The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-26
Brief Mention.

Henry C. Warmoth, ex-Governoro of Louisiana,
is rustcating at his fathers home near Salem
David Hays, pioneer of Illinois. died at his
residence, two miles southwest of Moweaqua,
aged seventy-sx.
Henry Wildman, the Atwood wite-murderer,
who was removed to the Monticello jail for safe
keeping, is said to be dying.
Hogs are dying in large numbers. in Edgar
county, of cholera. A herd of l, 400 belonging to
John Williams are all affected.
AT Ell Paso, on Friday, Louis Thoxel an old
clerk in T. A. Alexander g. Co.'s dry goods es-
Enlistment dropped dead from heart disease.
The postoffce at Odin was burglarized on Fri
day night, the thief securing only SIS in stamps
and small change, but badly damaging all the
locks and drawers.
On Saturday, Thomas A. Reaves, prominent
citizen Of Hillsboro aged sixty-one, died very
suddenly of hemorrhage of the lungs while visit.
ing friends in Tuscola
Mrs Patrick Riley an aged lady, of Quincy
died on Friday morning, from an overdose of
laudauum, which had evidently been taken with
the intent to commit suicide.
Mrs. Ann Ryan. aged seventy-two, for nearly
half a century q resident of 10 Daviess county,
and well known for her charities throughout that
section. died on Friday at her home in Vinegar
Hill
Dolphin E. Pixley, resident of Harvard for
the past twenty years. died very suddenly of
heard disease, on Friday morning He was
quite prominently known among the sporting
fraternity, and was broader of fast horses.
The old settlers of Champaign county will
hold their annual reunion at Crystal Lake Park
on Thursday. An important feature of the
meeting will be the historical sketches prepared
by ten of the abest writer's among the old set
tiers, which are designed to cover the important
events from the earliest settlement of the county
to the present time
A reunion Of the Peck family took place near
70rdn laaf war nrQ
Pecks and host of intermarried relatives
Short addresses we're delivered and permanent
organization effected for next years reunion,
when 1t is expected that George w. Peck, of
Peck's Sun, ard all the rest of Pecks good and
bay boys will be present.
Wolves have become so numerous in the woods
country north OF Hillsboro that it has been found
necessary to take some steps to exterminate
them. Accordingly general wolf hunt has
been advertised to take place next Friday. when
undoubted a large crowd viii be present and
much sport furnished All of the country from
Hillsboro to Raymond will be secured by the
hunters
Miss Hattie johnson. of Brushy Fork, six
miles north of Oakland, went out to gather
blackberries on Saturday morning. After
gathering in patch for about an hour
she entered another patch and before she knew
it, knocked down hornets nest. The hornets
were enraged, and stung her in no less than q
hundred places, causing her body to swell to
say that she cannot recover.
So great have been the ravishes of the chinch-
bugs that the farmers in the eastern and south
easter portion Of Fayette county have entered
into an agreement to boycott these little insects
in the future. Their idea Is not to SOW any
wheat for three successive years, believing by so
doing that the bugs can be effectually extermi-
mated. One or two instances are reported where
salt scattered over the ground, about one bushel
to the acre. has proved quite effectual in causing
the bugs to cease their operations.
James Marley for twenty years guard at the
Rock Island arsenal. is dead. at the age of sixty
three. Before the war he moved to Nashville,
Tenn. Soon after the Rebellion broke out he
was suspected as a Union man, drafted in the
rebel army and sent to the front While on
guard one night, he deserted and fed to the
mountains, where he was kept by the Union
men until after the capture of Fort Donelson.
Then he made his way to the Union lines and
volunteered in Company c. Eighty-frst Illinois
Infantry He served with that regiment until
the war ended