The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-10
STATE NEWS.
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS,

REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS.
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Instead of four bears being killed near
Waterloo, the number is reduced TO one,
which weighed 245 pounds. That is doing
well to get one bear out of the story. The
danger was of having the four bears re-
duced to one young coon.
FLOYD COUNTY.
The Ledger-Standard says: The fire at
SIMPSONS and williams about eight miles
below the city, which has been burning for
several days, isstill raging. A large tract
of land has already been passed over by the
fiery element, and no prospect of its abate
ment. No buildings, as vet, nave been
burned, although ii was this morning re-
ported that the fine barn belonging to MI
James Tabler was destroyed, together with
all the farming i'm Implements, ETC., but dill
gent investigation has proved the report to
be utterly without foundation. Large num-
bers OF the citizens of Bridgeport and vicini-
W are out fighting the flames, but as yet no
Roadway has been made against them. Even
from this city dense volumes OF smoke can
be seen rising from the spot, and at night a
bright light illuminating the horizon tells
ofthe fearful ravages Of the devouring ele-
ment.
HOWARD COUNTY.
Kokomo people now walk the streets by
gaslight. The lights were turned on last
Monday night.
Senator Armstrong; house was broken
into and robbed last Monday afternoon
while all were out Of the house.. Mrs. Arm
strong lost a valuable gold watch. The
house was thoroughly ransscked and every
thing left in the greatest confusion.
HENDRICKS COUNTY.
A marriad man nanad Gtavapu woa mr.
rested and taken to Fountain county to
answer to the crime of bastarday perpe-
,rated on a girl which had been adopted and
raised In his family.
Speaking of the fire on Wednesday night
at Danville, the Union says: The pile of
slaves burned all night, making a very hot
fire, destroying $4,000 or s., 900 worth of tim
Der. The depot was burned, and though a
strong wind was blowing all the while, yet
by extraordinary effort Yancy Green's
buildings were saved. 1t was fortunate for
Danville that the fire was no nearer, and
that no woods interviewed to communicate
1t. The railroad track was so injured that
trains last night bad TO transfer passengers
and baggage.
JE~NNINGs.coUNTy.
The North Vernon Sun tells of a man who
one night last week, as express train No. 3
left Cincinnati, got up on the truck of the
engine and crawled forward to the pilot, and
then back, and took his position on The top
Of the front truck, Immediately under the
boiler and smoke stack of the engine;
crowding himself with difficulty into the
small space, hardly large enough TO contain
a mans body, and in this perilous situation
he remained until discovered by
the engineer, a few miles east of here,
who took the man, destitute of means,
which accounted for his reckless ride, upon
the engine with him.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
Thomas Herryman, brakeman on tho c. &
NJ. railroad, was killed by the cars at
Branch's Station, southwest of Franklin, on
Monday evening last. He was a married
man and resided nj Falkland. and leaves n
wife and two children.
JACKSON COUNTY.
Some of the farmers mean business as APP
pears from this incident told by the Sey-
mour Democrat: Cass Bates, in company
with his son Ben and a brother who was
visiting from Cincinnati, one day last week,
started out on a little hunting expedition,
and while crossing the lands of a near neigh
bor, a Mr.. Ruddick, fired at some game.
The next day the whole party were ar
raigned before Squire Reeves for trespass-
ing on Ruddick's land, and hunting with
out his permission, and were fined for the
trespass.
The same paper says: Corn is being gath
cred, and take the county over there will be
about two-thirds Of an average crop. All
the corn that was got in early turns ont well;
that which was planted late, turns out very
badly. Potatoes are turning out we'll, and
the crop Is better than was expected.
Wheat, as q general thing, is not looking
we'll, the dry weather having greatly re-
tarded its growth.
LAPoRrE
The Chronicle believes the strip OF coun-
try between Lake Michigan and the Kanka-
kee river has been more favored with rain
this fall than any other portion of the west.
The Chronicle. edited by ex-Congressman
Jasper Packard, is a good paper and comes
down heavy against the third term idea.
MORGAN COUNTY.
John Carl, a writing teacher, went home
with one of the ''big girls" last Saturday
night. On his way back he met another fell
low who likes the same girl, and thew had a
scrimmage, in which Carl was thoroughly
thrashed. 1t was reported that be was rob-
bed of some money, but the report is prob
ably a cover to conceal the facts.
MARTIN COUNTY.
James G.. 0'Brien, owner of the "Dun
Farm was damaged by fire to the amount
OF $1,000.
PORTER COUNTY.
A distressing case of probable suicide is
given by the Valparaiso Messenger: On
last Monday Miss Florence Jones, aged
about %, and youngest daughter OF Richard
w. Jones, Esq, who resides about eight
miles southwest of this place. met with
a horrible death by poisoning. The deceased
arose early In the morning bearing the same
cheerful disposition tor which she was al
ways commendable, and after breakfast was
seized with violent commissions, which al
WAYS IN q severe case of p1tsoning.