The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-19
INDIANA INTELLIGENCE.

The military fever has attacked the Tip
tonites
The mssons of Columbus will celebrate on
the 9th inst
The new jail at Lebanon, Boone county,
cost but $4,000.
w. w. Curry is actively engaged in the
temperance work.
Thieves have been ralding Rockport with
encouraging success.
Another panther is screaming in the
vicinity of Mishawaka
kThe patent medicine vender is scooping in
the Owen county granger
Shooting at glass balls is becoming chronic
in various sections of the state.
Salem is happy, not having had game of
base ball played there this season.
Terre Haute citizens are contributing very
literally for the 18th OF July fund.
The Indiana editors will be handsomely
entertained at Lafayette. The convention
will assemble June "a
The Fort Wayne Gazette speaks of Luther
Benson as "a man with method in his mad
ness" We ''Sink" 50, too.
A sixteen-y ear-old youth named Ed Glas-
nor was shot in the side in an alteration at
Terre Hauts Wednesday night.
Kokomo still has several young men that
she can spare 10 do the state some service"
either in the army or penitentiary.
The annual exhibition of the Northern
Indiana poultry association will take place
in Fort Wayne from December . to II, in
elusive.
Glass ball shooting, FOR which large prizes
in gold are to be offered, will be one of the
features of the 4th of July celebration at
South Bend
The acoustic properties OF the yincennes
court house are said to be defective, and the
services of an architect are to be secured to
rectify the same.
Bloomfield Democrat: Last week Noah f.
Flory sheared ninety-nine pounds OF vol
off of twelve sheep owned by Bennett Stal
cup. of Highland township.
Corydon Democrat: The total indebted
ness Of the county is only about 5000. If
the delinquent taxes were collected up there
would be that much the treasury.
Logansport Pharos: 1t is stated that the
communistic organization said to exist in
t is city met again Tuesday evening in the
locomotive firemen's hall. The membership
has reached 200.
Hsgerstown has a case of amalgamation,
white girl OF good character having mar
RED a negro who is laborer, with no mon
eyed inducements either as an offset against
TIE color OF his hide.
Columbus Democrat: Notwithstanding
the rust and fly said to be destroying it wheat
in this county has never looked better than
it does at present and it is now nearly Ger
tain that big crop will be harvested.
In Laporte and Goshen the city authori
ties have caused the shade trees along the
street, lighted at nj ght to be trimmed up
higher than the lamps, so that the streets
shall have the full benefit OF the lights.
The salaries of the Bloomington city
officers for the present year have been fixed
at 1920 for the mayor, $500 for the marshal,
5000 for the attorney, $50 for the asses sor,
school trustees SIS each, and secretary $50.
Miami County Sentinel: Mr.. John X.
Brown, engineer of the Peru wooden mills, is
the father of nineteen children, all by one
wife, Eleven are yet living, and all are ex-
pected home some time next week to visit
the parental home.
The steam forge works at New Albany are
engaged on contract to furnish the Terre
Haute car works with 1000 car axles. The
works also have contracts for seven steam
boat shafts. These contracts will keep the
works going for two months.
Bloomington Progress: Some time ago
George Stepp offered a large field of wheat
OH his farm to any one that would return
him the seed that he had sowp. Mr.. Stepp
now believes that this particular field will
yield twenty-five bushels to the acre.
The gas company of Connersville has pur-
chased the right for patent corn drill, and
will commence manufacturing in few days.
1t is not announced as to whether or not the
works of the company are TO be changed
into headquarters for the new business.
Mooresyille Herald: When we 60 to the
city we are always glad to do any little
errand for our neighbors, but when a man
gives us a twenty dollar bill, aud asks us to
buy him a small 150-pound anvil, and bring
it back to ssve'expenses, we feel as il life had
lost Its charms.
lafayette Journal: The attention of Gov
ernor Williams and the powers that be"
is directed to the fact that there is beau
tifui red sandstone near Poolesville, which
is soft when taken out, but hardens on ex-
posture to the air, and is well worthy the ex-
animation of the board.
At meeting OF the Shelby county board
of education a resolution was adopted de-
claring that trustees should not pay more
than 81. % per day for teachers for district
schools during the coming school terms and
that the average price of teachers per day in
any township shall not exceed 81.
The blue ribbon organization of Lafayette
is about establishing club house, where all
the luxuries of modern civilization, save
that which intoxicates. will be supplied. 1t
/ is pleasant to know that the atmosphere and
! influence of Christian house will surround
the building, but, shades of the lamented
Trask, there is to be a smoking room.