The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-27


| gan City prison few days ago. During his in
| generation in the penitentiary he persistently
refused to do any kind Of work, and. as conse-
| quence, was kept in solitary confinement This.
the authorities say, was the probable cause OF
| his death.
| cyclone passed over Decatur at o'clock on
| Sunday morning, and the monster funnel-shaped
/ cloud was seen by many OF the citizens Inc
| cyclone did not seem to touch the earth, but
came to the tops of the trees The branches or
| the highest were wrenched of and carried away
| in the vortex.
| The old settlers of Montgomery, Parke and
/ Putnam counties will hold a reunion and picnic
| at Russellville, on Thursday. Aug. 5. The ad-
| Prettyman. of Russevle, and the historical
address win be delivered by DE. Aaron Wood,
| of TOWNSVILLE.
| f. j. Parsons and some companions were
swimming in the lake at Hillside Park. near
Valparaiso on Sunday. Parsons was seized with
| cramps and died before assistance arrived. De-
| ceased was a student in the Normal School at
Valparaiso, aged twenty five years, and resided
at Wakefield, Ohio
| At shooting-match given under the auspices
OF the Diana Club, at Water Valley, near
mayer. on Sunday, Joseph Verault was acct
dentally shot through the left lung and heart by
Martin Baron. Both were drunk at the time
| Veraut was resident of Chicago and leaves a
| wife and three children.
Harvey Stratton, wel-known character of
Micigan City, was arrested on Saturday, charged
| with a criminal assault on the nine-year- old
daughter OF David Patterson. The crime was
committed on March s. since which time STRAIT
ton has been a fugitive from justice. He was
arrested at Lakside, Mich.
The first number of the Cannelton Gazette
has just been issued. 1t is ine-looking seven
column paper, and is edited by l.. L. Burke
a nf I'M f0P
many years in the Government Printing Office at
Washington The Gazette is the only English
Republican paper in Perry county.
John Miller visited Evansville on Sunday and
started for his home. near Diamond island. late
in the afternoon. When short distance from
the city he was thrown from his mule, and re-
ceived kick in the side. by which three ribs
were broken and internal injuries were inflicted.
from which he died late in the evening.
A few days ago Mrs. John Lunsford young
married lady who resides near Greenfield, died
very mysterlously, and it has just leaked out
that malpractice had been committed on her..
John Lunsford her husband, is now wanted to
answer the charge He and woman held his
wife and forced the deadly drug down her. which
resulted In her death.
To-day at the Island Park Assembly will be
Grand Army Day" In the morning Gen. 0.
y. Howard viii lecture Gettysburg" in the
afternoon Chaplain G. @. McCabe will tell about
the Bright Side of Prison Life and in the
evening Gen. Jasper Packard will deliver ad
dress on THE Opening of the Mississippi"
Jack Karch painter, living at Eaton O., was
found lying on the railroad track mile east of
Richmond. on Sunday morning, with both legs
cut on and other wounds that caused his death
in few hours. He in Richmond on Satur-
day evening, in an intoxicated condition. and is
supposed to have fallen off the train on which he
was riding home,
Henry Webster was arrested at Osgood yester-
day morning and lodged in Jail at Greensburg
He Is charged with stealing horse IN Boone
county and selling it in Cincinnati This is the
same crime for which Tom Foster was arrested
some two weeks ago. Webster is also charged
with numbering man at Camden, N. j., some
seven or eight years ago.
Right Rev. Bishop Dwenger, of Fort Wayne,
will administer confirmation and preach at Au-
burn and Garrett on Sunday, Aug. /. The sec
ond Sunday in August the Bishop will admins
ter confirmation in Mshawaka, and on the day
following he meets the. priests of the diocese at
Notre Dame University for session of twelve
Gays in spiritual exercises and synod.
On Saturday morning an old colored man,
named James Buckner, living on a small shanty
boat four miles below New Albany, was taken i'll.
His wife sometime during the morning came to
the city for consultation with doctor leaving
the sick man alone She was detained in town,
and did not return until late in the afternoon.
when she found her husband lying on the bed
dead.
Logansport has law and order league, which
has for its aim the driving out of the city of worth
less characters and those liable to make trouble.
! 1t was organized during the recent Anarchist ri
OTIS in Chicago The warnings they give are or
| namented with a skull and cross bones. and read
like this: "You are hereby notified to leave this
| city within week from above date and to keep
| away from here altogether. If you remain here
one day after time set you must suffer the con-
sequences. This is the first and last warning"
The Commissioners of Warren county, some
| months ago. ordered ths courthouse at Will
Transport torn down and removed about three
quarters of a mile. There was kick and threats
of injunetions, but the Commissioners went on
and let the contract for the work. despite
threats TO enjoin them. Charles Pearce. of In
dianapolis, secured the job He has torn down
the old building and partially erected the new
one. Some of the DIRECTORS thought it would be
good thing to get out an injunction against the
payment of any money to Pearce. and this they
did, but dallied with the matter just minute
too long When the officer came to serve the
| notice, he found that the superintendent had
| prepared an estimate for 81, 100, the Commits
sioners had approved it. allowed the claim, and
| the auditor had drawn the warrant, and Pearces
agent had receipted for it before the court pro-
ceedines were completed Mr. Pearce probably
recognizes the truth of the maxim that time is
money.
ILLINOIS.