Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1881 — INDIANA NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS.

S. S. Heath has been commissioned Recorder of Boone, succeeding Sanford Peters, deceased. There is a German woman in South Bend who dresses in men’s clothes and goes out as a day laborer. John Hahn, a German, aged 60, cremated himself in a brush-pile near Sunman. Domestic trouble is the probable cause. A lady residing in Evansville, some weeks since, swallowed a set of false teeth while asleep. She has experienced no trouble so far. Elder R. L. Howe has received the appointment as Postmaster at Charlestown, succeeding M. P. Alpha, who had held the office thirty-two years. George Siever, a German who had a huckster boat between Louisville and Bethlehem, was found in his boat with his throat cut. The murder was evidently committed for robbery. Elder Miller ' of the Baptist Church, baptized twenty-seven persons in the Ohio river, near the ferry dock, at Jeffersonville, Sunday morning. The elder was attired in a white robe and the candidates wore white turbans.

The Commissioners of Harrison county have ordered an election to Be held the 6th of June, for the submission to the voters of Harrison township of a proposition to appropriate $18,300 to aid in constructing a branch of the Air Line railroad. A young lady in Rochester, named Demont, aged about 20 years, attempted suicide by drinking two ounces of chloroform, because somebody twitted her of not being able to talk plain. A battety was used three hours before animation was restored. “Uncle Billy” Sparks, 75 years of age, died at Anderson', lately, of starvation. He had been in inlirm health for several years past. About seven years since he was partially paralyzed. He was paralyzed in the throat the 14th ult., since which time he has taken nothing. The veterans are preparing to bring suit against the Wayne county Commissioners to collect a bounty of SIOO, said to have been granted to each soldier who entered the service in the years 1863-4-5, by an old act. They claim that there is $500,000 due the ex-soldiers from the county. The famous Arabian ring-horse belonging to Prof. Rivers, the equestrian director of Van Ainburg’s circus, which was left at Cambridge City to be treated, died there. It was 26 years old, and had been around the world with circuses three times, and was valued a t SI,OOO.

An Indian burying-ground has been unearthed in tire northwest portion of Shelby county, some two miles south of London, on the farm. of Jordan Perry. A number of relics, consisting of stone hatchets, darts, etc., have been taken out. Several large skeletons, almost intact, have also been removed. Frederick Hartman died near Centerville, about a month ago, and the oil gentleman’s friends suspected that he had a large sum of money that could not be found among his papers or in any bank with which he did business. A search was made about the old homestead, and $3,000 in small amounts have been fished out of chinks and crannies about the house. Thirteen years ago Ed H. Weaver was interred in the old cemetery near Kokomo, and last, week his friends and relatives had his body taken up and removed to the new cemetery and interred there. Upon examination it was found that the casket and body was in a perfect state of preservation, and the friends say that his appearance was as natural as on the day of his interment. Wilson J. Williams, President of the Vincennes National Bank, died at his home in that city, last week, of nervous disease. Mr. Williams has been connected with the Vincennes National (formerly the old State) Bank about twenty years, and was well known through the State as an active Republican politician. He was a candidate for nomination for State Treasurer on that ticket at the last but was defeated by Maj. Hill.

As a freight train on the L. E. and W. was approaching a bridge between Redkey and Albany, the engine jumped the track. The engineer closed the throttle, and, with the fireman, jumped just as the engine struck the bridge.. Strange to say, the engine passed over the bridge on the ties, without jumping it, and ran nearly tliree-qaarrers of a mile on the ties. The bridge was severely racked. Dr. Holliday contributed to the Connersville art-loan collection a desk with a history. Gen. Herera, while President of Mexico prior to the annexation of Texas, had expressed an opinion averse to the coercion of that State, and was consequently set aside, but was again recalled to oppose the United States arms in the field after the declaration of war. He met Scott at Cerro Gordo and was defeated. Among other things captured in the tent of Gen. Herera was the elegant piece of furniture referred to. It was appropriated by Maj. Hamilton, who subsequently, in preparing to remove to California, asked Dr. Holliday to accept the writing-desk and materials as a present.

A Talented Family. The McSplilkins family is one of the most fashionable in Galveston. The old man, however, .is not as nice as he ought to be, but the rest of the family are highly accomplished. Somebody was speaking of them the other day, and he remarked how they all played on some instrument. J*What does the old lady play?” asked a bystander. “She plays on the piano.” “ And the youngest daughter ? ” “She plays on the harp.” “ And the next daughter ? ” “ She is very proficient on the guitar.” “And the boy?” “He plays on the fiddle.” “ Well, does the old man play ? ” “ You bet he does. He plays the stavinest game of draw-poker on Galveston island.”— Galveston News.