The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-24
Minor Notes,

Highwaymen are operating in the country
woods about New Albany.
The Fort Wayne Gazette will on July begin
the publication sof daily evening Republican
German paper
The gas we'll at Richmond has reached depth
of COG feet The flame is still burning, and great
numbers visit the we'll daily.
Alonzo Muntz, of Evansville, while playing
with his dog. slipped and fell, suffering COM
pound fracture of his right leg.
Ira Powell, of Mattoon, Ill. was accidentally
killed. near Mt Vernon, Ind, where he was
extensively engaged in logging The accident
occurred on Saturday.
A project is on foot at Evansville to establish
a Geaf-mute school in that city. That city has
nearly fifty deaf mutes. and it is thought at
least thirty pupils could be secured
Judge Mack, of Terre Haute, has issued an
order that if any newspaper publishes the names
of witnesses summoned before the grand jury,
or information regarding indictments, the pub
Usher shall be fined for contempt
Dr. N Field of Jacksonville. eiehty-one
years DID, has for many years preached at the
Christian Church in that city without pay, be-
lieving In the apostolic doctrine that a minister
should not take pay for the gospel
During thunderstorm. yesterday the barn
Of Frank Kitchen. five miles northeast of
Greesburg was struck by lightning and burned
together with two mules. two horses hay and
other feed, and some farming implements.
Loss, 81, 200
The four-year-old daughter of Joseph P.
White, farmer living six miles southeast of
Princeton, fell into ffty-fo we'll containing
nearly twenty feet of water The father jumped
in and got the child which was with great diff
Guilty resuscitated.
James Wyant and a man named Moore have
escaped from the Jail at Leavenworth. Wyant
was held on the charge of incest. and Moore on
that of grand larceny. This makes the third
Jail delivery that has occurred at Leavenworth
within two weeks.
The twelfth annual commencement of Pur
due University will be held on Thursday, June
10. the exercises beginning at $50 A. NJ. On
Sunday June g. the baccalaureate address will
be delivered by DIR. d. w. Fisher, of Hanover
College, and DIR. A. Marine will address the
college Y M. G. A. On Monday 7th, Professor
Wiley will deliver an address before the scetifc
society, and on the Sth Hon. Maurice Thompson
will address the literary societies. The alumni
association will meet on the 9th.
At Greensbure a jury returned verdict in
court yesterday setting aside the will of Isabelle
SeitZ. whereby she gave two grandchildren her
two-thirds interest in the large hotel known as
the Seitz House, ltaving her children the In
come thereof during their lives. The children
contested because the mother was of unsound
mind, and the jury so found. The title to $780,
600 worth of property will remain uncertain, as
the grandchildren may have this result set aside
twenty years hence, when they become of age.
Captain Goldman, chief Of police of Lafayette.
Lewis In search of stolen watch. Mrs. Lewis
gave MP the watch, and he about to leave.
when ne lent an ear to the prattle of the Lewis
baby, first learning to talk. which kept repeat
ing 'Mamma's dot it looted up! Mammals dot
IL looted up!' Wondering what it meant, he in