Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1907 — Will TIME MEMORIES [ARTICLE]

Will TIME MEMORIES

Will Be Called Up by the Vieft to Indiana of a War Time Figure. GEN. CARRINGTON COMES WEBT He Was Active in Official Life During the Civil Unpleasantness—Dynamite Thug Busy. Indianapolis, May 15.—J. E. Haskell, of the cashier’s department of the Indianapolis postofflee, has received a letter from General Henry B. Carrington, who for several years has lived at Hyde Park, Mass., that he has accepted an invitation to act as grand marshal at the Wabash college commencement anniversary in June, and that he will about that time visit Indianapolis. Eighty-Six, but Still Busy,

The general, who was a prominent figure here during the civil war, is now about 86 years old, but Is yet actively engaged In literary work, and Is now getting out a volume of war papers which will, It ie said, he a valuable contribution to Indiana war history. In these papers he will call in question the whole history of the Adam Johnson raid in Indiana, which preceded the famous John Morgan raid, and point out the inaccuracies regarding that event as given in volume 1 of General Terrell's reports. Threatened Raid by Forrest.

General Carrington’s paper of 1864, beginning Jan. 9, will include preparations to meet tlie'threatened Forrest raid in March of that year, when General Carrington, for Indiana, was, he says, able to pledge General Burbridge. of Kentucky, who was without troops, that he could place 5,000 men and sixteen guns with ammunition at Evansville in twenty-four hours. Other Matters of War Interest.

They will include Morgan’s siege of Frankfort, intended to be contemporary with au attempt to set free the rebel prisoners at Camp Morton and initiate civil war. They will include the rescue of Frankfort, aided by the Forty-third Indiana, Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry and Indiana troops from the attacks of Morgan; details of the official exposure of the Sons of Liberty in June, 1864, and many other matters of historic interest, all from official records in his possession.

WORK OF THE DYNAMITE THUG Finding Nothing Else to Operate Upon He Blows Up in Empty House. Shelbyvilie, Ind., May 15. An unoccupied house on the Jackson Baker farm, in Liberty township, waa destroyed by dynamite Saturday night There is no clew to the dynamiter. Of-, fleers tracked him twenty yards across a plowed field, but lost the trail In the woods. The discharge of dynamite broke the windows in neighboring houses and In the store at Meltzerville, near by, goods were knocked from the shelves. People -were on the scene within a few minutes after the explosion. One week ago the window lights were knocked out. Mrs. Nancy Baker was preparing to move to the house. Stream of Water That Burns. Bedford, Ind., May 15.—Drillers for the Egypt Oil company, which is boring for oil or gas on the Marks farm, just south of the sty, have struck, at a depth of 870 feet, what they declare to be the finest stream of magnetic water they ever found. Persons who have used the water-say it has benefited them. A match applied to a vessel of the water causes it to burn like gas until every drop is consumed.

She Carved His Face. Jeffersonville, Ind., May 15. —White Henry Mears, 20 years old, son of Alfred Mears., was on the grounds of a dog show, he was attacked by Carrie Field, a negress, who slashed him with a knife cross the face, making a terrible wound. Prompt surgical aid saved his life. There Was an embryo race war progressing at the time. Great-Grandchildren Bore Her. Wabash, Ind., May 15.—Six- greatgrandchildren were pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. Cynthia Dedrick, aged 94 years. This Is the first time in the history of the state that all the pallbearers were great-greatchlldren of the deceased. \ t ..-t-t—■ -j Getting Evidence with Kodaks. Fort Wayne, Ind., May 15.—Agents of the Anti-Saloon League were busy with cameras getting evidence of violotion of liquor laws. The saloon men, are much excited and are expecting a bomb to explode at any time. U. M. W. Ex-Prestdent Dead. Terre Haute, Ind., May 15. Word has been received here that William H. Knight, ex-president of the Indiana United Mine Workers, was found dead in bed at Harrisburg, 111. Slight Cnt Causes Lockjaw. New Albany, Ind., Majlis. _ Erl» A. Minton, 26 years old, of Georg®., town, is dead of lockjaw, the result of a slight cut on his foot while he was splitting kindling wood.