The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-23

neighborhood of 200 members Of the conference.
visiting brethren and officials of the church
Bishop Andrews, of Washington, D. c., will
preside.
Orth Stein, formerly of Lafayette, has again
got into trouble. This time it is at San Jose,
CAL, where he was arrested for obtaing $23 in
money and 81 watch under false pretenses.
The oldest resident of Wabash county. Mrs.
Nancy Lindsay, died Saturday afternoon at
the home of her daughter, in PendIeton. aged
100 years. Her remains were taken to North
Manchester, and her funeral occurred yesterday
afternoon.
A farmer living near Roam. having more dy-
Mantle than he needed, thought to secure safety
for himself and family by throwing it into
burning brush-heap. Before he could get away
the dynamite exploded, tearing away one of his
hands and slightly injuring him in other parts of
the body.
The One-hundred- and twenty ninth Regiment
Indiana volunteers held their annual reunion at
Fort Wayne last week. and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President. Col. c.
A. Zollinger, Indianapolis; vice president, H. M.
Swigart. Atwood; secretary. Adiutant E. G.. Me-
eudy, Fremont; treasurer, Dennis Monahan,
Fort Wayne.
The Tippecanoe County Institute will COM
mence at Lafayette on Sept 6. The instructors
will be Mrs McRae, of Marion; Prof. H. B.
Brown, of Valparaiso; George r. Bass, of Indi-
annapolis, and Prof. O. J. Craig, of Purdue.
Lectures will be delivered every afternoon by
Prof John Clark Ridpath Rev. Alexander
Blackburn and other well-known educators
One of the largest and fastest steamers ever
run on the Ohio river was launched from the
Howard ship-yards, at Jeffersonvile, on Satur-
day. 1t was named the .tOliver BERN" and is
260 feet long, a feet beam, feet hold, with
accommodations for 200 cabin passengers 1t
will have six boilers each 81 feet by AZ inches,
double fiues, engines 80 inches diameter and
feet stroke Its carrying capacity will be II, 900
tons, or 5000 bales of cotton.
Forty years ago Jonathan West we'll to-do
farmer of New Providence. Clark county, dis
appeared without telling his wife or anyone
where he was going or when he would come
back. On Saturday OF last week an old man
tottered into the above mentioned town, and an
old citizen recognized him as Jonathan West.
The wanderer refuses to tell why he left the
place. where he has been, but says he has
tramped over large portion of the earth
Liberty has two brass bands, and. until the
Aurora tournament, when one of them brought
back the first prize, the rival tooters have been
at daggers' points To such an extent has this
rivalry grown that it had crept into every phase
of society, and threatened to break out iCto
bloodshed between the friends of the two bands
but on Saturday night free supper was given
to the victorious musicians, in which the rivals
and 500 citizens participated. complete recon
Citation followed. and the people of Union county
are now jubilating over the result
Great preparations are being made at Bedford
for the soldiers reunion to be held on the 1st,
I'd, Sd and 4th of September. Ample grounds
provided, and arrangements made for full
supply of tents for the of visitors. Guns
are provided, and park of artillery will be
the ground A number of distinguished speak
ers have promised to be in attendance, and
general good time is expected. Every veteran
present will be expected to make speech. tell
a story. sing a song, stand on his head or dance
around the hat" The affair is under the man
agement of the E. G. Newland Post, G. A. r.
The Northwest Indiana Conference of the M.
E. Church meets at Frankfort, Sept 2, and will
continue IN session about five days. Bishop
Merrill will preside There are BOG church
buildings in this conference, valued at $785, 600;
81 parsonages. valued ar $l04 $50: "a. 676 church
members; $50 Sunday schools, with q, 100 schol-
ars; l08 local preachers, about 1900 trustees.
and :, 800 stewards. The amount paid last year
for the support of the gospel, benevolences,
church and Sunday -school expenses, repairing,
improving. etc. was 1882 OIL Number of con-
versions, 1,206; number of accessions, l. 175.
The conference has presiding elders, 1l2 trav-
cling preachers and supplies, 81 supera nnuates
and missionary professors.
The minister of the gospel has poor show for
marriage fees in Jeffersonvil9, but the justice of
the peace does land office business in that line
in fact it is a very cold day when two or three
clipping couples do not have their wants supplied
by these modifying 'squires. The business has
grown to such proportions that runners (they
called matrimonial agents there)
employed to hunt I'D runaway couples, and steer
them into the magistrates den In his desire to
make fee. however the agent sometimes makes
a mistake as was the case, one day last week,
with John House. Seeing couple walking low
ingly down the street. he informed Squire Ware,
who rushed into his Office, brushed it up little
and put on his best smile to receive the prospect
i've bride and groom. The agent went out to Sc
cure his prey, but on overtaking the couple was
filled with disgust to find they we're neighbors
instead of clippers. He now thinks it was put
up job on the man who makes living by trying
to make other people happy.