The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28


The failure was caused by inability to make col
lections.
Minor Notes.
Gen. NJ D. Manson has appointed Gen. E.
W. Weaver, of Lafayette, his deputy collector.
The new electric light system at Marion will
be tested tonight. The circuit includes fifty
lamps.
Charles Robinson (colored) was run over by
the cars at New Albany on Thursday night and
killed
Watermelon and buttsrmilk socials are all the
rage at South Bend 1t is queer combination,
and ought to make plenty of work for the doc
tors.
Mr. and Mrs Alexander Frazier, of Van
Buren, township, Grant county, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. L. O. Robinson, the Indianapolis evangsl-
list, will begin a short series of revival meetings
at the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Michigan
City, tomorrow.
having trouble with his wife, attempted to com
NIT suicide on Thursday by taking poison. He
Is yet alive, but his recovery Is thought doubtful
The Terre Haute Express says that Fed Tay-
lor, manager Of the Monarch News Company,
operating on the Mackey lines has left that city
owing about $500 to employees, fruit dealers and
Others
Yesterday afternoon the jury IN the Walters
case, on trial at Bedford, returned q verdict Of
guilty of mansauehter. and the extreme penal
ty of twenty-one years Imprisonment was as
eessed.
Uncle Mat Popsjoy, one of the pioneers of
Clinton county, substantial citizen, and zeal
Gus Republican, died at his home near Middle
fork on Thursday, and was buried yesterday
afternoon.
Scott Franklin, a young attorney Of McCans-
boro. H., who had been visiting relatives in
Switzerland county for several weeks past, was
drowned on Thursday while bathing 10 the Ohio
river at Vevay.
Sutton Barley son of T. B. Barley, of Bath
township Franklin county, aged about twenty,
who was attending normal school at Brookville,
was drowned on Thursday afternoon while
bathing in the river.
The game law says that ducks may be legally
killed IN this State on and after next Wednes.
day, but if the papers in the northern part of
the State are correct, the duck season is open
every day in the year.
dispatch from Anderson states that Thomas
and George Ford. under $1,000 bonds to answer
the charge of arson have run away, rather than
take their chances at the preliminary hearing,
which was set for to-day.
The jury in the case of Charles J. Rodgers for
killing John Finnegan IN April last, on trial at
Madison, returned a verdict OF guilty OF man.
slaughter. and assessed the punishment at two
years in the penitentiary.
Jonn II. Herly mas entered SUIT In the ClrculJ
Court OF Huntington county against the Chicago
81 Atlantic railway company for the loss of an
arm while employed as brakeman last March.
He asks for $l2, 900 DAMAGES.
| David Foster and Lerkin Troxell, of Jones'
| boro, have been arrested and placed in Jail at
Marion to await trial, the charge of burglariZ-
| ing the hardware store of William Oliver, of
| Harrisburg. Grant county, Aug 10.
The City Council of Greencastle has passed a
waterworks ordinance, and given the company
| thirty days in which to accept the contract The
officers of the company are d. r. Williamson,
| president; John w. Earn treasurer; w. +. Ste
| venson, secretary, and William H. Wood super
| intendent.
| Henry Sylvester, formerly in the employ of the
| Studehaker Brothers. at South Bend is the in
| ventor of new automatic motor for propelling
streetcars and other roling-stock. which Is said
| to eclipse electricity, combustion engines, and
the different cable and grip patents. Its estl-
| mated cost per car is $4O0,
| Mrs. Lizzie Clark, of South Whitley. young
| widow who recently filed breach of promise
| suit for So, 900 against Ford Grimes. merchant
| of Collimers, has compromised the case, Grimes
| paying her 5000 in cash. Grimes's attorney ad-
vised him to accept the terms. as the evidence
| against him made the plaintiffs case q strong
one.
| The Boone County Teachers Institute closed
yesterday, after the most successful session in
its history. Prof G. F. Bass and Mrs. Emma
1
/ adjourning the institute unanimously adopted q
resolution indorsng H. Nj Lafollette as worthy
candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruc-
] ton.
| VIM. Engart, of Lagro, Wabash county, while
| on board Wabash train. quarrelled with the
| conductor about change The latter called the
/ brakeman to his assistance, who it is claimed,
| brutally assaulted EnGart. gave him frightful
| beating and threw him off the platform at Lagro.
| Engart threatens q damage suit against the
| company.
/ AT Lafayette on Thursday, David Yopst
/ while assisting lawyer A. L. KUenler in trying to
capture hive of bees that had lit IN the latters
| tree, was attacked by the bees and, before he
could free himself from them. was stung in every
available place on his neck, face and hands
| from which, owing TO fever setting in, it il
doubtful if he will recover
Indications assure decided success for the
| Clinton county fair, next week. The grounds
| are being placed in magnificent shape. Entries
already made assure agricultural exhibit oi
excellence, while in cattle and stock the pens are
| being rapidly reserved. The races will be, as
they always are, great, and the balloon man has
pre-empted two days in which to sail up among
the little stars.
An attempt was made TO wreck the limited ex-
press on the Lake Shore road near South
Bend on Thursday night, by piling large mum.
Der of ties on the track near Wenger's culverr.
They were discovered by Mr.. Steckman, who
| succeeded in removing the obstruction by the
time the train was within hundred yards Of