The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-25

The Button Times has been sold by the Times
company to A. S. Roberts.
Miss Phoebe Mix, over fifty years a resident of
Leavenworth, has died at the age of seventy six
The Charlottesville Coffin Company last week
shipped q carload of caskets to the City of Mex
leo.
George Wheeler, of Franklin township, Floyd
county, has died from injuries received from a
runaway team.
Squire Abraham Kimberlin. of Nabb Station,
has become deranged, and been sent to the Hos
pital for the Insane.
At Scottsburg, yesterday, a building belonging
to Thomas Nye was burned. The loss is small
and covered by insurance
Rev. and Mrs. Granstaff and Josie Miller, of
Van Vert o.. are holding revival meetings at
the Friends Church. in South Wabash.
The Arnold Mill Company has been organized
at South Whitley, with James Arnold as pres-
dent and Miss Eva Arnold as secretary.
William Scales. tinware dealer, New Albany,
has assigned to w. W. Tuley for the benefit of
his creditors. Assets 81, 500; liabilities 80 500.
The wheat swindlers in Chester township, Wa
bash county, have taken to forgery, and forged
notes or responsible farmers are turning up
nearly every day.
Edward Hutchinson. aged thirty eight years,
formerly well-knowu resident of Lafayette,
moro recently of Marion, has died at the latter
place. Of consumption.
Warrick county tobacco merchants are doing
lively business now John 3. Chisney has re-
eeived about 800, 600 pounds, and E. Garbrough
about the same quantity
Under new rule. the police of Terre Haute
will be given instruction once week in city and
State laws-how to give in testimony and how to
proceed in making arrests.
Frank Champion, who shot CULVER Jackson,
young colored man. at Seymour. last August
was on Saturday sentenced TO Imprisonment for
life, in the Jackson Circuit Court
George Herman, the switehman who fell be.
tween two box-cars at New Albany, several
months ago. and was SO badly crushed has been
taken with hemorrhage. and will die.
Seventh-day-Advent arc holding protracted
meetings at Marion. Elder William Covert
president of tho State conference. ard W.
Young. State secretary, are conducting the
meetings.
General D. N. Foster. Of Fort Wayne, COM
mander of the g. A R. of Indiana, who has
been dangerously ill., is now thought to be recoy-
ering, a change for the better having taken place
on Friday.
The friends of Hiram Hendricks, who has just
disappeared from his home, south of Wabash,
deny that he fed to avoid the investigation of
the Owens murder, but is seeking location for
himself and family in California.
Rev. e. D. Smith. of North Manchester, who
is one Of the heirs in the great Mercer estate in
New York, is receiving innumerable letters from
persons all over the country who claim to be
heirs and seek information. A settlement of the
case is not looked for until spring.
About forty men in Wells county have sudden.
~ discovered that they have two wives living
The gentlemen were divorced while w. ]. Craig
was county clerk, and no entries were made of
the divorces because the fees were not paid
There is much excitement over the matter
Dr. Noah Fouts, a prominent physician of
New Salisbury, Harrison county, died Thursday
night aged forty-six years. Deceased was we'll
known throughout Harrison. Floyd and Wash
ington counties. He was a physician of large
and successful practice. and was prominent in
politics.
compromise has not yet been effected in the
Work-Lutz will case at Jeffersonville Already
the costs have reached 81. 000 The plaintiff
Mrs. Ella Work, claims $40, 600 as her share of
the estate 1t is thought settlement will be
made, and Judge Ferguson has granted the liti.
giants further time to consider the matter.
A Woman's Relief Corps, with thirty mem
bers has just been organized at North Manches-
ter The officers are: Mary Blackwell, presi-
dent; Mareery Hussey, S. "; Clara Sala. J. ";
Derlnda Spurgeon, treasurer; Prudence Z. Sex
ton, chaplain; Mat A. Ford conductor; Jennie
Mayer. guard Nettie Leatherland, assistant
conductor; Abigail Hamilton, assistant guard