The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-23
Minor Notes.

B. FL. Alvey Of the firm of Barker e Alvey.
Terre Haute, died yesterday morning.
William Childs of Terre Haute, challenges any
man in the world to shoot OF horseback with a
Colts revolver.
J. W. Morhsart, superintendent of Cass coun-
ty poor farm. was robbed of 800 on Monday
night by burglars.
During the storm near Salem last Sunday
lightning struck tree under which five horses
had taken refuge, instantly killing them all.
Henry B. Richardson, one of the most prorni-
nent business of Bedford. committed sui
eide on Tuesday, by an overdose of morphine.
Mr. j. g. Shankln of the Evansville Courier
has gone to New York to have his eyes operated
on for the affection that endangers his eyesight
The Free Methodists have taken the place of
the Salvation Army at Lafayette and are said to
be doing much good by their orderly street
meetings.
An election will be held in Wayne township,
Wayne county, to determine whether the tax
payers want the Evansville & Richmond railroad
at o cost of $4,000.
On Tuesday night, lightning struck William
Neidig's barn, near Elkhart, causing it to burn.
The loss was So. 500. with an insurance of 5000
in the Farmers Home.
The tenth annual session of the Grand Lodge
of the United Brothers of Friendship, secret
organization of colored people, with an extensive
membership, is in session at Richmond.
Burglars visited Fountain City, on Monday
night, and went through the residences of Jesse
Thomas and Thomas Pierson, securing $45 and a
watch at the former, and 81 at the latter.
The low stage of water at the Ohio river falls
has exposed many fine specimens of cOrals and
parties for the purpose OF gathering them is the
latest craze at New Albany and Jacksonville.
The residence and store building of Dr.
Stalker, at New Providence, was burned on
Tuesday night. All the furniture and office
ina
Mrs. Sallie Brightwall, aged eighty years.
died on Tuesday, in Owen township, Clark coun-
ty, after lingering illness. The deceased was
pioneer Of the county, and was highly es-
teeraed.
The citizens of Elwood have held meeting
and ordered the gamblers to leave In retalia-
ton the gamblers assaulted the Free Press
Office at night. but young man sleeping in the
Office opened fire and drove them away.
The barn of G.. w. Jones' who lives two miles
south of New Richmond, Montgomery county
burned on Tuesday night Loss, 81, 800, with
insurance of 5000 in the Ohio Farmers company
Six horses persisted in the flames, and the loss
included grain and agricultural implements.
A Knox county man was out at work with
clover-hulier for few days, and on his return
his house was empty, wife, children. household
goods and team of mules gone. He found a
brief note from his wife informing him that she
had ''gone with another fellow; you may look
out for yourself" He hunted up the mules, but
let his wife go.
Harry Cruikshank OF Cincinnati, one of the
canvassing party for the new directory of Lafay-
cite, is in trouble, charged with robbing the
money drawer of John r. Spencer's grocery of
$50. on Saturday, he being the only person
known to have been in the store at the time the
money disappeared. he was sent to jail in de-
fault of $500 bail.
William D. Bowen, a well-to,do pioneer
farmer, of Howard county, died on Tuesday at
his home. Harrison township. aged sixty-three
years. He removed from Bourbon county,
Kentucky forty yers ago, and settled on the
farm where he died. He has been several times
elected township trustee. He was also a promi-
nent Odd-fellow. and Leaves an estate worth
$25, 900.
Arrangements are about com pleted for grand
excursion of Hoosiers now resident in Iowa to
their old homes In Indiana az an early date. The
train will leave Des Mones Monday Oct a. and
will lie four days in ST. Louis to enable the ex-
cursionists to visit the exposition. Leaving