The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-09
THE STATE.

6lAIEs
The outstanding debt of Richmond is $780,.
600.
Church exercises are talked of in Vim
cennes.
There are sixty-fve children in the or
phans' home at Lafayette.
franklin has six Protestant churches and
one Catholic. Two of the former are coll
ored.
The Catholic church building now in
course of construction in Kokomo will cost
$25, 900.
Laporte Argus: We hear of one farmer of
this county who has $500 bushels of wheat
TO sell.
Richland Spencer county, has cast off is
old name and has assumed the name of AK
ton city.
The Kokomo gas company entered suit, on
Tuesday. against the city for 5000 alleged I'M
paid gas bill.
Columbus Democrat: The wheat crop is in
such forward state of growth that an early
harvest is promised.
The steamer Bob Lee is still making regu-
lar trips up White river, in the vicinity of
Hazleton, for corn.
Fourteen members were initiated in the
new lodge of odd fellows organized at Owens
burg last Thursday night
The farmers in Spencer county are hold
ing their corn with the expectation that
will reach 40 cents per bushcl.
One hundred dollars reward is offered for
Joseph Ravens, who mysteriously disappear
ed from Rushyille few weeks ago.
price of wheat has raised 20 cents on the
bushel and corn cents in this market.
Rushville Republican: The enumeration
of Orange township, just completed, shows
1853 voters and 4O3 persons of school age.
Last Friday colored man ramed John
Woodson was shot and almost instantly
killed by Mr.. Patten, at Princeton, Ind.
Vincennes Sun: We have reading club,
literary society, moot court and now il is
whispered that we will have divinity club.
What next?
DanEille Indianian: The scarcity of money
is having its effect on the matrimonial mar
ket. Manageable daughters are dull, with
decreasing demand.
A sebacious tumor weighing about four
ounces was taken from the head of four
year-old child in Muncie Thursday by DR..
Il. ii. DeNeauX, OF hokOInO
Lawrenceburg donated S27, 900 to establish
a stove factory in that city. AS 1t will give
employment to 800 men the citizens of that
place will soon more than get their money
back.
Leavenworth Democrat: -Four casks of
apple brandy were seized for the violation OF
the revenue law by Jacob Seacat, deputy cob
lector of the first district, from John II. Ray,
near Hartford.
Richmond Independent: The whole
amount of losses by fire in this city for the
wear was 50 COO, minus an insurance OF ST.
975, having an actual loss of but S625. This
speaks well for the firemen.
Harlan Bond, wealthy farmer who re-
sided near Washington, Wayne county,
committed suicide by hanging himself in his
barn on Thursday morning. Domestic
trouble is thought to have been the cause Of
the act.
Quite spirited trot between Jim Wilson's
Pocahontas Boy, and John Fairley's Roger
Hanson, for a $50 purse, came OH al the
Rushville fair grounds last Saturday, which
resulted in favor Of Pocahontas Boy in 2:54,
by neck.
A fire at a late hour Saturday night con-
sumed the Hickory Grove Touring mill, near
Rideeville, owned by A. McKew; also large
quantity OF hour, gram, etc lotal loss near
ly 10000; no insurance.
A man was brought to the poor farm in
Spencer county last Sunday morning with a
broken ankle. Cause--delirium tremens and
jumping from a second story window IN
Eureka while delirious. rrei
At Logansport last Wednesday Hulse, Cox
and Ault, ali of Cass county, we're fined S25
each for the shooting of Rhodes last fall, the
very good character of the defendants, the
want of malice, causing Judge Chase to make
the punishment so light. n
Lafayette Courier: Drake, the ham string
| iend, he who wrecked the fond heart and
other property of Mrs. Drake, was fined $3.50
| in the circuit court. Not being able 10 pay
| Imprisonment will be substituted, and for
about three years the world will be rid of
one of its wickedest men. 81 hnao f
Richmond independent: A collision oc-
CURED between the Pan Handle engines Nos.
| 3s and 40 at Centreville Wednesday night
| Engine 38 was so badly injured that 1t could
not come on to this city. One train was on
the side track, and the engineer on the in
/ coming train thinking that the switch was
turned came on at a lively rate. The switch
not being turned he ran into the other train,
thus causing the collision. sess n.tai
Kokomo Dispatch: The trustees annual
report for the fiscal year Just ended shows
| an enumeration In this township tCenterl,
not including Kokomo, OF 437 school chill
| dren-2l9 males and 21S females. The same
report shows voting population outside the
| cifv of 400