The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-19

footing, and the wheels Of the tender and driver
passed over him, cutting his body entirely in
two. de was unmarried.
The Terre Haute Express presents to its
readers each Sunday highly creditable account
OF the business of the city for the past week.
William Ramsey, farm hand, while intoxi-
Gated, went to sleep on the railroad track near
Mount Vernon, on Friday night. and was killed.
A camp meeting will be held at the Edinburg
fair grounds from July 80 to Aug. 8, under the
auspices of the Second Baptist Church of Sey-
mour
Ed Bicke, seventeen -year-old boy, was ar
rested at Goshen on Saturday, charged with
rIfiing the money drawer of the Creamery Com
pany, of that place.
Perry Hittle. Of Sugar Creek township east of
Carrollton, through violent exercise and over
work. yesterday burst blood vessel and bled
to death IL ten minutes.
Hon. d. w. voorhees,, Governor Gray and
Hon. Will Cumback will address the old settlers
meeting which is to be held at Paris Crossing
Jennings county, July 81
The Starke and LaPorte County Commission
ers will jointly build bridge across the kanka-
kee river at Bone island, near the crossing OF
the F., Ft. w. & Z. railroad.
Walkerton is to have pickle-salting factory,
ll4xl36 feet, with capacity of As, 600 bushels,
it having 48 l,0O0-bushel tanks The pickle busi-
ness ID quite an industry at that place.
Lafayette Mallory, well-known business man
OF Terre Haute. died at ST. Anthonys Hospital
in that city, on Saturday, from an incnrable
malady of which he had long been sufferer
Daniel James, of Polk township. Huntington
county, died last week at the nome of his son,
Dr. NJ. James, in Andrews, aged eighty seven
years He was formerly associate judge of Grant
county.
over the water works contract was ended by the
| order of the Council to have an ordinance pre-
| pared to award the contract to Moffatt, Hodg-
| lsns g. Co.
| Six carloads of army material have been re-
ceived at the government depot atJeffersonville,
most of it being flannel The FIVE or six hundred
| women who sew army clothing expect to have
| more work in a short time.
The Terre Haute dstiliery. when running at
| It's full capacity pays TO the government $l6,OUu
per day, and consumes 4, 500 bushels of corn
| which makes 900 gallons of raw highwines,
or Is, 900 gallons of rectifed spirits.
| John Moore a resident of Orange county since
1871, and soldier of the war 1872, died recently
at the home of his brother near French Lick at
| the age of ninety-tw He stanch Re-
| publican. and had filled several offices with
credit to his party and himself.
Two young farmers, living south of Hunting
| ton, named Palladium and Brinneman, met and
| renewed an old quarrel. which finally resulted
| III fight, during which Palladium drew a knife
and stabbed Brinneman in the bowels. Phila-
bum Is in jail to await the result of the injuries.
| Frank Montgomery. wealthy farmer, living
| near Poseyville. Posey county, had his breast
crushed in by kick from horse on Friday. 1t
| is thought that he cannot recover. He is the
| third of three well-to-do farmers, whose farms
| all join, who have been crippled for life In the
last eighteen months By horses and the ak.
! A rather strange freak of nature is reported
| from Lexington Scott county. A young man
| by the name of Smith was a few months ago at
| tackled with typhoid fever and lay in a critical
| condition for long time, during which he lost
| his growth of black hair. Soon afterward a
reveals the freak of nature. His hair is now
about three inches in length, very kinky. like
| that of a negro, and as white as snow.
| The Lafayette Call tells the following: Dur
| ing recent heavy hailstorm which vIsEed Ben
| ton county hen sitting on her nest in the grass
on the prairie was driven off and took refuge I'M
| der shed. The hail-stones were very large,
| ard the eggs were quickly smashed to pieces
| The nest was almost filled with the hail-stones
When the storm passed over, the hen came out
and resumed her position the nest and did
not seem to realize the situation until her feet
were almost frozen and nearly all the ice melted
| by the heat of her Lody."
| disastrous wreck occurred on the Evansville
& Terre Haute railroad on Saturday evening,
near Vincennes A passenger train was ap-
preaching the city at speed of about thirty
-sSlSes an hour when it reached an open switch,
and dashlng through it, plunged into some empty
hox cars, demolishing everything within reach.
The passengers were shaken UP in promiscuous
manner but no one was hurt. The damage is
estimated at S.. 000 which Includes the partial
| demolition of the passenger locomotive and the
total destruction of four box cars.