The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-29


the saloon and threw the liquors and cigars in
the street
j. FL. Loop, the Republican nominee for Repre-
sentative is seriously sick at his home in Koko-
mo, with neuralgia of the stomach.
At Terre Haute $425 OF the 5000 lost by Jacob
Farley. the harness man, swindled by a bogus
draft has been made up by sympathetic friends,
and presented him.
A man named Burton has been indicted at
Corydon for bigamy. A year ago he married at
Ramsay Harrison county. He has q wife and
i've children in Kansas.
Charley Ward, a young man, while engaged
Ia blowing out stumps on the farm of r. Scarlet,
near Liberty, with dynamite. was killed. His
body was blown to pieces and found IN various
parts of the field
Dora and Larrey Beetle two colored boys,
were placed in Jail at Delphi, on Saturday, in
default OF bail, on the charge of having stolen
$3.50 from I. A. Howes, a grain-buyer OF Flora,
the residence Of the lads.
The Republicans of Rochester township, Full
ton county, have made the following nomina-
tons; Trustee, Lemuel Shelton; assessor,
Robert JEWELL justices of the peace, Charles
Stradley and John Davis.
The five days holiness convention held in Ko-
komo during the past week, under the auspices
of the Friends Church, closed on Saturday night
The meetings were largely attended. night and
day, and reached the expectations Of the most
sanguine
Uniform Rank. No. 6. K. of p. of Kokomo
are making active preparations to enter the con-
test for first money at the worlds competitive
drill. which takes place in june at Toronto, Can
ada. This famous division has taken over $4,000
in prizes.
By a mistake of the sheriff of Vigo county
Charles Roberts. the Parke county desperate,
was taken to the penitentiary on Friday night
He has been returned to Terre Haute but not in
time to escape losing his hair and mustache on
entering the penitentiary,
The capitalists who propose digging for gas at
Lexington, Scott county, held meeting and
elected officers. About $500 has been sub
scribed toward paving the expense of sinking
the well. Mr.. w. FL. English, of Indianapolis, Is
one of the heaviest stockholders
Rev. c. G.. Hudson will close his three years.
services pastor of the N. E. Church in Koko-
mo with next Sundays services. Rev. Hudson
has served his people faithfully and well. 1t is
thought Rev. w. j. Vigus, presiding elder
of the Warsaw district, will be his successor.
William B. Taylor, one of the pioneers Of
Morgan county, died at his home in Martinsville
on Saturday morning He was a prominent
citizen of the county for over half century.
and always took leading part in all its enter
prises His funeral will occur on Monday at /
o'clock.
The Latter-day' Saints are trying to rent a
church or hall in New Albany for the purpose of
holding series of meetings, to be conducted by
the leading evangelists of their faith. They de-
scribe Joe Smiths Book of Mormon as a di-
vine revelation, but denounce polvgamy and
other outrageous dogmas Of the Utah church
as the work Of the devil
The Republicans of Wayne township, Henry
county, have nominated the following ticket:
Trustee, Mark M. Morris; assessor, Francis NJ
Lowry; justice of the peace. w. E. jackson;
constables, J. Jackson, L. Kiser, S. Heathco
w. FL. Bowman and j. A. Pike, candidates
for county treasurer, submitted their claims to
the people. and Bowman was chosen.
The largest township in this State is Union
township, Montgomery county, in which Craw-
louisville is located It contains 101 square
miles, and in November. 1884. 1883 votes were
cast This township is over 200 Republican, and
gave Garfield 329 majority. It is divided into
eleven voting precincts. Within its borders there
are four towns, two stations and part of another
town.
Walter D. Knox, a Colorado stock herder,
while on a drunk in Louisville, char
tered hack and asked the driver to
And him wife. The hackman saw woman
of the town, Lizzie Miller. on the street. and in
vited her to get in The couple wero then
driven to Jeffersonvilie and were married by one
of the Gretna Green 'squires of that place. After
the ceremony the woman asked Knox where
they would live. He replied: II guess we won't
live at ALL I've got no further use for you and
am going back to Colorado