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

THE STATE.
The Black Hills fever has struck South
Bend.
There is not a licensed saloon in Orange
county.
The clerk of Scott county is contemplating
matrimony.
Evansville and Richmond are enforcing
the new ''vag" law.
The young folks of South Bend are eniov-
ing good sleighing.
A new and fatal disease is carrying off the
sheep in Allen county.
The revival at Michigan City set 600 peo-
pie to thinking seriously.
Fountain county orders are selling at from
80 to 50 cents on the dollar.
Two saloon keepers of Jacksonville have
set 'em up for the last time
1t requires over forty hours pumping to
NIL the Lafayette reservoir with water
Bethuel Reed, a soldier of the war of 1879
died In Mishawaka last week, aged IS years.
Jefferson Lafever was sentenced to Ia
years imprisonment, last week, at SPENCER.
owen county, for the murder of his cousin
James Weaver Application has been made
for a new trial.
New Albany Ledger Standard: There are
hfty-seven paupers in the Clark county moor
asylum, and the average expense for main
tanning each one during the past three
months has been eighty-six cents per week
and the total expense $5724l.
Martinsville Gazette: grand wolf chase
is announced for next Wednesday. The
wolf is to be turned loose in the woods near
r,r,tr,
chase is to be free for all, and everybody and
their dogs are invited to participate IT Is
proposed to have fox hunt after the wolf
has been captured.
New Albany correspondent Louisville
News: Because exSheriff Charley Freder-
lex is SO years old, and has just become the
1ather OF one OF the finest boy babies in the
county, there is no real cause for wonder.
The boy is growing finely, and his name
will probably be Hendricks Tilden Freder-
lex, because his father says he will grow up
to be able to overcome all returning boards.
and make his mark as q thoroughbred dem.
ocrat.
New Albany correspondent Louisville
News: No steps have yet been taken to or
ganize the proposed New Albany and Char
lesion narrow gauge railroad company. We
understand, however, the necessary legisla-
ton is complete. and If Charestown and the
townships in Clark county through which
the road would pass, want the road, all they
have to do is to show their faith by their
works, and New Albany will do her full
share In Completing the work The project
is one that would prove of great advantage
to Charlestown.
A New Albany exchange says: Jefferson
vile and Clark county having given the
cold shoulder to the proposed Ohio Falls
and Northwestern narrow gauge railroad
project, it is row desired to know what New
Albany and Floyd county will do for it,
provided New Albany is made the southern
terminus. The road would run through
Galena, Greenville, Fredericksburg Har-
dingsburg, Paoli and other towns that now
possess no railroad facilities The enter
prise is one we'll worthy the consideration
of the people of Floyd, Orange, Washington,
Lawrence and other counties along the pro-
posed line.
Logansport News: 1t is understood that
the parties claiming to be the owners of the
Wabash and Erie canal, under a purchase
from some of the bondholders, agreed to pay
Sl03 900 for the canal and its perquisites
from Lafayette east to the Ohio state line.
OF this sum only So 900 was paid. For the
remaining sos. 900 non-commercial paper
was given, against which plea of want of
consideration" will hold good in the event
of their failure to hold the canal
property. The amount appendicitis, 600
has already been more than realized from
the sale of stone taken from the locks, water
rents, ETC., so that these would-be purchasers
are not likely to lose anything in case the
canal Is declared to be abandoned, and they
deprived of its rights and privileges. Among
the privileges which they claim is that of
erecting buildings on the line of the canal
bed, at its intersection with our principal
streets, and already we hear talk of mag
nifcent hardware store in the center of
Broadway. The sites on Market North and
High are to be for sale Who bids?