Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 February 1892 — BY POST AND WIRES [ARTICLE]

BY POST AND WIRES

COMES THIS BATCH OF INDIANA NEWS. A Catalogs* of the Week’s Important Occurrence' Throughout the State Vires. Accidents. Crimea. Suicides. Kto. Minor Slate Items, i Lee Weir, an Air-line brakoman, fell dead with heart disease at Huntingburg. Mary Dennison of Evansville, has brought suit again! Henry Ellsllugcr for $5,000 to keep his promise to marry. From every city, town, and village In tho State comes ttye information tho la grippe is prevailing ib an alarming extent. It Is claimed that White Caps, near Madison, are preparing for another raid on several families that are furnishing food for gossips. Jeff Ralston of Brazil, was fatally injured in the Nickel Plate mine, belonging to tho Watson Coal Company, by tho falling of a heavy block of coal. Herman lladke, a bachelor, 54 yoars of age, was found dead, hanging from a ladder In the rear room of his residence iu La Porte. He was a gardener. North Vernon Is now In tho midst of tho greatest temperance revival ever known in the history of that city. William J, Murphy is conducting tho mootings. The body of Granville Caywood, an old farmor, was found in White Illvor, near Washington. Foul play is suspected and an investigation is in progress. At a meeting of the many newspaper men of Anderson, steps were taken toward forming the Anderson Press Club. It will consist of about thirty-livo active and fifty honorary members. Luther Mather of Greonhiil, Warren County, shot at his wife with a revolver. Tho bullet missed her, and then placing the weapon to his own head Mather com mitted suicido, They had quarrelled over their child.

The Trustees of Montgomery, County havo decided to give $75 in prizes to pupils of tho county schools, to bo contested for at a declamatory contest in April. It will be divided cquajly between boys and girls. Franklin Cristy of Brazil, was divorced from his wlfo srivon years ago. Each was subsequently remarried, but later both wero divorced again, and havo now made up their old quarrel, being married again the other night. A FARMfilt at Yorktown got stuck with a load ot straw on a railroad crossing as the through passenger train was approaching. The driver Jumped down and unhooked his team while a crowd of men yanked tho wagon oil tho track just in time. At John Roll's cabin In Great Hollow, near Madison, a row occurred during a dance, in which Jim Wells, after having his head cut opon with a blow from a brass-ribbed banjo, slashed Ills uncle, ot tho same name, twonty-slx times aud his brother eleven times with a long knife. At tho annual meeting of the bituminous coal operators of the State, J. Smith Talley of Torro Haute, was re-elected President: George C. Richards of Sullivan County, Vico Prosldcnt, artd W. E. Eppert of Terre Haute, Secretary and Treasurer. Tho old Executive Board was re-olocted. Fox & Robbins, attornoys for Sadio E. Black, whose father, mother and sister were killed in tho Panhandle accident at Harvey's Crossing last September, has Instituted a suit at demanding SIO,OOO damages for tho Injuries she received at tho same tlrr.o. It is said tho administrator of her father’s estate will also Institute a damage suit. Rev. Allen Lewis, pastor of tho First M. E. Church of Valparaiso, lias caused constornation among tho members of his flock by inaugurating a vigorous campaign against card-playing and dancing. Members of tho congregation are urged to pledge thomsolvos to henceforth refrain from amusements ot this character. Rev. Lewis presides over a congregation representing tho elite of tho city, and the pastor's Vigorous denunciation has clearly deilnod his position. Mr. Lewis was formerly pastor of tho M. E. Church at Brazil.

Alexander Freeman, ono of the bostknown farmers in Wabash County, is afflicted with a peculiar malady. For over a ween blood has been slowly oozing from his lips, eyes, and ono cheek, and from all parts of his body. The blood accumulates beneath the epidermis, until the skin is as purple as a plum, and then it oozes out. This has been kept up constantly, until Mr. Freeman Is now completely prostrated. A number of physicians have been called, but they are powerless to stop the flow, and In all probability the man will die. A Very serious accident occurred near West Fork, Crawford County, In which fivo persons reeeivod severe injuries. A party of hunters, with a large pack of hounds, dasbed across the road ,in pursuit of a fox just as two sleighing parties came along. The horses attached to the sleighs became frightened and overturned them; throwing out the occupants. Mary Allston and Agnes McFoy each had a leg broken; Mamie Gark had. two fingers broken, her nose crushed and a bad cut on the forehead; Thomas Gammon had three ribs broken, and Frank Fellows broke his right arm. A fatai. accident occurred near South Bend, resulting In the death Of Albert Kimble, a young plasterer. Kimble left home to see a sick friend. Ho cut across the fields, and at the railroad track his progress was blockaded by a moving freight train, on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad. Ae stood on one track waiting and did not notice the late fast mail approaching running fifty miles an hour. The train struck him with terrific force, throwing him high in the air. He alighted near the track. His bead was frightfully crushed, his shoulders mashed, and his left arm and leg fractured. Ills neck was broken. Gegorge Himes, Aaron Hatfield, and George Medlem pleaded guilty to stealing wheat from farmers at Goshen, and were sentenced to the Penitentiary for one year. The News is the name of a cleanlyprinted' and attractive-looking new weekly paper just started at Marion. It will be issued on Sunday, and will be non-political and non-sectarian. Theodore Cox, a well-known character of Marion, fell in front of*a moving freight car on a Clover Leaf switch, and was fatally injured. He was intoxicated, and was trying to avoid jthe car when the mishap occurred. The press dispatches sent out from Pittsburgh stating that all the factories affiliated with the Western Flint Glass Association would at once Shut down for an indefinite period because of an overproduction of stock and the inability to make satisfactory freight rates is denied by Messrs. Boldt and Hemingray, presidents of Muncie’s two flint-glass houses, which are quoted in the list of thirtyseven factories given by the correspondent Mr. Boldt’s factory has been closed for a few days because of inability to get stock, but Will start to work again soon, and ho, with Mr. Hemingray, says the report is the work of some one misinformed. They also say that 2,500 men will not be thrown ont of employment

William Houses, a Panhandle freight brakoman, was seriously injured in the yards at Greep field. Edward Lindsey ot Parker, near Farmland, wa9 thrown from his buggy and his skull fractured. Wilson Newby, an old farmor living in Clay Towushft, Hamilton County, was found dead in his bed. Edward Neal of Richmond, about sixty yoars old, was found dead in his stable. Heart disease. FkankfobtJs to have an elegant new opera liouse by next winter. The worj 6* on the nowAuildlng will begin in May. The body of Granville Caywood, an old farmor, was found In White Rlvor, noar Washington. Foul play is suspected. Henry Perkins, a miner, was killed In Jumbo mine, at; Knlghtsvllle. Ho was crushed bp.nojith , falling slate. His age was about sixty-llvo yoars. John Krutzele, an employe of tho ear factory at Michigan City, was badly injured by a heavy Iron wheel falling upon him. Ho will recpvor, however. An unknown disease is proving fata to the cattle around Martinsville. Dr. Kennedy has lost several, and says they will begin stamping while eating, as If fighting files. They die in a few hours. In tho Museatltuck River, Thursday, near Seytnour, a young man named Busch, from near Salem, was drowned together with his team, while trying to cross tho swollen stream. Tho body was not recovered. Burglars forced open tho back window of Dr. YV. S. Hasbrouuk’s pharmacy and drug storo at Greensburg, but fallod to secure anything of value. An effort was also made to enter \V. 11. Morris’ dry goods store, of the same plaeo. Burglars at Williamsport broke Into E. A. Bigg’s jewelry store, and blow open tho safo YVm. Swartz, who slept In tho rear room, was arousod by tho noise and flrod at tho thieves, but they escaped with SOOO worth of goods. Mits. Martha Johnson, tho Peru widow of 40, who Is suing farmor James McDonald at Logansport, aged GO, for SIO,OOO in a breach of promise suit, handed tho court fifty-eight love letters to provo that McDonald meant more than fun by tho attention ho paid her. The largo ham oroctod by Francis McNary a few years ago, threo miles south of Yorktown, together with live head of horses, 000 bushels of corn, and all tho farming implomonts of his son-in-law, Mr. Runyan, who lived on the plaeo, burnod, with no lnsuranco on anything. Michael O’Brien, a brakoman of tho Nickel Plato railroad, while In a somnamiillstic state, steppod out of a secondstory window at his boarding-houso in Fort YVayno, and landed on tho frozon ground twonty-llvo foot below. His skull was fractured, and he died soon aiterward. Misses Nellie Pkrnrtt and Daisy Nash of Hcthlohem, wero skating on Bull Crook, when tho lee broke and Miss Pernett wont under. After raising to tho surface twice, Miss Nash clutched tho drowning girl by tho hair and maintained her head above water until rescuers came. The City Council of Crawfordsvlllo has closed a contract with tho National Electric Company of Ht. Clair, Wls., for tho necessary apparatus for an addition to tho oloctric light plant in order to supply tho domand for lnrandoscont light In stores. Tho price was $2,200, with an extra armaturo worth S4OO. At Terre Haute the jury In tho Masgrave Life Ihsuranee swindling case brought in a vordlct after being out six hours, giving him ten years In the Penitentiary, and a lino of SSOO for conspiracy to obtain money under falso protensos. A now trial will bo asked and the case earrlod to Supreme Court if refused. At his home, six milos east of Nashvillo, Brown County, lionry Hover, a well-to-do farmer, and his son Ooorgo, while attempting to remove a ball from a rlflo, wero both accidentally shot, tho father’s wound being fatal. The hall passed through the sou's hand, striking the father In the stomach, from tho effects of which ho dlod a sow hours later. For years Peter Rich, a poor storekeeper of Hobart, has mourned his father as dead. At an early ago the boy bade his father a last farewell, and sailed westward to seek his fortune In a n«w land. As the years rolled by tho number ot letters between father ana son grow less and less until no correspondence was carried on at all. Then came tho report that tho father had diod, loaving no property. But this was falso. Peter Rich lias Just received a chock for SBO,OOO, as his share of his father’s estate.

Jacob Swank, who resides near Crawtordsville has just lost a very valuable cow from ovor-foedlng. The cow averugod ten gallons of milk per dav tho year around holidays included. Twentyfour pounds of butter per weok was churned from the cream and sold for 20 conts per pound. On tho “skim milk” each year he fattened ton hogs which averaged 400 pounds each. From the butter he received 8240.(50 and the hogs brought him almost 8200. Gen. Manson offered Mr. Swank 8250 for the cow and paid 8127 for one of her calves. Frederick Lauenhtein, proprietor of tho Evansville Demokrat (German dally), filed a damage suit for 820,000 against the Germania (also Gorman dally) and its proprietors, John G. Neuman and Henry Rosenthal. Lauensteln alleges that Rosenthal, who was for many years In Ills employ, had charge of the subscription and Advertising lists. Tho Demokrat’sllsts were valued at 810,000. In July, last year, Rosenthal left tho employ of tho Demokrat to connect himself with the Germania. Before leaving, It is charged, he made copies of the lists In question. It is also claimed that tho Germania, using the lists, sent Its papers to tho Domokrat’s subscribers and enticod them away, Lauensteln asks that tho Germania bo enjoined from further use of tho names. The Demokrat claims an additional 810,000 as damages to business. The Demokrat had no opposition as a German dally until the establishment of the Germania a few weeks ago. Thomas Lowe, a teamster of Martinsville, aged 37, fell dead while getting out logs. His death is attributed to heart disease. He leavos a wife and three children.

Edward Tappan of Anderson, who had been hunting, attempted to remove the percusion cap from a loaded shell when the latter discharged, almost tearing off both his hands. Samuel Chaney and William Wiggle were tamping a heavy blast in a mine near Brazil, when the bar struck a piece of flint, making a spark that exploded the charge and perhaps fatally Injured both men. Patents have been issued to Hoosler inventors as follows: James B. Alfree, Indianapolis, belt tightener and roller grinding mill; Daniel Barckdall, assignor of one-half to W. J. Woodward, Indianapolis, refrigerator; Boston S. Conant, Logansport, assignor of one-half to N. M. Bowen, Indianapolis, feed mechanism for elevator; George W. East, Heltonville, horse-shoe; John B. Haberle, South Bend, street-sprinkler; Benjamin F. Haugh, Indianapolis, copying machine and cushioned car wheel; Alfred R. Heath, Covington, car coupling; Otis R. Hqghes, assignor to himself and J. S. Hull, lock-spring ditching machine; Thomas Slgglng, South Bend, thiU support.