Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1881 — INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA.

Near PorUand,a new brakeman yroa thrown under the train and both legs cut off. ” Rabe Swart, of Elkhart township, was elected superintendent of the schools In Elkharfcounty. *Riomas Wickliff, a pioneer resident of Van Buren township, near Shelbyville, died pt the age ol sixty-seven.

Manoh, one of the most prominent citizens of SEealadied very suddenly from - hemorrhage of the lungs. Mias Lydia Walker, .a handsome blonde, of Muncie, has had Charley Gift Indicted for attempted rape. Gift has left-ter parts unknown. Prof. J: 8. Gamble, of Connersville, was re-elected county superintendent 6f the pa bile schools. The selection meets with general approval.

Rev. W<T. Jelly.waa elected county HuperinHudent at Bhe)bjviile. . Quite a scramble was made for the office, there being eight candidates. Charles ladteWr -o- wealthy farmer and pioneer citizen of Madison, died of measles on Sunday night at his home in Graham ’ township, aged 66 years. At a meeting of &e trustees of Owen county, for the purpose of electing a county*school superintendent. Mr. 0. P. McAlley, democrat, was elected on the first ballot. n . A little child of L. W. Scrantou, of Rising Sun, was run over by a horse and buggy and its arms and legs crushed In a horrible manner. It is also injured internally. Robbers entered Wm. Boot’s granary at Colfax, and stole forty bushels of wheat. This is only one loss in a dozen* and it is thought a regular gang operate in this county.

White & Rankin’s shop at Madison, was partially, burned recently, with other adjacentsmall buildings. Loss about SBOCT7 'A fellow named Fred Souder is under arrest as the supposed incendiary. Wilks Mayes and Jacob Walker, both colored, of Greencastle, became involved in a quarrelover a game of cards. In the sfiray, Walker severely cut Mayes with a razor. The latter’s injuries are serious. ’ . - « A stpueplow and two stone hatchets or axes have been found in White Lick creek, a small stream uear Brownsburg. These implements are in'perfect condition with the exception of a small piece being broken from the p|ow. Officer Evans, of Buchanan, Mich., after following. Charles Wood over 800 miles, foudd him at work six miles south of Laporte. Wood hired a horse and buggy about three weeks ago;and since then has been traveling around trading horses.

After an exciting contest over the election of county superintendent, W. C. Bailey, republican, was elected on the fifty-sixth ballot, at Peru. There were a dozen candidates, and a strong fight was made by all parties. Bailey’s election gives general satisfaction. The children of Israel J. Watts, two miles west of Edinburg, were playing with a cutting-box, a few day ago, when one of them, a boy three years old, got bis hand caught in the knives, lacerating it in a terrible manner, necesitating amputation. Freight No. 85 ran into some cattle pear Sparksvllls, recently, throwing some of the animals from the track, which so frightened the fireman, Ms.-Elliott, that he jumped from the engine and broke his neck. He leaves a wife and four children, residing at Vincennes. A party, of masked men came to the house of Mr. Russell, of Richland township, near ‘Worthington, oue night last week, and after taking his wire away where she could not give the alarm, they .tied Mr. Russell to a tree and severely whipt>ed him. Nothing has been ledmed as to the cause.

A'very painful accident occurred to Eiigineer Fowfer, of the O. and M., at Tr'osser’s switch,’west of Mitchel, last week* The train in advavce of hlabroke Ip two a yd, his engine ran into the rear 'Of it. “ Fowler jumped from his engine . and striking the side of his, head on some .sharp alder stumps was badly though ■ hot fatally hurt. He is being eared forat Huron. . The June term of *thp Hancock circuit court has begau, the Hon, Mark Forknqr presiding. The business ofi,tbe court, was-, begun by the republican and democratic members of the bar each-presenting to hlsHoii-' of three names from which to select jury commissioners for the year. Hollis B. Thayer and William Martin were drawn frofo the list. The business of the court is light, .two contested will cases' being the most important.

Mix. Amanda Potts, of Lafayette, is after Thomas . Menaugh, a - widower ' alxtat sixty years eld. and.reputed to a ©ool |IOQ,OOO, having preferred a charge of bastardy against hlAe' He dfofms tfiat it is d ease of and simple. During the progress of the preliminary hearing it came out that in February last Mbs. Pntte. wanpnidMeo by-another party, in similar proceedings. whops bn iaooapßt of-the- unfavorable crop reports they have received from thrircOrresponaents. They manbfactqre farm enginto and threshers, and efoploy a forceof nearly 500 men. All the manufactutere 1 6f agrfcdltural implements in the city have advices