Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1875 — INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS.

Boone County. Religious services near Big Spring, on a recent Sunday night, are thus described by the Lebanon Patriot: “ A large audience had collected for wonhip and services had begun, when some one announced that all the horses on the north side of the church had been cut loose. This created some disturbance, but the horses were soon hitched again. Alfred Parr was one whose hones had been cut loose, and as be was re-entering the church he missed bis pocket-book, which contained

a good sum of money. He made this known to the audience, and, some thinking the excitement had been raised in order to give a thief an opportunity to pick his pockets, they locked the doors and proceeded to search every one in the house. A certain young man, who was under the influence of liquor, refused to be searched, and declared the preacher had stolen the money, and that he would kin him for it if he could get to him. He was searched, however, and put

out of the house in a pretty rough manner. This raised the wrath of his rowdy friends, who assembled around the door with cocked revolvers, and began to kick against the door. Those on the inside were armed with sticks of stove-wood, ready to meet them if they dared to come in. Each party waited for the other to open the door, but neither ventured to begin the assault, and presently the crowd dispersed without blood being shed on either side. Mr. Parr found his pocketbook, after he went home, in the barn, where he had lost it about ten minutes before he started to church?’

Cass County. A few days ago E. Dawes, a leather merchant, fell on the ice, receiving fatal internal injuries. Four tenement-houses on Seventeenth street, Logansport, belonging to Joseph Kriders, were burned a few nights ago. Loss about *5,000. The wagon and blacksmith shop and stable of A. D. Packard, at Logansport, were burned a few mornings ago. A horse was burned to death.

A large three-story frame house on Sixth street, Logansport, occupied by C. W. Saxon as a boarding-house, was burned a few mornings ago. The fire originated from a defective flue and caused a loss of about *4,500. Logansport has a high-toned pauper, who has received wood at the expense of the authorities and was able to pay two dollars to have his hair and whiskers dyed. Clarke County. Mrs. Kate Baker, a milliner in the city of Jeffersonville, has been adjudged bankrupt on her own petition. Clay County. A premature blast in Seller’s coal mine, Harmony, a few days ago, blew off one man’s head and the leg of another. Davies* County. The Democrat states that Father Leßlanc, the young priest in charge of a church in Barr' Township, who fell in love with a young lady, and, forgetting his vows, eloped with her and married her, died the other day in St Louis. Elkhart County.

A few evening ago while Rev. J. G. Schmogrow, Lutheran minister in Goshen, was returning from the country with his wife and child in a carriage he attempted to cross the hydraulic canal on the ice, when the ice suddenly gave way and the minister and his family were precipitated into water six feet deep. The presence of mind of Mr. Schmogrow saved his family and horse from drowning. Fayette County. A desire to economize these hard times has led to the closing of the manufacturing estab* lishment of H. H. & F. M. Roots, at Connersville, for an indefinite period. Fifty men are thus thrown out of employment Floyd County. The capital stock of the New Albany roll-ing-mill has been increased >200,000, making it now >500,000. Franklin County. Maple-sugar making has commenced in some portions of the county.

Howard County. As A. J. Turner, an express agent at Kokomo, was stepping on the front end of an express wagon, a few mornings since, his foot slipped over the shaft scaring the horse, which started to run and dragged him over a square and a half before he could be extricated. Mr. Turner’s jaw and one of his ribs were broken, and he received, also, internal injuries from which a fatal termination is expected. Huntington County.

The son of Frank Ackerman, aged eleven years, whoresided with his father in Jackson township, was recently seized by a mad bull, which tossed him into the air and then stamped the life out of his body, which was frightfully lacerated, the head being mashed out of shape, the left arm completely torn from the socket, and the entire body gored and mangled. Death must have occurred almost instantaneously. Laporte County. Charles Snell was arrested recently, and charged with being responsible for the late incendiarism in Laporte.

Marlon County. Lewis Bishop, an Indianapolis brute, deliberately cut his wife’s throat, the other evening, because she refused to live with him. Orange County. The brothers of Mr. Thomas Moody, who was foully murdered at Orleans recently, have offered a reward of >1,500 for the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator of the cowardly murder. As the county has offered >I,OOO reward the two will make quite a nice little plum for the detectives to go for.

Putnam County. A fire broke broke out in Sharfy’s furniture rooms ‘in Greencastle, the other evening, which destroyed several buildings, the bank and the office of the Greencastle Banner. The entire loss was about $50,000. Insurance about $20,000. Randolph County. Burglars broke into the depot of the Chicago, Ridgeville * Fort Wayne Railroad, at Ridgeville, the other night, burst open trunks and carried off a large amount of clothing, etc. They were making strong efforts to open the ticket-case when they were frightened away.

Rush County. The boiler in Nelson & Shortridge’s sawmill, six miles north of Rushville, exploded a few mornings ago, killing Alfred Joyce, the engineer, and Oscar Hinchman, a boy twelve years old, and injuring severely James Hinchman, Jerry Widener and George Kimball. The boiler was blown into a number of pieces and in all directions. One piece struck a log house about 200 yards distant, nearly demolishing it The mill was not running at the time. Nelson was filing the saw, when the engineer, a boy eighteen years old, told him to hurry, as the steam was getting too high, explosion followed immediately, blowing the eb£i ßeer about sixty feet, but only slightly injuring Nelson. St. Joseph county. Fred Kuhns, «. South Bend bar-keeper, made an unsuccessful attempt, the other morning, to commit suicide, the ball entering the tongue and lodging in the back part of his neck, near the base of the skull. Four indictments had been found against him for violalation of the Liquor law, and it was while the warrant for his arrest was being served on him that he made the attempt at self-de-struction. He had made appeals to two or

three persons in the room to become his bond-men, and as they all refused he resolved to end his life. After his wound had been dressed he was lodged in jail. County. A fire destroyed the drying-house of Gerger & Davenport, coopers, at Lafayette, a few nights ago, inflicting a loss of about *3,000. Vanderburgh County. W. A. J. Owen, a commercial traveler for Sweetzer, Pembroke A Co., of New York, was recently found dead in his bed at the St. George Hotel, in Evansville. Vermillion Connty.

The contract for feeding the county paupers has been let for *24 per head per year. Vigo County. The printers on the Terre Haute -Erprew and Journal struck, a few days ago, on account of k reduction from forty cents to thirty-five cents per 1,000. The Journal compromised matters, offering the old rate for six Weeks, which was accepted and the men resumed The Express Company declares its intention Of “ ratting.” The printers of the Evening Gazette also struck, in consequence of the refusal of the proprietors to adhere to the contract in regard to the exchange of matter. Wells County. A great revival of religion has been in progress at Bluffton during the last ten or twelve weeks, participated in by all the churches. Over 400 persons have been con verted.