Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1895 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—" Evansville had a big fire. Feb. 7. Clay Citv will have electric lights. Columbus’will have a new market house. Martinsville will have a pressed brick (factory. Logansport's new directory shows a |)0 pu 1 a!tion of 22.500. A ' A daughter of the Prince of Wales will gharry the CroWn Prince of Italy. : Gas in payingquantttics has been'Streck iat Sulphur Springs, Henry county. f The First M. E. church, of Marion, has iadopted resolutions condemning charity 'balls. < A. J. Norman, convicted of perjury at [Brownstown, has been sentenced to the Iprisoh South for two years. sirer bf AVafsawHias "been ifaul ter to the extent of $.5,885. Louis Boyer, a well-known farmer, of jShelby county, accidentally" severed his loot at th<: ankle while chopping wood. ' Plymouth had a very destructive fire, (Feb. 6. Four brick business blocks were .destroyed. The loss will reach tit least *50.090. John E. Holman, a Kokomo attorney, [has disappeared, leaving a large number x;f.victims who put their cash into his handsforin vestment. C. Vink has been commissioned by Ithe Secretary of State, as .Treasurer of Marshall county to fill the vacancy caused ■by the death of A. 11. Snow. Ditch Commissioner Ray, of Howard county, arrested on a charge of ment and forgery, being unable to give ?5)0 bail, lias been remanded to jail to pwait trial. .. ,6The Denison House, at Indianapolis, was badly damaged by fire, Feb. 7. Loss estimated at $40,000, fully insured. Two 'firemen were dangerously injured by a failing cornice. Frank P. Montrose, said to he an exconvict and expert diamond thief, was arrested at St. Louis for robbing jeweler W, T. Strong, of Terre Haute, of diamonds wortli $2,000. The funeral of Gen. Manson occurred at Crawfordsville, FebFT, and was largely attended by local military bodies and secret societes. Numerous delegations from abroad were also present. Near Losantville, Feb, 4, an old thrashing machine engine, in use to operate a corn-husker, exploded because of unskillful management, and killed six meh. Several other.persons were seriously injured. A month ago Reaben Rodman, of Kokomo, a twelve-year-old boy, stabbed another boy in a fight. Rodman brooded over the cutting affray until he has lost bis mind, and has been ordered to the insane asylum. Two men, registering as Albright and Shepherd, have been “doing” Bodford people with marble dust which they sold at one dolalar a package, claiming that It would, if placed in lamps, greatly add to the light and lessen tho consumption of oil.

The Cass county catamount which lias been terrorizing the community about Grass Creek for some weeks was killed, Feb. 4, by Chas. Knebel. in a hand-to-hand encounter. Knobel's shoulderand leg were terribly lacerated. The Ohio river is frozen solid, the second time this winter. The steamer City of Jeffersonville, of tho Jeffersonville ferry line, while attempting to reach a safe harbor, was caught in mid-river with a big load of passengers, Tuesday morning. The Indiana Spiritualistic Association will inaugurate a crusade <at Anderson. The best mediums in the United States haves been secured and seances will bo given free for the benefit of non-believers. There are now 800 avowed spiritualists in Anderson, Foster’s shirt and waist factory at Ft. Wayne is equipped with patent fire extinguishing sprinklers. Monday night these acted aytorhatically, without the presence of fire, and completely flooded the lower floor and basement. The loss entailed foots up $5,030. At a ball given by the K. of P. In a shoe factory at Wabash, Feb. 6, the furnace in some unaccountable way filled the hall with noxious air. Twenty-two women and one man dropped in a dead faint, and ivery person present became sick and suffered from violent headache. The Clinton County Commissioners ad vertlsed for bids on a small fifty-foot bridge in Frankfort. Bids ranging from 112,‘00 to $15,000 were submitted. Similar bridges had previously been built over the same “dry run” for half the amount. Ail bids were summarily rejected, the Board believingthat there was collusion between contractors. *

Notice has been given of an appeal to the Supreme Court of the case of Cal Armstrong, the defaulting deputy treasurer of Ti pton county, who was copvicted last March of squandering $43,000 of public funds on horse races and other excesses, and who was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment. There is considerable speculation over the probable Influence inciting tills appeal, as the opinion is freely expressed that if Armstrqng was again tried, it. would increase his servitude. Suits are now pending in the Hamilton Circuit Court to relieve the Arm’trong bondsmen from liability, it being claimed that a good part of the $43,003 shortage occurred before they became sureties. Possibly appeql to the Supreme Court is asorFFCsiile-play to this effort to release the bondsmen.

Unknown persons made an attempt to murder and rob Orville Campbell and James Kelley, lii miles south of Helton, Ripley county, Monday nlgtit. It was the fifth attempt which beeri made to murder Mr. Campbell. Only a few months ago masked men entered the house, but they were put to flight by Kelly, who takes care of Campbell, who is old and feeble, and who Is worth several thousand dollars. He is thought to have mu hos his wealth secreted about his house; being afraid of the banks. After Campbell and Kelly had retired for the night, they heard voices demanding that they open the door. This was refused, whereupon Mie marauders fired a load from a shotgun through the window and again called upon the inmates to open up. They were still met with-refusal, whereupon several shots were fired from j%volvcrs. Shots were returned by K<;lly. whereupon the wouldbe robbers withdrew, threatening to come again. The attacking party is supposed to have been composed of persons acquainted with Mr. Campbell’s hablu.