Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1889 — INDIANA HAPPENINGS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA HAPPENINGS.

r EVENTS AND INCIDENTS THAT HAVE LATELY OC'CLKKEUt An Int«rc«{!ng: Summary of the More Important Doing* of Our Neighbors—Weddings and Deaths—Crime, Casualties and General News Note*. Killed with a Brick. A murder occurred at Hobbs, a small lown five miles east of Tipton. Eli Harter lives on the farm belonging to Lucy Brown, a widow. Harter boarded with Mrs. Brown. The other day he went to Hobbs, and when he returned he was intoxicated and very quarrelsome. Asher Brown, son of the owner of the farm, seemed to be the object of Harter’s hatred, and he drew a knife and made several rttempts to disembowel young Brown, but the lad escaped into the house, where he was followed by Harter. The drunken man attacked Mrs. Brown, shamefully abusing her, and swearing that he would kill every one in the place. Young Brown went into the yard in order to avoid the enraged man, but the latter again attacked him with the knife, cutting his clothes but doing no other damage. Brown stepped to one side and picked up a brick, at the same time warning Harter to put up his knife. Harter 3eemed determined to kill his man, and made a start for him. The latter threw the brick, striking Harter just above the left ear, from the effects of which he died. Brown carried the senseless man into the house and washed his wound, after which he went for the doctor and gave himself up to the authorities. Public opinion is in favor of Brown, and so far he has not been imprisoned. Harter was a bad character, and had a brother killed at this place one year since.

The Fish Law. A few days ago George Cecil, who resides five miles north of Muncie, was arrested on the charge of having in his possession a seine, and using the same for seining. The case was set for trial before ’Squire J. C. Eiler, one of the best judges of law in Eastern Indiana, Cecil’s attorneys, Ozro N. Cranor, a member of the late Legislature, and J. R. McMahan, moved to quash the complaint on acconnt of the statue under which it was made conflicting with Section 19 of'Article 4of the Constitution of the State, which says every act shall embrace but one subject. The ’Squire held that the subject of Section 2 of the act approved March 5, 1889, embraced more than one subject, and therefore was unconstitutional and void.

Minor State Items. —There are twelve steam stone quarTies at and near Bedford. —M. M. Puett, a well-known citizen ■of Bicknell, dropped dead. —Elliot Kalston, of Angola, was killed by the accidental discharge of his rifle. —Scottsburg has organized a fair association and will hold a meeting this fall. —Clark County’s poor farm reports the cost of keeping paupers at 53 cents a week. —Squirrels are reported to he more plentiful in Clark County this season than ever before. —There is talk of establishing a MethodistChatauqua assembly at Hudson lake, in St. Joe County. —William Cupp, a farmer living near Columbia City, was run, over and killed by a Wabash freight train. —Goshen City Council passed an ordinance by a vote of 3to 2 raising the liquor license per annum to $250. —The residence of Jacob Beisinger, at Hanover, was destroyed by tire, caused by mice nibbling at matches. —A little daughter of John Bruce fell from a wagon and was killed while returning from a circus at Richmond. --Miss Mary E. Hanna, sister of Hon. B. W. Hanna, minister to the Argentine Republic, died at her home, near Crawfordsville.

—Richard Nightingale has been arrested at'Goshen, charged with abducting a boy named Charles Boyder from Readville, Mich. —Chief of Police Diehl, of Fort Wayne, resigned because his salary was reduced, and Lieutenant Wilkinson was elected in his place. —Mrs. Ethelda Wright, of Harrison County, is making a quilt of 22,176 pieces, two of which were furnished by the wife of President Harrison. —Lincoln City has found a four foot Tein of coal, of good quality, near the surface, and close to the Cannelton bra J j<A of the Air-line railway. —Willie Phillips and Charles Gasmyer, of the Wernle Orphan’s Home, near Richmond, are missing, and are supposed to have been drowned. —The next quarterly missionary convention of the Christian Church, of the counties of Boone, Montgomery and Clinton, will be held at New Ross. —Charles F. Brower, Wm. Boyer and Thos. J. Armstrong, of Wilkinson, have received notice and a bundle of switches, supposed to be the work of White-cap-ism. —Last fall two hand cars collided on the Vandalia at Crawfordsville. John W. Gray was killed and John Goodnight injured. Suits were brought, and the jury gave Goodnight $25 and costs, and the case of Gray was compromised, his .heirs receiving about $250.

—Greenfield’s City Council has raised saloon licenses there to $250 a year. —Tramps are reported to have burned the residence of Henry Dishong, near Zanesville, in Wells County, in revenge for a refusal to furnish breakfast for them. —The election cases against A. Campbell, W. H. Spence and W. S. Brannum were called in the United States Court at Fort Wayne and dismissed. —At Xenia, in Miama County, James Saxon shot a boy named Harry Metcalf last week, inflicting a dangerous wound. Saxon claims the shooting was accidental. —Lafayette, which claims to be one of the wealthiest cities, per capita, in the country, is being criticised for neglecting the Johnstown contribution movement. - Doc Sloan, living one mile north of Princeton, discharged his gun when it burst. The breech-pin entered the head just, above the left eye. The chances are against him. —BloomingtOn’s’gas well, “shot” at 865 feet, furnished a very limited quantity of gas. Salem’s last well did better, and furnished a small amount of crude oil with the gas.

—A. J. Washington, with his wife and baby, were thrown over a fifty-foot embankment and into a creek by a fractious horse recently, but all managed to get out without fatal injury. Mr. C. Sonneborne and wife, old and wealthy citizens of LaPorte, were stunned by an electric current last week. Mrs. Sonneborne will die, but her husband is likely to recover. —A Jersey calf belonging to William Cloud, of Montpelier, drank two gallons of linseed oil and yellow ochre, mixed for painting, and seems to be none the worse for its unique repast. Ed. Shelt and Clara Wenger, of Goshen, aged 17 and 15 respectively, recently eluded their parents, crossed the Michigan border, and were united in marriage by a notary public of Niles. —Ex-Sheriff Schroeder, of Allen County, having traveled recently all through Nofthern Indiana reports that tnere will not be half a corn crop.. As to wheat, the piospects were fair. —William Seering, of Crawfordsville, drew $75 pension money and gave it to his wife to keep. She hid it in the stove, and next day he built a fire in the stove to warm himself, and burned the money.

—Charles Hall, an employe on the 1., D. & S. steam shovel, was instantly killed at the gravel pit east of Montezuma, by being struck by the steam shovel. He leaves a wife and small child. —Clay County reports considerable damage to crops from high water. The block coal mine at Pratt was also flooded, and the Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad, near Saline City, was badly damaged. —A man named Cambell, living ten miles northwest of Princeton, was wiping out one of the barrels of a shot-gur when the other barrel discharge' 1 The load entered the right jaw, killing him instantly. —Trusteos of the Madison city schools have re-elected John H. Martin superintendent, John A. Carnagey principal oi the high school, George C. Hubbarc principal of the lower seminary, and aL of la6t yaar’s teachers. —The destruction of corn and othei crops will be very great throughout the White River Valley bottom lands. Jackson, Bartholomew, Owen, and othei southern counties report having losses from the recent floods.

—Mrs. Donnell, of Greensburg, wellknown as “Aunt Sally Donnell,” has made another present of $7,000 to Hanover College. This makes her gifts tc that institution within S6OO of $20,000 enough to endow a chair. —Joseph Smith, of Columbus, was badly injured, in a runaway accident. He was thrown out of the buggy in whicl he was riding, and his feet became caught in the wheels, dragging him quite a distance before he was released.

—Henry Hurst, of Evansville, hat brought suit against John L. Reynolds, of that city, for SIO,OOO .damages, charghim with debauching Hurst’s wife, ano alienating her affections. This suit if the outcome of a divorce suit filed bj Mrs. Hurst, charging her husband with inhuman treatment. —The 12-year-old son of John Clevenger, living at Mt. Summit, five north of New Castle, was drowned in a barrel of water. It ! is thought that ht was trying to drink out of the barrel, ! and the water being considerable below j the top, he fell in head first and was unable to extricate himself.

—Henry R. Jeffrey, of Fairmount, hat been committed to jail, being violentlj insane on the subject of religion anc Christian science. Two of Jeffrey’f children were recently taken sick. He refused to allow a physician to treal them, and threatened with death any one who should attempt to give them medicine. Both children died, since whict he has become dangerous. The prisoner denies that he is insane. —James P. Summers, administrator oi the estate of David Underwood, recovered $5,000 damages against the L. E. & W. Railway Company, in the Circuit Court, at Corydon. Underwood wat employed by the company as a watchman at a tres.tle in Crawford County, and was run over and killed by a freight trail last Julv.