The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02
STATE NEWS.
REFLEX OF THE INDIANA PRESS


Cows seem to De strongly infected with a
disposition to incendiarism. At the resi-
denee of Mrs. Cornish, the other night. an
old cow came into the yard, pushed open
the door of the wash house, and in plumber
ing about upset kettle of ashes which had
been placed on the stove in the room. The
ashes fell into basket nf kindlings, and
there being live Goals in the kettle, the
shaviDgs were ignited. By mere chance the
fire was discover, d, and the destruction OF
homestead prevented.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Miss Amelia Frank got ready to be mar
| ried to Daniel Reifel, of Iowa. But when
the fellow came last week to claim her, he
was seized with insanity, became violent
| and had to be taken home by friend. Miss
Frank will do well TO keep clear of the gen.
tlenian hereafter.
| The Franklin Democrat says: On We'd
nesdsy night of last week, Mr.. John Nay
lor, of Blooming Grove township, in this
county, was burned to death in his bed. It
is supposed that he was stricken with par
alysis, and In his struggles, having a
| lighted candle, had communicated the fire
to his bed, and thus become consumed.
HAMILTON COUNTY.
The Noblesville Ledger states: A man
named Frank Brewer, aged about IS years,
and musician by profession, was found In
the Perkinsville grave yard Monday morn
ing frozen to death. He had been intoxi-
Gated during the afternoon of Sunday, and
that explains his death.
HENRY COUNTY.
The Toledo & Louisville railroad will soon
De finished to Rushville from the south and
Anderson from the north Spiceland,
Greensboro and CadiZ are also on this route.
All the towns on the route seem to be in
earnest in this new enterprise.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
Laura Brown, near Edinburgh, Is years
old, was burned to death by her clothing
taking fire last week.
BosCIUsKo COUNTY.
Horace Tucker lately sold three triplet cat
tie for beef whose aggregate gross weight
exceeded 5000 pounds. They were six years
old and q real wonder in the way of beef.
LAWRENCE COUNTY.
The Daviess County Democrat, published
at Washington, gives the latest report of the
Bedford assassins, as follows: The large
reward (S2.OO0) offered tor the bodies of
George Bachtel and Arthur Bissott, the
murderers of the Bedford police officer, has
had the effect TO put q large number of
professional and amateur detectives on their
track, and the wonder is that the
red-handed robbers and murderers
have until now eluded the vig-
ilance and pursuit of the armed
men on their track. One of the
mu-derers is quite we'll known here. Both
were seen on the streets here en- Friday sf-
ternoon last week, before their description
and names haa been telegraphed. One OF
| them visited woman while here with
whom it is said he had been on iDti-
4 Ill .s~.l.k
Friday night at Toms Hill, three miles
from this city, and left at daylight Saturday
morning. They were last seen at Wheat
land. Knox county, on Saturday, where they
| remained on the depot platform about an
hour, apparently waiting for train. Be-
fore they crossed the river into Knox county
they came upon some wood choppers and
made one of them, on pain of death, go
with them to point 0Ht tho ford. AT
present they are supposed to be lurking
In the swamp near Long Pond, not q
great distance from Wheatland. They are
desperate and we'll armed. A number OF
men from this county, Martin and Law
renee are hunting them. The railroad men
are also all watching for them, and If they
escape it will be almost miracle.
The Bedford Banner of the 18th inst, in
speaking of the continued search for the
murderers of Officer Carney, says: Up to the
time of going to press no news has been re-
ceived in regard to the whereabouts OF Bach.
tel and Bissot that can be considered relia-
BILE. In fact nothing has been
seen or heard of them since last Wednesday
and it will be remembered the murder was
committed on that morning about O'Clock.
1t seems that they LETT town about
O'Clock that morning, and crossed White
river, going somewhere in the neighborhood
of Bedding, there retracing their steps, they
crossed the river at or near the mouth OF
Leatherwood, crossing the bottom, and strik-
ing the railroad at the water tank, where
they stopped and held q short conversation
with Mike Fillion and Gus. Iker, who
were at work for the railroad company
They proceeded in an easterly direction
across the farm of Mr.. VIM. Mitchell. In a
short time after this the woods in that vicin-
ity were full of people in search of them,
but they were seen no more. A great many
rumors OF their having been seen at the
same time in localities 30 miles apart were
reported, and the police of Salem,
Seymour, Bloomington, Vincennes, in
fact OF every place in this part OF
|, the state have been on the alert
, The fact is it is hard 20 form an opinion a.
to where they are. Bachtel is well ac-
uuainted with the country for distance OF
, ten miles from Bedford in all directions
knowing almost every tree, rock, cave OF
} hiding place. and may be that they are not
far away, and on the other hand it Is just as
probable that they are out of the state one
hundred miles of. Considering the large
number of persons who have been in pursuit
, of them, they have shown a great deal O
, dexterity and cunning in making their es
cape.
> LAPoRrE COUNTY.
A special TO the Cincinnati Commercis
of the 9th instant gives romantic attempt
! at robbery: James Brown, of this place
J while at Laporte yesterday, collected three
5 hundred dollars and started home in the az
, ternoon in his wagon. After acting q shor
: distance from town he was met by person
3 dressed in woman's clothes, and we'll mufflec
Q up in a waterproof cloak aud turs, WIN
: asked permission to ride few miles. Hi:
0 suspicious were aroused by the coarse voice
3 aud be dropped his whip. asking her TO get
} it, as he could not leave the horses in the