The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-05

The supreme Court OF Indiana has just de-
cided that insanity is not sufficient cause fol
divorce.
Mary McConkey, aged II. was killed at Osh'
kosh, Wis, by being struck with apece OF the
clipper Of q shingle factory.
At Pleasant Hill H., last week, James Ray
killed Pat. McGuin, by shifting him with q
beer-glass.
The Wholesale dry goods store Of Coll
Frank, in Milw aukee, was struck by lightning
on the night Of June a. and entirely con-
sumsd by fire. Loss, $4,000: insured for
$4,000.
A Mrs. Loomis advertised herself to deliver
lecture against female suffrage, in Platt's
Hall, San Francisco, on June rs. When she
mounted the rostrunl she was interrupted,
Missed and jeered by the leading female suf-
fragists. Hon. David Meeksr demanded that
the disgraceful conduct cease. or that the wo-
men be compelled to leave the hall, for which
Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens, editress OF the Pho
neer, the suffragist organ. drew pistol on him
in the hall, demanding an apology from him,
but was compelled to put it in her pocket by
the bystandes.
storm on the night Of juno IS, which fairly
shook the city to its foundations. A large
number of houses we're struck by lightning.
In the town Of Greenfield flock of twelve
sheep, lying under . tree. we're killed by
stroke of lightning.
The railroad engineers between Astoria and
Cornelius, Oregon, recently found marks on
Tho 10 1oe1sv, 20 kl,n - hc~
containing e57, 900 in old Spanish coin and
quantity Of jewety.
AT Springfield, ILL.,, on June 26, w. F. Storey,
of the Chicago Times. in attempting to step
on the train for Chicago, made misstep and
FELL twisting his right leg under him in such
q manner as to fracture it just above the
ankle.
Mr.. Hammond, Of Elgin, ILL.,, lost $4,000
young trout during terrible thunderstorm
last week. 1t is thought they were struck by
lightning.
The famous French Garde Republicaine band
visits Chicago and the West
The excursion train, consisting Of eight
crowded passenger coaches, returning to Chi
cago from the Liberal Republican and Demo
cratic State Conventions at Springfield. H., on
the night Of June 26, narrowly escaped being
wrecked, six miles north of the latter city.
Some diaboical wretches had placed ten heavy
railroad ties across the track. Fortunately the
engineer deserted the obstruction in time to
avert an accident that must have resulted in
an appalling destruction Of life
The South.
Greensboro, N. c., had a ESQ, 900 FIRE on
June "a.
Christiana Thorp, aged %, while riding on |
the dummy cars, at Baltimore. June %, had |
her clothing ignited by spark from the en-
CINE, and the un fortunate woman was burned |
to crisp.
fire at Lexington, Mo-, June Fl, destroyed |
six business houses in the center of the town. |
Loss. e70,0Oo
John L. Thomas, who came from Ireland
fifteen years ago, and began as day laborer,
s now the Potter Palmer Of 81. Louis, having
in course Of construction twenty-nine build
ngs, with future plans even more extensive.
Dan Smith, Early Eason and John White
are to be hung at Memphis on Aug. 2.
Washington.
1t is announced that the law providing for
he introduction of the one-cent postal cards
,annot go into effect for some time, as ar
for printing the same have not
ret been completed.
The Treaty Of Washington has been 50 often
reported lost, and 80 often claimed as saved
hat reports either way have lately received
put little credence. The latest official advices
rom Geneva Indicate that the Treaty will not
,nly be saved, but that arbitration will pro-
iced.
The reported invasion Of the northern from.
ier Of Texas by large bodies Of Indians is dis.
credited by the Indian Bureau.
The Trade Mark Convention between the
United States and the Austro-Hungarian EN-.
'irs has been proclaimed by the President, and
will take effect from July 20, and continue in
'orce ten years.
Washington news Is to the effect that all con.
roversy on the subject Of the Alabama claims
las ceased, and that farther proceedings before
he arbitrators will 60 ON smoothly to the end.
Gen. Towards delegation of Arizona scalp
Watchers called on the Commissioner of In. !
ian Affairs the other day, on pretended
mission of peace.
The State Department has been notified that
ne American schooner James Bliss has been
aptured by Canadian cutter for alleged vic. ]
'tion Of the Dominion laws. and taken into
OFT with the Dominion flag hoisted over the. .
tars and Stripes, the American flag being
MON down.
Commissioners Brunot and Cree left WASH r
'gton June "a for an extended tour among
,e Indian tribes of the West, with view of
verting, II possible, the threatened Indian
ar.