The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-12
Brief Mention.

Hiram Morey, prominent dry goods mer-
chant of Monmouth, failed On Tuesday. His iia-
bilities are $4,000 and assets $4,000.
The Comptroller of Currency has authorized
the Illinois National Bank of Springfield to be-
gin business with capital of $500 00O
The Illinois Association of Mexican War Vet
Grams commenced its fourteenth annual session
at Shelbyville on Tuesday. Alarge number of
the members were present.
Miss Elithe Danley, of Decatur, who disap-
peared so mysteriously from her home recently,
has been found at Springfield, where she had
gone with the intention of making her own way
in life.
Mrs. NJ. F. Leland has become the sole owner
OF the Bloomington Leader. buying the interest
of Messrs. Crawford aud Wheeler, who have
been conducting the paper for the past two
years, for $14, $50.
The city of Paris has been enjoined from put
ting in an electriclight plant the hearing Of the
case being set for next Monday before Judge
Wilkin, of Danville The Fort Wayne Jenney
company has the contract for putting In the
light, and is now erecting the poles.
4 great revival is in progress at Hindsboro.
near Oakland. in charge of Elder w. F. Black.
an eloquent evangelist Of the Christian Church.
One hundred people wero converted within .
week, sixty-fi of whom were immersed on
Tuesday, in the presence of q large crowd of peo-
ple..
An unknown man was found dead in one OF
the buildings of coal-shaft at Carlinvile, on
Tuesday. There was found on his person nat
uralization papers issued by the court of St
Clair county to John Powers; also a certificate
showing him to be a member of the Irish Land
League. He appeared to be about forty two
years of age
George Payne. of De1ana, last spring put a
board over his chimney to prevent rain from
washing SCOT and dirt down the chimney. He
went to take the board off the other day, and, to
his great surprise, he was unable to raise it.
Upon close examination he discovered that the
chimney was full of honeycombs. and the bees
had succeeded in gluing the board fast.
Big Muddy river, at Murphysboro, Ia 30 low
that large fish are unable to pass the shallow
places and confine themselves to the deep holes.
The other day while the two little sons of Mr..
Reynolds were playing in the water one of them
felt large fish strike him. Ho jumped on its
back and held on while the fish carried him
thirty-fve or forty yards The boys then called
for assistance, and the fish was secured with a
gig. 1t was catfish, weighing 151 pounds.
The grand lodge of the Legion Honor, which
has just adjourned at Springfield, elected the
following officers for theensuing year: Grand COM
mander, Thomas G. Newman, of Chicago; vice
grand, A. GOWNS. of Cairo; grand orator, Lill L.
Perry, of Chester; grand chaplain, j. T. Robert
son, of Chicago grand secretary, A. d. Cadwal-
lader, of Lincoln: grand treasurer. Robert Hus-
ton, of Braidwood; supreme representative, M.
III. Wilcoxson, of Freeport; grand guide, Charles
Mas, of Chicago; grand warden, s. Fl. Myers.
of Chicago; grand sentry, G. Ct. Overill, of
Springfield There are forty-seven lodges in the
State, with total membership of 1900. The
next meeting will be held at Chicago the third
Wednesday in September, 1888.