Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS IN HOOSIEKDO.H. Shocking Deaths, Terrible Accidents, Horrible Crimes, Proceedings of Courts, Secret Societies, and, in fact. Everything of Interest to the Boosters. Indiana Congressmen. The following are the footings of the official returns of the vote for Congressmen in this State: First District—Parrett, Dem., over Posey. Rep., plurality 20. Second District—O’Neil, Dem., over Braxton, Rep., 1,884. Third District—Brown, Dem., over Sayles, Rep., 3,074. Fourth District—Holman, Dem., over Wilson, Rep., 738. Firth District—Cooper, Dem., over Duncan, Rep., 704. Sixth District—Brown, Rep., over Morris, Dem., 6,322. Seventh District—Bynum, Dem., over •Chandler, Rep., 1,727. Eighth District—Brookshire, Dem., •over Johnson. Rep., 69. Ninth District—Cheadle, Rep., over McCabe, Dem., 4,450. Tenth District—Owen, Rep., over Zimmerman. Dem.. 1,456. Eleventh District—Max-tin, Dem., over Steele, Rep., 475. Twelfth District—McClellan, Dem., over White, Rep., 1,111. Thii-teenth District—Shively, Dem., •over Hoynes, Rep., 355. Heavy Damage Suit Against the Bartholomew County Board of Commissioners. Jerome Springer and wife, of Sandcreek Township, Bartholomew County, have entered two suits in the Circxxit -Court against the Board of County Commissioners for injuries received in an accident last January, which was caused by the horse, which they were driving, backing the buggy in which they were seated off a bridge which had the railing broken off. In her complaint Mrs. Springer alleges that her spine was so injuredas to make her a cripple for life. S-he asks that she be x-eimbursed in the suni of SIO,OOO. Her husband demands $3,000 in full settlement of . the amount paid to physicians’’ who have treated his wife, damages to horse and btigg\ r , and depreciation" of his wife's services as housekeeper. It is alleged that the accident was dxxe to the negligence of the County Commissiopers in not keeping the bridge in repair. ’ • ■. a. ■ 1 i * A Sensational Lawsuit. Quite a sensational suit has been filed at Bloomington} against several prominent people of Monroe County by Wil*liafii Norman. The action is for SIO,OOO and iff his petition Norman alleges, that the defendants named in the paper ai*e White Caps and that they took him from his house oxithe night of M&y 1, 1888, and most brutally whipped ; him in the presence of his family until he was nearly dead. Strong counsel has been employed on both sides and the suit promises to be one of the most exciting cases ever tried in Monroe County. The defendants are Marquis D. Reed, Isaac D. Branam, Marshal Norman, John Norman, Eli Sowders, James H. Ragsdale, Isaac Shies, jr., and William Stackleather, all men of good character and in good circumstances. The case is set for trial Dec. 3 next.

Horrible Death from Hydrophobia. On Oct. 19. Frank, the 5-year-old son of Mr. William Mason, of Terre Haute, was bitten on the cheek by a dog, with which be was playing in the street. A physician sewed up the wound, and said there was no cause for alarm. The dog was killed and examined, but there were no indication of rabies ttntil recently, when the boy complained of a pain in his cheek, and later began to display unmistakable signs of hydrophobia. The sight of milk, of which he had been fond, threw him into spasms. He had but little relief from the spasms, and was in constant agopy until death came to his relief. For a few hours before his death he, taxed the strength of two men, who wore heavy gloves to prevent him biting or scratching them.

Morse and Rider Found Dead. David Smith, a prominent farmer, who resided five miles north of Henryville, Vanderburg County, was found dead on "the public highway. His horse, which lay beside him, was also dead. Smith, whose greatest fault was a fondness for liquor, went to Henryville, to transact some business, telling his family before leaving that he would return late in the evening. After the business which took him there was transacted, he went into a saloon to get a drink. He took several and was very drttnk when he started home. Nothing more was heard of him until he was found, cold and lifeless. The supposition is that the horse stumbled and fell, and in falling killed both itself and master. t ~ Traveling Man Stabbed by Roughs. Charles Bulger and John Dalton were attacked by t a company of toughs at Monroeville, Allen County, and Bulger •taas stabbed in the back, just above the right rib. The attack was entirely unprovoked. Mr. Bulger is a traveling salesman. He was taken to Fort Wayne and his wound pronounced serious, but not necessarily fatal. Kobertsons and Bryant, leaders of the tough gang, have been arrested. < ■' Minor Slate Items. —Joseph Stewart was arrested near Xirklih, for horsestealing.

—The North Indiana M. E. Conference will meet at Lagrange April 3, Bishop Andrews presiding. —The State Baptist Chautauqua grounds have been surveyed near LaPorte, and work on them will be commenced in the spring. —John Blake, a leading merchant tailor and an old settler, died at Peru recently. —There is a section boss on the Logansport branch of the Vandalia Railway who has been married thirty-six years and now has thirty-four children. —Mrs. L. 0. Robinson, the evangelist, has jnst closed one of the most successful revival meetings ever held in Greencastle. Over two hundred conversions were made in six weeks. Leavenworth is situated at the foot of a very high cliff, and the people of that place live in constant dread of the huge rocks which become loosened by the rain and frost and come crashing down the hill and through the town, occasionally doing considerable damage. Word comes from there that almost the entire population recently fled the town for safety, when a rock twenty feet square let go and came crashing down the hill. Fortunately, the rock was broken to pieces by striking trees, and did no damage. Another large rock projects from the hillside, and is expected at any moment to come down and demolish the county jail. The Greencastle Electric Light Company has sold its entire plant to G. T. Stewart and Chas. J. Watts, of Springfield, 0., who will increase the capacity of the works and otherwise improve the property. —Mellet McCain rode off with another man’s buggy at Roachdale a short time ago, and for the offense he was sent to the penitentiary for two years, by Judge McGreggor, of the Putnam Circuit Court. —A cattle-buyer, unknown to the residents, is going through Tipton and Clinton Counties buying stock, and paying for it with bills raised from $lO to SSO. The work is so neatly done that even bank officers say tbey are hard to detect.

—Samuel Wood, of Cooleyville, has a dog that beats anything on record. A hawk caught one of the hens and flew away with it. It got eight feet in the air, when the dog gave a jump aud the hen got away all right, but the hawk is on exhibition.

Suit has been brought in the Superior Court of Lafayette by Alonzo Platt against the Electric Street Railway for SIO,OOO. One of the electric cars ran into Mr. Platt’s wagon, severely injuring him. This is the second suit brought against the company since it commenced business a month or two ago. —As A. E. Yates, a young man 21 years old, of Edinburg, arose from his chair, a pistol fell from his pocket, striking the floor, discharging itself. The ball took effect in the instep of his foot, inflicting a very painful and perhaps dangerous wound. All efforts to find the ball have been fruitless.

—The 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Steele, of Fort Wayne, was playing about the room while the mother was engaged in doing some washing. A vessel filled with hot water stood on a chair in the room, and the child ap-pi-oaching this pulled it over, spilling the contents all over its person. The results were terrible, and the child was horribly scalded, its injuries being so severe that death resulted. —Mrs. Ellen Wellener, aged 75 years, of Seymour, was fatally injured by being thrown from a buggy. —Next month the Board of Directors of the Prison South will meet and elect a warden and other officers of the institution. Captain Patten and all the other officers will doubtless be reelected. —The trial of James Cole, of Hartford City, charged with the murder of Jos. McClellan, on the 11th of last June, at Portland, has resulted in a verdict of manslaughter, and in imprisonment for wenty years.

—Decently four teams ran away at Crawfordsville. One team caused two others to run, and in another runaway Dr. Motler had his leg broken. One of the horses was hitched to a dray, and had not run a step for thirty years. —Mrs. K. B. Douglass, of Martinsville, died at the home of her childhood, in Morgantown, after an illness of several months. About a year ago she went with her husband to California in quest of health, but to no purpose. Mrs. Douglass is a sister of Rev. Joseph Woods, a Methodist minister of eminence in central Indiana.

- Emil Steenhofel, aged 10, was accidentally killed at Hammond by the discharge of a" revolver in the hands" of Mrs. Koch. —There is a serious epidemic of diphtheria raging in Wabaslr, and already over a dozen deaths have occurred within a short time. Every case has so far resisted treatment and proven fatal, the patient dying within two or three days. The symptoms are all similar to those seen in croup of the most malignant form. The- new Y. M. C. A. building at Crawfordsville is almost under roof.' The officers of the association have announced that of the 2.000 young men in that felty only 325 belong to tbe ; church, and a united effort is to be put forth by all the city churches to see to the welfare of the remaining 1,675 young men.