Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1883 — INDIANA NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS.

Kvamnnutlstohave anew cavalry company. There la now bat one such company In the State—that at Portland, Jay oounty. Ax Indianapolis William Montgomery, Isaac Slay and Isaac Baker engaged in a quarrel, which resulted In the «iHng of the totten In Union oounty, the other day, a citizen borrowed a hone to ride to a neighbor’s, about two miles distant, and then walked and led the horse Col. Buchanan, of Evansville, was robbed, on Friday night, of #l5B arid a #175 watch by a burglar who had entered the residence and ohiorofomed the inmates Capt. & W. Blosser, of the Salvation Army, has leased for one year the Universallst Church, of New Albany, and will conduct meetings there every night , A meeting of ex-Union prisoners wa3 held at the Coart House, in Columbus, on Saturday, May 19, to organize an association for the Fifth Congressional district Gen. T. W. Bennett, the retiring Mayor of Richmond, was in office for six years, and during that time liquidated the entire indebtedness of the oity, which amounted to *159,000. Efforts have commenced toward tbe erection of a new Presbyterian Church in Vincennes. The congregation has grown so that the present place of worship has inadequate accommodations. Henry Unmeet, John Guyer and Lewis Guyer have died from the result of the injuries received at the boiler explosion near Nappanee. This makes five who lost their lives out of the six employed The prospects of the Rose Polytechnic, at Terre Haute, are very flattering. It Is expected the number of applications for admission to the Freshman class of next year will be greater than the school can accommodate.

Joseph Case, of New Albanv, while raving In delirium tremens on Monday evening tiled to kill his wife with a hatchet, Ing several severe wounds on the head. He afterward tried to hang himself, but was pievented. The Infant son of Rev. John Pouoher, of. Indianapolis, crawled between the slats of the bed a few mornings since, and when found was hanging by the head in an unoonsclous condition. He was brought to with difficulty. John Byebs, of Madison, owns a large Prussian rabbit A large dog made an attack on it, the rabbit showed fight, jumped at the dog and bit its eara and head until the canine was himself glad to tuck his tall under his legs and run, while bunny held the fort Ghn. Geo. W. Russ, the Adjutant General of the State under Gov. Williams, is now in Dallas, Texas, where it is reported he Is prospering. His wife, Mrs. Emma Rues, has been granted a divorce from him on proof of abandonment together with the custody cf the children and 975 per month alimony. There was practically an agreement between the parties looking to this result Judge Allen, of Terre Haute, fined S. 0 Davis, an attorney, #3O for contempt of court Davis was engaged in a suit In whioh a law partner of the Judge was a WitnessWhile the latter was on the stand Davis lost his temper, and exclaimed that he was not to be bulldozed because the court was a law partner of the witness. For that the Judge promptly assessed a fine of #lO. Mr. Davis, In a sarcastic manner, invited the court to fine him again, and the court did so, adding another #lO. Judge Hammond, of Rensselaer, has been designated by Gov. Porter to euooeed Judge William A Woods upon the Supreme bench of this State, Judge Woods having been called to sucoeed Judge Gresham. ‘Judge Edwin P. Hammond was born at Brookvllle, Franklin county, Ind, Nov. 20, 1885. His father, Nathaniel Hammond, a man of marked character and intelligence, was boro in Maine, Nov. 2,1786, and came to Indiana locating at Brcokville in 1820. He moved to Columbus, Ind, in 1817, and thenoe to Jasper county, where he died Feb. 2, 1674. He left surviving him four sons and five daughters, among the former Abram A., formerly Governor of the State, and William P., a Representative in the Indiana Legislature for Morgan oounty. ’ The subject of this sketch In early life engaged ia farming and other labors, enjoying such eduoational advantages as were afforded in the common schools, and in the seminary at Columbus. He became a law student in 1856, in the office of hi* half'brother, Abram A, and Hon. Thomas A Nelson, in Terra Haute. In the winter of 1856-7 he was 'admitted to the Senior law class of the Asbury University, at Green Castle, Ind, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Hon-. Alexander C. Downes was the professor in the University. In 18'<8 Judge Hammond located at Rensselaer, Ind, and opened a law office Although young in years and in experience in his prof ession, his attention to business soon brought him a respectable and growing practioe. At the outbreak of the war he closed his office and enlisted under Captain, afterword Gen. Robert H. Milroy, in the Ninth Indiana volunteers, Ha was elected and commissioned at the organization of the compcny as Second and subsequently os First Lelutenant, and served three months with his regiment in West Virginia In October, 1861, he was elected without opposition to fill a vacancy as Representative in the Legislature from the counties of Newton, Jasper and Pulaski, but he felt that his place was in the army, and accordingly he re-entered the service. In August, 1862, he was made Major, and Nov. 31,1868, Lieutenant Colonel At the close of the war he was appointed by the President of the United States Colonel by brevet Immediately after bis army service he entered, on the practice of law at Rensselaer. In 1872 he was appointed by Thomas A Hendricks to the Circuit Court bench of the Third judicial district He was re-elected ta the same offioe In October, 1878.