Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1875 — INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS.

Allen County. Bailey A Dorley’s blacksmith and wagon shops at Fort Wayne were recently burned, involving a loss of about $1,580. Haekford County. Samuel Huggins, an aged fanner, living near Hartford, committed suicide by hanging toe other day. It la supposed he committed toe deed on account of having to pay a debt for which he was security. Oar County. The Knightsville Enterprise says: “It was reported last week that an attempt had been made by some one to burn toe Lafayette Iron Company’s furnace. A man was seen in the stock-house with a bunch of kindling saturated with kerosene and was arrested and brought to town, butnotolng could be proved against him, so he was set free- He returned again to the furnace a few days ago and the negroes called a meeting and appointed a committee to attend to him. They accordingly caught him and gave him a severe flogging, and he has not been seen in these parts since.” Deeutur County* . James Trimble, a livery-stable keeper at Greensburg, recently fell dead from hia chair whilst sitting in his office. His death waa caused by heart disease. Elkhart County. Lafayette McCullough, aged thirteen years, son of John McCullough, living three miles east of Goshen, was kicked on the head by a horse a day or two ago. His skull was so badly crushed that the brains protruded. Henry County. A few days ago a son of Henry Woods, who lives near Grant City, fell froma hay-mow to the floor, a distance of sixteen feet HU skull was fractured, and the little fellow died. Howard County.

The Kokomo Tribune of a recent date says: “ Mr. Joseph Miller and wife, formerly a Mrs. Higgins, reside on Smith street, this city. They have not lived happily together for some time. One night Mrs. M. was awakened by her husband, whom she saw standing near her with a razor in his hand. She got up and found that he had taken all of her clothing and was about leaving the house with it. Her son drove him away, but he returned on another evening. Mrs. M. was lying in bed when he came in the room, rushed up to the bed and drew a luge butcher-knife and attempted to kill her. He was promptly arrested.” HnsUngton County. Fred Baler, a student at Concordia College, in Fort Wayne, was drowned at Huntington a few days ago. Laporte County. J. Kilburn, of Wanatah, accidentally shot himsoif through the abdomen the other evening, while taking a gun from a wagon. The wound was thought to be fatal. morion County. A few nights ago an incendiary fired the Indianapolis, Cincinnati A Lafayette Rail road bridge, spanning White River a few miles above Indianapolis, and the wooden structure, 850 feet in length, was totally burned and the piers more or less damaged. The fire was discovered by the outgoing Chicago express engineer just in time to prevent running upon it, and had the train not been three minutes late it could have swept through without trouble. The break necessitates a transfer at the river. Mrs. Fenschew, a lady seventy-two years old, was killed at Indianapolis the other night by a runaway team. While a party was engaged in firing a salute at Indianapolis the other evening, in honor of the late Democratic victories in Connecticut, the gun prematurely exploded, injuring William Petrie horribly. Part of one of his hands was blown off, both eyes were destroyed, and he was shockingly burned about the breast and face. Matralmll County. As the evening freight train was recently approaching Bourbon a son of James Lynch attempted to jump on the train for a short ride. He fell under the wheels, cutting off his left leg below the thigh and crushing the right leg below the knee. No hopes are entertained of his recovery. No blame is attached to the railroad company. Owen County. A clergyman in church at Vandaliia, where the old custom of keeping the men and women separate is observed, recently saw a couple sitting together, and laying his sermon aside he began rebuking them very emphatically. They stood it as long as they could and then left the church Putnam County. Three of the prisoners in the County Jail made their escape a few days ago by breaking a water-pipe and climbing through a hole made in the wall. Shelby County. A destructive Are visited Shelbyville a few nights ago, which destroyed property valued at $40,000, on which there was about $30,000 insurance. The fire originated- in the drug store of McCrea A Bishop, whose loss was about $7,000. The Volunteer newspaper office was also destroyed. Loss $5,000. Steuben County. The double residence of Messrs. Frailies and Chittenden, at Angola, was consumed by fire a few mornings ago, involving a loss of SB,OOO. St. Joseph County. A destructive fire a few mornings ago, at South Bend, destroyed the barns, outhouses and back fences of an entire square; also a large frame building belonging to the Studebakers and occupied by J. C. Decker as a livery stable. Loss SB,OOO. Tippecanoe County.

Edward Stuart, a young boy, was run over and killed at Brick Creek, on the Toledo & Wabash Railroad, a few days ago. He jumped from the train while it was in motion and fell stunned upon the trade. The train, backing up to the station, ran over him. The receipt of wolf rad fox scrips, for which a bounty of five dollars is paid, is rapidly depleting the county treasury. Vigo County. Hulman’s distillery at Terre Haute was recently sold to Crawford Fairbanks, of that city, for (150,000. Rev. E. F. Howe, erf the Terre Haute Congregational Church, has received a gift of (800 from his parishioners and left for Europe to spend it. The enumeration of the school children of Terre Haute has just been completed. The total noraber of children is 6,492. Of these 109 are unable to read and write. Wajrae County. James Reid was thrown from a Wagon by an unmanageable horse, at Ricbpiopd, the otlfor day and fatally Injured.

"a tenSeJSdent at Bluffton, too other day, resulted in the death of Mrs. Oman. She had been clearing up rubbish in bar garden, and set it on fire. Stepping $© toe blazing heap to put on more rubbish, her clothing caught fire, consuming every vestigeSif it and burning her in a horrible manner. Whitley County. The Columbia City Tbsl has come under new management The salutatory la somewhat sarcastic* 1, aa toe following paragraph illustrates: “ Our patrons are invited to make our office, during office hoars, a place of common resort If you desire to read communications from corrrespondents before their appearance in our paper you can help yourself to all such, as each drearer connected with our massive ‘ editor’s table* imt labeled that you can make no mistake, ana in doing so you will save us the answering of so many questions aa to what we are going to have in toe coming issue. Our exchanges will be *t all times where you can without difficulty secure one or more, aa you may desire.”