The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-30

The Bartholomew county institute opens to-
day at Columbus.
The Fifty-seventh Indiana will hold their an.
nual reunion at Knightstown on Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept 81 and q
Two boys bathing in the river near Columbus
found an old Spanish coin of the value of half a
dollar bearing the date 1882, and old stories of
buried treasure are revived
The preliminary hearing of Ira G.. Strunk for
the killing of Charles v. Hoover, at New Albany,
is set for next Friday. 1t is probable that the
case will be continued until next term of the
court.
A ten year-old son of widow named Bell,
living near Stevens Station, Vanderburg county,
was thrown from wagon by the sudden start
ing of the mules, and run over and crushed to
death by the wheels.
At Rising Sun, last Friday. Joseph Fl. Shroe-
der, father Of George Shredder, proprietor of the
Empire House, committed suicide by hang ing
He was seventy-four years of age, and had lived
in Ohio county Twenty-Five years.
A company has been incorporated at Terre
Haute with 1000 capital for the purpose of
manufacturing square hole boring machines. y
The directors are j. c. Lake, j. NJ. Siner, c.
G. Carr, Tom f. Donham and h M. Turner
The Fulton County Teachers Institute Just
closed. was the largest and most interesting ever
held In che county. Superintendent of Public
Instruction Holcombe was in attendance and i'm
parted zeal to the labors Mr. H. delivered a
brief and pointed lecture.
The Seymour Republican OF Saturday charges
John f. Niewedde, ex-Democratic trustee of
Grassyfork township. jackson county with hay-
ing defrauded the school children and tax payers
by increasing the face value of official receipts
and pocketing the difference
The twenty ninth annual reunion of old set
tiers of Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties
held at Meharrys grove, near Lafayette, called
together fully five thousand people Among the
DIR was ~
gomery county, aged ninety-six. and John Yaws.
first white male child born in Indiana
One day last week. Mrs. Alice Weddell, who
lives one mile north of Medora, went to attend
her canary birds, and was surprised at seeing a
large house-snake in the bottom of the cage,
which was hanging on the wall. It had killed
five and swallowed four of the birds The
snake was killed and measured three feet in
length.
George and Thomas Ford charged with burn
ing the Woodward MILL at Lapeile, and who
were reported as having left the country, had
their preliminary hearing before Squire Jack
son, at Anderson. on Saturday. and were recog-
nized to court in the sum Of 81, 500 each. Thomas
gave bail. and George was locked up With their
accomplish, Hopper.
Cholera has caused the death of hundreds of
hogs In the northern part of Adams county
Some or the farmers lay the cause 10 the extreme
drought, while others say that the disease was
caused by feeding unripe corn. The cholera has
not appeared elsewhere in the county. but the
loss is very heavy, and will amount to at least
S., 900 IN the section named
"A peculiarly shaped timber worm is DESTROYING
the oak trees in Owen township, jackson county.
The worms run from two inches in length down,
and are very rough and of numerous colors. 1t
is thought they do damage by either singing the
timber or depositing their eggs on the limbs. aud
in many cases the leaves begin whitening in
a few hours after being attacked.
William Needham, well-known Terre Haute
burglar. was arrested at Tuscola, Ill, last Fri
day, and taken TO the former place the next day
requisition from the Governor. Needham
is said to be one of the worst criminals in that
section of the country, and has served three
terms in the peniteneiary. once from Coles coun-
", illinois, and twice from Vigo county.
Rev. James w. Bartlett. Methodist minister
who resides in Boone county, near Now Ross,
has brought suits in the Circuit Coure against
Henry M. Miller. of that locality, for damages in
the sum Of S.. 600 in one case. and 50 000 in the
other In the first case, the minister rightly OBJ.