Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1882 — INDIANA ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ITEMS.

Thr oat crop is a failure in Decatur county. Thkrk is to bo a big harvest-homo festival at Orawfordsvillo. Young quails are plentiful ir. Northern Indiana, so the 'armors report An Indianapolis wife, less than 40 years old, is the mother of thirteen children. Sarah Hartrouoh, of Hartford City, Blackford county, suicided by taking arsenic. Anderson is going to build a new Court House, and will lay the corner stone Aug. 17. Many farmers in the vicinity of New Albany claim that their jiotatn crop wdl average 180 barrels to tlio acre (his season. Thr Indiana Bureau of Statistics lias information showing a large falling off in livo stock in the southern part of the State. Thr peoplo of Muncio have before them another ofter looking to the location of an extensive manufacturing establishment. Oscar Gooijwin, the Logansport bank cashier, who so mysteriously disappeared not long since, was recently seen at Hot Springs, Ark. A young daughter of Henry SoMiuers, a wealthy farmer living iu Jackson township, Miami county, was terribly injured by a readier at work iu her father's field. A daughter of Zaclisrmh ltobinson, a woll-known and respected citizen of Clark county, took strvohniue ami died because of disnppoiutmcut in a love affair. Raidroad mon are bringing a strong nrcssifre to bear upon tho Indiana State Hoard of Equalization to induce them to roduco the assessment, for taxes to those of 1880. llenky Landwkhr, of Richmond, was showing a loaded shell for a*bioichloading Hhot-gun to a friend, when tho shell cxplodod, lacerating his hand terribly, and, a pieeo striking him in the month, cut his upper lip in a frightful manner. Alonzo D. McCarthy, formerly a bright and promising attorney of the Grant county bar, shot himself through tho brain at Decatur, Adams county. The young man was about to have been married, but, believing that tho appetite for strong drijik had the mastery of him, he committed suicide. Thirty years ago Warren Rude, now of New Albany, ran a needle into his right foot. The wound was quite painful for a few days, but Mr. Rude did not suppose tho needle remained in his foot, and soon felt no further inconvenience from the perforation. A few days ago it worked its way out near tho shoulder blade. Some time ago tho Street Com mis sionerof Franklin, Adams county, warned the citizens of the town to work upon the streets, but took, in lieu of such services, $1.50 in cash. Quito a number did the required work, while others paid the money ; but some thirty citizens refused to do cither, and a test ease has been made up for tho courts. Frank, an 11-ycar-old son of the Rev. James Campbell, of Frankfort, Clinton county, accidentally hanged himself on a trapeze which he had placed in tho barn on tho premises. It is supposed that lie became caught in the rope while performing, and, being exhausted, was unable to release himself, and choked to death. W. D. Riokle, of Rochester, Fulton county, instituted a novel method to collect bad debts by placing the names of the debtors and tho amount# due in the window of his store. Charles and Sam Swartwood, the former one of his debtors, attacked and beat Ricklo severely. Tho Swart woods were arrested and fined #26.25 each.- Ricklo lirh abandoned liis method oC collection. An ancient colored woman named Fanny McKinney, who lias lived in Evansville since slio has obtained her freedom, lias just applied for a pension as the only practical recompense for tho loss of her second husband, who died in tho war. She regards, however, as her strongest claim upon tho bounty of her country tlio fact that she is the mother of twenty-three children, and is indirectly responsible for seventy-five grandchildren. One of her daughters is herself tiic mother of twenty children, and entertains confident expectations of beating the old lady’s remarkable rt oord. J, W. Haddock, of Ilonryville, Clark county, had a wife. William Cook loved her. Haddock found it out. Did ho kill Cook? Nay, by tho beard of the prophet, nay. Ho took his rival into his confidence, bemoaned w'itli him the destruction of his domestic felicity and persuaded him to fly with him upon the wiugs of arsenic to the great beyond. They visited a neighboring town, purchased and swallowed a mixture of arsenic and opium, took too much and were easily brought back to tho cold, unfriendly world. The little glimpse of futurity thus obtained scared them iuto a desire to prolong their future lives, and now they will try to so livo that when the summons comes, etc., etc., they will sco fairer sights than thoso they once beheld. A wise man has como out of Indiana. A frightful railroad accident occurred nanr Vincennes. A heavilyladen freight train was steaming its way toward the city, propelled by two locomotives, one heading the train the other in the middle. Between tho two engines the train broke apart. The engineer of the first locomotive slowod up somewhat, ami the second division, running rapidly down grtule, crashed into tlio first division, causing a terriblo wreck. Three men were stealing a ride and comfortably emjfeonscd between two flat oars loaded with' lumber. When tho accident occurred the lumber was dislocated, and, colliding together, crushed two of the men into!a mass of horrid pulp, from which death ensued instantly. The thini victim had unarm crashed and was ottherwise so badly bruised that his recovery is impossible. It is supjKiscd those Unfortunate men had beou out harvesting and woro bound for their homes,