Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1891 — THESE ACTUAL FACTS [ARTICLE]

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BORDERS OF INDIANA. An Interesting Summary of tho Mora Important Doing* of Our Mnlghbora Crlinos, Casualties, Ueatlis, Etc. Scarlatina is epidemic at Cartersburg. Diphtheria among adults is reported at Martinsville. Jesse To well, aged 72, of Orange County, Is dead. Burglars are having a harvest in many soctions of the State. Gold, zinc aud silver ores havo been found in Brown County, it is said. Charles Young fell into a ditch at Michigan City and was badly hurt. Kokomo is building a 100-room, $50,000 hotel, to be known as the Columbian. James L. Jones, while working near English, found a Spanish doubloon of 1708. Luther Ward was dragged 300 yards in arunawayai Seymour,and badly hurt. Two freights came together at Marion on the Pan Handle road doing a great deal if damage. John G. Hatfield, a wealthy retired merchant at Greeafieldi dropped dead with heart disease. Isaac GoLt,. a boy 17 years of age, dropped dead of heart disease at Nashville, Brown County. Messrs. McPhke and Houck, of Princeton, claim: to have killed 152 quails in four hours one day last week.. The little daughter of John Ptvyne. of Brown County, sot her clothes on fire playing with matches- and was burned to death. Richard Foster, an Ohio and: Mississippi Railway bridge-mason,, of North Vernon, was killed near Washington*, by a derrick. Mrs. Sarah Justice, of Richmond, took a vial of chloroform with suicidal intent, and it required several hours to revive her. Russell Gilmore lias boon gathered In at Zanesville to answer the charge of a murderous assault on tho Marshal of Miltonsburg. Sherman Cale, of Valparaiso, has sued the Pennsylvania railroad for $lO,900 damages for tho loss of his hand while coupling cars. A parrot beheld a thief enter tho residence of Dr. H. Martin, at Jeffersonville, and set up such a series of shrieks that it frightened away the burglar. John Wyman’s wife and four children have died at Klrklin of a disease called black tongue. Wyman is now insane. Tho disease is beyond medical skill and fatal. T. L. Liter, driving across the Monon tracks, at Crawfordsville, was dumped j into a ravine by a passenger englno that ; struck the tail-end of his wagon. The man escaped serious injury. German carp weighing eight pounds have been captured in the river at Franklin. The fish come to tho surface by hundreds, apparently Intoxicated by tho gas escaping from tho refuse of tho starch factory.

Maurice Miller has entered suit against Amos White in the Montgomery Circuit Court for $2,500 damages for striking him on the head with a billiard cue, whereby his hearing and eye-sight were permanently injured. Police at Crawfordsville have found in a woodshed some discarded clothing. In the pocket of the vest was a translation of Caesar’s commentaries. The police think they have a clue to the burglar who lias been robbing residences tlicro. Mrs. Charles Williams, two miles west of Monrovia, swallowed a pin a week ago. The pin has worked through from tho Inside, so that tho point is oxposed. The head of the pin prevents- its coming out altogether, and her physicians fear cutting the wind-pipe if they attempt to remove It. A distressing accident of a peculiar nature occurred a half mile from ILuntingburg. William Halsachor, about 31) years old, was engaged in unloading logs at Koerner & Co.’s saw-mill. Ills head taught between two logs, mashing it almost flat. Assi&tance was immediately called, but when he was- released from his awful position ho was, of course, unconscious. By the time medical aid Arrived the man had lost a gallon of blood.. He cannot recover. Hundreds of acres of land' in Pulaski County were purchased, recently by parties from Ohio, purporting to represent the Standard Oil Company. A party of Pennsylvania eapitalsts arc now on the ground endeavoring to. secure an option on valuable oil-producing fields. A large number of wells will be drilled at once, and if a good flow be struck, Jasper County will be the location, of one of tho largest oil plants in. the United States. Citizens of Ripley County are greatly excited over the discovery of a large vein of the finest quality of coal on what is known as Laughley Hill, four and a half miles from Batesvllle. The stratum, according to reports received, Is a thick one, and was discovered by boring through ten feet of limestone, four inches Df granite, two feet one inch of soapstone, four feet of cannelwcoal and six Inches of soapstone. Ripley County, in the opinion of experts, is to be a great mining district. Several companies foe boring are being organized.

Henry McCormack, a farmer residing near Scottsburg, went to Jeffersonville with bis wife to do some shopping. The old gentleman imbibed too freely and became involved in a quarrel which resulted in his being badly beaten up. When the afternoon J., M. &I. train left for Indianapolis Mrs. McCormack returned on it alone, the trainmen refusing to permit the husband to enter the car because he was intoxicated. Next morning, while wandering around drunk, McCormack approached the dinkey track just wwst of the penitentiary as a train was going toward New Albany and was struck before the engineer could put on the brakes. McCormack’s right leg was crushed into a shapeless mass, so that amputation was necessary. Chas. Roab. Treasurer of the town of Clarksville, has in his possession nine honorable discbarssek from the United States Army, which show a consecutive service of thirty years as Sergeant of the Commissary Department Id the United States Array. Free mail delivery for Frankfort, to begin the first of next January, has been ordered by the PostofHce Department. Three carriers will be allowed for the beginning of the service. Frankfort was chosen from the list of cities in Indiana which were eligible for the free delivery services. The others were Michigan City, Valparaiso, Peru, and Huntington. Charles Gbannkman a carpenter employed by the Wabash railroad, at Fort Wayne, was struck by a passenger train and received injuries which will probably cause his death. He is 65 years old, and has been in the employ of the road since it was built. During a severe storm the people residing in the vicinity of the Iron viaduct, on Mulberry street, Jeffersonville, were awakened by what seemed a fusilade of pistol-shots. An investigation revealed the fact that the reports were produced by electric fire-balls, which traveled back and forth on the Iron-work of the bridse, producing thunder and lightning insmali doses. The spectacle was unusual and beautiful.

Several scarlet fern cases at Terr* Haute. The butter dfch factory of Seymour is doing a rousing business.' Delaware County oia settlers have organized an association. Fred Neff stepped into a hotel at Goshen and broke his ankle. Frederick G. Orenflo was badly injured by a traction osgine at Marion. The Graphic Is tho name of a new paper at Whitlock, Montgomery County. The mother of President Lincoln is buried at Lincoln City in Spencer County. A part of Michigan City is called Snarltown. It is there where all the toughs stav. The Princeton Ctyy Council has contracted for water-works, to bo completed by July 1, 1893. Arthur Bradley, a 3-year-old child, at Brazil, fell against a red-hot stove and was badly burned. A new gas company, with capital stock of SBO,OOO, has been organized at Tipton to light tbe old company. David- Smith, aged 15, died at Crawfordsville from a gunshot wound. Several shot penetrated ills brain. The Boowe County Detective Association, which has been prosecuting Hugh M. Bereaw, for alleged purjury, has been beaten. Martiw Firbkl, a well-to-do butcher of Piereeto:v disappeared several weeks ago-and nothing has since been learned of hie whereabouts. James AcrAt of Ati-rora, chased John Cooper and stabbed him with- a knife for having offered an insult to Aera’s 10-year-old daughter. Mrs. George Down, of Columbus, died of heart disease. This recalls the fact that live- other members of the family have died' the same death. A team belbuging to William- Keenan, was struck by a train on the 1., B. <fc W. railroad-, at Pcterboro, tearing the wagon to splinters-and killing both-animals. Two brothers named Bolden qiuwraled and fought near Brazil, ©ho of them chewed-the other’s nose off. Tileboys’ father had his-nose chewed-off In a fight also.

William Sparks,, employed- in a- tunnel at Brady’s cement-mills, nearSellersburg, was probably fatally iniurod by a heavy rock falling and striking him-on-tho head,, crushing It into the earth. William Brooks, a f armor, of Jefferson County, who was being sued by Miss Carrio Hibbetts for SO,OOO in a breach-of-promlse suit, effectually put a quietus ontho case by taking out a license andmarrying the woman. Tiie ColumbusClty Couuoil'hasgranted: Henry C. Bayltng a ten-year franchise for an incandescent electric-light' plant. Bayling has associated with hint some Chicago capitalists, and the plant will'ho in operation in thirty days. Some time ago Rev. S. D. Miller felldow» stairs at Fort Wayne and-washurfc, lie held an accident policy and- collected tor his injuries. Ho died and his wife brought suit against the company for SB,OOO. An autqpsy was held on the body and a-compromise was made for $4,000. Mart Ei.i.iott, a prominent business man .of Logansport, well known In. blooded-horse circles, was accidentallyshot by County Commissioner Gwinn,. while tho two were hunting quail: About twenty shot wero lodged in the side and: neck of Mr. Elliott at short range. His injuries are serious, but not necessarily fatal. A very peculiar bargain has just been agreed on between Dr. G. Q. Orvis- and Hon. W. H. Shields, of Seymour, whero-, in Dr. Orvis sells the latter a cow, Mr. Shields agreeing to pay the Doctor 90 impound for all tho butter tho cow produces in seven days in full payment for the milker. Tfr. Orvis Is-to-keep- her the seven £ays.

Among the guests at the reunloiv of the-Twenty-third Indiana Infantry at New Albany, was old “Aunt Luney,” an old colored woman, who hold the position of cook to one of the messes during: the war time, nearly thirty years ago, and who now lives in Washington County, near Haedlnsbtirg. Miss Mattie Henderson, ot Now Castle, met witli an accident which will leave her blind and sadly disfigured for life. She placed a lighted match In the family cook-stove to light the gas;, the gas had been escaping and the result was an explosion. Miss Henderson was terribly burned about the head,shoulders and arms, and sustained the loss of the sight of both eyes. The village of Hobart was aroused the other morning by the explosion of twenty tons of powdeir at M liter’4 Star tion, five mites distant. The inhabitants of the village' ran. into the street clad innothing but their night clothes. Heveral houses were totally wrecked, and thousands of panes of window glass were broke* into the smallest bits. At Miller’s nothing was visible of the powder plant, the buildings having been totally wrecked The loss entailed lis #75.,000, No. one injured. Emery Moon, living near Bowllug Green, while out hunting met with a serious accident. He treed a squirrel, and after he had used all the ammunition he had with him for his shotgun, climbed the tree and began shooting at the squirrel with a thirty-two calibre revolver without success. He then concluded to vacate the premises, and proceeded to descend from the tree. The revolver was accidentally discharged, sending a bullet through his left cheek, coming out Just below his right eye. He is in a critical condition.

WirxiAM Zuuschmiedk, aged 12, was shot and instantly kilted by one of ills companions near New Albany. The boys were bunting in a field east of the city and several began scuttling for the possession of a small rilie. which was not thought to be loaded. Young Ztirachmiede was standing sixteen feet away from the others, and one of the boys slipped a cartridge into the guu, intending to frighten the otiiers. The weapon was discharged and the ball struck Znrscbmicde in the corner of the right eye, penetrating the brain, and causing Instant death. The Western Indiana Poultry Association will have an exhibition in tbc K. of P. Armory, at Crawfordsville, December 14 to 19. The terrible disease resembling Asiatic “black tongue” has appeared in Jasper County. The victims are taken with a fever, the tongue becoming inflamed and at last swollen to such an extent that it protrudes from the mouth. In the last stages the organ becomes inky black and actually decomposes before death ensues. The physicians are treating several eases in, the vicinity of Wheatland, and people are taking raeasures_to prevent dpidexic of the plague. A man giving his name as Karl Rcraansky, and hailing from St. Louis, has been swindling Catholics near Hanover by celebrating mass in places where there are no resident priests, and collecting money in large sums for alleged charitable objects. John Johnson, a bridge builder, fell from the J., M. Jb I. bridge at Jeffersonville, and was dashed to pieces on the rocas eighty feet below. He was engaged with others in putting new. stringers in the floor of the bridge, when ha lost his balance and fell, la his descent he caught at one of the iron rods, but could not check his fall, and the next Instant he was bruised and crushed on the rocks