Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1892 — JUST GLANCE OYER THIS [ARTICLE]

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AND ASCERTAIN ALL THE LATE INDIANA NEWS. A Catalogue of the Week's Important Occurrences Throughout the State — Fires, Accident*. Crimea, suicides, Etc. The Northern Prison. J. W. French, warden of the Indiana State Prlsion North, has submitted tho quarterly report of the institution for the quarter ending'April 30, as follows: Convicts—Number in prison Feb. 1, 1892, 807; received during the quarter, 104; whoso time expired, 89; pardoned and paroled, 11; furloughod, 1; remanded for now trial, 2; deaths, 5; in prison April 30, 1892, 803: avorago number In prison during the quarter, 813. Financo—Earnings for February, $9,625; earnings for March, $10,269.55; earnings tor April, $10,365.42; total earnings for the quarter, $30,359,97. Expenses for February, $7,700.10; exponses for March, $8,066.69; oxponses for April, $8,315.78; total expenses for tho quarter, $24,082.57. Net earnings for tho quarter over all expenses, $6,177.40. Samuel Hensley was nearly killed by a falling limb near Connorsvllle. Small fish woro picked up on tho pavement at Scottsburg after a lioavy rain. Jacob Crakes, who was shot and seriously wounded by hisjfuthor, near Brazil, has diod. Crawfordsvili.e’s total receipts last year wore $113,108.33, and her expensos wore $79,417.82. “Uncle Jimmy” Koiins, ono of tho first whito settlors In Northorn Indiana, died at Peru, aged 101. Richmond ministers aro aftor the prize fighters who Indulged In a scrap near that placo recently. Jacob Wertz’s 4-years-old child, Muncle, drank concentrated lye and died after suffering horrible agony. Prisoners In Washington Jail say it, is haunted by tho ghost of a woman who hung herself thore three yoars ago. Toughs throw rocks through tho windows of Mrs. Alice Buser’s house in Colfax. She is a peaceful mlllinor. William Johnson, Franklin, while cutting wood, caught Ills ax In a clothes line and a bad gash was cut in his head. Indiana has a candidate who, it Is said, with proper training, can lick Sullivan. lie is F. P. Francis, of Metamora. John L. SunuM.'tho administrator on the ostato of Madam Van Ropey, at Crawfordsvillo, has sued tho Monon for SIO,OOO.

The little 2-year-old daughtor of Zack Wood of Mitchell, visiting at Washington, walked into a curbloss well and was drowned. A OBASs-wiDOW of Jeffersonville, has just drawn $30,000 In a lottery, and Is announced as being willing to wed roost any minute. Lemuel Yeager, Marlon, had his leg caught by a belt at tho Marion Brickworks. It was drawn into two heavy rollers and ground to pieces. Mbs. Elizabeth Shirley, aged 70, died near Orleans. She was tho wifo of George Shirley, one of tho most Influential citizens of Orange County. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company paid $9,577.35 for tho death of William Riley, Columbus. He was klllod three years ago while acting as brakeman. Thomas Sutukrlin, a prominent citizen of Russell Township, Putnam County, while standing in his barn lot, was killed by lightning, togothor with a team of horses. Armenitis Myers diod at Tunnolton of heart failure. Ho has considerable property and was ono the largest men in tho State, having weighed 470 pounds a short time ago. The body of M. M. Scott, the Now Albany merchant, who disappeared some woeks ago, was found In a creek at that place. Supposed bo committed suicide on account of financial trouble. Henry Lloyd was Instantly klllod by a fall of slate In the Parke County Coal Company’s Mine, No. 0, near Rosodale. He was the father ot Frank Lloyd, who was killed by Riley Baxter three woeks ago. James White of Lebanon, Is suing for ?5,000 damages Androw and LemUis /aughnor. Tho grand Jury recently returned an lndlotmont against White for petit larceny on complaintof tho Laughners. He was acquitted on that charge and now asks damages. George Minnick and Mosoph White, aged 15, while spearing fish in the “old bed” of tho Mlama River near Lawrenceburg, took rofugo from the storm under a cottonwood tree in tho open field. In an instant the tree was shattered and young White was Instantly killed. Minnick was paralyzod and will die. William R. Carter of Soymour, has purchased a pair of trained blood-bounds of a noted detective at Birmingham, Ala., and they arrived by express recently. Mr. Carter took them at once to the sceno of tho murdor'of Mr. C. W. Doerr, near Brownstown, but owing to the length of time that elapsed and heavy rains since the murdor it was Impossible lor the dogs to scent the trail. Quite a damaging accident occurred on the Evansville & Richmond railroad, a few miles northeast of Seymour. As the passenger train was nearing Reddington one ot the axles of the tender broke and tore through the baggage and passenger coaches. No passongors were seriously hurt, and the baggage-master, although covered up with trunks, escaped with only slight bruises.

During a heavy thunder-storm at Cicero 'Squire G. T. Barnett had a rathor remarkable escape. Walking along Cass street during the storm, the lightning struck close by the side of a small maple shade tree, not injuring the tree, but tearing up the ground all around It. 'Squire Barnett was not five feet from the tree at the time, and although felled to the ground he was uninjured. A pipe that he was smoking could not be found afterwards.

Joseph Grimes’ Jersey cow, near Crawfordsville, died after giving birth to twin calves A post-mortem disclosed the unparalleled fact that the botlne contained six other calves In a state of gestation. Eight v thousand dollars out of a capital stock of 5100,000 has been subscribed in Peru toward the erection of a wind-mill factory. The concern will employ 100 men from the beginning, and be increased to 200 Inside of six months. Most of the capital represented is home money. The Dow works, which have been standing idle for several years, will be utilized. Walter Gregg, a farm-hand near Bosedale, Parke County, In attempting to board a freight train on the Chicago and Indiana Coal road fell between the cars Both legs were amputated above the knees, and he will die. William Kinsley, a wealthy young farmer residing near Areola, was driving to Fort Wayne with his wife and baby, ‘ when the spirited horse run away. The buggy was overturned and the occupants dashed to the ground. The wife and Infant suffered only slight Injuries, but Kinsley’s head struck a stone and fractured the skull. A portion of the skull was caved In. An operation was. performed by surgoons, bat death, it is thought, will eutue.

Luther Teteb was kicked to death by a horse near Noblesvllle. Harry Herrick, Valparaiso, lost twor fingers by a “didn’t know It was loaded.” Gypsies are wandering in Southern Indiana. -f-r-Tilman A. Andrews, aged 75, died at Lebanon. A new twenty-pot glass factory will locate at Pendleton. Henry Reimers, Vincennes, had an arm broken in a runaway. During April 62,870 dozen eggs were shipped East from Seymour. Henry Dutch, aged 69, Elkhart, says ho was never sick In his life. Commissioners of Cass County have ordored all gravel roads bought. John Louderrack, Valparaiso, was thrown from his buggy and severely hurt Internally. Moses McCullough, of the Indiana Paving Brick Company, at Brazil, was fatally crushod by an elevator. Rev. Henry Eschmeykr, pastor of the German First Presbyterian Church at Shelbyville, died of grip, aged 73. The school enumeration of Marlon shows 3,553 children of school age, being a gain of 500 over the enumeration of 1891. Edward Bossleb, a Nickel-plate fireman, running between Cleveland and Chicago, was found dead Jn b?d at' Fort Wayne. Misr Anna Walker, a recent college graduate, committed suidlde near Madison. Grip Is thoughtto have unbalanced hor mind. i . Dan llaViland escaped from the Crown Point Jail. He bbriiefd his burn and was waiting to be taken to the Peni-. tontlary for two yoars. . Amos Honston, a school-teacher, was. probably fatally Injured at, Lobajion, by a heavy gas-pipe falling from a derrick and strlKing him on the head. George Bays, a painter, ol Chrisnoy, while painting a house fell from his ladder, a distance or twenty foot, striking his head on a rock and causing* Instant death. At llooslorvllle, south of Brazil, lightning went down John Bolin’s chimney, and shuttered the bed In which his granddaughter was sleeping, without hurting her.

JothmailCroaspale. aged 79 years, died In Brazil of old age, lie had been a resident of that city for a number of yoars. and was the second wealthiest man In tho County. , j An unknown man run oyer and instantly killed by a train oil tho E. &T. 11. railway, )ust south of Sullivan. He was apparently a laborer, and about; forty years old. They move people In a hurry In Union City. Tho Maloy family had been told to go and they didn’t. A crowd threw their furniture out Into tho street, and told them to “git," which they did; David Kingsley, a recent Inmate ms the Doloware County Poor-house, wboreceived word of having fallen heir to $60,COO In Ireland, was arrested for altering*, a pass on the Big Four from Muncio to Cleveland, and trying to soil It. John Campbell and Samuel Flannagnn were caught In tho act of cutting through the levee, along tho Salamonio River noar Wabash. Tho loveo is to retain badk water from the dam. The men’s motive was thought to bo that ot flooding 30 acres of bottom land so it could be reclaimed. Both made their escape. " The citizens of Rushvllle met‘in mass convention to tako stops to retain And robulld tho factories of Jortes, Pearce & Co., and of Foutz and Moffitt that woro destroyed by fire the other flight: Melodlan Hall was filled until many stood up, and the money and means will forthwith bo provided to rebuild the factories named. Plans for the locating of othor factories will be matured, and tho work of town Improvement be begun in earnest. Thomas Harneb, a farmer was suddenly klllod at Spartanburg, four miles oast of Lynn, while on his way home from tho G. A. R. meeting. He was In a cart, driving a very gentlo farm-horse. At the western suburb be met a gang of wandeting Turks leading a bear, at which his steed became frigbened. Mr. Hamer was thrown from the cart, and tho lines being entangled in some way about his limb, ho was dragged several rods by tho frightened animal.

The family of Samuel Munsou of Smithland, wont to a neighbor’s, leaving at home tho 3-year-old girl, Etta, a sister of 6, and a little son of Dr. Freese. In some manner the children got hold of an old double-barreled shot-gun which was accidentally discharged, the contents of both barrels lodging in the back of little Etta, killing her and almost tearing her to pieces. How the accident occurred the other children are unable to explain.

One month ago David Wright sold his farm in lowa, and brought his wife to Wingate to visit relatives until ho should re-locate. Ho left, and two wcoks ago bis wife was taken 111. No person could find the whereabouts of Mr. Wright, as he was constantly moving, and telegrams lallcd|to reach him. His wife died, and the funeral was about, to take place. Just before the services commenced be arrived In town, and went up to the house, intending to surprise his wife. He walked in, and In a jolly manner asked whore was his wife. When Informed of the circumstances he swooned away. Some time ago the County Commissioners of Bartholomew County decided to build an orphan’s home, and advert tlsed for sealed proposals for land on which to erect the same. Ten or more proposals were received, and the prices asked ranged from S6OO to SB,OOO. When the last one was opened and read, Mr. R. Thomas of the cereallne n\llis, came forward and made a proposition to donate the required amount of land if he would be permitted to name the home when It was completed. The Commissioners at once accepted the proposition. The site is In a suburb known aa East Columbus and cost $2,000. The home will be named for Mrs. Thomas, deceased, whose every act through life was to aid the poor and distressed. Patbolman Fox, Terre Haute, saw a man In a back yard, and, thinking he was a burglar, started to make the arrest. The man was Alsley Bixby and subject to fits. He bad one just as the officer grabbed him, and Fox beat the poor fellow ovei*tbe head with his club. Fox will be released from the force. The Indiana Oolitic Limestone Association, composed of a number of companies, have voted to furnish, free of charge, all the rough stone, two finely carved doors, three pairs of steps of blue stone, and a very elaborately carved mantel of buff and blue limestone, for the Indiana building at the World’s Fair. The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Patterson of Vincennes, Iborn three weeks ago, has five fingers and one thumb on each hand. The extra fingers are outside the little finger. To all appearances the supernumeraries are pq?sect, but they seem to be connected With the hand by flesh only and do not have any joint. • . Willie Anderson, aged 17, son of the late Rev. J. H. Anderson of Newport, was accidentally shot by, Ote Boren, a playmate. The boys were playing with a revolver, and Ote Boren, not knowing it was loaded, picked it up and snapped it. The ball entered Willie Anderson’s right breast, penetrating the Jung. It is thought he cannot recover. •