Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

j A CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS IN HOOSIERDOM. I Shocking Draths, Terrible Accidents, Horrible Crimes, Proceedings of Courts, Secret Societies, and, in fact. Everything of Interest to the Hoosiers. The other night an attempt was made | to wreck passenger train No. 5. northI bound, on the Cincinnati, AV abash and Michigan Railway. After passing Spike's Station, four miles north of AVabash, and when the train had attained full headway, the engine plumped into an obstruction. Rails had been placed upright in a cattle-guard, and against this were piled huge cross-ties. The engine was not derailed, but the escape of the entire train was miraculous. The obstruction could be seen but a short distance, owing to blinding rain, and the engine climbed on top of it, while the ties were lodged under the pilot. There is no clue to the perpetrators of the outrage. State Convention of the New Light Church. The Indiana State Conference of the Christian, or New Light Church, has adjourned after being in session during the past week at Argos. The address of welcome, made by Rev. John AVhite, was ably responded to by Rev. T. J. Phillips, of Graysville. There was a fair attendance, and the sessions were very interesting. The following officers were elected: President, Rev. J. T. Phillips, Graysville; Secretary, John Sellers, Mentone; Treasurer, D. S. Davenport, Harrisville. The next annual conference will be held at Marion. Natural-Gas at Columbus. The people of Columbus are greatly excited over the discovery of naturalgas at the well which is being drilled there. Trenton rock has been entered to a depth of about twenty feet, and an encouraging flow of gas was struck, which, when lighted, blazed up to a height of several feet. The people are elated, as this is the first gas that has been found there, although two other wells have been drilled. Child Burned to Death. The family of Samuel Shooley, a wellknown farmer living near Wabash, has arrived home bearing in a box the charred remains of their 12-year-old son, who was burned to death at the residence of Jacob Cornier, twenty miles south of that city, where the Shollyes were making a brief visit. The bouse was destroyed and the balance of the occupants barely escaped with their lives. Burglars at Anderson. Burglars made a raid on Anderson one night recently, and gained entrance into several residences, among them Mrs. Sarah Siddall’s, L. M. Coxe’s, David Hodson’s, and E. B. Hartley's. The thieves awoke the the family at Mrs. Siddall’s, and were frightened away, but secured a small amount of booty at Coxe’s, the only place where anything has been missed. Minor State Items. —Thomas Golden, a miner, about thirty-five yeais of age, while intoxicated, was instantly killed by the coal train on the North branch, at Knightsville, seventy cais passing over the upper portion of his head. The deceased was a widower. —AVilliam Poole, a single man, was struck and fatally injured by a J., M. & I. train at Cambridge City, yesterday. —Blaine, the 4-year-old son of John Sohn, of Marion, died from frightful burns sustained while playing with the fire «he day previous. —At Upland, an 8-year-old son of Michael Nelson attempted to board a moving Pan-handle train, and was cut in twain. Death was instantaneous. —While the little girl of Joseph Amstutz, a farmer near Maysville, was watching her father work in the field, the horses started, nnd the wheels of the plow ran over the child, killing it. —The 3-year-old son of Charles Messecke, a farmer living near St. Louis Crossing, Bartholomew County, met with a fatal accident recently. He was playing in the barn when he fell from a beam to the floor below, a distance of ten feet. The little fellow’s skull was fractured, and the injury will cause his death. A singular coincidence in accidents is reported - from Montpelier. Dick Pursley went out to shoot a hawk, and by the premature discharge of his gun was mortally wounded. The same day Wm. Myers, of the same place, also went out to shoot a hawk, and was shot in the head by the accidental discharge of his gun. The former died, but the latter is expected to recover. —Sanford Franklin, a crazy man, threw himself in front of a train at Radnor, and was killed. —Frank Wilkerson, a farmer living near Paris, fell dead from heart disease. —A cannon exploded at Worthington, and horribly mangled George Dyer, who died shortly afterwards. His former home was in Washington. Frank Keen and Joe Borders were also slightly injured. —William Emley, of Seymour, aged 18, was out hunting, and on returning home set his shotgun on the porch. In attempting to pick it up the lock caught against the bannister, causing the weapon to go off, and the contents entered his breast, causing death in thirty minutes.