The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-02
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

Green KImball, gate keeper at the Mitch
ell fair grounds. was attacked by highway
men Tuesday night and robbed of all the
money in his possession, about $125.
Mr.. Daniel Lake, aged ~ and Harriet
Hillman, aged 90, were married Wednesday
at the Anderson house, Lawrenceburg, by
the Rev. NJ. L. Wells. Mr.. Lake resides near
Hamilton, Ohio.
John Taylor. of Washington, u baker by
trade, was brutality assaulted and beaten
Wednesday afternoon by James Stephens. a
burly-hsted butcher of that place. Family
! difficulty was the cause.
Madison Star: Dr. S. B. Lewis yesterday
amputated the fingers on the hand of John
Vanosdo's son, OF this county. The little
fellow, eight years old. mashed them SO bad
ly as to render amputation necessary.
Two colored republicans of Washington
township, ]. H. Bradford and Doc Elsey, got
into quarrel Wednesday over politics,
which resulted in Bradford shooting Elsey
in the thigh, making a severe wound.
Madison Star: We learn that a son of Mr..
George Stephenson, of Shelby township,
aged five years. had his skull fractured on
Monday last in what manner our informant
could not state. DIR. Samuel B. Lewis has
charge OF the case.
An incendiary fire, three miles east of
Eaton, Sunday night, destroyed barn on
the farm Of Charles Crooks. Two horses.
three mules, wagon, harness, farming i'm.
plements and the years crops were consum-
ed. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
South Bend Register: The BirGsell manu-
featuring company have commenced suit
against August Lamadee and John Howell,
of this city, in the United States circuit
court, for infringement of patents on the
Birdsell combined clover separator.
Franklin Democrat: The farmers in this
county are about done their fall seeding.
An immense breadth of wheat and other
grains ha sheen sown, and il no unforeseen
calamity should occur, the crops of small
grain next year will be unparalleled.
At Frankfort Tuesday night an alteration
occurred on the street between two boys,
Is and IA years N age, in which William
Steele stabbed Pussy Cornelison nine times
in the abdomen and the back. Steele has
been bound over to await the results of Cor
nelson's injuries which are doubtless fatal.
Madison Courier: The dead body of Charles
H. Winters, aged 80, at one time a prosper
Gus merchant. was picked up at the rivers
edge in Louisville on Monday. Strong drink
brought about this sad result Winters
leaves a wife and four children. His brother
julius is a leading German OF Louisville.
Madison Courier: Miss Kate O'Donnell
aged fourteen years, took first premium
for excellence In penmanship at the fair
The onQCipoon she Nv hi hitaH io n hao, ;fr,1
poem encircled by a wreath and scroll work
gracefully executed by Katie's hand. We
congratulate the young lady upon her COM
mendable diligence and victory.
Madison Courier: The venerable Thomas
Spillmsn, of Trimble county. while coming
down the road above Milton, was thrown
over an embankment and was badly injured.
One of his legs were broken and he sustain
ed other injuries. His horse took fright at
the sight and smell of load of bone dust at
the road side, which caused him to plunge
over the bank.
An Osgood dispatch says; Jim Rose, the
desperate, whose name has frequently ap-
peared in these columns as a criminal, wss
found guilty on charge of assault and
battery during the past term of court, but
while in charge of an officer made bold
dash and escaped to the woods. He Is well
known as desperate character, who has
suffered different terms of imprisonment in
various places.
Madison Courier: While a party of chill
dren were playing at the residence of Mr..
John Eckert, yesterday, they made their
sport exciting by initiating the execution of
Beavers, and strung up Mr.. 'Eckert's little
son, about two and a half years old. The
little fellow was discovered and taken down
in time to save his life. but was badly stran-
gled, and the ugly marks of the rope are yet
plainly visible across his neck, almost from
ear 10 ear.
vincennes Sun: Marshal Sachs captured
a robber Saturday morning that had stolen
several articles OF value from Mrs. John
Mauch, near Princeton, a sister of DR.. Nun
ford of the latter place. The burglary oc-
Cured a week ago; the stolen articles. con-
sisting in part of clothing, books and gold
locket containing q miniature OF the hus-
band of Mrs. Mauch, which latter the thief
tore out and sold the case to bootblack in
this city for twenty-five cents. The value OF
the articles was $50, all of which were recov-
cred excepting gold pen and holder Sher-
if Vail, of Gibson county, arrived in the
city Sunday evening and took the prisoner.
who gave his name as Martin Peters, to the
Gibson county Jail.
Lawrenceburg Dispatch: Our citizens will
recollect what a stampede there was about
year ago amongst several young bloods OF
our city to escape prosecutions for bastardy.
Two of the runaways returned and married
the girls they had ruined. The third girl
brought snit before Squire Evers0le, aud
Yesterday the father of the boy stepped up
to the captains Office and settled for $500.
We can now look for the pToaigaVs Tetuza.