The Indianapolis journal., 1888-09-10
INDIANA ANDILLINOlS NEWS
The Daily Chropicle of Happenings of
Various Kinds in the Two States.
Fight Between Farmers Ends in Murder
CanOneers Badly Injured-An Epidemic
Of Hog Cholera in llllnois-Gleanings.
Quarrel Between Farmers Ends In the Kill.
ing of One of the Participants.

A Quarrel Between Farmers Ends In the KILL
ing of One of the Participants.
aeeiai to the Indianapolis Journal
rxNDLEroS, Sept 9-Saturday evening, as
t-s farmers, James Surber and James Rails
back, were returning home from this place they
became engaged IN a dispute over woman,
relative of Surber's, whom he claimed Rails
back was on terms OF intimacy with. Both
were in en- intoxicated condition. and when
about FIVE miles from here Railsback struck
surber with a club. A scuffe ensued, but they
were separated by a companion named Reedy,
who persuaded them to shake hands, and both
men were apparently on friendly terms again
when Railsback suddenly renewed the attack.
Both leaped from the wagon, and Surber. draw
ing large knife. plunged is into Railsbacks
neck and then twice into his side, piercing his
heart. Railsback fell and expired In few mo-
nents. The murdered man was buried to-day.
The murderer is still at large.
Alleged Photographers Take In . Town.
Special TO the Indianapolis journal
BLUFFToS, Ind, Sept. 9-About ten days ago
the alleged Messrs. Landis s. Foley, photoera-
pliers, came to our town and located. They rented
room, exhibited their work, which was first
GLASS, represented that heretofore they had been
working in car. that they had sold 1t and were
gcing to plant themselves here. The gentlemen
were well dressed, the most conspicuous part
being their head gear, q very fine regulation
Cleveland white plug hat. This, OF course,
made them the proteges OF the Democratic
nanipuIators Of our city. Senator Smith and
others made their acquaintance and requested
them TO attend the club meetings, and when not
there they would meet them and say, "Well. l
did not see you out last night VIII be
pleased to see you out next meeting"
The proteges, in the mean time, did not forget
their mission, and ss an Advertising scheme as
they represented, pending the arrival OF their
camera and outfit, they sold tickets enttlIu z the
holder to one dozen cabinet-siZe photos at 81
per dozen. As the work exhibited was the very
best this scheme induced many to take advaut-
age Of the-cheap rates. Their outfit was to be
here last Tuesday It did not come, but they
said they had the bill aud that they would have
1t by Thursday. They, however, did not lose
sight OF the ''cinkers" or dollars they were tax
ing In, and they worked consummately until
Wednesday night, when they skipped the city,
and it is reported that our numerous confiding
citizens are out, in the aggregate, slS0
Among the reported victims are Senator Jacob
II. c. Smith. Prosecuting Attorney Ed G..
Vaughn, Prof. Philemon a Allen, amateur drug
gist John Long, town marshal William Brown,
dentist Tom Sturgis, and editor OF Banner.
Capt E. I. Sturgis Had the boys, with their
Cleveland hats and "Coy' methods, had the
nerve to remain here one day longer some score
or more OF prominent Democrats had arranged
20 call and leave tn cir orders. just to make the
photographers solid. ''you know"
To cover their tracks and bush this escapade
the uhte-rihed will doubtless claim this consum
mate pisce OF false p-etense was the work of
Republicans but the record, plug hats, persons.
tricks aud methods. are 'quise English,' and
mark the whole as Democrats.