The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-15
Minor state toms.

II. T. Thomas store at Harrodsburg was
recently burglarized.
Wabash citizens have formed gas trust with
q capital stock of 100000
A ffteen-pound carp was caught in White
river near Nincennes recently.
Mueh-needed rain has fallen in southern In
diana within the last few days.
The Lagrange Standard has entered upon the
thirty-fourth year of it's existence.
The old settlers of Knox county will hold
their annual picnic at Nincennes June g.
4 wild animal resembling a panther is
creating some excitement near Columbus.
DR.. Modriker of Wabash almost killed him.
self with teaspoonful of aconite Tuesday.
Leon Mellen fell upon a meat-hOok Friday at
Columbus and sustained serious injuries in his
hands.
John Thistlethwaite, the third democrat in
Richmond's history, elected mayor, qualified
Saturday.
Luke Penn of Madison has been arrested at
Aurora for stealing a horse of Enos Miles of
Jefferson county.
Over three hundred persons have signed the
temperance pledge at Bloomington under the
influence of William J. Murphy.
The proprietors of the Weekly Button Eagle
now publish daily edition. The first issue
makes very creditable appearance.
The new electric experimenting station of
the fall session, and the building will cost
10000.
The lightning at Greencastle Saturday struck
a barn in which two bows named Carhart and
Jacobs had taken refuge, injuring both of them
severely.
The Columbus bottling works have resumed
operations after closing down for several
months. The plant has been purchased of A.
w. Chambers by Gress d Kimsey.
John Ford's residence, near Greensburg,
burned Monday. Loss, $1,000. Mr.. Ford was
burning caterpillars in fruit trees near his
house, and in this way the mischief originated.
A bid of S16, 500 for the erection of new in
Urinary buildings in Union county was accept
ed Saturday by the county commissioners.
Three other bids ranged from $4,000 TO ST.
600.
The next meeting OF the Northern Indiana
editorial association will be held at Kendall
vile June IS and Il. Arrangements are being
made to entertain the fraternity right royalty,
and program will be announced shortly.
Misses Emma and Lois Stuckey, comely
country girls, pleaded guilty in the circuit
court at Charlottesville Monday to disturbing
church meeting. Their father, who is pros
porous farmer, did not pay their fines, and the
young ladies were sent to jail.
John NJ. Bastian, who resides ten miles south
of Martinsville was nearly killed in a runaway
Saturday afternoon. He was coming to town
with load of slaves when his team ran down
a steep HILL turning the wagon over on him and
completely scalping him, besides inhicting in
ternal injuries.
The new steamboat, Kate Adams, designed to
take the place of her namesake. burned at
Memphis last winter, was launched at Jeffer-
sonville Tuesday. She will be the finest and
svjftest boat the river costing over $780, COO.
She belongs TO the Memphis Il Vicksburg
packet company.
Mrs. A. J. Egbert of Morgan county died
Thursday after an illness of three months. She
was seized with an attack of pneumonia about
the time she was married, and her illness con-
tinued until her death. She was in a lamenta-
Bile condition for weeks before her death, not
knowing her husband.
In the case of Albert Miller, indicted for en-
ticing female for immoral purposes, a verdict
of guilty was returned by the Jury at Martins
vile Thursday, with a sentence of three years
Nearly two hundred witnesses testified in the
case. Some other young bucks are awaiting
trial for the same ofense.
Lidia Briles went to Leavenworth last Sun
day, got drunk and acted in very unbecoming
manner. Thursday night White Caps held a
confab few miles from Leavenworth, dragged
her out into the yard and severely whipped
her. Barney SwaTtz interfered and was
knocked down with club.
Mrs. Adeline Lewis of Allen county has been
adjudged insane. From the evidence of rela-
tives and others il seems that about week ago
were nOuceQ the indications or q failing mind.
She imagined that other people were making
fun of her, and also that people were cOntinu-
ally talking about her. This led TO her trying
to drown herself.
Ben birmingham was, Saturday, at Green's
burg, sentenced 10 the penitentiary for four
years for an attempt at arson Birmingham is
an old man residing near Clarksburg, and has
| become somewhat notorious as a barn-burner,
this being the second time he has been found
| guilty OF this crime. A man named Russell is
now awaiting trial as an accomplish.
Lee Morgan of Richmond has been senten ced
| to five years imprisonment, seven years dis
! franchsement and to pay a fine of $40. The
ofense was the burglary OF James Daugherty's
| house by three men, two OF whom did the work
| while Morgan held a pistol over Daugherty's
| head. Only Morgan was caught He served term
| OF ten years tor the murder OF Pat Carroll at
| Cambridge City.
The arrest of Henry Shoemaker, a young man
| at Laporte, for burglarizIng a saloon, has re-
suited in the officers unearthing a gang of
youthful burglars, operating for the past nine
months. The officers were unable 10 break up
| the gang until Shoemaker's confession. 4
number are sons of prominent citizens, and the
| revelation has caused a Sensation. Several are
already under arrest.
| Kokomo is growing rapidly. The total vote
in 1887 was 1,040; this year it was 1.675, q gain
/ of 635, or over 81 per cent-nearly 81 per cent.
/ per annum. An average of thirty from each
Il ward 0ld not vote tuesday as is Verlned by q
/ careful pOn of the city taken few days prior
TO the election, making a total of 1900 voters.
| These figures indicate population OF 10000,
being gain of $500 in the two years.
Friday night while David Hecht and Mrs.
/ Gus Meyer were out driving at Evansville, they
/ were attacked by Mr.. Meyer, her divorced hus-
| band, who attempted to drag the lady from the
/ carriage. This was prevented, and as the cou-
| pie drove away Mr.. Meyer began shooting the
| bullets missing the aim and one striking the
/ Hon. Jack Nolan, who was walking near, in the
| feshy part of the leg. Mr.. Nolan was a mem.
| Der of the last general assembly.
| George Weaver, Fayette county farmer, is
| in a critical condition from peculiar accident.
few days ago he ran his knife into the palm
| of his hand, severing a small artery. The blood
! gushed out in such quantities that Weaver
| tainted and fell back like log his head strik-
| ing the ground with all the momentum of his
! 200 pounds avoirdupois. He remained uncon-
| scious several hours, and is now thought to be
suffering with brain conclusion, TO which is
added blood poisoning
4 young lady OF Jacksonville, missing since
| 1876, has been found clerking in store at
/ Louisville. In 1876, while near her fathers
| home, with a small pen-knife open in her hand,
/ she was assaulted by drunken scOundrel, and
| in her fright she struck him with the knife, the
/ blade penetrating his heart and causing instant
/ death. Horror-stricken and not knowing what
| TO do she fled from home without acquainting
| her relatives of her distress, and through the
/ intervention of new found friends, she found a
/ position in Louisville, where she has since re-