The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-05

stolen goods. He was twenty nine years Of age.
and made bis home in Indianapolis The re-
mains have been sent home for burial
During the month Of January the township
trustee at Jacksonville gave out to the poor
people of that city 2, 500 bushels of coal.
The Evansville water works passed from the
management of the City Council, Monday to mu-
nicipal trustees, after long and stubborn con-
test.
Mrs Mary S. Melbourne, we'll known resi-
dent of Evansville mother Of Mrs T. w. Vene-
mann, of that city, died on Wednesday, aged
seventy-seven years.
There are thirty-six saloons in Jacksonville
that have State and county license, and there
are forty two other places there where liquor is
retailed without license
The grandfather of Mrs. Joseph Miller of An
drews died recently in South Carolina, leaving
an estate worth probably about $500, 900. There
are only six heirs-three boys and three girls
now living.
Charles Camfield was found frozen to DEATH
on the j., 81. & l. road Garfield was soldier
of the late war, and resided three miles west Of
North Vernon.
John Nj. Weiss. forty-four years old, was
caught In line shaft, at the South Bend pulp
works, where he was employed, and mangled
and beaten SO that he died almost instantly. he
leaves widow and three children.
The City Council of Loeansport has refused to
to pay a claim of 81. 800 to adge Dykeman for
services rendered recently in compromising
$l43, 900 worth of bonds with the Etna Insur
ance Company, of Hartford, Conn.
The trial of John A. Miller, at Columbus. in
dicted for shooting the noted Buck" Mckinney
last October ended yesterday in the acquittal of
Miller 1t was shown that Mckinney had fire.
quently threatened Milers life. and the latter
bad reason to fear him, although probably in no
immediate danger at the time of the shooting.
A strong vein OF coal has been discovered a
short distance south of Vernon, on the T.. M. q
road. 1t is said to be in paying quantities.
and can be easily mined. Great excitement pre-
walls over the discovery. With the big gas well
and the discovery of coal, it would seem that
| there is a big fortune soon to be unearthed for
| the citizens of Vernon.
Michael Swaggart, OF Kokomo, conceived the
idea on Wednesday that God had commanded
MIN to kill his children Swaggart has always
been considered a weak-minded person, but was
always quiet citizen. Of late he had been at
tending religious revival. and had become con-
siderably wrought up on the subject of religion.
He was lodged in Jail, and will probably be sent
to the asylum.
Rushville Republican: DR.. Jefferson Helm. who
is still hale, hearty and well-preserved man of
eigbtythree years, is the only survivor of quar-
tet of physicians who, many years ago, occu-
pied very conspicuous position in Rush county.
Sexton, Frame Martin and Helm lust about
embodied the medical knowledge Of the county
in their day. In fact, they did most of the prac
tice within its limits, and were sought after far
and wide
Harry Tonget, who is wanted at Petersburg.
Gibson county, for DEMONSTRATING, was arrested
in Logansport, and has been taken to Peters
burg for trial. While in Cnss county Tonget
manned with friend in Deer Creek township.
Before he was taken back he confessed to the
sheriff that he and three young men in that
township had arranged to steal three valuable
horses. and that his arrest was all that pre-
vented them from carrying the scheme into ex-
ecution. He gave the names of the young men,
who are sons of prominent farmers.