Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-03-19

of January.
-R,LRaAp STRIKE We are informed that
there w. A strike Of the employees Of The W.
bash railroad Yesterday and hat trains we're not
running vest OF the State line There l. also
strike on he Michigan Centrd railroad and some
other northern roads. IN consequence ot when /
business i much impeted.- lafayette journal.
HoRsE STEALING The facilities which Gov
eminent horse contractors afford for the disposal
OF horses, render IL necessary that our citizens
should be on the alsrt tor horse thieves, who are
daily becoming bold In Illinois the farmers
have suffered severely. ami our Indiana exchan-
ges are beginning 10 raise the same complaint
Lafayette Courier.
-DEA1H OF JoHx REYNOLDS. or WHIrr Cous-
TT We nDtice in the White C"uIt, Democrat
the announcement of the death at Me- john Rev
nGlds on the 5'h inst after an Illness 90 SIX cen
weeks and three davS He wa born ~ Fairheti,
now Perry. county, OHIO. nn the - at Februtry,
1909. When he stricken by his ifst illness
lung le,er-he wss in good health and weighed
two hundred pounds When he expired he wa
but skeleton He lett willow and four chi
dren who were amply provided for 10y ms fore
thou. hi and care He j. represented To hav
been a kind and careful hu~bind aud father and
a most excellent citizen; energetic aud persevere
inc in business, and m all his DE lings prompt.
punctnal and carefully honest. He will beh great
loss to that community i Lafyette Journal.
SHOCKING CASE OF POISONING " esterday af-
ternoon little girl on her way To the Sisters
German School. picket mp a small phial OF
strvchnine on West Jefferson street After
reaching school, she opened the phal and una
ware OF its deadly nature, gave "A portion OF the
poison 10 three of her companions Two OF them
fortunately spit out the deadly poison. but the
third. fine little girl. FIVE years old, named
Elizabeth Franklin, swallowed ii She was soon
seized with commissions and tbe Sisters sent tor
Mr.. Wagner, apothecuy, who at once decl
ded that she was suffering from poison. and adj
mnstered a strong emitic. DR.. Brubach was
called in and also administered emetics. and suc
ceeded in making the sufferer vomit But the
/ aid came too late: the poison had already been
/ mbibed in the system and done its deadly work.
aud the little unfortunate died within an hour
from the time she had taken it. Fort Wayne
/ Sentinel
-MuRDFR IN WABASH COUNTY We learn
/ that soldier named Wesener or some such
name belonging to the forty seventh regiment,
shot and killed u man named McTibbetts. near
/ Wabash last Monday night 1t appears that
Wesener was riding out the Somerset road in a
farm wagon in company with another man, and
when about two and half miles out from Wa
a
n military 0verc0at Wesener wanted to know
of him what business he had to a soldiers
oyercoat and niulged in other impairment talk.
and finally shot AT, hut missed him Mr. Meth
belts reached the wagon "A few moments alter
words and reprmanded the snldier for his con-
duct. stating that the man who had been shot al
had three sons in the armv. and the coat he was
wearing belonging to one of them Wesener
swore he would take no sc"lfing from an' ner-
son. and taking deliberate aim shot AMI killed
Mr. McTibbeitS who is represented worthy
gentleman, and who leaves wife and five chill
dren 10 the charities of the world. 1t is very
; distressing aff,r The homicide has made his
: escape - Huntington Democrat
"A QUESTION AS TO MINoRs.-The follow
ing letter was received by legal gentleman o
this city:
"HENDRICKs CO., Ind March l6
DEAR SiR-I have few questions to asl
you in regard 10 the taking oi minors into th
army. without the knowledge of their parents o
gusrdiaus-if there has been a call tor such yet
have hoy in one of the new regiments, WIZ
, IS only fifteen wears old Now what we do
Cint We have him out. by law, before he leave
the Statef have no help-none at all. Doe
not the NrONbiNIDttt allow ilC DUt cON4
I have enlisted another boy who has had his thg
broken four times and both arms broken.
: that the sort of men, or bow. who have 70 90 I
I put this rebellion DOWN. He cant 90 far beiOr
he will have his leg broken again. as il has bee
only two wears since il was broken the last time
{ IL looks ~ though they do not care - they hav
e "A man Tie doctor who set his broken ini
! lives not far from me want to know what ca
he done. TIE call was for able bodied men, an
men of Il ye,rs-not for bows - wears of ag
e Ny boy vent of and enlisted without nv know
f ledge and he WAS coaxed INTO it | want
= know ii he cannot I've reIe sed. aud what it wi
: cost To have It done Write aud let me kno
Is soon, il YOU please. Do not forget. tor mu
have him out to help raise the lille ones II
father j. dead.
with respect THAAKE."
Ans,cer-Practically. there is no relief. unle
: the General Government or its ofieers. will gi'
!, the boy up.