Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1892 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

An epidemic of etiblera morbus Is reported at Fortville. Ina collection of relics belonging to Harvey Evans, of Raglesville, Is a pearl btiiton frbai Mad Anthony Wayne’s mat and a broad ax obtained at Valley Forgo In 1777. The Jefferson county grand Its present sitting, has returned seventeen hundred indietmeuts and Is still grinding away. The greater part are for liquor law violations. Frank Slate, near Goshen. Was examining his hay mow. he discovered the dead body of Jesse Ganger partially burled in the hay. Investigation developed that Ganger died of strichnine poisoning, taken with suicidal Intent. He was despondent over property claimed by other relatives. The deceased was twenty-five years old and umarrled. Among the old suits pending in Montgomery county is ono brought by the RevG. W. Swlbert agaist the estate of the late David Rondabush, claiming 110 for services at the funeral. While the court has not formally passed upon the claim, it Is intimated that, as the administrator had nothing to do with contracting the debt., no judgment could rest against him. This refers equally to the deceased. Henry Tow, trustee ol Marion township in Lawrence county, living about six miles from Mitchel), and a party to the noted Tow-Bass feud, being the man who had his lower jaw shot, away a year ago, and a man who has been made i target for more bullets than any other man In the country during the last three years perhaps, Iras at last met his fate. He was shot dead by Town Marshal Moore Tuesday morning, and has left no one, as faros known, besides Moore, to tell the circumstances of his death. Tow and Moore have been the best of frirads, and were ' tiio previous evening walking toget' :ar ■: l;i arm'. Moore hearing tifbws on ft stairway over W. A. Burton’s drug store, hastened out of his house to the place, and found a man In the dark passage way with an ax, battering the stairway and evidenfally trylngto gain entrance to the store. Seeing Moore he began to fire. Striking him In the hand. -Moore immediately returned the fire, sending five bullets into the body of Tow four of which went entirely through him. One entered the head and the others the heart and stomach, killing him Instantly. Moore at once gave the alarm and sent for the coroner, who lives near. While Dr. White was dressing the wounds some one recognized the dead 'man to bo Tow, Moore exclaimed: “My God! I would not have had that to happen for twenty thousand dollars.” * „ _ ... Even to this day certain communities of Buddhists and Mohammedans pray by the hour before their favorite - plant or flower. In India this species of worship seems to be most prevalent. There is, perhaps, no more curious place on the Pacific seaboard than Iquique, which was bombarded by the Chilean fleet last year. It stands in a region where rain has never been known to fall.