Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Nappanee will incorporate. * Terre Haute has an ice rink. Vincennes wantsA new cemetery. Madison wants electric fire alarm. Royal Center has a fine new church. ' The Lagrange county fair is defunct. - New Albany will erect a work-house. Measles are epidemic at Hortonville. Fulton is warring upon its hoodlums. Sneak thieves are operating in Union City. Seymour is cursed with cheap grog shops. | A gas gusher has been struck at Winchester. There are several cases of diphtheria at Elkhart. ~~- Evansville is interested in a proposed deaf mute school. Elkhart county has three-three cases in the Supreme Court. Elkhart is all wrought up over an attempt to suppress vice there. Francis Murphy and son will begin an engagement in Muncie on the 13th. The Montgomery county Grand Jury indicted fifty-seven of its citizens at its late session. David Beaver, of Rainsville, aged 58, committed suicide via morphine route. He was a batchelor, Elias Jackson, of Wabash, charged with the murder of Curtis Jellison, has been adjudged not guilty. John Wolf, a farmer of near Columbus, was taken in to the amount of $250 by lightening rod swindlers. Look out for Chicago soap swindlers. They are women, but about as “slick” as the males in the same business. Governor Gray Friday recommissioned Addison Bybee a Trustee of Purdue University, to serve three years from August 24, 1888. Less than one year ago J. W. Lovett sold a tract of land near Anderson for S2OO. He has now repurchased the same tract at S4OO per acre. Tne temperance feeling has reached such intensity at Memphis that the employers are boycotting employes who visit the only saloon in the place. Miss Uni West, of Anderson, loaned Charles Roberts, her betrothed, $3 with which to procure a marriage license. Roberts took the money and disappeared. The Logansport Odd Fellows are moving to have the Grand Lodge Committee select the Smithson College building, that city, for the ‘proposed home for aged and indigent members of the order. Rt. Rev. Bishop Dwengner, of FL Wayne, upon the occasion ot his return from Rome, Wednesday night, was received by a procession and escorted to his residence in great state. A reception committee met him at Lima, Ohio. While the puinps at the Crawfordsville Water Works are working a stream of natural gas flows from one of the drinking fountains some distance away, and whenever ignited flames up several inches. The cause of this peculiar effect is unexplained.' The large boiler in the spoke factory of Emmet Sons, at North Vernon, Ind., exploded Thursday instantly killing James Lett. James Lee,Joshua E. Low, Andy Jones and Charles Reed were fatally wounded. Several other employes were injured. Mrs. Al. Thornburg, of M uncie, aban doned her husband, who was lying helpless with rheumatism, removing the household- effects elsewhere. She explains that Mr. Thornburg has two grown sons, to whom he deeded his property in anticipation of his death, and as the soie living devolved upon her to make, she concluded to change her quarters. The sons live in Ohio. While Sydney Schrawder and his sister, Mrs. Samuel Bender, were driving in Warren township, St. Joe county, a boy maliciously sprang from a fence corner and frightened the horse. Mr. Schrawder was hurled against a barbed wire fence, tearing open his cheek. Mrs. Bender struck, the same object, and her arm and jaw were brot en, and the flesh was stripped from the shoulder to the elbow.

About one year ago Silas Ping, a dashing married man of Belleville, Ind,, ran away with the wife of Jack Moore, a near neighbor. Mrs. Moore soon tired of her flame and returned to her husband, and was forgiven. Ping went back and made overtures to his wises who is an estimable woman. He lingered around in the neighborhood until he persuaded Mrs. Moore to elope with him a second time, and last Saturday night they left. Should Mr. Ping show up in Brown county again he will meet with a rousing reception. Latimore Davis, Madison county, for the past eight years has been defying the authorities, and there have been numerous attempts to arrest him for a variety of offenses. Eighteen months ago he attempted to kill William Gather, after which he fled to Blackford county, where several attempts to capture him where also unsuccessful. A few days ago he returned to Madison county and entrenched himself in his mother-in-law’s smokehouse, in Lafayette township. He was captured while asleep Monday night. There are twenty indictments hanging over him. Ebuis N. Richter, of Evansville, in love with Miss Louisa Schmitt, who did not return his affection, made a wHI bequeathing his property to his relatives, after which he killed the girl and shot hjmself to death. Fred. Schmitt, father of the girl, became insane through grief and died. His administrator then brought suit against the Richter estate, claimipg SIO,OOO damages, and the claims were settled last week, the administrator getting judgment for $2,000 in favor of Louisa Schmitt’s estate and $750 in favor of Fred Schmitt’s. This settlement was accepted by the heirs of Richter.

Patents were issued to Indiana inventors, Tuesday, as follows: Wm. H. H. Ayers, assignor of one-half to J. C. Ertei, of Indianapolis, nut-lock; Samuel Burgess. Vincennes, assignor of onehalf to T. Williams, Olivet, Mich., carcoupler; Peter D. Graham, Corunna, band-plow; Winsfield O. Gunkle, Terre Haute, boiler-feed regulator; John J. McErtain, assignor of one-half to F. A. Booker, South Bend, band pulley; George Forget, Brazil, check-rein holder; Henry B. Pitner, LaPorte, carpet stretcher an J tacker; Wm, N. Schindler, Mishawaka, wheat heater or temper; Grant Seymour, assignor to Niles &

Scott Company, LaPorte, metal wheel; Wm. H. Stone, Marietta, tension device fqr graih-binders; Abraham L. Wiley, Bethel, car-mover. The biennial report of the State Geologist is complete and will make a printed volume of over 200 pages. The most interesting part is 250 pages de voted to the.subject cf natural gas. The gas area of Indiana is 185 miles long and sixtV-five miles yride, and contains 381 ■paying wells. The daily aggregate flow of gas is 60i>,< 00,000 feet, of which proba bly 101.000,000 feet is wasted. The average flow of gas is 1,500,000 feet per well. Seventy-nine manufactories have located in Indiana in the past two years on account of the discovery of gas. Their com-; bined capital is $4,500,000, and, tbev employ 5,800 men. Thirteen glass fat t iries have a capital of sl,l' 0,01)0; twelve iron working plants have a capital of OliO, and nine paper mills have a capital of $910,000. The money in these industries comes almost entirely from foreign investors. In the business of boring gas $60,100,000 is invested, t The towns most aided by the new fuel so far are Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo and Marion. - • ■ ■■ ■ .■ A new Commandery of the Loyal Legion,to be known as the Commandery of Indiana, was formed at Indianapolis last week, with appropriate ceremonies. Ex-President R. B. Hayes, Commander-in-Chief of the order in America, officiated. There were many distinguished ex-officers of the army present and visitors from St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and Cleveland. The tjnew Commandery and visitors, numbering about 350,‘called on General Harrison. The following constitute the officers: Commander, Major-General Lew Wallace, Crawfordsville; 8. V. Commander, General R. S. Foster, Indianapolis; J. V. Commander, Captain R. 8. Robertson, Fort Wayne; Recorder, Lieutenant B, B. Peck, Indianapolis; Registrar, Lieutenant G. W. H. Kemper, Muncie; Chancellor, Major C. 8. Wilson. Indianapolis; Treasurer, Lieutenant 8. J- Belle, Indianapolis; Chaplain, Major Will Cumback, Greensburg- Council of Administration, Colonel Eli Lilly. In dianapolis; Major V. R. West, Richmond; Colonel Oran Perry, Indianapolis; Major Sig. Walesj Terre Haute; and Major W. H. Calkins. Indianapolis. The pupils of the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb have printed and bound the annual report of that institution in remarkably good style. It was filed with the Governor, Saturday, and in mechanical appearance the pamphlet is superior to the work of many job printing offices. The report speaks of unusually good health during the year ending October 31, there having been little sickness and but two deaths. Thirty-three new pupils were admitted during the year and twenty-eight dismissed. The present attendance is 318, though there are suitable accommodations for but 300. The per capita cost of the inmates during the year was $176.08. Twenty pupils are learning printing, and snow marked aptitude for the work. In other industrial departments pupils are learning chair Gaining, cabinet making, cobbling, baking, cooking, horticulture and carpentry. The system of management of the shops is unsatisfactory, and a change is desirable. If the present plan is continued, $5,000 per year is needed additional to the present appropriation to carry them on satisfactory. The Superintendant asks for $50,000 appropriation with which to build a school building and fit up a gymnasium. With these improvements there will be room for over 6 1 0 pupils and the limit of age of admission can be reduced from ten years to six, which is deemed very important. The institution is provided with Trust gas for $2,000 per year, which is 60 per cent. of the usual" fuel cost. The estimated value of the entire plant is $501,881.77.