Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1881 — INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA.

The -oltvaii county Commissioners have ordered a new jail and Sheriff’s residence to be built. Al. Phelps, a brakeman at the Lake Shord depot, had the fingers of, one hand jammed off at Laporte. Richard Graham was badly and painfiilly burned In the face by a “flash” at the New Albany nilmill. Hamilton Kearny, an old citizen, shot himself at the Baughman House, CoatsvUle. The cause of his act is unknown. George W. Menser, of Madison, who lost both his hands and one eye firing a salute to Governor Porter, has received $25 donation from the gallant General Straight. The Laporte Improvement Association has organized by the election of P. King.preisdent; John Richter, vicepresident; A. Lomax, secretary; J. T. Klockstem, treasurer. An infant child of Victor Webb, of Lotion township, Perry county, crawled from its cradle, and failing into the fire, was burned to death. The mother was temporarily absent from the house. Prof. Jordan, of the Indiana Btate University, will leave Indianapolis about the first of June for a tramp in Europe. He will be accompanied by a number of teachers desirous of taking views afoot of the old country. A liltle child of Thomas Statts, who lives a few miles from Bedford, had its clothing take fire while Its parents were absent at a neighbor’s house, and was burned to such an extent that it died from the effects soon afterward. Hon. John Sherman, Secretary of the Treasury, owns a one hundred and sixty acre farm in Cass county, which he entered thirty years ago. He has never improved*it to the value of one cent, but nas paid hundreds of dollars in the way of taxes. So bad is the aoourtlc construction of the qircuit court-room in Floyd county’s $150,000 coart-house that it has been found necossary to order a change to be made, so that the court can hear the witnesses and attorneys. A Salem dispatch says Hugh B. Neely was assaulted and terribly beaten at Rush Creek by a man named Bince Loudon. Neely’s injuries are’ very serious, confirming him to his bed. Louden fled, and has not yet been arrested. C. B. Murray, an old citizen of Hagerstown, fella distance of thirty feet, striking on his head and crushing his skuliin a horrible manner. He was employed at the Louisville Ice Company’s house in that city. His recovery is doubtful. At Anderson John W. Lovett, wife and daugeter, and Mrs. M. 8. Robinson, were thrown from a sleigh, while driving on- Anderson street, Mrs. Lovett and Mrs. Robinson both receiving severe cuts and bruises about the head and face. Barney Ryder, in descending a flight of stairs, at Plymouth, stumbled and fell the entire distance of thirty feet to the stone pavement at the bottom. He was picked up hadly injured and insensible. It is feared that his injuries are fatal. Elijah Neff, of Rochester, terminated a drunken row by firing five shots at Dennis North, two of which took effect. One passed through the lower part of the left lung; the other pierced the left thigh. The wounds are fatal. Neff is having his preliminary trial. The other morning as Wm. Chambers was riding to Anderson on horseback his animal slipped and fell upon him, breaking his right leg in two places below the knee. Mr. C. is a live-stock dealer, axd resides six miles north of the city. Peter Whistler and Jacob Rohrar got into a dispute at a shooting match, at the residence of Whistler, near New Lisbon, Henry county. Whistler ordered Rohrar out of his house, and undertook to eject him by force. In the scuffle that ensued a little boy of Whistler’s was knocked oft the porch, and had his skull broken in three places. i William Bowerlv, an employe at Siddall’s saw-mill,North Vernon, was run over by a log-truck, and one of his legs crushed in a horrible manner, it is thought, rendering amputation necessary. He was working on the track of the incline plane, when the chain broke, letting the truck, with a large log upon it, run back upon him. s.' : ‘ Miss Anna Sparks, an estimable young lady of Shelby township Jefferson Co., attended the wedding of a friend in usual health. While returning home, in company with her lover, to whom she was soon to be married, she was seized with sudden hemorrhage of the lungs, fell to the ground and immediately expired. The other evening, at Summltville, Amos G* Allen entered the drug store of R. A. Munafer, passing to tne back part of the store to get a drink of water, took up a small glass-drug-gists’ mortar instead of a tumbler—and drank from it. The mortar contained a tincture of corrosive sublimate and red oxido of zinc. Antidotes being given at once, he may recover. . John Graham, sr., aged 78 years, and residing on his farm, 2){ miles west of Leavenworth, went to his stable about 8 o’clock in the morning to feed his horses. Not returning to the house as soon as usual, his family went in search of him, and about 9 o’clock he was found on the floor of the stable. His sudden death was caused by apoplexy.