Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1893 — OTHER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

Groensburg Is fuffering as a result of th< scarcity of gas and a lack of an adequat supply of otheFlflntte of 'fjjfel; ' ,s While young people wore coasting 8 English, Friday, a sled bearing James am William Cnrberry collided with anothern which Hugh Costello and a half dozen as sociates were riding. William Carberr received a broken leg and his spine wa injured* and Costello received a brokei arm. Engineer George Smith and Firemai Wm. Warren, of Terre Haute ware crush ed to death by the overturning of an engine at Jessup, Friday. There are twelve candidate* for post master at BlufTton anc, the Democrats wii hold an election on the 19th to settle tin claims of the aspirants. Harvey Debolt and Brent Burkhalter brothers-in-law, of Thorntown. while in toxicated became involvec in a quarrei which ended in the staooing of Burk halter. He received eight dangerou wounds and wtii probably die. Hotel kerp-r Dineen, of Huron, S. D.. has sent a request to Kev. Father Calla ban, of New York, for a car load of mar riageable Iris:, gins, stating that husband are as abundant as blackberries in July i. that region. o Wm. O. E. Markny, teacher in oneof tin country schools In VVells county, was engaged in his usual duties when he wa surprised to see his scholars, one by one tumble over in a fainting condition unti half a dozen or more lay strewn abou‘ Investigation developed (hat the natura gas used as fuel was not entirely con sumed, and that much of it was escaping Into the school-roem. One of the pupils was removed to his home in an uncon scious condition, but the others recovered Wm. Kernoodle. alias “Bullfoot,” of Crawfordsvilie, while attending in 'Squire Cumberland's office, stole a pair of sutctacles. For this he was sentenced to tore years’ imprisonment. Edwin Green, of Valparaiso, is under ar rest at Three Oaks, Mich., charged with having an Illegal allowance of wives Wife No. 2 resides at Valparaiso, a.id No 3at Three Oaks. The address of No. 1 is not given. Many quail have been found near No blesville, frozen and starved to death. Many fatal casualties from diflcren; sections of the State are reported as a re suit of exposure to the extreme cold o last week. Shelley was fond of boating and finally lost his life in an accident to his boat. Dr. Johnson drank Immense quan ties of tea and kept a pet cat Hen IV of France had the "cat ague,” or trembled when a cat wfc in sight D’Audilly, the translator of Josephus, found pleasure in planting trees and shrubs.