The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31


AIiller's. a small station on the other side
Of Laporte, the latter suspected some
thing was wrong and questioned the
boy but the replies were so straight
forward that everything seemed to be
all right The boy told the liveryman
that if he did not believe him he 0he
liveryman) could telegraph either 10
Sheriff Ward or Mr.. John ellis and he
would find out that he was telling the
truth. The hoy then spent the night at
the telegraph station, and went ON west
the next day. He has relatives IN
Franklin county Kansas. and 1t II
thought he may sell the pony and 60
there. The liveryman at Miller's was
very reluctant about giving up the
horse, and wanted his pony returned 10
him before he would give up possession
but finally turned the horse over to MI.
Gillis.-SOuth Bend Times.
Monday morning a stalwart colored
man. aged about twenty-siX years, came
to the Belvedere hotel and was en-
ployed to do work about the hotel. IN 4
short time he got into a difficulty with
boy named Hill and drew razor on
him. Constable Dennison was called 10
arrest the colored man. when he resisted,
hat was finally brought before Justice
Palmer and fined and cOsted $50. tie
was then told he must go to jail, as he
stated he had no money II pay Antlci-
pating further resistance. Constable Den
nison drew out a pair of handouts and
began TO put them about the prisoner
wrists, when he resisted. Help was
called up, but the colOred man Swore the
cuffs should not go on, and scuihe en-
sued in which tables and chairs, coal oil
lamps and law books We're overturned
and scattered about the room. The
prisoner by an almost superhuman effort
wrenched himself from their grasp. and
quickly raising a window. swung out
| and jumped down on the pavement and
escaped.-ColumbUs Times
Every citizen of Lafayette, the people
Of the state of Indiana and friends Of
education everywhere Will deplore the
unfortunate fire which swept out of eN-
iStence the magnificent HeaVilon shops
Of Purdue university Tuesday night.
Occurring so shortly after the dedica-
ton. at a time when the splendid old
university was preparing to advance
with "A mighty stride in the new field of
knowledge which the Ieavilon shops
| opened up TO it, the work of the fire
| fend is a public calamity. Those who.
We're so fortunate as to be present at
| Fridays services, when the new shops,
| the fruitiOn of fond hopes and hard and
| energetic work, were dedicated to the
| grandest of causes the education Of the
| young, had more than a passing pride
| in the institution. They believed that
! men who would reap fame for them
| selves and who would honor their lana
and their alma mater. They looked into
| the future and beheld glorious things.
| Alas! for the perishability of mortal
works. That which was at once the joy
and hope of Purdue is today a crumbing
! ruin.-Lafayette Journal
| At meeting Of the state library clubs
! held at TT. Wayne last wear 3 commit
! tee was appointed 10 arro..-, the pro-
| gram for the meeting OF this year, which
! is TO be held at indianapolis in the
| spring. President Eddy of the Rose poly
| technic institute is a member Of this
! committee. 1t is hoped to have an Un-
usually interesting meeting. AS it viii
| be held in the home city Of eX-President
! Harrison the committee anticipates be-
| ing able to have him present and de-
liver an address. One afternoon will be
| devoted to music. at which time there
! will be a discussion Of GOunod's music,
| with examples of it given 10 show what
| is called the 'leit MOTIF in it. mat
ter of which he is supposed to
| have been the originator, though it was
afterward taken up and carried much
| further by Wagner Its characteristic IS
| a distinctive similarity in the musical
score assigned to each singer in an opera,
| so that the playing Of the orchestra IS a
| cue to the appearance Of particular
singer that the audience can detect.
point that the music designates charac-
| ter with as much precision as the words
| -Terre Haute Gazette.
During the late war an old gentleman
| named William Barrett came North
from beyond the rebel lines. He had
| lain in the woods back in the mountains
/ of southern Kentucky for many days be
| fore getting an opportunity TO get
| through the rebel lines and across the
J Ohio river into this state. The old man
1 was poor and was a baptist preacher.
| He began preaching around ana soon
| got into the good graces OF the goou
| people in and about huntsville Wher@
| the old man cast his lot, and aftei
awhile sent for his family, consisting OF
/ his wife and six children. They were
/ very poor and the old man soon after
/ died and the family became objects OF
| charity. The old man had served
time in the union army and afterward
/ his widow got a pension, and later on
/ the family became better circumstanced,
and still later on the old lady married
/ again, and they moved West. Very re-
! Gently James, the oldest Of the boys, re-
turned here on visit. He is baptist
/ preacher and is now holding pro-
| tracted meeting at Shiloh church near
/ huntsville. IN the old neighborhOOd, and
his meetings have resulted in forty ac-
| ceSsions to the church.-Columbu Times.
Roby has sprung its surprise No. g.
! This time it is a pool room. Monday
/ James O'LearN opened up such a concern
! i'm the hall above his saloon. Here the
Western Union has placed telegraph
office where reports are received from
all the principal race tracks Of the coun-
try. Here four or five hundred of Chi
/ cago's most thoroughly seasoned toughs
and sports assemble daily to put their
money on the results Of st. Louis, New
! Orleans and Madison Park. John Con-
/ don and other notable sports were con-
sp,cuous among the crowd when a News
reporter went up TO gaze at the black
boards and take view of the state of
/ affairs. 1t was the toughest looking
. crowd he had ever seen. 1t was worse