The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-03-06

men to look out for him. He was captured
Tuesday evening in company with couple of
young hoodluns. The sheriff of Lafayette was
notified aud came to the city yesterday after
noon to take the runaway in charge.-&. Louis
Republic, FEB. IS.
Fannie Mukes, colored woman said to be
101 Years OF age, who lived near Cementville
was burned to death Sunday. The family Ind
gone away from the house, leaving Mrs. Mukes
alone, sitting in front OF an open fireplace.
When they returned some time afterward they
found her charred body lying among the
smoldering logs of which the fire was made.
Her flesh was roasted. She had been dead
for quite while.
The Salem Democrat says that Feb. %,
middle-aged man of dark complexion was run
ever by the passenger train south OF
Campbellsburg, and cut and mashed into
shapeless mass. One who saw the fragments
after they had been shoveled up by section
hands says that one ear was the only member
of the body left whole. but, by strange coinci-
dencC, enough OF his face is left TO enable one
acquainted with him to recognize II.
George w. Avery, travelling agent for New
Albany firm, continues on the missing list He
is charged with embezzlement. Avery's first
wife committed suicide several years ago at
Greenville, causing great excitement there.
Avery accused prominent citizen OF ssduclng
her and thus causing her death, and sued him
for 10000 damages, but lost the case. Re
Gently he married young woman at Louis
vile on an alleged election bet, and took her
with him in his fight.
Henry Powell, one of the men who robbed
and burned the store of Richard Nash of Beth
lehem, about month ego, was discovered in
attempt to break Jail at Jetiersonville Mon
day. With a corset stay he had tried to saw
the bars in his cell. When searched q note to
his wife was found on his person, telling her
TO get the files or else opium or laudanum, or
he would starve himself to death, and that il
she didn't send him what he wanted he would
tell all and implicate her.
Citizens of huntington are incensed because
the Standard oil com pauy has not repaired the
big break in the oil pipe line running from
Lima, o., to Chicago. The break occurred at
a point where the pipe crossed the Little
Wabash river and 1t has been fully three weeks
since the discovery made. All the ice IN
the vicinity of the break was destroyed, and
now that the ice has been carried away, the
black fluid can plainly be seen boiling up in
the water where the pipe crosses, and giving out
an odor very disagreeable to the people.
pupil of the Princeton public schools
brought large picture of all the presidents
TO help decorate the schoOl-rOom on Wash
ington's birthday. Mr. Cleyeland's portrait
being in the center, rather conspicuous.
The teacher was a narrow-ninded republican,
and made free use of expressions something
like the following: "Well, If that thing stays
here won't" The pupil was overwhelmed
with disappointment and grief, for in con-
tribuung her mite to the general fund, not
partisan thought had entered her mind or
that OF her parents. She took the picture
home. The Princeton Democrat demands the
dismissal of the teacher