Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1892 — OTHER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

Diphtheria Is epidemic just outside of Salem, O. There are 19 cases. The Vermont Legislature has re-elected Redflpld Proctor United States Senator. Emperor William has contributed $12,500 for tho relief of cholera victims in Hamburg. 5 The ladies of South Kokomo are making a persistent fight against the establishment of saloons In that plate. Muncle reports that over $400,000 lias been expended in that city for building purposes baring the past eight months. October 20th was the 39th anniversary -of-tbe marriage of President aud Mrs. llarrisou. Mrs. Harrison's condition U not improving. Two years ago Joseph C. Silvers, 86 years old, and Mrs. Eliza Cook. 59, were united in marriageatßluffton. This week the marriage was annulled. BCapt. M. Boomßiulter, master of a schooner lying in the Michigan City bar bor, employed a youngster giving bis name as Zach Nelson, and within an hour Nelson had robbed him <ft S3OO and mado his escape. William Bishop, of Evansville, a pronounced whelp and coward, who knocked Daisv Ashford down and kicked her uutil she was unconscious, for which he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment, has appealed to the Supreme Court.| The woman Is permanently disabled. “Rogor," an old dog. owned by Robert Hemlngray, of Muncie, a great favorit® with the employes in Hemlngray’s glass factory, dted of old age. The glass blowers thereupon scraped his bones, and after they were thoroughly dry, they will be converted into glass and manufactured into watch charms, to be worn as a reminder of the faithful brute. 6 James Fisher, of Richland Township, Rush county, is charged in an affidavit by Robert Hall, who Is fifty-eight years old* with having given him [Hail] a new suit of clothes and a railway ticket, conditioned that he would leave the county.thereby losing his vote. Hall signed an agreement to leave, after which he lodged Information against Fisher under the McCabe bribery law, which provides that the bribes can recover S3OO from the briber. Corry Briggs, of South Bond, late at night discovered burglars in the United ing himself with a pistol,aud arousing the janitor, he made an effort to capture the rascals. As he was entering the church door, to his eagerness he accidentally discharged his weapon, the bullet cuurseddowu his leg, making an ugly wound* Tho burglars escaped,