The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-03
THE STATE AT LARGE.

The WOODEN mills at Wabash have shut
down.
Business is reported as pr:sking up at La
fayette.
Greencastle has six churches and Bloom
ington nine.
The Edinburg starch works receive corn
in s, 400 bushel lots.
The fire department of Lafayette cost
sS7S.50 last month.
Evansville is debating whether or not she
will adopt new charter.
The Indiana and Illinois railroad is rapidly
paying off its floating Indebtedness.
The Charlottesville ice gatherers have cut
enough ice to last them two years.
The police force of Lafayette spend their
time counting the gas lamps not lit.
An effort Is being made to reorganize the
Y. NJ. c. A. association in New Albany.
Mr.. d. J. Hodges has sold his hotel in
Bloomington to a gentleman ut Indianap-
oils.
James Anterhus was accidentally shot near
Upton, last Wednesday, while out hunt
ing.
Several accidents happened in Rushville,
Monday, from tie reckless handling of fire.
arms.
The shipment OF corn from Taylorsville
has been larger this year than any year since
the war.
John Welhev, q Decatur burglar, ha. been
sentenced to spend two years in the peni-
Tertiary.
Lafayette pays ss5 per day in interest on
her water works bonds, says the Criwfords-
vile Review.
A young married lady gave birth to
child while attending the theater, at Goshen,
the other evening.
Fifteen hundred pounds of poultry has
been shipped for Corunna, De Kalb county,
during the past six weeks.
The courts Of Eiingburg are in bad
wsy-only Sl8 in fines have been collected
during the past two months.
Captain John Jay Smith, x-superintend-
ent OF the soldiers cemetery at New Albany,
recently fought duel in Texas.
The cheese trade of the state is rapidly on
the increase. Crawford county has IS facto-
ries, producing $4,000 pounds.
Six weddings are under contract at Ogden,
to come off within about 10 days. This sea
son" will open on Tuesday evening.
Richmond Independent: Ii was rumored
on the streets yesterday that our street rail
way is to be removed 70 Logansport.
Plymouth Democrat; A number OF our
democratic fellow citizens expect to attend
the Inauguration Of "Blue Jeans" At Indian
apolis on the Sth of January.
A wandering Snowman named Thornton
Cyrus married Craw forasville lady few
days since. He TOOK a bridal tour to Lafay-
cite. leaving his bride ~ home.
Lafayette Dispatch: An old lady rcsid-
Ing in the family OF solomon Slayback. on
the Grand Prairie, was found dead in her
bed yesterday morning. We learned no
particulars.
Bloomington Courier: Joseph Lafeyer,
who shot aud killed Jaiues Weaver in Wash
ington township last May. was Brought from
Iowa last Saturday by 4 brother OF the muir
dered man and lodged In the county jail.
Lafayette seems overrun with tampe.
The Dispsich says: Thirty-seven destitu,es
found lodgings i'm the city Office last night,
| a room which is hut lSx2D. On one occn-
sion 50 persons were laid OUT in this room.
City Treasurer Paddock of Terre. Hauie.
| yesterday forwarded 81, 1865 to New York
| to pay the sefni-annual interest on the 500.
coo worth of bonds of the E.. r. II. and q.
road The interest has been reduced from
| $500. ~, y,
Wabash Courier: In addition 10 che 30
I o09 young salmon put in the river at this
( point last Thursday. and mentioned in last
weeks Courier, 60oC0 more have been Put