The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
Lox.nsport Journal Not Sold.

Special 10 the Indianapolis journal
LoGANsPoRT, July 15.-Irresponsible cor
respondents have sent out from the city .
report of the sale of the Logansport Jour
nal TO q syndicate headed by Postmaster
Tomlinson. Postmaster Tomlinson does
not be ad the syndicate. There Is no syndi-
cate. The Journal has not been sold. Ne
gotiations have been pending looking
TO the purchase OF tine Journal by
men, but the terms have not been agreed
upon. An agreement of sale has not been
made and may not he. Presidential pref
erences have not and do not enter into the
matter.
Threshing- Machine Burned.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal.
VINCESNEs. July 15.-This afternoon the
threshiug machine of Casper Myers. q
farmer near this city. was burned by q
spark from the engine. Some threshed
wheat, all the straw, wagon laden with
wheat unthreshed and q lot of empty
sacks were burned. The loss is estimated
at about 81. 900.
Minor Notes.
Jacksonville will hold an industrial
jubilee on the 2Sd inst.
The barn Of j. G.. Bayless near Alamo,
was set on ire ana destroyed.
Electric-lIght and water-works plants
are being put in at Cannelton.
Leavenworth will secure q pure supply
of water by sinking artesian wells.
Many Clark county farmers are realizing
thirty-ive bushels of wheat to the acre.
Perry county 10 soon to have q new Jail
at CaDnelton. In the meantime the Rock
port Jail is doing double service.
Archie Brisby died Tuesday at New AL
bany. OF lock-jaw, caused by a wound re-
ceived from toy pistol on July 4.
Mrs Jerusha Spann. widow of the late
Hon. Jesse j. Spsnn, died at her homo In
Nashville. Tuesday night, of consumption.
Dr. +. L. Allen, q well.known dentist.
who lives at Spiceland, was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Lebanon, yesterday, on q
charge of forgery.
Harvey Aliens six-year-old son was
thrown from mule, at Monrovia. yester-
day. and was dangerously hurt. He
alighted on his head.
Charley Long. Monon fireman. got his
arm caught between the bumpers of the
cars. at Ladoga. on Tuesday, and had the
flesh torn from the bones.
State Manager Wallick, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has cOmpli-
mented Manager Patterson. Of the Muncie
office, for proficiency In sending out and re-
ceiving dispatches. Mr. Patterson's record
excelled that of any other manager in the
State.
While playing baseball. last Sunday.
William Dugan. of Muncie. young man,
aged twenty one. was hit on the left jaw
by q ball from his bat, which broke the
jaw-bone under the chin, besides knocking
out nearly all his teeth. His condition is
quite serious.
Jacob Freed. the New Market saloon
keeper, isstill receiving notices from White
Caps. The last one was signed "One thou
sand strong" The letters contained clip
pings from papers giving accounts of the
fearful things that the White Caps are do
ing over the country.
The Town Board of Leavenworth and the
citizens are arrayed one against the other.
the latter claiming that the board was
illegally elected and withholding payment
of taxes until the question of its legality
can be passed upon. The trouble springs
from improvements ordered by the board.
The rivalry between the magistrates of
Indiana's Gretna Green has reached snch a
point that clipping couples are now married
for nothing. The ether day Squire Hail. of
Jetfersonyille. united q pair from Louis
vllle free of charge. Runners of the rival
justices who work on commission, are re-
sponsible for the var on matrimonial rates.