The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-29
INDIANA INTELLIGENCE.

Horse thieves are ravaging Allen county.
Decoration day will be generally observed
in New Albany.
a Catholic school house is in progress of
construction at Columbus.
Jacob sibert, formerly clerk OF Johnson
county, died ut Franklin Monday.
The editor OF the Columbia thinks ours OF
high and low degree after him.
Salem is fearful lest public opinion should
force the passage of hog ordinance.
Fifty indictments were returned at the
recent sitting OF the Floyd county grand
jury.
A court house ring is said to exist even in
the good old county of Henry. Twas ever
thus.
There is a renewal of trade reported from
New Albany, a new insurance firm having
been organized.
Lafayette Dispatch Bee keepers complain
that the weather has injured the honey bust
ness. Can such things ''B?''
The bell punch excitement in Lafayette Is
diving out: saloon men report the whisky
The New Albany silver cornet band will
come to Indianapolis on the 9th of June
with the Roman knights, OF Louisville.
Owing TO hard times the Presby terrain
church at Valparaiso will be repaired and
the construction of new edifce indefinitely
postponed.
The government building at Evansville is
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CANT one, and reflects great credit upon the
Indianapolis contractors who did the work.
Cambridge City Tribune: Charles Routh
has sold his young ClyJssdale stallion, Don
aid Dinnie, to Colonel Robert Holloway, of
Monmouth, Ill. The price realized was
$1,000.
A daughter of Frank Doolittle, of Old 81
Louis, Bartholomew county, was seriously
injured by the accidental discharge of shot
gun that was being taken from a wagon on
Saturday last.
New Albany is almost rent in twain be-
cause two military officers married two fair
daughters of that city, both ceremonies &C.
tually taking place the same day. Epaulettes
do not seem to be entirely played out yet in
southern Indiana.
Grecnsburg decided recently by large ma
jority vote to build market house. The
citizens of Columbus are now agitating the
same subject. How would it do to have
market house in this city OF Shelbyville?
Frankfort Crescent: 1t is worthy of note
that some of our exchanges are beginning to
severely criticise the present jury system.
There is a feeling that it should be abolished
or greatly modified. This paper has more
than once given expression to views in OPP
position both to our petit and grand jury
systems.
John A. Harlan, the old and well known
janitor of Odd Fellows hall, Lafayette, died
in that city Wednesday He has been
janitor of Odd Fellows hall for over Is
years, and has never been absent from lodge
or encampment during that time to exceed
three or four nights per annum, except
when caused by sickness.
Shelbyville Volunteer: The reports con-
corning the growing wheat from different
portions of the county are not as favorable
as we would wish. The rust is committing
serious ravages 10 many fields. The wheat
has many enemies that it can never be
regarded safe until within the granary;
and even then thieves break in and steal"
Peru has the giant boy of the west, stand
ing nearly seven feet in his boots. William
Diwenbaugh is we'll proportional very
muscular and is but IL years old. He meas
ures AZ inches around the chest; his arms
are so inches in length aud Is inches around:
he weighs over 200 pounds and is vet grow
ing. Ordinary sized men look as dwarfs
beside him and are as children i'm his hands
Fort Wayne Sentinel: Yesterday a singu-
lar incident took place on passenger train No.
on the Pittsburg road, about one mile east
of Plymouth. A little girl aged only nine
years, walked out of the smoking Car to the
platform, and then jumped off the car while
the train was going at a very lively rate of
speed. The train was stopped and she was
picked up. Her injuries were apparently
very trifiing. She stated that she had walked
Out Of the car while asleep. and that when
she woke up she found herself lying by the
side Of the track.
Evansville Journal, sd: Mr. Charles Lee.
secretary Of the Morton monumental asso.
citation, is here TO awaken our citizens
interest in the good work. Colonel Foster
heads the list here with a hundred dollar
subscription. The beginning made in other
cities, and the promises which come from
other states, and especially Kentucky, ere
inspiring to TIE association. The hardest
part OF Mr.. Lees work is to remove the i'm
preston which has got abroad that nothing
but subscriptions ranging mp in the hun.
drsds will be accepted. The citizens of
Evansville will show themselves in this work
generous hearted and open handed.
Profit Loss.
The marketing of grain, vegetables, beef