Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1874 — INDIANA NEWS ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA NEWS ITEMS.

Roone County. An unknown employe of the Indianapolis, Bloomington <fc Western Railroad, at Jamestown, fell under the wheels of a train the other night and had his head completelysevered from his body. Elkhart County. Two children of John B. Whitman, living near Goshen, were recently burned to death under the following circumstances: . Mrs. ’'Whitman went to visit a neighbor, and, after an absence of a few minutes, heard the shrieks and crying of some one evidently in' great agony. Running out of the house she was horrified to see one of her children completely enveloped in flames. The husband, hearing the call for help, arrived on the scene, and on entering the house discovered the other child lying in a corner of the diningroom, stark naked, the clothing having been completely burned off and the flesh roasted almost to a crisp. The,children were playing around the kitchen stove, from which their dresses caught fire.

Alexander Landis while engaged iu loading lumber from Wentmer & Yates’ shop, at Goshen, the other morning, slipped and fell to the ground, a distance of sixteen feet, breaking his leg and sustaining severe internal injuries. Floyd County. An unknown young man committed sulqjde at New Albany, the other by jumping from the ferry-boat into the river. Hancock County. The Postofiiee at Charlottesville was burglarized a few nights ago. The burglars secured a little money, a quantity of stamps and all the letters in the office. Howard County. A son of Joseph Emery, living near Oakford, was recently dangerously injured while hunting. While standing on a tall fence the gun slipped from his hand and the hammer struck a rail, causing the load in the barrel to go off, the whole~churge striking him under the left arm and going completely through his should*. Kosciusko County. A five-pound cancer was recently removed from the breast of Mrs. Daniel Yockey, living near Hepton. Marlon County. An Indianapolis livery-stable keeper recently purchased a horse that was stolen by the seller, William Taylor, from his own father. The young man decamped with the money. Mrs. Betsey R. Parr, visiting in the family of Mr. Shadrick, of Indianapolis, died recently from the effect of an attack of epilepsy. In a single day, recently, the Sheriff o the county made twenty sales under foreclosure and execution at Indianapolis. James F. McLelitnd,-employed onthe new - depot at Brightwood, fell from a scaffold, the other day, aud fractured his skull. In a saloon row at Indianapolis, a few dasy ago, William Enness was severely shot in the head

. A daughter of William Sweinbcrger, of Indianapolis, was recently attacked by a vicious cow and tossed upon her horns. She was badly injured, and would have been killed had not some men rescued her from the infuriated beast. The suit of Oliver B. Stout against Mary W. Taggart, his mother-in-law, for alienating the affections of his wife is pending in an ludisfiiapolis court. Mr. Stout sues for $40,000. Montgomery County. - A young woman, eighteen years old, was recently arrested in Crawfordsville for forging an order and obtaining 1 SB6 worth of dry goods upon it. Putnam County. George Martin, who murdered his wife lately at Cloverdale, withdrew his plea of not guilty a few days ago, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to the Penitentiary for life. Randolph County. The remaining two of Riley Stetson’s quadruplets have died. The Winchester Journal tells the following Enoch-Arden story: “About twenty years ago a man named James M. Thomas married the eldest daughter of Zimri Moffitt, and after living with her a few years, during which a daughter was born unto them, deserted her. For years the deserted wife heard nothing of her truant lord, but at last came the apparently well-authenticated news that he was dead and had been buried. Shortly after receiving this news the lady was married to Thomas Spencer, with whom she has lived happily and by whom she has had one child. About two weeks since a man called at their house> in the south part of town, introduced himself as the long-lost husband, and longed to clasp his wife to his bosom; but she preferred the new love to the old, and wouldnit clasp worth a cent. The consequence was a small-sized row, and the long-lost was brought before ’Squire Reed and fined for an assault An application for divorce has been filed, which will doubtless be granted, wfter which Spencer and the lady will be legally married.” Ripley County.

Miss Mattie Hatfield, of Osgood, has sued Eli D. Hunter for #15,000, for failing to fulfill a marriage promise. Tippecanoe County. John Morrison, of Lafayette, had a pig born the other day with but one eye, and that in the middle of itsji'orehead. Vigo County. William Dodd, of Terre Haute, died a few days ago under an amputation of the leg, performed as the result of a runaway accident about three weeks since. Adam W. Regney, living near Terre Haute, recently committed suicide by hanging. He had lately been expelled from church because, he refused to abandon the Masons. Wayne County. The couhty-seat war has finally ended by a unanimous decision of the Supreme Court affirming the judgment of the lower court in favor of Richmond. Mrs. Mackey was thrown from a buggy at Riehmondthe other evening, fracturing her leg and ankle. Weils County. Two men named Foreman and Shellman recently quarreled at After the quarrel was over Shellman departed and Foremail followed him, heaping abuse upon him. After getting some distance Shellman turned around and told Foreman to leave, or he would shoot him. Foreman still followed, when Shellman drew a revolver and shot Foreman dead.