Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1893 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

■ Frankton’s boom Isfjnite healthy. Lancasterls supplied with natural gas. Dunkirk has elected a Republican mayor. The Colfax high school reports seven graduates. 3 The Roby race track resumed business, Wednesday. Spotted fever continues its depredations at Anderson. Elwood’snc.w directory will show a population of more than 9,OCX). Rockport has a successful revival In "pfogress at the M. E. church. - Over twenty-five robberies have, occurred at Bluffton within two weeks. A girl baby with a full set of teeth was born to Mrs. Alien White, of Lowell. The big railway bridge of the C. 11. & I. road at Morristown was destroyed by fire. Winchester has voted in favor of a city form of government, and will soon have a mayor. _ ■ The annual horse show of Montgomery county will be held at Crawfordsville, April 15. A new gas gusher was brought in at Atlanta, Wednesday. The well is the strongest in that section. A fire at Anderson destroyed DoXey’S opera house and other property. Loss, $55;00G; insurance, S4B,(XX). Columbus amateur capitalists have been duped by an agent of a fictitious investment company of Missouri. Dr. Joseph Swain has been chosen as President of the State University at Bloomington to succeed J. M. Coulter, resigned. * There is said to be a movement at Jeffersonville to oust Warden Patton and have Gov. Matthews appoint Tom Hanlon to his place. The Monticello Presbyterian- church received seventy-five accessions as a result of a revival conducted by Rev, Geo. Knox, the pastor. Mrs. Edward Patterson, of Warsaw, while going down stairs with her baby in her arms, fell the length of the flight and both were killed.

“Hoosier Slide,” the mountain at Michigan City, will soon be a thing of the past. From ten to fifteen car loads of sand are shipped from it daily. William Parsons, a young man of twen-ty-two, was terribly mangled, near Alfordsville, Wednesday, by a circular saw, and died at midnight. Indiana Postmasters appointed Wednesday were: G. C. Wingfield, at Clear Creek, Monroe county; M. Miller, at Springville, Lawrence county. State Treasurer Gall deposited $350,000 in New York, Wednesday, and Auditor Henderson has drawn warrants to that amount to be applied on the State debt. Martin Glenn, of Frankfort, has just received word that his brother, living in Benton countv, has died, leaving him a fortune of $50,000 in money and 900 acres of land. The Democracy of Mitchell, angry because Congressman Bretz declines to permit a choice for postmaster to be named by popular election, will appeal to the Postmaster-General. An outrageously bold attempt was made to burn Nashville, Brown county, Saturday night. Fortunately the flames were discovered in time to prevent serious consequences. The incendiaries - were found and arrested. Charles Bohannon, who shot and killed Geo. W. Doan, a rival lover, January 22, near Vincennes', was sentenced to ten ydlks Imprisonment at that city, Wednesday. Tho prisoner’s youth is believed to have operated in his favor. James Tobin, of Greencastle, claims to have been restored to health by the use of unlimited rations of Ice cream, He uses a gallon and a half per day arid has gained seventy-.five pounds since last August.

He now weighs 215 pounds. There was a lively wind storm along the line of Orange and Martin counties. The Emmons mill was tumbled into Lost river, a school house was completely wrecked, barns and outbuildings were carried away and a number of animals killed. Thieves entered a smokehouse, on tho farm adjoining that of Gen. F. M. Dice, near Crawfordsville. and stole a quantity of meat, and then entered the smokehouse of Mr. Dice and carriod away a basket of .clothes, dampened down for ironing. 1 The village of New Ross was terrorized, after the fashion of the James boys, by throe brothers named Jackson. Joseph Wright, a prominent citizen, was terribly beaten. Finally the marshal and a force of citizens drove the bandits from the town. No arrests were made.

Harry Pierson, a nine-year-old school boy at Vincennes, caught on behind a carriage, Friday. The boy’s foot ran in the wheel and the leg was ground entirely off before the driver could realize thesituaAion. The foot and ankle were picked up Several feet away. The boy cannot live. t Edward Highfiold was arrested at Michigan City, Friday, on a charge of temporary insanity. He had just returned from Kokomo, where he became possessed of the idea that he had Inhaled a quantity of natural gas and that it was necessary to remove it. The Farrell family held a family reunion at the residence of William Farrell, in Shelby township, Shelby county, last Sunday. The father of the family, Wm. Farrell, was a native of County Longford, Ireland, and settled in Shelby county in 1836. Six of his children and a large number of other relatives assembled.

Wiley lteed, a farmer, residing southeast of Wabash, has a Shropshire ewe, which is the admiration of stock breeders throughout tho county. Two years ago the ewe gave birth to three lambs, a year ago she became the mother of two more, and a day or so ago she dropped four at one time, all of them strongand healthy. Edward Courtney, of Carroll county, sued for divorce from Margaret Courtney, among other grievances alleging “the foul disparagement of their ages,” the plaintiff being thirty-three years old and the defendant seventy-five. They lived together nine months, during which the wife discharged eleven hired girls. The divorce was granted.

Mrs. Kelly, wife of 8. N. Kelly, deceased, of Ft. Wayne, made a great outcry to the police that she had lost her pocketbook, containing three checks for ♦SOO each and 1100 cash, while a passenger on a street car. The town was overrun In an effort to locate a possible thief. Then the lady went home and found the treasure in a bureau drawer, where sho left it before starting down town. An alleged circus agent visited Madison ami made contracts with butchers,bakers,

bill iposters, etc., for a show, which he wanted to appear May 2, after whicn he exacted a small commission, from his dupes and disappeared. He realized about 475 -b_v h4s wfdUptayed -game: besides' lie was shown considerable attention by the young bloods who aghe<|Tor complimentary admission to the; circus. A sensation was caused at, Anderson. Monday, by an order from Health Officer Coburn tor the arrest of Oren .Monger, one of the wealthiest men in the city, on a charge of having fed hogs on dead horses, afterward slaughtering tht* same and selling them in the open market. Garrison, butcher, who disposed of the pork, was first arrested #nd lined, and it was from him that the information was obtained that led to tite orred for Monger's arrest.

Dr. J. F. Benham. under two-year’s sentence for the seduction of a year-old girl at Richmond, was married to Miss Laura Eurieh, in the jail at that place, Tuesday. Miss Enrich has been a teacher In the Blind Institute at Indianapolis for some time, and has full confidence in the innocence of her husband. A strong effort will be made to secure Benham’s pardon, but Prosecuting Attorney Starr will strenuously oppose it. Frank Weir, paymaster for Chapman & Co., contractors, of Walcottvllle, while walking from the railway station to the gravel pit, attempted to step out of the way -of—an approaching trains and he slipped and fell. His head struck a tie, rendering him unconscious, and both fee; remained across the rail and were severed by the passing train. Mr. Weir lay for five hours before he succeeded in attracting attention. William Young, employed in the DcPauw glass-works of New .Albany, upon ..taking his handkerchief from his coat pocket, with which to wipe his eyes, found it saturated with acid, which partially blinded him. Soon, after he tried to take a chew of tobacco and found that his tobacco pouch had also been saturated. Evidence was disclosed showing a purpose to do him Injury, but Young was unable to discover who of his fellows bore him such ill will.

Patents granted to Indiana inventors Tuesday: A. C. Brantingham,assignor to Nordyke & Marmon Company, Indianapolis, feeder for mills; H. A. Cumfer, Mishawaka, revolving die head; D. V. Garrison, Remington, portable hay derrick; E. B. Harris, Vincennes, clothes dryer; W. M. Hewitt, Sharptown, plow or cultivator tooth; G. G. Howe, Indianapolis, assignor to Ewart Manufacturing Company, Chicago, chain; A. Kehl, assignor to Roots & Heineman, Connersville, clock movement; G. R. Kendrick, Portland, steam pump; J. M. Cramps, New Albany, assignor to W’. C. DePauw Company, Tndiana, apparatus for recovering sand used in glass grinding and polishing; A.Krieger, assignor to E. C. Atkins & Co., Indianapolis, saw; S.J.Murray,assignor toNationalCard Company, Indianapolis, packing case for cards, etc.; D. V Myers, North Manchester, stove-pipe thimble; I. Knightingale, Evansville, attachment for guitars, mandolins, zithers or other stringed instruments; J. R. Sturgeon, Churubuseo. checkrein guide; C. B.Wisner, Lowell, perforating apparatus. Prince Bismarck is in a critical condition. He has been suffering for several weeks with neuralgia and insomnia, and his doctors have not been able this time to conquer the two old enemies which attack him every winter. His strength and vigor are giving way very rapidly. His pulse is very weak, and “his appetite exceedingly bad. Oakland, 111., claims to have a case of genuine leprosy,