The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-02-07
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

cask. The shipping alone will cost
nearly 5000. - Greencastle Banner
Times.
It is rumored that President
Newell Of the Lake Shore has
asked for the resignation of Gener-
al Superinte Cannif on the
grounds OF some alleged presumption of
authority on the part Of his subordinate.
In this event it is further reported that
Assistant Superintendent BIodgett will
be appointed TO I'LL the vacancy, and
that a. B. Newell. son Of the president
and now superintendent OF the Chica go
division. will be promoted TO Mr.
Blodgett's place.-Goshen News.
During the worlds fair b. A. Myers.
Ira Hostetter and G. NJ Immel, with
return home on the Wabash railroad
on a train scheduled 10 stop on signal
at that place and applied for admission
to the train, but it was refused. They
were compelled to remain over, which
caused them extra expense and much
inconvenience. A claim for damages
was made, and they have received a
check from the company for the full
amount of the claim.-Goshen News.
A fatal accident occurred Sunday
night in Upton county. Oscar Tennell,
son OF John Tennell. who lives about
three miles south of PhloX, was at
church and started home with two girls
in the buggy. They were driving leis-
urely along, when they were OVertaken
by friend i'm another buggy. race at
once began, which lead to a very sad end
ing. Very soon the team. driven by young
Tennell, ran away, and the young man
was thrown out. breaking his neck. The
girls escaped with some slight bruises.
Miller e. Quick. of this city. yesterday
purchased of Henry Wigans, a we'll
known farmer residing southeast Of this
city. nineteen fat hogs that averaged
$50 pounds. These hogs were raised by
Mr.. Wigans. who last year carried away
the honors in this county as having the
best lot of hogs sold in the market here
This year he has eXcelled all OF his
former efforts in that line, as this is the
best lot Of hogs that has been brought
TO this market i'm ten years.-Columbus
Republican.
Recently a tramp visited the home Of
Mrs. Johnson in Eikhart and was given
food. Afterward she missed a pair OF
gold bowed glasses presented her 10y her
sOn-in-law at South Bend. She knew
that the tramp had stolen them. 4 day
or so after a tramp appeared at the
house of the son-in-law in South Bend
and offered for sale pair Of gold
bowed glasses. The gentleman recog-
nized the glasses and bought ther.
They proved TO be the pair that he had
given Mrs. Johnson last Christmas.
on Tuesday the L.. y. a. & c. railway
company put 100 men at work TO enlarge
the tunnel on the 3. b. road at
OwensbUrg. preparatory to changing the
road to standard gauge. The tunnel
is three-quarters Of "A mile I'm length. and
il is estimated that the work will pro-
greSs about eight feet per day at each
end Of the tunnel. and six months will be
required TO complete the job. As soon
as completed and the gauge is changed.
trains will be run through from Bedford
TO Bingham. Ill. whore il is thought
ii has made necessary connection for the
West.-WOrthingto Times
At Salem a few days ago this remark
able family group was photographed
Mrs Polly Cauble. aged ninety-two, and
her daughter Mrs. Sarah j. Bundy. aged
sixty-seven, and her daughter Mrs. Eliza
J. OVerman aged foTty-fve. and her
daughter. Mrs. Nora T. MARYLAND, aged
twenty-three. and her daughter, Miss
Maude MARYLAND. aged one year and
seven months. This. the Salem Demo
crat says, is supposed To be the only
family in the county. and perhaps i'm
the state, which can boast of five gen
erations in a direct female line. Another
curious thing about the group is that
the three grandmothers are widows
Attorney ]. +. Cox Monday closed UP
his arguments for appealing the Cyrus
Brown murder case To the supreme
court. The complete transcript of the
evidence maze out ana INDe-WrllInn nv
Miss Mabel Gray Was a model OF neat
ness and elegance. and contained 365
pages Of legal-cap size. The bill of ex-
cepuons contained twenty-five pages
and the clerks transcript of the proceed
ings forty-two pages, in all 430 of record.
Mr.. Cox paid for the transcript Of the
evidence out Of his own pocket He
thinks he will be able 10 get the case
reversed on the question OF the intoxica-
tion of A Griffey.- Times
Grandmother Boyd who made her
home with ALT Fletcher and family for
long time, and who had reached the
extreme advanced age Of ninety-five
years, was found dead in her bed last
Friday morning. Her health had been
perfect for one OF mature years, and her
death was as unexpected as IT was sud
den, but she passed away without
murmur of pain or distress. She had
retired as usual on Thursday night and
on Friday morning she was sleeping the
peaceful sleep OF death. and the smile
on her face told that neither pain nor
sorrow accompanied the silent change
The funeral took place Sunday with in
terment at Mt. Observation-Disclosures
Democrat.
Postal Agent Griffith, who was one Of
Clint Becks crew in the railway postal
service. was sand-bagged in Chicago
early Sunday morning. He left the post
Office at 4:30 o'clock for the depot When
he did not show up his friends began
a search and found him at the Harri-
son-st. station, unconscious from a blow
inflicted on the back Of his head and at
last accounts yesterday he had not re-
covered his reason. He had been picked
up by a policeman, and it was found
that his money and watch were still on
his person. Griffith is considered a So
Der and industrious man, but he is fol-
lowed by misfortune as several months
ago, II will be remembered, he fell from
train at Butler and sustained injuries
which came near proving fatal.-Goshen
News
The work of the relief committee still
increases. On Saturday seventy-seven
orders and tickets We're issued. the larg-
est by ten OF any day since the work
began. One hundred and forty loaves
Of bread were furnished and other pro-
visions in proportion, also quite an
amount Of clothing. and the attaches of
the room were kept so busy that many
who wanted clothing We're compelled to
wait To this date LOO tickets and 147
orders have been issued to $50 families
al the usual ratio of five 10 the family.
making 1,750 people whose wants have
to some extent been supplied Since
the work began $50 contributions have
been received at the rooms. consisting Of
clothing and provisions. These range
from one TO 1S5 articles each, many Of
which are valuable snd very useful
Lafayette Journal.
A meeting of the democratic central
committee of Harrison county was held
at Corydon Saturday There was a full
large attendance OF democrats from all
no rio Of the ponpfv A conference xrvo @