Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1891 — BY POST AND WIRES [ARTICLE]

BY POST AND WIRES

COMES THIS BATCH OF INDIANA NEWS. A Catalogue of the Week's Important Occurrence! Throughout the State Fires. Accidents. Crimes. Sulohloa. Etc. Going to Meet Bor Father. Miss Nellie GaitroU, a compositor in the Muncio Tiraesoffice, went to Cincinnati reeentlv to meet and accompany hor long lost father to his home in Muncie. Sixteen years ago Honry Gatreil, a printer, left his wife and three little daughters and nothing more was heard of him. It was supposed by the family, with the exception of Nellie, that Mr. Gatreil was dead. Tho daughters have grown to womanhood, the oldest having died, leaving Miss Nollib and her younger sister Mea to support the mother. Miss Nellie has quietly been sending letters addressed to her father to newspapers In all parts of tho country, with a perseverance of hopo that only a woman can entertain. A week since a lettor addressed in caro of the Boston Post reached tho desired person, and ho at once answered it and prepared to roturn to his family. In a few days tho wife and other daughter will greet tho long lost husband and father.

Siielbyvii.i.e has footpads. Oden was almost completely destroyed by fire. Diphtheria and thieves are both epidemic at Tipton. The country around Goshen has been flooded with “green-goods” circulars. The Do Harity Block at Elwood, that burned, causing a loss of 520.000, will be rebuilt at once. John Whitesides, one of the oldest and wealthiest citizens of Franklin, was found dead in his bod. Near Noblesville John Colburn and Chester Simons collided with buggies. Colburn was perhaps fatally hurt. David Brown and Richard Wolff are in jail at LaPorte charged with train robbery. They are wanted in Detroit. Tiie case of Virginia McGill against the Big Four railroad for damages has been taken from Clay to Putnam County. It is said that there are heirs in this country to a German estate valued at £51,000,000. A citizen of Peru is one of them. Wash Good shot Louis Curtis at Shelbyville, for alleged familarity with his wife. Both are colored. Curtis will recover. Valentine Marks, of South Bend, who suddenly lost his voice two years ago, awoke tho other morning and found he could talk as well as ever. Martin Hall, a Goshen drug clerk, was given a life sentence for mixing poison with a doso of whisky and quinine wblch Sherry Hughes drank. The Citizens’ Enterprise Company, of Muncio, has closed a deal with George U. Edgly that will remove the Ohio wagonworks from Cincinnati to Muncie. Frank Zeigi.er, a dry-goods clerk in the employ of Stewart & Hahn, of Fort Wayne, was almost fatally asphyxiated with natural gas while taking a bath. Last Fourth of July Webster Huff shot John Armstrong at Washington. Huff is a boy and recently inherited a fortune. Armstrong sues for 510,000 damages.

J. A. Buchanan, Vincennes pension examiner, has an application from a member of the Sixth United States rebel regiment. Tho regiment was composed of rebel prisoners. An epidemic of diphtheria is prevalent at New Haven, Allen County, and all the schools have been closed to prevent the spread of the disoaso. A number of deaths have occurred. S. P. Williams, of Lima, has given 520,000 to Wabash College, tho income of which will bo 51,400 per year. The sum will be devoted to the general running expenses of the college. At Muncie, while Mrs. Edward Lyons was sitting with her feet on a hearth her husband accidentally stumbled over her, breaking ono of her legs. On account of the woman’s extreme age it is thought she cannot recover. A strange fatality is reported from Lake County, where hundreds of horses have died during tho past few weeks from an epidemic resembling the grip. Near San Pierre cows are showing signs us disease resembling rabies. Richard Newman, n quaint old man, formerly known as “Sassafras Dick, ’ who resided near Milhousen, loft home to go to Napoleon. Not returning, search was instituted and his body was found in a woods pasture, just over the line in Ripley County, partially devouredby the hogs. Tho manner of his death is not known. A special bulletin has been issuod from the Census Oflico on tho production of hops in tiie United States, from which It appears that Indiana produced in 1890 upwards of 10,200 pounds, valued at 51,789. In 1889 she produced 92.790 pounds. Franklin, Perry and Ripley counties are tho hop-producing counties of the State at present. Ansil Brown, a young man of 25 years, visited Lafayette, his home being about a mile from Stockwell. Brown had been suffering from consumption for some time, but, the weather being pleasant, he concluded to drive to the city. Here he transacted his business and started for home. He passed through Stockwell all right, and was met by a friend about three-fourths of a mile from his home. He spoke to tho latter, and that is the last time he was seen alive. When the horse ans buggy reached his home members of the family came out to assist him to alight, but were horrified when he did not answer their questions. Examination showed that the young man was dead. Ho was sitting upright in tho buggy, his hands firmly grasping the lines, but the vital spark had fled. Ho became chilled through, it is supposed, and in his weak condition could not rally. Strathso, a 4-year-old pacer with a record of 2:13, owned by W. H. Watt, of Fort Wayne, has been sold to George B. Kctchum, a Toledo millionaire. The price paid was 55,000. Strathso made the best 4-year-old record this season. Having decided to build a new Court House for LaPorte County, the Commissioners have accepted the plans and specifications prepared by B. F. Tolan, of Fort Wayne, Ind. The structure is to be an imposing affair of cut stone,and is estimated to cost 5163,000. The old Court House is being torn down, and work on the new building will begin in the spring. In the Museatituck River, Thursday, near Seymour, a young man named Busch, from near Salem, was drowned together with his team, while trying to cross the swollen stream. The body was not recovered.

Chaki.es McCandless, a 9on of Dr. McCandless, of Roachdale, slipped out his father's revolver and, together with some playmates, went to the woods to have a wild West show. He accidentally discharged the weapon while it was yet in hfs pocket, the ball tearing through his leg. He was able to walk home, and did not tell his parents of the accident until closely questioned as to the cause of his palid chocks and weak condition from loss of blood.

Fairland has a now Christian Church. Geo. Hammond, South Bond, has fallen holrto thousands. Madison electric light plant is to be sold to its gas company. Frank Salkm, an aged German, died suddenly at Evansville. Mrs. John Alien, of Logausport, has mysteriously disappeared. The Tipton County Teachers’ Institute was attended by 100 members. Gen. Lew Wallace mav bo offered the presidency of Wabasli Colloge. John Grkenleaf. of Peru, was dls&ppointed in love and hung himself. ChristopherTrengb accidentally shot himself while hunting near Fort Wayne. The Baptists of Lebanon are involved in litigation over tho title of their church property.

Mi’ncie men are being solicited by New York “green goods” men to handle their wares. . An Anderson military company will be mustered into tho Stato sorvlce as Co. D, Fourth regiment. Richmond ladies have organized to see to it that the city’s worthy poor spend a pleasant Christmas. An old gander was killod by a wagon at English and a wedding-ring lost soven years found in its crop. Marion Wood, a wealthy farmer, near Paoli, was arrested, charged with tho murder of John Webb, Nov. 14. Joseph Mushon was sentenced to throe years’ imprisonment for attempting to kill Joe McCulley, at Seymour. A cow was killed by an 1., 11. & W. train near Crawfordsvllle In 1884. . Litigation for damages is still in progress. An open hydrant in Bursiey & Co.’s wholesale grocery, at Fort Wayne, damaged tho stock several thousand dollars’ worth. Sheppard Faulkner, who lived with two wives atMuncie, lias deserted them and they and seven children are in abject poverty. The farm-houses of Peter Bishop and William Court, five miles north of Portland, were burned. Neither man lwid any insurance. E. A. Boyer, of Michigan City, Is tho owner of a Jersey cow which gavo birth to live well-developed calves, two males aud threo females. Patrick Bradley, foreman ot the Indianapolis Pipe-lino Company, at Anderson, was injured by art explosion of gas while lie was testing a pipe. George Ferry, formerly a brakeman on tho L., E. & W., lias sued tho company, at Peru, for 825.000 for injuries received in an aefident last soring. Several young ladies of Laporto will sacrifice a quantity ot cuticlo that Ernest Schmitz, recently severely burned, may undergo skin grafting. David Seiner, of LaJ’orto has been found guilty tho second time of assaulting Philander Ackly. and fined 8000. Ills first sontence was 8300 lino and thirty days in jail.

Henry Shuler, of Gregg Township, Morgan County, was cutting down a tree when a doad limb fell on him, breaking ills leg and injuring him Internally. He will bo crippled for life, Mbs. Esther Phillips, near Goshen, died, aged 00 years. When sho died she could enumerate thirty-five grandchildren, sixty-four groat-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. While Anna Ward, living near Washington, was popping corn at the grate, her clothing caught tiro and before any one came to her assistance hor body was burned to a crisp. She died Instantly. Troutman’s Station on the Big Four, west of Crawfordsvllle, will soon be no more. Tho depot has been moved one mile oast of the old place, at tho crossing of the gravel road. A long side-track will bo put in, and the name changed to Darter, after J. J. Darter.

The famous suit of Airs. Abigail Lleuranco against Atilton Shirk, regarding an old mill in Allaml County, and which has beon in the courts since 1871, was clodded against tho plaintiff. It had previously appeared In tho dockets of Wabash, Cass, and Howard counties, and was ouce decided in favor of Mrs. Lienrance.

Miss Della Richards, the young Columbus 18-year-old girl, who, two years ago, brought suit against grocer James C. Taylor, charging him with serious imposition on hor, which suit was appealed to tlie Supreme Court, lias now got a verdict for 31,500 against Taylor on a change of venue to Jackson Countv.

The Inditma Fuel-gas Company, with $500,000 capital stock, has been incorporated by Conncrsvlllo capitalists, with William Nowklrk as President. It is claimed that fuel-gas can be manufactured at a cost of Scents per 1,000 foot. It Is not given out what the company expects to charge the consumers for the 3-eont gas.

The original survey of the OhloIndiana boundary line has been turned up at Columbus, O. W. M. Ingalls, of the Canal Commission, discovered among the records in the Auditor of State's office the original survey of tho boundary line, about which there has beeu so much controversy. The line was run by Surveyor Harris under the direction of Surveyor General Tiffin, who was afterward Governor of Ohio. The Adjutant General, In his annual report, devotes much spaco to tho discussion of the lastAnnua) State Encampment, held near the city of Fort,Wayne, July 20 to 25, 1891. The consolidated statement of tho attendance at the camp shows the following, by regiments; First Regiment of Infantry, 351; Second Regiment of Infantry, 450; Third Regiment of Infantry, 400; Fourth Regiment of Infantry, 275; First Light Artillery, 127; total attendance, 1,090. Tho Adjutant General recommends that Hereafter the camp bo held near tho eentor of the State, and not in the immediate vicinty of any largo city or town. The site should bo on a stream sufficiently large to admit ot bathing, and there should be a good field at hand for a rifle range. Another Important requisite would bo to have the site on a railroad, so that tho camp equipments could be readily unloaded and reloaded.

The suit of Mr. Sarah O. Doherty, of Crawforldsvllle, against John B. Robb, her son-in-law, to recover .valuable lead lands in Missouri, has resulted In a verdict for the plaintiff. But the plaintiff is ordered to pay defendant ss,soo,which she will willingly do, as the land is worth $200,000. As Miss Nettie Hostettek, a member of the Lfgonier graduating class of the High School, was crossing tho Lake Shore track, she was struck by the Boston express and instantly killed. She was carrying an umbrella against a driving srtow-storm, and doubtless did not see the approaching train. The arrangements have been completed between local and Eastern capitalists for the erection of a large plant for the manufacture of terra-cotta ware at Anderson. The coal miners’ strike Is being very perceptibly felt in the vicinity of Valparaiso. Great suffering has been reported in consequence. In many of the little towns and villages along the line of the Monon railroad, coal consumers have been compelled to resort to corncobs for tael. Coal heretofore has been burned very extensively owing to the scarcity of timber in this part of the State. Now the little coal in the market is held at fabulous prices and manufac- ! turers suffer greatly.