The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-11
STATE INTELLIGENCE.
Laporte has female wood sawyer.


louisville has a new steam Ere engine.
Rush county has regular monthly stock
sales. Ell
Dogs are killing sheep in the neighbor-
hood Of louisville.
The treasurer of jefferson county has re.
deemed sl2, 600 in outstanding bonds since
September last.
The mayor of Seymour collected and
turned over 70 the city treasurer, during the
last month, $52ln fines.
James H. McCutchen, an old citizen of
Floyd county, committed suicide on Wed
nesday last by taking arsenic.
The Odd Fellows of Seymour will erect
three story building next spring, to be used
Tor lodge and business purposes.
The amount Of money collected from taxes
in Greene county for the last 13 years foots
up the enormous sum of 81, 0O9, 242. 46.
Knox county claims to have the oldest
woman in the state. Her name is Magda-
iene Bergheimer, and she is lO2 years old.
The Twenty-second regiment will hold q
reunion at Madison on December 81, being
the 10th anniversary of the battle of Stone
River.
1t is rumored that Professor Coulter viii
leave Hanover College and take the vacant
chair of Professor Owen, of the State Uni
versity, Bloomington.
Major ]. A. Wildman, formerly auditor
of state, has been appointed superintendent
OF the money order department of the pos
tai service at Greeusburp.
Franklin Herald: Morey Dunlap Is at
Carlisle, Kansas, buying sheep. He has al.
ready secured about 400 head, and intends to
have 1,5O0 before vending his way home
ward.
Laporte Argus: The Gslens township dogs
are holding mutton festivals. Charles Hess
and Thomas Smith have both had their
fiocks rsided by the ours within the past
week.
Charlottesville Review: Things have been
very quiet in this city this week There has
only been four horses stolen two fires, two
fights aud one prisoner sentenced to the
penitentiary.
Greencastle Star: From reports of onr
friends over the county it seems that the
wheat crop of next year bids fair to be a
good one, judging from the present out
look, as most of the wheat now looks we'll
Madison Star: If business keeps up to it's
average this month. by the close of the year
the steamer United States, of the Louisville
and Cincinnati mail line, will have carried
during the year 1873, over thirty thousand
passengers.
Crawford County Democrat: Bill Adkins,
the man who stole the money box from our
county treasury some time since and was
indicted for the same by our grand jury, has
been sentenced to two years In the peniten
tiary, five years disfranchisement, on a plea
of guilty.
George III. Ellery, receiver of the Lake
Erie, Evansville AID Southwestern Railway,
leading from Evansville to Boonyille, a dis
lance of Is miles, has just filed his October
report, showing the receipts to be 81, 406 As,
and the expenses 1885 &c, leaving profit
of $50 79.
Waynetown Democrat: Siles Moore's saw
mill, in the eastern suburbs of town, is over
stocked with logs at present. More than 300
are now on the ground, and more are being
ADDED every day. The mill will be run on
full time during the winter, and will give
The county superintendent of Knox
county recently revoked teachers license
as punishment TO the pedagogue for offer
ing brIbe of So If the superintendent would
raise his Che Jeacber's) grade 10 SO. The
revocation of the license was reported to
Superintendent Smart, and met with his
hearty approval.
Pike County Democrat: Paris, the muir
derer of Parker, is still at large, although
every endeavor is being made for his cap
ture. Several parties, We understand, have
been arrested for com plicity in the crime.
The parties arrested are charged with having
hired Paris and furnished him with weapons
to do the fiendlsh deed.
Columbus Democrat: Among the several
very able and estimable gentlemen men
toned In connection with the speskership
OF the next legislature, we notice that of
Henry Cauthorn, Of Knox county, and II we
shall conclude to express any preference be
tween them we shall favor the election OF
Mr.. Cauthorn. He is eminently qualified
for the position.
Charlottesville Review: Last Thursday
evening, while Arch Bailey, deputy sheriff,
was about to enter the cell with the object
VI b'NlNB 'Dc SupD6IS, Ne was
attacked by the whole gang twelve in all,
and terribly beaten and cut about the head
and face. Lizzie Krug, who accompanied
him to ths outer o9Or, was struck several
times, but'not seriously hurt
Greencastle Star: Robert Glover has fed
the boss bog this year. The pig was shipped
from kentucky in August, 1877, to this
county, and had run as a stock hog up TO
September 8. last, at which time he was put
up to feed, weighing only 225 pounds. He
was fed SO days en- nothing but corn, and
weighed when slaughtered 565 pounds gross,
netting even 500 pounds. The day he was
killed ne was Is months and 8 days old. He
was cross between the Chester White aud
Berkshire.
Rusbville Jacxsonian:. Murders have be-
como so common, life 30. insecure, that the
law abiding people generally breathe freer
on the conviction of every murderer. That
mavkish sentiment which was so prevaleEt
a few years ago, oonden.aing capital punish,
ment has boon very quiet in the face of she
frequent and atrociouS murders which of