The Indianapolis journal., 1889-06-18


morning. His brother, a prominent attor-
ney, compromised the case. Finding the
climate of this city growing warm, the
Doctor threw up a lucrative practice and
left for Kansas City, Mo-, where he is now
located. Wedding is prominent A. .. u.
w. member, and charges are now pending
against him.
A Hurricane at Macy.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
MACY. June IA hurricane passed
through this place yesterday, at 1:S0P. M,
destroying houses, barns, sheds and fences.
Ewing's two-story brick business building,
occupied by Hamilton's saloon, was badly
wrecked. The Touring mill smoke-stack,
with the engine-room roof. was swept
away. The loss in fruit and shade trees IS
great. Box cars were blown off the side
track. Wheat and oats were damaged by
hail and wind. Rain fell to the extent of
four inches during the day, the largest ever
known through this section of country.
short-Horn Cattle Sale.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
COLUMBUS, June 1.-THE sale of short
horn cattle, under the auspices of the Bar
tholomew County Short-horn Association,
recently held here, was largely attended.
The stock all brought good prices, the ag-
gregate amount paid for thirty-six head
being nearly $4,000. A few of the cattle
brought as high as S130. Col. K. II. Ed
mundson, the noted Kentucky auctioneer,
cried the sale. Among the prominent cattle
dith, of Cambridge City, and Hon. I. A.
Cotton, of Rush county.
st. Johns Church Dedication.
Special to the Indianapolis Journaa
Upton. June 1.-THE laying of the cor
ner-stone for the new Catholic church at
this place, yesterday, was a most flattering
success III every particular. Excursion
trains came in from every direction, and
the number of visitors was estimated at
from three to four thousand. The building,
when completed. will cost $4,000, and will
have a seating capacity of 1000 people.
Minor Notes.
Spencer Knights of Pythias observed
Memorial day last Sunday, with impress
i've ceremonies.
John Seegar, a prominent business man
of Columbus, is reported as insane, and
committed to an asylum.
Four practical miners are reported to be
working a silver mine on the farm of
widow Baker, near Spencer.
c. o. Chiffon and family were caught by
high water near French Lick last Sunday,
and narrowly escaped drowning.
Thomas Scrip fell from a plank, near
Bicknell yesterday, and was drowned
while trying to cross a swollen bayou.
The tramp who was shot through the
lungs at Crawfordsville, last week, is re-
covering. The bullet passed through his
body.
An ex-convict named Steward shot and
fatally wounded brakeman named Frank
Batey in quarrel, at Cayuga, last Satur-
day night.
Another lynching is apprehended at
Paoi, Orange county. where John j Johnson.
charged with criminal assault on O little
girl, Is imprisoned.
Capt. James Harper. an old veteran, and
founder OF the Tri-State Veterans, Associa-
tiOn, died at Fort Wayne, yesterday even
ing. at the age of forty y-seven.
Bridget Mugg, of Lafayette, recently got
aJudgment OF $4,000 against the T.; +. q
w. railroad. as damages for the killing of
her husband in January, 1888.
Woodward Stewart, living near Mobiles
vile, struck match near his water-well,
last Saturday, and was seriously burned
by gas explosion which followed.
The trial of John Fleming, who killed
Sheriff Jones, of Grant county, last fall,
while resisting arrest, begins at kokonO
to-day, with large array of counsel em-
ployed on each side.
castle, was accidentally shot by pistol be-
ing discharged in his pocket, yesterday.
The ball penetrated the abdomen and
made very serious wound.
Last Sunday night there was water
spout in the vicinity of Beckvllle, Mont
gomery county. Much damage was done to
crops, culverts and fences. The barn of
Robert Bruce was washed away.
Alonzo Hewitt, young man who made
novel attempt at suicide by sticking his
neck between the timbers of fOOt-bridge,
at Shelbyville, and hanging his weight on
hi aaly hpa hoo D0dr
Sylvanus Fitzpatrick left Franklin yes
terday for Shelbyville on bicycle. When
at Clarks Min he fell down an embank-
ment, broke his right arm, and was
seriously bruised about the head and
shoulders.
Willie Kinney, Franklin boy, ignited
powder in hole U q; in ! Ia large stump. The
destroyed his right eye, burned the sides of
his face terribly and singed all the hair
from his head. He is in precariOus con-
ditiOn.
A company of the State militia was or
ganized at Vincennes yesterday. with cap
Mason j. Niblack; second lieutenant, John
Nordhaus, and first sergeant, James Harris.
About fifty members were enrolled.
Otto Amsden was arrested at Shelbyville
last Saturday by a deputy United States
marshal, charged with voting illegally at
Amsden, ex-county sheriff, was also ar
rested for swearing in OttO's vote. Both
were released on s.. 900 bond.
A railroad election to vote an appropria-
tion of $4,000 in aid of the Evansville q
Richmond road was held in Sand Creek and
Rock Creek townships, Bartholomew
county on Saturday and resulted in the tax
carrying in Sand Creek township by forty
nine votes. In Rock Creek township it W as
defeated by fOrty-ive votes.
The case of Sam Kesterton, taken to
Orange county from Dubois on a change of
venue, has been continued in the Orange
Circuit Court until the October term.
Kesterton is charged with having mur-
dered his step-father, Daniel Nicholson,
near Hillham, Dubois county. The evil
dence against him is purely circumstantial.
ILLINOIS.