The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-16


the assassin will meet the approval OF the
public, ard it is hoped will result IN success
PORTER COUNTY.
The Vldette saws: The case of the State of
Indiana against william II. Stoner, for as
sault and battery with intent to murder
John PEOPLES, at the Luther school house.
last fall, having been continued from the
last term of our circuit court 20 the present,
came on for trial last Monday, and occupied
the time of the court 10 a late hour Tuesday
night, when the jury returned verdict OF
assault and battery without Intent To muir
der. that no pay $500 fine, and be imprisoned
in the county jail three months. John Peo-
ples the complaining witness, has recovered
reasona able health, but yet is crippled in his
right arm, and perhaps in other parts, lor
tins Indefinite, il not for lie.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
The Greencastle Press says that young
man named Henry Siddons was taken to
the insane asylum on Saturday last, from
this city. His insanity is of religious ma
ture.
The same paper thus refers 20 an item of
horse shieving: \ man named Luther
Payne was lodged in Jail on Monday last on
n charge of horse stealing. He hired horse
at Blacks livery sable to so TO
Colliver's mill, north of Gresncastle,
and started in that direction, but
toward evening was seen going
in the direction OF Indianapolis. Mr.. Black
immediately started John Pitchlynn aud
Lew. Parker after the THIEF, and they sue
ceedeG i'm Overhsuling him at farm house
six miles east of here. Payne had taken
| lodgings for the night. He says ne had
been drinking hard ali that day, and did not
know what he was about, or where &c was
going According to his statement he halls
| from Cannelton, West Virginia. Marshal
! Alton SAYS thu man is wanted at lronton,
Ohio, where 500 is offered for his arrest fOr
! q similar Ofense.
! RUSH COUNTY.
! \ special to the Cincinnati Commercial
gives additional facts to the accident already
mentioned in the Sentinel: The Sc" mill
belonging TO Nelson & Shortridge. six miles
north of Nashville, was blown up We'd
nesday morning. Nelson had been filing a
saw for some time, and the engineer, boy
eighteen years old, told him to hurry up, az
the steam was getting too high. Nelson only
had time TO get up when the boiler exploded,
dealing cut death and destruction. Alfred
! Joyce engiuesr, was thrown over sixty feet,
and was terribly mangled. He died two
hours after the accident. James HinchInan
and his son, Oscar, twelve years old, had
come To the mill Gfter some lumber, ana
when the little boy was in the act of climb
ing on q loaded wagon to drive away he was
| instantly blown into eternity, a piece OF
iron striking him Oh the head, carrying
away a portion OF bis skull. His father was
also very seriously, bnt perhaps not istaliy
Injured. william Nelson, who was filing a
saw, was but slightly hurt. Jerry Widener
and George Kimball, work hands, were both
badly hurt. One of Hinchman's horses was
fatally injured. But one piece OF the boiler
was lett under the shed. a piece weighing
hforup frvpntV wards. An
other piece six feet long and three wide was
blown two hundred yards, striking log
houss and almost completely demolishfng 1t.
Fortunately, the inmates were not hurt.
Brick, lumber and machinery are scattered
over space OF eighty to one numbered rods
vast and south of the scene of the disaster
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.
Tha thermometer at South Bend, on the
18th inst. a. I o'clock in the morning, was
20 below zero.
vIGo COUNTY.
The Terre Haute Journal says that the
; Evansville and Charlottesville railroad
gives prizes to engineers who kill th'
smallest number of cattle to the miles run
Mr.. Linxweiler received the prize OF $500 foi
1874 he having run Is, go miles without Kill
: ing ANYTHING Tho second prize wa
awarded to John Wagner, of Terre Hsute
who, during the year, killed one horse,
cow and two hogs.
The Terre Hhute Gazette of the 9th inst
says that on Monday Mr.. J.. Townsend wa
, on the streets looking very badly from tn
effects of severe attack of erysipelas, which
: had not vet left HIM. Tuesday morning tn
emplovos of the water works say that the,
. found him standing up 10 his knees in tn
; river underneath the l. & st. l.. bridge. ii
was taken in and bis clothing dried, and h
= was then taken by member Of the polio
o force To his home on North Fifth street
! | Mr. Townsend appeared perfectly rational
!, but was unable to tell how he got into tn
. | river as he did. II is thought that th
: | severity of his attack OF sickness, whic
sWelled up his head TO near twice its natura
size, for the time being put him out Of hi
mind. i is feared that his exposure viii
IS cause bis death.
VANDERBERG COUNTY.
n The Evansville Courier tells of the follow
J: ing narrow escape from fatal acciden
y On Friday evening, about o'clock, Judg
J. James VI. Warren. his wife and two chi
/ dreD, we're driving along Green river roa
1 to the judges residence, outside of the cit,
D. When about quarter of mile from HON
d TWO women, laden with baskets, were foun
I'd sitting in the mud in the middle OF IL
le road, 20 all appearances, drunk. The hors
9, became frightened, and turning around suC
= denly, u set the vehicle and breaking To
rs shafts, ran away toward tho city. The OF
20 cupants OF the carriage were pitched Int
OF the road and all somewhat hurt. Mr.
DC Warren had the sole of one of her gsitel
lie torn of, and was severely injured th
X. she was unable 10 walk home.
Work on the Evansville custom hou
Sic building will be commenced May 1. 1t
er to cost 1900. 600.
Is The Evansville Courier, Of the 9Th ins
ms furnishes the following laughable ineide
connected with the late high water: Ye
DC terday evening the steamer Floreuce L
y | arrived from the Tennessee river, and b;
aboard two of those nomadic individual
whom the officers had picked M in {
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