The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-16

Jury after it is formally returned into court.
1t provides that judge may arrest the pro-
ceedings at any stage of the trial of an infant
under 16 years of age, and send the party to
the house of refuge; but ii is commended that
this discretion can not be exercised af
ter the final rendering of verdict 1t is
purely legal question but one of interest,
which it would be well to have settled as
soon as possible.
Columbus Democrat: The contempt with
which the average MadiSonian brushes the
unhappy outsider from his path is positively
cutting Just think of the fun they are hav-
ing. First. an editorial convention, then
church revival, then horse race, a Presby
terrain pound party, circus, and now they
are going to have hanging. 1t is said the
spirits of departed Madisonians come down
-or up-snd, taking a position on the hills
around the town, gnash their teeth with
envy over the good times they are missing
Fort Wayne Sentinel: On Saturday a
member of the jury who found Walter Dur
ham guilty of murder and sentenced him to
the penitentiary for life. was standing at the
corner of Nam and Calhoun streets when a
gang of loafers passed him. One of the gang
said: There's one of the Cd id loafers
that sent Walt (meaning Durham) up" An
other one said: We've got him and all of
the iurymen spotted, Cd d-n 'em, and
states that he is ready to try conclusions at
any time with any OF this gang of cutthroats
and murderers.
Madison Courier: During the summer Mr..
John Krauts setter dog Rover" was seized
with something like hydrophobia, and was
taken to the river and killed. Rover
had faithful companion in black terrier
at the hotel The terrier wished to accom-
pany his friend when they took him to the
river, but was driven back home. Since the
death of "Rover" the terrier has been stead
lily declining, and is now almost skeleton.
He makes friends with no other dog, and
spends portion of each day gazing in the
direction OF the river as If he still longed for
the return of his old companion.
The Fowler Era is authority for the report
that coal of an excellent quality has recently
deem discovered about three and a half miles
| northwest from Earl park. near the Flesh
school house. at depth of ~ feet. First, a
shale or slate rock was struck of one to three
| feet thick under which a bed of coal is
| found, variOusly estimated to be from three
to five feet thick. About mile northwest
| from this "fnd" other parties have made
| like discoveries, but a few feet deeper. The
| information as to this coal discovery comes
| well authenticated. Shafts are to be sunk at
once by parties interested. There is consid-
cradle excitement in that neighborhOod over
| the discovery of this bonanza" of black dia-
| monds.
Lafayette Journal: The facts of high
| handed proceeding on South Fourth street
| fill has just come 10 notice. Some time
since one of the citizens living IN the neigh
| borhood of the orphan Fasylum found it
necessary to go the city for a doctor. The
| night was dark and just such time selected
| by burglars and highwaymen to carry on
their criminal operations. The gentleman
above alluded to had arrived at the fill, on
| South Fourth street. when he was attacked
by four men, all of whom were strangers to
| him. They mildly informed him that their
| intention was 10 thrust him into the culvert
which carries off the water from the street
into the ''ravine' below, and they attempted
to carry their threat into execution. He
was taken by the arms and legs and lifted
into the air, then thrown down to the open
ing, and was showed and pushed against the
sides of the calvert, until his back was
sore. Finding they could not force him
through the opening, they left him and
went on their way. The poor fellow was so
badly hurt he could scarcely walk. 1t is not
known who the desperadoes were.