The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-23
Minor Notes.

Logansport is experiencing mild form of coal
famine.
There is report to the effect that many hogs
are dying in LaPorte county from cholera.
A twoyear,old son of Charles O'Donuel, of
Vincennes, was probably fatally sealded last
Friday evening.
Gen. Jasper Packard has bought the LaPorte
Daily Dispatch Robert Henkel, one Of its
founders, will be the city editor
Arthur E. Kenney, superintendent of the De-
eatur Street-car Company, died Saturday night
He had SIS, 600 insurance on his life.
All the Cass county hunters who have gone
north in search of deer. report extraordinary
good luck, though they have sent home none of
the results of their prowess
Fat Peoria. on Saturday afternoon, young
man named Herman Wits was run over hv a
coal wagon and fatally hurt. All his relatives
resided in Germany.
At Rushville on Saturday night. two men
aamed Literal and Pease had quarre! over a
lire-hox and the latter cut the former in the re-
gion OF the heart. nfiicting q very serious wound
William Deal who cut Charles johnson, of
Wayne township. Tippecanoe county, ad-
judged guilty of assault and battery, and fined
100. to which was added three months impris-
lnment.
Il is said the relative of Simeon Gerard who
was shot by citizens of battle-ground. near At
tica, some days ago, will make attempt to
have them prosecuted, alleging that there was
cause for suspecting him of crime, and no
excuse for shooting him.
Capt j Slut Neal superintendent of the gov
eminent building in New Albany, advertises for
sealed proposals for the construction of the ma
sonry of the postoffiee and United States
courthouse. The work on the structure will
not be commenced, however, until next spring
At Lafayette, on Saturday. horse driven bv
Harvey RuSch became frightened at a train, and
wheeling about suddenly, was precinltated TO-.
gether with the buggy, down a forty foot en-
oankment. The horse had a leg broken and the
vehicle was demolished, but Mr.. Rusch escaped
With slight bruises.
valable team of Norman horses was stolen
from Aaron Chapman and j. T. Baker. of Kirk
land township, Adams county, on Sunday morn
ing. The owners organized q band OF six men
on horseback, and started on the track. They
captured the thief, Sam Stoner, six miles south
east of Decatur, with the horses in his posses
sion. Stoner is now in jail
The seven-year.old son of Lemuel Summers,
OF Peoria. confesses that be set fire to the harm
OF =. w. Pierce. which burned week ago. He
- suspected of having set fire to his father
noase three times in one day few months ago.
Last Saturday he stole his fathers horse and
buggy and ran away with it. hut was captured
as Washington and brought back The boy is
evidently in training for aldermanic Donors
There will be grand soldiers reunion at
Centreville, on Tuesday, the Both. in com.
memoration of the battle of Franklin. il being
the twenty-second anniversary of that event.
There will be addresses and music, general
good time, free dinner for all, and bean
supper" and special invitation is extended by
Capt G. B. Jackson to all the surviving mem
bers OF the One hundred and twenty fourth Reg;
ment Indiana Volunteers.
For long time the o. & NJ Railroad Com
papy has been annoyed by thieves breaking into
the ears which were on the side tracks at Jeffer-
sonville. and have lost many hundred dollars BY
these transactions A few weeks AGO they en-
pioyed Peter Martin special Waterman To
look after the loaded cars. On Saturday night