Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1882 — INDIANA ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ITEMS.

J. H. Snyder lost his left arm by a railroad accident at Chestertown. Harrison county returns 8,335 children of school age in 1882, a decrease of 183 from 1881. Jephtha Turner, the first white male child bprn in Wayne county, is still alive and abtive. Manufacturers of brick at Frankfort, have suffered great loss on account of the heavy rains.' One yard lost 16,000 in one day. William Caldwell, of Waterloo township, Fayette county, aged 22, died from the direct effects of a rat bite received several months ago. The report of the Richmond City Treasurer shows a cash balance of $70,204.52, a sum almost sufficient to pay off the bonded indebtedness of tho city. Mr. Hinkle, 91 years old, residing with his daughter at Groveland, Putnam county, cut his throat with a pocketknife, inflicting fatal wounds. He was tired of life. Electricity is now employed in firing the charges in blasting stone in the quarries at Huntington, and it is estimated that a saving of 50 per cent, is effected over the old plan. John Bryant, aged 12 years, at New Albany, fell from the stair banisters nt the Spring street public school build - ing, and received what will prove fatal injuries in the temple and head. Edward Conley, of Huntington, him entered suit against Charles T. Brandt, asking damages of $2,000 for the loss of a thumb, sustained while being placed in jail by Brandt, who was then Marshal.

While glorifying over the completion of the Indianapolis and Chicago Air-Lino railroad to that point, Dr. Davenport, of Sheridan, had a part of his hand blown away by a premature discharge of a cannon. Through the efforts of Congressman Peelle the State Department at Washington has consented to forward through the Government mail 150 copies of the Indiana statistical report to Ministers and Consuls abroad. The chief of the Indiana State Bureau of Statistics has received from the United States Signal Service 3,000 1cent postage stamps with which to carry on the large correspondence between the two departments. The Evansville Council has ordered suit to be entered William E. Heilman to recover $24,000, the amount which it is charged Heilman and others have swindled the city out of in local trade railway stock. A double-headed male infant was born to Mrs. Jacob Wood, living near Fort Wayne. Both necks of the mon - strosity were distinct, and each was capped with a perfectly-formed head. It died a short time after its birth. Two boys, sons of a widow named Scott, aged respectively 12 and 15 years, are in jail at Greencastle for robbing Frank Hay’s store, where the mother is employed, of quantity of jewelry, which was found in their possession. A move is being made by the City Council looking to the erection of water works in Wabash. It is proposed to obtain the supply of water from a well one mile north of the city, and which is 100 feet above the business portion of town. The work of digging the well has been begun.

The 2-year-old daughter of Abo Haas, living in South Wabash, fell into a tub of hot water, which had been left standing on the floor, and was so badly scalded that it died a short time afterward. Nearly the whole body of the infant was cooked before it could be taken from the tub. The apportionment of the commonschool revenue for tuition, made out by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shows that Marion county pays in $74,461.19, and receives back $56,564.28, being the largest payment to any county in the State. The smallest amount will be paid to Stark, which pays in $1,762.87, and receives $2,767.58.

A cyclone visited Monroe, Jackson and Maumee townships, in Allen countv, and demolished the Widow High’s house, carrying away the furniture, cook-stove and sewing-machine, so that they have not since been found. No one was in the house at the time. Two miles further away the storm again struck the earth ana tore down two houses and one barn, injuring three or four persons, none fatally. Much injury was done to treses and fences. Fort Wayne Gazette: It is very amusing to notice the manner in which some of the clergy fill in the returns of a marriage license. One well-known minister of this city never fails to put opposite the “occupation of the bride,” “ stays at home,” while another one it day or two ago certified that the groom was a member of the “human race.” A third one, a short distance in the country, puts the bride’s occupation as a “country girt.” Huntingburg Argus: “A lady from the backwoods went into Baxter’s store, the other day, and sold ginseng for $1.20 per pound. She purchased twelve yards of calico, two pounds of sugar, two pounds of coffee, two pounds of soda, and 10 cents’ worth of pepper with one pound of ginseng. She saßOd the clerk for a stone pipe, which he politely handed to her. She was heard to remark to her better half as they left the store : ‘ Now, Henry, what did J say ? Times are Lot near as hard as you said they were. Look what I got for one pound of ginseng. Let’s be going. Gosh ! look at them cars. Oh I look at ♦hat nigger.’ ” During the delivery of a sermon, last Sunday week, Rev. 11. A. Buchtol, of the Sixth Street Methodist Church, Lafavette, suddenly ceased sjieaking and fell to the floor. It was at first presumed that he had a stroke of apoplexy, and quite an excitement followed. Those near the altar went at once to his help, and in a few moments he was placed in a chair. In explanation it was stated that years ago he had dislocated a kneejoint, and had had more or less trouble since. During his remarks he chanced to throw too much weight upon the weak leg, and the result was it slipped cut .again, letting him down. The joint was properly adjusted while he was being cared for. and alter a short delay he finished his discourse.