The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-26

stock. agricultural and horticultural products,
manufactured and household articles A cordial
invitation is extended to all industries to come
with representation and meet each other In
friendly and honorable competition
Rev Father Mesker, of Rockport, while on
his way to Evansville in buggy. was stopped
by highwaymen and robbed of a gold watch
large sum of money which he had hid IN the
buggy was not secured by the thieves
Robert S. Kern, who mysteriously disappeared
from Frankfort last Tuesday, has returned. hav-
ing been far west as Kansas City his condi-
tion is that of an almost helpless lunatic he
was Immediately placed under medical treat
ment.
John Baldwin, of Redding township, Jackson
county, received $384l0 for the nutmeg melons
raised on three and a half acres of land, and his
net profits from the sales were 1888 r. This is
$45 30 per acre--enough in one years products to
pay for the land
An election was held on Tuesday in the town
ship in which Rising Sun is situated to decide
whether or not the sum OF $40, 900 should be sub
scrihed toward building the proposed Louisville,
Cincinnati q Dayton railroad The vote cast
was: For the appropriation. 466; against the ap-
preparation, "a.
The large barn of W. e. Higgins, FIVE miles
east of ShelDyvllle, was burned by an incendlary
on Tuesday night with it's contents, consisting
or 200 bushels of new wheat. 300 bushels OF
corn, twenty tons of hay, farming implements,
insured for 81 300 in the Continental New York
The Flatrock Baptist Association, comprising
twenty churches. is in its sixty Fourth annual
session, at Shelbyvile. The records of the
churches chow 343 baptized during the year.
The membership of the association is 1850. The
amount of $2l5.73 has been given to the State
missions; $40 So to home missions, $50 sc to for
eign missions; $24. 81 to the publication society,
and STA 80 to women's missions.
A building occupied by J. r. Bargeman's drug
store, residence, and tenement occupied by
widow named Saxfon was partially destroyed
by fire, at Evansville, yesterday morning. The
building owned by Henry Reitman, and was
damaged 5000; covered by insurance. Barge
mans loss furniture was ST. 300; insured IN
the Liverpool. London and Globe for $500, and
the franklin of Indianapolis, for $500. The
cause is unknown, the family being absent at
the time.
Ned Abercrombie, q fourteen-vear-old son of
Theodore Abercrombie, of Nashville, met with
quite painful accident Tuesday. Some dy
Mantle cans were found in an old tenant house
on his fathers farm, and the boy concluded to
try to fire few of them. One exploded in his
left hand and badly mangled his thumb and
finger The thumb amputated, and it is
thought by the physicians that the finger will
have to be taken off.
The mill has commenced to grind at the gov
eminent depot at Jeffersonvle, the following
employees having been asked to resign: j. b.
Houston, John Totten, Isaac Roberts, l. p
Smith. of New Albany; Daniel Smith. of Port
Fulton. and three colored men named Histon,
johnson and Spears. About hundred APP
plcations have been filed for places. and it is ex
pected that wholesale removal of Republicans
will take place Immediately.
James H. Keith farmer living Ave miles
Northwest of Wabash, was engaged in shooting
rats in a wood-shed on his farm yesterday morn
ing, using a seven shooter revolver. The first
ball fred passed through the side of the struct-
ure and struck his wife, who happened to be
outside, In the right shoulder and penetrated
her lungs. The full extent of Mrs. Keiths in
jures is not known. The husband is nearly
crazed with grief because of his earelessness in
the handling of firearms.
The murder trial of the State vs. VIM. Wal
tors, for killing two men in Orange county,
commenced at Bedford on Tuesday. There
nearly two hundred witnesses present, and it
will probably take ten days to try both cases.
The State is represented by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Noblett; his deputy, S. d. Luckett; Col. Geo.
W. Friedley, of Lafayette; Joe Giles and Hon.
j. l.. Suddarth, OF Leavenworth. The defense
is in the hands of Judge Mavity and Hon. WIN.
Farrell, of Paoli, and Dunn & Dunn, of Bedford.
Mrs. Americas Duggins created quite sensa-
tion at New Albany, on Monday night, by pub
licly cowhiding Mrs. James Claffney. The
trouble grew out of rumors connecting the name
of Mr. Duggins with that of Mrs Claffney
which placed the latter In an unfagorable light to
Mrs. Ducgins. and irrtated her to such an ex-
tent that she armed herself with box of cay
enne pepper and cowhide, and went In search
of the rival of her husbands affections. Meet
ing her on the street, she flung the pepper into
Mrs. Claffney's face. and began applying the
cowhide with fearful effect When she inally
desisted the blood was streaming from the hand
some face of her rival, whose screams could be
heard several squares away A large crowd of
men and women congregated at the scene. hut
none made an effort to stop the proceedings. The
trouble will be investigated in court next Mon
day, when some interesting developments are
expected.