The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-09
ILLINOIS.
Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.

Cuttings from Correspondence and Gleanings
from Exchanges.
The murder case of Henry NJ. Teale, at Ha-
vana, has been dismissed
The Star fouring-mill at Quincy was burned
on Saturday night Loss, $1,000; insurance,
81, 900.
The Christian Church at Lower White Oak
Mclean county organized Aug. Is, 1886, will
celebrate its semi-centennial Aug Ii to 10
Richard Roessel, sixteen years DID, was run
over by a freight train, Bunker Hill, and
killed. He had sat down on the track to rest,
falling asleep.
According to the Ottawa Journal, large New
foundland dog deliberately committed suicide at
that place by standing on the track and bdng
the shock of locomotive.
The Christian Church of Nation has extend
ed call to Rev. r.. T. Dunlap, of Washburn.
He has accepted the call and will enter upon his
charge early in September.
The residence of W. A. Funk, at Streator was
burglarized and then burned to the ground, on
Saturday morning. The loss to residence and
contents is about $780, partly covered by in
surance.
In the revised edition of Lusk's "Politics and
Politicians of Illinois," it is stated that the first
| bank in the territory was chartered in 1916 ard
established in Shawneetown. The State bank.
capital 81, 000, 900. was chartered in 1919, and
located at Kaskaskia. Lafayette visited both of
these cities in 1925
The Paris Light Infantry Company H, Eighth
Regiment returned from Springfield on Satur-
day. where they had been in attendance with
the encampment of the Second Brigade l. N. G.
This company with the Nashville and Decatur
companies were the first to report for duty at
East st. Louis during the riots IN April.
A man named Cassidy who has farm stu
ated few miles northeast of Oakland, but who
resides in Paris has 600 bushes of corn crib
bed on the farm, which he has held ever since 1890
In 1881 he was offered 50 cents per bushel for it,
but that was not enough; he must have ST. per
bushei. Corn went down soon after and it has
been down ever SINCE and his grain has laid
there rotting in the crib.
The Edgar County Teachers Institute COM
pleted one weeks session in Paris on Saturday
There are 200 teachers enrolled, and the eyer
cises are under the direction of Professors G. I
Parker, J. Il. Brownlee and John Trainer, whose
services have been secured by the county super
intendent DR.. D. I. Stewart. The institute
will continue two weeks longer, and promises to
be one of unusual attachments.
One of the oldest residents of Champaign
county is David Hill of HARDWOOD township who
was ninety six years old last Monday He is in
good health and in full possession of his mental
powers. He recollects distintly many stirring
events of the war of 1872 through which he
served with honor and can entertain company
of friends with "reminiscences that most people
now living know nothing about. except by what
they have read
house, had thrilling experience with monster
rat that attacked him while asleep. He was
awakened by the gnawing and ran to his father,
who at first thought the lad was dreaming
When he saw the boy covered with blood how
ever, he went TO his bed and there found the big
rat savagely licking the blood that literally
covered the bed. The rat showed no signs Of
retreating, and attacked Mr.. Sprague with great
ferceness. The rat was killed. but he made
desperate fight.
JncrS , , c ::...n of Durand, gathered
a quantity of ginseng for medicinal purposes the
other day. dozen or more of the young men
of the village concluded to play joke on Judd
One of their number gravey told him that
law had been passed By Congress making any
one who gathered ginseng subject to fine of
S. 900 and Imprisonment for five years for every
pound of the herb. Judd was Mortified, as he
had gathered twelve pounds of the ginseng, and
was thus liable; as he supposed. to sixty years
Imprisonment and fine of $4,000 Five vii
layers then appeared and asked each other if
they hay seen the item in the newspapers con-
corning the new ginseng law A young man
from Rockton was introduced to Judd as q
United States marshal The bogus marshal
took Judd into custody for gathering ginseng.
Judd was marched from one end of the village to
the other, while the villagers stared at him and
made comments on the enormity of his crime.
Finally Judd saw chance to escape, and he