People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Gov. Matthews the other day appointed J. H. Tomlin, of Rockport, a member of the board of trustees of the Terre Haute atate normal school to succeed I. H. C. Royce, of Terre Haute. Mr. Tomlin is about thirty-five years of age and is superintendent of the publio schools of Rockport. The following fourth-class postmasters were commissioned a few days ago: J. W. Spear, Alert, vice O. P. McClain, removed, and J. M. Case, Forest Hill, vice Geo. Askins, removed, both in Decatur county. Thu republicans of Indiana held their district conventions for the election of members of the state committee. The conarcitteo elected is as follows: First district—W. C. Mason, Rockport; Second—T. J. Brooks, Bedford; Third—E. H. Trapp, North Vernon; Fourth—A. E. Newton, Lawrenceburg; Fifth—W. L. W. Lambert, Columbus; Sixth—Gea V. Cromer, Muncie; Seventh —J. W. Fessler, Indianapolis; Eighth—Nicholas Filbeck, Terre Haute; Ninth —S. C. Shirley, Kokomo; Tenth—Charles Harley, Delphi; Eleventh—Geo. A. Osborn, Marion; Twelfth—S. O. Wood, Angola; Thirteenth—F. B. Oglesbee, Plymouth. Two musicians’ unions are at war in Richmond. Francis Murphy has closed his temperance meeting at New Albany. At least 500 people signed the pledge. Warsaw makes the dogs support the tramps who come there for lodging, having levied a tax of $4 on each canine.

Oscar Simcoic, and his son John, who was abducted when a mere babe, during the war. met at Terre llauto, a few days ago, for the first time in over 80 years. Jesse Woodruff, the ex-convict,who was arrested at Edinburg, the other day, for stealing clothing from a farmer near Norristown, and was returned to Black Hawk for a preliminary trial, succeeded in making his escape and has left for parts unknown. Mrs. Charles Wear, a well-known woman of Elkhart, attempted suicide the other afternoon by taking laudanum. She was in a precarious condition when discovered-and her life was saved only by prompt medical attention. The plant of the Standard Oil Co., at Whiting, the total valuation of which ■is $8,000,000, has been bulletined to bo sold for taxes February 5. The delinquent taxes amount to #10,087.25. The delinquency is based on a valuation of $83,000, which the company claims was an error in their assessment. The sale is to test the legality of the action of the authorities. It is probable that the delinquency will be paid and the matter taken into the courts.

County Superintendent Avery A. Williams, of Wabash, died at his homo at a late hour the other night, of a chronic disease of the liver. Mr. Williams was thirty years old. Dr. J. K. Stewart, of Fairland, made a postmortem examination the other day during which he inflicted a slight wound upon himself. Blood poisoning has set in and he may not recover. The city of Indianapolis contend* that the charter of the Citizen’s Street Railway Co. has expired by limitation, and at the meeting of the city council the mayor recommended that the board of public works serve notice on the company to that effect. Chab. Teague, who was one time in good circumstances, was arrested at Mitchell, the other day, for larceny. Some time ago he received a pension from the government, the back pay amounting to $3,000. He is now penniless and in jaiL John Riplinger, of North Vernon, was killed the other evening at Franklin by a falling derrick. He leaves a wife and six children.

At Warsaw Christian Raueher was found guilty of criminal assault upon a fifteen-year-old girl, who resides near lm home, in Kosciusko county, and was given one year in the state prison. It was asserted by the defense that the prosecution was inspired by personal enemies, hence the short sentence. Patrick O’Keefe was acquitted of the murder of James W. Eubanks at Indianapolis on the ground of insanity. Mbs. Wm. Cochrane, of Columbus, died while driving in her buggy to church. She was aged 62 Christ Schneider, of Columbus, who was fined S4OO for whitecapping is missing. The controller of the currency his declared the first dividend of twentyfive per cent in favor of the creditors of the First National bank, of North Manchester, on claims proved amounting to $77,884.43. The ministers of Logansport, sevei al of whom are now engaged in revivals, have experienced considerable difficulty of late in preserving order. Four boys were arrested the other day for disturbing meetings, and all but one were convicted. The fourth was cleared by the clever work of his lawyer, who called upon all the witnesses to give the preacher’s text To their great mortification several of the pillars of the church, who were pushing the prosecution, failed signally, while the prisoner rattled it off very glibly. One of the cases has engendered a bitter sued in a South Side church, and the dissension promises to result in something serious. A minister on the North Side has been disturbed by a rumor that a dance is to be given in a residence near by, and is taking legal step* to prevent it. The great peach crop in southeast Indiana is still uninjured, and a grower of experience says that the crop is killed oftener before than after Christmas. He claims that a warm, damp fall, followed by excessive cold, is neoessary to blight the buds. Ed Phillips was seriously injured while hunting near Bourbon, by the accidental discharge of his shotgun, receiving the load in his hand, shoulder and face. His recovery is doubtful. At Frankfort, Perry Gilman got 18 years for assaulting Viola Shafer, aged 13- He attempted suicide by hanging after receiving sentence, but the rope bisks.