The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-04-17
THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WEDNESDAY.

and solid, it measures nine feet and seven
inches. The entire hight of the stalk is eight
len feet. IL was raised on the farm of Samuel
Brumfeld in Bartholomew county.
The prohibitionists OF Shelbyville have
nominated full city ticket to be voted for in
shall III. X. Morris clerk; w. +. Little, treas
urer, and Arelius Myers, George w. Higgins,
L. n. Cooper ana Isaac Ash for council.
A few evenings ago while William Graf,
near Bennettsviile was loading fence posts on
his wagon. some one by accident or with assas-
siDating intent came near killing him. A gun
shot was heard and the bullet whiZzed by his
ear the force of the passing ball being plainly
felt.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road
in March shows an increase in gross earnings
of $16S25 over those of March, 1885, and
proportionate increase in net earnings. The
present management propose this year to
operate the road on Ga per cent. of its gross
earnings.
Sylvester Grubbs. the condemned murderer,
still retains that sullen, logged demeanor
which has characterized him throughout, and
he refuses to converse with any one, even his
sister, further than answering yes or no TO
questions asked. He will be hanged at Vim
cennes Friday.
The highly moral party had high old time.
No such dlsgraceful convention was ever be-
fore held in New Albany by any party. Com
mencing with vituperation of the dead by its
chairman, il went 10 blackguardism, bias
phemy, blows and general pandemonium.-
NeD Albany Ledger.
John Mabel of New Albany has invented
new organ which is said to be a great i'm prove
ment on the old fashioned instrument. Musi-
clans claim many improvements; among them
the combination keyboard and the accenting
powers are said to be very valuable, making
the reeds assimilate more closely to the human
voice
The Murphy meetings at Greencastle are
meeting with such abundant success that the
absence of the temperance badge is becoming
more noticeable than the ribbon itself. The
service in Mehsrry hall Sunday night was a
tremendous affair, although a small admission
fee was charged to defray expenses. The meet
ings will close this week.
An interesting suit has been filed in Jackson
county In 1873 the Hon. w. II. Shields and
his brother, Needy w. Shields, sons of the
founder of Seymour, assigned all their prop
erty, valued at many thousands OF dollars, to
c. c. Isaacs, Peter Platter and Edwin Marsh,
for the benefit OF their creditors. Final report
and settlement of the estate has never been
made, and the present suit is brought TO force
the assignees to make the same.
Southern Indiana roads all made very hand
some increases in earnings last month over
March, 1888. The Ohio & Mississippi shows an
increase OF S10S26; the Evansville & Terre
Hsute, 81, l64; the Evansville q indianapolis,
$4,672; the Cairo & Vincennes, 1878; the
Louisville, Evansville & st. Louis 500. In the
latter case the showing is more creditable as
the business OF the Kanawa dispatch, which
all went over that line from st. Louis is now
coming east over the indianapolis & St. Louis
road.
Charles c. McMichael has brought suit at
New Albany against the Pennsylvania COM
pany for $4,000 damages. While insane, Nc
Michael got aboard j.. NJ. & |. dinkey train
at New Albany to 90 to Jacksonville, his men,
tai condition being such as to render him ir-
responsible for his actions. Not having the
money to pay his fare the conductor elected
him from the train near the bridge fill, and in
his insane condition left him to wander along
the track. He was run down by passing train
and crippled for life.
The second annual meeting of the Henry
county historical society at New Castle, on
Saturday, was a strong one, intellectually and
socially. The Hon. William Dudley Foulke
delivered an address on the origin and history
OF the knights of the golden circle and other
reasonable societies; Mrs. II. L. Davis pre-
scented a paper on lessons From Pioneer
Life" n. II. Ballenger discussed pioneer
Biography" the Hon. NJ. l.. Bundy took for
his theme Dearborn County, or a History OF
What is Now Indiana" and an illustrated
paper followed from Edward Pleas on the mol
lusca of Henry county.
The cutting of wages of employees on the Air
Line is one of the first acts of the Mackey syn
dictate. 1t is said that all officials on the road
are affected BIZ the cut made in wages Twelve
designations of employees were rendered on the
Sth, and many more are to follow. Station
agents and train dispatchers have. in a number
OF instances, been cut to figure that will
barely pay their board and wash bills. The
result of this kind of work will be the resigna-
ton Of all competent employees and the filing
of their places by incompetent men, and an in
efficient service and series of accidents may
be expected.-Nelg Al5dn q Ledger.