The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-13


of chasing fugitives from justice was
abandoned. They may be of some use
in forests and swamps, but on roads
! frequently travelled they do not seem
able to keep the scent. The pair kept ar
Seymour, which went through here on
the hunt for the Sellersburg burglars
have never caught anybody, although
they have been put on several supposed
trails.-New Albany Ledger.
| Wednesday J. a. Beane was nomin-
! ated for postmaster This action has
been expected for a long time. conse-
| questIy there has been little speculation
| or interest in the subject, and the
nomination has been expected for several
days past. the announcement created no
| surprise. Postmaster Beyerle's time eX-
pires on the 10th Of this month ana it is
! probable that the papers, commission
and bond. can be made out in time for
| the change in AFFAIRS to take place at
that time.-GOshen News.
Congressman McNagny will leave in a
I, day or two for Washington. He antici-
pates a long session of congress and an
| other prolonged and bitter fight on the
| money question. The democratic tariff
| bill. he thinks, will pass the house by a
/ good majority after being debated rea-
sonable length of time, but it will in all
| proba bility he held up in the senate in
! definitely The silver men will again be-
come obstructionists with the hope OF
| forcing some legislation favorable 10
| silver.-CoIumbia City Post.
| A number Of gentlemen of this city,
! Jacksonville, Ohio Falls. Howard Park
| and Louisville interested in the con-
struction of a canal two miles long to
| commence at Jacksonville, above the
/ car works. and enter the river again
| near GAINESVILLE. held a meeting at the
! Commercial club rooms, Louisville, Dec.
| s. at which the project was strongly in
| dorsed. Engineer Burr Of New Albany
| has made the survey and estimates the
| cost Of the work at from S370,00 to
| $4OOOO0.-New Albany Ledger.
James Mustard of West Point who
| lately invented and patented a safety
, switch, has an invention that promises
! TO make him a rich man. 1t is simple
/ device so constructed that even If a
/ switch is left open the locomotive passing
/ along the track closes the switch, and
there is no possible chance for the train
/ To leave the main track. There is also
arranged a mechanism by which the en-
! gineer can run his train in on the side
I track when he so desires. The inventor
! has just refused $4,000 for the invention.
| August Oberholtzer of Clay City was
| in the city Monday on his return home
| from a trip TO Washington d. c., where
| he went a week ago, as il is understood,
/ TO claim young bride with whom he
] became acquainted when over at the
CO pital last March attending the inaugu-
/ ration. A correspondence carried on be
/ tween them resulted in the engagement.
/ His return home without his bride, as
we understand. is attributed to her sick
/ ness at the time which had been set for
| the nuptials, neccessitating postpone
/ ment.-Brazil Democrat.
Mr.. Shafer, a saloOn-keeper Of Ash
/ bOro, was in the city Saturday in search
| OF his wife. who has been absent from
| her home for about thirteen days. The
/ aid Of the police was invoked, but moth
/ ing definite learned as to the where
| abouts of the missing wife and mother.
! Mr.. Shafer expresses himself confident
/ that his wife is in Brazil. Besides the
| husband she left three small children at
/ home. One Of the children is now dam
I gerously sick and not expected TO live.
/ Shafer says the wife had no cause for
[ leaving him and the children.
| The Philadelphia Press has this bit of
Indiana news: 1T has been demonstra-
! ted pretty clearly by corOnial investiga-
/ ton that a secret suicide club exists in
/ LapOrte, Ind. Within the past two
/ years no less than twelve persons have
/ committed suicide. All of them have
/ been more or less of a melancholy dis
/ position. The coroner's Investigation
developed the fact that a suicide club
/ exists and that "A stated intervals meet
! ings occur at which members draw
| marked ballots to decide who will be the
! next victim to take his own life. All
! Of which is probably a fake.
/ Perry Foster and Brakeman Wash
! burn. who have been working on the
| Sheldon local. have been doing a land
! office business for several weeks past.
i Thursday at Sheldon box of rubber
boots shipped from this place was broken
/ into and some of the boots taken. One
. Of the company's detectives was on the
| train and promptly put them under his
/ IN n 20 "a
! and are now in Jail Their houses were
| searched and a quantity OF goods was
/ found. Large amounts Of goods have
/ been missed along the line for several
months.-Fowler Leader.
A curious coincidence occurred in Rush
| county last week. Benjamin Frazee,
/ the richest man in the county, while
working in his barn east of Rushville.
slipped and fell. and in attempting TO
/ rise found that his right side was par
| alyZed. On the same day and about the
! same hour his brother Aaron, also very
wealthy. was driving through woods
south of Rushville when the wagon
( wheel ran over a stump and threw him
/ out upon the ground He also discov-
/ cred that he was paralyzed on attempt
| ing to rise and had to be assisted home.
| Neither has entirely recovered yet.
John Lee. well known and prosper
| Gus farmer residing In Sugar Greek
/
i by having his house entirely consumed
! by flames At the time Mr.. Lee was
| alone, his two daughters being in school.
and when he first discovered ii the entire
| building was in flames. Wishing 10 save
/ some Of his dead wife's effects he rushed
| up stairs, but the fire rapidly spread to
the stairway, and cutting off this avenue
! Of escape, he was forced TO jump from a
window TO save his life. He was con-
| siderably injured by the fail. The entire
! building was estroyed.-Frankforr
| Crescent.
The good people Of the east end did
a kind act a few days ago. haywood
| McCutcheon has been sick in bed for
| several months and his family was re-
/ duced to a destitute condition. Mrs
| McCutcheon worked hard to earn money
| to keep the wolf from the door and sue
| ceeded until she was Frustrated by the
task. Then large number Of neighbors
and friends called at the home on Swan
St as a donation party and left several
| dollars in money and about thirty or
| forty dollars worth of provisions. II
| was a noble act and the promoters are
entitled to the greatest praise.-Hunting-
| ton Democrat
The new tariff bill has been finished
| by the committee and it's provisions
given to the public. The free list is en-
! larged by the addition of coal, iron ore,
| lumber, salt. binding Irvine. wool and
many other things that are the basis
Of manufactured articles, and a corre-
spending reduction is made on the
finished product. The bill is drawn on
revenue tariff lines. and while it will
| neither suit the extreme free traders
nor the advocates of high protection 1t
will undoubtedly prove to be of vast
| benefit to the country If II becomes a
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