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

Mad dogs at Carmel are creating quite a SEN
sation.
Mrs. Mary Ager, aged eighty-three, died in
Huntington Tuesday.
Peru proposes to have electric lights at con-
venient distances throughout the city.
The residence of Jasper Carlisle. near VALID
ron. burned Wednesday. Loss, 81, 800.
C. L. Haughton's stock of general merchan-
disc was destroyed by fire Thursday at Oak
town. Loss, $4,000
The Columbus trotting association met Sat
urday and agreed on May IS 20, 80 and 81 to
hold the spring races.
William II. Dodds, recently of Cincinnati,
and Mrs. Mary HUMPHREYS were married at
Marion Wednesday night
An unknown man was killed by the cars at
Newton Junction Wednesday. A pOol-check
of a Dayton co. saloon was found in his
| pocket
Several destructive fires in Clay county re-
| Gently, apparently without cause, have raised
the suspicion that the fire bug is abroad in that
section OF the state.
The Hon. Frank Adler, member of the house
or representatives from Putnam county,
married to Miss Annie Payne Of Wabash Tues
day morning by Bishop Bowman.
John Booker, an old colored man. who claims
| indianapolis as his home, was arrested at
North Vernon and brought to Columbus and
lodged in jail Sunday charged with stealing
moving machine.
Prof. James q. May, one of the well-known
veteran schoolmasters of Indiana, died at
| Salem Wednesday night of pneumonia, aged
eghty-four. The professor spent over 5000
| days in the school-room.
The republicans of New Albany and some
! few other cities in Indiana made demonstra-
tons of pleasure Monday afternoon and night.
| because Gen. Harrison had been inaugurated
president OF the United States.
i NJ -
| 565 pounds of stolen tobacco to a factory in
that place. The goods belonged to Mr.. McVey
of MARYLAND. The thief made his escape down
the river in stolen skf, and is supposed to be
| in hiding in or near New Albany.
White Cap notices attached to bundle of
switches were found on the doorsteps of Jack
! Bloom and Jennings Towney Sunday, at JEFF
fersOnville, stating that if they did not care for
| their families better they would be waited on
by committee. Towney receives a pension.
Newton Jackson, a prominent citizen of
| Broad Ripple, accidentally took large dose
| of carbolic acid Saturday night, and but for
] the prompt services of a physician, who adj
ministered a pint of hot lard, its effect would
| have been fatal. The unfortunate mans
mouth and throat were terribly burned
The Rochester Sentinel is on the upgrade.
| The issue for the current week appears in an
| entirely new dress. The size of the paper has
| grown from a five TO a siX-cOlumn quarto,
| steam power propels the machinery, and now
| mOdern-faced new type has taken the place of
the ancient styles that were formerly used.
Joseph Revalee, whose death was announced
| in the newspapers last week when he was
struck by train on the White Water railroad
near Connersville, is up and walking about the
| house. He was picked up apparently dead
and was in that condition several hours. A
piece of his skull was afterward found on the
| track.
Miss Leila Sundermann Of ST. Anthony, in
| I'm hOl vi fray
| natl to Louisville on the 18th. had her pocket
| book snatched from her lap at the east end of
Louisville by a well-dressed young man, who
| succeeded in escaping with the stolen money.
/ Miss Sundeumann had to borrow enough
money at Louisville to pay her expenses
/ home.
The New Albany Ledge,. has it from very re-
liable authority that Mr.. George +. Evans, the
present efficient general manager OF the Air
| Line, will be general superintendent of the
| Mackey system, and that Mr.. w. S. Martin, the
present master of transportation of the Air
! Line, will be promoted to superintendent of
| transportation. Mr.. Mackey will find that he
could not better these appointments.
| An Ohio sheriff is in Wabash county search
1 ing for horses stolen by Otto Fink, a farmer of
/ that county. Fink stole the animals in Decem-
| Der and brought them 10 Wabash. He made
another trip to Ohio and stole several more,
/ but he was intercepted and secured by the
/ authorities. he has confessed his crime. Fink
had sold several of the horses, and he is be-
lieved to be professional horse-thief.
| Some measly correspondent sends special
to the Indianapolis Journal, intimating that
the 1888 election board at the courthouse con-
template suing Mason ]. Niblacl for his re-
marks concerning a Mitchell lind. election in-
cident happening ten years ago. A commission
of lunacy should be held on this correspond
ent, else he should be made an honorary men,
Der of the Ananias society Tincennes Sun.
Deputy Sheriff J. w. Graves of Lafayette,
II IL - n.
Weber, who is wanted at that place ona charge
of grand larceny. Weber, although only IF
teen years of age, Is said 10 be an accomplished
| thief About three weeks ago he escaped from
a deputy sheriff in Indiana while he was on
train on his way 10 the reform institution in
| that state. He came to this city few days
ago, and, at the request of the Indiana authori-
] ties Chief Of Detectives O'Neil detailed his