Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1880 — INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA.

I Chearies Steinburg’s left hand was caught in a wood-working machine in Lafayette, and was ground literally ta pieces. I The fourth annual meeting of the Indiana Music Teachers’ Blate Association will be held at Franklin, June 82,23 landM. f G. W. Ri ter, grocer, of Bainbridge, has I made an assignment for the benefit of his creditors, Liabilities shout <4,000, assets about <3,000. | Dr. George Woods, an eclectric physician of Sherman City, Kansas, while visiting friends st Kingstown, poisoned himself recently with an overdose of chloral hydrate. An average of twenty five kegs of beer daily is received through the express company at Crawfordsville, besides that received by freight Two men were arrested on the Jeff, train at Columbus a few days ago, on charge of burglarly. They had <6OO worth of quinine in their possession. When the new state house is completed it will fill the demands for a public hall. The corridor of the first floor will have a capacity to seat ten thousand people. Farmers report the -appearance in the eastern part of Sullivan county of the terrible army worm in great numbers. As a way is known to check them, no apprehension is felt . ■ 1 . J .

B. F. Temple, residing near Columbus, was robbed of <125, on his return from Louisville on a church excursion, recently. The police were put on the alert, but as yet have no clue. George Woods, formerly of Dayton, 0., 1 died in Knightstown recently from the effects of an overdose of chloral, taken the night before. He leaves a wife and children, who are in Kansas. A team of hones driven by John Gaddis ran awaw at Newbern, throwing him out between the hones, one of which kicked him. Gaddis is seriously injured, but if not hurt internally will recover. Mrs. Emma Molloy, a well known temperance lectures*, of this state, is at present engaged in the work in Boston, and ’ the papen in that city contain very complimentary notices ot her speeches.

! A.n accident occured on the C. W. &M. railroad, near Marion, Grant county a few * days ago. A bridge gave way, letting the ~ train through. The cars were badly wrecked, but no one was seriously injured. John M. Halsea, imprisoned In the Kokomo jail two years ago on a charge of larceny, and afterward escaped, has been sentenced to twenty-one years in the Kentucky state prison on a charge of mur- f der.

Thos. Hughes, jr., who has established his claim as the champion pedestrian of America, in the recent walk in Cincinnati, having made the best time on record, is an Indiana boy. He hails from Richmond. The State association of Cattle Breeders elected officers as follows: Thomas Nelson of Bloomington, President: J. W. Frobe, of Greencastle, Vice President; W. W. Thrasher, of Groves, Treasurer; T. W. Bunman, of Spades, Secretary. The Dublin Agricultural society is putting in order the old Wayne Agricultural works, at Dulilin, for the purpose of manufacturing various farming implements. The new company will give employment to about one hundred hands. The season at Maxinkuckee will open about June 15th, and from July Ist to September Ist, the majority of those who expect to visit the new Indiana summer resort will be there. More visitors are expected this year than for any three years past A young man named Flavius J. Walton, of Rising Sun, shot and killed himself with a revolver recently. The ball entered the brain squarely in the forehead, ranging downward. No one was in the • room, but it is supposed to have been suicide.

The recent arrest of Marshal Connolly and four others, on a charge of grand larceny, has created a great excitement in Lafayette. It is now reported that several more indictments will be found against prominent citizens at the next meeting of the grand jury. State Auditor Manson has received an inquiry from the Auditprof Grant county in regard to some Indian lands, about ten sections, a reservation io a Miami chiaf. The land becomes taxable in 1881, and the question is whether it ought to be assessed this year. One John R. Haney, of Ladoga, Indiana, was killed by a freight train, rectatly/ three quartersofa mile north of Roachdale, on the L. N. A. & C., railway. It is supposed he was intoxicated. He leaves* wife and three children in almost destitute circumstances. William Harlan, Willian and Charles Roe and City Marshal Felix Connolly, all ot Lafayette, have been arrested on a charge ot iielng connected with a gang ot horsethieves. One, Miller claiming to belong to the gang, was caught and confessed, implicating the ethers. Samuel Finney was caught in the machinery at Mathews, Winder & Co’s oil mill, north of Richmond, a few days ago, and horribly mutilated. One leg was torn to shreds, and had to be amputated near the hip in order to save his life. He doubtful 8 e ° y ’ bUt hiß rcCOVery U slill Indianapolis Sentinel: H. C. Adams. D ?? n £.¥.? itea J*®*® 8 Marshal, together with William Barnecle, Jerry Jonnson R. C. Loseyand Andy T. Hart, returned from Crawford county, where they arrested eight of the moonshiners who were indicted at the last session of the Jury. The arrests were made Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. The SS&rSSOE Wl. guff Olivar Bcott/WRliam MeClmz, Henry Bcott and James 'Fpcjj- Jh e Z B* ve bonds in the sum of >I,OOO for their appearance here In the United States Oourt.