The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-14
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from President Franklin of the national
board. that Capt. j.. Ii. Chapman, treas
urer of the home, had been selected GOV
ernor, to succeed Gen. Devereaux.
The dead body of Mrs. Edward Poin-
dexter, colored, of Marion was found ly-
ing near a gas fire, Thursday. considerably
burned, and the cause was first attributed
TO escaping gas. 1t is recalled, however,
that two weeks ago she was met at the
door Of her home and struck a murderous
blow in the face, and her mysterious
death is now attributed to foul play.
NJ. L. Levi of near Newtonville informs
us that through the notice we gave about
his apple tree which bore three crops, he
has been so fortunate as to find a long lost
sister of whom be had not heard for thirty
years. The paper fell into the hands of
his sister, Mrs. Lou Clifford, of McCords-
vile, Ind. She saw his name and wrote
to him, and after thirty years they have
been reunited-Chrisney Sun.
Rabbits are so numerous in the orchard
region of Clarke county that they have
again become a pest. Hundreds OF young
peach and apple trees have been girdled
by them, and f~ruit-growers are afraid to
set out trees for fear they will be de-
stroyed. In another section of the county
foxes are in such force that appeals are
being made TO the Clarke county kennel
club to bring on its hounds and chase the
reynards. In the neigborhood of Jeffer-
sonville hawks are gathered in unusual
numbers and are destroying the quail, en-
tire coveys being e1tirpatedd during the re-
cent snow.
James Crane of North GreencastIe tried
to drink all the whisky in town and then
started out to South Greencastle. He
went to the house of Widow Bowman
near the Vandalia tracks, and entering,
began demolishing the furniture. He
overturned the stove, ruined some fine
clothes the woman was washing, and was
making a terrible mess o things generally.
Mrs. Bowman resent these little famili-
arities by throwing hot water and by the
time Policeman Ashley arrived, had the
young man partially boiled.-Greelcdstle
Banner.
The earthquake reported in Madison
county recently was also experienced IN
Upton. The first shock lasted for about
thirty seconds. while the second lasted
half as long, and several minutes elapsed
between the two shocks. Though oscil-
lating influences were from the east to the
west, and a low grumbling noise followed
each one of them, no damage was done,
though a number of light articles were
moved from their positions. The vibra-
tons were much stronger in the eastern
part of the county than at Upton. There
have been several shocksfelt at Upton since
the opening up OF the gas belt.
Last Wednesday a strange character ap-
peared on our streets who attracted con-
siderable curiosity. He was dressed in red
pants, wore gum boots, a fur hat and had
thrown around him a brown wooden
blanket. He claimed to be a native born
Fiji Islander and says that he is nintey-
seven years old. He claims to be the son
OF a chief who ruled the tribes, who were
regular cannibals. He claims to have eaten
many a meal of human flesh, and pro-
nounces it the most delicious dish he ever
sat down to. When about forty years of age
he was turned over to the missionaries who
converted him and took him away from
the island. He claims to have travelled in
darkest Africa, the numerous Indian sea
islands, all Europe and Asia.-IlptOn Id
UOcdte.
The strange woman of Upton has re-
Gently been referred to frequently. An
exchange of that city says: ''The store
keepers never sell her anything. Not be-
cause they were afraid to, but because she
was never known to buy anything at any
store in that town. Where she gets what
she lives on no one knows. She seems TO
have plenty Of money and enough to eat,
but no one knows where she gets it.
Some have said that this woman is j.
Wilkes Booth, the rde of President
Lincoln, as she very much resembles him
in features. Sometimes at night she has
been seen dressed in mems clothes, going
along the railroad track, picking up ties
and carrying them to her yard as though
they were mere sticks. She lives at Tip
ton now, and will continue doing so, per
haps, until the day of her death, as she
has lived heretofore, a mystery"