The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-06-20
THE STATE.

There are 6s4 convicts in the northern
state prison.
The Battle Ground camp meeting begins
Thursday, August 8.
The Murphy movement is rapidly spread
ing all over the state.
The Northern Indiana District Medical as
sociation met at South Bend on the 18th
The Upton county fair will open Tuesday,
September Is, 1877, and continue four days
Washington Democrat: Pike county has
organized vigilance committees to hang the
tramps and also those who harbor tramps.
Leavenworth Democrat: Boef cattle are
getting scarce in this county. Our butchers
can not find enough to supply this little
market.
Rockport Democrat: The female niggers
of town organized a left handed wing of the
independent sons of honor, Friday night.
The thing is niger exclusively.
Richmond Independent: All teachers in
the public schools of this city who, previous
to this, have received salaries in excess of
$50 per month, have been subject to a re-
duction. No strike yet.
Kendallville Standard: This vicinity was
visited by hail storm Monday afternoon at
half past two The hail fell in sufficient
quantity to nearly cover the ground, but
did not do much damage.
The old settlers of Wayne county ha1 a
grand picnic at the old homestead of Mrs.
Polly Hunt near Abingdon, Saturday. Mrs.
| Hunt was the first white woman married in
! Wayne county, which event took place in
1905.
Upton Times: Since the ligh ming struck
the barn at Sharpsville week before last and
killed horse and COW, there has been as
many nineteen lightning rod peddlers seen
perambulating in and about that quiet burg
in single day.
A suspicious wife at Roanoke followed her
husband with club, and overtaking him in
company with pretty widow belabored her
numerically, the man taking to his heels.
The neighbors came to the rescue, but not
until two of the widows ribs were broken,
and she had received other injuries from
which she may die.
! Terre Haute Express: The wheat fields OF
| Harrison prairie never presented a better
appearance than at this time. The acreage
| is quite large, and the grain will soon begin
to take color. 1t is in general very heavy
and remarkably promising. Corn also looks
well. Out on the clay lands the condition
of the crops is less favorable.
One Rev. Hovey created quite an sensa.
ton in Noble county few days ago by mar
rying a widow on sight, Saturday, the 2d
inst, preaching in the Prouty church on the
following day, and at Avilla in the evening,
getting drunk and skipping for Fort Wayne.
where he had been employed in selling
tomb stones. He is evidently brick.
Richmond independent: Saloon keepers
are not always the unprincipled ours that
some seem to regard them. Yesterday morn
| ing an old sot, who had recently donned the
blue, entered South Marion street saloon
and called for drink. The saloon man re-
fused to give it to him, though he offered
extra price, and told him to stick to his
pledge. ...,....
Upton Times: The recent heavy rains
have done vast amount of damage to crops
in this county. The corn is small and very
weedy on account of the protracted fall of
rain A great deal of the wheat is in bloom
and is therefore injured by the heavy
showers, and unless we have a very favor
able season from this time crops of all kinds
in the county will be very short.
The workingmen of Muncie. following
suit of other cities, intend calling a meeting
and demanding employment of the city
council. They are suffering for want OF
labor. The city is able and the citizens
have voted, to erect gas works. Why they
do not take action is among the uncertain
ties of cussedness. Men can not live on
prospects, and accessible work will probably
be given them when ii is demanded.
Lafayette Journal: On Saturday evening
Miss Ida Rockwell, an interesting Young
lady, daughter of Jonathan Rockwell, was
so badly burned that il is feared she will be
a cripple for life, and perhaps lose her life as
WE'LL She was engaged in cleaning pair of
kid gloves with berzine, and had them on
hor har fnr fhaf rha erlA
caught fire from the candle. Her father
dragged her at once to water bucket but
unfortunately it was found to be empty.
Miss Ida finally succeeded in finding a
wooden blanket shawl, and with it smoth-
cred out the fire. but not until both hands
had been so terribly burned that 1t is doubt
full whether they can be saved.