The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-09
Brief Mention.

A boy was brutally maltreated on Tuesday,
at Paramount, by gang of drunken tramps,
twelve in number Seven Of the trampS were
arrested.
Judge O. B. Smith, in the Circuit Court, at
Danville, appointed Hon. Fl. T. Blackb burn as
States attorney to tho vacancy caused by the
resignation of Hon. w. j. Calhoun.
JF Nolen sheriff of Gallatin county, on
Tuesday arrested Joe Williams and three other
men at Saline Mines, who have been passing
counterfeit money The sheriff also got their
molds and lot of bogus half-dollars
At the special election in Favette county,
for county judge about threefourths vote was
polled. The returns are coming in very slowly.
but sufficient to indicate that Webb (Democrat)
is elected by majority of from S5 to loo.
Adam Knauf member of the Soda Manufact-
uring Company. OF Quincy, was killed, Tuesday,
by a shotgun held in his own hand The cor
oner's jury agreed that it was an accldsnt but
the public incline to the belief that il was q
of suicide.
Miss Dora Herald of Lincoln. was awarded
50. 900 damages in the Circuit Court, on Tues
day against Walter Tilson. of Monticello, for
breach of promise of marriage. Tilscn had
wooed three girls, each of whom expected to
marry him. He married Miss Mary Fuller last
August.
Forty lady members of ST. PauIs Free Prot
estant Church. at Bellevile, have withdrawn
from the congregation because of reports of inn
proper conduct by the pastor, the Rev. A. F.;
Steieer. He denies the charges, and publishes
card offering $50 reward for the discovery of
their authors.
The two mon living near Catlin who thought
they had been swinded by agent claiming to
represent the New York Lite Insurance Com
pany. have found out their mistake. The agent
was a responsible person, and they
swindled at all. The report grew out of mis-
apprehension of the facts
Judge G. B. Smith, of Champaign. who has
been the Circuit bench for fifteen years. and
is well known in central Illinois, is being urged
by his friends to enter the race for Justice of
the Supreme Court to succeed John Nj. Scott,
who declines reelection Judge Smith has SO
far steadfastIy declined TO be candidate.
The State Board of Live Stock Commissioners
will hold a meeting in Clinton, Dewitt county,
Feb 81. to consider measures to be pursued in
relation to mares and horses exposed to mala-
die du colt, and to kill all animals affected with
the disease where an agreement can be made
with the owners as TO the value of the animals
The veterans and.their friends in attendance
upon the Department Encampment, Grand
Army of the Republic, in Springfield, Feb. Is
and It, will be given an opportunity TO inspect
the Soldiers and Sailors Home IN Quincy the
Friday following the encampment. An excur-
sion from Springfield to Quincy has been ar
ranged, and promises to be a leading feature Of
the week.
The eleventh annual session of the Illinois In
dependent Order of Mutual Aid, which has $50
lodges in the State, with 1857 members on the
roll, convened Decatur. There have been
twenty seven deaths during the last fiscal year.
the total disbursements for benefit being SOL OS6
In the reserve fund there is So co., During the
last nine years the order has paid out for bene-
fits $3.50, 563. The Chicago difficulty has been
adjusted and the order is in good condition.