The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-30
Minor Notes.

One thousand more books have been ordered
for the New Albany free library.
A burlesque of ''Uncle Toms Cabin Is in
rehearsal by New Albany amateurs.
A reduction in the price of gas is promised to
Richmond consumers beginning on Feb l.
The wife of John Stephenson treasurer of
Warrick county, died at Boonville on Tuesday.
The house of w. A. Cherry. north of Boon
vile, was burned with contents. Loss, $500; no
insurance.
A revival at Dunlapsvle has added fifty nine
to the membership of the Presbyterian Church
of that place.
William Covert, once prominent citizen of
Charlestown, died at that place on Thursday,
aged eighty years.
Mrs. William Barnett, of Charlestown, in
sane from religious excitement will be sent to
the Hospital for the Insane.
Eugene Dorsey has been elected superintend-
ent of the Jeffersonville Ferry Company, vice
Capt. j. G. Dorsey, deceased.
Richard Collins the first clerk of Whitley
county died at Columbia City on Tuesday. He
was the best known man in the county.
The funeral of Mrs. DR.. Davis. of Indianapolis,
formerly Miss Wildrige. of Richmond, took
place at the last named city yesterday.
Rev. Clevenger, of the Baptist Church in Spen-
GER, is having good success in the protracted
meetings that commenced some time ago.
Henry Shill, one of the best known farmers of
Tippecanoe county, died his residence, nine
miles southeast of Lafayette aged eigkty-six
years.
Whaley Miller. of Hillsboro. discarded lover.
sued Jesse Stephens for numerous presents
given her during the courtship The jury de-
clared for the lady.
The fire at the Studebaker wagon works at
South Bend on Wednesday. damaged material
in the building to the amount Of So 500 fully
covered by insurance.
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Ebert johnson, the leader of the great temper
ance crusade, died at New Albany, on Thursday,
aged forty-four years
The city exchequers of Jacksonville and New
Albany are largely contributed to by citizens of
Louisville who come over the river to indulge in
plain and fancy DRINKS.
A popular amusement at Attica is guessing the
weight of pigs. The other day among eighty
four guessers one man came within half pound
Of the weight of porker.
The United States Court has ordered Receiver
Evans to show cause why he does not nay over
to Crawford county 81 548 in taxes due that coun-
ty from the Airline railroad.
A stranger giving his name as John Mion
has given himself up to the Evansville police
stating that he had murdered a man in Louis
VILE He is far gone With consumption
The distilling company, of Terre Haute, has
compromised three of the threatened suits by
relatives of the FIVE men killed by the recent ex
plosion. 81, 200 being paid-$400 for each of the
three deaths.
Rev c. A. Roberts, of the A. M e. Church
at Spencer, says they closed their revival meet
ing Thursday night for want of material to
work on. The church has had twenty-seven
accessons and twenty one conversions.
The damage suits of Mrs. Campbell against
Joseph Coyne, for killing her grandson, William
Hickman, and Newton Hyler VS.. Joseph Coyne,
for shooting him in the leg, have been trans
ferred from Clark to Floyd county for trial in
the Circuit Court. Coyne is man of considera
BILE wealth.
Miss Cedora Lieuelen, professor of constitu-
tional history in the college at Danville. was
yesterday admitted to the practice of law in the
Circuit Court, Judge Ayres, of Indianapolis, pre-
siding. Miss Lieulen is the second lady lawyer
in Indiana, the other being Mrs. Bess Eagles
field, of Indianapolis.
Warrick county romance: Anthony Razor sold
his tobacco and left $45 with his wife for safe
keeping. On Tuesday he took a load of hay to
Boonville. Milton Sutherland helped him unload
he went and got Mrs Razor, and the two eloped,
taking the train for Evansville
Frank Kimball, formerly a member of the
Terre Haute fire department. and for the past
eight months an express messenger on the E. &
T. H., has been arrested at Evansville charged
with stealing revolver from the agent Of the
Adams Express Company at that point He ad-
mits having taken the ire-arm, but says it was
joke.
A case that has been exciting great interest in
southeastern Indiana has been decided in the
Circuit Court of Union county Thompson sued
Williams, both wealthy physicians of Union
| county, for $1,000 damages for violation of con-
tract. Dr. Williams pays one cent damage the
costs OF the case, and ceases to practice medicine
in that neighborhood. He is one of the Oldest
and most successful practitioners in that part of
the State.