The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-02-18
INDIANA.

- Frank Albright accidentally SHOT and
killed himself while ont hunting at Wa
bash.
John salisbury's livery stable in Elkhart
burned recently. Los, $1,000; insurance
small
Republican County Central committee
Of Allen county voted solidIy for Colonel
Robertson for Governor.
Luther Tolman, the first treasurer Of La
fayette, died Friday morning OF lat week at
Bloomington, ILL.,, aged So
WIN. ii. Fisk. OF Terrc Hau,c. died at the
State Insane Asylam. His defeat for sheriff
In 1884 rendered him insane.
Officer George Miller, OF Granville, ar
rested negro, Louis Tate. alias Bell, for the
murder of negro at Hopkinslille, Ky,
nearly four years ago.
Calvin Goss, of Brazil, editor OF the Cav
bon Globe. lett ms home aud family last week
and the suspicion i gaining ground that lie
left TO stay. His whereabouts Is unknown.
Marion capitalists made an offer OF as.
900 10 the gentleman who drilled the gas
well at Somerset, Wabash county. for enough
wells 10 yield 10000 feet OF gas In twenty
four Loufs.
Isaac Downs, on trial FOR murdcr az I.a-
fayettc, was convicted of manslaughtcr aud
sentenced 10 five years imprisonment for the
killing of John Holloway. Downs Is a man
0S years old.
CLAY county prohibitionists, twenty
strong, representing six OF the eleven town.
ships, convened at Brazil organized the
county, elected delegates to the State con-
vcntion, and fixed date FOR nominatinga
ticket.
- sherman Huford, aged 81, who lived
with his widowed mother. at Seymour, was
10 have been married Thursday night. Just
before the ceremony, while alone i'm his bed
room, he shot himself fatally in the head,
dying without giving reason for his act.
AT Brazil, the 4-year-old daughter Of
Matt Mortimer. who was killed IN a boiler
explosion three weeks before. fell into tub
Of hot water, and died from the scalds re-
ceivcd. Al the same place. the 6-ycar-old
girl of Joe Bass, colored, died from injuries
sustained by her clothing catching on fire
from the stove.
Mamma Is dreaming" IL what Harry
Parrish, the l2-year-old son OF Mr.. Christian
Parrish, Of indianapolis said when Henry
Jenkins knocked NJ the door 10 find the cause
OF the boys out-cries, which had bscn kept
mp for some time. Mrs. Parrish l. a colorcd
washcrwom an, and She has had hard strug-
gle for existence since tn death Of her hus-
band several years ago. She has been I'm
such INDECENT circumstances aud In such bad
health for some weeks past that she took n
large dose of poison and administered am
other 10 her son aud the two then went To
bed together. Henry jenkins lives In the
rear room aud he heard the boy crying, and.
not receiving any answer except Mamma Is
dreaming" effected an entrance through the
window and found the mother unconscious
and In delirium. The mother will probably
die and the 10y is in a dangerou, condition.
AT Logansport, the court room was for n
few moments the sccncc OF the widest ex-
element. John Stumbaugh. who broke into
Eli Grccncfclder's clothing and gents fur
nishing store last December. entered pleu
OF guilty to the charge. whcrcupon Judge
Winfield fixed his punishment nj five wears In
the penIientiary. This completely cnraged
stumhaugh, and he yelled and raved like n
maniac. lie sworc nj the Judge In the vilest
manner, and declared that he would murder
him Immediately upon his release. Upon
that Judge Winfield ordered the Sheriff 10
return SuImbaugh into court. when he said:
"Noung man. you are n worse character than
at first supposed. will, therefore, change
your sentence and make IL fourteen years.
"Why not make II 100 years IL you don't
want 10 do that why not kill me- yelled
stumbaugh, his little form trembling with
rage aud excitement lie was then taken 10
Jail, where he no doubt soon realized that a
criminal Judge Is a bad man 10 run up against
ana that lie made tho mistake Of his life IN
allowing ms temper 10 get the best Of him.
All who were present agreed that ,Judvc
winfield would have been justified In pfyfnL
the yon1g scoundrel life sentence.