The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-01-09
STATE NEWS.

The Benton county papers report that
Fowler.
The loss by fire in Jacksonville during
1877 was Si3 423. and the insurance on the
same was Sl7 GOO.
Hoosier State: Uncle Jimmy Williams
gave cornbread dance at his old homestead
in Knox county one night last week.
Richmond Independent: Wayne county
is out of debt and has money IN the treasury.
Treasurer Thompson paid off the last out
standing debt yesterday.
Press Hawkins was killed by George Rut-
ter in a fight at Ayres Mills, Brown county,
last Saturday night. Rutter fled the coun-
try, and at last accounts had not been cap
tured.
Winchester Herald: A child of Mr. s. n.
Bannister, of indianapolis. who was visiting
here with his mother, while playing at the
lumber yard Monday fell and fractured his
collar bone.
Russiaville Examiner: The registration
law for physicians in Illinois, which requires
practicing medicine, is having the effect of
driving hOrdes Of quack doctors into Indi-
ana.
The amount of mortgages fled in the re-
corder's office of Fountain county from
January 1, 1877, to December g. 1877, is
$3.50 922. The amount OF railroad mort
cages during the same time is 81, $50, 600.
Are times getting better2
Lafayette Journal: Upto yesterday after
noon the officers of the German savings bank
had affected settlement with depositors to
the amount OF $57 ,00O This was done in
one days time and if deposltors can be seen
.. D. to1
days.
At the reception Of the White Ribbon club
of Evansville on New Years day 2, 139 persons
were served with a splendid lunch. The
estimate of 5 600 callers is thought to be rea-
sonable. During the first three days of the
week T07 members were added to the club IN
that city.
Terre Haute Gazette: A Mr.. Petit, re-
siding near Cairo, H., is visiting his sister,
Mrs. james Armstrong of the north end,
whom he has not seen for many years. Near
his home, he says, bears, deer and all other
game imaginable abound, and his reports
are setting the young hunters of the north
end in state of intense excitement.
Connersyille Times: Christmas morning
a butcher in the employ of Charley Hackle
man made a cannon from piece of gas
pipe. He loaded it with powder and the
UISb ouOI IL CA plOQCQ. II llgAAC DOg was pass
ing at the time and received a severe blow
on the ankle. Another piece was blown
through window In Woiframs drug store.
North Vernon Sun: Beaver now denies
all knowledge and intention of ever enter
tanning the idea of making any general con-
fessiOn before he is hanged. He says he has
been mlsre presented by the newspapers. He
further says that he never killed John H.
Sewell, and that witnesses have willingly
perjured themselves in order to bring about
his death. God alone must Judge of his
guilt or innocence. 1t is not for man to de-
termine.
Columbus Republican; Last night party
of men from Scottsburg brought q man by
the name of Allhands to this city and put
him in Jail on a charge of stealing a horse
last fall from a widow Potorff, living near
Burnsvllle. He was taken before Judge
Hester this morning and waived an exami-
nation, and was put under bond of $500, in
default of which he was sent TO Jail. II he
had kept all-hands off that horse he might
have spent more agreeable New Year. Or
If he had been all feet be might have got
away, but as 1t is Allhands is in Jail, and is
likely to remain there until the state de-
mands his service.
Shelbyville Volunteer: A distressing case
of drowning occurred in Jackson township,
about 8 o'clock Sunday morning. at the
time mentioned, John Phillips attempted to
ford Blue river, near Samuel Cutsinger's
residence, on his way from Edinburg to his
home near Mount Auburn. The river being
swollen, the unfortunate man was swept
from his horse and not seen again until his
dead body was fished out by friends in the
afternoon of the day he persisted. The
riderless horse had proceeded to the resi-
dence of its late owner, and thus aroused
the neIghbOrs who went in search of the
missing man. Deceased was a nephew of r.
i. Phillips and formerly constable of his
township.
Vincennes Sun: This is the way we fol-
lowed Rignold of Henry ". fame up for
nearly year, and at last got out of money
for advertising his show. His fine haired
agent came along early last spring aud adver-
tised extravagantly, and then he advertised
again for a second date, and again for a
third, and at last did not come at ALI neither
did he send the money to pay his bills. We
telegraphed to Dayton. Ohio, but our mes
sage reached there too late--then we sent
our bills to Columbus, but were again too
late. We then put them in the hands of a
New York city attorney for collection, de-
termined to have what was justly due us il
1T cost the whole amount to collect it. Part