Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1877 — STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS.

Another swine epidemic threatens the herds of Benton county. One gentleman recently lost 150 head. Thi mayors of the cities of Indiana hold a conference at Indianapolis to-day to consider the subject of revising city charters. James Shaw, auditor of Clay county, was thrown out of a carriage by a runaway team, a few days since, sustaining fatal injuries. Rev. G. W. Greer was shot and dangerously wounded while trying to prevent a quarrel between two men at Elletsville, on last Sunday evening. ‘‘Dundy” A. James, for twenty years eiiy editor ot the Lafayette Journal , has* resigned his position to give his whole time and atten tion to the duties of suuerintendent of the water works of that city. John Sugar is sweet on the Delphi Times. He is one its patrons. One ot these days when the editor publishes something that offends him, and he rushes around and gives his order to “stop my paper” they’ll sugar off in that, office. Zebulon Baird, one of the most prominent lawyers of Indiana, died at his home m Lafayette, Monday morning, of acute catarrh. He was born in new Jersey, studied law in the office ot lion. Tom Corwin, and in 1837 was admitted to practice and moved to Lafayette. In 1862 he entered the army and served on thi staff ol Gen. Milroy for three years with the rank of captain. Beal Estate Transfers. For the week ending January 31, 1877, the following transfers of real estate were recorded in Jasper countj’: Robert Munnell to James 11. Knight, wf se 9, 30, o—Bo acres, $420. Sanford A. Morgan to Will 11. & Arthur A. Farley, lots 7 and 8 block 6 Chamber] & Morgan’s addition to Remington, $125. Will li. & Arthur A. Farby to Sanford A. Morgan, lotsOand 7 blook 6 Chambers & Morgan’s Addition to Remington, $125. James If. Green to Sanford A. Morgan, lot 7 block 10 town of Remington, $l5O. Mathew Tieels to Henry Goff so sw 8, 80, G—4<) acres. Quit claim. Hugh Lowe to Elisabeth J. Powell, sw 19, 28, 5—1301 acres. $2,900. Samuel Heffiey to John Ciifion nw, si ne, nw ne, ne sw 21, 81. 6—24o,acres, $2,000. • John Clifton to George Clifton, same tract, S2OOO. Thomas Callaghan to Henry Kolb, sw nw 10, 27, 7—40 acres, SI,OOO. Marion L. Spitler to Samuel P. Daugherrty, lots 7,8, 9 bloc It 28, town of Rensselaer, $760. Matilda Culp to Jdhn J. Culp, wl nw 4, 29, 5, north end ej se 5, 29, 5—97.92 acres, S4OO. Quit claim. Maltha E. Jamesson to Alfred Thompson, ne sw 81, 82, 7—40 acres, $8.9, W. M. Richards to Wm.C. Richards, nw, ne ne 25, 32, 7—200 acres, $1,200. Jonathan Evans to Robert Snodgrass, w J sw 7, 80, 6—Bo acres, S6OO. Wm. 11. Stewart to Tiancy J. Thomas, se neß, 81. tt—4o no res, SOOO. Alfred Glazebrook to Seth J. Bentley wj sw, sw nw 25, 32, 82, 5—120 ncrcs, $2,400.