Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1879 — INDIANA STATE ITEMS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE ITEMS

The nut crop in all parts of the State is reported to be immense. A Plymouth man lias a cat that is trained to butt like a goat. Porte is suffering the effects of

water famine, while awaiting the eom-1 pletion of a water work well. Mb. Robert Bradley, no'old resident ot Port Mitchell, NoWe county, was found dead In his bed a fete days agoMias Libbie Wade, of Valparaiso, has been made insane by the constant noise of a woolen mill, her health being poor. William Mullknix, a bad character, who recently fired the calaboose in which he was Imprisoned, at La Gro, and was almost suffocated before he could be released, has since died of the internal injuries then received. Mbs. William Gordan, of Muncie, maintained the physical superiority of her sex, the other day, in a fair and square knock-down fight with her husband, whipping him so badly that he couldn’t get out of bed for three days. Andrew J. Bates, of Warsaw, is second cousin to Captain Bates, the Ohio giant who travels with Coles circus. Andy is no puling infant, as standing by hid big cousin the top of his head reaches to the giants ear. Thirty-five or forty persons hare each instituted suit, by their attorney, W. R. Pierce, against the Commissioners of Madison county, for the recovery of bounty money The claim in each case amounts to übout S4OO.

The Christian church at Leesbury, was destroyed by an incendiary fire, the other night. Loss $4,000, Insurance SI,OOO. During the same night, audio the same neighborhood, the fire bug got in its work in on a valuable barn and its contents. A man by the name of Austin, residing in Henry county, near the Madison county attended the fair. His wife remained at home. Toward the middle of the afternoon ehe locked up the house and went out upon the farm; during her abecense some one entered the house by means of a back window and took therefrom $475. James Murphy, a youth of twenty summers, entered the store of Eieh A Warner, at Greeusburg, Decatur county, a few days ago, and asked to see a revolver. He was handed one to examine, when he placed it against his right temple and snapped it four times, for the purpose of ending his days. As the weapon was not loaded, it was no go. He claimed to have run away from Greencastle, some months ago with SBOO, and as he had spent all his money, he wanted to die. Samuel King, of Clark county, had fallen into habits of dissipation, and this so grieved the loving, sensitive mother that she lost her reason. In her despair of his reformation, she attempted to hang herself, but was discovered by persons on; tbe place, and saved. Evading the guard placed upon her, the mother went out and plunged into a deep cis’ern, nearly filled with water. She was discovered just as she made the leap into the cistern, but the effort* put forth to save her failed, and she was dead when taken out. The heartless son at this time lay iu the 1 tousc in a helpless state of intoxication.

About daylight, not long since, Mrs. George Dari more, who lives on a farm about one mile west of Beesons, Fayette county, opened the door to go out in the yard, when a man met her and tried to get into the house. She ran back, screaming, when her husband, who was at home, hurried to the door to see what was the matter. He met the man, who appeared to be a tramp, still trying to force his way into the Jiouse, and giving him a push, the tramp fell back heavily off the step, which was a low one, and was so injured thuthe died in less than ten minutes. He appeared to be quite au old man, aud nothing was found upon his pereon by which he could be identified or from which any clue to his antecedents could be found. The services of tpe coroner could not be obtained, and no inquest was held. The body was buried by the citizens.