The diamond drill., 1888-03-10
INDIANA.

"A nuHt nidCk ptAI ft> ilhut Htn aHltA-
ance In the woods east or Holandsburg. hay-
ing been seem by farmer. Much excite
ment prevails.
A severe rain and wind storm damaged
property 10 an extent not definitely reported
at Haubstadt, unroofhg houses and barns
and killing cattle.
A bomb-shell was thrown into the camp
Of the gambling element at Logansport by
the police authorities issuing general order
closing all gambling rooms In the city.
John M. Harper and his wife both died.
after five days illness, of pneumonia, at their
home ten miles southwest OF Brazil, where
they had spent their fifty years Of married
lite.
In row between miners at Carbon, City
Marshal Thomas Fitzgerald shot and killed
an Austrian named John Yasageco. The
marshall was compelled TO use his revolver
In sclf-defcnce.
A package of $40 was left with George
T.. Hubbcll, night clerk OF the Commercial
House, at Fort Wayne, by one OF the guests,
and Hubbell and the money both disappear
ed and have not been seen.
Russell Armstrong was arrested nj Indian-
apols, on complaint OF hotel-kecpcr. whose
bill had not been paid. Armstrong was tax.
en- 10 the station, where he suddenly drew q
revolver aud shot himself, inhicting fatal In.
! juries.
Suit for $4,000 damages for the killing OF
Engineer William II. FELTON,. by the ditch
ing OF his engine near Brazil some weeks
since, will be filed against the Evansville
and indianapolis road, at the next term OF
Circuit Court
The evidence before the Coroner, does not
seem to sustain the first report OF justifiabla
homicide Ia the killing OF the Austrian min
er by Fitzgerald, Marshall OF the town OF
Carbon, the verdict being that the deceased
came 10 his death at the hands OF the latter.
The Kokomo Board Of Trade has closed
contracts with two factories for Kokomo.
One is for the manufacture OF glass bottles.
fruit jars, etc, and will employ about eighty
men. The other Is a wood pulp mill, aud
will employ one hundred and twenty-five
men.
| The little son and daughter OF James
Illusions, who lives near Elwood. while play.
ing about the house found bottle OF tincture
OF belIadonna. which had been carelessly
lett on the window, and drank enough Of II
TO throw them into violent spasms. The boy,
aged 4, died soon after, but the little girl,
aged o, Is thought 10 be out OF danger.
Mrs. Mary Iiarrod, who was confined In
the jai at Washington, committed suicide
by hanging herself with n towel. She had
been placed In the Jail on n charge OF petit
larcency. She said her husband was now In
Columbus, o.. and claimed that Judge John
Norris, OF Columbus. was her brother. and
that she had brother In indianapolis.
DIR. w. B. Bcdeli, prominent physician
who mas held several positions OF trust, sud-
denly disappeared. He has been paying con-
siderable attention TO a ncighbor's wife, and
finally his actions became so noticed that they
occasIoned some talk. Five or six weeks ago
Mrs. Bedeli died suddenly under circum.
stances which are new regarded with sus.
picion. To-day the Prosecuting Attorney
and Coroner telegraphcd for J. N. Hurdy,
an indianapolis chemist who will make an
examination Of Mrs. Bedell's body.
Wesley Adams, living just outside the
city limits OF Kokomo, was shot dead by
Charles Rusk, farm hand boarding at
Adams house. Rusk was quarrcling .at the
breakfast table with another boardcr about
Mrs. Adams when Mr. Adams interfered
and was shot In the neck, death resulting In
stantly. Rusk who Is only II years old, fed,
but was arrested in the woods seven miles
northwest and brought here 10 jail. He re-
fuses 10 talk aud pleads sclf-defcnse. lie i
a cousin OF the murdered mans wife aud has
bad record.
Southern Indiana. which Il noted for it'
remarkable royiyals OF religion, Il now en-
joying one OF the most extensive In its history.
II Il confined TO thcstcnItory contiguous 70
the Ohio Falls, the cities Of New Albany
and Jacksonville, aud Il the direct result OF
the efforts OF young Thomas y. Murphy, the
temperance apostle, and Dwight l.. Moody.
Over 5000 PEOPLE have signed the temper
pcrance pledge, and Reuben Daily, the .'Pa-
gam editor, who formerly rcflscd 70 honor
the name OF the Deity with capital letter
has been converted.