The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29
STATE NEWS.
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS.
ALLEN COUNTY.

REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS.
ALLEN COUNTY.
Fort Wayne, by her city council, has paid
over the 500, o00jn city bonds voted in aid
of the construction of the Cincinnati, Rich
mond Il Fort Wayne railroad. Salt was had
for the bonds and decided in issor of the |
company. The council agreed 10 pay over, |
and the delivery of the bonds was consum- |
mated in about two minutes and q half to |
escape the chances of an injunction.
CLINTON COUNTY.
On the 18th of January next there is to be
an election at which the people viii vote on
the proposition to appropriate, by taxation
S95 900 to- aid the @. e. s. A. r. r. This
amount will be nearly one per centum upon
the taxables of that county. The balance
of the quota of the county is to be raised by
tow nship tax and individual subscription,
amounting altogether To at least $l50,000.
The Crescent thinks tho appropriation will
be made. -'-as
CARROLL COUNTY.
BY blunder in the auditors office. the
railroad tax voted for the l., ID. & c, rail-
road is made void. This basis on which the
tax was computed was the assessment OF the
wrong year. A new election will be re-
quired which causes some uneasi1ess, OF
course. The Delphi Times says: This de-
lay, however of collecting the tax will not
stop the work on the road or discourage the
friends of enterprise.
CLAY COUNTY.
The Brazil Echo thinks that the sssur-
ancs of water only is wanted for capitalists
to build two or three new furnaces there. 1t
says; With water. we can knock any other
place in these United States in manufacture
ing iron.
The Miner says: Judge G. Y. Patterson.
of Terre Haute, will sit in judgment next
Monday, at Bowling Green. upon the county
seat question.
DAVIES COUNTY.
The livery stable of John X. Mills, In
/ Washington, and the warehouse adjoining
were entirely destroyed by fire Monday
night. The horses, vehicles and harness
were all saved, but the hay and grain were
consumed. The stable was insured fol
81, 500 in the E5ns of Hartford, and the ware.
house for $500 in the North American o.
Philadelphia.
Il DECATUR COUNTY.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette from
Greensburg ON the Esd says: The develop
ments in the Wertz abortion case are ere
atiDg great excitement. This morning the
body of male child was found in the privy
vault, on the Little premises. Coroner With
row summoned jury at once. Drs. Wright
and Hit testified that the child had gone
its full time was well developed (; was bOrI
alive, and had been killed by blow on the
head, which badly fractured its skull. 1h'
other evidence was irrelevant and circum
stantial, part OF it seeming to point to thu
, dead girl as the destroyer of her offspring
and part OF it implicated Mrs. Catherine Lit
tie. The evidence was that Dr.. Hit was no
called until the girl was past the hope OF re
I covery, and there was nothing in it to place
him under suspicion. The jury have beer
, in session all day, and have adjourned with
, out rendering a verdict. The accused par
|, ties, Mrs. Lutte and Charles Little, valves
an examination, giving bond.
3 GIBSON COUNTY.
The Petersburg Press, speaking of tn
: closing up of the national bank at Prince
ton, says: The unfortunate condition o
r this banks affairs had materially affected
business here for the last two months, bu
] we understand everything will work on
, satisfactorily to depositors.
HENRY COUNTY.
I The New Castle Courier estimates that tn
hog crop will bring nearly Sl,500000 casl
: into this county.
: HAMILTON COUNTY.
!; John B. Jackson soundly horse-whipped
D German named Tice last week, for insultin
! and terribly frightening bis daughter whoI
J Tice happened to meet In the road.
HENDRICKS COUNTY.
The Indianian, of Danville is after th
Q Sentinel "Refex" man. Relent, o Walls
and never another mistake shall be made
; though poor "Refiex" hasn't the remote:
: knowledge of his sins, when or where. Fol
: give the sin of ignorance.
( HOWARD COUNTY.
$ William Rayl placed charge of shot /
7 the seat of Harry Arlbright's trouser
I. while the latter was engaged in stealth
q corn from Rayl in the ii eld The result WIS
y the detection and punishment of anotnt
e party who had been in the same business.
Kokomo has sent home to Frankfort
: family of visitors after fining them an
: tearing house down, or something of th
sort, over their heads.
n JOHNSON COUNTY.
LAST Saturday night, John Hail. in quar-
rel with John Wineman IN Smiths billiar
= hall at Franklin, shot and fatally woCnde
the latter. Hail is In Jail. Wineman leave
- a wife and family of children who were dt
:. pendent upon him tor their daily bread.
KNOX COUNTY.
+ The Vincennes Sun of last week says: o
4. Monday last, when Mr.. Charles Bezot, VIII
n resides about five miles from this city, i
: Johnson township, was endeavoring (
: drive calf from the yard, his wife came {
j his assistance. The infuriated animal mad
: plunge at her, and striking her in Oh
!, temple with its horn, she fell and died in
L few minutes thereafter.
. LAGRANGE COUNTY.
i Samuel Wolf, of Newbury township, O
: the night of Dec. 17tb, fell from an elevate
Q porch, striking the side of his head en- tn
!, solid frozen earth. killing him instantly.