The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-04
GENERAL STATE NEWS.


ington county.
A number Of fine shade trees at Shell
byville has been killed by escaping nat
ural gas.
Ionic Holmes, twelve years old. fell
off the court house steps at Decatur and
was killed.
Pennsylvania road paid $4,000 back
taxes TO the Bartholomew county treas
urer Thursday.
There were LOO delegates present at
the state EpwOrth league convention in
session at Peru
A young man named BARLEY was
drowned in White river, near Worth
ingtOn. Thursday.
There is talk of Huntington business
men organizing stock company TO
build a s1500O0 hotel.
Five hundred glass-blowers of Elwood
will leave in few days to spend the hot
season in Pennsylvania.
Ira Grant, a Columbia City brick con-
tractor, committed suicide without any
apparent cause Thursday.
The Rev. Joseph Cook will lecture in
Greenwood July Z. Excursion trains will
run from indianapolis, Columbus and in
termediate points.
The publication of a new daily paper
In Peru, to be known as the Peru
Chronicle, will commence Thursday,
June 2S. 1t will be edited by Moore e
Winters of that place practical printers,
who have occupied positions as local and
general writers.
Much corn and wheat was beaten down
by Sundays heavy rain and wind. How
ever II is not believed that a great deal
of damage was done TO the crops The
wheat harvest set in generally In this
country today. The prospects are for
good yield and a large crop.-COlumbus
Herald.
siderable excitement Thursday. He told
lis wife that if she left the house he
would kill himself. She departed, and
when she returned he was lying on the
floor apparently dead. a physician was
sent for who soon cured the case OF
bluff"
A methodist baptising party went to
a stream near Salem last Sunday for the
purpose Of immersing several candidates
but a violent storm came up, and the
rain. pouring down in torrents, bapttsed
the whole party as effectually as If every
one had been ducked in the creek
Bloomington Courier.
A ten-year-old boy with fiery red hair
and a bicycle got off of the Cambridge
train Tuesday and began to cry because
his grandfather. G. S. Conner Of Sey-
mour, who was To meet him here and
take him to Seymour had failed to show
up. Some travelling men took charge Of
lumbus Herald.
The mass convention held recently in
Jeffersonville by the democrats Of Scott,
Clark and Jennings counties resulted In
the nomination Of S. A. Barnes for joint
representative. The Hon. Lincoln Dixon
of North Vernon presided and T. Il.
RAIDER Of Jacksonville was secretary.
Mr. Barnes had no opponent. George
II. NOigt made the nominating speech.
The Rev. D. A. Robertson of Bright
wood. Ind, and Mrs. DR.. Wells of In
dianapolis visited their aged father, I'M
Gle Aquilla Robertson, near Deputy. re-
Gently, it being his ninetieth birthday.
He is the oldest man in this county. He
is hale and hearty, is able to do all his
home duties. and walks out to Deputy,
a mile from his home, very frequently
Madison Courier.
Sheriff VanderweeIe drove his pacing
horse Vic against time on the new track
Friday evening. He made half mile in
1:30 and a mile i'm 3:O5. The new track
IS rough and sandy and probably fifteen
seconds slow at least. With proper care
the colt should make pretty good time
some day. Quite a crowd went out 10
see him go. Ben Sherman paced him
with a running horse.-Starke County
Democrat.
While attending services at the catholic
church Sunday morning Col. L. +. MILF
gan was overcome by the heat and fell
Frustrated in his seat. The services we-s
stopped until Mr.. Milligan could be car
ried into the vestibule Of the church and
physicians summoned and later was
driven to his home on S JeffersOn-st.
For awhile Mr.. Milligan lay III a critical
condition, but Monday was much better.
Huntington Democrat.
Two strangers walked into Charles
Bakers restaurant at North Vernon
Saturday and called for some bologna
So - II Ut
an adjoining room for the sausage the
men took all the money-about Stout
of the money drawer and decamped. The
alarm was at once given, but the thieves
escaped. w \. Carter of Seymour was
telegraphed for his bloodhounds They
are hunting for the thieves.
Sheriff Grady Of Connersville passed
down TO Jacksonville Sunday in charge
of William Bundy. sentenced to two
years for DEMONSTRATING. He stole a
horse and buggy from his father. sold
them, and then stole them again. He
also stole a watch, but for this and the
second time stealing the horse and buggy
he has not yet been tried. There are
now $50 in the pen, and ten to come in
from Evansville MOnday.-COlumbus
Times.
A hOrseman speaking from experience
In handling colts, gives this advice:
Never attempt a thing with a young
intelligent human beings, but they
possess intelligence 10 know when they
are, so 10 speak, on top. Whatever you
undertake in teaching a young horse,
plan thoroughly and carry fl out. Be
kind, but firm. and from the first teach
the pupil that submission is necessary
and will be enforced"
John Tucker of Birdseye, after serving
term in the Jail at Huntingburg for
drunkenness, was rearrested on the
evening of the 22d for assault TO kill on
John Gray. but broke away from the
city marshal and fed toward Patoka
river, into which he plunged and at
tempted TO swim to the opposite shore,
near which he threw up his hands and
sunk out Of sight. His body was re-
covered Sunday a short distance from
where he went down
Young Matthew Zinxan found a watery
grave in White river yesterday, but it
is the grave Of a hero. He died in an
effort 10 save the life of a drowning
companion. Pale, cold and Iifeless, ne
lies beneath the muddy and treacheroUs
waters Of the relentless river this morn
ing, but the act that brought about his
death was one which should cause his
name TO be written among the names Of
those HOn-hearted men who have died
for men.-WashingtOn Gazette.
Richard Gade, leader Of the Camel
burg strikers. went to Cannelburg with
the intention or whipping Sheriff Lem
ing and several other people who had
incurred his displeasure, among whom
Martin CahilI. storekeeper for the
Cannelburg coal company Cahill tried
TO avoid the difficulty, but Gade would
not be denied In the first round Gade