The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-03
Minor Notes.
The Richmond Daily Democrat has expired.

The Richmond Daily Democrat has expired
The Seymour Daily Republican has retired
from the field. The weekly continues
The dwelling house of Pat Murphy, near Lin.
den. Montgomery county, was burned last Sun
day night
Mrs G. G. Buel, an old resident of Valparaiso
has been striker with paralysis and her condi-
ton is regarded as critical
Rev F. l.. Gillaspy, who recently emigrated
from Crothersville to Texas, has died at Circle
vile, that State Of lung fever.
j. M. Westcott and A. L. Pogue propose to
erect $780, 900 hotel building at Richmond if
they can secure available ground.
Oestine's rag warehouse, at Richmond, was
damaged by fire on Sunday. Loss on stock, $500;
on building $3.50. Covered by insurance.
Miss Mollie Kennedy is suing Christian Kilgus
OF Jeffersonville, for 800 damages, she having
been bitten by dog owned by the defendent.
Andrew Starkey twenty years old. residing in
Porter county, near the Kankakee river, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself through the
heart
William Shipe, of Evansville, was thrown
from wagon by runaway horse. and, striking
the curhstone, was almost scalped. His injury
is considered serious one.
The citizens of Daviess county are making
strong objections to the proposal to raise $75 600
by taxation as a bonus to the Ohio & Mississippi
The Muncis Daily News has enlarged to a
seven column folio. 1t is very creditable news
paper, larger, considering its field. than any daily
in the State, and merits paying patronage.
The Wabash Courier, edited by Lee Linn, has
been bought by joint stock company, with {.
paidup capital of S.. 900. Mr.. Linn continues as
editor, and holds So 600 of the stock. Edward
Harter is financial manager.
Thieves entered the residence Of Esquire
keigwin, at Jeffersonville and stole all the tea,
sugar and coffee in the house. The fellows
made fire in the stove, cooked supper and sat
down and ate it coolly as if they were at home.
William A. Mccartney, of New Albany, car
penter, at work on q trestle of the Kentucky and
Indiana bridge, fell about noon from the trestle
to the iron tracks below. distance of fifty feet.
crushing his head terribly. He died in twenty
minutes.
George Wilkerson Gibson county farmer liv-
ing near Princeton, while returning from a hunt,
accidentally discharged his gun in stepping over
a large log. The contents tore away one side of
his face. 1t is feared that lockiaw and death
will follow the injury.
The orthodox Friends in the vicinity of Rich
mond who are members OF the board of trustees
of Whites Institute, located near Wabash, were
at Knightstown, yesterday to, take official action
concerning transfer of about half of the sixty
Indian children in the institute to the agencies,
and others from the agencies to the institute.
At type-setting tournament, held at Logans-
port on Monday evening, in which Willard Nash.
A. b. Mcdonald and 7. B. Helm participated.
Mr. Mcdonald was decided the champion and
awarded a gold 'stick." They are all old typos.
but none of them had set tyne for over thirty
years. Mr. Nash would have won the prize had
he not ''pied" his ''stickn while emptying it. The
contest was witnessed by large audience.