Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1884 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Judge Joint Brady, father of Gen. T. J. Brady, died at Xuncie, aged 81. Joshua. Turner and Mrs. Mary Vandlne, aged respectively 79 and 68, were married at Munoie. ' Georoe W. Lawrence, a banker of North Manchester, has beoofne Insaneftrom intense application to business. The total wealth of Indiana, invested in business, Including capital, personal property, and real estate, amounts to $180,090,099. Cass county boasts of a girl whose heart Is located on the right side. The medical society of the county is wrestling with the problem. Thomas A. Dean, prominent in the liquor trade at Indianapolis, has been sent to the Insane asylum for treatment, having become convinced that be is the Pope. Mr. Arous Dean, a peaoh-grower of Clark oounty, Is of the opinion that there will be no peaches this year, nor any small fruits except strawberries. He says that strawberry plants were saved by tho snow. A monstrous elk horn was found a few miles north of Vincennes, on Snapp's creek. It measured eight feet from point to point. Tho curiosity was washed up by the late heavy rains from tho bank of tho creek, where it had evidently been burled for many years. Isaac Martin, of Liborty Mills, placed his twin children on a bed In an apartmont without fire, and, as the covering wqa scanty, both ohildren froze to death. The house is a mere trap, and the lntonso cold, it is said, froze the bodies stiff. The babes were only three months old. Crawi-ord Wilbur, a citizen of Nevins township, Vigo oounty, pleaded guilty in the [Circuit Court at Terre Haute to the charge of Sabbath-breaking, and was fined $1 and costs. His offense was building a house while his neighbors were passing to church. He claims that it was a necessity, but to avoid oosts ol litigation and waste of time ho ploadod guilty* Mrs. L. 8. Waooonru, of Doontur, a lady who has boon afflloted with consumption for about ten years, was restored to health through tho medium of prayer. The next day sho walked to tho north part of tho city and returned without apparent fatiguo. Before tho cure she hardly ever stepped out of the doors. # Nicholas Holey, aged 99 years, for sev-enty-two years a resident of Boone township, Harrison county, is dead. Ho was a native of Kontuoky, a life-long Democrat, and a pensioner of the war of 1812. Hie pension was his only support in his doelining years. Mr. Boloy lived In Corydon when it was the capital of Indiana. Judoe John L. Gunn, of Sullivan, died at Jacksonville, F.a., where ho bad gone some two months ago in soaroh of health. He was a prominent attorney at Sullivan thirty years ago, and had been identified with the oounty ever since. He was for many years Chatr|tnan of the Republican oounty committee. He was 68 years of age.

A freight conductor on the Cleveland, Mount Vernon and Columbus railroad captured a prisoner who had esoaped from tho Randolph oounty jail The attention of the conductor was attracted to him by his attempting to trade off some cheap jewelry for a railroad ticket, and he looked him up in a freight ear and telegraphed the Sheriff at Mount Vernon, Ohio, when It was discovered that he was an escaped prisoner. A murder was committed at Marengo, Crawford oounty, recently. A commercial {traveler went into a saloon and asked the {barkeeper if he bad any good whisky. The {barkeeper replied that some said his whisky was good and some said it was bad. The |drummer drank a glass of the liquor, and remarked that it was very bad and refused to pay for it, whereupon the barkeeper endeavored to prevent his leaving the room without paying, when the drummer drew a revolver and shot the barkeeper dead on the spot. A remarkable little episode took place during the evening service in a oburch In Boone county, not far from Lafayotte. A Miss Breok gave birth to a nine-pound Illegitimate son. She and her father and mother occupied the pew together, and the elroumstance so diverted the attention of the congregation from the regular exorcises that tho preacher thought It best to adjourn the mooting. He then looked after the Interests of the little stranger, who had so unexpectedly made an addition to his branoh of tho church.

Judge Vinton, of the Cirouit Court at Lafayetto, decided the oase of W. Gaines vs. The Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago railroad and the Lake Erie and Western railroad, awarding the plaintiff SB,OOO damages. The verdict is against the “Big 4" road, the Lake Erie and Western being relieved of all responsibility, although the “Big 4” runs over their traoka. The track of the road passes over the wagon road, on the west side of the river, and the evidence showed that the company ran a train over tho bridge without giving any signals or warning. The plaintiff’s team ran away with him, and he was very badly crippled. The company has excepted to the findings of the court. Charles Dunlap, of Peru, was rocently fatally frozen, and is now hopelossly deranged from almost unparalleled suffering. Twoweeks ago he was in Illinois buying timber. At St. Mary's, on the Indianapolis and St. Louis road, between Paris und Terre Haute, he either fell from the train or was pushed off. The latter is probable, as S6OO be carried is missing. It yvas during the severely cold weather, and Dunlap lay several hours by the roadside, unable to move from injuries received in falling, or at tho hands bf robbers and assassins. When found by the trackwalkers be was all but frozon to death. His face and hands are in a horrible condition, and his body is swollen and festering. Complaint is now mode by the sufferer’s father that nothing was done for his son when found. Near B’ort Wayne fire broke out in a smoking oar of a Wabash train, which was run. niug at a high rate of speed. The occupants were panic-strickon, but the train was quickly stopped and all escaped. The car was then detached and burned to tho tracks. Hon. Cyk A. G. Poullbt, a distinguished citizen of Vincennes, diod In the ln&ne Asylum at Indianapolis. Ho was a graduate of tho University of France, took part in the revolution, and was compelled to fleo. Moses & Wilcox’s creamery, at Loganeport, was burned. Loss SI,QOO,