The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-21
INDIANA SPECIALS

| County Nominating Convention was held
here to-day, and according to immemoriaI
usage, made the ticket dictated by the Mum
son ring. The fight was so close, however,
| for Auditor that the bosses trembled for
their power. ]. p. 0yerman, the ring can
didate, was counted in by two deIeFate votes
over John b. Malott, the present County
| Surveyor who is q straightforward honest
| man and well qualified for the position
| MalottS friends are very sore. They openly
charge that he was defeated by trick the
ring manipulation having arranged at the
primaries last week to get the Overman vote
| in early in the afternoon and then closethe
polls at o'clock, and thus shut many Of
Malott's friends from voting. Threats loud
| and deep are uttered as to what will be done
| at the election this fall; but the Republicans
are well organized in this county and the
party last will be applied at. the proper time
| and viii bring in the discontinued to support
| the ticket made to-day.
The Democrats of this county will hold a
mass convention the oath inst. for the
| purpose of making new central committee
| and appointing delegates to the State and
| District Conventions. Since Hon. T. X.
| Cobb declined to be a candidate for re-nomi-
nation Lawrence County Democrats seem to
| be at loss for congressional candidate, but
| the tide seems to be turning pretty strongly
toward Hon. ]. H. O'Neall, of Daviess CouR-
| ty.
H. S. Osborne, one of the proprietors of
the Lawrence Mail the Republican organ
| here, is lying at the point of death. He is
not expected to live till Monday.
RUsHvILLE, April 16-The annual reunion
of the Nanny family was held in the Mann
moth Rink building here yesterday, with
ninety-six members of the family present.
In 1929 Peter and Silas Many settled in Rush
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a new country. The former was the father
of sixteen children, by tive wives, and the
| latter of seven, and to-day their descendants
amount to over $50 souls. Among this large
| number there never has been one placed on
| the criminal list. They are of the
best families of the State, and are
'wel-to-do, thrifty, enterprising
| people. Their last reunion was held in July
ST lAst year, in our beautiful fair grounds,
| and, strange to say, although their numbers
| have increased about twenty-five, not single
death has occurred since the last reunion.
| After enjoying a sumptuous repast the
/ meeting was called to order by the Chair
man. William Fl. Many, and paper read
| by Captain J. II. Many, followed by an adj
| Dress from A. G. Many, and other prom
| inent memoirs of The family. Among those
| of the relation present were DIR. and Silas
| Mauzy and th'ir wives, of California and
j James M. Lewis, a prominent cattle sales
man of PittsbuIs Pa.
vINcENNEs Ind April 17.-Mrs. Frank Biddle,
of this place, took Strychnine, and before assist
ance could be EN- her died in the greatest
| agony. Mrs. Bidc about forty-fve years OF
| age and the Ter of six children. She had
| threatened to XIII erself, and her friends were
| watching her clos 2, but she escaped their vigi-
snce and took the 'ltal draught and went to bed,
hiding the empty pttle under her pillow. She
was married to f. K Biddle several years ago.
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| driving dray in rayville Domestic difficulty
aTo S between blae ana ms %Ie ana ne Ieit nef
| so heavily on her mind that she resolved to die.
When discovered she had just taken the fatal
| dose and was writhing in commissions.
Early this week James NJ. Able, resident of
Texas but who had been visiting his brother,
| j. b. Able, in Orange County. left the house sud
denly in the morning. A few hours afterward
his body was found on the road. His head was
almost torn to pieces by the discharge of shot
gun which he carried with him. He had taken
his boots off and evidently pulled the trigger OF
the gun with his toe while his head was resting
county for some time past. No cause is offered
for the suicide
MADISON, Ind April 17-Last night desperate
affair occurred here. The combatants were John
Gavin, OF North Madison, and william Ganity,
of this city. Gavin received several ugly flesh
| wounds with knife in the hands of his assail-
| ant, one cash extending across the forehead.
| Frank 'Sawbuck' Stevens stepped in to stop the
| affray, when he received cash across the right
| wrist, from which he came near bleeding to
death, but before more damage was done Mrs
4 Stevens, the mother OF ''Sawbuck," came and
| put stop to the affay.
LEXINGTON, Ind, April ia lady named
Mrs. VIM. Adams, living near Sellersburg,
is suffering from symptoms of hydrophobia.
The woman was sent home from Jefferson
vile to her father, Mr.. Shipman, residing
at the j., NJ and l. and 0. and NJ. Railroad
crossing. She was thought 10 be of unsound
mind. Since then she has developed symp-
toms of hydrophobia, barks like dog and
attempts to bite people.
SHELBYvILLE, April fS.-Will Carter and
Lincoln Van Buskirk met tonight and re-
newed an old feud, caused by Van Buskirk
shooting Carter in 1888. After quarreling
awhile. Van Buskirk pulled his revolver, but
Carter was too quick for him, and stabbed
him twice in the back before he could shoot.
| One OF the cuts is IN the region of the kid.
Deys and may prove fatal. Carter gave him
self up.
FRANKLIN, April 17.-Late yesterday even
ing, DR.. J. ?. Forsyth, of Forsythdale farm
about seven miles southwest of this CITY,
| made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors Mr.. w. T. Pritchard, of this place
was made assignee. Liabilities about $50, 600
| Assets, 100 acres of good land and about
$500 personal effects. Forsyth is we'll
| known throughout the State among stock
men.
NASHVILLE, Ind, April 16.-The Fix trial
was concluded here this morning and the
defendant acquitted. The evidence, which
was purely circumstential, did not connect
the defendant with the crime beyond a rea
sonable doubt. The verdict was not sur
prise to anyone. The murder of Cooper il
! as much a mystery now as it was when il was
first discovered.
SHELBYvnLE, April 1.-THE jury in the
case of Thomas Clark, charged with perjury
came in to-day with a verdict of acquittal
| The jury had not left the room before CLARK
plead guilty to larceny, and was fined 81 and
! sent to Jail for thirty days.
Singular Deformity of Young Boy.
; CHARLESTON, S. c., April 1S.-One of the
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