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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Floatsr Found In the RIVER.

NEW ALBANY, May Especial. 1.-The
remains of floater found in the river
were identified as those of Miss Florence
Perschel, who disappeared from her home
in this city the latter part OF December
last. The day she disappeared Miss Per-
schel applied to the authorities to have a
young man arrested upon a charge OF be-
trayal, but the officer being absent from
his office she went to the boarding house
where she was employed, removed her
street dress, replacing it with calico.
She then went down the alley to the river
and was never again seen alive. 1t being
after night, the poor girl doubtless went
straight into the river and to a suicides
death. The deceased was handsome
woman about twenty-five years Old.
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A Mysterious Shooting.

COLUMBUS. May 10.-[Special. Last
night as a freight train pulled into the
station from the North John Ebbett, who
was stealing ride, was shot by some I'M
known person. The ball struck him on
the chin crushing the jawbone in a pain
full manner and lodged in the throat be-
hind the roots of the tongue. He was
taken to the city hospital. Today the
wound is swollen and the man is con-
sidered in a critical condition. He says
he is of English parentage, is twenty-six
years OF age, is a carpenter by trade and
was on his way to Chattanooga, Tenn.
The pistol was held so close to the mans
face that the flesh around the bullet hole
is considerably powder burned. 1t is
thought a brakeman belonging to the
train did the shooting.
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Deaths in the State.

JKFFERsoNvILLE, May 7.-[Special. /
Mrs. Rosina Pfester, an aged lady Of this
city. died suddenly this afternoon while
sitting on her chair. John Adams, CASH
ie. Of the Citizens national bank, is not
expected to live through the night. Sew
eral days since he purchased at a drug
store some medicine. and it is claimed
that the mixture was poison instead of
drugs be desired.
Brazil. May Especial. j George
Ringer, an old and pioneer citizen, died
near Staunton of paralysis, aged seventy
one years. He was native Kentuckian,
coming with bis parents to Clay county in
1893, when boy of fourteen years. The
family settled in the wilderness near the
site Of his death. Back in the eos be
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Hydrophobia and sIensIes.

BRAZIL, May Especial. There is an
outbreak of hydrophobia in and about
Clay City as the effects of the work of a
strange dog that was killed there three
weeks ago. L. F. Cooprider shot COW
and John Wilmer hog last Sunday, both
of which had unmistakable hydrophobic
spasms. 1t is feared that more stock was
bitten at the same time.
Measles, also, have become almost cpl
demic at the same place. There is said to
be now thirty cases in the town; one
death, with several other children not ex-
pected to recover
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
The Hon. wiley Ditt.more's Funeral.

SPENCER, May Especial. THE flu
neral of the late Hon. Wiley L. Ditto
more occurred at the baptist church today.
1t was conducted by the G. A. r. and
was preached by the Rev. g. T. Robert
son OF the baptist church. All the resi-
dent ministers assisted in the religious ex-
ercises Mrs. Hugh Mason sang beauti-
fully Nearer. Ny God, to Thee" Tho
funeral was largely attended, as the de-
ceased was born and raised in this county.
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CRAwFoRDsvILLE, May Last Monday
in the city election at Waynetown. Mont
gomery county, William Simmons and
Frank Hollowell tied for the Office OF
treasurer, each gentleman receiving 323
votes To decide the question a. to
which one should hold the office O foot
race was held yesterday between the men.
The race was a 200 yard dash and several
thousand people we're on the ground
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Money in wheat THIS Year.

New CASTLE, May ESPECIAL. will
lam Weightman, farmer living near
Middletown, in this county, had peculiar
streak of good luck yesterday. For the
past year he has kept several hundred
bushels of wheat stored in his barn, and
yesterday, while removing the wheat for
market, an old pocket-book was found
buried in the grain, which was found to
contain $ll.500 in gold coin and paper
bills. How the money came there, or to
whom it belongs, is a mystery that none
can explain. The money was placed in
bank at Middleton by Mr.. Weightman.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Republican, Fight.

CRAwFoRDsvmLE, May ESPECIAL. j
S. A. r. Beach and r. NJ. Bible, two prom
ship, INDUCED in war OF words yester-
day which may result in murder. The
two men met in the road and quarreled,
but no one knows what about. Finally
Bible jumped out of his wagon and gave
Beach a terrible blow on the head with an
iron wrench. Beach fell from his buggy
insensible, and was found some hours
afterward by friends, who consider his re-
covery a matter of great doubt. Both men
stand high in the esteem of every one. and
they have never quarreled before.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Cripe Safe in Jail.

LAFAYETTE, May 5.-[special. Thomas
c. Mckee, deputy sheriff, returned from
Joplin, Mo-, this morning with Noah
GRIPPE, WHO'S wanted on charges of forgery,
perjury and false pretense. He is brother
of John w. Grippe, who was arrested here
several weeks ago on similar charges. The
Grippe brothers are accused of having
forged a deed to a valuable eighty acre
tarm owned by Peter Saltzman, on which
they secured a loan of 1000 from John c.
Brockenbrough. They formerly belonged
to the Dunkard church and stood well in
the community in which they resided.
They deny the charge.
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Had 20 stenl to Live.

ScoTrsBURG, May Especial Capt
Davis has leased the Touring mill at
Lexington and has been missing flour for
some time. The horse thief detective
association set a guard over the mill and
last night Ezra Doughty was discovered in
the mill. He pleaded guilty to a charge
of burglary and languishes in Jail. He is
fifty years old, has a wife and five chill
dren. He has borne a good reputation
heretofore and has been working for 90
cents dav. He claims that necessity
forced him to steal
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ALL ABOUT BROWN.
10 Hasn't q Railroad, But Hos q Surplus
and n Big Pension Roll.

and a Big Pension Roll.
COLUMBUS, May 10.-[Special. Brown
county, twenty miles west of here, hasn't
foot Of railway in its borders nor within
six miles of it. The ground is rough,
high and billy, Weed Patch hill, upon
which the government signal station is
erected, being the highest in Indiana.
Nashville, the county seat, has 400 inhab-
itants and but one brick building. and
that the only one in the county. The
court house and Jail are built of logs.
There is not saloon in the county and no
one has been sent to the penitentiary for
several years. At the last session the
grand jury found but two indictments and
they for trivial offenses. The county
hasn't cent of debt and has a small sur
plus in the treasury. Nearly every man
owns his own farm-a small one. DIR.
Cook is the wealthiest man in the county,
being worth about S35, coo or $4,000. The
county gives 900 democratic majority and
the pension roll exceeds the value OF the
agricultural products.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Sensation Revived.

COLUMBUS. May ESPECIAL. During
the February term the grand jury found
an indictment against Angerau Glenn,
proprietor OF the Imperial nurseries, on
an alleged charge of attempting to black
mail Mrs. William Ruddick, a wealthy
lady Of this city. Glenn left and went 70
Louisville. where he remained until today,
when he returned determined to face the
charge. He was put under a bond oil
5000 for his appearance in the term oil
court which commences next week. He
procured bondsmen and was released.
The case promises to be OF unusual inter
est, as both parties stand high. The Hon.
G. W. Cooper has been employed for the
defense and f. w. Norton will assist the
uroaooufion
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Tough Gang ON an Outing.

FRANKLIN, May 10--[Special. Last
night as the midnight freight on the JET
fersonville, Madison & indianapolis road
stopped here several toughs boarded it,
when Homer Waggoner, one of the gang,
drew knife and deliberately cut Arno
Yates, the head brakeman, in six different
places about his body, dangerously wound
ing him. He was taken to the railroad
hospital at Columbus for medical atten-
ton this afternoon. Officers succeeded in
arresting Waggoner and placing him in
Jail.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Sensational su,t.

DULUTH, Mimi. May l0.--Z. H. Austin
filed suit yesterday in the district court
against n. s. Upham, to recover Sll4,S79.
Thecase will prove a very sensational one
when II comes on for trial, and will show
I'D some inside facts which occurred
during the time that the ST. Louis land
improvement company was getting con-
troll of some 5000 acres of land for the new
site Of st. Louis.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Three Oaks Turning Up.

LAPoRTE. May 5.-[Special. IA message
received here today from Three Oaks, a
small place north of here, states that the
village is on fire and will probably be
destroyed by fire. The fire departments
of Niles, Mich, Buchanan and Michigan
City are battling with the flames.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
CHERIFF's sALE.

By virtue OF a certified copy Of decree 70 ms
directed from the Clerk OF the Superior Court OF
Marion county, Indiana in cause No. Al S26. wherein
Andrew SteHcn is plaintiff AM Joseph , Pitcher
and Charles Pitcher defendants, requiring me TO
make the sum OF one hundred and ele, en- dollars
and thirty-nine cents ts11139l. provided for Ia
said decree, with interest and costs, viii expose
at public sale 10 the highest bidder. on
THURSDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE. A. D. 1891.
between the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m. and o'clock
D. m OF said day at the door Of she court house, OF
Marion county. Indiana, the rents and profits for
term not exceeding seven years, Of the following
real estate t0-wit:
Al thst tho east hall OF the east halt Of the
southwest quarter of section twenty two l22, town.
ship sixteen 90 north RANGE four ~ east ing
south Of tho center Of the BelleiOutaine railroad
track situate in Marion count, Indiana.
II such and profits will not sell for sufficient
SUN 10 satisfy said decree interest and costs, will,
at the time and place. expose 10 public sale ths
fee simple Of said real estate, much thereof as
NAV be sufficient To discharge said decree, interest
and costs said sale will be made with relief from
valuation or appraisement laws.
HENRY W LANGENBE
sheriff OF Marion County.
MAY 18Th A. D. 1891.
Lucius B. swift Attorney for Plaintiff. 1884,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Horrible Affair.

SPENCER, May l0.-[Special. flames
McHenry and several companions, all
quarrymen. from Romano left town late
last night for their homes under a full
cargo of benzine. This morning the re-
mains OF McHenry were found scattered
along the /. d V. track, one and one-half
miles east OF town, for q distance of $50
yards. Over one hundred pieces of the
man were picked no and brought to town
in box, where they await the action of
the coroner. The victim was about forty
years old and leaves wife and seven
children. 1t is supposed that the night
freight did the bloody work.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Married a. Inst.

COLUMBUS, May Especial About a
month ago Louis Berry and Della Mass OF
Lexington attempted to elope, but were
prevented at the muzzle of double-bar-
relied shotgun. Before daylight this morn
ing Miss Mass descended from an up
stairs bedroom OF her fathers residence
by a ladder and joined her lover. The two
rode swiftly away on horseback and were
married at Je1ersonyiIle
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Fatal Fall.

MANCHESTER, May Especial. Mrs.
Louisa Laws, in attempting to get up from
her chair, fell and broke one of her femoral
bones near the hip joint, from which she
suffered very much until death came to
her relief
She was born in Ireland in the year
1904 and died on her eighty-seventh birth
day. She was consistent Christian and
leaves host OF friends and relatives to
mourn her loss.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
CHERIFFS SALE.

y
By virtue OF an execution 10 me directed from
the Clerk OF the Superior Court of Marion
county Indiana, will expose at public sale 10 the
highest bidder. on
THURSDAY. THE 18th DAY OF JUNE, A. D. 1891,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock a m. and o'clock
D. m OF said day. at the door Of the court house. IN
Marion county. Indiana, the rents and profits Tor a
term not exceeding seven years. OF the following
described real estate, tl-wit:
Lots fourteen lll) ard fifteen (5l in Ramseys sub
division of lots Two o. Jour a. and i've (5), IN
Hutchings and DarDelrs Brookside addition 10 the
city OF indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana as
recorded in Plat Book No : al &c %, In tire ofhco
of the recorder Of sad county, and on failure 70
realize the full amount OF Judgment, interest aud
cist, will, at the same ine aud place, expose AZ
public sale the Zee simple Of said rcGl estate.
taken as the property OF sarah T. Jones, at The
suit b. L. W ait, for the use OF John '. Martins
assignee
said sale will be made without any relief what
ever from valuation or appraise ment laws.
HENRY W. LANGENBERG.
Sherih Marion County.
Nav 18th. A. =. 1891
Ut. Lecklider, Attorney for Assignee. 1S-St
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
WestvilIe Miners Strike.

DANvGLLE, May Especial. The
Westville miners came out on strike to-
day. They were prevailed upon by the
Grape Creek miners who are idle TO de-
mand sixty-five cents, the Grape Greek
scale. This is five cents more than the
Westvi!le miners were receiving and the
owner. Michael Kelly, said he could not
stand the raise.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Di.obedieht Priest.

ANDERSON, May ESPECIAL. THE fact
that Father Weichman has gone to Den
yer, COL, instead of Fulton, Ind, in direct
violation OF Bishop Dwenger's order, has
created a sensation in local catholic circles.
The bishop had supposed that he had
gone to Fulton and did not know better
until the was informed by telegram from
Anderson today. 1t is not improbable
that he high-spirited priests elopement
will result in his being unfrocked.
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A SERIOUS WRECK.
sixteen Cattle Cars Go or the Track q
riountainside.


TRINIDAD, Col, MAY. 10.-A serious
wreck occurred on the Santa Fe road
several miles west OF here last night. A
freight train OF twenty cars loaded with
cattle started down the Ration mountain.
but became unmanageable because the
air brakes failed to work. The train gained
frightful speed. and while turning a
sharp curve, the engine and tender broke
away from the train and sixteen cars went
over an embankment twenty feet high,
smashing the cars into kindling wood and
killing 800 cattle.
Brakeman J. M. Kurnes was slightly
hart, and four tramps stealing = cir way
over the road are buried in tie wreck.
The four last cars of the train are the only
ones that remained on the track. The
road is torn up for several hundred feet
and the loss to the company is estimated
at $50, 900.
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More Money burned Up.

NoBLEsvLLE, May Especial. agent
Mooreland of the Midland railroad COM
pany at Lapel, having $50 belonging to the
u. 5. express company, stuck it into the
waste basket for safe keeping over night.
The next morning the janitor emptied the
contents of the basket and burned them
up, money included.
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Sronkeying with n Pistol.

MONTPELIER, Nav 5.-[Special. George
Robb. a youth living six miles west of
this city. while fooling with an old re-
volver discharged it in the palm of his
hand. The ball tore its way into the bone
and lodged near the carpus.
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served his township as trustee, and in
1860 was elected county commissioner,
and three years later reelected. He
leaves widow and eight children.
MAaTINSvILLE, May 6. - Special -
Christian Miller. known as the best edu-
Gated German farmer in the county, died
yesterday at his home, one mile south of
MOrgant0wn, OF pneumonia, caused by an
attack of la grippe Mr.. Miller was born
IN Prussia in 1882, came to this country
when twenty years OF age and settled on
the farm where he died.
ANDERSON, May S.-TSpecial. James
Carpenter, an old and highly esteemed
business man of this city, died at Spring
port, Henry county, this morning. Mr..
Carpenter was called there this week on
business and was taken suddenly i'll. His
remains will be brought here tomorrow
Tor interment.
COLUMBUS, May 81 Special. Henry S.
Click, wealthy farmer of Clay township,
this county, died of cancer of the stomach,
this morning. aged fifty years. Deceased
was born in Bartholomew county and has
always been an earnest worker for the
good of the community.
HUNTINGTON, May 6.-ISpecial. Mrs.
Amos Mailer, aged seventy-iiye, died sud
denly here today. She ate hearty meal,
and died in less than twenty minutes from
hemoThage. She was the mother OF 4. ID.
and o. L. Mailer. editors Of the Fort
Wayne Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May ESPECIAL. Mrs.
James Brewer, aged fifty-six, wife of ex-
Trustee Brewer of Ban township, was dis
covered dead in bed yesterday, having
died some time during the night of heart
disease.
ANo, May Especial. dennis Nc
fadden, aged eighty-two, an early settler
OF this county, is dead.
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r. NJ. ID. A. Purchasing Agent.

ANDERSON, May7.-[Special. THE state
executive committee F. NJ. B. A. have APP
pointed j. NJ Brown of this city state pur-
chasing agent vice A. A. Brown, who has
resigned to accept more lucrative posi-
ton with a large Chicago mercantile firm.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Short Horn Sale mt Cambridge.

CAMBRIDGE Cry, May Especial. j
Today at the Meredith d Spahr sale OF
short horns J. d. Spahr sold thirty-one
head averaging SIS per head. The highest
price was $50. Tomorrow Mrs. Meredith's
herd, consisting OF fifty head and among
the best in the state, will be sold.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
An Old Citizen Insane.

LAPoRTE, May Especial. il. A.
Thornton was declared insane today and
will be taken to the Logansport asylum.
He is pioneer resident OF Michigan
City and one of the oldest members OF the
Laporte county bar.
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A Youup Hu.band,. suicide.

MILAN, May T. [speciaI.l = George
Nicholson. young farmer living in the
south end of this county, was missed from
his home, and after twenty-four-hours'
search he was found dead in the woods
half mile from home with bullet hole
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Golden wedding.

SEYMOUR, May Especial. William
Downs and his wife, two wealthy and
esteemed people of this neighborhood,
assisted by 300 of their friends, celebrated
their golden wedding yesterday. A
sumptuous dinner was served.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
He savea Five From Drowning.

JEFFERsoNvILLE. May ESPECIAL. HI.
F. Fuller rescued from drowning on the
falls this afternoon j. M. Miller, his wife
and three children, who were on their
way from Law enceburg to some point
south. The rocky lodges had taken con-
troll of the shanty boat they were travel
ing in and was fast carrying the occu-
pants to destruction.
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A Farmer Found Dead.

SEYMOUR, May Z. Especial. J. Joseph
Frederick, aged forty-fve years and resid-
ing in the northern part of this county.
had recently become insane. He wan
dered away from home yesterday and to-
day his body was found in White creek,
near his home. He was farmer and
leaves a destitute family.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
A Strike Mt Gnsh.n.

GOSHEN, ENTHUSIASTICALLY THE women
and girls employed in the Goshen shirt
factory this morning struck for return of
the old scale of wages but went to work
again this afternoon upon promise OF
arbitration by their employers.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
HIS Skull Crushed.

SPENCER, May Especial. Lewis Ge-
keller, a prominent German of Lancaster,
had his skull crushed Sunday morning
by the kick OF horse. He is now uncon-
scious, with no hope of recovery.
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A Farm Home Burned.

BEDFORD. May 6.-lspecial.] The large
frame house of Alfred Quackenbush, liv-
ing six miles west of here, burned at noon.
Nothing was saved. The loss is estimated
at $1,000. No insurance.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Polish Boy KilIed

SOUTH BEND, May 5. Especial. + A
Polish boy was killed on the Chicago &
Grand Trunk road here today while at
tempting TO catch on a morning train.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
PInte GInss and Tin Plato.

CHICAGO, May 5.-The annual meeting
of the Diamond plate glass company,
whose works are at kokomo, Ind, and
which is controlled by Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois capitalists, was held here today.
Col. A. i. Conger of Chicago was elected
president. The meeting discussed the adj
visibility OF establishing tin plate factory
at Elwood, Ind, and the final decision
was postponed until Thursday next, at a
meeting to be held at Elwood, Col. Con-
ger says that he end his associated CAPT
talists believe that as good tin plate can
be produced in this country as in Wales,
and that il they decide to go into the
business there will be no lack of funds to
insure its success.
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Found Dead I'm Bed.

MARrISsvnLE, May l0.-[special. Mrs.
Eli Haggard, living south of Morgantown,
was found dead in bed this morning. She
had suffered severely from la grippe but
was thought to have recovered.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-13
Investors ut Muncle.

MUNcIE. May Especial. lover one
hundred investors in charge OF the Hath
away investment company arrived tonight.
They will invest il land after viewing the
citv tomorrow
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NoBLEsvILLr, May ESPECIAL. George
w. Lacl1ey OF Fall Creek township, this
county, was arrested last night by Sheriff
Magic on charge Of forgery. Lackey
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Valuable Horse. stolen.

MARION, May 10. - Especial John
Renaker, farmer living six miles west of
this city, had two valuable horses stolen
from his stable last night.
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meredith short Horn Sale.

CAMBRIDGE Cry, May 7.-[Special. J.
Thirty-six short horns owned by Mrs.
Meredith sold today at an average of SO
per head. The highest price paid was
Sll0
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betting on the outcome. Simmons
seemed a sure winner until he tripped
and fell when within three yards of the
goal. Ho.lowell fell over him but crawl
ing over the line won the race amid the
hows and cheers OF the crowd. Hollowell
was duly sworn in last evening.