Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1886 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

“ —The people of Decatur are indulging in a great ( ddal of speculation as to the cause of the rise of water in the St. Mary’s, on whbse banks that city is located, heretofore in the summer . mouths the ‘liter could be waded at any point. About two weeks ago the water in the river rose fully three feet. Upon investigation it was found that at the time, and for a week before, there had been no rains along the entire river and its tributaries. The water is as clear, as crystal, and very cold, something never known of this river before by ' the oldest citizens. Many contend that from some inexplicable cause large springs have opened up in the bed of the stream. This theory is plansible, and is sustained in the fact that in boring a hole a few feet jn the river-bed, six miles east of the city, a stream of water fully three inches in diameter, forced its way out. A pipe was pnt in, and the water poured out at the top of the pipe, which was four feet above the surface. If the present state of water and temperature continues the St. Mary’s will be stocked with brook trout by local fisher- 7 men. —The annual reunion and military encampment f pt the Tri-State Veterans’and Military Association, pf the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, will be held at Fort Wayne, from August 19 to 23, inclusive. Tents and rations will be furnished all veterans and militia who join the Association. The Governor of Indiana is President, and the Governor's of Ohio and Michigan are Vice Presidents of the Association. It is expected that this reunion will be the grandest military display witnessed since the surrender at Appomattax and grand review at Washington in 1865. —Thomas Luck and Leonidas Bryson, convicts who were confined in the Southern Prison, the former to serve fifteen years for being implicated with Jack Groark in the murder of an old man in New Albany two years ago, and the latter to serve a term of nineteen years for the murder of his brother-in-law at Greensburg, Decatur County, have been paroled by the Governor. —A young lady of about 18, who lived in Johnson County, near Bengal, took what she supposed was a dose of quinine. Shortly after she was seized with convulsions, and died in agony within an hour and a half. The symptoms were those of strychnine poisoning. No post-mortem was held. She was a lady of excellent standing. —R. J. Weith, of Elkhart, some time ago secured 5,000 silkworm eggs from the Government. Nearly all of the eggs have hatched out, and'some of the worms have commenced to spin their cocoons. They are attracting a great deal of attention from the fact that it is one of the first attempts to introduce silk-culture into that part of the State.

—One of the oldest residents and wealthiest men in Clark County died at his home in Owen Township recently, very suddenly. He was about 75 years of age, and had resided in the county since his boyhood. His wealth is estimated at $250,000, part of which consists of 2,200 acres of land, on which he paid annually S9OO taxes. —The proposed regatta at fake Maxinkuckee is off. The oarsmen, Hanlon, Lee, Gaudaur, and others wanted too much guarantee. A subscription of nearly SI,OOO had been secured, but this would not be half enough to satisfy the party of oarsmen now traveling about the country. —A 5-year-old boy was found with his head between two palings, dead, a short time since, at his home near Otisco, Clark County. He wandered from the house, and the general supposition is that he Went to climb over the fence, when his foot slipped and he fell between the palings and broke his neck. ______ —The identity of the wild animal that has caused so much alarm in a neighborhood immediately northwest of Washington for some time past has been established. The animal is a large specimen of the North American tiger orcatamount. Two hunters obtained a shot at the animal, but failed to kill it. 7T -- ‘ —A 9-year-old boy, living near Wheatland, met with a peculiar accident that caused his death. He was taking a borrowed pitchfork home, and was pushing it before him on the ground, when the tines caught in a stnmp, causing the handle to strike him in the abdomen, and rupturing the bladder. , —The boiler in the tile factory milonee south of Veedersburg, burst recently. The engineer and one other man was seriously injured. The cause of the explosion was a defective flue. The main portion of the boiler was found 150 rods away, and the factory was badly wrecked. —A colored lad 12 years of age, and supposed to be a bootblack from Indianapolis, fell in company with several other boys at Edinburg, and went to the river, where they got him drunk. Returning to town, he was badly beaten by some unknown person, and left in a critical condition. —A barn near Sullivan was burned recently. The ( fireis supposed to have been caused by the spontaneous combustion of new hay. Five horses were burned to death, three of which belonged to a neighbor. The total loss is $2,500; insured for SI,OOO. —There is an epidemic of horse-stealing through the counties of Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan. Livery men are the worst sufferers. —A game-protection society has been formed at Cedar Lake with a view of putting a stop to the illegal killing of fish and prairie chickens. —The United States Fish Commission has recently stocked the lajces in Steuben <*ouhty with fish. California trout are among the kinds used, and a large number measuring, five and six inches in length have been placed in the different lakes. —About forty of the Grand Lodge of the ' Brotherhood of Railway Postal Clerks met at Indianapolis recently. The object is to secure from the Department assurances that efficient employes will not be discharged for political reasons only. —The Goshen Cadets have been mustered into the State service.