The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-22

ago. He struck on his head ard shoulder, but
the ground was soft and he sustained no more
serious injury than some severe bruises.
All Jcu, a Chinese murderer serving q term
of seven years at Joliet, sent up from Laramie
City. in 1883, became violently insane recently,
and was. on Tuesday, taken 90 the asylum.
A new Presbyterian church will be dedicated
in Sidney on Sunday, by Rev. Jaquess. of
Philo, assisted by Rev. Wilder, of Champaign;
Rev. G. H. Little of Danville. and Rev. West,
of Homer.
A son of Justus Bailey, who resides about FIVE
miles south of Mount Carroll, was thrown from
| a mower on Tuesday, and falling in front of the
siekle-bar, was cut and mangled in horrible
manner.
Rev. j. Arthur Dobson has received ca II
from the Baptist Church in Tolona. He began
preaching when only eleven years DID, and has
visited every civilized country IN the world, ex-
cept Switzerland, and every State in the Union
Near Greenville. on Tuesday. during the alb
sence of the old folks, James McFarlane ayoung
man Of nineteen, went to the home of his Uncle
Moore, and rayished the person of Ella. his thir-
teen-year- old cousin. He was brought into town
and placed under 800 bond to answer to the
| action of the September grand jury
At lottery tent connected with circus which
showed at Olney some time ago, John Sonner, of
Noble and VIM Wheeler. of Olney. lost $500
and 5000 respectively. Recently they made COM
plant to the sheriff. and when the show APP
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companied by Sonner and Wheeler, forced them
to disgorge the 81. 300, which they did without
murmur.
A band of Free Methodists have been holding
religious reyivals It Pekin for two weeks past.
They have made few converts and about
crazed couple of these They induced one
young lady TO leave lucrative position and join
their band, when her relations rescued her.
Their converts are following the sisters of the
band and discarding jewelry, laces, and edging
on their clothes
The hog cholera, or the disease commonly
called milk sickness, is raging among the swine
running at large in the timber country south of
Pana. Some farmers have lost every hog they
| owned. Cattle, also, have been attacked in
some localities. There is more or less of this
fatal disease every year in certain timber locali-
ties. The cattle die. and people are attacked
who use the milk and flesh of sick animals.
George Simmons, of Westield, on Tuesday
night, was awakened By some one walking
around his room, and supposing the intruder 90
be burglar, seized pistol and fired it in the
direction of the noise. He was Mortified to find
that his victim was his aged grandmother, who
had come to his house late in the evening. and
had not yet gone to bed. The ball entered her
bowels, and although still living. there is but
very little hope of her recovery.
A gang of nine tramps were arrested and
placed in Jail at Morrison, on Tuesday, for dep
relations committed near Fulton. They had
been in the habit of stealing from the dinner
pals OF the workmen of a construction train,
and otherwise annoying the men. On Tuesday
morning they were ordered away and as they
started to go of them drew a revolver and
fired it at the railroad employees, the bullet tax
Sterling, and inficting wound just below the
heart