Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1893 — THESE ACTUAL FACTS [ARTICLE]

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BOR* DERS OF INDIANA. An Inttfaatlng Summary or tho Kara Important Doinga or Om< Neighbors Crimea, Casualties, Deaths, Etu, - Relics Unearthed In a Mound. ~4 “Old Palestine," the former countyseat of Lawrence County, Is a mound ■situtltti' to the one recently reported in the western part of the County where relics were found. Stone relics are yet found, but tho mound was dug Into and explored somo time ago. On the surface of the hill a confused mass of stones, such as a man could conveniently carry, were noticed, indicating a circular wall twenty feet In diameter. It was found to be a vaulted tomb. The first or upper vault contained the bones of many women and children. A layer of flat stones divided this from the second, which Contained the bones of men. There was another layer of flags, and then at the bottom, six feet below tho surface, two skeletons were found with their heads placed to the east, and faces to the north. The last were persons of great sizes, being not less than six feet and a half high. With the skeletons wore found a quantity of flints, arrow points acd sue 1 things. Near the head of the largest individual was a pair of hammered copper earrings and a globular "war whistle.” Tho keen nojso of tho latter may be compared to the sound of a policeman’s whlstlo, and can be heard for nearly a mile. Stono axes and pieces of pottery were found on the surface near this tomb, and many flints and arrows are still to be found In the fields around. Pottles, pipes, stono knives,and other articles used by a perished race are also found. Ho Should Fool tlio Law, About twonty-Hvo years ago John Wilson, who had served through the civil war, loft his homo In Brazil, for the West to hunt up a location. After he had boon absent a short tlrao his family ceasod to hear from him, and gave him up for dead, supposing ho had boon slain by the Indians. This belief was made more plausable by tho finding of several decomposed bodies in tho locality where Wilson was last hoard of. Mrs. Wilson worked diligently and supported two small children, a bov and a girl, who still reside with their mother. After the passage of the pension bill allowing every widow of a Union soldier a pension, no matter how he met his death, Mrs Wilson appllod for a pension, and was, she thought, on the road to getting one when the startling intelligence reached her from the department at Washington recently, that lior husband still lived, and resided In Florida, and that his name had been on the pension rolls for sovoral years.

Minor State Items. The Big Four depot at Jamestown was destroyed by tire. Four saloons have been eroded on the Ice In the middle of the Ohio Elver at Jeffersonville. Grave robbers stole the corpso ot Miss Emma West, an 18-yoar-old girl who died recontly at Brazil. Jeremiah Harris, who claimed to be the oldest Odd Fellow In Indiana, Is dead at Marlon, aged 88. Edward Lancaster was given a three years’ sontonco In tho ponltontlafy, at Bedford, for forgery. There are only 750 prisoners In tho Northern Prison, colng tho lowest number for several yoars. The next exhibition of the Scott County Fair Association will bo held from Aug. 39 to Sept. 1. A Fountain County farmer says that at present prices It Is cheaper to feed hogs on wboat than on corn. Postmaster Crockett of South Bond, has received official notice that his office has been placed under tho civil service system. Edmund Luther. 72 yoars old, dropped dead In M. H. Lout/. & Co.’s office at South Bond. He went into tho office to rest and suddenly fell over dead. Some unknown person entered Henry Martin’s stable, near Worthington, a few nights ago and cut his harness to pieces and shaved the tails of bis horses., W. H. Farr of Baker Township, Morgan County, killed a bald eagle on his farm a few days ago that measured seven feet and three Inches from tip to tlo. It could span seven Inches with its talons. Virgil Beck, a young miner west ol Terre Haute, fell from the top of the shaft, a distance of seventy feet, receiving fatal Injuries. The rope broke as he was stepping from the cage to tho landing. Fire at Kcdalla, Clinton County, destroyed H. D. Dunnlngton’s drug store and Eldrldge James’ saloon. Loss on drug stock and building, $3,500; insured for $1,300. Loss on saloon. $500; no Insurance.

The large farm residence of John Warble, west of Shelbyville, burned with all its contents, valued at 83,500; partially Insured. Two hundred dollars in money and all. bis notes and accounts went up in smoke. At New Albany officers found the dies, molds, fifty unfinished dollars, and shout two pounds of metal, the outfit of the alleged counterfeiters, James Fox, Thomas White, and William McCombs, who were arrested and taken to Indianapolis. Stock in Bartholomew County has suffered intensely on account of the recent cold weather. In many cases water was secured only by hauling It for mites. The ground being covered with snow many of the farmers claim that quails iu vast numbers have perished. John Sullivan, a section hand employed by the Big Four, was killed while at his work in H&ughville. Sullivan, with some follow-workmen, was carrying sT rail, when a switch-engine backing out of the Brown-Ketcham Iron-Works struck him and knocked him down. Hampton B. Shelby, who Is employed at the Indianapolis car works, received injuries from which be died a few hours later. He and some fellow-workmen were engaged unloading a car of sills, and, when the last standard was cut the timbers rolled to the ground. They fell upon Shelby and pinned him under their weight. They were removed, and Shelby was taken to his home. It was found that be had received injuries about the abdomen which were necessarily fatal, and he died a short time afterward. The deceased was a married man, 58 years of age, and leaves an invalid wife and seven children, who are all grown. At the time of the McLaugliu explosion at Richland, in 1885, where a boiler was blown through two brick walls, a clock was knocked off the wail and stopped running. The clock was never started, but was again placed in EnsoFs store, where it still bangs, showing the exact time of the explosion, 1:40 p. m„ Nov. 20. 1885. The wife of Eli Miller of Valley City, Harrison County, gave birth to four children recently. They were fully developed, but did not lWe. About a year ago Mrs. Miller gave birth to triolets. John Shinn, assistant cook at the Anderson Hotel at Anderson, attempted suicide, taking a dose of "Rough on Rats.”