The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-17
THE STATE AT LARGE.


PATENT RIGHTS.
The following is list of patents granted
to citizens of this state for the month past,
and furnished by Nealy Bros, solicitors OF
1 patents at Washington:
John S. Sourwine, Indianapolis, rutiing
attachment tor sewing machines.
Isaac Lehmer, Green field, windmill.
RI Patterson, Muncie, hand-rubber.
Levi W. Fowls, Valparaiso, car coupling.
II. Stretcher, Indianapolis, key-iastener.
FIJI Hunter, AcJonville. burglar alarm.
IA. s. Herr, Indianapolis, addressing ma
chine.
ID. A. Danforth, Elkhsrt, drivsn-well
point.
Watson, both of Richmond, hog-trap.
Harrison Ogborn, Richmond, invalid-oed
bottom.
Reginald r. Parker, Indianapolis, design
for neck-t1e.
CLAY COUNTY.
Brazil is pushing forward her water works.
An immense we'll is to be the source of sup
ply. The water found is abundant, very
pure and quite soft.
EVANSVILLE CITY.
Several prominent citizens last week pre-
sented the widow of the late DR.. Cloud with
life-size portrait of her deceased husband,
accompanied by a touching and eloquent
letter, eELr sssive of their esteem for the
dead.
FLOYD COUNTY.
And now the Lsdger-Standard responds
to suit for libsl. TIE Rev. Mr.. Barr
claims S25, 900 damages done TO his valuable
reputation. The Ledger says: This suit is
based upon an article which appeared in
this paper in regard to the travelling gamb-
ling shop attached to a circus, and COM
monty known as "the white elephant" 1t
will hardly be claimed that there was any
malice in the publication, az there was
norbiEp but the most kindly feelings exist
ing between the stockholders and the rev.
erend gentleman, and We were prompt IN
explaining the matter, so soon as 1t came 10
our knowledge that it was untrue, and that
retraxit had as wide if not wider circuls-
ton than the original charge We are led
to believe that Mr.. Il has been badgered into
the course he has pursued. His reputation
is not damaged sou msrkee.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
The NoblesvilIe Ledger hears from Straw
town that on June 6, Sunday morning, a
couple of David Fleming's sons, aged ten
and seven years, while iooling with another
one of those very harmless instruments, i. g.,
an empty gun succeeded in discharging the
unexpected load. The ball being of COM
mon squirrel size, took effect in the younger
boys arm, on the upper and outside OF Inc
!. larger bone to near the wrist where 1t came
out, making an ugly hole and avery serious
wound
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Hanover College is commencing" this
week. Tomorrow Thursday is the Gull
minating point of the weeks exercises.
The Madison Courier chronicles fearful
and perhaps fatal explosion, caused by the
, careless handling of gunpowder. 1t oc-
CURED at the residence of Mr.. Jacob Musser,
awell-to-d do German farmer, who lives just
at the top of the b IL on the Hanover pike
road. last evening. at about ~ o'clock. Dur
ing the day pound of powder had been
purchased, and after supper the children
had gathered aiou id the table to see the
older boys put the powder ia their horns,
by the light OF tallow candle, when, by
some unaccountable accident, the candle
was upset, exploding the powder, with a
fearful result. The children, five in num-
her, ranging from to 20 years of age-three
bows and two girls-were all dreadfullY
burned about the face ana hands. The
clothing of the girls took fire and made the
scene fearful one indeed Through the
efforts of the parents, who were in an adj
Joining room, toe girls were saved from q
horrible death, but were very seriously
= burned.
wARRICK COUNTY.
The poor fasting girl is dead. The Evans
vile Herald ssys: The girls name Is Ollie
Brown, daughterof Fletcher Brown. Esq
well known to many in this city. Some
years ago the girl fell on her spine, sustain
ing severe injuries, from which she never re-
covered. Within the past year she has al
intervals abstained from food for weeks al
:. time, and previous to her death which oc
Cured last week, had not eaten anything
for upwards of fifty days. The girls suffer
ings previous to her death were fearful tC
behold, and a sight of her emanciated face
and body, actually pititul. Her body had
become wasted 70 a mere shadow, and or
some parts of it there was scarcely a parti
Gle of flesh left. Several physicians OF tina
nsighborhood made post mOrtem eXamina
tions, but discovered nothing on which Il
base the cause
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
An informant of the Ledger STANDARD
brought with him a sample twig from
peach tree near Salem, which contained
about dozen peaches as large as pigeon'
egg, and says it was cut from the tree with
~ out any special selection. He also informs
that there will be quite crop of apples
Thus, one by one, the short crop notes ar
proving fallacious. We were told early il
the season, and it was repeated 10 us
dozen times, that the straw berries were Gu
down BIZ the cold winter and spring, ant
vet the market stalls are crowded will
bushels of this delighted fruit. So, too, i
may prove of apples and peaches.
SHERIFF CROSBY'S LITTLE AFFAIR.
sHOOTIN0-GILMER'S CARD.
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