The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-05

deed having been committed 10 February, 1886.
He has been turned over TO the authorities at
Walkers,
The second annual meeting of the Tippecanoe
County Baptist Sunday school Association will
be held at Newtown on Aug. 10 and H.
Dr. Cbsrles l. Hoover, of New Albany, re-
Gently shot by Professor Strunk is reported to
be recovering from the effects of his wounds.
Miss Laura West daughter of the late Spencer
West. of Lawrenceburg, was adjudged insane on
Tuesday, and was sent to the asylum at Indian
apos.
William Overton, a prominent farmer of Van
Buren, township, Daviess county. aged forty
two has been adjudge6 insane. He has wife
and six children
The apple crop is so large in Harrison county
that fruit growers have been compelled to shake
part of the fruit from the trees TO save the
limbs from breaking.
The sum of $500 has been raised at Crawfords-
vile for the arrest and conviction Of the person
who is poisoning dogs there. On Tuesday night
twelve valuable dogs died.
Rev. Butler, of the Baptist Church. of Vim
cennes, has resigned his passionate there. and
will take charge of the Madison avenue Church,
at Covington, KY, Sept. l.
Michigan City is overrun with tramps, who are
so brazen and abusive that the Evening Dis
patch advises the citizens to keep shotguns and
revolvers handy to shoot them.
Capt G. w. Gilmore was, on yesterday, elected
as councilman from the Third ward, at Craw-
louisville, to fill the vacancy caused by the res.
ignation of one of the members.
A curious old silver coin, bearing the date Of
"1749," was unearthed at Terre Haute, on Tues
day, by laborers engaged in excayating the
foundation for the new courthouse.
The barn of Alexander Deering, twelve miles
southeast of Marion, burned Tuesday, with
three head of horses, hay. grain and farming
Implements Loss 81. 500: no insurance.
The old settlers of Randolph and Delaware
counties are making extensive preparations for
their annual meeting at Oak Grove Aug. IS
General Tom Browne will be the chief speaker.
A freight-train wreck on the L., n. A. 81 G.
railroad near Lafayette junction, on Tuesday
night smashed half dozen cars, two of them,
loaded with cement, being literally knocked into
kindling wood.
Mrs. Lambert widow of the late William Lam
bert, died at her home in Harrison township
Fayette county last week She was eighty-five
years of age and one of the best known residents
OF that section.
Thieves broke into the public school building
at GAINESVILLE. Harrison county, and carried away
some valuable school apparatus. The trustees
have offered reward for the apprehension
of the thieves
On Tuesday evening the large frame barn of
David Aiken, mile and half west of Column
bus. burned, with its entire contents, including
500 bushels of oats. Is tons of hay, and all his
farming machinery. Loss. So. 200; no insurance.
William Ritter of Angola, aged fourteen, went
hunting. Coming to fence, he grasped his gun
near the muzzle, threw the breech over the fence
which it struck in such way and with such
force to discharge the contents of the gun
into the body of the boy. He died in half an
hour.
John OBrien, the young man who shot Miss
Emma Nswbaugh. at the residence of William
McDonough, in Fulton county. on Monday
morning, and then shot himself, died on Tues
day evening Miss Newbaueh is still living,
and her attending physician has strong hopes of
her recovery.
The twelfth annual session of the Fayette
County Institute will commence at Connersville
on Monday, Aug 10. Mrs McRae of the Boston
School of Oratory: Professor Bass, of Indianapo-
lis, and Prof. d. Eekley Hunter, of Blooming
ton, now city Observation-Disclosures of Corners
vile schools, will be the principal instructors
An insane man. half naked, was captured on
Tuesday, near Hope, Bartholomew county, after
desperate struggle, he doing effective work
with paling He claims that his name is
Henry Miller. and that he was bitten by mad
dog twenty years ago, exhibiting ugly sore on
his leg as result He is about sixty years of
age, and is a stranger in that section.
Huntington Democrat: John Allies, laborer
employed on the Little river ditch, set fire to a
stump on Friday, under which dynsmte car
tridges had been placed for the purpose OF blow
ing it ont One of these cartridges, it seems, had
not exploded, but the fire set 1t off and the
stump was shivered into pieces. One of these
struck Allies on the arm and breast and caused
him to be laid up for repairs.
William Walters, who killed two men at New
ton Stewart, Orange county, about one year ago,
and who was sent to the penitentiary at Jeffer-
sonville to save him from the fury Of the mob
that hung the Archers at Shoals. was taken to
Bedford few days ago and lodged In jail, he
having taken a change of venue to Lawrence
county. His trial takes place at the September
term of the Lawrence Circuit Court. Walters
admits killing of the men In self defence, but
denies killing the other.
Jeffersonvile society is badly torn up over the
supposed elopement of William f. Baggat, ex-
secretary of the Jeffersonville Boot and Shoe
Company, which has its headquarters at the
State Prison south. and Miss Georgia Twomey,
daughter of Mrs Julia Twomey Mr.. Baggat
has wife and child living in Jeffersonville and
is said to be quite handsome man. Miss
Twomey is little beauty, not quite sixteen, and
has heavy growth of beautiful hair, of dark
brown color, which falls below her waist. Both
have always moved in the best society.
Michigan City Dispatch: Pete Mccartney,
the rld-famed, counterteiter, who has been
serving a fifteen years sentence in the Northern
prison, will be released next June. Pete has
given the government detectives more trouble
than any other criminal in the country. In his
time he has made plates which were equal, if not
better, than the originals, and was considered
the most dangerous man in the country. But
old Pete is becoming aged, and IL is doubtful if
he will ever cause any more trouble to the oiE-
GERS. However. bis appetite is good, his eye
keen as ever, and he is apt to live a long time
yet
ILLINOIS.