The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-26
INDIANAAND ILLINOISNEWS
John Mccain Seeks Death with Grim De-
termination on a Railroad Bridge.
A Queer Case of APPARENT Self Destruction in
Montgomery COunty-Bcy Terribly Mangled
by Cross Dog Near South Bend.
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NOT let Cnravcie0s
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
CRAwFoRDsvILLE, July 25.-About
o'clock this morning Peter Huffman. while
walking on the track OF the Clover-leaf
railway between Linden and New Rich-
mond, discovered, on q trestle, q man who
seemed stunned. or dazed. or bent upon
committing suicide. Huffman tried to re-
move the man from the trestle In order to
save his life. for freight train was then
approaching. His efforts proved futile. and
the near approach of the train forced him
to seek safety in flight leaving the man on
the trestle. AS Huffman ran from the
trestle, he waved his hat at the engineer.
but the train could not be stopped. The
engine passed over the man, cutting his
head and legs off. MASKING his breast and
crushing his arms. His name was John
Mccain, and he resided at New Richmond.
1t was learned that Mccain had been at
Linden last night, and had taken q young
woman buggy-riding. After returning the
buggy TO the livery .stable be started to
walk to his home In New Richmond. q dis
tance of three miles. Whether there had
been love quarrel or not is unknown. and
therefore the cause for suicide, If it was, is
unknown.
Successful CoIored Camp Meeting.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RUssIAvILLE. July 25.-Yesterday was
the browning day of the large and enthusi-
astIo colored camp-meeting. which has
been in progress here for ten days, under
the auspices of the A. M. i. Church of
Kokomo, and conducted by Rev. s. NJ.
Smothers, an eloquent colored divine of
that city. The night meetings have been
largely attended, there being about 1900
people In attendance at some of them.
The audiences have been made up chiefly
of white people from this place and sur
rounding towns. Tho novelty of attend
ing oolored camp-meeting has been more
attractive than the llgiOus services, but
the meetings have been conducted In q
very orderly manner, and some good may
have gone out from the meetings on ac-
count of the feryor and zeal of tho colored
brethren and sisters. The meetings
yesterday commenced at A. M
with q prayer and song service fol-
lowed at 1880 by an excellent SER
mon by Rev. Mrs. Ferguson, of Eaton o.
At 2:45 p. NJ. another song service was held,
at which plantation melodies. solos. duets
and choruses were rendered with pleasing
effect. At $3.50 p. NJ. the greatest sermon of
the meeting was preached by Rev. Richard
Bassett, of the Bassett settlement, Howard
county. Rev. Bassett is the nominee of the
Republicans of this county for Representa-
tive. and on account of this fact q large
number of people came to the cam meet
ing TO hear the eloquent divine, and all
went away fully satisfied of his ability
to represent tho county with honor to him.
cell and credit TO bis constituency. The
ubject OF discourse was Bearing the yoke
of Christ" The yoke was shown up In
beautiful language asa symbol. First. of
subsection to authority; second, self-de-
NAL: third. toll. The sermon throughout
gave evidence of deep thought through
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with well-roupded eDtences eloquently
expressed. Al $50 Mrs. Georgia Ratliff, of
LogansOort, state president of the Ladies'
Mite Society of the A. NJ. 4. Church. con-
sisted by Misses Ella Dudley and Clara
LOWS, president and secretary of Koko!
mo society. At $50 Rev. l.. w. Ratlif. of
Logansp0rt, preached the closing sermon
OF the meeting. after which Rev. Smothers
delivered a farewell address.
There were about 100 colored. citizens
present y yesterday from Kokomo, Frankfort,
Logansport and tho Howard county coiored
settlements The whites numbered about
1,2C0. An entrance fee of 10 cents was
charged at the gate, and a nice sum was
realized to be applied TO the debt of the A.
NJ. Il. Church at kokOmo.
Friends Bible-school Conference
81 ecinl 10 the Indianapolis journal
RussIAvILLE. July 25.-The twenty-sev-
Friends of Western Yearly Meeting will
meet at New London. two miles north of
this place. tomorrow, and continue four
days. Central and western Indiana and
eastern Illinois will be represented In the
conference. The following prominent min
listers and Bible-school workers will be
present. Rev. j. j. Mills, president of
Earlham College, Richmond; J.. w. Ralda-
baugh, editor Christian Worker, Chicago;
Rev. Levi Reese, of Indianapolis. superin-
tendent Christian Endenvor work of West
ern Yearly Meeting; Dr.. Seth Mills, of Mon
roeville, Ind, anu others.
Retreat at Notre Dame.
Special TO the indiana polis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. July 25.-The priests at the
University of Notre Dame have completed
their annual retreat. which every year oc-
Ours short time after comm lon cem ent ex-
erclses On Monday, Aug. %, the priests of
the Fort Wayne diocese Will begin their
annual retreat at Notre Dame. 1t will con-
tInue during the week, and the exercises of
devotion will he of very Impressive char
acter. About two hundred priests from all
parts of the diocese are expected to take
part in the retreat and enjoy the noted hos
pitelty of Notre Dame. The retreat SCR
mons will be preached by Rev. Father
Schwartz, one of the leading priests of the
diocese.