The Indianapolis journal., 1895-08-16

trees by the explosion of rotator In the
combination board mill here, being confined
to his bed for a year and rendered Grip
pie for life. Yesterday Asa, the remaining
son. fell forty feet from tree and cannot
live.
Commander shively i'm Louisville.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Aug. 15.-Department
Commander II. B. Shively, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, is in Louisville to-
day arranging for the proper entertainment
of the members of the Grand Army at the
National Encampment there next month.
Judge Shively stated that ii was his in
tention to have the Indiana soldiers as
well cared for as those from any other
will be large, ii will require a little gen.
aralship to see that all are looked after
in a battalion numbering from two hum
dred to three hundred.
The Band Took a Tumble.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. 15.-While the brass
hand of Cory. this county. was furnishing
music for the l. o. O. F. celebration at
Riley, last evening the platform on which
the musicians sat suddenly gave way. pre-
cipitating the entire party to the ground a
distance of twelve feet. On one end of the
platform was number OF barrels OF coil
oil, which rolled down on the struggling
men. All of them were more or less injured.
Jesse Foulke, the leader. received very
serious injuries.
No Explanation for the Suicide.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Aug. 15.-E. o.
Champan, of Red Oak, Ia, committed sui
eide at the Ross House, in this city, last
night, by shooting himself with revolver.
He arrived in this city about p. m. and
went directly TO the hotel where he took
a q
seemed to be in the best of spirits when he
retired. and left no letter to explain his
deed He was born. in Decatur county,
and was identified by an Odd Fellows trav-
cling card
Had Rotten Eggs for Smith Talley.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBCRN, Ind. Aug. 15.-Smith Talley,
in company with Heison, went over to Star
City late this evening. Hancock and Cor
kle were also there. The miners were on
the alert as TO what Talleys business was,
and when Talley arrived at Star City he
only stayed few minutes, and was driven
to Sullivan. 1t was stated the women were
prepared to give Talley warm reception,
and had gathered about one hundred rot
ten eggs for the purpose OF egsing him.
Two Men shot During Fight.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
VERNON. Ind. Aug. 15.-A shooting
Cured at Hayden. in this county, on Tues
day evening. and Dr. Nighswander and Mike
Simon were severely wounded. The Doctor
was only a spectator The shooting was
done by a man named Winkler. Simon and
Winkler had just returned from Seymour.
where they had been attending the Barnum
show. and were full of whisky and ready
for a fight. The Doctor was trying to act
as peacemaker when he was shot
$4,000 Fire at Hindostan.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind.. Aug. 15.-Fire de-
stroyed five residences, two general stores.
the postoffice and several barns at Hindo-
stan, twelve miles south of here, last night,
entailing loss of about $4,000. B. E. Lewis,
of this city, owned one residence and a
His loss was 5000, with 800 insurance
The fire is supposed to have been started
by a passing traction engine.
Nine Prisoners Break Jail.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
DECATUR, Ind. Aug. 15-There was a
general jail delivery here tonight. Sheriff
Aschbasher's wife was passing pail Of
water to the prisoners, when they all made
a rush at her and overpowered her, making
their escape in the darkness. There We're
nine criminals who got away. among whom
was +. Johnson, the notorious forger and
swindler. The sheriff and posse are now
In hot pursuit Fs
Crossing Accident ON the Big Four.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Aug. 15.-About IL
o'clock last night James Patterson, fiye
miles north of this city, while crossing the
Big Four tracks at the spoke and rim fac
tory was struck by the west-bound pas
senger train, sustaining a fractured collar
bone in three places and internal injuries
The horse escaped uninjured, while the
buggy was demolished.
G. A. II. Bean Dinner.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Aug. 15.-The bean din
ner given in Hendricks Grove to-day by the
G. A. r. was largely attended. Every
business house on Main street was deco
rated for the occasion. Professor Grinly
made a balloon ascension and parachute
leap. which was witnessed by at ieasta 1900
people.
Two Horse Thieves Caught.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKPORT. Ind, Aug. 15-George Ma
hon and Frank Taylor were arrested at
Dale this morning for stealing two horses
of farmer Swazeey, of Crawford county.
The horses were returned TO the owner and
the thieves taken to Leavenworth and i'm
prisoned.
Mckinney.s Reckless Life.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Aug. i5.-William
Mckinney. an old resident of Brownsville,
Union county, took paris green to-day with
suicidal intent and will die. He recently
squandered a small fortune in hgn living
and this is his third attempt at suicide.
william Burke's Suicide.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NOBLESvILLE, Ind, Aug. 15.-William
Burke, young man about thirty years old,
took morphine and died last night. He was
single and made his home with his par
ents He had been drinking OF late.
Miner Killed by Falling Slate.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
COAL CITY, Ind, Aug. 15.-Josiah Wills
was killed at the Harrison mines to-day by
falling slate.
Indiana Notes.
A short time ago William T. Gray. aged
seventy-fve, who resides in West Muncie
received word that he was legatee TO $l0.-
600 by the death of his cousin, Mary A.
Gray, in Baltimore, last May.