Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1884 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—Ophie Trantman, an 8-year.old Terre Hante boy, fell from a scaffold at the top of a second-story building, and was seriously injured. —J. B. Smith t fc Co.’s commission boot and shoe home, of Anderson, was closed by the Sheriff upon executions issued to satisfy cla ms for $7,133. —The dilapidated court-house of Delaware County, at Muucie, was recently sold at auction, to be removed—to clear the site for the new court-house, which is to cost $200,000. —Thomas Thornton, a farmer living near Scipio, was instantly killed on his farm the other day. He was eng vged in eutt ng trees and a limb from one of them fell upon him, crushing him. —Near Washington, in Daviess County, Lewis and Eli Jones and Joseph Edwards were bathing iu the White River. Edwards was seized with cramps, and the others went to his assistance, but all were drowned. —Goodwin, the intemperate Indianapolis lawyer who killed his broth ?r for placing him in the insane asylum, committed suicide in the Southern Penitentiary when he learned that the Supreme Court refused him a rehearing.

—At Wabash Philip Stonehour attempted to shoot his daughter because she attended a circus with a young man who wns objectionable to Stonehour. He wns prevented from carrying out his purpose, and urrested aud fined. —John T. Gilmore, a prominent farmer of Harrison township, Knox County, has sued James E. Horn for $5,000 damages for alleged slander. The defendant is said to have charged Gilmore with being a thief. The defendant is very wealthy. —The City Marshal of Summitville boarded a train at that- station, with a prisoner named Mcßyan. When at a point about half-way to Jonesboro the officer's attention was diverted, and his prisoner suddeuly disnppe ired. Ho could not be found on the train, and he is supposed to have jumped from the car. —At Decatur, a woman placed a child on the doorstep of Barney Weinhoff, a man 70 years old, and tho present janitor of fit. Joseph's Church. Iu the basket was tho following note: “Take this child and raise it a good Catholic, If you cannot, give it to some one that will, and may God bless you and forgive a sinning mother.” —While Mrs. O. F. La Duke, of New Albany, was sitting on a porch in the rear of her rosidenoe, with her 2-year-old daughter nenr by, the little one suddenly fell over, nnd the mother, on picking her up. found that a bullet had entered the left temple, penetrating tho brain, the wound proving fatal. Thoro is no clew to the author of this terrible act of crimintd carelessness.

—The Delaware County Comm's louors have been presented with a petition, s gued by GO) taxpayers of the rwwUicro and eastern portions of the county, asking for a postponement of the erection of a new court house, on tho grounds of the present indebtedness of th 5 county and tho high rate of tvxes. Tho postponement was not granted: it eamo too lata. Au injunction is talked of. Fairs‘for 18K4. Allen, Fort Wavne, Hep". : 0 to o<t. 3. Bsrtholo new, ( omum i*, Sopt. 15 to 20. Ulocatori', Hertford O.ty, hept. Hi to tu. Boone, X-e. ono 1, A« «. t.» to rj. Cass, Louousport* Htpt. .a to 27. Clark. Chariest in, Hept. S* to 11. Clay, Bra/11, bepi. 110 «. Clinton, Frankfort. Auk. 25 to 21). Dearborn, Lawremebura, Aug. 19 toil. Decatur, Oreeusbuig. Auk. 2*> to 30. Delaware, Munele, auk. U to 15. Elkhart, Goshen, Oct. 7 to 10. Fulton, Rochester, Hept. 23 to 26. Fayette, Connors villi, Hcpt. 16 to 19. Gibson, Princeton, Hept. 15 to 20. Grant, Marion, Hem. 10 to 13. Greene, Linton, Oct. c to m. Hamilton, Noblesvillc, Aug, 25 to 29, Harrison, Corydon, Sept, 1 to 5. Henry, New Castle, Sopt. 16 to 20. Howard, Kokomo. Auk. 26 to Huntington, Huntington. Hept. It to 19. Jock on, Browust, wn, Julv 29 to Aug. 1. Jay, Portland, Hept. HO to Got. 3. Jasper, Rensselaer, Hep. . 0 o 12. Jefferson, Madison, Hept. 2 to 6. Jennings, North Vernon, Aug. 5 to 8. Knox, Vincennes, Oot. 13 to 18. Kosciusko. W arsaw, Hept. 21 to 28. Lake, Crown I’oint, Sept. 9 tp 12. LaPorte, LaFortc Sepu. 23 to 26. Lawrence, Bedford, Oot. 1 to 4. Modi’ on, Anderson, Sept. 1 to 5. Marshall, Plymouth, Oot. 8 to 1L Miami, Peru, Start. 16 to 20. Montgomery, Ciawfordsvllle. Sept. 8 to 13, Newton, Morocco, Sept. 2 to 5. Noblo, LlKonier, Sept. 30 to Oct. 8, Orange, 1 aoll, Aug. 26 to 30. Parke, Rockville, Auk. 18 to 23. Perry. Borne, Oct. 6 to to. Pike, Pete: sburg. Sept. 1 to , Po. ter, Valparaiso, Hept. 16 to 19. Posey, New Harmony, nept. 0 to 13. Pulaski, Wtnamac, Sept. 23 to 28. * i Randolph, Winchester, Hept. 2 to 8. ' t Ripley, Osgood, Aug. 12 to 15. ' Rush. Rnsiivllle, Sept. 9 to i 2. Sheluy, Shelbyvllle. Sept. 2 to 6. Steuben, Angola, Oct. 6 to 10. St. Joseph, Bouth Bend, Hept. 22 to 26. Tipton, Tipton, Hept 16 lo 19, \lgo, Terre Haute, Hept. # to 13. Wabash, Wabash, t ept. 9 to 12. W arren, West Lebanon, Sept. 9 to 13. Warrick, Boonvitle, cept 2 > to 27. Washington,. alem, Hept. Bto 12. Whttley, Columbia City, aep.. 24 to 27. INDIANA DlHTKier SAIUH, Acton District Association, Acton, Marlon, Sept 22 to 26. Bridgeton Union, Bridgeton, Parke, Aug. 26 to 30. Cambridge City, Cambridge City, Wayne, Sept 2 to 6. Dunkirk Union, Dunkirk, Jay, Ang. 19 to 24. Eastern Indiana Agricultural, Kendallvllle. Noble Oct 6 to iU. Edinburgh Union, Edinburgh, Johnson. Auk. 26 to 0. Falrmount Union, Folrmoont, Grant, Sept, a to 12. Fountain, Warren, and Vermillion, Covington. Fountain. Sept 16 to lu. trancesville Agricultural, Francesville. Pulaski, Sopt. no to Oct. 3. Henry, Madison, and Delaware, Middletown, . Henry, Aug. 19 to 22. Knightstown Union, Knlghtstown, Henry. Aug. 26 to 29. Lawrence District, Lawrence, Marlon. Sept. 16 to 20. Loogootee Agricultural, Loogootee, Martin. Aug. 19 to 23.

—Dr. Neiman, of Mitchall, claims to have killed a snake near that place which, measured fourteen feot and two inches, and .vith a body as big as a telegraph pole. Ho is, however, unable to produce the snake. —Dr. Dean aud P. P. Lopp, of Corydon, mve been arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Payton, on a charge of violating he pension laws. —Grant Conuty's wool wop this year amounts to 120,000 pounds.