Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1888 — INDIANA NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS.

Attempt to Blow Up a Residence. \ At Richmond an attempt was made to blow up the residence of Mrs. Jessie Craig. Mrs. Hewitt and her four children were also inmates. Mrs. Hewitt was seated in a common wooden chair, near a table, Mrs. Craig was by the stove and three of the children were in bed, when a sudden, loud report shook the building, and thefloor under Mrs. Hewitt surged upward, Mrs. Craig was pitched forward to the floor, and rendered semi-unconscious. The chair on which Mrs. Hewitt sat was split to pieces, and she was knocked senseless. The bed on which the children slept was wrecked, though the children escaped unhurt. Mrs. Hewitt was hurt about the side and arms, and Mrs. Craig slightly bruised. A dynamite cartridge had been exploded in the cellar.

Minor State News. —Ed Chamberlain is a prominent young man living at Reynolds, north of Delphi, and Miss Ida Wittenberg is a bright young lady of 18, living at the same place. Chamberlain has unsuccessfully courted Miss Wittenberg. The other evefling when she returned from singing-school, Chamberlain assaulted her, and after an unsuccessful attempt to overpower her shot her, the ball entering her mouth. She lies in a critical condition. Chamberlain has been captured. There is great excitement over this dastardly assault, the young lady being a member of one of the most prominent families. —James Stewart, a resident of Wabash, was driving along Falls avenue in a spring wagon, when his horse was frightened at seeing a boy walking on stilts. The animal ran away, across the Charley Creek bridge, throwing Mr. Stewart out of the vehicle at the entrance to Falls Cemetery. He was picked up unconscious and carried home. One of his logs was broken at the hip joint, and he was badly cut about the head, besides internal injuries, which, it is believed will terminate fatally. Mr. Stewart is 72 years old, one of the early pioneers of the Wabash valley, and has an extensive acquaintance. —Mrs. Philo Lynch, of Crawford County, is the mother of seven children, all under two years of age. Eighteen months ago she gave birth to triplets and a few days ago she gave birth to two boys and two girls. The mother and children are doing well, but the father has not fully recovered from the shock.

—Jacob Shaffer, aged 8, accidentally shot and instantly killed Jacob Hudlow, aged 11 years, at Walton, ten miles east of Logansport. Shaffer’s father borrowed a target gun with which to shoot rats. Young Shaffer was showing the gun to his playmate, and did not know it was loaded. The ball penetrated the region of the heart —The White Caps flogged two men and a woman at English, Crawford County, recently. The victims were Bob Broomfield, James Sellers and Mrs. Wilson, and the charge against them was that they had been guilty of immoral conduct Broomfield and Sellers were punished quite severely, Broomfield receiving 150 lashes and Sellers 125. Mrs. Wilson* was given only twenty-five lashes, but was warned that unless she reformed she would be given 100 the next time. The three were taken a short distance from town, stripped of their clothing, and tied together to a tree. —The City Council of Terre Haute, has voted $25,000 to begin work on the new Normal School building, and unanimously adopted a resolution binding the State to bear one-half the expenses of rebuilding. —The body of Andrew McLaughlin, of North Vernon, was found in the cistern on his place. He was about 60 years of age and a prominent citizen. —The Comptroller of the Currency has authorized the receiver of the Richmond National Bank, A. D. Lynch, to declare another dividend of 5 per cent., making 61 per cent, in all, with considerable real estate to be realized on yet. —John Gardone, of Harrison County, was fatally hurt by a runaway accident. , Gardone, being caught in the lines, was thrown off and dragged several hundred feet. When extricated his lower limbs were paralyzed, and his head and face cut.

—Charles Pfeiffer has been convicted at Wabash for the murder of W. G. Morse, and given ten years’ imprisonment. —Under pretense of scrubbing out their saloons, saloon-keepers of Indianapolis attempted to evade Sunday closing. Six were arrested. —At Bloomington a father attacked his 18-year-old daughter because she would not give him her wages. He was under the influence of liquor. —A genuine sensation was caused at Bloomington, recently, by the attempt of an irate father to kidnap a bright 18-year-old daughter, which he finally succeeded in doing in the presence of an excited crowd that was afraid to offer resistance. Laura Cole is a handsome young lady, who is an assistant in the family of J. H. Ryers, and for some time the father of the girl has been demanding her wages each week. Finally the girl refused to surrender, and the father threatened to make her return home. This she refused. Miss Laura was walking out on the principal street, when the father, passing in a wagon, noticed her. He stopped at once, and with great vehemence grabbed the surprised girl. She cried for help, but not knowing the c-use of the trouble the bystanders did not interfere. The girl caught hold of a sapling and resisted with all her power, but with threats and curses, and by main force, the girl was dragged into the wagon and driven away as soou as possible amidst great excitement. —Prof. John F. Baird, of Hanover, has been elected pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Charlestown.