The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-26
Minor Notes.

John Rhodes Is in Jail at Portland on the
charge of stealing wheat from Jesse Green.
In n runaway accident at C~ovington, w.
III. Miles and Jesse Haupt were dangerous
ly hurt.
At Sellersburg. yesterday. Albert Wehrle,
o ~well-knOwn brewer, was killed by q run
away team.
Mrs. William Snyder. of GAINESVILLE.
Clark county,, was gOred in the abdomen
by a cow. Her injuries are serious.
Cornelius Coliciplon, O half-breed Indian,
is under arrest at Winamac for attempting
to murder James McWorter, a farmer.
The Indiana wire-fence and nail-works,
at Charlottesville, are running at night in
order to get caught I'D with orders for wire.
Two Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
engines were wrecked at Carthage in q col
lision between q gravel and q freight train
during O dense fog.
Fire destroyed Frank Chesebro's store,
postoffice and residence at Ontario. he and
his wife escaping in their nlght-clotheS.
The loss is $500: insurance, $1,000.
The quarterly conference of Locust-street
Church. Greencastle, hos voted unani-
mously i'm favor of retaining the pastor,
Rev. Hurlstone, another year thus COM
pleting tho five year limit.
The Prohibitionists of Indiana are bold
ing their animal camp-meeting In the fair
grounds east of Vincennes. Speakers of
national repute arc present. among them
Van Bennett. Frank Wamsley and san
Small.
Tuesdays cold rain has killed of the
grasshoppers in the northwestern part of
the State, and no moro trouble is appre-
hended from them this season. They have
caused considerable damage in Jay and ad-
joining counties.
Hugh Butler. aged ffty-one. died at his
home in Morgantcwn. yesterday. He was
sfrI0E m with rsaralvafl farn 6oua nn md
never regained consciousness. Mr. Butler
was q prominent business man. and was
regarded as q leader in the Republican
ranks.
Burglars entered the residence o: Duncan
Davidson, In Huntington, last week, and
chloroformed the entire family. The two
youngest children are dangerously i'll from
the effect of the drug. Mr.. Davidson's
vest. n gold watch and $40 were stolen from
under his pillow.
Milo Spencer, of Napanee. was leaning
with his arm upon the muzzle of a loaded
gun. His dog. while playing about him.
caught its foot in the hammer and dis
charged the gun. The load of shot went
In at his armpit and came out above. LAGER
ating him in n terrible n His re-
covery is doubtful.
Isaac Rodgers, residing near Emlnence,
Morgan county, was sitting down and load
ing a u Saturday. He was just ram
ming the load down, when his dog endeav-
ored to scramble into his lap. The dogs
foot threw the hammer back enough to dis
charge the gun. Rodgers lost his index
finger, and was terribly powder burned
about the face.
The Charlottesville Natural-gas Com
pany has filed its acceptance of the ordl-
nance passed by the Council several weeks
ago. and work will be commenced within
two weeks. A special meeting has been
called for e Tuesday, and the capital
stock is To be reduced from $500. 600 to $500.
COO, the directors to be increased from five
to seven, and the value a share increased
from S25 to 500.
The executive committee of Wabash Col
lege have offered the char of biology.
made vacant by the acceptance of Prof. j.
NJ. Coulter of the presidency of Indiana
University, to Mason b.. Thomas. of Ithaca,
n. Y. Mr.. Thomas graduated in 1889 at
Cornell University, and is recommended by
Professor Gage, of Cornelrs chair of bot
any. He is also n specialist in physiolog-
ical botany, or the study of growing plants
and is all expert In the use of the micro
scope. He is twenty-four years old and un-
married. 81