Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

; Six inehes of snow fell at Dec. 26. The Big Four depots at Anderson wai fiestroyed by flre Wednesday night. 1 Mrs. Frank Christman, of Frankfort fell dead on the street while making Christmas purchases for her children. ! The Logan Grays, organized by Capt, p. H, Chase, at Logansport, in 1874, havo disbanded and returned their arms and uniforms to the State. Major George W. Steele, Congressmanelect of the Eleventh District, entertained all of the newly elected Congressmen from Indiana, except Messsrs. Johnson and Hatch, at Marion. Dec, 27. The meeting had no politcal significance, being intended as a social function exclusively. After drilling 106 feet fa vain for water, oil was unexpectedly struck in abundant quantities on the farm of William li inchman, near Idaville, White county, Christmas, The vein is merely a surface one, but prospectors will go deeper, in the hops of striking a good flowing well. The oil it of the finest lubricating quality. Late developments In the finding of ths dead body of Charles McCullough in a ditchj, near Rout’s station, point to a possibility that he was foully murdered. The coroner is investigating. The body shows several ugly cuts. McCullough and four companions, before starting home, had a quarrel. All were more or less Intoxicated. Attorney General Ketcham has been ssked by a man In Dugger. Ind , to decide whether school houses can be used for religiou«and other public meetings where tobacco is spat upon the floor. The At-torney-General replied that in his opinion school houses should be used only tor public purposes, but that the trustee is the man to decide the question. About midnight, Saturday night, there was a rtot at Gas City, started by laborers smployed by the United States Glass Company, which the city marshal and police quelled after several shots had been exchanged. The officers were injured by itones, which were thrown by the rioters, ind three of the Inborers received slight wounds from the shots which wgre fired, the riot began in a restaurant, which was practically demolished. There is a great row over the Muncie postoflice. Mr. Tuhey was recently cholen at a special election for the place, but Mr. McKilhip has the indorsement of Senators Turpie and Voorhees for the place and refused to contest. L. A. Kir wood has been at Washington in the Interests of MeKillup and is spoken of as i compromise candidate. Representations Pave been made to the Postmaster-Gen-eral that Tuhey is engaged in the liquor business.

v>Wm. Pritchett, a well-to-do farmer of Ross township. Lake county, is having a itrango experience. His stock mysteriously get into his neighbor’s fields and ke has to pay damages; his horses and :ows have been repeatedly mutilated; his vheat and oats mysteriously disappear, ind he has been subjected to various annoyances and has failed to locate the perpetrator. He now believes that he is pestered by spirits. David Jones, a farmer near Elwood, has passed his ninety-third day and night without sleep, and still there is no relief n sight. He continues sound In other reipects, and he has only lost five pounds in lesh since his sleepless period set iq. Medcal men claim that his case is without a parallel. He lies down at night and his rest does him good, but be only rests for tn hour at a time. Mr. Jones says that he feels as though he never would sleep tgaln. Richard Boyle, of Pnlasld county, who us suffered losses by hog cholera, tried a •emedy for the disease which prevented i spread of the epidemic. He mixed five pounds of sulphur, four pounds of copperas ind one-third of a pound of concentrated ye in a barrel of slop, giving one full feed him this barrel every other day, with :egular feed at other times. Several hogs tick with cholera were cured by this mixture, and Mr. Boyle has great faith that t will be found effective if used in time. Greenwood and Whiteland are agitated pver grave robberies. The body of*ftt « Sheriff Curry, of Johnson county, was itolen from Whiteland cemetery and was llscovered in an undertaking establlshneat at Indianapolis. The body had not been dissected and was returned to Greenwood. Dr. Dobson, of Franklin, is charged with having brought the body to the unlertaker’s. The body of Stepnen Glass is tiso missing from the Greenwood cemetery. There is great indignation In that lection, but it is not believed that prose:utions will follow.