Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1883 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A Gheensbubo cow recently gave birth to a calf with two heads, four eyes, six legs and two tails. Thk large and handsome residence of Mir. A J. Montgomery, in Lnwrenoe county, was burned, involving * loss o{ f-. 50 0Mrs. M. Aydklotts, a well-known Terre Haute elocutionist, has been adjudged of unsound mind and removed to the Insane Asylum. Prank Connor, of Shelby oounty, has brought salt against the J., M. A I. Railroad Company for $5,000 damages sustained by a collision with hie buggy some time ago. Louis Laurent, a young man, was found murdered in a hut at Areola. The purppse of the crime was robbery, as a pocket-book, containing bis month’s wages, was found empty. J. B. McKinney, of Green township, Randolph county, has kept nearly TCO head of cattle and 4CO head of hogs, with the help of one hand during the winter, feeding eighty bushels of corn per day. One of the State House Commissioners says it is now quite evident that work on the building must cease, and there seems now to be no way of securing its continuance until the meeting of the next Legislature. Samuel Spahu and his wife, Jane Fpahr, aged 80 and 73 years respectively, of Connersville, who have managed to live through sixty years of married life, are now seeking divorce because of a quarrel over their joint accumulations of property. The clothing of a young colored child of 4 years, the daughter of Stuart Washington a night laborer at the oar-works, Lafayette' accidentally caught fire, and was burned so severely that the child’s flesh fell off the bones, and from the effects of which it died. Remus R. Harrington shot and instantly killed Lyman Gilliland, his son-in-law, at Newburgh, Warriclf county. Gilliland had recently deserted his wife and destroyed her furniture. He and Harrington met, quarreled over that matter, and the killing followed. A few days since, a child of James Henry, residing south of Wabash, ran a sharp stick Into its eye, inflicting a painful wound. The parents called a physician, but the baby was not considered in a dangerous condition. The child became worse, and died from the effects of the wound. In Butler township, Miami county, Solomon Fegley met his death under horrible circumstances. He lived alone in a log house. The -hou c e took flrynnd, in endeavoring to save some moneyYfom a trunk in the loft of the house, the old man was burned to death in the presence of his neighbors. President E. E. White, of Purdue University. on his retirement the Ist of July, will devote birose'f to certain literary workß that have been nndor preparation for a number of years. He will first, however, finish the revision of his series of arithmetics, to which he has devoted much time for over a year. A well-known horticulturist in the vicinity of Greenoastle gives the following as the result of his observation and inquiries concerning the fruit outlook: Peaches killed and cherries partly so. Grapes uninjured. Berries of all kinds look well. Apples, pears and other fruits cannot be forecast till budding time.

A tjiaoedt was imminent for a brief period in the conrt-room at Lafayette, during the progress of the libel suit of Gougar against Handler. Lawyer Wallace objected to a question put to a witness, and threatened to shoot the witness if he answered It in the affirmative. A souffle ensued, but officers interfered before blood was shed. A totjno man named of Big Bone, Ky., while visiting at Rising Sun, was out on a lark the other night, and was shot at by some person unknown, and. hut for a plug of double-thick tobacco and a memorandum book in his breast pocket, the shot might have proved fatal. As it was, the ball went through the tobacco and lodged in his pocket It is said that Gen. Cruft, of Terre Haute,died intestate, as thus far a searching investigation has failed to reveal the whereabouts of any will. If none can be found the estate, estimated at from >200,000 to >250,COO, will he equally divided between his brothers, Edward and J. W., his sister, Mrs C. F. Putnam, and the son of a deceased sister, Mrs. Fannie Seebnry. The Hon. Walter March, one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Mancie, is dead. Abonfc one year ago March received a paralytic stoke from which he never fully recovered, and from the effects of which he died. In 1852 he was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas on the Demcoratio ticket In 1850 he was e’ected State Senator, where he served for eight years, and throughout that period in the history of the Indiana Senate embraced between the years 1860 and 1864. He was born in Mlllbury, Mass His age was 67. Jeremiah Wampleb died last week at his residence at Bainbr'.dge, at the age of 102 years 0 months and 25 days. He was born at Wytheville, Wythe county, Va., in 1780, and was married to Miss Rebeoca Hail, of WythevUle, Va., Sept 4,1821, after which he emigrated to Bedford, where bis wife died, leaving him to care for seven children. He subsequently removed from Bedford to Goaport, Owen oonnty, where, In a short time, he nfarried Miss Elizabeth Morebead, From Gosport he came to Balnbridge. Putnam county, where he remained working at his trade until a few days of his death. He won a veteran of the war of 1812 In Capt Lewis Hall’s company of Virginia militia. Notwithstanding his age, le could read and write without the use of glasses.

Simon Williams, Deputy Sheriff of Warrick county, shot and instantly killed Jackson Wallace, in Walker Trisler's saloon, at Boonville, and at the same time mortally wounded Thomas Wallace, his 17-year-old son The fatal difficulty grew ont of an old grudge between Thomas Wallace and Willliams, but which had been partly settled. While Williams was in the saloon, the two Wallaces, accompanied by several friends, came in, and the elder Walla?© made friendly advances to Williams, and the party, with the exception of young Wallace, drank together; Tom Wallace, though, seemed to object to his father’s intimacy with Williams, and, it is said, applied the term thief to Williams. Otto Nestor, a friend of Williams, seeing that trouble was brewing, seized him to push him back. At this Williams said: “Let go, or they’ll kill me." He then drew his pistol and opened fire. The first hall struck Tom Wallao? in the groin, passing through the lower part of his body; young Walla e turned, as soon as hit, and ran out of the saloon. His father then advanced on Williams, the latter continuing to lire, hitting Jackson Wallace twice, one ball piercing his heart Wallace fell into Williams' arms, and, being laid on the floor, died almost instantly. Wallace had been keeping a saloon, but had reoently disposed of it Williams is a brother of ex-Sheriff Williams, of Warrick county, and a brother-in-law of the present Sheriff. He is married and has three children. He is about 25 years of age, and is of a reckless disposition—even desperate when drink inn.