Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1879 — INDIANA ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ITEMS.

The pumpkin crop is exceeding all expectation. An Indiana town is supplying South Africa with wagons. There are serious fires in the woods, from Fort Wayne to Muncie. A white coon was caught near Orawfordsville a few nights ago. Lafayette brewers told during the past eight months 10,777 barrels of beer. A new railroad depot is being erected at Sullivan, and Carlisle is to be similarly favored. The Ohio river at the falls is only 400 feet wide, and the depth of water but six inches. The boys of Sullivan and neighborhood find sport in coon-hunting during moonlight nights. Of late there has been more inquiry for building lots in New Albany than for many years. The receipts of the State for the fisctilyear ending Oct. 31 were $4,137,613.91; disbursements, $4,078,194.81. The New Albany Steam Forge Works has been compelled to blow out on account of the exhaustion of their supply of coal. An old, lady residing in Union township, Shelby county, by the name of Miss Annie M. Raker, died recently of old age. She had reached tho age of 95 years. SPiker & Hamlon’s wagon factory at Logansport was destroyed by fire, tho other night. Loss, $40,000; insurance, $16,000. Fifty men are thrown out of employment. B. F. Ibach, one of the Trustees of the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home, at Knightstown, has been appointed superintendent in place of Dr. Hunt, resigned on account of ill-health. Gov. Williams is pardoning convicts from the penitentiary on condition that they do not use intoxicating liquors any more. The Governor’s temperance society now numbers four. Geo. D. Mitchell, of Shelbyville, has, within the last week, buried three children, and a fourth is lying seriously ill. It is said that their complaint is whooping-cough, but some believe it to be scarlatina. Thomas Josephs, the Washington county murderer, has been sent to the State prison for life, and the militia, who had been ordered to Salem to prevent mob violence, conducted tho prisoner to liis destination. A well at Jeffersonville was cleaned the other day of the accumulation oi the rubbish of ten years, when the workingmen came upon the well-pre-served skeleton of a man. Tho question now is, How did it get there? • During a temperance meeting in the Indianapolis Opera House, Sunday afternoon, a lady who was sitting near tho door fainted, causing some commotion. People in other parts did not realize what was the matter, and a panic was imminent, but happily averted. As the Sheriff of Knox county eu tered the jail the other night, two prisoners secreted behind the door made a break for liberty. Refusing .to stop afc tho demand of the Sheriff, he fired, and the ball passed through the back of one, named Moyles, with fatal effect. The other prisoner surrendered. A most horrible casualty occurred at Millersburg one night last week. Three children of a family named Yance were playing near the kitchen stove, when the stove fell over, throwing a wadiboiler full of hot water over them, scalding them in a shocking manner. Medical aid was summoned, but of no avail. One died soon after, another expired next day, while the third was no doubt fatally scalded. James Oalaway, the pioneer African of Sullivan county, died last week, aged 97 years. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having enlisted during the Indian outbreak in 1811. He served in Gen. Harrison’s command in tho march from Vincennes to Tippecanoe, was in the battle, and served with Gen. Harrison during the war. In 1814 he settled near Carlisle, where he has lived ever since, owning a small farm.