Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A CHRONIUDE OF HAPPENINGS IN HOOSIERDOM. ■Shocking Deaths, Terrible Accidents, Horrible Crimes, Proceedings of Courts, Secret Societies, and, in fact, Everything of Interest to the Hoosiers Pensions have been granted the fol-lowing-named Indianians:, Original invalid —J. Cobb, Greensburg; E. H. Dunn, Shelbyville; L. S. Bass, Shelbyville; J. Blue, Battle-ground; W. H. H. Gilbert, "Whitehall; J. P. Meyers, (deceased), Bochester; H. Davis, Greensburg; E. D. McGee, Eoann; A. E. Bobbins, Central; J. Fox, Columbia City; J. B. Early, Kossuth; E. Arnold, Montpelier; A. Guire, Draper; H. Dill, Goshen; J. Johnson, Huron; C. Keck, Vincennes; J. Williams, Ireland; I. Love, Marion; J. Pinkston, Fayetteville; T. W. Kominger, Hartsville; E. K. Douglass, Crawfordsville; J. L. Laughrev, Monroe; A. Keen, Sullivan; J. M. Stockdale, Sycamore; F. F. Domke, Medaryville; H. Easterday, Bochester; G. W. Hardwick, Lafayette; J. Bruuesholz, Brownstown; A. Izor, Indianapolis; L. Hamilton, Waynesville; S. Kissinger, Churubusco; J. H. Bay, Hellott; J. H. Fulk. Worthington; J. Brown, : North Judson; B. A. Hullis, Fort Bitner; T. J. Deßolt. St. Paul. J. Smith, Jasper; U. Mock, Eidgeville; W. H. H. Schrock (deceased), Decatur; H. C. Wright, Mitchell; S. Butherford, Idaville; G. W. McCulley, Georgetown; C. Fromer, Greensburg; S. A. Parrish, Kniglitsville; D. Miller, Pennville; W. C. Greenstowu; B. F. Slater, Harrell; W. P. Butts (deceased), Muddy Fork. Increase—William S. Kaler, Andersonville; Bobert H. Little, Elmdale; Bobert McMullen, Manchester; George Swank, Jordan; William H. H. Ward, Logans.sport. Widows, etc.—Amanda, widow of Thomas Self, Hillham; Nettie H., widow of William H. Schrock, Decatur; Lucinda, mother of Henry Thom, Dupont; Laura 1., widow of John Curry, Mauckport; Elizabeth, widow of Emery E. Baper, Indionapolis; Sarah J. Compton, former widow of William P. Bugan, Washington. Crushed by a Dog. While helping to loadi a heavy log, in the woods three' miles east of Middle’town, Samuel Myers met with an accident from the effects of which he died. While the team was drawing the log up on the wagon, Myers was walking behind it, “chocking.” Suddenly the chain broke, and the log rolled back, knocked him down, find passed entirely over his body, stopping on his head. His body was terribly crushed, several ribs were broken, and he was otherwise injured internally. He was carried to his home and medical aid summoned. He suffered the most intense pain, when death relieved him. He was an industrious and respectable citizen, and leaves a wife and several children. , Doses by Fire. Kempton, eighfmiles west of' Tipton, was visited by a serious tire and almost the entire business part of the town w r as destroyed. E. Burkhart’s general store was burned, causing a loss of $ ,800; no insurance. John Clark, saloon and building, loss, $800; gas company office, $500; A. Gossard, meat market, $500; Johnßeese, postoffic.e and general store, $7,000; S. Mozingo, drug store, S4OO. A barber-shop, saloon and blacksmith shop were also burned, aggregating a loss of SBOO. There was no insurance on any of the buildings or stock. The fire is supposed to have been the work of incendiaries who first robbed the buildings and then applied the torch. A Wife, Deserted by Her Husband, Ends Her Existence with Morphine. Mrs. Josephine Dalby, of Fairmount, was found in a dying condition. When discovered she lay on the floor with nothing over or under her. She was the wife of Clark Dalby, a worthless character, who left her and went to Indianapolis. She and her children were reduced to the verge of starvation. She was a handsome woman of thirty-one. She leaves five children, whose ages range from one to thirteen years. The Coroner held an inquest and returned a verdict to the effect that death resulted from a dose of morphine taken with suicidal intent. Assaulted by Her Fallier-iu-Daw. Benjamin C. Ice, resididg ten miles south of Marion, was arrested on the charge of assault and battery with intent to murder his daughter-in-law, Lavina C. Ice. The accused and his alleged victim are both of the highest standing. It appears that there was a dispute over the measuring of some land, and Ice becoming enraged, attacked his relative with a club, and would have beaten her to death but for interference. As it she was painfully injured. In addition to a criminal prosecution, civil suit wa's filed this morning, demanding $5,000 of Ice for the injuries inflicted oh his daughter-in-law. *■. Afraid of “White Caps.” James Huddleston, of Washington County, went to Indianapolis with an afflicted daughter, who was placed in one of the asylhms. lie applied to’the: police station, vfafiting to know if. he was safe from molestation by “White. Caps” if he iemained in the anA he reported at the hotel to-day that" three men were following him tlgA intention of killing him. He acts $4 fj| he recently had beien subjected td a’tlrw*

rible fright, and his friends will be communicated with. Datnag-ex Demanded for Slander. A tenement house on the farm of John Ford, a wealthy farmer who lives southwest of Columbus several miles, was destroyed by fire. It was supposed to have been the work of incendiary, and Ford is alleged to have openly accused Noah Wilson, a young man of the neighborhood, of committing the arson. Wilson has brought suit against Ford for SI,OOO damages for the slander of his character. Deatli from Injuries Received. Frederick Carr, a well-known and prominent painter at Jeffersonville, while decorating the new residence of Thomas O’Donell, fell from the second story of the building and sustained a concussion of the spine. He was picked up and carried to the office of Dr. Watkins, near by, and was unable to budge an inch from the time he was taken there until he died. Young Man Fatally Shot. Lafayette Shade, a farmer living two miles north of Hillsboro, shot and fatally wounded a young man named John McAlister. The tragedy was the result of a long-standing family feud. Shade was arraigned before Esquire Miller, who, after hearing the evidence of the witnesses to the affair, bound him over to court in the sum of $4,000. Shot by a Drunken Tramp. W. W. Casto, while crossing the river bridge at Terre Haute was accosted by two drunken men and a drunken woman, trying to pick a quarrel, which resulted in one of the drunken men shooting Mr. Casto twice, seriously but not fatally wouuding him. The man who did the shooting fled across the river. A party is in pursuit. Attempted Suicide. Lon Smith, son of JohnL. Smith, and about twenty years old, attempted suicide by hanging himself at his father’s home at Greensburg. It is said that a disagreement with some other member of the family caused despondency and he attempted his life, but was discovered. He may recover, although there is room for doubt. Murder Caused by Politics. Two and a quarter miles northeast of Bartlettsville* James McPike, aged 48, met William M. Maitin, aged GO, and beat him so badly that he died from the effects. The cause was politics. Minor State Items. —Extensive arrangements are being made for the reception of Hon. James G. Blaine in this State. While here be will be the guest of Gen. Harrison, and his first speech will be at Goshen, Oct. 10. —Dr. James Eitchey of Bensselaer, is dead. Dr. Bitchey practiced many years in Franklin, and was prominent in the politics of the State in its early history. He made the first report favorable to the establishment of a - hospital for the ininsane while he was a member of the Legislature. —The saw-mill of Jacob Landis at Franklin, was almost destroyed by the explosion of the boiler in the enginehouse. The engine-house was completely wrecked, and the engineer, John Cheatam, instantly killed. —Wallace.Britton, a prominent citizen at Crawfordsville, died at the age of 88 years. —A monster gas well, with a capacity estimated at nine million feet daily, was drilled in at Sweetser, nine miles west of Marion. This makes twenty-five natural-gas wells drilled in Grant County without a failure. —Bishop Dwenger, of the diocese of Fort Wayne, left to visit Borne. In taking leave of the clergy of the.diocese at the episcopal residence he was presented with a purse of $1,500, a tribute from the priests. The presentation speech was made by Father Brammer, pastor of the Cathedral, and the Bishop made a feeling response. He will be abroad until Christmas. —The eleventh annual reunion of the Seventh Begiment Association will be held in Greensburg on Thursday, Oct. 11. —rJames Dukes, of Darlington, took arsenic with suicidal intent. A doctor was secured in time to save his life. —Charest, the rope-walker, while riding a bicycle on a tight rope at Hammond, lost his balance and fell thirtyfive feet to the ground. He was badly hurt. —Jesse Miller has commenced suit against the Toledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Kailway Company, at Marion, demanding damages in the sum of $lO,000. The claim is based on the killing of Albert, the 4-year-old son of the plaintiff, by one of the freight trains of the defendant. The boy was asleep on the track when the engine cut him in twain. Nellie Carver, a most estimable young lady, formerly a resident of Martinsville, died at the home of her parents i.p Indianapolis, after a sickness of Seven, months, of consumption. She Was taken to Martinsville for burial. John Click, an aged widow re- | siding north of Peru, was most horribly burned, the body being a mere crisp. It iis supposed her dress caught fire from a J,ife J coal while smoking a pipe. Her , daughter was seriously burned in attempting to rescue her. I ,4£-Diad, Israel Baker, cf Elkhart, Ind., ngeill i 7 years, a pioneer and prominent %*-.sotdier,