The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-08-07

Mackay is negotiating with President In Sllis U
1 the Big Four for the of the COLIN uous,
/ Hope 4 GreenSburg road from Coiumo0 ~
! GreenSburg, from which place the line Wiz "
constructed TO Richmond.
A Greensburg correspondent OF Cincinnati
paper, claiming TO know all about the alleged
killing of Jesse James at st. Joe, No., says lnat
the who killed there was sam hui,
and not the celebrated outlaw.
James A. Cation found in field near Mar.
shall, Parke county. the other day an oblong,
beautifully polished stone little over four
incnes long and one wide One side OF the
stone is creamy white, while the other is lead
color. A. Jackson's name is carved on one
side and 1915 on the other.
The American starch manufacturing COM
pany of Columbus has received a tempting
offer from Kokomo to remove their starch
works to that city. A donation OF $4,000 VIII
be given the company, together with free gas.
Unless the present effort made by Columbus to
have gas piped from Greenfield proves success
full the mandatory will accept the offer.
Indiana Patents-Eugene Bretney, Indian
apolis dust collector; James Chambers Roches-
ter washing machine; James w. Cheney In-
dianapolis blacksmiths mandrel: Henry Ii.
Ollie. Richmond pawl and ratchet mechanism;
/. III. HaberkOrn, Fort Wayne, valve for steam
engines Sylvester Hoadley, Gosport price cal
culating device John E Little. Princeton. gate;
James B. Mersmau. Lagrange folding wash
bench.
Marshal Simpson Of Freedom had an affidavit
fled against w Ii. Beaman, lawyer OF con-
siderable promInence at Spencer, charging him
with intimidating court Of justice. Several
parties were under arrest for disturbing q
religious meeting. Beaman was employed for
defendants and ma lie a motion TO quash the
affidavit, which the Justice overTuled. Beaman
then told the prise 1eTs to go. there was
nothing to hold them. Beamau Is under bond
for his annparauca 1T tina October term of
court.
The announcements made on good authority
that all work on the co Instruction OF the Evans
vile & Richmond railroad. east OF Azalia, In
Bartholomew county, has been ordered dis
continued by President Mackay, aud the line
will be changed to pas through Columbus.
The township voted an appropriation OF 49,
600 in aid of the road several months ago, but
that sum cannot now Use collected, as Mr..
Mackay failed 10 comply with the terms o. the
agreement which secured Hhe donation.
Sam Afford, bartender in John Craig's sa-
loon at Franklin, was fatal ly cut in the abdo-
men Saturday night by Homer Wagner.
Wagner and otbers were 1a the saloon playing
cards A dispute arose, and the bartender
tried to settle IL. Wagonar drew knife aud
cut the bartender in the abdomen making a
cash about five inches lonIs. Afford grabbed a
shotgun near by and fl ed at Wagner, and
several persons in the slloon were hit with
shot Among them was Sam McQuiston, who
received a NUN Der OF shot in his face. Wag-
oner made good bis escape. Afford was car
ried home, and is in a critical condition.
A good deal Of bitterness has been engen.
dered at Columbus over the raising of saloon
license from 800 20 $3.50 per annum by the city
council. After the ordiusance was passed,
during the absence OF one opposition member,
mn effort was made TO repeal, but the mayor
sustained the measure on a vote and the license
stands at $780, Fred Brown, druggist aud a
deacon in the Christian church. was then az.
saloon tnen, and fined so for selling whisky tn
Eph Sellers without lieense. In consequence
the drug stores haze sworn vengeance against
the saloons, and il 10 said Wholesale arrests
will f0lluE.