New Orleans (LA) Daily True Delta, June 7, 1861, p. 2. The steamer Charley Miller arrived this morning from Jeffersonville, Indiana, with three barges in tow containing 45 cars for the city railroad.

New York Herald, September 11, 1867, p. 3. FIRE IN JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA A Baptist church, a two-story brick house, and two one-story frame houses in Jeffersonville, Indiana, were destroyed by fire last night. The loss is $87,000 on which there is barely any insurance. The fire was the work of an incendiary.

Trenton (NJ) State Gazette, September 22, 1854, p. 2. NOTE: In the 1850 census, there was only one man named Li*ly living in Jefferson, a William H. Lilly, age 34, who was identified as a carpenter. Outrage in Jeffersonville, Indiana-The coffeehouse of Mr. H. Lilly at Jeffersonville, Indiana, was entered on the night of the 12th instant and everything in the establishment destroyed including a pipe of gin and brandy, a large lot of very fine cigars, and (illegible), decanters and bar furniture. The perpetrators of the outrage are not known.

Columbus (GA) Daily Sun, August 2, 1870, p. 1. The Clara Barnes, a mammoth steamer now being built in Jeffersonville, Indiana, will be the largest steamer ever constructed in the West.

Grand Forks (ND) Herald, December 16, 1902, p. 4. Joe Mulhatton, who glories in the fact that he has told more lies to the newspapers than any other man living, is in jail at Jeffersonville, Indiana, on a charge of drunkenness and vagrancy. This should be a warning to all who are tempted to lie to the papers.

Albuquerque (NM) Journal, July 30, 1911, p. 1. NOTE: Consider Hardin as a spelling variant of Harden. WOMAN SEVENTY-THREE WEDS MAN SIXTY-NINE Nashville, Indiana, July 29-We're just as happy and nervously excited today as if this were our first adventure in matrimony," said Mrs. Jesse Harden, aged seventy-three, who yesterday became a bride for the fourth time. Her husband is sixty-nine years old, and it is his sixth marriage. Mr. Harden in the father of twelve children, and his wife, who until yesterday was Mrs. Elizabeth Wheaton, is the mother of eight.

Cincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette, July 19, 1879, p. 1. AN INDIANA JUDGE DYING [Special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette] Nashville, Indiana, July 18-Hon. James S. Hester, judge of the circuit court of the district composed of Bartholomew and Brown, is lying at the point of death at his residence in this city, his physicians having given him up.

Lexington (KY) Herald, March 3, 1906, p. 6. SAYS HUSBAND WHIPPED HER TWICE A MONTH Nashville, Indiana, March 2-Mary A. Turner has sued John Turner for divorce. She alleges in her complaint that he had whipped her on an average of twice per month during the ten years of their marriage life.

Omaha (NE) World Herald, January 31, 1906, p. 1. ARMED GUARDS TO PROTECT SIXTY ITALIAN LABORERS Nashville, Indiana, January 30-Twenty-five armed guards have been sent to the construction camp on the Indianapolis Southern Railroad six miles west of here to assist Sheriff Parks in protecting about sixty Italian laborers. Two days ago twelve white men were discharged from the camp and this morning placards posted on the several shanties threatened that the camp would be destroyed with dynamite if the Italians do not vacate the camp before Tuesday night.

San Jose (CA) Evening News, August 6, 1908, p. 1. FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE WITH MADDENED EAGLE Nashville, Indiana, August 6-John Boffing, while walking in the woods near his home at Story, was attacked by an eagle, the bird striking him in the face with its claws, tearing the flesh and knocking him down. Boffing scrambled to his feet and tried to defend himself with an ax, but the bird renewed the attack so quickly he was again knocked down. Blood streamed from his face, partially blinding him, and he was fast losing strength when his dog took part in the battle (divert)ing the bird's attention. Boffing seized a club, and a well directed blow disabled the eagle, and it was killed without further difficulty. The eagle measured almost five feet from tip to tip.

Chicago (IL) Daily Inter Ocean, October 9, 1892, p. 9. FORGED PAPER AFLOAT A Columbus, Ind., Bank Victimized to a Large Amount Columbus, Indiana, October 8, Special Telegram-One of the slickest cases of forgery that has come to light in this locality for years was made known here this morning in the shape of a check drawn on the First National Bank of this place. The check is one of the bank's regular issue and dated September 22, 1892, and is signed S. J. Smelton, Sr., sheriff of Bartholomew County, Indian Territory. It was made payable to the amount of $1,467.31 to George B. Howard and endorsed by George B. Howard to A. C. Waldon of Washington City who deposited the check with the Lincoln National Bank of Washington City. It was then forwarded to Irwin's Bank of this city for collection. The check is just sixteen days old. Suspicion points toward George B. Howard as the guilty party. He was a resident of this city three years ago for a month and opened an account with the bank, depositing $5.00. He was a pension attorney and was handled by the government for irregularities.

Chicago (IL) Daily Inter Ocean, January 20, 1895, p. 1. BLIND WITNESS NOT ACCEPTABLE Judge Holds That His Evidence Is Not Admissible Columbus, Indiana, January 19, Special Telegram-In the circuit court this morning, John W. Simentor, a blind man, was put on the witness stand to testify. The court ruled that his evidence was not admissible. He contended that it was and that he would testify. "I will send you to jail," said the judge. "I do not care," was the reply. The sheriff was ordered to take the witness from the stand by force. When this was attempted, the witness fought the sheriff who finally landed him in one corner of the courtroom amid much confusion.

Chicago (IL) Daily Inter Ocean, May 26, 1893, p. 10. BITTEN BY A MAD DOG Columbus, Indiana, May 25, Special Telegram-The 15-year-old son of Congressman George W. Cooper was bitten by a mad dog at the family home in this city this evening.

Omaha (NE) World Herald, February 15, 1892, p. 4. LIVED AND DIED TOGETHER Columbus, Indiana, February 14 (difficult to read; could be 11)-A tragic occurrence is reported from Napoleon, twenty miles east of here. Two aged people, Mr. and Mrs. Bonchard, resided alone. Mrs. Bonchard had a severe cause of the grip, and the doctor said she must die. This affected the old man, and he wept bitterly and, going out into the back yard, he put a pistol ball through his brain causing instant death. This so shocked the old lady that she, too, died. They were natives of France but had lived here for years. Mr. Bonchard was a skilled civil engineer and draughtsman and is said to have made the drawings for the first engine that ever ran over the Ohio & Mississippi railroad. The old people were very wealthy and, having no relatives, left all their property to the Catholic Church.

Boise (ID) Statesman, February 24, 1903, p. 2. POISONER ARRESTED Young Man at Columbus, Indiana, Tries to Kill Six People Columbus, Indiana, Feb. 23-Meade Barr, 19 years of age, of Elizabethtown, is in jail here on the charge of poisoning six people of Elizabethtown. Barr was employed in a warehouse and, according to the authorities, took a number of apples and poured in a poisonous drug and gave the samples to people who became seriously ill. The motive is not known.

Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, August 29, 1867, p. 1. A FEMALE FIEND [From the Salem, Indiana, Times, August 22]-The most shocking affair that ever transpired within the bounds of Washington County was committed in Gibson Township between the hours of five and six o'clock on the morning of Tuesday last. The particulars, so far as we have been able to gather them, are about as follows: Jane Williams, an unmarried woman and aged, perhaps, 40 years, resides with a married brother in the vicinity of Little York, a village in Washington County. Her brother, William Williams, having some business with one of his neighbors, left his wife and sister, the only occupants of his own house, and walked over to that of his neighbor and, while absent his sister attacked Mrs. W. with a knife while she was engaged in preparing breakfast, inflicting several savage cuts about the throat and neck, cutting her throat from ear to ear, severing the windpipe entirely and, in fact, almost severing the head from the body. Mr. Williams, who had not yet been absent half an hour, returned, when his sister met him at the gate and informed him of the terrible deed she had committed, saying that she had killed his wife and was going out after the neighbors. Her tale, of course, seemed incredible to Mr. Williams, but when he entered the house he found his wife, whom he had left but a few moments before in perfect health, a ghastly, bleeding corpse upon the floor. The immediate cause or cause that led to the bloody deed we are not prepared to relate, but it is said that the parties have never lived agreeably together and that this petticoated fiend has contemplated the deed she executed on Tuesday morning for over two years. Mrs. Williams, we are informed, often left home in the absence of her husband fearing violence at the hands of this she devil. A vein of insanity is said to have run through the family of the murderess, but it does not seem to us that this act could have been committed in a fit of insanity when she has had the life of her victim in view for so long a time. As we have before stated, she acknowledged the deed from the first and said that, as God was at the head of all things, so must He be at the head of this. The murderess was brought to Salem and lodge in jail at about five o'clock on the day of the murder, and not until the massive prison door had creaked on its iron hinges did she manifest the least concern about the awful crime she had committed.

Cincinnati (OH) Daily Gazette, September 21, 1867, p. 3. COLD-BLODDED MURDER A Colored Man Killed at Salem, Indiana, Rebel Atrocities Not Yet Ended [From the New Albany Commercial]-We have received from Salem the particulars of a cold-blooded murder at that place that adds another instance to the many barbarities inflicted upon the unfortunate negro race. Alexander White, a quiet old colored man, was murdered there last Saturday evening at half past seven o'clock under the following circumstances: It is supposed that he went to church on the evening mentioned and his presence was objected to by certain persons who attempted to drive him away. The same attempt had been made on the week previous. The old man was heard talking with his supposed murderers some distance from the Christian Church a short time before the murder, and cries of murderer were heard distinctly by the citizens of the village. On the citizens collecting on the spot, the body of the old man was found weltering in blood with the blade of a dagger still sticking in his heart and a wound upon his head as from a blow with some blunt instrument. An inquest has been held upon the body, and suspicion rests upon a person not a permanent resident of the town and an accomplice not known. The persons have left the neighborhood, one leaving a strong thread of circumstantial proof against him, part of which is a suit of rebel clothing, he having been a refugee from some southern state. The knife with which the murder was committed has been identified as belonging to the refugee. This refugee and rebel soldier is undoubtedly the murderer, but he most likely had an accomplice.

Jackson (MICH) Citizen, January 1, 1897, p. 7. NOTE: Rippey has been identified in other news items as Rippley and Ripley. CHARGED WITH MURDER Officers Kill a Men Near Salem, Indiana, and Are Jailed Louisville, Ky., Dec. 30-John Sexton, a member of the local detective force, John Brown, a deputy jailer here, and Robert Land, also of Louisville, are in jail at Salem, Indiana, charged with killing John C. Rippey. The officers had received information from Land that Harry Brooks, sentenced to six years imprisonment for post office robbery and who recently escaped from the local jail, was in hiding at the home of Richard Land four miles from Salem. The officers, led by Land, Tuesday morning swooped down on the house without giving the inmates any warning. Richard Land, thinking the house had been attacked by burglars, ordered Rippey, who was residing with the Lands, to fire. This he did without effect. Sexton and Brown then fired simultaneously and Rippey dropped dead. The officers and Land then went to Salem and surrendered. Rippey was only 19 years of age.

Duluth (MN) News-Tribune, September 12, 1892, p. 1. A FAMILY AFFAIR Salem, Indiana, September 11-John Myers and his son-in-law, John Brown, got into an altercation and resorted to knives and pistols. A half dozen shots were exchanged, one being effective, striking Brown in the left breast. Both contestants then clinched and began to slash each other. Both are supposed to be fatally injured. The affair occurred on North Main Street near Myer's (sic) home. The men were drinking and are bad characters. The trouble arose from Brown's failure to provide medical attendance for his sick wife.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (NY), March 21, 1857, p. 6. OBITUARY Col. Jonathan Lyon of Salem, Indiana, died on the 16th ult. He may be regarded as a pioneer in Western life having once owned the property upon which the city of Madison, Indiana, is now located and having himself selected the site for the city and sold out the first lots.