The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-05-30
GENERAL STATE News.

Burglars rdiQed the MdyQetOWn post
office Tuesday night
The Hon. ]. b. Stoll suggests that the
next meeting of the Northern Indiana
editorial association be a sort Of silver
jubilee, in recognition of the fact that
the association is twenty-five years old.
The Elkhart Review urges the adoption
Of the suggestion.
Benton correspondent to AIillersburg
Grit: While a branch of Coxey's army,
commanded by Sullivan, was passing
the farm OF Ed Kinnison, his horses be-
came frightened at the beating of the
drums and broke the harness. pillow and
doubletree. Neither Mr. KinnisOn nor
the horses were hurt
James Colance of Hastings. Kosciusko
county, Is fit subject for the whipping
post or a white cap visitation If what
Is told Of him is true 1t is said he used
club on one of his horses and caved in
four of its ribs and then afterward
it till it was relieved by death.-Goshen
News
The Park County Journal is a new
newspaper venture by Rockville parties
The editor says: The Journal will make
free to criticise any prominent repub-
lican-one who leads or represents the
party-and the party itself, in whatever
the Journal may believe TO be wrong, or
even not the best; for by just. candid and
fair criticism are men and parties i'm
proved"
Early Saturday morning a duel was
fought at the falls in the subAos of JEFF
fersOnVille by George S. INNlon and
George Avery, prominent young men Of
Louisville, Ky. Lemon was struck in
the thigh by a bullet from Avery's re-
volver. The cause Of the duel is not
known. Ii was the first real duel that has
been fought in southern Indiana for thir-
ty years.
There isn't a county Jail in southern
Indiana that will hold a desperate man
who greatly desires his liberty. it is be-
ieved. A few nights ago twelve buns
scratched their way out Of the Monroe
county jail with buttOn-hook or some
other such instrument, just for a lark
all but one Of whom returned to their old
quarters as soon as they got hungry
Bedford Mail.
Francis H. Benadum, who was in
dicted at Muncie for murder in the first
degree. was brought here by the sheri Il
of Delaware county last Monday and
placed in charge of Sheriff Fletcher. He
was indicted 'Or the murder of Lem
Bailey, a Muncie lawyer. His case will
probably be tried when the jury con-
venes, the first week in June.-Win-
chester Journal.
Elwood has located another tin plate
mill. This is the ninth mill of the kind
that has been located in the indiana
gas belt during the past eight months,
and in only one instance has there been
anything done toward putting up build
ings and supplying the machinery. There
seems to be little trouble in locating"
the mills, but somehow or other it takes
4 long time to build them.--TiptOn Times.
Adam RothermeI returned from Daven-
port, Ia, Tuesday. His brother, whose
funeral he attended, had premonition
Of his approaching demise. A few weeks
ago he arose in the morning TO find that
iot
black, had turned white. At first the
family thought Mr.. r. had flour on his
head, Che was a baker,, but an examina-
ton revealed that the hair had changed
color-COnnersville Examiner.
A soldiers widow living I'm the west
end drew her pension, and being afraid
of burglars hid the money in her heat
ing stove. Last Friday. it turning cold
she started a fire in the stove without
thinking Of her money. In a short time,
smelling burning leather. she suddenly
thought of her money. but too late. 1t
was entirely consumed. She says that
In the future she will not make the stove
her banker.-Greenfield Tribune.
John W. Mosher. deputy postmaster of
Elkhart, died Friday. He was a native
of New York state, and came to Indiana
many years ago. settling in Lagrange
where he married Miss Amanda Biddle.
daughter Of the Rev. John Biddle Mr.
and Mrs. MOSher came to Elkhart about
twenty-five years ago, and Mr.. Gore, late
postmaster Of Elkhart, appointed Mr.
Mosher his deputy. The deceased was in
his fifty-second year, and leaves a widow
and a daughter.
1t is now believed that Mrs. Wrinkle
of N G-st., mother of the young man
who is now cOnValescing from an attack
Of the contagion, has the smallpox As
soon as 1t was discovered that the son
had the disease, the rest of the family
were vaccinated and it was hoped that
none Of them would take it. But appear
ances indicate that the hope is disap-
pointed. Mrs. Wrinkle has now been i'll
for two days and the health officers be-
neves she has l-pOx.-Richmond IN
dependent.
The body Of William Harris has ar
rived from Fall City. Neb., and being
finally prepared for burial was taken to
the residence of the father, Robert Har-
rts, north of town. 1t is known that he
met his death on a railroad, being caught
between the bumpers. 1t seems, too.
that both limbs We're badly crushed be-
low the knees, rendering the amputatiOn
of one foot Necessary and that he died
shortly after that operation had been
performed, but further particulars have
not been learned.-Crawfordsv Argus
News.
In the village of Deputy lives dog
that has chewed tobacco for many years
Postmaster Barker is his owner 1t was
ABOUT twelve years ago, when Mr.. Bar
ker was keeping a general store in
Deputy, that he discovered his bull
dog pup helping himself to sundry chews
Of tobacco from the boxes in his store
Mr. Barker was so pleased that he forth
with began sharing his daily allowance
with his dog. and today POntO can chew
more than his master. The dog is hale
and hearty at the age Of thirteen and
Deputy village IS proud of him.
A suicide club has been organized in
New Albany and large list Of members
secured. The names of ali could not be
learned. but several are we'll known
young men Of that city. IL the young
men keep their nerve, one of them will
commit suicide May Il, 1895. The only
rules Of the club are that a meeting is
to be held and lots drawn and the one
securing the ticket marked Suicide" must
shuttle OF by one Of the various methods
employed by suicides. The affair was
started as a joke by a few, but the late
The jury returned a verdict for the
defendant this afternoon in the case of
Ezra VOriS against Jacob NJ Harsh
barger administrator OF ID. Arnold de-
ceased. Mr.. Arnold I'm his lifetime had
been induced 10 sign note for 5000 by
lightning rod shark and the note fell
into the hands Of Ezra VOris The jury
decided against Mr.. Voris on the ground
that Arnold was Of unsOund mind. The
principal evidence Of this fact seemed to
be that Of the witness who testified. that
he had been married four times and was
the hottest man for the fifth woman he
ever saw. "-CrawfOrdsville Journal
Our scribe in making his rounds found