Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1879 — INDIANA ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ITEMS.

Robert Meek, Mayor of Greensburg, is dead. Work has been commenced on the Johnson county Court House. Pipe-laying for the Fort Wayne water-works will begin next week. The new iron bridge across the Wabash, on the Muncie road, is being built. David Vestal, a pioneer of Ripley county, recently died. He served in the war of 1812. A greater breadth of wheat will bo sown in Southern Indiana this year than ever before. State Auditor Manson lost his pocket-book by pickpockets at the Vincennes Soldiers’ Reunion. Poles for the new American Union Telegraph line were being delivered between Lafayette and Logansport last week. The narrow-gauge, after long delay, is receiving the iron to finish the eightmile gap east of Decatur, thus completing it to Delphos, Ohio. A penalty of $5 may bo collected against any person who hitches a horse or team to a shade-tree in any town or city in Indiana. This is a State law.

A squad of twelve youths enlisted for the navy have been forwarded from Terre Haute to New York, in charge of Charles Thompson, son of the Secretary of the Navy. Bicknell, the New Albany Congressman, will use his influence to have the streams of Southern Indiana, such as Indian creek and Blue river, stocked with game fish. Maj. Burke, late of Purdue University, Lafayette, has resumed his position as one of the new management of the Northern Indiana prison, under Warden James Murdock. Lieut. Hamilton, of the Fifth cavalry, has been detailed as Military Instructor at Asbury, Capt. Wheeler, the former instructor, having been ordered to Fort Keogh, Montana. William Heilman, of Evansville, who employs' several hundred men in his rolling-mil), has voluntarily raised their wages $1 a week since the recent advance in the market price of iron. Prof. Wm. Colgrove, the daring young aeronaut, who fell from his balloon at San Francisco, during the gale, was the son of Judge Colgrove, of the Randolph Coupty Circuit Court. . The city of Lafayette is now called upon to defend herself against a $30,000 lawsuit, brought by Engineer Allen, who was blown up by the explosion of the steam fire engine. The case will attract some attention. The Union City Society for the Suppression of Vice and Enforcement of Laws invites all pastors throughout the State to preach a sermon, sometime during the month, against the vice of gambling. The number of buildings and improvements going up in Evansville, at this time, are past count and actually surprising. Brick cannot be procured in sufficient quantities to supply the extraordinary demand. Mrs. George Larimore, who lives on a farm about one mile west of Beesons, near Connersville, opened the door to go out in the yard, when a tramp met her and tried to get into the house. Her husband came to the rescue, and gave the fellow a push, which caused him to fall and receive fatal injuries.

New Albany Ledger: The only drawback to the most prosperous times known in New Albany for more than ten years will be a coal famine. If the river remains low for a few weeks longer, there is great danger that we will not get a supply of coal until next spring. In that event some of our manufacturers will be compelled to stop work. Princeton has had a breeze of excitement over the question of mixing the races in the public schools. The School Board decided to send the colored children to the schools with the white children, but the Superintendent, sympathizing with the dominant sentiment among the people, ordered them out. The School Board ordered them back, and there the matter rests. The Commissioners for the erection of the new State House at Indianapolis are preparing their ninth quarterly report to the Governor. In it they state that during the three months ending Sept. 30, $50,699.74 have been expended, making a total outlay since the commencement of the work of $153,665 56. Of this amount, $75,805.12 have been spent upon the foundation, and $40,251.81 for iron work.