The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-23

New Albany is organizing a bicycle club.
John Flynn. Of Jeffersonville, has been taken
to the State Hospital for the Insane.
The Catholics of Elkhart, who are very pros
porous, have begun the erection Of q cathedral
TO cost about $2N,0O0.
The annual meeting Of the Board Of United
Brethren Womaps Foreign Missionary Society
will be held in Huntington on May Is and 70.
The Winchester Herald is now published by
W.. G. Pierce and s. S. Watson, the latter. q
practical printer, having recently entered the
partnership.
A Jacksonville thief, while numerous persons
we're passing, stole two large iron gates at the
entrance of a building and carried them away,
and now nobody knows who took them.
The nine-year-old son of Anthony Elgen. of
Williamsport fell into q kettle of boiling lyo
on Tuesday, cooking his flesh, which dropped
from the bones, and causing death in q few hours
AT Jacksonville, this evening. Balm and
Clark Communicates of the United Order of the
Golden Cross will hold memorial service in
honor of J. H. Morgan, the founder and origi-
nator of the order.
Prof. D. w. Thomas, for thirteen years past
the efficient superintendent of the Wabash pub
JIG schools, has been appointed superintendent
of the schools at Elkhart, with a handsome in
crease of salary.
The Commissioners Of Elkhart county have
decided to erect, this summer, a county asylum
for the poor, at a cost not to exceed $50. 600,
The building will be located centrally between
Elkhart and Goshen.
The old shanty so long in use by the j., M. g.
l., near State street, New Albany, has been torn
down to make room for the new brick depot.
The new building is to cost $4,000, and will be
handsome and convenient.
Rev. r. j. Parrett will on May 20 begin a
ten days tabernacle meeting on an island In the
middle of Eel river, at North Manchester. An
endeavor viii be made to raise funds to l~iquidate
the debt of the United Brethren Church Of that
place.
A. G. Daily, of Lebanon, is announced by the
Lebanon Patriot as a candidate for the Repub-
hcan nomination for State auditor. Mr.. Daily
is the most popular man in his county, and well
known all over the State. He is president of the
Lebanon National Bank.
The twenty-seven Indian children from Indian
Territory, whose arrival at Wabash has been ex-
peeted for the past ten davs, reached the city
yesterday in charge Of Miss Wilson. They were
as once placed in the school, and haye begun a
three years course of study at the expense of
the government.
Jacob Thompson; seventy-one years old. a resi-
dent of Terre Haute. asks to be divorced from
Mrs. Elizabeth Greiner Thompson, to whom he
was married a short time ago. He alleges that
he was drunk when he married, and thinks she
must have popped the question as he doesn't re-
member that he did.
AT Jacksonville, the food gate was raised. on
Wednesday morning, and the large sheet of wa
ter which had accumulated in the lowlands was
permitted to run out. In a small pool of water
which was left in q hollow. place are millions of
email catfish, and the people living in that neigh
berhood catch them with their hands and carry
sway basketfufs.
The Henry Howard Post, G.. A. r, was formed
1t New Ross on Tuesday. The officers are: P.
G., S. s. Munhall; S. V. c., A. B.. Crawford;
JV. c., l. S. McLaughhn; o. d., James Peter
son; O. G., JOS. Airheart; chaplain, Isaac Coli
day; surgeon. A. S. White; @. NJ. VIM. Upton;
adiutant, S. NJ. Bert. Several members of Nc
Pherson Post, at Charlottesville, ware present.
The Northern Indiana Millers' Association was
formed yesterday at North Manchester. Rep
resentatives from Huntington. Warsaw, Dora,
Roam, La Gro, Collaner, South Whitley, Wa
Abash and Columbia City were in attendance.
Ultimately it is expected that all the prominent
millers of northern Indiana will become mem
bers. The officers elected were: President.
Jesse Arnold, of North Manchester; secretary
and treasurer, w. @. Ligeet, of South Whitley.
The next meeting OF the association will be held
- North Manchester May H.