Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1884 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—There are 735 pupil* in the Frankfort schools, an increase of forty-eight. —The wife of Stephen BuiEngame, of Milan, committed suicide by jumping into a cistern. Acute insanity was the cause. —James Show!, the young man stabbed by Albert Severs, near Boonville, last week, has died from his injuries. Severs is still at large. —A fatal disease has attacked a number of horses in the vicinity of Union City. They die in about twenty-four hours after being attacked. f —Thomas Sheren, for fmty years a prominent merchant of Cincinnati, died at his residence in Greensburg, a few days ago, at the age of 75 years. —A boiler explosion neirly demo'ished the flouring mill of Empron & Callender, at Vincennes, and fatally injured Thomas Childras, the engineer. —About four weeks ago Miss Mary J. Utterback, who lived six miles south of Russiaville, Howard County, was bitten by a weasel, which resulted in her death a few days since. —John C. S. Harrison, of Indianapolis, paid into court $95,448, and was released from further liability on his receivership. It is understood that the ciminal proceedings will not be pushed. —The Indiana penitentiary at Michigan City has 691 inmates, and is wholly selfsupporting. The earnings for the past three months were $27,136, the contractors paying 50 to 62 cents per day for labor. —While a circus was exhibiting at Madison, a woman claiming to be the wife of C. L. Paney arose in the tent and shot at the woman traveling with him. The shot missed its aim, but created great excitement. —As John Gray, a prominent citizen of Jackson Township, Cass County, was engaged in pulling out stumps, the horses started up, pulling the stump over, crashing him in such a manner ns to cause his death in a few hours. He was a pioneer settler of the county and highly respected. —George W. Lawrence, formerly a banker in North Manchester, escaped from the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis last month,, and was captured in Gasconade County, Missouri, a reward of SSOO having been offered for him. It transpires that he secured employment as traveling salesmen for a St. Louis house, and was successfully conducting business. —Miss Mattie Sloan, residing near English, shot and killed her mother. Miss Sloan was handling a revolver which she thought was not loaded, when the weapon was, by some means, discharged, the contents striking her mother, who had just entered the room, passing through her right hand and lodging in her left breast, causing instant death. —The annual report of the State Board of Agriculture is out. The improvement within the State during the year has been greater than in any previous year in its history. Fourteen thousand five hundred miles of tile were laid, and millions of dollars have been invested in open ditches. The increased value of lands thereby ig approximately $2,306,000, and the increase in value of agricultural products as a result from drainage $1,000,000 annually. Thq total products of the State show a footing of $317,431,878. —About 3,500 people witnessed the firemen’s tournament at Bourbon. Companies from Bourbon, Bremen, Warsaw, and Plymouth competed. In the hook and ladder contest, to run 150 yards and have a man climb to the top of a twenty-foot ladder, the first prize was awarded to Bremen; time, 251 seconds. In the sweepstakes hook and ladder, Bourbon took the prize; time, 23 J seconds. In the hose contest the Wide-Awakes, of Plymouth, captured both first prize and sweepstakes; time, 44 j and 45 seconds, respectively. —A genius with a love for the experimental is building a queer craft on the Wabash, at Covington, which he is pleased to call a water wagon. He has twelve empty coal oil barrels in a framework, three on either side, and connected with rods and cranks. In the rear of the boat is a paddlewheel, and to this is a rod which connects with the one to which the barrels are fastened, so that when the wheel is turned the barrels will also revolve. The boat is about 10x15 feet, and the builder claims that one man can run it up or down stream. —The encampment at Mishawaka, and the unveiling of the soldiers and sailors* monument, are events long to be remembered. The monument stands, including the statue, thirty-two feet high, being nearly twice as high as the Morton monument at Indianapolis. The base is ten feet square. The two lower pieces are rough ashlar, the shaft and figure above be'ng white bronze. The statue is an infantryman with arms at rest. —The engineer in charge of the improvement on Wabash and White Rivers has reported to the chief engineer the progress of* the work in the year ending June 30, 1884. The work at Little Chain, on the Wabash, has so far progressed, although not complete, that ordinary vessels can navigate at all stages of water; it will require $200,000 additional to finish the plans. On White River work was commenced to Kelly’s ripple. which has been greatly improved. About $65,000 more is needed to make the river channel what it should be. —The Purdue University class now contains sixty-five young men and women, the largest number known in the history of the institution. The institution is somewhat hampered by lack of money. —Lucy Brooks, charged with attempting to burn a house at Metamora, some time ago, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in the female reformatory. . Henry C. Buddenbaum was killed in a runaway accident at Indianapolis. __