Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1875 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Thkrk is one district in Dearborn County where they have but nine echolars, and there are seven applicants to teach the school. V , * There is some talk in Noble County favoring a reorganization of the Regulators of 1858, on account of the numerous depredations of thieves. The anti-slavery veterans of Eastern Indiana have decided on holding their annual reunion this year at Greensboro. The time agreed upon is Oct. 14 and 15. A young son of Joshua Berry, a farmer living south of Logansport, was recently accidentally shot and killed by his father, who was handling a gun in a careless manner. The Executive Committee of the In- ! diana soldiers’ reunion have decided to ; offer a flag to the counties outside of Maripn sending the largest organized delegation to Indianapolis, Oct 14. The wife of J. B. Reeve, one of the leading merchants of Rushville, was fatally injured a few days ago. In attempting | to drive a pig out of the yard it ran against I her, throwing her down, her head striking i a small stump. The Supreme Court has decided that the capital stock ofthe Western Union Telegraph Company is not subject to taxation in this State. In consequence of this decision the State Board of Equalization did not assess it. Out of forty teachers that started in on the examination held at Indianapolis lately, three withdrew and nine failed. The remainder, however, stood well, and their scholars will not be ashamed to answer the question, Hoosier schoolmaster?

Although "but eight months have elapsed since the shipping of milk to Indianapolis from the surrounding region by railroad was inaugurated, the trade baa already reached surprising proportions. At present over 800 gallons are received there daily, at an average cost of fifteen cents per gallon. Harmon Laughlin. one of the oldest citizens of Rush County, and for twentj--one years its Sheriff, had his thigh broken the other day by a kick from a horse while passing behind him in a stable. A curious part of tire story is that Mr. Laughlin dreamed the whole thing out the night before, and told the family about it hours before it happened. The following were the postal changes in Indiana during the week ending Sept4, 1875: Established—North Indianap, olis, Marion County, Eugene Udell, Postmaster. Postmasters appointed —Dorsey, Blackford Cnuntv. Adam S. Renaid: Inglefield, Vanderburgh County, Levi Newman ; La Otto, Noble County, Robert Saylor; Otwell, Pike County, Mason R. Palmer; Sunman, Ripley County, George R Ashton. - - The Attorney-General, in reply to an inquiry from the Auditor of State,'in which lie is asked: “ What construction do you put upon Seci 12 of the Fee and Salary act of 1875 as to the fees of County Auditors for managing the county school fund ? Does the 1 per cent, for managing the school fund of the county apply to the whole amount or only to the interest?” says:

In my opinion the fee mentioned in said section applies to the entire fund. I see no sufficient reason for holding that the language used by the Legislature means only a part of the school fund, nor do I see how any particular part could he selected as beiug exclusively within the legislative amendment. C. A. Boskirk, Attorney-General. As the 6:40 Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Louisville train to Chicago was rounding the curve at Maryland street the other evening the engineer suddenly discovered a little child, only able to crawl, playing on the track but a short distance in front of the engine. He immediately applied the air-brakes and stopped the train about fifteen feet from the baby, which dug its pudgy fists into the gravel in blissful ignorance of danger. Just as the train stopped the excited mother of the infant rushed from her house by the side of the track and gleefully pressed her darling to her breast as the engine moved past. The child had crawled out under the gate and on the track.

While Josiah E. Roose was threshing, the other afternoon, for Mr. George Burkey, a farmer living near Wakarusa, the friction from the machine set the straw on fire. The machine was inside the barn and a large force of men and boys were stationed around the machine and in the mow. The flames shot up to the top of the barn and in an instant the large building was ablaze. The laborers in the mow were completely blinded by the dense clouds of smoke. With one exception all | were rescued in a scorched and suffocated j condition. A son of Mr. Burkey, aged fourteen years, was overcome by the heat and burned to death. His charred remains were found the next morning in the ruins, j The entire crop, fences, barn, and farming ; implements of Mr. Burkey were burned. Loss $3,000. The colored Methodist Conference ol the Indiana Division was recently in session at Detroit. The following appointments among others were announced by the Bishop: Stations: Richmond —A. T. j Hall; Indianapolis Bethel Church —D. P. geatotn; Allen Chapel—W. R. Revel; Ebenezer—H. H. Wilson; Evansville—J. Matchew-; Terre Haute—J. M. Townsend; \ New Albany—Morris Lewis; Moun|' Vernon — J. H. Alexander; Ypsilanti — i John McSmith; Vincennes—Jesse Boss. ; Circuits: CharlestownJason Bready; New Gordon—L Stokes and O. M. Croe- j by; Marion—H. D. Gordon; Madison Patterson; Knightstown—AleiM Smith; Cambridge —H. S. Smith and L. j Redex; Lafayette—N. N. Jones; Logans-' port—D. Bunden; Franklin—D. Wins- J low and D. Cole; Madison —H. H. Thompson; Greenearth —J. K. Hart; Greenville—J. A Jordon; Rockville —J. Myers; Kokomo—J. Burden; South Bend —A- J. Ferguson; St. Joseph—L. D. ; Crosby; Rockford—L. B. Pope; Frince. j ton —G. W. Broason; Indianapolis Mis- . •ion—A. H. Knight. !