The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-24
STATE NEWS.

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forced to a compromise. paying $500 to the
girl, now a mother.
BOONE COUNTY. J
Joseph Hsrdesty filed his pockets with
money and then disabled himself by insoxi-
cation, at Lebanon. Starting drunk Tor
Thorntown. it rs not strange that he was
robbed of $500 and then fearfully mauled.
BENTON COUNTY.
In a quarrel last Friday, one Robinson
shot Noble Pritchett, inficting a fatal
wound. Pritchett fired the first shot. II
was all about a trifing matter and a mo-
mentary passion, from which little harm
would have resulte1 had not the pistols been
about.
The lioness excitement increases. There
seems to be not sufficient hunting genius in
that country to destroy one poor exiled wild
beast which is trying to make a living after
its own fashion. There is really caase for
doing something in earnest, or some human
life will yet be sacrificed. The Brookston
Reporter gives this rather startling incident:
About two and a half miles north ofFowler
A. L. Hays, j. Gilmore IN sister and another
gentleman, while on their way from Will
liam Elmore's TO Robert Tretts TO. attend a
party on Tuesday, the 10th, while driving a
two horse wagon, going in a fast trot, the
Benton county beast, emerging from a corn
field. pursued them. They put the team TO
the top of it's speed. Several times 1t bounded
for the wagon. and as often they fought itoff
Nth the seat board, frequently with heavy
blows, with little effect upon the beast. IL
never ceased it's efforts to reach them until
thew arrived at an intermediate house on
the way. A heavy war expedition went tor
the enemy in the late snow, and she Is closely
pursued, perhaps taken before now. The
people hardly dare to go out OF doors.
CARROLL COUNTY
The burning of lime about Delphi is max
ing great havoc of the timber of that region.
CRAWFORD
The excitement about moving the county
seat is up again, and the Democrat at Leaven-
worth is awake to demonstrate. Hartford
is the place named for the capital OF the
county.
CLARK COUNTY.
The Weekly Sun, a der ocratic paper, has
been started at Charlesto wn. 1t has six pa
tent pages and two of home manufacture.
1t looks very spruce in its first appearance.
CAss UNIT
The courteous bearing of the Pharos to-
wards its home contemporaries under attack
is worthy of high commentator.
Smithson College, the Universalist insti-
, tuition of Indiana and Michigan at Logans-
port, seems to be recovering its vigor. An
exhibition of the freshman and sophomore
classes Friday night, is spoken of very
; highly. DIR. Fisk, the president, says " the
college is Just beginning to stand on Its
3 legs 1t is a fine building, finely located
) and ought 10 live and thrive.
CLINTON COUNTY.
The Crescent is a sound democratic anC
! strong temperance paper. Prof. Staley hai
o begun In good season, eighteen menth
ahead of the next county election, to war;
o candidates to get practically on a temper
ance platform, and stay there.
u Mr.. Stephen Shsnks, ex-county treasurer
a was presented with asplendid gold headeI
cane last Friday week by his many friends
The Hon. l.. McClurg made the presenta
ton.
DEKALB COUNTY.
The Waterloo Press learns that Mr.. Kel
u ley will not contest Bakers seat in Cor
q gress.
N DEARBORN COUNTY.
The Lawrenceburgh Register will pleas
n accept a correction. Will G. Moreau we
N not a Methodist" preacher. Another churc
Or can claim him.
a DELAWARE COUNTY.
N A man named Craner, in Perry township
attacked a schoolmaster, Mr.. Berry, wit
II. evident purpose to kill him. He fired
W pistol at him, and used stones and clubs, b
o ing aided by confederates. Berry detende
M himself. Cause of the trouble not given.
ee The opening of a new bank at Muncie, I'll
u, Citizens Bank, is announced. The Office
~ are: G.. w. Spilker, president: John Mars
10 cashier; Arthur T.. Smith, assistant cashie
IL Il oUNTY
he A crazy stranger named Mcmahon la
n Friday week, undertook to knock himse
sr, in the head with an ak. He did knock hin
- self down breaking the scalp. He was take
- and put in Jail, and during Sunday mig
~ following succeeded in hanging himse
.ot He was foun dead on Monday morning.
or FLOYD COUNTY.
er The Ledger-Stsndard assures the tim
us that New Albany is secure against a co
&c famine his year. There are 100000 busht
in the city.
SO
ed The sale of the Attica Ledger to Mess
ct, Hayes Il Peacock, and the retirement
to Ben. f. Hegler, is an event of more TIL
H usual note in tins state. Mr.. Hegler b
~ conducted the Ledger for ten years wi
. &c signal success. The last number contai
his farewell.
GIBSON COUNTY
at Joshua Manning, of Washington tow
OF ship, was killed by a kick of a horse on 81
Nes urdsy evening, Nov. IA.
me HhANH O0oNih'
the James Flater, deputy tax collector
nto Richland township, and disabled in one ar
ian was robbed last Wednesday of $40 a
to roughly handled,
can urNpv couvrv
his An old church in Cadiz, and Mr.. WI
'er- worth's barn, in Jefferson township, W,
burned week before last. The loss on
latter was $1,000, and caused by a fire feI
ms Hog packing is in fine Roadway at N
Castle. The Courier saws. with such h,