Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1889 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

The undertakers of Vermillion county have formed a trust. The first snow of the season fell, WednesA team of horses backed off abridge near Shelbyville, fatally injuring John Young and wife. •* - Daniel Purview, near Montpelier, while engaged in hauling logs Monday, was run over by one, which crushed him to death. It costs Stark county 40 cents a day to board her prisoners in the Porter county jail, which is cheaper than having a jail at home. Two colored girl, were assaulted by “White Caps” in the outskirts of Corydon this week, and severely whipped with switches. Two crooks attempted to rob the Merchants’ National Bank at New Albany Wednesday, but were frustrated by the vigilance of Cashier Mangary. At Crawfordsville Miss Anna Stephens, aged sixteen, stole sl6 in money and a note for S3OO from a cousin, ancf ran away. She is an ex-lieutenant of the Salvation Army. ■ • The Home for Children established by Grant county two years ago has already cared for fifty-eight homeless little creatures, and there are now thirty-one in the institution. George Meek, of North Vernon, found a pocketbook belonging to Charles Ochs, which contained $125, and he proceeded to have a time. His father made good the loss, but the State is now prosecuting George. \ Nicholas Hausbach, of Ft. Wayne, while hunting Monday, was accidentally shot by his companion. The full charge took effect in his face, tearing out both eyes, perforating his tongue, and otherwise injuring him. The Southern Prison during the past year has been nearly self sustaining. The total expenditures for the year were $71,082.49, and the earnings paid in, $65,915.18. There are outstanding accounts amounting to about $9,0C0. The gas well at Somerset, suddenly ceased flowing Tuesday morning, leaving the inhabitants of the place without fuel. It is supposed that an accumulation of salt in the hole obstructs the flow. Another well will be drilled at once. The Central Gas Company, organized to pipe gas from the Hancock fields to Shelbyville, were granted the right of way by the County Commissioners, but farmers are objecting to the use cf the highways, and have caused the arrest of a number of the employes for trespass, The Coroner of Howard county has returned a verdict in the Lake Erie & Western Railway horror recently at Kokomo, in which he finds that the switch had been maliciously tampered with by unknown parties. Kokomo has offered $250 reward for the arrest of the offenders. Frank Shank, who attempted to kill his sweetheart, and who was pardoned by the Governor during the. present week, has been removed from prison to his old home at Richmond, apparently in the last stages of consumption. It is said that the injured girl signed the petition for his pardon, and also that she will marry him him if he survives. Harry Richey attempted to cross the Big Four Railway tracks near Lebanon with a team of four horses, dragging a load of saw-logs, but his wagon broke down on the track, with the passenger train in -Sight, and coming at great speed. Richey, however, set fire to his hat, and with this flaming torch succeeded in flagging the train to a stand-still. While Frank Horn, of Springfield Township, Allen county, was driving home from Church last Sunday night, accompanied by his wife and little child, a runaway accident throw' them out, killing the babe and fatally injuring Mrs. Horn. The accident was the result of an obstruction which had been placed in the road, as supposed, to injure Mr. Horn. Rev. M. Swadener, of the Marion odist Church, has resigned his pastorate to engage in evangelical work. Thirteen years ago, while still very young, he gave up his trade of cooper to enter the ministry, and since that time ho has taken advanced rank as a popular and effective preacher in the North Indiana Conference His resignation will take effect April 1. A young Swede, unable to talk English, was recently sent to the Logansport Asylum as insane, but in a short time the Superintendent began an inquiry which resulted in showing that a farmer near Laporte, by whom the Swede had been employed, and to whom he owed considerable money, had attempted to balance the account by having him thus put out of the way. Three Bohemian oats cases were settled in the Circuit Court, at Hartford City, Friday night. The defendants are to pay costs, including attorneys’ fees and the principal of each note of SIOO. These cases aro celebrated throughout this section of the State. Action to recover by Thad Butler, of Huntington, was begun at Bluffton, taken from there to Huntington, aud then to Hartford City. The cases have been in court eight years. A bracket on, which Adolph Rice and Louis Heck, tinners, at the new Court House at Evansville, were working,Thursday, gave away about 12 o’clock, and the two men were precipitated to the ground,a distance of sixty feet, alighting on a pile Of tiling. Rice struck his bead first and was killed instantly. Heck struck on his side, sustaining a fracture of both arms and one leg, besides being badly wounded about the head. He was also internally injured and it is believed he will die. Cnolera is fast making away with the hogs of Steuben county, hundreds dying every day, many farmers losing their entire droves. The disease is spreading to all parts of the county, and every effort to check its progress has so far proved unavailing, and pork raisers are greatly discouraged. It is estimated that the loss will be many thousands of dollars, and but for the unprecedented apple crop and good prices, it would leave the farmers in pretty bad shape. I The Indianapolis pension office is the second in importance in the land. This month there are 45,675 pensioners on the ' roll. In September $1,663,034.94 was paid

out. From July 1, 1888, to July 1, 1889, this office paid outt $8,428,334.28. The iucrease of 1838 over the preceding year was between $1,600,000 and $1,700,000, and if this increase continues, the office will pay out in 1889, over $10,000,000. Colonel Zollinger's term expires in January? and he will probably hold on until that time. Twenty-two years ago John McQuown lived with his wife and six children in Jefferson Township, Boone County, but in August, 1867, he suddenly disappeared, and no tidings-of him were ever received. Some years later Mrs- McQuown, suppos ing herself a widow, re-married, hut her second husband lived but two years, and she was again left alone. Last week Mr. McQuown as suddenly and un ceremoniously cas marked his disappearance, returned to his home, but not, however, to claim his wife. Instead he demanded possession of the farm, and they are now living in the same house without resuming marital relations, and with no prospect of compromising their The courts will have to name the rightful owner. The $250 liquor license law waff declared valid in two decisions handed down by the Supreme. Court Wednesday afternoon. Two cases decided at Indianapolis, were appealed. One of these appeals, made by Charles H. Brush questioned the constitutionality of the law, declaring certain clauses in the act passed by the late Legislature to he defective. An opinion by Judge Coffey affirms the decision of the lower court that the law is constitutional. The second appeal, made by Wm. Moore involves the question of constitutionality of the law and also of the validity of the ordinance passed by the Indianapolis Council raising the liquor license to $250 even before the old SIOO license had expired. Moore set up for his defense in the case against him his unexpired license, and contended that he had no right to continue business under the licenso until its expiration. In an elaborate opinion, Judge Mitchell sustains the action of the lower court, declaring the ordinance valid. Three Deputy Sheriffs were sent to Marion Township, Boone county, Monday evening, to arrest Geo. W. Wade on a Grand Jury indictment, and the defendant was found working in a ditch. When sum moned to surrender, he started to run, whereupon George Buffinger, one of the deputies, warned him to halt, and then fired upon him with a shot gun loaded with buck-shot, tho charge striking Wade in the left side, and inflicting a dangerous wound. His recovery is doubtful. It was with difficulty that Wade’s companions were prevented from mobbing Bufflngerwho was brought to Lebanon by his fel-low-deputies. In the case of Marsh Doherty, of Crawfordsville, who made an assignment to A. F. Ramsey for the benefit of creditors, Judge Rabh, of the Montgomery C'rciiit Court, holds that the original dissolution of the firm was valid; as well as the appointment of the assignee, and that the First National Bank was a valid preferred credi tor for $4,000. The court also holds that the failure of the firm was a carefully prepared plan on the part of Fisher Doherty aud his sons, Marsh and Mat, to defraud creditors, and that O. T. Street, who received and invested $10,200, sent away by Marsh Doherty, is equally guilty with Marsh Doherty. It is also held that the entire property of Fisher Doherty, together with Marsh and Mat, can be taken to satisfy creditors. The annual meeting of the executive committee of the State Board of Agricul ture was held, Thursday, at Indianapolis, to fix dates for the several yearly industrial meetings. The programme as arranged for 1890 was as follows: Cane Growers—Tuesday, January 14, 1 p. m. Bee Keepers—Wednesday, January 15, 1 p. m. Horse Breeders—Thursday, January 16,1 p. m. Poultry Breeders—Friday, January 17, 7 p. m. Jersey Breeders— Monday, January 20, 2 p. m. Wool Growers—Tuesday, January 21,1:30 p. m. Shorthorn Breeders—Wednesday, January 22, 1:80 p. m. Swine Breeders—Thursday, January 23,1:30 p. m. Florists—February 26, at 11 a. m. The State Fair matters were also adjusted. The receipts from the last one were, from all sources, $45,662.24 and the expenses, including salaries of officials, amounted to $35,174.95, leaving a balance of $10,487.29. The Superintendent of the Reform School for Boys Tuesday made his semiannual report of the accounts due from the various counties of the State for onehalf the expenses of maintenance and instruction of the boys at the school. The estimated annual expense (per capita) of each boy is $l2O. Each county pays onehalf this amount. The amount due from counties for the past six months is $13,037.25. In that time there were eighty one counties that had representatives in the school. The following counties were not represented: Franklin, Orange, Starke. Jasper, Parke, Union, Marshall, Ripley, Newton, Ohio and Scott. There were 564 boys reported as having been in the school during this period. The counties having the ’ largest population had the most boys. First in rank was l)larion with 101; then came Vigo with 41; Decatur 22 and Allen 20.