The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-05-19
INDIANA.

1T IL prophesIed that si.0t0.000 will be
expended I'm improvements at South Bend
this season.
The depot OF the Cincinnati. Wabash &
Michigan Railroad at Urbana was set on fire
and burned.
William Garland, stove dealer Of Lafa-
yette, assigned with preferred local credi-
los. Assets. 5000.
William Groves, a young man employed
at the state Insane Hospital at Seymour, be-
came respondent after protracted debauch
and ended his troubles by swallowing near
ly Int Of caustic potash.
Some Evansville s,oundrel made raid
on a mans chicken coop who lives in the
vicinity OF Campbell Street School aud kill
ed every fowl in sight. Even the setting
hens were killed on their nests.
Mrs. Boldman, wife Of William Goldman,
OF Fowler, who has been married about three
months, committed suicide by taking rough
ON rats. The unfortunate woman's stomach
was submitted 10 chemical tests.
AT Laporte, IN the tial of Henry Angus
tine for the murder of Samuel Brown, one Of
the jury became insane, fancying thai his fol-
low.jurymen were going 10 murder him, and
not improving, the judge dismissed the jury.
Garrett II. Busse, aged ,oyenty-seysn
years, one of the wealthiest and most promi-
nent German citizens OF Seymour. swallowed
by mistake large dose OF crude carboic
acid, from the effects Of which he died in a
few hours in great agony.
In tho Bartholomew County Circuit
Court, Scott Redwood, Otis Bozzell and
George Hill, tnrcc young men OF Jonesville,
were convicted OF assaulting MIS-. Tiford,
respectable young married woman, and sem
fenced 10 five years each in the pcnitentiary.
An epidemic OF singularly fatal type
| Of erysipelas prevails In Seymour, and baf-
| ies medical skill. The disease usually at
taeks the throat or Tongue, and its duration
Is from three 10 i've days. A number OF
deaths from this malady have occurred re-
Gently.
james Nixon, who keeps a store at
Greentowp, killed himself and wife. He
had been drinkin e heavily for several days,
| and IL Is thought that he committed the foul
crime while IN crazed condition. Tho
| dead bodies were found In the morning by
the neighbos.
| At tho opening Of the season for Wal
| lace a Co.'s Circus at Peru, Edward
| Billings, OF Cincinnati, one OF tho lead.
| ing tumblers. missed the iic< while
turning a iomorault and broke his right
ankle. He will be unable to follow his CALI
ing this season.
I'm digging a well near Seymour, John
M. Held struck vein Of boiling hot water
| nj the depth OF seven icct, upon the top OF
which q scum OF bronze was floating, and
| from the ,and intermingled with the water
small particles OF iodcstone, ruby, and
diamond dust have been extracted by a
chemist
The village OF Burrows, near Logansport.
Is in a ferment over the elopement OF the
fourteen-year-old daughter OF Archie Stem
bough and Jacob Equam, the nineteen year
old son OF Carroll County preacher. The
hard hearted editor OF the LogaDsi ort Jour
nal beaded his account Of the affair Puppy
Love-"
Not far from Zionsvile there lives J. III.
Valentine. colored man, who, from all APP
pcarance, Is turning white. About twelve
years ago, he says, white spots appeared over
IFS body, and these spots small at first have
become larger until he is perfectly white
from his neck TO his waist, A. also II n part OF
one arm. The man enjoys tho best OF health
In the Circuit Court at Loxansport. Dun
ham and Galloway. the two men who as
saulted Harry Winters about one month ago,
pleaded guilty 10 assault with Intent 10
commit mur Ter. The crime was committed
while the two men were drunk and was en-
tIrcly unprovoked. and isf Winters subject
10 epilepsy. Judge Winfield has taken the
case under advisemsnt
Edward Fisher, an Americ-n Express
messenger rm Mug between In Ia pill
and Columbus, Ohio. left home S,nlay
morning and has not been seen since. He
has been married but six nonihs supenn-
tendent Fargo. OF the company says that
Fisher II supposed TO have Up. priatsd
package COT timing t11i, and, Knowing that
d. osery was incyitnb nd not ing the
courage 10 face che con-equ nAs he has