Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1884 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Anderson expended $200,000 in construoUoq of new buildings in 1883. The Bauer libel suit against the Terre Haute Express. damages being laid at $25,000, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for SIOO. Mrs. Epps, of Huntington, convicted of the murder of her husband, has been refused a new trial and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The editor of the Greenfield Jeffersonian thus acknowledges a courtesy extended: “Our thanks are due Mrs. S. W. Wray, of West Main street, for a liberal slice of a mammoth pumpkin.” Representative Stockslager expects an early consideration of bis bill now before the House Military committee, removing the sharge of desertion from the army by Alexander Nugent, of Seymour. The Hon. Pliny Hoagland, one of Fort Wayne’s oldest and wealthiest citizens, died after a short illness of disease of the heart. Mr. Hoagland had for years been olosely identified as a Director with the interests of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chioago and the Grand Rapids railways, and Vice President of the Fort Wayne National hank. He had served in the State Senate. Ben Battles, a noted Pike county desperado, was captured in Ulinols by ex-Sherlff Hargreave and George W. Gulllck, two detectives, in some obscure place in Illinois, and lodged in the Pike county jail. It is rumored that Battles was connected in the recent murder of Henry Custin, at Petersburg, for whioh outrage Charles Harvey was lynched. The Board of County Comlssioners have taken a very proper step In the matter of building a work house, and have advertised for ground, not less than fifteen nor more than twenty acres, upon which to looate the proposed structure. The county is annually paying out large sums of money to support able-bodie*d men and women in idleness. The measure should be pushed to as rapid completion as possible. This would do away with the necessity for a new jail, and in this way, too, thore would be a great saving to the people.—lndianapolis Sentinel. The will of the late William J. Wise, the bachelor millionaire of Vincennes, creates consternation among tho disinherited nephews and nieces. .Of the thirty nephews and nieces three got the bulk of tho property. They are Mrs. William R. Miles, Mrs. Edward L. Ryder and Frank M. Fay. The property consists of Jx60,000 in Government bonds, real estate In. Vincennes, and farms all over the adjoining territory, valued at $500,000. An effort will be made to break the will. The relatives are scattered over Indiana Ohio and adjacent States. Philip Dahlkn has been arrested at Terre Haute charged with blackmail. Some days previous to the arrest, J. L. Somes, a druggist, received a letter signed “J. J, Courtney,” saying that the writer had proof that Somes invited a young lady Into the baok room of his store and kissed her over the counter, and that unless he gave tho writer SIOO he would divulge all to his (Some’s) wfte. Mr, Somes wrote a letter telling “Courtney” that a registered package for him was id the postoffioe. Dahlon inquired for the package and was arrested. He was sent to jail in default of $1,600 bail. 1 The apportionment of the common sobool revenue has been made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The amount collected from counties during the year was $727,638.84; from semi-annual interest on n«n negotiable bonds, $117,143.49; balance in treasury at last apportionment, $6,676.90, and from other sources $11,331.97, making a total of $861,791.29. The amount apportioned is $848,461.30, and $370.37 is added to the shares of different counties on aocountof errors in the enumeration of school ehildren. The State Normal school is given SIO,OOO, and there is a balance of $2,959.62 left in the treasury. The apportionment per capita is sl.lß, and it is shown by the enumeration that there are 719,036 school children in the State. The jury in the case of The State vs. Cloon Keyes, indicted for the murder of Bamuel Stewart, of Fiord, Carroll county, returned a yerdict of not guilty. Alex. Keyes, son of the defendant, is alleged to have seduood Stewart’s daughter. Being sued for bastardy, young Keyes married Miss Stewart, but afterward refused to recognize, live with, or support her, though residing in the same town. Stewart, the 22d of July last, told young Keyes that he must either live with his wife and support her as he should or leave tho county. Young Keyes armed himself and sought out his father, telling him what had occurred between him and Stewart. The elder Keyes does not seem to have known that his son had a weapon, and together they started out to find Stewart, as the father claims, to fix the matter up. Tho elder Koyes and Stewart engaged in animated conversation, in which, young Keyes joined, calling his father-in-law a liar. The latter attempted to strike Alex. Keyes with a chair, when the father sought to stop him. At the same mo" ment Alexander, drew his pistol and killed Stewart. The State sought to hold the father as a principal equally culpable with the son. The son’s trial will come up soon. "

Indiana Statesmen. Nativity and ages of tbo Indiana delegation in Congress, as given in the Congressional Directory: SENATORS. Name and birthplace. Age. D. W. Voorfce s, Butler county, Ohio 50 Benj. Harrison, Hamilton county, Ohio 50 REPRESENTATIVES. ThomaH M. Browne, New Psris, Ohio 55 Thomas J. Wood, Athens county, Ohio 39 Wm. H. Ca kins, Pike county, Ohio 42 John J. Klein r. West Hanover, Pa 39 Robert Lowry, Ireland 61 Thomas R. Cob', Law ence county, Ind 55 Strother M. Stoikslager, Harrison county, , Indiana 42 Wm. 8. Holman, Dearborn countv, Ind 61 Courtland C. Matson, Brookvillc, Ind 4:1 Stanton J. Peelle, Wayne county, Ind 41 John E. I amb, Terre Haute, Ind 31 George W. Steele, Fayette county, Ind 44 Thomas B. Ward, Ohio 49 Probably a better plan to prevent mobs from breaking into Jails than the election of brave Sheriffs, would be to provide every Jail with a full-blooded Siberian bloodhound. We believe Marlon county stands alone in the country for such a humane provision to preserve its prisoners from all danger from mob violence. —lndianapolis Journal. Negotiations are pending for the removal of the Methodist College from F6rt Wayne to Wabash. Attica Is endeavoring to erect a new opera house.