The Indianapolis journal., 1890-10-01
Minor Notes.


George Allen. of Brazil. was killed by the
cars at that place.
Josephus Graybill of LadoQa, had a mare
valued at 500 stolen last Sunday night
A. l.. Brown, the LaPorte attorney re-
Gently acquitted on a charge of embezzle-
ment. IL now being tried under second in
dictment
William Barton has been appointed
justice of the peace In Brown township.
Montgomery county, in place of man who
failed to qualify.
The last work of the Morgan county
grand jury, which has just adjourned, was
to return twenty indictments against per-
SONS for violating the liquor laws.
The stolen horse wanted by the Indianap-
oils police has been found at Crawfordsville.
1t was in the possession of q man who had
purchased the animal from the thief.
Mrs Elma G. Whitehead is to bring suit
for $4,000 against prominent persons to
whom she attributes the rumors of her sup
posed connection with the death of Mrs. w.
+. Petit.
Yesterday afternoon the barn of Stokely
Rhoten. three miles south of Montpelier.
was burned with its contents. Loss, 81 900,
with $50 insurance in the Continental
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Jay county fair opened yesterday,
The entries in all departments exceed
former years. Fast horses from all over
the State are there to compete in the races
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
At the recent reunion of the Thirty-fourth
Regiment at Ossian the survivors 123 in
number, held services at the grave of their
old commander, Lieutenant-cOlonel Swain,
who was killed In battle at Champion Hill.
Brief remarks were made by w. L. Giffe, of
Logansport.
Yesterday morning Jacob B. Turner, of
Muncie. received a telegram from the Pres
a Afr Holf
dering him the appointment of messenger
at the w hIte House. a position latoly va
Gated by Mr.. Edward NJ. White, of the
same city. resigned.
James l.. Peed. a groceryman of Elwood
filed deed OF assignment of all his per-
sonal and real property to his brothers
John III. Peed and Evan Peed. of Henry
county. His liabilities will be in the
neighb0rhood of $4,000, with assets suf-
ficent almost to insure his creditors again sc
loss.
The funeral of ex-State Senator Carmen
ter was held at the NJ. L. Church, Shelby
vile, yesterday. and was one of the largest
ever held in Shelby county. showing that
he was held in the highest esteem py all
classes The Knights Templar ceremony
was conducted at the church and at Forest
Hill Cemetery, and was very impressive.
Frank l. Sefrit. city editor of the Wash
1ngt0n Gazette, was made the subject of a
eowardly attack by the city marshal. one
Cavanaugh, who used heavy mace In the
onslaught. Cayanangh Is giant in stat
ure. has already killed his man. and serious
~ injured others in the discharge of lis
official duties. Sefrit's criticism of his
brutality was the cause of the attack.
Joseph Sliney. who lives near Lagro. has
brought suit for $1,000 damages against
Louis Gauss, a saloon-keeper at Andrews.
The suit grows out of the death of Sliney's
son. who was drowned in the Wabash river.
west of Andrews. on the 18th of last month
The son was minor. being but eighteen
years OF age. and Gauss. it is alleged in the
complaint sold him liquor. He became in
toxieated, wandered around and fallinc
INTO the river was drowned.
At Aurora Sunday night Thomas Cur
nyan attempted TO assassinate "Rip,'
sickies, local bully, shooting ut him in a
saloon. The ball missed its aim however.
and entered the breast of one Tim Derna-
gan. Curnyan fired again, infiictinQ a
wound In sickles's breast and gave him an
other In the back as they cinched. Sickles
got hoid OF the weapon IN the struggle and
dubbed his assailant almost to death with
IT All three sre dangerously injured.
About week ago Ewel O'Donald. a
young man of feeble mind about twenty
three years OF age. left his fathers house
IN Cass township, Greene county. and has
never been heard of since. His parents are
nearly distracted on account of his a.,sence
and any information concerning him San,
TO his father. William O'Donald. Newbu:g v
lAd.s would be heartily appreciated. Ths