The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-18

elOne hN lOunQing tnt NpWh VI 1NuhtbNlAtFs
Near Macedonia Delaware county, the hf us
az jacob Ingram was entered by burglars re-
Gently, who secured two watches and $40.
Dr. William Reeder one OF the most promi.
nent physicians OF Harrison county, died on the
10th inst, NJ his home in Corydon, aged sixty
five years. 4..r
William IIumb, merchant living several
miles north Of New Albany, disappeared from
his home, late Tuesday night, and has not been
heard Of since. f" -.tt.t's
There 4 no truth in recent rumors tbat the
wardeparunent intendedto cripple the quarter.
masters depot at Jacksonville by reducing
the present force. s-..f
Twelve young men in the Lake Shore
machine shops at Elkhart have declared 70 cast
their first vote for the democratic candidate
for president this fall. Af
The Marion presbytery Is in session, with 70
ministers and 30 delegates present. The
Jogansport presbytery IS in session NJ LapOrte,
with large attendance. -....,
Plainfeld lost It's public school building
Saturday night. Loss 5000. Insured for
- 900 in the Home of New York and the
franklin of Indianapolis. a
Anderson * all torn up over the misstate-
ment sent to an Indianapolis paper that one Of
the eas wells which belches out 100000 of gas
per diem was "a dry hole"
The Madison Herald thinks that the Hon.
John Crayens If nominated aud elected cover
nor would ell the gubernatoral chair with the
same honor aud dignity rs did the late Thomas
A.. Hendricks.
4 three dayS county brass band tournament
is on the tapis at Jacksonville. The bands will
he placed in position June 10 and given the
same niece 10 render The band remaining on
the grouud the longest is 10 receive handsome
uniform.
Charles Butler, who was hung for the raur-
der of his wife at Columbia City some years
l.. Il, IL A
recent dispatch from Coronado, kas;, says that
Harry has fallen heir to Slo,OOO, left by his
grandmother.
For the first time In one year there is not Il
murder case on the docket IN Clarke county.
Since April 10, 1857 three indictments OF this
character were returned, Beng tired, the YER
diets were: One hanging, one for imprisOn-
ment for LIE, and the last an acqGittal.
The trial OF Harry Foreman OF Charlottesville
for his nurderous attack on Marshal bnsming
I or and his deputy with an aX, in which he came
ncar killing them both while arresting him at
| his home for driving his sick family into the
| street, ended by the jury sending hun TO the
penitentiary for two years.
! The preference expressed for the Hon. James
! V. Mitchell of Martinsville for judge of the
Fifteenth judicial district proves to be very
popular movement. The contest was spirited
and close, but the expression OF Morgan county
] democrats was made unanimous, with the en-
! tire consent of Mr.. MitchelPs competitors.
An old one-story frame dwelling in Crawfords-
vile has an interesting history. II is the first
law office of The late Col. Henry s. Lane and
Judge :. c. Wilson, deceased. They first 0ccu-
pied the building between the years 1S30-4O.
/ This is where the Hon. u. W. Voorhees, studied
law, and many noted men have consulted to-
gether.
j. Madison Coombs, the defaulting treasurer
of Perry county, who was sent to the Southern
( prison last May 10 serve aterm OF one year. and
/ whose sentence, deducting the good time al
/ lowed, expired to-day, was released last night.
He left at once for his home AZ Cannelton, where
| he has large family. II CeOmbs could sue
4 eeed in collecting the amounts loaned out Of
/ the funds belonging to the county, 10 supposed
/ friends, who failed to meet their obligations,
/ causing him TO wear the stripes OF a convict
/ he would again be wealthy man,
/ Atty 0. S. Bayless has filed a suit for $1,000
! damages against A. j. Miller of Frankfort. The
complaint charges Miller with representing
/ that he was the owner of valuable lands in
/ Magofin county, Kentucky, and that Miller
I has no title whatever to these lands, but by his
/ fraudulent representations induced the plaintiff
to purchase the same for valuable considera-
/ tons: that Millsr's representations were wholly
! false, fraudulent, untrue and made for the pur-
1 pose of deceiving the purchaser. A number OF
other similar sales have been made OF these
lands.
Patents have Been granted the following In.
diana inventorS.i George Ford, New Harmony
gate; Enoch Harris, Evansville, saw tooth
! Nicholas Henizer Randolph, asSignor OF one
1 half To Ii. Reitenour, Union City end-gate
Samuel +. Johns, assignor of one-third TO \. r.
/ Monroe, Indianapolis machine for gathering
and coilating hook signatures; Samuel A.
Payne, assignor o. twu-thirds TO J. l.. Fisher
and J. NJ. Stout Scottshurg, hand planter
| James J. Turner assignOr 10 hims,lf and J. f
Miller, Richmond, switch and signal inter lock
ing; Frank d. Walden, Jacksonville, shoe
! upper turning machine.
J. d. Gumper of Fort Wayne, says that the
story that he has Il silver dollar OF the coinage
I of 1904 is a hoax, but he says he knows who
has one Of the only three in existence. Mr.
Gumper said: The dollar came from light
ming rod agent who received 1t in part pay
ment for work done for a farmer near Auburn
Ind. n was an heirloom in the farmers fam
lily, and had descended to him from his great
grandfather. The present possessOr purchased
il from the lightning rod man for s.. When i
first came into his possession il was black Will
age, but il was easily frightened up. From il
fine condition it could not have been long il
circulation"