The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-08-02
THE STATE AT LARGE.

The Independents of Eugene, Vermil-
lion county, have raised a Peter Coopsr
pole l20 feet high.
Judge Biddle of the Supreme bench is
holding a special term of the st. Joseph
Circuit Court this week.
DR.. Moses Winnings, one of the pioneer
physicians OF Mount Vernon, Ind, died
there on last Tuesday evening. He was
az years OF age.
Mrs. Scundt of Newport, driven to des-
perstion by a dissipsted husband, COM
mitted suicide last Saturday by taking an
over dose OF lsudsnum.
The Jimmy Williams Cadets, of New
Albany, are prep airing for the campaign in
an energetic aud business like way. They
number now nearly one hundred and have
provided at their own expense seventy
five uniforms.
]. n. Marsh, editor of the North Vernon
Sun, having been nominated by the Dsmo-
srats of Jefferson, Jennings and Scott
counties for the Legislature, has retired
from the editorial chair OF that paper until
after the election.
Mr.. Schumeyer, the treasurer of Clay
county, has lately been making tour OF
the southern part of the county for the
purpose of collecting taxes. He reports
the devastation of crops by the re-
cent high waters so great that the people
are absolutely unable TO pay them.
Lafayette Dispatch: In some counties,
In consequence of the hard times, the CEN
trail committees OF the different parties
have agreed not to go into any expense
for uniforms, tOrchlight professions, etc.
II this rule was to become general, 1t
would make saving to the people of sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in Indiana
alone.
Charlottesville Mercury: Mr.. John w.
Shsnklin, who resides on the Attica road
northeast OF the city, met with a severe
accident on last Thursday morning by
shooting nimself in the mouth with a rifle,
the ball knocking out two teeth aud lodg
ing in the upper jaw near the right eye.
The old and dangerous experiment of
blowing N the muzzle TO ascertain if the
gun was loaded was the cause.
Rockport Journal: A resident near ST.
yer Dale wss aroused by hearing his dog
barking violently at something in a brisr
patch, and going out to see what it was
1t was found the dog had some
creature freed whose head IVES
just visible as it moved backward
and sidewise. sight of the creature
caused him to conclude that It was a veno-
NOUS reptile, and a whirring sound which
It made strengthened him in the idea.
Deeming it too dangerous to attack with
stick, he hurried off to get gun, and after
going half a mile and returning in great
excitement ne was delighted to see the OBJ
ject still there. Full of the idea tibet he
was going to kill a tree-climbing rattle
snake he fired, the creature fell, and he
rushed no, bresthless and excited, to find
that ne shot-s hslf-fledged buzzard.
New Albany Ledger-Stsndard: Mr..
Huckleberry, residing near ChsrlestowD,
Clark county, tells us of a poplar tree,
standing on the farm of the Widow Gsuote,
about three and one-half miles east OF
Chsrlestown, that presents singular phe-
nomenon. The tree stands upon
the south side of a hill, and is
one hundred feet high, and from
four and half to five feet in diameter at
the butt. It is straight and smooth, and at
tracts attention for it's beauty. Sixty feet
from the roots the first limb is found,
pointing to the south, and twelve feet
above this another growing to the south
west. While all the leaves on the tree are
OF the usual dark green color, excerpt on
the second limb mentioned, which q re- of q
bright yellow, almost gold like. An ex-
animation of the limb has failed to dis
cover any disease, and yet for thirty-nine
years, Mr.. ii. says, on this limb only have
sppsared these golden leaves, which cling
as tensciously to the limb as the green
ones on the other parts OF the tree.
Terre Hsute Gszstte: Philip Moninger,
the proprietor OF the Tivoli north of the
city is the most extensive grape grower In
the state. In fact there are few growers in
the state of Ohio, the great wine producing
state of the West, who have more acres in
this fruit than he. Certainly, few II any
have this year, either East or West, met
with as good success. Reports show that
at Cleveland, Columbus and al points
east and west, the yield will amount
to almost nothing this year. The
failure Mr.. Moninger attributes to
very sultry weather followed by dasbing
rains. 1t has caused q heated earth to
give rise to hot steam which affects the
health of the young grapes and causes
them to fall of In immense quantities, and
Mr.. M. has "A acres in grape vines, OF
which eight acres have probably been
ruined from the cause above mentioned.
He has still remaining Is acres from
which he expects to make 10000 gallons o.
wine. the only other grower in the state
who approaches him In the extent OF bis
VINEYARD is q gentleman at Evansville
who has five acres In vines.