The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-08
Brief Men ton.

At Decatur, Edward Wallace fell from a
school building fifty feet to the ground, on Tues
day afternoon. fracturlDg bis skull
The Republican convention of the Sixth nl-
nois district, on Tuesday nominated Robert r.
Hit, the present incumbent, for Congress.
Two of the Oldest residents of Alton died on
Tuesday: James Johnston. aged eighty-sx
years. and John McGinty, fifty years of age.
In glove fight at Braidwood. Tuesday night
Billy Myers of Streator, knocked ont Paddy
WEIGH, of Chicago. The prize was purse of
81. 600.
Two boys, Perry Warner and Lemuel Pope, of
Hillsboro, aged seventeen and fourteen respect
ively have mysteriousy disappeared from their
homes.
George Panton, the murderer of Smith. of
Elgin. and who was to have been hanged at
Belvidere on the 10th, has had his sentence
committed to Imprisonment for life by the Gov
ernor
Thomas Douglas, of Sandoval, administrators
of the estate OF James Arid has brought suit
against the Ohio 6 Mississippi Railroad Compa-
ny for S.. 600 damages for the killing of James
Arid. at Sandoval, last January.
William B. Stevens, city treasurer of Danville,
died Tuesday after lingering illness of
seven months. of blood poisoning. Mr.. Stevens
was a prominent Mason member of the Chi
cago Consstory, and was very popular
In parts of Fayette county, hogs are dying of
an unknown disease. They first become stupid
and then lose the use of their hind legs This
in turn is followed by dizziness, something like
the blind staggers, and loss of appetite
Burglars, supposed to be from Peoria, cracked
the safe in G.. l. Devine's store, at Pekin, on
Monday night, and carried off papers valued at
800. An unsuccessful attempt to crack the safe
in G. W. Rankin's Office was made by the same
thieves.
William Patterson. of Jacksonville, died at
Springfield, on Friday, at the age of eighty
H. 49, l. -
part of the State, having years ago been at
Rushville and Pekin, and kept hotel at Peoria,
Naples and Delevan.
A farmer named Smith, living near Sterling
went into his barn on Sunday evening with
lantern, and by some means the lantern was
knocked over, epilling the oil on the hay and
straw, and burning the building, farming imple-
ments and other property.
Gen. j. S. Martin, chairman of the district
| reunion which was to meet at Carlyle. July %
and %, received dispatch Tuesday from Gov
eInor Oglesby. saying that the Illinois National
Guards meet on those days. and will want the
tents. The reunion will be postponed
At Fourth of July celebration. near Martin
town, Stephenson county, cannon exploded.
killing man named Barney, who was operating
it. One of the mans eyes was knocked out, and
his head was split Open The accident put
stop to the further progress of the celebration.
The colored Methodists yesterday opened a
campmeeting on the fair grounds near Nation.
1t will continue in session Eve days, and will be
great attraction for the colored people in that
section. Bishop Brown, of Washington, D. c.,
and other prominent colored divines, are in at
tendance
DR.. Wheels and Miss Rudolph, of Paducah,
KY, were drowned in lake ten miles above
Metropolis. Monday. They were in a canoe, fish
| ing, when the seat on which the young lady sat
gave way and she fell into the lake. The gallant
young doctor sprang into the water to save her,
and would have succeeded had not the drowning