The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-30
STATE NEWS.
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS.

The Fort Wayne Rifle Association has
issued challenge to every other team IN
Indiana to meet them in contest at their
city October IL, for cup valued at $50. Five
dollars entrance tee per team.
FLOYD COUNTY.
A Floyd county ghost upsets wagons on
level roads and generally stirs up the
riders.
John Jones, one Of the oldest citizens of
this county, died at Jederson7ille day be-
fore yesterday.
Ledger Standard: At an early hour this
morning Jacob Rutler. laborer, while suf-
fering from the effects of hard drinking,
killed his wife by crushing her skull with
hammer, and then set fire to the house.
Then going into the back yard he cut his
own throat, severing the wind-pipe with
pocket knife.
Ledger. Standard: Lady Bag, owned by
Cheatham, fell and killed herself yesterday
at the Jockey Club races about o'clock.
When she feii sne was second in the races
and was running a mile in a minute and
three-auarters, when she SHE'D, instantly
tossing her rider in the air, when she fell
headlOng, the rider falling among hor legs.
He was snatched from his perilOus condi-
ton by a policeman. smartly stove up, but
not dangerously hurt. Lady Bug died in
stantly She was worth 10 her owner 5000.
HARRISON COUNTY.
A cave containing skeletons has been dis
covered near Maunk port, this county.
The Harrison county fair, as usual, was a
decided success. The display was never ex-
celled before in the county.
HOWARD COUNTY.
EIkhsrt Review: A KokOmo woman has
offered doctor 81 900 for some pills that
will put her husband quietly out of the
| way.
Kokomo is now well protected from the
ravages OF fire, as they have thirteen large
cisterns, a well organized and efficient fire
department, and one of the very best steam
| fire engines of the Clapp Il Jones manutac-
| ture.
Kokomo Tribune: We feel very sorry for
George c. Harding, editor of the Indian
apolis Saturday Herald, on account of the
almost total failure of the paw-psw crop in
this county, as George depends on this To-
cality for his winters supply of this delicious
wild fruit.
| JENNINGS COUNTY.
The postofice, drug and dry goods store
was robbed at Vernon last night of money
| and goods worth 81 600.
Jennisgs county has young lady who
has registered q VOW In Heaven to comb her
"julark's" hair with a skillet the next time
she meets him. There's no room for that
"bunch of sweetness" up this way.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
| Madison has lost her river mail.
Madison has a bar tender, who can drink
quart OF whisky at one drink, and not get
drunk.
The citizens of Hanover have organized a
club, for the purpose of protecting them
selves, against the thieves that intest the
neighborhood
JASPER COUNTY.
| The Rensselaer, Union says: A few nights
since fourteen bead of fine steers belonging
to Mr.. John Shields, twelve miles north of
town, were killed by single flash OF light
ming.
Schuyler Colfax and B. w. Hanna are
booked for lectures at Rockville. The
| former will lecture on abraham Lincoln"
| the latter, on Ireland"
There is mora wheat stored up in the ware
houses at this place than ever was known at
this time OF the year bsfore. There has been
10 wheat shipped from here 70 amount TO
| anything this season.-Sulliva n Democrat
Counterfeit $40 bills on the First National
Bank of Philadelphia are in circulation
| Upton Paper.
| KNOX COUNTY.
! The residence of John Cassidy, mile east
| of Yincennes, was entirely consumed by
fire on Tuesday morning at o'clock. The
/ loss is about 81 900, with an insurance, we
| believe, of S400.
The region about st. FraDcisville is one of
the most prolific we have ever heard of. One
woman down there is the healthy mother Of
4 -. kae.
been the mo. her OF twenty-lne youngsters,
but several have died. d.--Nincannes sun.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
One of the finest walndt trees ever cut in
this county, noted tCf lis large timber, was
sawed at the Loc1&hart mill this week. This
monarch of ne forest measured nearly six
feet ac-oss the stump and tour test an four
! i--ches at the top of the first leg. 1t was cut
into five logs, three Of them IA feet sha the
other two I2 feet IL length, and made mp
wars5 OF 900 feet of fine lumber. 1t grew on
the farm of John Rsmley, near New Market,
and Was purchased by Mr.. Lockhart at a
nost OF S10O in the tree. The hauling will
probably cost $50 additional. An effort
will be made t. secure section from the
!, stump for exhibition at Philadelphia next
ear.-Crawfordsville Journal.
J PUTNAM COUNTY.
Charlie Goodwin is said to have the pret-
test mustache in Greencastle.
Greencsstle hes a kindergarten, which i
, but the German name for infant school
That is what all little children need. and
8 what in future they will sometime Eave
D not TO confine or to overtax them, but to ex
= ercise in an amusing mode OF education.
4 SPENCER COUNTY.
Even the rat-tsrriers ia Rockport have th'
chills.
Diptheria is reported from several neigh
: borhoods in the county.
I; RockpOrs Democrat: Last "Wednesday
q morning fisherman passing in bis skifi
;. near the dividing line of the farm OF Mr