getting to be as
dangerous as the unloaded gun. short time
ago one blew up in Terre Haute doctors Office,
and on last Friday another exploded in the room
OF Dr. Loezerich. at Petersburg, tearing mp the
partition wall in several places and wrecking
things generally. The Doctor was absent at the
time and thereby escaped injury.
A stran0a disease haa mada ;tc anpaaranra
among the sheep in Redding township, jackson
county. AS soon attacked they are thrown
into hard spasms, and death follows often in
less than thirty minutes Wilson Cox lost fifteen
OF his fine Southdowns last week, three of which
died on Friday. The disease seems to battle the
skill of all Some think it results from kind
of fly that stings the sheep-in the nose.
The Grant county fair at Marion begins next
Tuesday, the 31st inst. The programme in
ckldes game of base ball the first day. racing
and horse shows every day, cattle the two last
days. immense poultry show. display drills by
uniformed orders and military companies; the
Battle OF Gettysburg panorama all during the
fair. The music will be furnished by the band
that won first prize at the Toronto contest.
The Christian churches of Howard county,
seven in number held grand union service on
Sunday in the woods near Jerome. Fully 8, 000pe
pie were present. The meetings were addressed
by Elders j. 0. FL. Smith, State evangelist, and
Frazier, of Kokomo. In the morning a grand
uuiou SCHOOL, WIFI an 6uTOIlm6QG OF 0UU
pupils, was held in the grove, under the super
vision of Superintendent L. j. Kirkpatrick.
The south hound express of the Louisville &
Nashville railroad. due at Evansville at 1:48 yes
terday morning, was thrown from the track,
near that place. by misplaced switch The To-
connective passed over safely, but the trucks un-
der the baggage-car aud coaches were wrecked
and the coaches badly damaged. Several pas
sengers were Injured, but not seriously. The in
dications are that the switch was purposely set
wrong
The citizens of Rochester held meeting last
night and organized fish protection society. It.
is the intention of the new society to see that
the existing laws are strictly enforced through
out Fulton county, and every violator severely
has suffered from SEEMING and dynamite, and it
Is thought if the slaughter is not stopped the
lake will lose one of its most desirable charms.
Action was also taken looking to the building Of
fsh-ladder over the dam in the Tippecanoe
river at that place.
Decatur couptys thirty-ffth annual fair will
begin on Tuesday of next week and continue five
days. Already its success is assured, as more
space is engaged by exhibitors than on any pre-
vious occasion Many special features will be
introduced, among which is a baby show. five
premiums amounting to $685. being offered for
the finest looking boys or girls under eighteen
months old. Another feature is the offering of
a fine set of furniture to any couple VINO will be
married on the grounds in the presence of the
assembled multitude