Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1883 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Thk colored citizens of Lafayette cole brated Emancipation day. Dr. Davui B. Abbott, a well-known physician of Southern Indiana, diedjat his home tn Milan, Ripley cemuty. The doctor was in his 75th yeat. At Forti Wayne, August Richards, an old man, Wat his divorced wife’on the head with a flat-iron, inflicting mortal injuries. The injured woman procured alegal sepanw tlon from Richards because of his brutal treatment. j . -» Howard A Denig, who undertook to erect a Capitol at Indianaixrtis, have aban«k«pee|f their contract, claiming to hive lost over s;iGo,o.ft Their sureties are eibzens of Chicago, who w’ill submit -new i ropositiona tothe State House Coinmi; sionei> The daughter of < < 1. -’a'i'j-i’.n.bdl, of Ir.ilie, a prominent belie, walkecToJf? to a clergyman's and married (ieo. Gaie, a ballad-singer in a intiistrcl Whenl they wzent±ci-tliedejjo.t-hcr-fathcr‘attemj,ted to prevent her from leaving the dity. *, THE~c&al miners of the'“we»6wth-’part of -tlie.State-org-anized a State Mtners’-Aissocia- ' tiqn ht 7 erre Haute, and elected the foliow■ipgjbfi’eery; President,AVnr; Galt, of Bra-z.il; Vice President, Thomas E-urk, of Coal Creek: Secretary, David Lawson, of Kniglits-villc-'.-Trcasiir-ji-, TL-jmas K .xbary, of Rosei dale. ■ .Nv. ' ‘ . A ;&T-s‘ineennes, Ffank Wedding- :had trouble with John Dully, and, at a dance nt the house of John Wording that nig'.t, Duffy and George Wedding < ( uarreled, and Frank struck E/uily on the head with a piece of c-f- the--brainy from whi hhe has since did John Wed-diug-and hrs sons George and Fiank are under arrest *“ ■ Toe extent of malicious burn-burning in this State has grown to be alarming. It not only de. tro. the property, but i uus up the. rates of insurance and thus taps the pocket of all who carry policies upon this class of rroperty. The-e is urg-t-nl nCi dor the barnburnel- getting seriously but accidentally shop.J A little carelessness_-ainong the farmers with the rifle, while’their barns aie tilled, with Hie suininerjs_haryesl, .might, result in great good to the community. Joui-Hal. A deplorable accident occurred at Schucttdle, a village about six miles form Jasper, in which three’ prominent young men lost, their lives.. A. well was b_e.ingsnnk_ near the town, and, as it was nece saryto drill and blast- through rock, the usual process of blasting was resorted, to. After an interval of several days, the work was resumed, and John l itter went down the well with the blasting material and was immediately suffocated by “damp.”- Not hearing, from him, another young man, named Henry Stemles, went down and was also suffocated almost instantly. Then Agate Schnell, son of ex-Cemmissioner Schnell, went down with a rope tied around him to rescue his companions, but was overcome at once. He managed to signal to dravy him up, which was done, but he had inhaled the poisonous air and soon died John Cohsoua’, of Osgood, Ind, stopped on his way to San Francisco to settle up the estate Of his brother. While strolling about he was cordially greeted by a fresh young man as “Jones.-’ In his innocence he reinaiked that he “wasn't Jones; that his name was: John Connolly, of-Osgood, Ind.” The stranger departed with a profuse apol•egy, ’ Sliortiy Connolly was again ap preached; this time by an elderly man, who greeted the Hoosierwith aneighlj.i rly g-ieet-.. ing: ‘•Rollins—Rolhns;.Jct pie sec! Where did you say you Tive’d;” said John, in con-, fusion, “Why, Cpiiiiolly, old fellow, you know, certainly I Jived right next floor, to you. Don’t know Jane, my wife—ine and Jane who nursed you six years ago when you laid with rheumatism?” The proof was indisputable, and John accepted the invitation to “take somethin’?” A game of poker followed, and, when John arose tiom the table he was out S6O and his neighbor and friend missing. The fact that he had been egregiously victimized dawned upon biih the next morning.— Deurt r Trftiyne. Henry Krauesbauer shot and killed Isaac Lyons in Nettle Creek township, Randolph county. Krauesbauer is a single man about 30 years of age, and resides with Mary Kenyon, a widow about 50 years of age, who owns a farm of 300 acres, and is the mother of several children. The children for some time have been very much dissatisfied with Krauesbauer's residence w’ith their mother and have insimiated -that aw improper intimacy existed. Some time ago Nelson Kenyon, one of the children, and Krauesbauer had an altercation in the public road, which resulted in Kenyon hitting Krauesbauer with a stone. Krauesbauer at the time being armed with a revolver. The case came into the Criminal Court. Kenyon was fined $lO for assault and battery and Krauesbauer was fined $5 for carrying conceal ? pns. 'I Wife of deceased Isaac Lyons, and daughter of the widow, Mary Kenyon, was arrested for malicious trespass committed on the premises of her mother, Krauesbauer being the prosecuting witness. The parties were all at court at Winchester, and on their, way got into a difficulty, which resulted in the killing of Lyons. The weapon used by Krauesbauer was a self-cocking revolver thirtyeight caliber; two shots were tired, one of which entered the mouth of deceased. Lyons was unarmed.

The appointments for church services at the M E Church, will, until fur ther, continue as heretofore: Preaching every Sunday evening, and every alternate Sunday morning.