The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-16
STATE NEWS.
ReF1Ex OF THE INDIANA PRESS.
ALLEN COUNTY.


young man named John Galley, While
hunting near Bull Rapids, Wednesday after
noon. aecideu tally shot himself with his
gun and died Instantly.
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.
The Columbus aud Burnsville turnpike
was sold az sheriff's sale on Saturday. It's
creditors bid il in al 81, SEQ.
Articles Of association of the "Clay Town
ship Horse Thief Detective Company" oil
CLAY township. was fled in the recorders
Office on Tuesday last.
The Bartholomew Democrat says that
bsbe of Iouis Kaufman, of Columbus, aged
six months, choks I'D to death on last Friday.
No examination to learn the cause OF death
was made but it is supposed that whatever
the Grille had placed in its mouth had been
inhaled and had lodged in the windplpe.
cAss COUNTY.
The Pbaros says: The contract for The new
bridge across Fsl river, west of Skeletons
ford will be let 1T the June term OF the COM
TnissioDers' court.
The Patrons OF Husbsndry have rented
the store room corner Of Sixth and North
streets, Iogansport, and will open general
S1DDlv store as soon as arrangements can De
perfected. 1t Is tho intention to Keep 8
large stock of agricultural implements, To-
gether with such other articles as the Patrons
are most largely interested in.
CLAY COUNTY.
TIE Brazil Echo says: Negotiations are
said 10 DE pending between Mr.. Williamson,
the new proprietor of the "Keystone" mine,
and his nen, Woodruff & Masten, and their
men, Ward & Perry, and their men. and psr-
haps others, to resume work on the two
thirds basis. placing the selling price OF coal
al two dollars per ton, which will give the
miners eighty cents for digging This b asls,
from present appearances, would settle tne
strike if il could be agreed upon by all the
banks, but whsSher il will De or not Is
problem that time alone can solve.
DEARBORN COUNTY.
The T.awrenceburg Register says: TIE
Gaze Of Hannah Kerrigan VS.. Joseph Wal
ser, was on trial by the court on Tuesday.
This case is interesting, as being the first one
under the Baxter law. The plaintiff claimed
S. 600 daunages of the defendant for selling
her husband Intoxicating drinks, and the
Jury awarded her $50.
FLOYD COUNTY.
Tie Ledger Standard says that an organi-
xa.ion of citizens in that city has been
effected TO start Tor the gold-besring regions
OF Arizona. The gold seekers viii prOOa-
bly, start tor their new field of adventure in
1h9 spring.
GIBSON COUNTY.
Mrs. Lewis Hisgen, together with her
brother, Mr. Lewis Piohl, of Princeton, has
fallen heir 10 large fortune. Mr.. Pfohl
mas lust gone on to France to prove heirship
ard get the InOney-so be Is now no Pfohi OF
fellow
JACKSON COUNTY.
Ruuor says that the rolling mills at Sey-
Erlour are soon to be removed, either to New
Albany, or some place near Cincinnati, for
4silure on the part of Seymour to pay the
remaining 5000 OF the $4,000 originally
subscribed 10 secure the location OF the mills
al that place.
The Seymour Democrat saws: Our post
master has the champion young heller OF the
county. Besides using all the milk necessary
FOR household purposes, cream, etc, he mads
sE one year three hundred and fO-ty POUNDS
al butter from her milk.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
The new directory of Madison contains
$3.50 names which. on basis OF 81, gives
tne city population of 1910.
KoscIUsKo COUNTY.
At Syracuse on Saturday night there wa
a near approach to a murder. Two neigh
hors. Robert Cory and Noah Razor, got int
a dispute about some road-scrapers, which
dnalv resulted in a pitched battle. Cory
being the larger man. soon overpowere'
Razor. but after short struggle Razor sue
ceeGed ia escaping, and fled into his house
Selling an old rifle, which he heavily loade'
and pointed toward the door, fearing an
other attack from Cory. Cory came, an
Razor blszed away with the rifle, ana th
contents Of the piece perforated Cory's read
Tho Injured man. although oaDgs rOusi
Nsoaudsd. will recover. Both parties ar
we'll known in that quiet village, and the eS
element was intense.
MIAMI COUNTY.
The Logsnsport Star OF the 18th inst. give
IN letter the following additional facts cor
nected with the shooting of a young man i
this county, already referred 10. 1t says
Alonzo Johnson, aged II, son OF Mrs. Mar
Johnson, widow living two mics nortf
west of lincoln, Miami county, on the morn
ing of the 10th inst. started to the wood
with his team for load OF wood, and seem
a fox he returned to the house Tor his guI
Returning he gave chase, but the fox g
into the woods out of his sight. lie steppe
upon a log to get better view, when Il
gun slipped of, the lock striking the lo
which caused the gun TO explode and Oh
charged the contents of the barrel into
bowels Drs. Sutton and Boggs were Gale
Immediately, and amputsted one nnger
ths left hand and replaced his entralls, DOH
all for him that medical aid could do.
died this morning (Mareh llth) at o'cioc
NEWTON COUNTY.
An effort is being made to introduce mus
into the Kentlsnd schools. Prof. Niesz,ev
ready to advance the educational work.
making arrangements for daily recitstio
al music.
The enumeration Of this children over :
age of six years and under the age of invent
one, for school purposes, in the corpora
limits of KentlaDd, is 30.
ORANGE COUNTY
The Ledger-S.audard gives the folio"
editorial reference to. the Moody TRACED
We give place to a communication from
gentleman at Mitchell, Lawrence coun