The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-15


/ methodist episcopal church. The former
| is an early settler at Piqua, o., and can
! speak the language Of the several tribes
l of Indians that inhabited the country at
I that time. Lafayette Courier.
Miss Mary p. Thompson has resigned
/ her position IN the Chicago conservatory
! of music TO accept a much more lucra-
! tive and promising position in operate
| work in San Francisco. She is now en-
! gagged in the same company with Fred
Hartman. having left for the coast two
| weeks ago Immediately after her ac-
! csptance OF the California position she
was offered a flfteen-hundred-doilar posi-
ton in Lake Forest university. but was
| forced 10 Observation-Disclosures Journal
DIR. Duchess of Walton was in town
| Monday. In conversation with a PharoS
| reporter he said he hoped the republican
! convention would bring as good things
| as the democratic convention did How
| IS that?- we inquired. why. the demo
| cratic convention had barely adjourned
until we had a good rain that extend 4
| all over the democratic townships south
| Of the river. II nearly saved our corn,
| and you remember the cd saying about
more corn. more democrats etc.'-LO-
gansport Pharos.
An undertaken who was talking To a
panty Of men in his office this morning
| asserted that the manner in which the
| body shrinks during sickness and death
| recently buried was one of the largest
men in the community. six feet two
| inches high and twenty-fOur inches
across the shoulders. on being meas
| ured for a coffin The body was but five
feet nine inches long. and lthe shoulder
| measurements was about fifteen inches
! Richmond Palladium.
The case Of the state Of Indiana Us.
Daniel Thompson. for selling intoXicants
10 young girls at the Midway some time
since was brought up at Judge ArnOld's
court this morning at O'Clock when
the defense asked for change OF venue,
which was allowed. and the case was
sent to Justice Chamberlain of Goshen
for Friday morning at O'Clock. Since
the first affidavit was filed the case has
grown. and there are now three charges
pending against the defendant all grow
ing out of the first afidavit.-Elkhart
Review.
\ train on the Wabash set the grass on
fire in the east end of the city near w.
X. DtlOns home. The ladies in that end
have a volunteer fire company and on
more than one occasion have turned out
and been instrumental in preventing
some serious fires. Those ladies turned
out Tuesday 90 fight the fire. and as they
We're taking the hose of the reel Mrs. w.
*. Dillon got the little finger of her right
hand under The chain on the reel and the
end of the finger was cut off. 1t was a
serious mish3p in good cause.-Hunt-
ington Democrat.
In Indiana there are 402 children in
the poor house ana 1.Z59 in the orphan
asyums. I'm thirtv-four counties last
year the dependent children cost Sos, 600.
The total cost i'm all counties was about
$4,000. Under the Indiana system,
Secretary Bicknell says. most of these
children are reared To lead the life of
pauper. and the state has To aid their
support al their lives. II is estimated
that under the system Of the other states
Indiana could give better attention to
these little waits at about $4,000 a
year.-Richmond Palladium.
The latest fad is progressive ham
mock party. The party is conducted
follows The hammocl,s are stretched
and numbered. each one being in charge
OF lady. Each gentleman selects
hammock and for five minutes proceeds
to entertain in as bright conversational
style as possible the fair occupant. The
bell rings and the gentleman passes on
20 the next hammock, and so on until
he has completed the rounds. A vote is
then taken by the ladies as 10 the best
entertainer and the lucky man IS award
ed the prize.-Michigan City Dispatch.
The latest report from the burning mine
at Monday Station owned by the Somers
coal company. indicates that the fire is
almost under control The coal chutes
at the DIXON mines, six miles south Of
Junction, O.. were burned last night by
unknown parties. President Mcbride es-
Inmates that there is not over three weeks
supply of coal in any region and this Will
tend 20 make the strike of short duration.
1t IS believed a settlement Will be forced,
even before May 1, as operators are an
XiOus To fiji contracts and viii endeaVOr
to bring wavering operators into line
Charlottesville Review.
The funeral of Miss Cohee, at New
bern. Sunday. was the largest ever wit
Sc
Ryan officiated. and the services were
very impressive. He spoke feelingly.
and made public q statement from the
pulpit that he had talked with the de-
ceased privately, and that she had as
sured him over and over that there was
no trouble of any kind between her and
DR.. Beck. and that no blame could pos
sibly be attached to him, so far as any
thought or intention on his part was
concerned. and that he fully believed
her story.-Columbus Times.
Phillip Matter. trustee Of the Farm
ers and merchants bank at Paramount,
has filed a complaint IN which he seeks
10 collect 900 from the Defendants
Alpheus Henley. L. Henley, J. II.
Charles and the Fairmount union joint
stock association. The complaint sets
out that the defendant y. Henley and
others borrowed of the bank SCI 326, be-
tween Feb. %. 1893 and April IA, 1888, less
than two months. Certain lands We're
mortgaged to secure the payment of
these notes, and now the trustee seeks
to force the collection Of the notes and
foreclosure of the tgages.-Marion
Chronicle.
on July 10 at Throntown William
Buscha. who was stealing a ride on Big
Four freight. was injured in a wreck. The
calf Of his right leg was badly pinched
and lacerated and he was brought TO St.
Elizabeth hospital on July Is for treat
ment. Blood poisoning was caused by the
injury and. yesterday afternoon. in order
to save his life. DIR. Beasley, assisted by
DR.. Webster. amputated the limb above
the knee. Buscha stood the shock pretty
WELL but his condition is not as encOuT-
aging as might be. He claims that his
father lives IN New York and is a man
OF considerable influence and wealth.-La-
fayette Journal.
Saturday last a tramp found a broken
rail about two miles north of Franklin
while walking along the railroad track
and turned and went back and informed
the agent there, who sent the section
men out in haste to repair the break
before any train came along. The break
was bad one, and would have caused
a bad wreck had it not been discovered.
Superintendent Bonebrake was COM
municated with and asked the tramp
swered, "Pittsburg." A pass was sent
him from Franklin to Pittsburg and he
left, travelling the balance of the way
in a passenger coach instead of counting
the cross-ties.-COlumbu Times
The old brewery building, south of the
Big -Four was completely wrecked by fire
haz h1n.