The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-01
STATE NEWS.
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS

REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS
ALLEN COUNTY.
George J.. Aveline, an estimable young
man, slipped and fell upona stone curbing,
and received injuries that caused his death.
A young burglar was caught in a store the
other night, whose piteous prayer was: "For
God's sake let me go, it'll kill my mother; I
do not care on my own account, but / do for
my mother. o., let me go, let me gcl"
Monday afternoon, James Tieberg. cap
tain OF a canal boat, while in the act of pas
sing through the bridge at Powersville, was
engaged in warding off the boat in order to
keep it clear, when his foot slipped, in con-
sequence of which, his head was caught be-
tween the bridge and the boat, crushing it in
a horrible Manner, his body falling into the
water. The pressure upon his head was so
great that the features appeared consider
atly elongated. Death resulted instantane-
ously. Deceased is reported as about 40 years
of age, robust health, and remarkably devel-
Oped physically. He leaves a wife and four
children.
BENTON COUNTY.
The latest and most graphic description of
the wild beast Is from the Oxford Tribune
as follows: 1t is said to be about the size of
a three-year-old steer, but much heavier set.
1t has four legs, one on each corner. It's tail
is short and stubby, like that of a horse.
AS winter draws near it becomes much
holder, and even dsres to approach within a
few feet of peoples houses. One day last
week it was seen about three miles from
Fowler, with a gold watch in its vest pocket.
which it is supposed TO have stolen from
some traveller who crossed it's path. 1t is
very active, with all ease jumping hedges
forty or fifty feet in hight. When last seen
it was near Parish Grove, with a pair of
number fourteen boots on lis feet, which
were splattered with blood and brains. Po-
litically II is a granger, as it resorts to the
corn fields and slaughter of horses for its
daily bread. 1t is generally supposed to
have come from the wilds of Africa, having
crossed the ocean on the ice last winter.
RAwFoRD coUNTY.
A Miss Washburn, teacher in Uuion
township, was hauled up before the trustees
On a charge of immortality. Investigation
resulted in keeping her in her place.
Mr.. G.. D.. Smith, says the Democrat, has a
four legged chicken which is to be sent to
Barnum.
CHA COUNTY.
David Gonser clandestinely married Lo-
rina White. a girl only about fifteen years
old. The first meeting of the son-in law
with his new father, Edward White, was
~signalized by a promiscuous shooting with
revolvers. The old man was wounded, but
not fatally. All this in Hamilton town
ship.
CARROLL UNIT
The Delphi Times speaks of prosperity in
that neck of woods: The business men Of
Delphi are having plenty to do this fall.
Crops were good, and the prices for corn and
pork are excellent. The building of the
Chicago & South Atlantic railroad also adds
greatly to the increase in business. There
are now about five undre men at work on
the road within q mile or Two of this city
who get their supplies here and at Pitts
burg, which adds greatly to the amount of
trade enjoyed by our merchants.
CLARKE COUNTY.
a gentleman of this county, said to be
well posted, is reported as saying that the
times will be harder in Je~ffersonville
for the next six months than they have
been at any tim within a year. Last winter,
when the panic came on, mechanics and
laboring men had had a prosperous summer,
and with the work they managed to get
during the winter, kept afloat. This year
the l. boring classes M the winter
without credit, having been idle, in a
manner. since last spring. What a large
number of worthy mechanics are to do to
make a living this winter is a problem as
yet unsolved.
FLOYD COUNTY
Judge Bicknell fined Mr.. Reisert, a sa-
loon keeper, two dollars for his unmannerly
conduct towards the praying women when
they called on him last winter. The de-
cision closes with the following passage: 1.
therefore, think the proof warrants a find
ing against the defendant, but as the defend
ant was under great provOc ationsby the I'M
lawful attack upon his business, [ put his
fine at the lowest sum fixed by the law to-
wit: two dollars.
They are killing hogs at the rate of seven
hundred head per day at New Albany, the
two houses Strengthening or alternate days.
The Ledger-Standard says that a dastardly
outrage was perpetrated on a woman stand
ing by a window of a house on Lower Main
street, on Sunday night, with a lamp IN her
hand, when some unknown person threw a
rock, which struck her above the eye, in
ficting an ugly wound. Her baby came
near being struck by the same missile. No
cause is assigned for the act.
GRANT COUNTY.
Judging by the following hog items, from
the Franklin Jeffersopian, the Sentinel can't
see hat farmers nave any reason to squeal
because of hard times: Considering the
price OF wheat, cattle, and other stock and
products of the soil, hogs this season com-
mand very high figures, and those of our
farmers who have been fortunate enough to
own a few porkers now have their
pockets full of gr~eenbacks, and most
of our farmers in Johnson county are
now in that happy fix! Most every
day from one to a dozen droves of hogs
pass through our streets, or along the roads
to Herriott, Vawter e. Co.'s Strengthening
and packing establishment, and the hogs
of johnson county ere no longer elm
peelers," with ears like tobacco leaves, and
shoots like hand spikes, but the regular
th~oroughbreds: Poland. China, Chester
Whites, Berkshire, ETC.; and they are gen.
orally fine ones; and when twelve or eieh-
teen months old weigh from 800 to $50
pounds. Swine are selling at 81 per hum
drod n-onn o. ntaI1i.L.