The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-30
STATE INTELLIGENCE.


shooting ARRAY at Connersville, is still liv-
ing, but his condition is critical.
A small child of William Beauchess, OF
Delaware, fell into q wash boiler Of hot water
Tuesday, and died from its effects Wednes-
day evening.
A ere in Charlottesville Wednesday after
noon destroyed two dwellings. a stable and q
valuable horse and buggy. Loss, s., 500; In
surance $500.
DR.. Arthur Gray, of Orleans, Indiana, at
tempted suicide at Mitchell Wednesday
morning by taking morphine. His con
killed himself short time since.
Isaac Fl. Jackson was arrested at State Line
Wednesday morning on charge of forgery.
He is a notorious character, and has served
TWO years in the penitentisry for other
crimes.
An old man named Douglass, from
Goshen, shielded in the bar room of the City
hotel, in EIkhart, at 6 o'clock Wednesday
evening. He took chiorofOrm in a glass of
liquor and died in IS minutes.
At an early hour Wednesday morning the
Jackson Touring mills at Galveston. Indiana,
containing a large amount of grain and
-four. were totally destroyed by fire. Origin
OF the IRE unknown. Loss, $1,000; no in
sur6nce.
Shelbyville Volunteer: Henry and John
Becker, of Sugar Creek township, have man
ufactured 2, SS5 gallons OF sorghum molssses
this season. They have manufactured 124
gallons On one eyspOTator in one day. Who
can beat it2
James King, residing six miles west OF
Newport blew in the muzzle of a shotgun
Wednesday morning while out hunting. and
met with the usual result. He died instant
~. he was single man, and about %
years OF age.
Upton Times: Buena Vista, Kokomo,
Elwood and Kempton every year receive
hundreds Of loads of slaves, lumber, grain,
and produce that ought TO come to Upton.
This town loses fully 500, 900 every year
from want of coed roads.
Upton Times: asher Walton, OF Bueua
Vista, subscribed s., 200 TO the building fund
of gravel road. He says it has repaid him
fourfold in increased business. There is
moral In this story, whether our friends in
town understand II or not
LewisviIle Democrat: Elizabeth Butler,
mother of Robert K. Butler, died on last
Saturday morning at 8 O'Clock, after an ILL
ness of a weeks duration She was 80 years
old and bad been q resident of this state
some IS years. She was inferred on the fol-
lowing Sabbath in the cemetery At this place.
Miss Julia Stevenson, sister of the young
man on trial In the Wayne circuit court for
shooting Charley MouIe, created another
scene in the court room "Wednesday, and
after her removal to an ante room screamed
and raved like a maniac. The jury in the
case Wednesday night returned verdict of
mot guilty"
The Jury IN the Jones Scovey assassination
case, after being out l6 hours came into
court at Nashville, Wednesday morning,
with a verdict finding Jones guilty, and as
sessing his punishment at three years i'm
prisonment in the state prison. Thus ends a
case that has acquired considerable celebrity
la that part OF the state.
Madison Courier: Levi and 0Neil White
who were under bond fortheir appearance
before Squire Frost on a charge of wheat
stealing and who assaulted Thomas Ander-
sou in Kent Monday evening, failed 10 APP
pear for Trial; they fed the country and for
ieited their bond. Melville White, who sim
ylicated in the same charge, will stand his
trial on Friday.
Captain Daniel Tspley, son in-law OF ex-
Supreme Judge n. C. Downey, died sudden
w at toe latier's residence in Rising Sun
T1esday night He had been in feebl-
health for some time, but retired TO bed at
o'clock in his usual state, and two hours
later when bis room was visited, as was The
custom by one of the members OF Judge
n vrev's family, it was found that he Yves
dead Captain Tapley was SO years old. he
was mason for more than 90 years, and
charter member Of old No. o. OF Rising Sun.
Hugh Ramsay, a somewhat prominent cit
izsn of Republican township, WIS found
dead in bis cornfield Tuesday night about s
O'clock. In the afternoon he took sack and
tod bis wife that be was going to shuck
some corn for the stock. Not returning Tor
supper his wife supposed he he'd gone TO a
neiahbor's and stayed for supper, but stu
failing to COINS she started TO hunt him. and
going 10 the neighbors and finding be bad
not been there an alarm was raised and the
hunt commenced with the above result, MD