The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-25
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

Debating societies are all the rage at Val
parsiso.
Bartholomew county will soon have new
poor house.
The Huntingburg Times office has been
moved to Jasper.
The Evansville Light Guards will hop on
New Years night.
A horse was sold on the streets OF Column
bus for $40 % on Saturday.
Hancock county only had 30 bankrupt
cases under the bankrupt law.
Seven car loads of stock were shipped to
Pittsburg from Greenfield on Saturday.
The bonded debt of Rockville has been de-
creased 81, 500 during the past few months
A bright little blonde beauty OF New Mad
rid says hubby" to big, black, rusty buck
negro.
The Light Guards of Greenfield have
changed the name OF their company to the
Branham Rifles
Valparaiso has had lectures thus far from
negro woman, Chinaman ana woman's
rights advocate.
taxes in Greene county for the last thirteen
years foots up 81, oo9, 242 46.
Mary Johnson, a colored woman, living
two miles east of Vincennes, was frozen to
death on Saturday while lost in the woods.
Luther Benson writes a letter from To-
peka, Kansas, to the Shelbyville Democrat
on the subject of Kansas, love- women, old
men and dogs.
Darlington Afford, Logansport cigar
manufacturer, Is under arrest for failure to
use enough revenue stamps on his cigars. He
gave bond in $500.
Moorsyille has a barber who weighs 800
pounds, and two other male parties over
twenty-one years who weigh only IS pounds
each. And in flesh they were not (equally)
divided"
Perry Gates, a well known citizen OF Ida
Vile, left his home on the 18th nit, and has
not since been heard of. His mind was af-
fected, and it is feared that ne is wandering
about insane.
A graud Christmas fox drive will take
place south of Bedford on that day. One
feature of the occasion will be picked corps
of 100 boys from the public school, under the
command of their superintendent.
Mrs. Farmer, living in SHELTON township,
Warwick county, while riding horseback and
smoking a piOe, few days ago, bad her
clothes take fire. She ran a hundred yards
and jumped into creek. She was rescued,
but badly burned.
Angola Herald: Willard Dewitt, the old
est man in the county, il not in the state,
was in town last Saturday. According to the
record be is in his 103d year. His health
has been failing some what of late, bat still
he gets around quite well.
Two men, Mr.. Theodore Edmond and q
Mr.. Snow, of Cambridge City, were testing
the effects of opium, Saturday evening, and,
through ignorance of the drug, took an over
kose. Both men are very much Frustrated,
and Edmond will not recover.
The case of John r. Robinson, ex-trustee,
vs.. Union township was decided Friday
morning in the circuit court at Crawfords-
vile, the plaintiff receiving judgment for
$430 Three years ago the township obtained
Judgment against Robinson and bondsmen
for $13 900. By this last decision the $3.50
will be deducted from the amount OF the
FIRST judgment.
In the $4,000 libel suit of Howard Briggs,
Of the Greencsstle Press, VS.. G.. J. Langsdsle,
of the Banner tried at Charlottesville on q
Oh ange of venue. Judge Thomas, Saturday,
oy, rruled the demurrer to the defendants
ans wer. The judge decides that the alleged
Iibe. lous article contains only the charges of
frau, l. aud not OF perjury, as claimed by The
plain ifT. The case will not be tried on its
merltsy until the next term of court.
satuI day morning at O'Clock sickening
accident occurred at Odds factory in Fort
WAYNE. George Christie, aged is, who is
employed as q laborer, was climbing over a
pile Of lumber, for the purpose OF placing
bis dinner Sncket in a corner, when he acct
dentally fell backward, striking buzz saw,
which vas waking rapid revolutions IL
sawed into HI flesh about the middle of his
body penetra ing the bone, the resistance or
which threw tive belt of. The wound is
frghtful, and {, We boy can hardly recover.
Benton County Democrat: shooting
affray Tuesday ev ening. 0ue w. Parker de-
llberately shot Pat Carr. the ball striking
him on the chin, 70 rtunately doing no very
serious darnase I've shootist ives taken be-
fore Squire King, tried, found guilty and
fined the pitlfnl sulu OF one cent. This Is
one way TO make Lsen obey the Jaw. 10
would not be we'll for such otfenses in some
localities, but H. seems we are the most len
lent peope In The world III man happens
to hit another because he needs it. be pays
fine OF from 50 10 IS, but * he deliberately
shoots with intent 10 commit cold-blooded
murder, we fine him one cent and send him
on his way rejoicing.
Wednesday night two men named John
Stocking and Leonard Iba met at q low ball
at TT. Wayne, and both being under the In
fuence of liquor had a fight over o woman.
Stocking was thrashed aad left the hall
vowing vengeance. At 8 o'clock next morn
ing Iba was found . few squares distant from