The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-17
der. making sickening spectacle. He will |
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CART. w. G. WsnARr. . prominent citizen
of Robeson county, N. c.. was killed by
Lowry outlaws on Thursday.
A ease Of counterfeiters were arrested on
the border Of Wig inis and North Carolina,
Saturday, and committed to jail at Lynch
burg, Va. A press and dies for counterfeit
ing gold and silver coin were seized.
OK Saturday last the body Of man was
found near Lagrange, Tenn, with his throat
cut from ear 10 ear. From papers found on
him il 10 supposed that his name was A. F.
Still, Of Natick, Mass.
A SPECIAL from Richmond, Va, dated May
=, states that nothing has been heard rom
Stephen Lowry or Andrew Strong aimee
the murder of Col. Wishsrt, in North Caro-
lima. The same special brings to life again
Henry Berry Lowry, chief Of the " swamp
Angel" gang, who has been reported dead
for mon tbs.
FouR stores were destroyed in Selma,
Ais, by fire Wednesday morning. Loss
$4,000; partially insured.
Washington.
STATISTICS for the suits pending in the
Court Of Claims for restitution of the pro-
ceeds Of the sale Of captured cotton, which
the Morrill, anne ndment prevents the court
from adjudicating, show that the number Of
bales for which claims are made 10 92,57l,
worth l5,727,72s.35. No new cases can be
fled, for statute of limitations went into
effect Aug. 20, 1868. The amount of pro-
ceeds of sales of captured and abandoned
property in the Treasury is $26,o92, 460.96.
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am endment to the Constitution of the
United States providing that no Senator
or Representative shall, during the
time for which he was elected, be chosen
President nor Vice President, nor shall
any Judge of any United States court be
chosen President or Vice President within
two years Of the termination of his judicial
office.
A COMMITTEE Of workingmen from New
York had an interview with Secretary
Wednesday. The Secretary re-
eeived them kindly, and agreed with the
committee that there had clearly been an
evasion of the eight-bour law, and stated to
the Chairman Of the Committee that proper
action would be taken in the premises. The
committee then waited on the President.
The President said he had instructed the
Attorney General to prepare an order for
the imm ediate enforcement of the eight
hour law on all Government works.
Foreign.
A DISPATCH from Bayonne, May 8, confirms
the report that the Carlist leader, Roda, with
his command, has fed into France, closely
pursued by the Spanish forces. The French
troops on the Spanish frontier disarm and
return all Carlists who escape into France. |
The Carlists in Biscay have burned the rail- |
way bridge at Areta, near Blboa...... The |
London Times of Friday morning, in dis
,ussing the attitude Of Canada in regard to
he Treaty Of Washington, censures the
Home Government for its treatment Of the
and hints that it might be bene-
icial TO the world il England were to absolve
Canada from her allegiance to the mother
,untry. Intelligence has just reached
Bombay, India, that the city Of Madras was
Tisited by terrific cyclone on Wednesday
asst, which caused q serious loss of life. A
lumber Of vessels at anchor in the road
tead, which were unable to put out to sea,
wing to the sudden approach Of the cyclone,
rere wrecked, and most of their crews per-
shed. The immense pier, leading far out
INTO the water, was preached, and the city
nd suburbs greatly damaged. .....The erup-
ion Of Vesuvius has entirely ceased. The
n habitants of the villages which were
hreatened with destruction by lava, have
eturned to their homes. A hurricane Of
errible violence has swept over the devas-
ated country, greatly damaging villages
nd remaining crops.
A DISPATCH from San Sebastian, Spain,
unday afternoon, says "The division
Under Morianes to-day completely defeated
ne Carlists concentrated in Navarro, after
conflict Of nine hours. The troops carried
he village Of Csrasa at the point Of the
ayonet." Whole Carlist centers is captured.
IA serious riot took place in Kharkof, a
arge market town in South Russia, last
month, caused by the interference of the
olice with the Easter amusements of the
eople. The fire engines were brought out
, dispense the crowds byvthrowing water on
hem. This SO exasperated the popuaee
hat they attacked tn police and fire sta
ors, and Quilted them. The Governor or
cred out the troops, who were stoned by
he mob, whereupon she fired, and many
itizens were killed and wounded. The
ioters then dispersed, and at last accounts
he city was quiet, but under martial law.
A SPECIAL from Paris to the London
dated May 8, says that Don Carlos
nd 190 of his followers have been captured.
1.-THE Liverpool dock laborers on Monday
lined the sailors in the strike, which causes
reat Inconvenience. The strikers gather in
lrge numbers, and make noisy demonstra-
ons. A detachment of Metropolitan Police
as been dispatched from London to assist
,e authorities in preserving order......Two
undred and fifty Communists, who, since
leir trials, have been confined in the forti-
cations on the Isle Of Aux, sailed Monday
II New Caledonia to serve out their sem
,nces.
II is admitted by La Union newspaper
lat the main body OF the Carlsts in Spain
as surprised and lost 700 men, and that
on Carlos fled to the mountains, but denies
lat he was pursued by the Government