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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-26
A Novel Contest.

COLUMBUS, Dec. 23-Ex-Sheriff Will
lam Smith and Samuel Ewing, two old
style fiddlers Of considerable note, with
two others of rare fiddllng attainments,
have entered into a contest for supremacy
in Old-time tunes, such as Leather
Breeches,' Dan Tucker" Arkansas
Traveller" RYE Straw" etc, of equal
popularity. A hall has been secured and
Judge Frank T. Hord, ex-AIayor w. w.
Str3der and Auditor George Pence will
act as judges The contest will take place
be donated to the poor of the city.
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After a DefauIter.

FIT. WAYNE, Dec. 1s-Special.-This
morning three detectives arrived here
simultaneously for the purpose Of arrest
ing z. w. Quackenbush, the agent of the
Mutual benefit association of Newark, n.
J., but they We're too late, as Quackenbush
was taken to South Bend yesterday upon
the same charge. He has, it is charged,
embezzled money from three other insur-
ance companies, one Of them being the
Mutual life insurance company of New
York. The three detectives left at once for
South Bend.
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BOUGHT BRoKEN-DOwN HORSES.
They VIII BE Converted Into Sau-
sage, Dried and Corn Beef, Etc.

CROWN POINT, Dec. 19.-Special.-
A representative from the Hammond horse
sausage factory in the north end of this
county was in this city yesterday attending
the monthly horse sale.
He made it no secret and said he was
here to buy all the old broken-down horses
he could which would be made into sau-
sage Of all descriptions, dried beef corned
beef. frankforts, etc. During the day he
purchased over a carload Of cripples at
from SO To s. a head. Horses which have
been on the streets here for the last twen-
ty five years brought as high as S.
apiece. The poorer Of the lot the buyer
says will be made into 'red-hots,'' used as
free lunch in saloons.
In this state there is no law against kill
ing and selling horse meat, but it is thought
that the state board Of health will take the
matter ND
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Sued the Commissioners.

vert has brought suit against the retiring
board of county commissioners for dam
ages in the sum of SO, 900 in consideration
Of broken-down health from a ten-days'
confinement in the county Jail, alleging
that the board knowingly maintained a
prison which had been condemned by the
grand jury and which they knew TO be a
breeder of Nermin and disease.
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Rendezvous for Burglars.

MARION, Dec. 9.-Special.-The little
town Of Van Buren,, eleven miles from here
is a favorite place for burglars and scarce
ly a week passes that does not register
some theft there. Last night the hard
ware store Of W. F. Wheadon, the gen.
eral store Of Landess & Boxen, and Win
fields general store were entered. a
small amount Of money and several valu-
able articles were secured at the first two
places. At Winfield's store the burglars
ran into the proprietor and received moth
ing but several shots.
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Shot and Instantly Killed.

FIT. WAYNE, Dec. -Special.-Am-
bross Croxton, a resident Of Coesse, eigh-
teen miles west of this city, was shot and
instantly killed by Adam White, who was
quarreling with Daniel Croxton. a brother
of Ambrose. Daniel Croxton had spent the
day at Columbia City and returned home
very drunk. Meeting White a fight en-
sued and Ambrose interfered with the re-
suit as above stated
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War Against FIT. Wayne saloons.

FIT. WAYNE, Dec. Specialize
warfare between the mayor and saloon
keepers still continues and today affidavits
were filed against thirty saloonkeepers for
violating liquor ordinances. Their trials will
take place as rapidly as they can be han
died. These cases cannot be taken away
from the mayor on a change OF venue and
ne will vigorously prosecute them.
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burglars in NobIesviIIe.

NOBLESVILLE. Dec. 20-Special-
Burglars visited Noblesvilla last night and
called on some Of the prominent citizens OF
the town. among them being John f. Bell,
Gottleib Hoag, Robert Barr, w. A. Kun
KEEL and John Gilliland. Two men who gave
their names as Charles AIcGrew and Charles
Robertson were today arrested on suspicion
and at a preliminary trial were held for
grand iurV action
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Fair Association Meets.

FRANKFORT, Dec 19.-Special.-The
annual meeting Of the Western Indiana fair
association was held here today and the
date for holding the fairs named as follows,
each fair to continue four days:
Bainbridge, July 30; New Ross, Aug. s.;
Sheridan and Kokomo. Aug. u; Lebanon,
Aug. 10; Frankfort, Aug. 26; Lafayette,
Sept. 2; Boswell Sept 2; Charlottesville,
Sept. 9; Covington, Aug. 9.
Joseph Heavilon was elected president
and w W. Morgan secretary.
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Dead Beside the Railroad.

DELPHI. Dec. 23.-Special-J. E. Ames
was found on the side Of the Monon rail-
road track east Of this city yesterday morn
ing dead. His remains were terribly man
gled from being run over by some night
train. From papers found on his body it
is supposed he lived at Michigan City and
was in the employ Of the company
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Thieves Got 500.

KOKoMO, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
went through Galveston Friday night,
taking cash and valuables amounting to
$500. The principal victims were DR.. U.
u. Loop and George Conwell, the latter a
grain dealer. The thieves overlooked an
eight-hundred-dollar roll under Conwelp s
inflow
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New Telephone.

BRAZIL. Dec. 23.-Special.-The Inter
state telephone exchange company of Louis
vile has completed the work Of putting up
the wires for the Brazil plant. The instru-
ments, fOrty-five in number, are also on
the ground and will be put in at once. the
connections made and the circuit established
for service. local company will be or
ganized to take charge of the plant and
conduct the same.
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PLAYED with m Gun.

SHELBYVILLE. Dec. "a. - Special -
John Yater, fifteen years of age, was ac-
cidentally shot this morning. He was play
ing with a gun and the same was dis
charged, tearing off his eft hand The boy
resides with his parents at Flat Rock.
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Probably Fatally Injured.

RICHMOND. Dec. .-Special-Robert
Young was lodged in Jail here today
charged with assault and battery with in
tent to kill. Through some misunderstand-
ing he and Edward Dillon entered into a
quarrel and Young struck Dillon with a
rock, injuring him so severely that he will
probably die
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Bovine TripIets.

BROOKVILLE, Dec -Special.-Last
Saturday morning W. B. Jeffries, residing
near here, was the most surprised man in
seven states. His favorite mich COW, a
staid ShOrthOrn, whose two calves had
grown up beside her on the farm, presented
him with three well-developed male calves
al one birth. Bovine triplets are not exact
ly on the usual order and Mr.. Jeffries wait
ed to be sure that none got away before
publicly announcing their advent to the
rest of the world
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Conc with 5000.

GREENSBURG, Dec. 2O.-Special-Last
Tuesday week George Knowse, a farmer
near Milford, came to this city and drew
out of bank $500. He has not been heard
of since. No alarm or mention OF his alb
sence was given until today, and no reason
for his strange departure is given now.
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Character, residing at Patoka, this county,
has forged his mothers and John SPANS
names as indOrsers on the Peoples national
bank Of this city for $3.50. He drew the
money in September. and the parties found
out what he had done when notified that
the note was due. Hitch has left for parts
unknown. Wine, women and cards did It.
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Thieves Mt sheIbyviIIe.

SHELBYVILLE. Dec. 2O.-Special.-
The residence O. Mr.. H. H. Daugherty, a
prominent attorney, was entered at an early
hour this morning and all the family silver
ware taken. The thieves secured silver
knives and forks, spoons napkin rings, a
pair of gold eyeglasses, valuable souvenirs
The spoons bore Mr.. Daugherty's name
NJ nlarrt
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Carlton Declared Elected.

LOGANSPORT, Dec. 2O.-Special.-In
the circuit court today the contested cleo
ton case of Cyrus B. Carlton, prohibition
list, against p. J. Foglesong, democrat, was
decided in favor of Carlton. Carlton and
Foglesong were candidates at the recent
election for trustee of Harrison township.
The election board threw out enough re-
publican Ballots with Cartons name upon
them to elect Fogles0ng on account of an
irregularity.
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Ju,nned from n Train.

LOGANsPORT, Dec. 24.-Special.-Ira
Lezenbee. a well-known farmer living in
Clinton township, was killed here today
while attempting to alight from swiftly
moving Wabash train. He misJudged the
speed Of the train and was thrown head
foremost against the side railing of a via
duct. The top Of his head and shoulder
were crushed and death was instantaneous.
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Andered by agreement. Four others
larged with the same crime are awaiting
rial. The wreck occurred at Fontainet,
lear this city, July u. during the Pullman
trike, and Engineer Moehrman and Fire
IAN F'leick were killed. Miller and Expert,
wo Of the suspects, were admitted to bail
oday on habeas corpus proceedings in the
ums of $4,000 and $1,000. respectively.
;ourwine, the man who threw the SWITCH
: sill in iail
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Baby Weighed Nine Ounces.

CROWN POINT. Dec. 19-Special-
The smallest baby yet reported was born
Of Norwegian parents, West Creek town
ship, Tuesday. The child is a male, is as
perfectly formed as a babe could be- and
at its birth weighed only nine ounces. A
ring worn on the little finger Of the father
was slipped over its foot nearly up to the
knee. The probabilities are that it will
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purpose Of forcing the payment Of delin-
quent dues. The records of the associa-
TONS secretary show that Mr.. Wilson is
delinquent from twenty-seven to seventy
seven weeks on various loans, ranging from
$500 TO 81, 500. The total amount, including
the per cent premium, per cent. inter-
est and attorneys fees, will aggregate
S10 OOO
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THE LOYAL LEGION BANQUET
GEN. RNEFFLER READS PAPER IN
DEFENSE OF GEN. THOMAS.

A Warm Contest Comes Up I'm the
business Meeting That Precedes the
Banquet-Gen. Lew Wallace Pre-
MaJ.-Gens. Stanley and Wood.
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VIII Force Payment.

NOBLESVILLE, Dec. 24.-Special.-An
important civil suit was filed in the cir
cut court here today, in which the Home
building and loan association of Mobiles
Vile Is the plaintiff and Mayor Edgar c..
Wilson the defendant. The suit is for the
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Probably Fatally Injured

JEFFERSONVILLE. Dec. 20.-Special
William King, aged eighteen years, was
perhaps fatally injured at Borden today.
A gun exploded and a fragment Of the bar
rel imbedded itself in his forehead. He
was hunting at the time. King was brought
to his home in this city.
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Robbed by Footpads.

THORNTOWN, Dec. 24-Special.-Last
night while Edward Buchanan was on his
road home from church he was assaulted
and robbed by foOtpads. He was relieved
of his watch and pocketbook, containing
about 500 in money.
4 There is no clue to the robbers.
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DOWN AN EMBANKMENT
CAUGHT BENEATH THE FALLING
DEBRIS AND INSTANTLY KILLED.

When Found the Victim Had Been
Dead Several HOurs-Arrested at
PIainfeId-AssauIted by FOOtpads-
Injured in n Fight-COmmitted Sui
cide-kiIIed by Jumping from IA
Train-Other State News.
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TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 24.-Special.-
George Roberts. one Of the Big Four train
wreckers. was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for life today. He threw himself on
the mercy Of the jury and the verdict was
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-26
A Year for Stealing Glover Seed.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Dec. 1S.-Special.
George Livingston was today sentenced
to one year in the pententiary, fined So
and disfranchised for two years for steal
ing $50 worth of cloverseed last fall.
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THE MURDER STILL A MYSTERY.
Investigation Goes To Show, HOwev-
err, That a FaI<fr Committed II.

er, That a FaI<fr Committed II.
ELKHART, Dec. 24.-Special.-As a re-
suit OF the investigation Of the murder Of
Mr.. Crumpacke- Of Bristol of this county,
Friday night. the sheriff today posted a no
tice, offering a reward Of $500 for the arrest
and conviction Of the murderer. Several
persons are suspected who have been act
ing shady for several weeks. but the gen
eral impression is that fakir is the man.
Tha knowledge that Crumpacker always
carried a considerable sum Of money was
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State Factory Burned.

SCOTTSBURG, Dec 23.-Speclal-The
stave factory belonging to Julius Stein
burg burned down at midnight 1t had
been idle two days and the origin Of the
fire is not known. This is the third fac
tory burned on this ground, one being only
two years ago. The machinery is nearly
new and first-class. a large quantity Of
slaves and heading burned; heavy loss.
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the one that is gone Now, my darling
goodnight, and 1 long to meet you i
heaven. ED"
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Young Forger Disappears.

PRINCETON, Dec. .-Special-Thom-
as Hitch, a young man of former good
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
STRANGE NAMES OF TOWN.

A Few That Have Been Heard Of and
Others Vet Unknown to Fame.
The maps of the United States show
that the first settlers of many of the
towns and cities must have been at a
loss for names Everybody has heard
Of Red Bog and You Bet in California,
and Yuba Dam has been accorded a
line in history, but when it comes to
Dog Tooth, of Illinois, Flea Hill. of
North Carolina, and Fly Mountain. of
Ulster county, New York. their exist
ence would never be imagined unless
noticed on a map or in a gazetteer.
But there are many other places with
names just as striking: Bobtown. Pa ;
Bug Hill. n. c.: Chewtown, Pa: Cut
Shin, KY; and Fiddletown, CAL, for
instance.
Or If these are not sufficient there
are Fussville Wis: Daddy's Creek,
Tenn: Calfkillcr, in the same state and
Big Foot, in Indiana
Ohio has a Belle Centre, Iowa a Call
liopc, Indiana a Lilly Dale, West Vir.
ginia a Little Wild Cat Maryland a
Maiden's Choice, South Dakota Min
nehaha, Wyoming q Miser. Pennsyl-
vania Nazareth, and Illinois Pretty
man.
There are others, such as Young
Blood, ILL.,; Young Womanstown, Pa;
Whisky Town. Cal: Ty Ty, Ga Big
Neck. ILL.,. and Black Jack fourishes in
Mississippi, Kansas. Arkansas and Ten.
neSsee.
To reach Bliss one has to 60 to
Wyoming county. New York. and the
only state that has Bird In Hand is
Pcnnsy lvania- Y. Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
WENT FOR HIS wAIsTcoAT.
There Was Money, In Il but " Required
Nerve tosO After IL.


There Was Money In it but " Required
Nerve tosO After Il.
Reading an article in which were de.
scribcd The experiences Of two men in
u railroad wreck, where a car rolled
over and over down an embankment
into u river, reminded New Yorker
of . similar accident
''Therc isn't anything in the world
that KNOW" he said, that makes a
man lose his senses SO cOmpletely1s
being tumbled over and over in q fala-
ing car, and yet met q man once who
seemed the personificatioI of GOODNESS
in just such situation. As soon rs
our car left the track we wcre all shot
from our berths in various directions.
being tumbled up and down and
around as the car kept on turning
somersaults. Like the people l read
about we landed in the water, and
when the car came to a standstill,
after its terrifying burning and crash
ing, l was SO frightened. that I could
scarcely move my arms to keep my
head above water.
"Near me. however, was n man who
kept his head.
Don't splash around so. he said.
You'll cut yourself. The car is full OF
broken glass lamps. wrenched rods
and rails, and you'll h ck yourself to
pieces
But thought was drowning, and
/ shouted my fears to him.
''Oh, no. he said. we ere not drown.
IN ,vo.l rpox o,,H Of <h;~
'sBut it was not so easy to escape as
my cool friend assured me. The whole
inside work had been shattered. and
there was nothing by which we could
climb to the windows, which were
high above rs, as our car was over
turned. lying on its root.
"We made so many efforts to jump
up. always falling back into the water,
that became exhausted. My friend.
however, kept on encouraging me.
Finally, with his assistance. man
aged to clutch window FRAME and
got out lie followed me shortly
afterward.
t'The first thing he did when he had
climbed outside was to examine him
self for cuts and other wounds.
"'Well, guess I am alive he said.
with a laugh.
"After we had sat there for while,
watching with shivers the wrcckers
working out to US, my friend declared
that he was going to crawl back into
the car.
"Great heavens. begged. don't do
that; we were lucky to get ont once.
iou might get pinned there or drowned
by the rising water
81 have q waistcoat in there. he an
swered, and in the inside pocket there's
over one thousand dollars. am going
back for that waistcoat My berth
was an end one, and l might be able
to find it
In the face of my protests he crawled
back through the window, and when
he dropped down with loud splash I
was as 'r11fled' as if had been there
agsin myS BIZ could hear him putting
arodnd ID the water down there for .
long time. while he fished for his waist
coat Finally his wet head came
through the window orce more. and I
was never more glad to see a man.
''I got it" he said. with a triumph-
ant laugh Pretty wet, but the bills
seem to be here. Watch is gone. Too
bad. too; it was given to me. but one
can't expect 10 save everything out OF
railroad wreck, he added cheerful '.
''lie was a cool man, that fellow. and
nothing could disturb his good humor.
N " Tribune.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
LAY OF THE MODERN MINSTREL

- not sing the martyred brave,
no dared and dico for liberty.
wv tnose who breasted wind and wave
40 Win world across the sea:
w Jet the knights OF olden days,
nose name and fame were England 3 pride.
"noee valor poets We'd 10 praise,
And every victory glorined
. o0 mot sing the fair and fond
" nose charms both king and slave have
sung,
oose scepter. love, since being dawncd.
:, nas swayed the hearts Of old and young;
~of - my Tyre attuned to laud
Inc worth OF wealth, or vii, or winA
"nich shallow sonnetcers applaud
AZ ten or twenty cents line
Soo not sing Of snow nor spring.
~ nowery fields, nor mooulit gladeA
VI oafos that whirl on tireless wing
through al the summers lights and shades:
VI none OF these: they're GU: OF date:
I've LAID them all upon the shelf:
~y theme 10 one OF greater weight
) sing OF nothing but myself.
Arthur Grissom in Halo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07

handle in his small boat there is: 10
Is about 2s feet Longer tongs are
used on larger vessels but they are
worked by halyards fixed to the rig
ging. In deep water the drcdgc is
used II is a heavy iron rake. and is
drawn up by means of windlass on
board There are SO many laws gov
erning the use of tongs and dredges
that the Maryland oysterman must be
a lawyer as we'll as a sailor and
fighter.
The oyster trade gives employment
to large number of girls and women.
who work in the ''shucking" and can
ming houses N. Y. Sun.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-07
THE LAST CARGO OF SLAVES
How IN Alabama Captaln brought TAe0
from Africa on . wager.

How aa Alabama Capealn brought TAsO
from Africa ON . Wager.
An interesting historic episode. Of
which so little is known - to make il
decidedly novelty, was the sketch
given at the meeting of tho Woman'a
Anthropological society on the last
load of slaves ever brought to this
country from Africa The paper was
by Mrs Caroline DALI who has been
months preparing it, as the facts were
>difficult to obtain, and Mrs. Dali even
went so far rs to employ two persons
to visit the spot
In 1857 a bet was made by the cap
tain Of a river steamboat in Alabama
with four northern men, passengers on
board. that he could bring over. within
two years, load of slaves from Africa,
in spite of the strictness of the laws
against it The captain secured q ves-
sci and crew, and one afternoon in the
autumn of 1859. hardly two years be-
fore the war broke out, as he was
seated on his piazza, mounted mes
senger told him that the vessel had ar
rived. Taking another boat he started
to meet the ship, took OF the living
cargo. paid the crew and sent them
away, scuttled and sunk the ship
and sailed up tho river to q
place of safety, where the negroes
were to remain until the planters who
had agreed to take them should be able
to do so. The federal officers, getting
word of the affair. started in pursuit.
hat tns tho MlAPH
Handing bill of a generous demon
ination to trusted friend. he told him
to see that the men on board the gov
ernment vessel had plenty to drink.
He himself got up steam with the ba-
con with which his boat was being
loaded and steamed up the river. took
the negroes on board and went farther
mp stream The federal of{icres, de-
layed by the incapacity of their crew.
gave up the search and left, and as the
planters did not dare to take the ne
groes they were never separated. After
they were freed they settled = few
miles above Mobile, in what is known
as Little Africa" These negroes are
Dahomeys, finer both mentally and
physically than the Dahomeys at the
worlds fair. and superior to most OF
the negroes of the surrounding coun-
try. They are the only pure blooded
negroes in the country, not, however,
the only ones who have never mixed
with the whites. but the only ones
who have never mixed with the other
blacks, and to-day Little Africa" has
distinctive race characteristics not to
be found elsewhere in this country.
The subject is an interesting one
sthnologically, and a more thorough
study of it will he carried on A fact
worthy of notice is that out of one
hundred and sixty-four persons who
were brought over only two died on the
voyage.-St Louis Globe. Democrat