The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-04-24
STATE NEWS.
The Greene county Jail is empty.

The young wheat all over the state looks
fine.
Wheat is worth dollar a bushel at Bed
ford.
The fruit about New Albany and Jeffer-
sonville is unlnjured.
DR.. Dixon, of New Albany, has been quite
Ill, but is now convalescent.
The wild flower mania has spread among
tie school children of Lafayette.
Greensburg is organizing military COM
pany under the new state law.
Workmen have resumed operation on the
new Odd Fellows hall at Sullivan
Evansville has new potatoes home grown.
They are OF good size and are delicious.
Wild ducks are numerous in the swamps
and ponds west Of the river at Bloomfield.
The Towards, of Jacksonville. are at
work on another magnificent new steam
boat
Robert McKaig, pastor of the Wayne Street
church, Fort Wayne. buried his only son on
Monday.
Logansport Pharos: A look through the
out townships shows that the wheat is grow
ing rapidly.
The Byers-Bussey match game of billiards
Will be played in Lafayette on Thursday,
the 23d of May.
Columbus Democrat: About 40 cases are
dOcketed for the next term of court, which
convenes next Monday.
The First Presbyterian church of New Al
bany is without pastor. There IS a flock
for some jealous shepherd.
Sullivan Union: Saturday was the biggest
day our merchants have had since the panic
OF 1873. Business Is reyiving.
Mrs. L. d. Robinson, the Greencastle evan
gellst, is carrying on a revival at Wall Street
NJ. Z. church, Jacksonville.
The Lafayette papers pronounce Beecher's
lecture at that place last week succession
OF disappointments and annoyances.
Lafayette Dispatch; Fruit prospects were
never better. Exchanges and home nursery
men say no damage has as yet been done.
lafayette Dispatch: The horse Monarch.
Jr., which was entered at our last fair. is
suffering with lung fever at Elkhart, this
state.
A Montgomery county man named Pierce
has cow that has been giving milk for nine
years IN succession; but one calf during that
time.
The August camp meeting at Greenville.
Floyd county, will undoubtedly be one of
the greatest religious meetings ever held in
southern Indiana.
Sullivan Is to have town hall, to be fitted
up IN regular opera house style-circle gal
iery and raised seats, with seating capacity
OF from 500 to 1000
Windfall has several telephones in active
use. They are nice devices for lovers if the
''old folks" don't get a hint and attach an
caves dropper's" line.
Newport Hoosier State: There were never
better prospects for a bountlful harvest in
this county than at the present. We antici- I
pate an abundant crop both of fruit and
grain.
Bloomfield Democrat: Greene county. if |
we don't have too much frost rain, droutb. /
sun, blight, rust, weevil, and legislation. is /
preparing for the biggest wheat crop ever /
known.
Columbus Republican,; Farmers from all /
sections OF the county who call upon us
represent the fruit and wheat prospects
never better. One man has field OF rye
heading out-this is nearly month ahead of
former seasons,
North Vernon Sun: Washington Pollen. of
the ancient Quaker village of Azalia was
again reelected justice of the peace at the
election on Monday, April /. He has served
IN uninterrupted succession since 1886. max
ing period of 80 years.
The Frankfort Crescent reports that an
acute spinal disease, something like the
spinal meningitis, is affecting the horses of
Clinton county. An animal belonging To
Mr.. Given, and another at Baum's stable are !
affected with this disease.
Columbus Democrat: The bridge across
Haw creek at this place over which the
Madison branch railroad passes, is the oldest
railroad bridge in the state of Indiana This
bridge has never been replaced since it was
hrst built, in lS44, and is, therefore, 81 years
Old. 1t IS now soon to be rebuilt.
Sullivan Democrat: The work on the mar
rowgauge road is being pushed forward
with energy and vigor that indicates a
determination to put the enterprise through.
The work is now progressing on the line
from here to the Wabash river. Considera-
bic grading has been completed in the south
part OF town.
While the Grimes boys, of Oceola, were
ditching on their farm the other day they
came upon bed OF coal from two to three
inches IN thickness. This discovery was
made at the base of hill. A little farther
up IL became thicker. and still farther on it
continues to grow. The boys are overpower-
ed with joy, but the times are so hard they
fear TO open mine for while yet.
Vincennes sun: There Is a young man
studying medicine in DIR. Patton s Office who
Is % years old and never drank drop of anv
1itoA4OdNiub ulthhc, uCNcI clltOhcu Cigar or
pipe, or chewed any tobacco nor has he
tasted coffee In addition to this he never =,
used word Of profane language He Is of
medium height and regular weight, is pro-
nounced democrat, and votes with emphasis
North Vernon Sun: While the storm king
held sway on Tuesday night of last week ,
bolt OF Lightning struck the residence OF
Benjamin DIggs, at Reddington, Jackson .
county, and ran down the inside of the wall,
beside which was a lounge on which Mr.
Digs little boy and girl were sitting. The
little boy, aged 10 years, was killed outright. !
gasping but once or twice, while the little
girl had her clothes set on fire and her toe
nails torn OF. No other members Of the