The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-07-11

mess for several years. His liabilities are esti-
mated at 5000; assets, s., 800. The liabilities
are mostly due laborers, who can III afford to
lose their money.
The train from Martinsville to Falkland Mon
day morning killed three cows west of Fair
land, and the obstruction resulted in wrecking
the engine and several cars. Damage, 81 600.
The Montgomery county commissioners have
let the contract for the erection Of new build
ings aod additions to the present county poor
house. III. L. Craig was the successful bidder,
his bid being SIG, 422.25
Miss Bridget Judge, while attending the fes-
tivities of "the fourth" at Eckerty, suddenly
became raving maniac. 1t is supposed that
the sudden death of a brother in Colorado re-
Gently, unsettled her mind.
Mrs. Andy Bean of Rel, Ripley county, at
tempted to commit suicide Tuesday by slashing
her arms and throat with a razor. She will
probably die. The deed is supposed TO have
been caused by ill-health.
Walter Elliott has farm just north of
Shelbyville the wheat on which will make
twenty bushels to the acre. James McCarty
finished cutting Wednesday, and states the
crop will run twenty-five bushels per acre.
The Christian church of Wabash is enjoying
phenomenal growth, through the efforts of
the pastor, the Rev. G. L. Morgan. Since his
pastorate began, few months ago, the men,
bership has been increased nearly seventy.
A large democratic club has been organized
hees. The clubwil be uniformed for campaign
duty. Charles A. Remster was elected presi-
dent, and G. :. VOORHEES, secretary.
The Lagrange county democrats are united
and every division in the Twelfth district is
Theoretically sealed and cemented- The Demo
racy is good for 1000 votes against Capt White
this fall"
A suit involving some interesting questions
has been brought at Vincennes by the guardian
of Burton King, son of the late Joel b. King,
against the latter's divorced wife and the Royal
Arcanum. Mrs. King wants half of the policy,
which was for $1,000, issued on her husbands
life by the society.
R. F. Douglass, fireman on the indianapolis
& st. Louis railway, was found near the depot
in Terre Haute Sunday. He had laid down for
a nap and never awoke. He was apparently in
good health an hour before he was found. The
supposed cause is apoplexy. He was aged
forty, lived at Carbon, and leaves family.
During balloon ascension at the celebra-
tion of the Fourth at Evansville the balloon
collapsed and Prof Talbert, the aeronaut, fell
a distance of nearly 100 feet and received some
bad bruises. He landed in the fire-pit from
which the balloon was inflated, and was badly
burned before he could be pulled out.
Charles Schumate, an Evansville boy, has
filed suit against the proprietor of the Kratz
foundry at Evansville for $1,000 damages. He
was passing down an alley in the rear of the
establishment recently, when a cloud of steam
burst from a carelessly-placed exhaust pipe
and scaded him so that he may be a perma-
nent cripple.
The CoTydon Republican says that Henry A.
Thorpe the abscOnding trustee of Morgan town.
ship, Harrison county, who was engaged in the
Pollard swindle and fled to Canada, was at his
former home at Bedford last week. working at
his trade of marble cutting. Things began to
grow warm for Thorpe and he LETT for Louis
vile, where he is making his home.
Lagrange county has had q troublesome DEM
ocratic quarrel for something over four years.
This quarrel has repeatedly been dragged into
state and district conventions. With view to
securing final adjustment the chairman of
the democratic state central committee ordered
an election for the appointment of a
county central committee. The result of this
election will, it is hoped, bring peace.
At Columbus, July 4, the race in the mixed
class was won by Little Joker. The purse was
$780, Time SOP. Second race, trotting class,
was won by Ed Wilkes in two straight heats.
Purse 800. Time $780, The mule running
race was won by Lucus Grove. Purse $50.
Time :3s1l. The running race of horses was
won by Swift Purse $50. Time I:051%. Fred
Bonner won the gold medal in the slow bicycle
race.
Saturday nights storm passed near Mont
pelier, leveling fences, trees and small build
ings.. Hail fell in great quantity, and the corn
crop in the line OF the storm is damaged thOus-
ands of dollars. The farmhouse of Mossburg
was struck by thunderbolt and demolished,
the occupants-the farmer, wife and daughter
escaping miraculously. The entire country
in the track of the tornado is flooded with
water waist deep.