The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-10-09
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

Mrs. Albert Coleman, of Wabash, has
given birth to a baby weighing just pound
and a half, but perfect in every respect.
On her deathbed Mrs Shaffer, OF Elkbart,
confessed that she murdered her child, who
was found, two years ago, shot through the
head, with a revolver by its side, with which
it is supposed to have taken its own life.
The woman killed the child because il was
always in her way.
An unusual number of fires have occurred
in the vicinity OF Winchester during the
week past The masonic hall aud store
room at New Pittsburg the residence of
Uriah Hinshaw, also that of Fletcher Ross
were consumed. None of the property was
covered by any insurance.
The wife of VIM. Turner, residing a few
miles north of Marion, fell dead while sit
ting in her chair Saturday afternoon. Sup
posed heart disease. Captain Carlos N.
Crawford, aged SO, living at Marion, died
suddenly in Smiley's saloon with an epilep-
tic fit.
Lagrange Standard: B. f. Walters, a son
of Paul Walters, Lying four miles north of
Wolcottville, Is reported to us as having with
one team plowed, narrowed twice and drill
ed two and three-fourths acres of ground in
thirteen hours. He is a workingman in
whom there must be no laziness.
Columbus Democrat: The case OF Newton
NJ. Grant VS.. Ann Eliza Grant, for divorce,
was on trial yesterday before Colonel Stan
sifer. Hord was for the plaintiff and Sven
gel d. Hacker for the defense. a divorce
was granted to the plaintiff, and the court
allowed the defendant the sum of $3.50 ali
mony.
Knightstown Banner: Adam Deem has
on his farm near this city four head Of An
CORA or cashmere goats, like those from
whose fleece the noted shawls are made.
Their coats are as fine as silk, and are ex-
ceedingly lustrous. Whether this class of
stock can be made profitable or not remains
to be seen.
South Bend Register: Ed Neddo, veterin-
airy surgeon, yesterday successfully removed
from one of the hind legs of mule cancer
Gus tumor that was about the size Of q mans
hand. 1t is perhaps unnecessary to add that
the poor creature was fastened down during
the operation by means of guy ropes attached
TO the standpipe and wound around the pa
TENTS legs.
Lafayette Journal: Last evening man
called at the Washington house and inquired
IOE q p6uQltT WHO was stopping III the mouse.
The peddler stepped outside, and was imme-
diately assaulted, knocked down and kicked
three or four times. The party who made
the attack is unknown to the peddler, and
he has not the slightest idea what was the
cause of the unseemly conduct
Hancock Democrat: A solitary canvas COW
cred wagon passed through Our streets on
Monday evening last with the picture of sad
daopoir nd diofr ric o1,f ba Of
its occupants. They were from the far west,
and as fortune had frowned upon them they
concluded TO turn their backs to the setting
sun and go, as they said, Ito Gods own
country in the east" Such is life.
Daviess County Democrat Judge Pierce,
while angling at Swan lake the other day,
got out of live bait He saw large water
snake about 100 yards away spring from
log, seize a minnow and crawl back on the
log. The Judge Immediately picked up his
rife and put ball through the snakes head,
go. the minnow and caught a four pound
pike with it. The judge tells this story him
self.
Fort Wayne Sentinel: Eugene Phillips, a
newsman on the Wabash road, was arrested
at Fort Wayne Friday evening on a charge
of entering a store in Lafayette kept by
Mr.. Hsrdesty, and stealing S7l in currency
from the cash drawer. he had an accom-
plice, who was supposed TO have left Lafay-
cite with him, but this man was not on the
train when it reached here. Phillips is also
charged with attempting to play the knife
trick game. He was taken back to Lafayette.
South Bend Tribune: Horace Beals. fore
man of the machine floor at Walworth &
Neville manufacturing companys shops
met with serious accident Wednesday. He
got his left hand caught in the cylinder of a
universal wood worker, and every finger on
it was more or less mutilated. The first was
merely nipped at the end; the second was
cut about half off, including the bone. be-
tween the first and second joints, and the
third and fourth were completely severed at
about the second JOINTS, hanging together
by mere shreds of skin. The unfortunate
man was taken 10 the Office of Drs. Partridge
& Myers, where the second, third and fourth
fingers were amputated after placing him
under the influence of chloroform.
Fort Wayne Sentinel: On Thursday Mr..
William Depew, prominent farmer, of Ce-
dar Creek township, came to this city. and
upon bis return home in the evening found
a crowd gathered about his house. He asked
the cause of the excitement, and was In
formed that his wife was dead. 1t appears
that Mrs. Depew had been suffering with
lameness, arising from peculiar disease in
her feet. For some time she was helpless
cripple. Recently, however, she had appa-
rently Tegained her health. On Thursday.
when Mr.. Depew left home, his wife was
apparently as we'll usual. During the
day she went TO the water closet where her
body was shortly afterwards found. The
immediate cause Of her death is unknown.