Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1886 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—The depot of the Chicago and Atlantic Railroad at Newton has been burned. —The house of Christian Buckelmau, in ?eny County, was destroyed by fire. —The residence cf William Sears, Jr., lear Greenfield, was destroyed by fire. —E. S. Stone, genertd merchandise lealer of Lagro, six miles east of Wabash, las made an assignment. —The coopers at Crandall struck for a eduction in the rates of boarding house keepers, and threaten a boycott. —John Herb, of Mooresville, has two .ery old violins, one of them 22ff years old ind tbe other ninety-five years old. A disastrous fire in the town of Sbarpsourg destroyed the postoffice, a livery stable, ind several of tho best business houses. —The State Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of the law regulating the rent to be charged for use of telephones. —Prof. Charles Harris, principal of the West Middleton public schools, has been suspended by tbe Township School Board. —The dry-goods and grocery store of N. C. Coffin and the saloon of C. M. Grave, with all their contents, were burned nt Burr Oak. Cannelton, by an almost unanimous vote of its citizens, is to be incorporated. Tell City is soon to vote on a similar proposition. —Steps are now being taken to organize a law and order club in Jeffersonville, and it is stated that $230 has been raised by subscription. —The jury in the murder trial of George Fullerton, at Columbia City, for the killing of Chas. Gnsschatte, returned a verdict of involuntary manslaughter with eighteen years in the penitentiary. —A tabular statement of New Albany’s city debt, bonded and floating, shows the entire debt to be $462,000, with $15,000,000 of assessable property for taxation and a population of over 24,000. One hundred thousand dollars of floating debt is to be funded in bonds at not to exceed 5 per cent, interest. New Albany, it is claimed, is better off financially than any incorporated city in Indiana.

—The Grand Lodge of Ancient Order of United Workmen, at Indianapolis, adjourned on the 17th of February for two years, after electing the following officers: Grand Master Workman, N. J. York, of Rensselaer; Grand Foreman, J. N. Taylor, of Crawfordsville; Grand Orderly, L. H. Carr, of Rushville; Grand Secretary, A. B. Salsich, of Terre Haute; Grand Receiver, N. 8. Byram, of Indianapolis; Grand Guide, T. D. Neal, of Cicero; Grand Watch, J. A. Thompson, of Remington; Trustees, C. Wunderlych of Evansville, and J. R. Duncan of Crawfordsville; Supreme Representatives, C. C. Genung and J. W. Spain of Evansville, and A. B. Salsich of Terre Haute, The graded system of assessment was adopted, —The Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Indiana, opened its annual reunion at Indianapolis with the largest attendance ever known. The report of the Adjutant General shows a total of 393 posts and 18,088 members, a net gain for the year of 1,097. Resolutions were adopted denouncing honors paid to the memory of Jacob Thompson by the Interior Department. Reports were received showing that $14,324 had already been accumulated in aid of the soldiers* monument, and that circular letters had been addressed to each county, asking an appropriation of SIOO from each, to place a stone in the base of the monument with such inscriptions as the country may direct. The following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, That it is the sense of this department that the Grand Army of the Republic, being in no sense a political organization, and being in favor of free speech, a free press, and a free country, we are heartily opposed to the practice of using our corporativl power, as posts, for the pupose of boycotting any person, paper, or party who may differ with us in opinions on any subject.” A resolution was also passed in favor of a State Soldiers’ Home. The suggestion that the meeting of the national encampment be held at Nashville in 1887 was unanimously approved. Officers were elected as follows: Thos. W. Bennett, of Richmond, Department Commander; Andrew Fite, of New Albany, Senior Vice Commander; W. F. Daily, of Pern, Junior Vice Commander; A. R. Tucker, of Cicero, Medical Director; Ira Chase, of Danville, Chaplain; Ben D. House, Indianapolis, Assistant Adjutant General; Thomas Hanna, Greencastle, Judge Advocate; Council of Administration, J.V. Fee, O. F.Walker, William E. Brown, John Runyan, W. L. Dougall; Representatives at Large to the National Encampment, 0. F. Mosier, J. D. Mulkey, William M. Coehran, W. H. Holabird, J. R. McDonald, J. F. Story. The encampment also indorsed the universal-service pension bill, all opposition to it being overridden, and the indorsement was rushed through with a yell. The Woman’s Relief Corps also held a reunion, with Mrs. Alice Griffin, of Elkhart, Department President; Mrs. Beck, of Elkhart, Department Secretary, and Mrs. Titus, of Elkhart, Department Treasurer. The Indiana Department was reorganized a year ago, and now has twenty-five coips and a membership of about one thousand. The department held two big camp-fires at which numerous speeches were made.