The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-10


Paramount Bank. His brother. Elmer, who was
| also implicated, yesterday forfeited his bond of
| 5000, having jumped the country.
Thomas Reams. alias Delaney Lowry, q negro
convict. who escaped from the Jeffersonville
prison some time ago, was returned to his old
| quarters on Wednesday. having been arrested
and identified at Nashville. Tenn.
The hoe-cholera- medicine swindle. with prom
| issory note attachment, is being success
| fully worked by sharpers in Miami ard adjoin-
| ing counties. The details OF this swindle have
| heretofore been printed in the Journal.
Peter Bells who lives near Watson, Clark
county. attempted to collect some rent from Mrs.
| Bissie. but changed his mind about it when the
| woman presented a loaded revolver at his head
| and requested him to leave the premises.
Elder M Nj. vancleave, Baptist minister.
who has resided at Crawfordsville ever since the
| first cabin erected in Montgomery county.
| has performed SIT marriage ceremonies, and is
still hale and hearty, although stopped with age
and hard labor.
W. j. Nicholson and Miss Matte Beckes, Of
VincenDes were married on Wednesday evening
at the country residence of ex-Commissioner
Beckes, father of the bride. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father Peythieu, of st.
Francis Xavier's Cathedral
Mrs Sallie Bitters, wife of T. A. Bitters. for
merly editor of the Rochester Sentinel, died at
that place last Monday evening Mrs. Bitters
was lady of more than average aetainments,
and Christian worthy of emulation. Cancer
Gus troubles were the cause of her death
Mike Gallagher, ST. Joseph county farmer
aged about seventy, drove to South Bend, on
Tuesday and drank so much liquor that his wife
would not return home with him. The next
morning Mr. Gallagher was found lying in the
road way with broken neck, having fallen from
his wagon.
The Eastern Indiana Bee-keepers' Association
will hold their annual meeting at Richmond, on
Thursday, Sept 16. Officers will be elected and
NhA
meeting of the North America Bee-keepers AS
ISOLATION, which meets In Indianapolis on Oct.
IL, 10 and Ia.
The barn of Fayette Williams, four miles
north of Washington, and all its contents, con-
sisting of six hundred bushels of wheat fifteen
tons of hay and a lot of farming implements and
machinery, were destroyed by fire on Wednes-
dav night, the work of an incendary. Loss
81, 800; no insurance.
At the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of
Evansville, on Wednesday evening. services were
held under the auspices of the Woman's Board
of Foreign Missions. at which Miss Rena REESE
ner. of Riggsville, Ill.,. was consecrated as mis-
sionary to Japan Miss Resener will sail from
San Francisco for Japan on Oct. l.
John Linn and Will Caldwell, two young men
who came to Connersvile few months ago
from Cincinnati and opened an aristocratic res
taurant and confectionery. have suddenly de-
camped, leaving u small stock of fixtures, mort
gaged, and numerous creditors who are bereft of
| sums ranging from 5000 downward.
A very uncommon occurrence happened near
Decatur on Wednesday. Noah Glass. hard
ware merchant, was driving a short distance in
the country, when small whirwind formed un-
der the vehicle. lifting it from the road and car
ryng it several rods. Mr. Glass weighs over
$50 pounds. which adds "weight" to the remark
able force of the little air-twister.
The Randolph County Law Library Associa-
ton met at Winchester, on Monday. and elected
the following officers: President, A. j. Stake
bake; treasurer, Jesse Canada; secretary, E. S.
Jaqua; curators, Judge Monks. W. A. Thomp-
son and E. L. Watson. The property of the as
ISOLATION is valued at something 50, 900, and
is said to be one of the finest in the State.
Two weddings of note took place at Lafayette
on Wednesday. The first was that of David A.
Williamson and Miss Sallie A. Ford both repre-
sentatlves of the oldest and most esteemed
families in the city, at which Rev. A. Marine
oficiated. The other ceremony took place at St
Marys Catholic Church. the contracting parties
| being Edward Miller, of Elkhart. and Miss Kate
McGrath, of Lafayette.
A change of venue in the Bryant-Shackelford
murder case from Morgan to Owen county, was
| granted by the Morgan Circuit Court yesterday
A. j. Bryant tried for the murder of Ezra
Schackelford during the February term and
sentenced to a term of eight years In the peni-
| Tertiary. The Supreme Court reversed the de-
cision, and the will likely come up at the
next term of the Owen Circuit Court.
Muhatton is now in Clay county placing on
record the phenomenal size of various farm prod
ucts He has already found squashes weighing
1884 pounds, grapes 81 inches around, tomatoes
| 19a inches in circumference and inches long,
| and radishes Is inches in grth, 81 in length and
| 10 pounds in weight Mr. Mulhatton has only
| seen a small section of the county yet. and
| there is no telling what he may discover in the
way of vegetable Jumbos by the time he reaches
| the river bottoms
Fort Wayne has large number of citizens
| who claim England as their native home, and
this fact has led to the organization of robin
Hood Lodge. No. ZIG. of the Order of Sons of st.
George English social society. 1t starts out
with thirty-seven charter members and the fol-
lowing officers: Worthy president William
Geake: worthy vice president, John T. Leach;
secretary, Henry Smith; treasurer, Robt Ogden:
| assistant secretary, Harry Templar; messengers,
Harry Grosvenor and G. ". Chapman; sentinels,
T. j. Baker and James Mum.