Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1886 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—Two men, Hiram Caston and William Close, lost their lives in a new well at Fort Wayne recently. Tho well Bad been tested for “damps” in the morning and found all right. When a depth of thirtysix feet was reached, the diggers struck a large stone. Caston, who was the contractor, sent for Close, who was working in another well, to come and aid iu taking out the stone. The well was not again tested for “damps,” the men having been out of it but a short time. Close was lowered, and when down only about five feet fell out of the bucket to the bottom. Castou at once stepped into the bucket and ordered the men to lower him to rescue Close. When down about fifteen feet he signaled the men to draw him up, which they did instantly. When nearly at the top, and almost within reach, Caston tumbled out, joining Close at the bottom. It was then ascertained that the deadly gas was within three or four feet of the surface. The bodies were then lifted out with hooks attached to ropes. The two men were middle-aged, married, and both leave quite large families. —The W. C. T. U., of Crawfordsville, have gained another victory in the cause of temperance. Last year a saloon was run on the square which contained three churches —Methodist, First Presbyterian, and Episcopal. The saloon was so notorious that the owner did uot dare apply for another license. So one Shanks applied for a liquor license for tho purpose of selling liquor at this place. The W. C. T. U. circulated a petition which was numerously signed, praying the Board of Commissioners not to grant tho license. The case was set for trial recently, and, aftor about twenty women gathered around the Commissioners, Shanks concluded to withdraw his application. The W. G. T. U. claim that they had enough evidence against Shanks to have landed him in the penitentiary. —Some time since a Panhandle passenger train was wrecked at Windfall. Three men—Vice, Justico, and Berry—living there were arrested. Burke, the injured fireman, died from injuries received in tho wreck. Mob violence was feared, and the prisoners were taken from Kokomo—where they had been removed for safekeeping—by the Sheriff and deputies, heavily armed. The excitement was intense at Windfall, where several thousand people had assembled from miles around. There was no demonstration against tho wreckers. Preliminary examination wus waived, and the three men bound over without bail, charged with murder in the first degree. Justico made a confession, giviug full particulars of the dastardly work. —A somew'hut sensational case, bordering on tho ridiculous, has come to light in society circles at North Manchester. Names are not divulged, but a Miss called upon a lawyer, and desired to employ him as her attorney in bringing a damage suit against Mr. for fracturing her breastbone by squeezing her in a loving embrace. Both parties move in good society. The lady desires SI,OOO damages, and says proceedings will be entered in the courts at Wabash. It is looked upon as a doubtful case, and is probably a thin pretext to extort money or force a compromise, the girl being “badly stuck on” the fellow. —The Cass County Sunday-school Union that met at Logansport elected the following officers to serve for the ensuing year: President, ltev. James Best; Vice President, Rev. W. H. Daniel; Recording Secretary, Dr. D. L. Overhelser; Statistical Secretary and Treasurer, Homer Kessler. Vice Presidents were also elected from the various townships. The Union takes in the Sabbath-schools of all denominations and has been held annually for several years. —A carpenter shot his wife dead recently nt Terre Haute. He married her last December. He had been jealous of her, and she went to a friend’s house. In the morning he called for her; she tried to hide, and when he found her she said, in reply to his question if she was going to live with him, “No, you have been too mean to me.” He drew a revolver, and, saying “Yon will never live with any one else,” shot her in the temple. —A gardener, living at North Madison, swallowed a quantity of paris green with suicidal intent. A physician was hastily summoned by members of the family, and administered an emetic, but the treatment came too late to be effective. The man was 35 years of age and the father of two children. The only known motive for the commission of the act is that he was tired of life and desired to end his troubles. —The twenty-second annual commencement of the Fort Wayne Central Grammar School took place in the Masonic Temple a short time ago, a very largo audience being in attendance. The graduates numbered twenty-six—twelve in the Latin course, six in the scientific course, and eight in the training-school. Twenty-two of the twenty-six are girls. —A physician of Knox County claims that he was for ten months confined in the public insane asylum at Buffalo, N. Y., and cruelly treated. He was returned to the Indiana Hospital ns a dangerous man, but since his arrival has shown himself to be not only uot dangerous, but of sane mind, and has been sent to his home. —A company has been organized at Fort Wayne to bore for natural gas. The capital stock is fixed at SIO,OOO. The stockholders embrace several leading capitalists, business men, and manufacturers. —Thirty thousand gallons of raspberries have been shipped from New Albany to Western cities since the season opened.

The Lemuel atio convention <f Newton count) will L« held at Mt. Ayr next Thursday. o*'uy :*> a n°ndlers of Col gr\ ti'l i riff reform. All opposed to paying tribute to monopolies should bear this in mind. But four, out of 122 Republican Representatives in Congress, vofed for the Morrison tariff bill. One hundred and nineteen republican members, with the aid of 34 Democrats, all under direction of Samuel J. Randall, voted to defeat tariff reform. Samuel J. Radall, of Pennsylvania, is opposed to the reduction of taxes on the necessaries"of life, but favors the repeal of the internal revenue taxes on whisky and tobacco. The next movement of this coalition, after voting in opposition to free iron, free lumber, free wool, free glass, free cotlee, and free salt, will be in support < f a bill for free whisky and free tobacco. What a banner that will be for our Rev. Billy Owen to rally under!

One Addle-pated Jackass Greenway, according to the Republican, recently published an art cle n “the Vinita Chieftain, published ;it Yinita, in the Cherokee country, which lies just east of the Osage reservation,” in which he seeks ti demolish our formeijfellow-citizen, Hon. Fred. Hoover, and forthwith our neighbor gives it space m the Republican as so much gospel. One sentence reads, in eifect, that Mr. H.’s bondsmen drew off from his bond. As this is a piece from the whole cloth, which we all—including Marshall —know to be false, we think we may salely conjecture that this Green-way stood in line when “the rascals were turned out.”

Every Democratic Representative in Congress from this State voted for tariff reform. Every Republican Representative from this State voted against reform. Don’t forget it- The West wants tariff reform. In close districts the members who misrepresented the great west in this particular, should be relegated to private life. The representative from this district is opposed to tariff reform and as the: e is s margin of only between three and four hundred to overcome he can be easilj 7 retired, and the place filled by one # who will favor the interests of the masses and oppose monopolies. A few changes of this character will secure the result in spite of the action of a few democrats to the contrary. The entire nine Indiana Democratic Representatives voted for the Morrison tariff bill, and the entire four Republican Representatives voted against it. The names should be remembered. They are Messrs. Holman, of the Fourth District; Howard, of the Third; Bynum, of the Seventh; Cobb, of the Second; Ford, of the Thirteenth; Currier, of the First; Lowrey, of the Twelfth; Matson, 1

of the Fifth; and "Ward, of the Ninth. These are tried and true Democrats, who voiced the will of their constituents, and did not sell them out or dodge consequences. The Republicans were Browne, of the Sixth District; Johnson, of the Eighth; Ow t en, of the Tenth; and Steele, of the Eleventh. These all voted against the bill, and if public sentiment concentrates on this vital principle they will have so much trouble in explaining their action as to fail to have time for re-election. No shoe store shall sell “good Shoes”— n shoddy—cheaper than L udd Hopkins.