The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-16


the child if she told any one of the liberties he
crime is too filthy for publication. Morris was
sent to Jail in default Of 81 900 bail.
William Means, of Jackson township, DsKalb
county, has a novelty-a fvefooted colt Its
fifth foot is one of its fore legs, the odd log be-
ginning Just below the knee and dividing at the
foot The odd foot is perfectly formed.
Lightning struck the large barn of J. Kizer,
near Rising Sun, on Tuesday night, burning it
to the ground, together with valuable horse. q
number of farming implements and large
quantity Of hay and grain. No insurance.
The barn of Fred SchEter. in Adams town
ship. Ripley county, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. All the contents, includ-
ing his wheat crop, fifty head of sheep and a cow
persisted Insured in the German Mutual.
Yesterday afternoon a fire, which originated
from a saw-mill, destroyed two frame dwellings
located two miles northwest Of Wabash. The
buildings were owned by John Green. The con-
tents were saved Loss, 81. 900; no insurance
Elijah Sinkhorn, residing near Henryville.
was placed in Jail at Salem on the charge of Sc
ducirg daughter Of John Day, prominent
farmer. The young lady claimed that her down
fall was effected by the administration of drugs.
| John Childs has brought suit at Nashville
against John Condor, claiming SIC. 900 damages,
alleging that Condor made affidavit that Chids
had been guilty of revolving crime, which
charge the grand jury Of Brown county refused
to consider.
Democratic joint conventions at Madison, last
evening. nominated David Mcclure, of Clark
county, for joint Senator for Clark and Jeffer-
son, and John r. Cushman, editor of the Mad
ison Herald. for joint Representative for JEFF
ferson, Clark and Floyd counties.
w. F. Baylor of Chicago. was found lying in
the yards of the p, Fit w. g. c. railroad, at
Fort Wayne, on Wednesday night fatally hurt.
He had an order to ride on freight train, and
1t is supposed that In gong in among the cars
to find his train he was hit and knocked under
the wheels
William G. Kiser. prominent merchant of
West Point, twelve miles south of Lafayette,
was arrested and brought to that city on Tues
day night to answer the charge OF an attempted
outrage upon Lottie NJ, the twelve-year old
daughter of John NJ Haggard, postmaster at
West Point.
The annual meeting of the colored citizens Of
Howard and adjoining counties was held at the
fair grounds near Kokomo on Wednesday. The
meeting was addressed by Rev. j. NJ Harper
d. d., of Richmond, and Rev. Samuel Burrell,
OF kokomo Several hundred colored people
were present.
The Richmond Humane Society has organ
lied with the following officers: President,
Joseph Doan; vice presidents. Mrs. Edgar Hen
ley, Mrs. w. P. Buell., w. H. Ogborn; secretary,
W. @. Shoemaker; assistant secretary, DIR. Ferl-
ing; treasurer, Everett Eckel The society starts
out with twenty seven members.
The remains of girl seven years old were
picked up in the lake, near Michigan City, on
Wednesday afternoon The child was clothed
in red-checked calico dress and checked ging-
ham apron. The hair gone from the head
and the body gave evsry indication of having
been in the water many days. 1t is thought the
corpse is that of Eunice Blanche Bennett, who
has been missing from St. Joseph, Mich, for a
month past.
On Tuesday R. T. and Alkaline Mckee, of
Bethlehem township, Cass county, celebrated
their golden wedding There were nearly FIVE
hundred guests In attendance. among whom were
their ten children, namely: w IL. Mckee. of In
dependence, Pa. Basil and James Mckee, New
ton, Kan; L. IL. Mckee, Washington d. G.; J.
p and Geo. p Mckee, Homestead, Pa; Mary
A. Mcdowell Loganspcrt; l.. p McKee, Denver.
Col; A. Fl. Mckee, Silver Lake, Ind. and b. G..
Mckee. Pine Ind. An address of welcome was
delivered by Hon. B. F. Campbell, which was
responded to. on behalf of his father and mother,
by L. H. Mckee, of Washington.
In Hendricks county, during the recent storm,
great deal of damage was done. Three miles
northwest of Danville large new barn
blown down, killing five cows and three horses,
and fragments of the barn weRe found half
mile away. The barn OF John Russell was scat
tered to the four Winds killing two horses. The
was destroyed. killing three booded horses At
Watts Block, was carried some fifty feet and
before, had begun foreclosure upeu the block.
| dwelling owned by VIM Linn, of Indianapolis.