The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-03

flobert rife at him. saying he was going to
kill Indians. The rifle was supposed TO be
unloaded, but it went off, and the bullet
entered the abdomen of Fred, near the
navel, infiicting fatal wound.
Henry Beach, a young man living near
Goshen, was accidentally shot by a hunt
ing companion on Tuesday. The injury is
not necessarily fatal one.
The widow of Max Cohen, of Madison,
has sued the Ohio IL Mississippi Railway
Company for $4,000, on accout of the death
OF her husband, in December, 1887.
A team and carriage belonging to John
Button, living near BrOwnsburg. was stolen
on Tuesday night. 1t is supposed the
thieves took them to Indianapolis.
Benjamin Scott will be placed on trial at
Goshen, to-day. for the murder of Con
Crowley, at Elkhart last August. A long
and expensive trial is anticipated.
David A. Roaney, native-born Swiss.
who has been in the United States Tor
twenty years. just took out his naturaliza-
ton papers, at Martinsville, last Saturday.
The hardware store of Job & Crews. at
COatsville, was robbed on Tuesday evening
of S225 1t was taken from the cash drawer
While the owners were temporarily absent.
Joshua III. Harlan and an unknown man
were arrested at LOganspOrt, on Tuesday,
for passing counterfeit money; The former
had $40 In spurious coin In his possession
and the latter $40.
John K. Jarvis has been arrested at
Brownstown for cutting Samuel Stout with
knife III the chest, abdomen and thighs,
in a quarrel at that place on Tuesday night.
Inc wounded man may recover.
w. ID. Kishbaugh, residing three miles
muskrat in a trap on the edge of his fish
pond, yesterday. This is the first white
muskrat ever heard of in these parts.
On Monday, j. G.. Wemmer, of Warren,
Huntington county. had his nose cut open
and furrOw plOwed through his lips and
chm, besides other dangerous. injuries, IN
attempting to dislOdge tree which had be-
come fastened in another while falling.
The Louisville, Madison & Cincinnati
Railroad Company, organized yesterday,
will purchase the right of way and fran
chise of the Louisville, Cincinnati Il Day
ton Railroad Company, The incorporatorss
Charles A. KOrbley.
Rev. I. l.. Hughes, of Shelbyville, who're
ceived call. few days ago, from the
Presby terrain Church at Franklin. to become
it pastor, yesterday sent TO the committee
declination of the call. His relations
with his present church here have been so
pleasant that he does not wish to leave it.
The will of the late Hon. b. F. Claypool
has been admitted to probate at Corners
vile. 1t gives all the estate to his son and
daughter, directing the executor, however,
TO pay all sums due on a marriage contract
with the testatOr's widow. The son, Jeffer-
son H. ClaypOol. is named as executor. The
estate is supposed to be worth $4,000.
There have been two Opponents at Craw-
fordsvllie within the past week. The first
was Wallie Peterman, a married man, and
Miss Pearl Freeman, his sister-in-law. The
second case was last Tuesday night A. M.
Stearns, aged about forty, and supposed to
be married, elOped with Miss Minnie Cav
enaugh, girl about fifteen years old. They
went to Indianapolis. Stearns was ped
der of lamp-wicks, and when he first ar
| rived in Charlottesville he said he had a
| a wife and child living in Missouri.