Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1883 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Db. David R Abbott, a well known physician of Southern Indiana, died at his home in Milan, Ripley county. The doctor was in his 75th year. Howabd A Denio, who undertook to erect a Capitol at Indianapolis, have abandoned their contract, claiming to have lost over $300,000. Their suret es are citizens of Chicago, who Will submit new propositions to the State House Commissioners. At Vincennes. Frank Wedding had trouble with John Duffy, and, at a dance at the house of John Wedding that night. Duffy and George Wedding < uarreled, snd Frank struck Duffy on the hea 1 with a piece of boapi, producing concussion of the Lrain, from which he has since died. John Weddirg and his sens George and Frank are under arrest The extent of malicious barn-burning in this State has grown to be alarming. It not only destroys the property, but luns up the rates of insurance and thus taps the pocket of all who carry policies upon this class of property. Theie is urgent need of the barnburner getting seriously but accidentally shat. A little carelessness among the farmers with the rifle, while their barns are filled with the summer's harvest, might result in great good to the community.— lndianapolis Journal. A deplorable accident occurred at Schnettville, a village about six miles form Jasper, in which three prominent young men lost their lives. A well was being snnk near the town, and, as it was necessary to drill and b ast through rock, the usual process of blasting was resorted to. After an interval of several days, the work was resumed, and John Fitter went down the well with the blasting material and immediately suffocated by “damp.” Not hearing from him, another young man, named Henry Stemles, went down and was also sudo-, cated almost instantly. Then Agate Schnell, son of ex-Commissioner Schnell, went down with a rope tied around him to rescue his companions, but was overcome at once. He managed to signal to draw him up, which was done, but he had inhaled the poisonous air and soon died. Henp.y Krauesbauer shot and killed Isaac Lyons in Nettle Creek township, Randolph county. Krauesbauer is a single man about 30 years of age, and resides with Mary Kenyon, a widow about fO years of age, who owns a farm of LOJ acres, and is the mother of several children. The children for some time have been very much dissatisfied with Krauesbauers residence with the;r mother and have insinuated that an improper intimacy existed. Some time ago Nelson Kenyon, one of the children, and Krauesbauer had an altercation in the public road, which resulted in Kenyon hitting Krauesbauer with a stone. Krauesbauer at the time beK ing armed with a revolver. The case came into the Criminal Court Kenyon was fined $lO for assault and battery and Krauesbauer was fined $5 for carrying concealed weapons. The next day Ella Lyons, wife of deceased Isaac Lyons, aud daughter of the widow, Mary Kenyon, was arrested for malicious trespass committed on the premises of her mother, Krauesbauer being the prosecuting witness. The parties weoe all at court at Winchester, and on their way got into a difficulty, which resulted in the killing of Lyons, The weapon used by Krauesbauer was a tels-cocking revolver thirtyeight caliber; two shots were tired, one of which entered the mouth of deceased. Lyons was unarmed