Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1895 — OTHER NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

OTHER NEWS ITEMS.

Justice Andrews, in the New York Supreme Court, decided that George J. j Gould must pay taxes on the assessment of #19,000,000 levied by the tax commisiloners. A point of law concerning Jay Gould’s will had been raised. Ex-President Harrison accepted an invitation from the park commissioners to plant a tree in Glenn Park, Richmond, Thursday afternoon. A thrifty young ash was selected, and while some one held it In position, Mr. Harrison shoveled the dirt about the roots. There was tip speech making. There is a strip of track, on the Chicago . & Eastern Illinois between two trestles neat Clinton, known far and near as a fatal and dangerous spot. Five men have been killed there wfthin the past four years by railway trains, besides which there have been more train wrecks there than all the other accidents put together A new corporation is; to be organized at Fall River, Mass., in: ta few days to build a large cotton goods milL Thq- capital stock is expected to be 8400JMM, -■ . At Ingalls, Friday, Mr& Isaac Humes, while iu a. deserted tome ia: htf garden, was assaulted by an unknown person, after which her throat was cut by her assailant, and fully twenty-five gashes ent on her f aeo and shouJdurs. was, then thrown into the cejjar, which was partially tilled with witter.' ThO MrftXer revived h«r and she sriceeedqd in..getting out. but fell unconscious before reaching the house. There Wisgrentrexcitemenl ah Ingalls. .A stranger.,arrested at Fortville and laken to lngalls for identification, but be was not the man. : Mrs. Humes described her assailant as a heavy set .tramp. A number 6( tramps were arrested at Munde and Arfderson and were held for examination. Mrs. Humes was idly years;,old, The water was baled out of the old cellar, Saturday, and the rizotWith which the cutting was Whs found. A determined effort will be'-maide to arrest; the guilty person. .r.'Oiuqsj

During A. performance ,at the Wysot Grand Opera House,.at Mqnete; two gentlemen occupying inside seats arose to walk out between cuftaini Between them and the aisle sat Mrs. William Griffin, who refused to let them pass, claiming that she had paid for the seat she ws l using and that she conld not be annoyed every time the curtain fell by people running out to patronize the bar. The gentlemen appealed to the management, bul the lady wau firm, and they were finally compelled toiresunie their seats and gc “dry” until the. performance was concluded. The attention of the audience was attracted by the unusual wrangle, and the woman received rounds of applause because of her determination. It is now given out at Muncie that hereaftei thirsty patrous will have to occupy aisls seats or carry a flask. James Harding, a farm n r of Brown county, was found in the woods burned to death. He left home to fight forest tires, and is supposed to have been overcome by the beat? The Supreme Court, Friday, overruled a petition for a rehearing in the case ot the State of Indiana against the Tolleston Club, of Chicago. Several month] ago the Court decided that the State is entitled to possession of the lands along the Calnmet river, which the Club is occupying. Judge Howard, who wrote thi original opinion, writes a lengthy opinion overruling the petition for a rehearing, restating and emphasizing the views expressed on the original opinion.