The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-13
THE STATE.

A broom factory has been opened in Vim
cennes.
Madison is wrestling with the Murphy
movement.
johnson county will hold fair beginning
on September IL.
There was an excursion from Franklin to
Madison Wednesday.
The grangers of Union county are erect
ing hall at Liberty.
Frankfort is going to have a grand time
on the Fourth of July.
Five hundred persons have so far signed
the Murphy pledge in Lafayette
The Indiana Wool Growers association
meets at Franklin on the 18th inst
Lafayette Journal: Some parties are try
ing to get up state billiard tournament
All of the state exchanges speak of late
rains, and of fine prospects of good crops
The Y. NJ. c. A. of Vincennes only cleared
$50 on their recent excursion TO st. Louis.
Many of the cities of the state propose hay
ing Fourth Of July celebration this year.
Eighteen railroads cross the Louisville.
New Albany and Chicago railroad in this
state.
Wheat in the section of Newburg promises
TO De the best for years. Grass is also look
ing fine.
Three thousand signatures to the Murphy
temperance pledge have been obtained at
Richmond.
Peru Sentinel: Wheat in all parts of the.
county is looking better than for many
years, and is now in bloom.
Lafayette Courier: A number Of colored
people have recently come to Lafayette to
reside. They make good citizens.
A new crop of wool has made its appear
ance in Lynnville, Warrick county. and
prices range from Is to 80 cents per pound.
Gibson county is accredited with 1852.
children between six and twenty-one years
OF age upon the basis of the late enumera-
ton.
The marshal of Petersburg has been given
fifteen days, by some unknown party to
leave the place. He will probably not emf
CRATE.
The Anderson democrat says the red rib
DOMAINS now form a solid phalanx of us.
members. Attention company! Rear ranks,
brace up.
Richmond Independent: The truant girls
returned yesterday morning from Dayton,
promising with multitudinous tears never
to do so again.
The Rushville Telegraph has been en-
larged to a seven column paper, and passed
into the proprietorship of the Telegraph
Printing company.
Brookville Republican: After all it is a
matter of doubt whether the appropriation
was carried in Penn township. There seems
TO have been one more ballot in the boxes
than voters.
Cannelton Enquirer: Our farmers who are
anxious to set out their tobacco plants, are
complaining a great deal on account of the
dry weather which hes been experienced
for the past month.
Richmond Independent: The new dwell
ing of Mr.. Franklin Hiatt a farmer, two and
one-half miles southwest of Dublin, burned
10 the ground last Saturday morning. Part
of the contents were saved. Loss $500.
The city of Fort Wayne now pays to labor
ers on the streets 40 per day and to man
with a team and wagon So per day. These
payments are made In city orders, on which
there is discount averaging 10 per cent.
Lafayette Journal A few days since it
was currently reported that Wabash con-
ductor had found package of money on
the road. The Fort Wayne Sentinel says
that it proved TO be bogus and that ii was
probably thrown out from the cars by some
hard pushed counterfeiter.
Fort Wayne Sentinel: A heartrending &C.
currence took place at Angola this morn
ing. Johnnie Mcconnell, aged about 10.
years, the son of well known citizen, was
drowned in Fox lake, where he was fishing
with number of companions. At last &C
counts the body had not yet been recovered.
New Albany Ledger-Standard: Ben F.
Burchem and Miss Stevens, OF Hardin coun-
". Kentucky, being very matrimonially in
clined, came here for pair of licenses and
were refused. They journeyed on to JEFF.
and got 'em without trouble. They are
high Kentucky life folks, have $4,000 a
niece hut are YoAng and romantic.