The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-28
INDIANA INTELLIGENCE.


The farmers in the southern portion of the
stste are buslly engaged in breaking ground
for wheat.
II is estimated that Putnam county farm
ers have lost $4,000 by the ravages of hog
cholera during the last few weeks Some
have lost as high as 100 head.
Huntington: George Gardner, farmer
living near this place, committed suicide by
hanging, Wednesday. The cause of the rash
act is supposed TO have been financial
troubles.
Michael May. of Brownstown, was struck
by passenger train on the jeff road, few
miles south of Seymour one day last week,
In a two horse wagon. His horses were both
killed and he was fatally injured.
Madison Courier A young lady of Jeffer-
sonville named Maria Woodruff was struck
and killed by lightning Monday evening.
The clothing was torn entirely from her
body, and the shoe on her right foot also
torn off.
Edward Robson, OF Dayton, Ind, received
by express from the east this morning hen
with a peculiar family-two prairie chick
ems and three quail all of her own Matching.
She appears to think great deal OF them.
We commend her to the Wabash valley
poultry association.
Corydon Democrat: Taylor Benson's wheat
crop threshed out over 1900 bushels If
wheat were anything like fair price, Mr..
Benson could realize quite handsome sum
from such yield of wheat, but when he
has TO sell it for rs cents per bushel it don't
much more than pay expenses
Newport: Geo. J. Houghton, who ran
away with Emma Stribling, a girl about l6
years of age, was arrested at Kankakee, Ill,
Tuesday, on charge of horse stealing, hav-
ing appropriated to his own use the two
horses and the buggy in which they de-
camped. The girl was returned to her par
entS.
Lafayette Journal The naked body of an
unknown man, about 80 years of age and
five feet ten inches high, was found in Clear
river, near Huntington, few days ago The
clothing was found on the bank near the
body. The body was buried, no che having
been obtained as to the identity of the de.
ceased.
New Albany Ledger-Standard: John H
Burns, who last January purchased four
tickets in Louisville for McCollough's sta
ton, on the j., NJ. and |. railroad, to-day re.
covered 500 damages from the road for fail
ing to put him off at that station. The trial
took place before Esquire Monroe, at Jeffer-
sonville.
Newport HooSer State: Last week a IL
year old brother of Perry Crumpton's at
tempted to avenge his brother by killing
Steve Mclaughlin. Mr.. Mclaughlin was
out in the woods hauling logs when young
Crrtmpton shot at him three times from
secreted, place without bringing down his
game Mclaughlin Immediately swore ont
q warrant and had him arrested.
Princeton Clarion: There is living In or
near Lexington, Scott county, man by the
name of Kinder Ferguson who is said to be
107 years old. He was born in what is now
Bottertart county, Virginia, in I'LL, was
married in 1892, and removed that year on
pack horses to the wilderness of Kentucky,
and subsequently TO Indiana, to what is now
Scott county, where he has resided ever
since.
Lafayette Courier: Cart Davis, who made
the brutal assault upon Mrs. Walker, is suf-
fering all the pangs of intense remorse. He
listens eagerly to the daily reports of her
condition, and his spirits rise and fall with
her pulse He does not seem TO appreciate
the fact that hanging is played out In
Indiana, and should she die be would give
up all hope of saving his neck from the
moose. The wages Of sin is death.
Terrs Haure Gazette: On Saturday last
Lieutenant Fasig and Deputy Marshal Van
dever arrested man named l. N. Ferguson.
of this city, ON Suspicion of being the person
who shot the man Jack Giles, now lying at
the county hospital in a dangerous condi-
ton This morning the officers went ii ere
and found Giles In sensible condition, but
unable to talk, yet he was able to indicate
that Ferguson was not the man that shot
him, and Ferguson was then released. Giles
will probably soon die. The bullet is yet
deep in his brain.