The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-28
Minal. State Items.

The ifteen-yea old son of James Nc
Daniels OF Leblanc a was accidentally shot
by a companion w.h'ie hunting WedneS-
day. The charge q tered his leg, necessi-
tating amputation.
The three-year-old daughter of William
Cooper of Elkhart ret - htly complained OF
soreness in the top of her rlg..t foot a
physician was called, and af'er an exam
ination extracted the DO INT OF alarge needle
about three-forths of an Rlch long, which
had oTked through froL the bottom OF
the foot.
The Rev F. P. Arthur, for four years
pastor OF the Disciple chur Tn OF AnEola
and last year one OF the lect rers at Beth
any Park assembly, has res ig . ed his pas
torate, and accepted cal to abe church
at Ashviile, ~ c. He also haCs calls from
Detroit, Richmond. Iud., and Roanoke,
Va, but failing heath induced nlm TO &C
cept the one from AshviIle.
Freddie Manson and Willie Ia rreit OF
Cravfordsvi,le, aged respectively twelve
and thirteen years of age. disa, o"eared
from home Tuesday, aud their EIheTe-
abouts is not known. From their pay
mates it was learned that they had o am
bition to join the ghost dancing Indians,
and it is probable they have sta Vi ed
West. The Manson boy is grandson OF
Gen. Manson.
William Steers was found dead in btti
at the Union hotel. Orleans, 0rang
county, Monday morning. Death evident
ly came during the night as the body was
cold and stiff when found. Appearances
led TO the belief that morphine was tie
drug which deprived him of lie, as a pa
per containing what wss supposed to be
the drug was found on the table, with
g,ass AMI spoon. The deceased was son
OF John I'll. Steers, sr., proprietor OF the
Union hotel.
The meanest man in Indiana has been
found at Princeton. According to the
Era, a merchant OF Princeton 3. ade poor
widow pay 81 for window glass that her
little girl had accidentally broken. The
glass could have been replaced at cost OF
Sl.25. but he is said to have frightened
the po"r widow into the payment OF 81.
The Princeton Democrat desires 10 remark
on this case that this merchant sis dis
grace to the honorable body of men who
constitute the merchants OF Princeton"
Mr.. Samuel s. Marsh is the oldest native
born mails citizen of New Albany residing
in the city. He was born here on Jan. IL.
1919, and has resided in the city his entire
life OF seventy-two years Mrs. Harriet
Warning was the first white female child
born in New Albany, and still survives
She is older than Mr. Marsh and has, like
him, resided her entire lie in this city.
She is the oldest native born woman in
Floyd county. She is yet in splendid
physical condition and does not look over
sixty years o. age.-Ne10 Albany Ledger.
A couple of weeks ago the Ledger gave
an account OF the supposed accidental
poisoning Of the family of Joseph Moore,
a farmer OF prominence residing in Glib
son county, TOUR mics from Princeton.
Mr.. Moore, his wife and four children
barely escaped death from eating pudding.
1t now has become the general opinion
that the poison was purposely placed in
the pudding to kill the entire family and
there is demand for the prosecution OF
the person or persons susPected.-Nelg Al
bany Ledger.