The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-16
STATE NEWS.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.

s III dsmonstrations of this character
80 comnletely eclipsed. If such things are
allowed 20 occur in Hope, what can we nope
for in Hope?
The same journal gives sample oil local
enterprise, thus: Some time since the
county commissioners allowed the sum OF
500 To build bridge across Haw creek, at
Home which was only about enough 70
h,iid decent abutments, and so the work
stand halt completed on account
OF the commissioners no' anonob
ing souls quite large onousn
IN make an appropriation sufficient ior It's
.ornnIetiop. whether anything has oeen
said 20 the new board or not we can not f say,
INF II is to be hoped that they Will look ai1eI
tha matter st once. There Is at present no
,Tav for pedestrians TO cross without wadlng,
and when the water is up those VINO happen
90 aside ON the east side OF the creek must
remain there as neither animal nor Vehlcle
can then cross.
The Democrat says: The peach crop Is
entirely killed, and the people think thst
tba trees are also killed, and some are cut
ting their trees down ana are BolnS w P"'
the ground IN tobacco.
CLINTON COUNTY.
The following corn estimate of this county
is made by the Frankfort Crescent; Else
where we made the estimate that foO,OVO
bushels of corn had been sold and shipped
In this county. Some say that the estimate
ia TOO low. that 900 900 bushels have been
shipped. As nearly as much was ieo as IS so 10
and NAV safely say that there Is l,OOO,OOO
bnsbels vet unsold and unfed; thus II can be
seen the total product in this county Is ABOUT
as was given in the Crescent some time ago,
$500 600 bushels.
CLAY COUNTY.
4 Girl at Brazil built big fire under
xarebouse elevated on posts, the former
freight depot, the other day. She was ar
rested. and said she was bound either 20
warm herself or make 1t hot Tor the ware
house.
The Terre Hauts Express says that the
ni,ers In Brazil have received the following
nropositions by the operators: The opera
tors will guarantee them seventy cents per
ton until the LIST of September, or two-hfths
of the price of the market value OF coal, as
surfing them that the price, so Tar as the
miners are concerned shall not 20 below
81 IS per ton. Should any question arise as
10 prices paid, the matter Will be referred 10
81 committee Of arbitration composed OF ooth
miners ard operators. A mass meeting Oh
miners will be held to take action
CARROLL COUNTY.
Last Wednesday night there was lively
railroad meeting at Delphi. The people are
pegging away to get the great South Attain
tic road from Chicago to their town. whether
It ever extends to the salt sea or not
DELAWARE COUNTY.
One of the most curious and ludicrous Of
legal questions has arisen in this county
The Muncie News thus tells the story
While George Addy's COW was grazing on
the line between the town OF Manchester
and the city of Paterson, George Spittel, the
Paterson pound keeper, took her to th'
pound. Addy sued before justice of the
peace for injuries done 10 the CO" ana 10
Gsteution, but lost the suit. On an appeal !
WAS before the common pleas bench on Sat
urday Counsel for Addy commended tha
the valuable part of the cow was her hinC
quarters and so that was beyond the Pater
son city limit, his client was entitled to
Judgment. The court scarcely agreed will
counsel but said that the decision OF the cas-
might turn upon the exact length OF Tn
cow. Counsel for the plaintiff insisted, then
that she should be measured TO the END o
her tail. The court directed that she shoul'
not be measured beyond the launches, ant
deferred decision until the measurement
shall have been made.
DAVIES COUNTY.
The girl Mary Burke, who was scci
dentally shot in Washington township som
three weeks ago, died on Monday last. Sh
WAS a smart young girl, l6 years old, an
was toe daughter OF the late Judge Burke
and niece of the Hon. M. l.. Brett, of WASH
ington. She had numerous relations i
this city and Jacksonville.
FOUNTAIN COUNTY.
The Atsica Ledger says: Last Friday ever
ing the people of veedersburg were startle
by the report that a young man had bee
accidentally poisoned, and upon inquiry th
following facts were learned: On that ever
ing Young man named Joe Earl, from
little town on the Vsndalia road eai
OF Greencastle, this state, win
was visiting relative name
Earl, livingin Veedersburg. came into Fran
sMiIler's drug STORE and said he wanted some
thing to relieve the disrrhea, from which l
was Suffering. Mr.. Miller thereupon gay
him what he took to be the proper speclfi
D.. but it aiterwsrd proved to be aconite,
poison. Bsrl became rapidly worse, WI
seized with gripiDgs, and died in about tw
hours A jury decided that he was poisone
by mistake of the druggist.
The Terre Haute Gazette, of the 10th ins
thus speaks of case Of poisoning in ID
county: Vedersburg is the name of sleeT
little village in Fountain county, te
miles east of Covington. It does some blu;
ness. owing to rising population in Il
neighborhood, and is to some extent a I
sort tor commercial travellers. On last So
urday night Joseph Early, representing
St. Louis grocery or notion house, arriv
there and put up with q relative bearing {
same name as himself On the ne
day Mr.. Early was seized with a violent q
tack ofdisrrhea, and for relief he went
the only drug store in the village for a 7
iieving medicine. The ingredients of {
remedy that he desired were very simpl
but the drug clerk, an ignorant bumpk
more fit TO chop wood, substituted for Dor
Get a corrosive acid of a deadly nature. T
traveller took the dose, and In five minul
was seized with the most violent spasn
which continued without intermttance
fifteen minutes, at the end of which til
the unfortunate man expired, having 81
rodI r.Ao POrllar faalinQ