Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1882 — INDIANA ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA ITEMS.

The dwelling of George Langford, of Wabash, was swept away by fire. Loss, 82,500. John Griffith’s residence, near Huntington, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $1,500. The ex-soldiers of Warren county are canvassing the propriety of holding a reunion. The Lanier family, of Madison, have generously given $3,500 toward the building of the new dormitory building for Hanover College. A man by the name of E. E. Dillin, livingin Hart township, Warrick county, has disappeared from home. He was a large dealer in live stook. The State Bureau of Statistics is now engaged in compiling manufacturing statistics, the first that have been gathered in Indiana since 1879. Mark Beeson, a prominent farmer, residing north of Counersville, was dangerously hurt falling from a load of hpy across some machinery on his barn floor. , Mrs. Fannie Betts has filed in the Circuit Court at Crawfordsville a suit for damages against Luther Garland, of Brown township, for defamation of character. Miss Hannah Powell has filed before tho Circuit Court at Logansport her complaint against James F. Fry, demand;ng $5,000 for breach of the marriage contract. Pat Dickerson, of Madison, has sold his fine mare Bronze for $7,000. Pat bought this mare last fall from his brother for $450, and his brother had bought her for $175. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction has returns showing 708,596 school children, of whom only 1,294 between the ages of 10 and 21 years are unable to read or write.

Hon. John F. Morrison, one of the most prominent citizens of Indiana, died at Knightstown of heart disease. He was State Treasurer during the war, and a counselor of Gov. Morton. A 4-year-old son of William Lewis, of Bedford, cut one of his feet with a rusty hoe. Lockjaw supervened, and the result was death within a few days after receiving the wound. Sylvancs Test, whose disappearance on the day of the soap-vat accident at Terre Haute was coupled with the latter horror, has returned after a long tramp extending to the wilds of Arizona. Carl Baker, a farmer, 55years of age, living three and a half miles northwest of Russiaville, Howard county, was struck and instantly killed by lightning. He was in a field plowing corn when a storm came up and he took shelter under a tree. Warren Comstock and Henry Tyner conveyed the children of the Presbyterian Sunday-school to the picnic grounds, three miles from Greenfield, in wagons drawn by a ponderous traction engine. The novelty of the proceeding dfcew a crowd all along the line. The officers of the Logansport National Bank have discovered that the absconding cashier, Oscar Goodwin, stole $15,000 by manipulating the account with the Merchants’ National Bank i f Chicago. He also cirried off his bond of $25,000, and the signers are unwilling to stand tbe loss. Several lads of Newcastle, whose ages range from 12 to 16 years, were shooting at a mark and had kept it up for some time, but were unsuccessful in* hitting the mark, whereupon two of them, youngDenninsand Cain, remarked to young Gordon, who was standing on the bridge: “We will shoot you,” and, suiting the action to the word, both fired their guns, shooting him through the heait, resulting in instant death. Mbs. Mace, of Lafayette, died, leaving a will so worded that her son’s “wife, whom she hated, should havo none of her property. The son had the will broken, but died soon after, and the other heirs were trying to have the decree set aside by which the will was made void. About $30,000 were involved. Judge

Hammond has just decided, however, that the son’s wife, who has since remarried, and her son are the lawful heirs. A special train on the Evansville and Terre Haute road collided with a freight near Vincennes. Both engines were ruined, four cars were smashed into splinters and five men were seriously injured. No horror is without its hero. W. E. Guyton, a brakeman, who had both hands frightfully crippled and breast bruised, snatched up a flag and walked half a mile north of the wreck to signal the down-coming passenger train, thus b:avely avoiding a horrible calamity. After performing his duty he fainted from sheer exhaustion. The damage is estimated at $75,000. Campalrßinv Fifty Years Aro, These military days recall to the old settlers the first days of glorious war in this place, now just fifty years ago. The great chief of the Sacs and Foxes, Blackbawk, threatened our northwestern frontier settlements, and there was universal dread that he might overrun them and destroy us. So Gov. Noble called for 500. volunteers to march for the frontier. They were to be mounted infantry, armed with rifles, tomahawks and butcher-knives. Each man was to furnish a horse, arms, accouterments; no uniform was prescribed. The blacksmith made the tomahawks and butcherknives, and the gunsmith the rifles, bullet-molds, shot-pouches and powderhorns, when needed. Many soldiers had their own arms and accouterments, boing hunters and Indian-fighters. Capt. Henry Bren ton brought a company from Johnson county ; Capt. Thomas Nichols one from Hendri. ks county; Capt. John W. Redding, Capt. A. W. Russell and Capt. James P. Drake, of Marion, also bad companies in the regiment.. Col. Geoi ga L. Einhard • commanded it. William Connor, of Noblesville, was guide and interpreter. The State furbished ammunition and commissary stores, which were hauled in five ox-wagons, each pulled by five yoke of cattle. Gen. Robert Hanna was the Commissary and Quartermaster. The rations consisted of flour, bacon, coffee and sugar. Dr. Mitchell was the Surgeon. Tne Rev. James Armstrong was Chaplain. The regiment encamped on the 6th of June, 1832, on the Military Park ground, near the corner of West and Washington streets. They marched on the 7tb, and encamped on the first night near Trader’s point, on Big Eagle creek. The next day’s march carried them to Eirklin (or rather Kirk’s prairie.) on a stream. This prairie was an almost impassable bog. The next night the camp was at Thorn town, then a fine situation, high and tlry—an old Indian* town -site, celebrated for its healthful’, ness. Thf canjp was betweerj

Thomtown and Lafayette, in the woods. The next day the regi ment crossed the Wabash at Lafayette and encamped at Parrish’s grove. The next night the camp was just beyond the Iroquois river, in Illinois. The next camp was a big spring in the Grand prairie. The next camp was at the Kankakee river, on thifi side. The next camp was at a grove sixteen miles beyond tho Kankakee. After several days’ further march tho regiment reachod Chicago, where one small schooner lay at anchor about two miles from shore, the water being shallow near shore. This schooner had brought a garrison of sol diera from Detroit. There was a small block-house near the mouth of the river, in which were about fifty to seventy-live soldiers. There was no town there, except a store and residence, and no good place for one then. _ The regiment stayed there three days. About this time Blackhawk.surrendered. Tho orders there were received to return home by the way of South Bend, because supplies could lie got on that route. The regiment marched back by South Bend and Logansport. At the Iroquois there was an Indian town. The only inhabitants visible were women and children. There woro some scattering Indians at Hyde Park and on tho Calumet Here the regimont encamped. The marshes between the Calumet and South Bend were nlmost impassable. A few poaceablo Indians were also seen at Logansport. The country through which the regiment marched was almost a wilderness, especially beyond the Wabash river, and the horses were fed upon the wild grass, no forage being hauled in the wagons for them. This account is given by the soldier who was called the “baby of the regimenj,” a well-known citizen, .Tames H. Stapp, Esq., then 18 years old. Thomas H. Sharpe, Thomas Chill, William Stuck, Henry Byady and Mr. Stapp are the survivors now in th ; s county of this old-time campaign, which was accomplished in thirty days, and in which the genuine hardships of a march through swamps, wet prairies and wild woods, without bridges, and upon the scantiest supplies, were endured. —lndianapolis Journal.