The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-01-24
THE STATE AT LARGE.


house.
Small pox is said to be spreading in Ripley
county.
The viso county Jail contains sixteen
prisoners.
Button has a Centennial Loan and Saw
ings Association.
The Chicago Times says Terre Haute ships
whisky TO the Indian territory.
The Warrick county farmers are reluc-
tant to sell their tobacco at current prices.
party is being organized in New Har-
mony to hunt the Posey county panther.
A new bank started up in Bowling Green
last Monday, with Brighton and Teter as
proprietors.
Judge G. E Walker, of Madison, is re-
nublican candidate from the second district
for the Supreme Couit.
A family by the name of Hulses, in Jen-
n,nos comfy, has fallen heir to $50, 0O0, GOO by
the death Of an eastern relative.
By order of the postmaster general the
Bluffton postofice has been made money
order Office for foreign countries.
Ghosts and sppsritions have come to light
in Allen county because of the discovery OF
human remains beneath haunte1 house.
The Knox County Republican wants
Judge Denny elected governor, but if this
can't be Judge Niblack is lis second choice.
Three thousand four hundred and five
car loads OF coal were shipped from Clay
comfy during December, which was fair Tor
a summer month.
In Ohio county there are but three delin-
ouent tax payers, and the auditor has de-
clined to publish any delinquent tax list as
a matter of economy.
The Mount Vernon Democrat says about
all Posey county intends to do for the Cen
tennial is 10 give rousing majority for
Thomas A Hendricks.
There was a public meeting at Vincennes
on Saturday to take action with regard to
the building OF the Vincenness, Petersburgh
& greensboro railroad.
Two CAV and festive Terre Hsute youths
paid a visit to Cincinnati last week, and
now complain OF bad whisky and that
miserable one horse station house.
The Ft. Wayne Sentinel says, on good
authority, that Wall, the negro murderer, if
executed, will direct that his body shall be
used for the purposes OF science.
Reed & Blair, proprietors of dead animal
renovatine factory at Columbus, have paid
out over $50, 600 Tor dead animals during the
three months ending December 81.
Lafayette Journal: A. Francisville, one
day last week, one of party engaged in a
charivsri was shot by companion, and died
on Monday. The dead mans name is Henry
Eldridge.
The people of Henryville, Indiana, con-
template erecting cheese factory at that
placs at an early day. Our "end man" says
il Will undoubtedly be mite-y affair
Exchange.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Company offer a reward of $500 for infor-
nation leading to the detection of the party
who turned the switch at Winchester few
nights since.
Several members Of the Madison Y. NJ. G.
A. are conducting protracted meeting at
Vernon with remarkable success. At the
meeting night before last about nifty persons
were up tor prayers.
The sureties of Mr.. SAMSON, the late
CITY collector of Evansville, whose books
showed deficit of some 5000, are attempt
ing to obtain a reduction OF $3.50 on the
amount to be made good.
When Edward Eggleston taught school in
Indiana he divided Posey county into four
parts. "ciyilized tribes" "Yahoos," "Mun-
geroons" and UNEMPLOYED regions. F" "L.ckin
and larnin" was his motto.
Owing to the excellent condition of the
roads grain has commenced moving in large
quantities on the Pan Handle road. Twenty
four thousand bushels were received at
Goodlard one day last week.
Steward, the amateur detective of the o.
& NJ. railway, is now under bond for $4,000
for the killing of John Chapman, recently.
His trial will come up at Shoals, the pres
ent term of court, now In session.
w.
woman, who recently followed the remains
of her irregular husband TO the grave, re-
marked that she bad one consolation, she
knew now where he slept at nights.
Hoosier State: The Hon. M. @. Hunter is
looming up as the next republican csndi-
date for congress in this district. The re-
publicans OF owen county, in convention
assembled, have already instructed for
him.
The skeleton of man, supposed to be
that of an Indian, was exhumed, a few days
since, on the farm of Jesse Winters, near
Darlington, Montgomery county, which is
supposed to have been buried for more than
a century.
Mr.. JEFF Carr, OF Nashville, has a two
shilling note of old colonial currency, issued
by Pennsylvania the LIST day of October, 1773.
&c was printed by Hall d Sellers, and con-
tains the solemn warning that "to counter
felt this is DEATH"
Wheat is not looking well in Washington
Township, Pike county. The farmers have
lost more of their hogs by cholera, but, moth
ing discouraged, are preparing to raise an
immense crop of corn-six dollars an acre
rest being offered for land.
North Vernon Sun: William Eblins, of
Reddington, Jackson county, was found
dead near that place Thursday last. The
accident was caused by the overturning of a
wagon. In which he was seated, while Cross
ing bad bridge on the night previous.
A state temperance camp meeting is being
talked up for next summer, to be held
somewhere in the central part of the state.
II is intended to hold several days, and
every Temperance organization in the state
is to be invited to participate.