|Years:||1881 1882 1883 – 1884 – 1885 1886 1887|
Significant events from 1884.
- 19th - A defective flue starts a fire in the old Matthews homestead located on a hill west of the family's stone mill. Several men are killed when an iron pot full of blasting materials explodes.
- Indiana University president Lemuel Moss is forced to resign due to immoral conduct with Kate Graydon, a teacher at the university.