The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-04
Minor Notes.

Jeffersonville bas begun the enforcement OF an
ordinance againss hogs running at large in the
streets.
The three-vear-old son of VIM. Hossler. play.
ing about the yard of the Penn House, at Fort
Wayne, raised cistern cover, fell in and was
drowned.
Good progress is being made toward raising a
donation of $50, 900 to induce the Rude Brothers
to locate their mandatory at New Castle.
Over $4,000 of the sum is subscribed
The scheme to bore for natural gas at Logans-
port has been abandoned. A company was re-
Gently organized, but 1t could not muster up the
necessary courage to push ahead the work.
Col. Ben Gresham, residing near GAINESVILLE,
Harrison county. reported to be dying from an
injury inflicted by horse. not badly
hurt as supposed, and will probably recover.
At the Memorial Day exercises at Logansport.
Capt Cyrus Vigus. of the war of 1872 occupied
a prominent place ON the speakers stand. He is
now ninety seven years old, but hale and hearty.
Miss Lille Bailey, of Earl Park, aged twenty,
who attempted suicide last Friday by taking ar
senic, died yesterday from its effects The
causes leading to the suicide were of q very dis
tressing character.
A man entered the room of Thomas Ligg an
aged and almost helpless citizen OF Windfall,
and torcibly robbed him of $50. including two
500 notes which the old man had had in his pos
session since the war.
George Morgan, of Jeffersonville. has received
S. 600 pension from the general government. be-
sides an award of So per month for disabilities.
He is an employe of the government depot in
that city, and became paralyzed lately.
Mrs William Doves, wife of farmer residing
south OF Wabash. yesterday fell down flight of
stairs, and. striking her head upon stone pro-
duced conclusion of the brain. which it is feared
will prove fatal. Her condition last night was
critical
The election at New Castle, yesterday, on the
proposition to vote aid to the Indiana Midland
railroad to the amount of $40, 000 resulted in an
overwhelming defeat of the subsidy. only forty
seven votes being given in favor Of the appro-
priation.
The fifteenth annual commencement exercises
of the State Normal School, at Terre Hante, will
be held June IL. Rev. Oscar G. McCuloch.
of Indianapolis, will deliver the address to the
alumni association Of the school, On the evening
Of the 10Th inst.
Mr. Stocksagers friends. at New Albany, are
greatly disturbed by the report that Judge New,
of jennings county. will be q candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress from that
district. Judge New is said to have given assur-
ances that he would not be a candidate.
The Rushvlle City Council cast twenty six
ballots, on Wednesday night and the night be-
fore. for street commissioner when one candi-
date was dropped, and Hill Vance formerly
street commissioner of Shelbyvlle) was substi-
tuted by the Mayor breaking the deadlock.
On Tuesday night the dry goods store OF Will
r. Hoover, at Spicelaud, was broken open by
burglars. and clothing and other goods to the
value of 500 taken. On Wednesday night the
dry goods store of W. s. Chamness was broken
into by burglars. but the value of goods taken
was small