Mr. B.J. C. Howe, of Iudianapolis,
who put up thu Stanfonl water works,
was hero Friday in conference with a
committee of the council in regard to
furnishing Danville with a supply of
good water for all purposes. He went
to see thu famous springou the farm of
the late Dr. Jackson and is of thu opinion
that more than a sullicient quantity
can be obtained there. Mr. McLeod, of
Iuisville. another water works expvit
will he here Monday or Tuesday.
Tho Ix)iilsvillu Times published Friday
a portrait () of Miss Mary Belle
of Danville, ono of tho maids of
honor at thu recent Sitellites' b.ill. Thu
picture may look like somu'mdy on the
face of the earth, but bears not the slightest
resemblance to the young lady it is
intended to represent. It Return aa tho'
tho gifted artist of the Time.- may havo
reached into a bisket of photographs
and taking the lirstonu his lingers
made his ongraving from it and called
it Miss Kngleman.
Marshal Groves, colored man of
good character, who has been employed
at the D. A D. Institute for a number of
years, became highly excited if not era"
zy, Sunday morning at precisely 10
o'clock, and threatened to cut bis throat.
Ho had a razor and a big knlfu through
whose aid be expected to depart for
tho beautiful Bhores. His friends took
charge of him and watched him closely
until towards evening when he became
quiet. The cause of Marshall's troublo
is that his sweetheart, Mattio Carr, to
whom ho had been engaged for a long
time, and whom ho expected to marry
In a few days, bad gone back on him
and threatened to marry another man.
