The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
Minor Notes.

Minor Notes.
tractor and builder, of E~dinburg, died on
Thursday, aged forty-two years, after a
lingering illness.
Jonathan Josylin, a pioneer citizen, of
Brown county, died at his home, twelve
miles west of Columbus, Thursday night,
aged nearly eighty years.
The Good Templars in Montgomery coun-
ty are circulating a petition, which is to be
presented to the County Commissioners,
asking them not to grant any more liquor
licenses.
Winchester has organized a Board of
Trade, with George Ashael Stone as presl-
dent. More gas wells will be drilled and
an effort made to induce capital to locate
manufactures there.
DR.. Jas. A. Bergman. who has been post
master at Potato Greek, Montgomery coun-
ty, has resigned because he has removed to
Darlington to reside. His successor Will
probably be II. Peterson.
Yesterday morning the ticket-ofice of the
wabash railway at Wabash was burglar
lied and all the cash in the money-drawer
taken. The thief boarded an early east
bound train and escaped.
Albert Owens, a young student at the
Columbus Normal School, was attempting
to ride an nntamed horse yesterday, when
the animal threw him, the fall breaking
one of his legs near the knee.
Henry Feuff. a prominent German citizen
and usiness man, of Hope. Bartholomew
county, died very suddenly yesterday
morning while sitting in his residence. The
cause of his death is not known.
William Williams was instantly killed at
motive boiler-head falling on him. Nobody
saw the accident. He was tifty-eight years
of age and leaves a wife and daughter.
j. Dow, of Liberty, who sued the c., H.
& ID. railroad for 5000 damages for in
luries received, compromised the case yes
town, leaving a large board-bill and his at
tOrney fees unpaid.
Ed Powell. one of the river pirates who
plundered and attempted to burn the town
of Bethlehem, and subsequently escaped
from jail on March 8. has been recaptured
at Boonville, Ky. A kit of burglar tools
was found in his possession.
AT New Albany, on Thursday. Mrs. Joseph
JackSOn'S daughter died. The mother be-
came crazed with grief and a few hours
later attempted to drown herself in the
Ohio river, but was rescued in an exhaust
ed condition and will probably die.
At the February term of the Decatur
ported the Jail at Greensburg unsafe in GER
tain respects. On Wednesday evening
George and William Powers. brothers. and
jerry JaniisOn overpOwered the jailer and
escaped.
Perry Bennett, who was in Jail at Rush
Vile, awaiting trial on the charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill his
wife, and who inflicted a very sever
wound in his arm with a razor last week,
died yesterday morning from loss OF blood.
He was seventy years old.
The City Council of Rushville has con-
tracted with the Edison ~Incandescent Elec-
tric-light Company for a plant, to be owned
and operated by the city, at a cost of 50. $50.
There will be 40 t~hirty-twO and fifty-can-
dle-power lights. The plant will be in
operation within sixty days.
James Pitt, an old soldier, almost blind,
an inmate of the Jay County Infirmary,
charges the superintendent. Geo. Mozart
ney, with attacking him with his fist, fell
ing him to the ground and seriously injur-
ing HIM. Squire Simmons will pass on
Pitts charge next Monday.
G. d. Bills. of Grand Rapids, Mich, has
announced his intention of suing the city
of Goshen for $50. 900 damages, sustained by
the suspension of his skating-rink business,
formerly operated there. by the Council
making his license $3.50 per year. Suit will
be filed in the United States District Court
at Fort Wayne.
A Tariff Reform League was organized at
Greensburg, Thursday night. Edward
kessing was chosen president; Dawson
Wilson, secretary, and w. O. Foley and
Edwin DOnnell, corresponding secretaries.
The executive committee is headed by Col.
j. S. ScOby, and the membership is con-
fined to regular Old-time Democrats.
While butchers were driving a steer
through the streets of Columbus. on Thurs
day, it became mad, jumped into a yard.
ran into a dwelling-house, thence into the
parlor, and made its escape through a win
dow, completely demOlishing the furniture
in the parlor and the window of the resi-
dence, without personal injury to any of
the occupants.
George Ewing. of Chicago, a descendant
of George Ewing who once lived at Wa
bash. has filed suits for possession of real
estate at Wabash valued at $4,000, and if
the attorneys are successful proceedings
will be commenced at once to get posses
sion OF Amos one-hali OF the city OF Wa
Ewing. Property-Owners are preparing to
make "a vigorous defense of their claims.