The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13
GENERAL STATE News.

burned 10 the ground Monday afternoon
Loss on house and contents. $1,000; notes
10 the amount of $4,000 were destroyed.
No insurance.
The trial Of George NJ Ray. Shelby
vile. on the charge Of obtaining money
under false pretenses by negotiating
township orders, was called in Noble cir
cult court al Albion Tuesday, but post
poned until October.
1t is said that high kicking is getting
to be the rage among the young ladies
OF this city, and 1t is very healthy ex-
ercise. The plan is for young lady TO
hold something up high while her COM
panion kicks it out of her hand.-BlOOm-
ington Courier.
DOC" Brown and James Virgins, at
Wabash. Tuesday, We're sentenced to fif-
teen and twenty years respectively for
conspiracy to assassinate w. A. Mackey.
Virgins agreed TO pay Brown $1,000 for
shooting Mackey and Brown badly
wounded his victim.
We understand that DR.. o. B. Johnson
OF LiztOn has at last consented to allow
his name to go before the democratic
congressional convention at Columbus.
He has been urgently requested TO do
this by parties from various parts of the
district.-Danville Gazette.
Lyman KilboTn Of Logansport owns
cat which shows an inordinate fOndness
for piano playing. It's delight is TO stand
on the piano stool and strike the keys
with its forepaws. and frequently 1t
jumps with all its feet on the keyboard,
and by leaping about produces as much
discOrdance to the square inch as the
average learner.
Milton Berry, an insane person, chained
10 the floor in the Clinton county in
Urinary. wrenched loose his fastenings
and sprang through a window 10 the
ground below. a fall of thirty-five feet
He struck upon his head and shoulders,
crushing his shoulders and breaking his
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ceived.
Wednesday at noon occurred the mar
riage of Charles McCutcheon of this
place, son Of Postmaster McCutcheon, 10
Miss Georgiana Butterfield of Goshen
The bride is said to be one of the most
charming young ladies of Goshen, and
Charles being a first-class young man,
we see no reason why they should not
live long. happy and prosperous life
North Manchester Journal
A traction engine owned by ]. ]. Miller
OF Lagrange county yesterday crashed
through a bridge and fell into big ditch
just over the county line. The outfit was
being brought 10 Goshen for repairs and
the machine was further damaged by the
accident Mr. Miller had narrow escape
from injury. After long delay appliances
were secured and the engine was lifted TO
a safe postion.-GOshen News.
The man who can keep his temper
when he attempts to drive his neighbOr's
chickens out OF MS garden through the
same hole by which they came in, need
have no fear of satan, says an exchange.
Yes, but he seldom attempts any such
foolishness. He usually puts in his time
trying TO dodge the missiles thrown by
his wife, as she does the 'ShOOlng OF the
chickens.-BloomingtO Courier.
Governor Matthews's promptness and
wisdom in dealing with the lawlessness
I'm the coal regions has won for him the
admiration of all fair-minded and pa
.triotic men. He acted none too soon nor
dealt too harShly When property is be-
ing destroyed and the peace of the state
menaced il becomes the duty of those
in authority TO do just as Governor
Matthews did.-BlufftOn Banner.
Every good citizen should be proud
of the prompt action of Governor Claude
Matthews in maintaining law and order
in Indiana. And no portion of the peO-
pie will more heartily commend and
sustain him in his course than the re-
publicans Of the state. His course is in
striking contrast to the governor who
has brought disgrace and contempt TO
the state Of Colorado.-Richmond Palla-
dunn Oep).
Governor Matthews deserves and is
receiving commentator on all hands
for his course in the disturbances now
on in the mining districts of the state.
He gave the strikers timely warning
and ample time 10 see the folly of their
course but when il became certain that
they would not heed good advice he was
prompt TO order the militia to enforce
his orders and in numbers sufficient to
accomplish the work.-Shelbyville Re
publican.
The assessor of Perry township has re-
ported 10 the county clerk that there are
los soldiers Of the late war residing in
that township, and all draw pensions but
two Thirty-One claim to have heart
trouble, fifty rheumatism, fourteen ca
larrh, twenty-nine chronic diarhea,
eleven lung trouble, twenty-one piles.
two asthma eight gunshot wounds and
various other complaints, some having
RS many as four different Diseases
Bloomington Courier.
The evangelical district convention was
In session at South Bend this week for
several days. Elder D. Martz presided.
Among the papers presented was one by
the Rev. r. T. Myers of New Paris on
Popular Forms Of Presenting the Cos
pei in which the speaker held that the
idea of ministers seeking popularity by
rreating sensational subjects for their
themes was considered wrong and i'm
prudent. The Rev. A. Geist of Urbana.
formerly of New Paris, preached on
Wednesday evening.
Squire Bonnell. residing north of
Waynetown. met with great loss by
reason Of sheep-killing dogs Saturday
night. Yesterday morning he awoke to
ind nine blood maddened dogs loose in
his pasture and sixry-three fine sheep
dead and torn upon the ground. The
ours were beaten off with clubs and
finally In a pack set upon a large hog
and killed that before they were driven
from the farm. They were all worthless
rurs belonging in the neighboorhood.-
Charlottesville Journal
Last Saturday evening George II.
Cooper, cashier Of the Citizens bank,
went to get his COW that is pastured in
the eastern part Of the city. Instead Of
getting his own he lead off one belong
ing to Thomas Johnson. Soon after Tom
went after his COW, and not finding her,
made a search through East Greenfield,
but OF course could not locate her. The
best part of the joke is, however that
Mr. Cooper MIXED the cow that night
and the next morning without discover
ing his mistake.-Greenfield Tribune.
One Of the largest deals of the state
has Just come to light. in which a Mr.
II. Morton Beach Is concerned. 1t has
been known for some time that Mr..
Beach had invented a hydro-carbOnate
gas generator. but until lately nothing
has been known Of it. 1t is now learned
that Mr. Beach sold one-half interest to
Eastern men for 800. 600. Mr.. Beach is
a bright but poor young man, not more
than thirty years old. and one of Rush
cOunty's promising men. He has spent
most Of his life on farm and teaching
school
Thomas Morrison OF the Morrison
heller works il making a successful Of