The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-03-28
THE STATE.

The public schools OF Richmond nave
closed.
The Mitchell postoffice is to be supplied
with new boxes,
yrne New Buffalo Independent is to be
moved to Three Cakes.
There are 652 prisoners inside the prison
walls at Michigan City.
The youngsters Of Laporte are having a
time with the chicken-pox.
The NJ. e. conference meets at Button.
Wells county, on the 4th of April.
About L, 900 people get mail at the Craw--
louisville postoffice, says the Journal.
The expense of the Pike county Jail for the
past three months amounted TO $lS5.
The Pike county commissioners paid out
s26 for fox scaIps at their last session.
Sheep killing dogs are committing fearful
ravages among the fiocks in Pike county.
An excursion party will leave Newcastle
in few days for Independence, Kansas.
Petersburg Press: Horses are cheaper in
the county at present than for the past 20
years
Button has 400 voters and population
of 2,450.
The Petersburg Press says the average of
oats will be larger this year than for several
years past.
The blast furnace at Schools "blew out a
few days ago, and will not go into blast
again for some months.
Lafayette Journal: 1t is estimated that
there are 800 men, with families, who are
seeking work in the county.
Lafayette Dispatch: The cost of keeping
the paupers of this county, during the year,
will aggregate $500 to $35,
Petersburg Press: Cholera is committing
fearful depredations among hogs in the
eastern part of the county along White river
The Valparaiso Messenger has a compost
tor ten years old who can set over 5000 ms
long primer in nine hours. He is rusher.
New Albany Ledger-Standard: Esquire
Mitchell settled up the bastardy case of
Sims VS.. Welton to-day by the latter paying
800.
Richmond independent A gang of the
worst characters ever produced by the wicked
city of indianapolis has recently located in
this city.
Fort Wayne Gazette: About 700 persons
| through the efforts now in progress at the
Third church.
Bedford Banner: Two dollars per day is
| all that the bridge contractors will pay to
stone cutters, and they find il rather difficult
| to get men at that price.
Greencastle Star: A small colony of Eng
lish sparrows recently settled in Greencastle
and have taken lodgings in the cornice on
| the First National bank.
Charlottesville Journal: All the female
teachers in the public schools went to In
dianapolis to hear Henry Ward Beecher.
Henry draws the females.
Lafayette Dispatch: 1t is probable that the
| attorney fees. court and other expenses in
the Hepp case will cost the taxpayers of
this county not far from 81 00
Portland Commercial: The census of our
| town shows il TO contain 2S5 voters, popu-
| lation of l. $50. William Graham, now "A
years of age, is the oldest citizen.
Lafayette Dispatch: A gentleman left his
| violin in the Wabash depot while be stepped
| outside TO welcome a friend who was ex-
pected on the train 1t cost him S2s, for his
violin was gone when be came out
Charlottesville Journal: James Green, the
bus driver who detected the murderer
4 OOIhidu III ely idot ntChs go
| for his work. Jim thinks of being detect
i've in the future, as it pays better than bus
driving.
The Cambridge City Tribune puts il this
wise: Cambridge can boast of q score of
merchants who can each command credit
| ranging from $4,000 to 500 600. Not bad
| for town that is lightly spoken of by citi-
| zens OF larger places.
Charlottesville Review: Two young roos-
| lers of this city attempted to cross Sugar
creek near the railroad bridge last Monday,
and soon found themselves in deep water.
| The boys hoated to shore and the horse, by
| the aid of near friend. succeeded in
looSening himself from the buggy, and final
ly fioundered out, owing no thanks to the
boys
Danvlle Indianian: The prosecuting at
torney has appointed deputy in Union and
Lincoln townships, who keeps a good look
out for five dollar docket fees in misde-
meanors Of the most trivial sort. A justice
of the peace informs us that they get half
the fees earned. the remainder going to
the boss. If this be true, we fail to see the
difference between the farming OUT of
prosecutions and the farming OUT of post
traderships. Has Belknappery amifed
through every fiber of republican Office
holding?
Extraordinary triumph Of science, this