The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-04-25

Not colored man lives in the township.
The Rockport Democrat says there are two
thousand republicans in Spencer county and
they have no paper to defend their fraudu-
lency.
Pike county has an Indebtedness of $4,000
and it is not very large county either, but
her population has powerful amount of en-,
terprise.
Covington Friend: OF the 300 children in
Williamsport between the ages of and Il
years there are but two between the ages of
10 and 81 that are unable to read or write
The odd fellows at Kewanna, Fulton
county, will celebrate on the 26th instant.
An Grafton, followed by music, marching
and public dinner will constitute the pro-
gramme.
The constable of Montgomery Davies
county, attempted to arrest a rough few
days since, when he was attacked by the
latter. Shots were exchanged, and the rough
received a fatal wound.
Ligonier Banner; There Is a man living
in this town who sports a heavy beard. fully
II inches in length. He eniovs excellent
health, and, considered from a bearded
standpoint, beats any Arab in America.
New Albany Ledger-Standard: There is
rumor to the effect that the Ohio Falls car
company will resume operations in the pas
senger car department within a few days,
having sold the four stock coaches on hand.
Kokomo Dispatch: Ten thousand dollars
worth of city bonds, the last ISSUE 20 years,
! six per cent, were yesterday delivered to.
eastern capitalists at par. This shows a
CHEEKY city credit equal to that of any mu-
| nicipality in the state.
Lagrange Journal: Ligonier claims pop
| ulation of 2 160, and that there were only 10
deaths in the town during the past year.
This is a remarkably healthy showing. At
this rate it would take 135 years to inter
them all. Some slip in these statistics.
o. p. Davis, of vermillion county. has
| $1,000 bushels of corn. He was offered A
| cents bushel for 1t once, but wanted As.
| Corn is now only 80 cents a bushel in that
market which would be a shrinkage in.
price of $4,000 on that amount of grain.
A barn belonging to Robert +. Cline near
Ashby's mills Montgomery county, with
contents. consisting of hay, oats, corn, farm
ing implements and harness, was totally
consumed by fire last Monday night. loss
about 5000. The work of an incendiary.
Sullivan Democrat: Mr.. Joseph w. Braun
has been compelled to make an assignment
| of his property for the benefit of his cred
itors. We learn that he has sufficient
means to pay his debts, provided he could
collect what is due him, but that is out of
the question.
| Hancock Democrat: Between $500 and
| 1900 bushels of fax seed have been loaned
by our merchants. A fair crop will Weld
nearly $4,000 bushels. worth about as MANY
| dollars. Push on the column, We husband
men. We are behind you, and only rise as
you raise the crops
Frankfort Crescent: We hear ii stated
that if farmers would plant more yellow
corn ia ,tead of white it would make the
| market here better. For some reason yellow
brings more in the market than white And
If more farmers would plant yellow the
| corn shipped from this market would pass
for high mixed"
New Albany correspondent Louisville
| News Within the past week we have ad-
vices from Floyd, Clark, Harrison, Washing
ton, Orange, Scott Jackson and Laurence
| counties, this state, TO the effect that the
growing wheat crop never looked more
promising than at present. at this season of
the year.
Wabash Courier: There is a young lady
in this city, and very pretty and accom-
| plished one, too, who never ventures upon the
| streets after nightfall without being armed
with revolver, in the use of which weapon
she is said to be very expert. When return
| ing from church after night she laughs to
scorn all offers from Wabash young ganants
to ''see her safe home"
Sullivan Democrat: Last Thursday little
| II year old son of Mr.. Linus Clayton, who
lives about two miles north of Linton, was
accidentally killed. He had been narrowing
in oats, and had unhitched his team to start
| for home after the days work, when it is
supposed that he slipped from the horse that
| he was upon, and became eDtangled in the
| harness. frightened the animal, which ran
off, dragging the boy to the ground. When
his father came up to him life was extinct.
William Mabley attempted suicide at
Logansport Wednesday night. The drug
gist of whom he attempted to procure NOR
| phine suspicioned something wrong, and
substituted quinine, which powder was
swallowed by Mabley upon leaving the store.
| When taken in charge by officers for per-
sonal safety, he stated that continued fail
ure to procure employment had disheart-
ened him. He expressed his determination
| to kill himself
Thursday morning Daniel Vollmer, a
| prominent druggist of Fort Wayne, was
| found in his cellar under the store in an I'M
conscious condition from the effects of NOR
| phine. Despite all efforts to resuscitate
| him, he died Thursday afternoon Specula-
| ton is rife as to whether it was suicidal or
accidental. The majority believe the for
mer. Deceased was an old citizen of this
city, with hosts of friends.
Danville Indianian: In Penn township
Parke county, at an election held to vote
pecuniary aid to the Indianapolis, Decatur
and Springfield railroad, which line is sur
veyed by way of North Salem, the PROPOSE
ton was defeated by a majority of three
votes last week. Another election was in
stantly ordered to try IL once more. The cleo
| ton was held in the interest OF Hammond's
road. Taken in connection with the tenn
| porarY Injunction obtained by Hammond TO