The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-05-15
STATE NEWS.

| Gamblers are having a lively time In
/ Evansville.
/ A Terre Haute paper refers incidentally
to illegal voting. The nationals carried the
city.
/ The republicans lost three councilmen in
Fort Wayne. They also lost nine here.
/ Shakel
! A party of Lafayette gentlemen will make
| the tour of Italy on foot this summer, after
visiting the Paris exposition.
| The Terre Haute Gazette propounds this
| conundrum: "Shall the democratic council
carry out the national policy and reduce the
salary of the city officers
Columbus Democrat: The election returns
| from all over the state are encouraging TO
| the democracy, even if Columbus did
elect two republicans to the council.
A Spiceland ordinance prohibits cattle
running at large after 8 o'clock. So far as
the cattle can ascertain they do not know
whether the time referred to is a. m. or p m.
Bishop Talbot arrived in Madison last
evening and is the guest of Rev. f.. Bradley
at Christ church rectory. We are glad to
nounce that his health is restored, and that
he is expected to preach tonight. r
Madison Courier: Dr. John W. Harmon,
surgeon general of the [ nited States army,
who died at his home in Frankfort Penn,
on April IS, was the half-brother OF our
fellow-townsman L. ID. Swormstedt, Esq.
Mr.. M. A. Patterson, who was defeated for
councilman in the First ward yesterday by
one vote, is a very popular young gentle
man, and, though a republican, has many
warm democratic supporters. Matt is almost
too good a fellow TO be in the republican
ranks, and we hope to see him converted be-
fore the next election.
Fort Wayne Sentinel: Cyrus F. York a
freight conductor on the Wabash railroad,
aged 80, was knocked of the train one mile
east of this city this afternoon, and - loaded
cars passed over him. Both legs and one
arm were taken off and his body crushed
beyond recognitlon The deceased leaves a
wife and three children.
Rockport Gazette: Hon. Geo. E. Bullock,
consul to Cologne leaves to day with his
family for the scene of his future labors. He
will take passage at New York on the steam
ship City of Richmond, about the 18th inst
The legion of friends of Mr.. and Mrs. B., at
Rockport, as well as elsewhere, will wish
them pleasant voyage and safe arrival at
Cologne. Luck go with you, friend George
Madison Herald: The State Sentinel has
changed back to its original size, a4S-column
quarto, the form under which it is so we'll
known to its many thousand readers in the
state. Ii is now, and always has been, one
of the best and most influential newspapers
IN Indiana. Under the present able editorial
management, the Sentinel has accomplished
much good for the democratic party of the
state and nation.
Hoosier State: On Saturday last Andy
Dlcken shot and wounded a pelican In the
wing in the Wabash, two miles north of
town, which was afterwards captured by ex-
pert hands with a skltf. The bird is per-
fectly white, is eight feet from tip to tip of
wings, and has bill about sixteen inches
long. 1t is supposed to be the first one ever
seen or captured in this part of the country.
DIR. NJ. L. Hall, of this place. paid NJ. Dicken
$50 for the bird.
Madison Courier: Mr. Vincent Kirk. while
visiting the orphans home.in Jacksonville
Saturday, by some mysterious attraction
won the affections of a little boy-a little
fellow just emerging from the swaddling
clothes of babyhood-and the child chung to
him as frantically as if he had been Its
parent protector and companion from birth.
After all efforts of the governess had failed
TO persuade the child TO let him depart, Mr..
Kirk, in a generous heart impulse, had
proper papers made out, and adopted the
baby then and there, and brought it home
with him.
Vincennes Sun: George w. Adams,
charged with seduction and bastardy, who
was captured last Saturday in Brown county
and returned here yesterday by Sheriff
Cr.ycraft, of Washington county. had a
preliminary examination yesterday. His
alleged victim, the daughter of Elder Lewis,
being in a critical condition and unable to
appear as a prosecuting witness, continu-
ance of the case was granted by the court
Adams being unable to furnish $500 bail,
was remanded to Jail. The girls father is a
d.. II -. ct.+r,
and was the republican candidate for con-
gress two years ago in this district.
Mr.. JOS Sheridan, a young man who Ie-
sides with widowed mother in this city,
and makes SHAREHOLDERS at Pattie's factory
has been made aware of the fact that he and
a number of other relatives have fallen heirs
to a vast estate left by great-aunt in the
city of Baltimore. The estate is said to be
worth nearly a million dollars and even
after distribution among host of relatives
there will be quite fortune for each. $780,
600 or So Mr.. Richard Sheridan of Louis
vile, an uncle of the young man in this city
has gone on TO Baltimore TO look after the
matter There may be some mistake about
it, but oil the face OF the returns thus tar,
the signs Of "oil' are very good.
Lafayette Journal Isaac Lewis, well to
do farmer of Jasper county, committed sui
eide last Monday. He went TO his barn and
took rope halter, which he fastened around
his neck, and after fastening the halter to
rafter above the hay NOW, he jumped dis
lance Of fifteen feet, breaking his neck and
killing him instantly. He was good citi-
zen, family relations were pleasant and his
strange act has caused quite an excitement
in Jasper county.
Mr.. Robinson, aged 100 years, walked about
six squares yesterday to vote for s. III. Kel-
logg for councilman. he has heretofore
been steadfsst democrat, but could not 60