The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-05
The Bel-Maple ARRAY Continues
the Theme of Converse
tion at Knights
town.
A Lively Fight in Shelby County Be-
tween Two Rival School Factions.
Men, Women and Children Engaged in
the Melee.
NEW ALBANY.

Death of Heroic WOman-PrOminent
Citizens Arrested for RObbery-The
Colorado Fever-A Brutal Negro In.
suits n White Woman and is Beaten
Nearly TO Dcafh-Arrest of n Sho0tist-
commissioners and Liquor Licenses
A Bloody Minded Agent = ROustng
Temperance Me eling.
Special to the Sentinel:
NEW ALBANY, March S.-Mrs- Mary Raney,
whose death was announced Sunday night,
aged So was a noted pioneer woman. While
her husband and all the other men of the
eighborhood were absent in pursuit of the
Shawnees Indians, who committed the Pigeon
Roost massacre in Scott county, in 1872, the
cabin of Mrs. Raney was attacked in the night
by three Shawnees warriors. Polly Miller was
the cabin with her, and the two women
held it against the Indians through the
night, and early in the morning Mrs. Raney
shot and killed one of them with rifle. The
Indians Immediately retreated, carrying off
their dead companion. Polly Miller was
armed in the siege with old-fashioned flax
hackel.
Profess or Henry Bender, a well-known
book seller of this city, was to-day arrested on
bench warrant on indictment tor pur-
chasing books, knowing them to have been
stolen. He gave bond in $500 to answer in the
circuit court
Weber, heretofore reputable citizens of this
county, were to-day arrested on Indictment
for robbery. They gave bail to answer in the
circuit court.
The Leadville, Colorado, fever continues in
violence, and a number of young men pre-
pairing to leave for the new diggings.
Last night Mrs. Joseph Mclaughlin, in
crossing Floyd street bridge, was accosted in
a rude manner by negro, who TO lowed her
az she hastened onward, still talking in an
insolent manner to her. Just after leaving
the bridge her husband met her, and was in
formed of the negro's vile conduct. McLaugh-
lin assaulted the negro with a club, knocked
him down, and with a stone he found near by
beat him nearly to death, leaving him insen-
sible. The negro, after time, recovered suffi-
ciently to make his escape, before McI,augh- l.
lin could return, after taking his wife home,
and arrest him.
Judge Davis, of the circuit court, to day or
dered that hereafter, in drawing the petit
Jury, the auditor should select the first 100
names on the tax duplicate, and draw the re-
.quired number in the presence of the judge.
This is to prevent the drawing of "set up''
iuries.
Evans. the agent of the Louisville, New Al
bany and Chicago railroad at Campbellsburg,
Washington county, who, on Saturday, fired
three shots from a revolver at Conductor al
Couk, who put him off the train for refusing to
pay his fare or show pass was arrested and
taken to Salem to-day, and lodged in jail to
await trial.
And now come the Floyd county commits
sioners, and say that saloon men who have
heretofore violated the law by selling to
minors, selling on Sunday, keeping open be-
yond the hours specified by law, getting drunk
and keeping disorierly houses, all or singular
not entitled to license to sell liquors, under
the law. Won't there be IA mighty bowling, il
the commissioners adhere to this proposition
The coroner held an inquest to-day OF
Thomas Shelley. who fell dead IN his OWE
house. Verdict, heart disease.
James Evans, agent for the L., N. A. & c
railroad, yesterday evening fired three shot,
from q revolver at Conductor Al. Couk, be
cause the latter put him or the train fol
refusing to pay his fare. Evans will be arrest
ed tomorrow. He is the agent at Campbells
burg.
A fire this afternoon destroyed straw -shet
owned by the DePauw American Glass works
Loss about e40s
There was another rousing Temperance
meeting at the Opera House Sunday afternoon
addressed by J. B. Eschelman, of Jefferson
vile, and other speakers.