Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1881 — INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA.

lived near Monroeville, Allen county, * a as fatally injured ©if Saturday while for 1880 was a failure, the amount beitVg short many thousand pounds of the crop of 1879. t An effort is being made to establish a national bank at Elisabethtown. Edward Bpriuger, a wealthy citizen, is at the head of the movement. He was a graduate of West Point and A decree for over $1,000,000 has been entered against the Indianapolis Water Works Company, and a sheriff’s sale is ordered to take place within forty (toys. Ninety students at Valparaiso were left Without rooms by.Dhe burning of Flint’s large brick hoarding hall, on Normal hi|l, in OijJr, Tuesday morning. . riVkU'i i 11 L-J J'ldJl R. Wiltiaiason, of Mbaroe township, Jefferson county, had his inose horribly bitten and nearly tbrn from his old stalUf^jwhich * A foui'-year old daughter W James Calpin, of New Albaity; cokSted Into the Ohio river, plunging, with the sled, Into*the flood. Hne was rescued with great difficulty.

James Van Valkenburg, of Peru, has just completed his lOOtn year. He has seven living children, aged respectively 77, 78, C 9, 67, 62 and 55, and one has just died aged 73. Retiring Auditor of State Manson asserts that CoL Wolfe, js a, bloated bondholder. The General turned over to the Colonel’s keeping school bonds amounting to $3,904,783.22. -'A Notre Dame University, near South Bend, has received on* hundred Sharpe’s breech-loaders, of latest regulation pattern, for the use of the students’ military company. Evansville is much agitated over aa application for a charter by a steamheating company. The papers sensibly advocate getting some privileges before a monopoly is created. Allen Martz, of Booneville, Warrick county, has lost eleven head of horses by feeding them chopped cornstalks, which were found undigested and impacted in their Btomachs. Martin county records another murder. Tom Raney met and killed a man by the name of Wright. Wright was a resident of Clarksburg. Whisky was the canse of the murder. . lot fl, | » , George Hines, a notorious character iu and about New Castle and Marion, ianowin jail at the-former place on the eharge of having attempted to kill one Vest, near Cadiz, Henry county, last summer.

Miss Nannie McCleaster, of Columbus, has brought suit against Dr. Clark and wife, of Walesboro, charging that the latter had Bp >ken derogatory of her character, claiming damages in 4he suin of $5,900. • * Perry riimrr, the brother-of John the murder of John Myers mer, on Bplurday lag* received sentence of six years as an accomplice, Georde HAwkins, of Washington township, Shelby oounty,* attempted suicide by shooting himself Monday, because ne] feared he would get punished for swearing falsely on the witness stand. The wound was not serious. The - state bureau of pMAtlrig and stationery * met on Wednesday and postponed the appointment of a Superintendent of the work until February 1. Mr. Charles Hutchinson wHI continue to serve the state until that time. J&y The -dvkeHing Lindley Beard, who lives near Lynfi, Randolph county, was destroyed l ijf flr* on the' night of the 27th ult. 'None of the ©entente were saved. posed to he about s]J)o|. flt |ir)to<irancc yinknown.' a ‘ Ajm Miller, a of Lafayette, was shot and killed at Annstrocg, 111. His wlfe r w3P *La fayette girl, whose father apd .brother jrere killed on the L., N. AlAC.rpad, •so that she is now bereaived for- the third time by vioLeuce. peopie of 'Thorntown 1 and surrounding country are greatly enthused on the queifooti'or temperance. They VWf VlvsmiL JegiMiqturc TOiistltiftidfrar xftaerfdiifent prohibithig the sale and manufacture of intoxicatingUqqQn^vl accicmj a feWdayggfttx He Was enbarn, and, sji bpincvf*4Vu> the ground, , T was H. H. and histfa het-inNew, of had *if altercation about deed to assaultupop Mr, B?|r&inkXwith a hatchet, ana gOt ir pistol ball through his left foThVJiIO AVk ViSSiVat ® 1 Jo iteurneFs bench. On arising from nil FndSs ly stricken speechless, remaining so for half an hour. ■ Wh*b-he seeervered his speech h.- shunted jey end repented of his a>vxt >