The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-09-06

OF roughs broke down the inclosure, when III
bu0aloss were recaptured aud housed for an
other exhibition.
The West.
The first vessel flying the Japanese color
and manned by japanese sailors that ever en-
tered an American port arrived at San Fran
cisco, last week, with cargo Of tea.
Some 5000 people assembled on the rae
course at Milwaukee, last week, to see an ex
hibition OF speed between those noted flyers
Goldsmith Maid, Lucy. Elmo and Jay Gould
The exhibition was miserable farce. or tn.
unfit condition to trot, while the other two
Jay Gould and Elmo-went around the tract
at dog trot. The disappointed audience be-
came so snragod that they drove the riders
Of the h,rses OF the ground. abused the
managers Of the affair, attemptedto tear dowr
outrageous and disgraceful manner.
Gen. Morrow Is fixing up little arrange.
ment with the Utah redskins which, it il
hoped, will obviate the immediate necessity
Of commencing the threatened war Of extermi
nation against them.
The st. Crispins of Cincinnati, 600 strong,
are on . strike.
Archibald Clybourn, the Oldest settler in
Chicago, died In that city last week, at the age
Of 20 years He emigrated from Virginia to
the site of the GARDEN City in 1878, where he
continuously resided up to the time OF his
death.
A prize-fght was lately contested at washoe
Lake, Nevada, between Ben Williams and
John Chatham, upon the result Of which over
$4,000 changed hands. Williams was the
victor in IS rounds.
The latest accounts concerning the Arizona
diamond fields locate them at the headwaters
of the river Chiquite. but the value Of the dis
coveries is doubted.
Helena. Montana, has been visited by a
destructive fire, involving loss Of about
$4,000.
The Rock Island and Pacific railroad is now
running through trains from Chicago to
Atchison. Kansas.
Live Wolf. the valiant chief othe Kiowa
Indians, has proclaimed his ultimatum to the
Indian Council at the Cheyenne Agency. which
is that no peace can be secured until the mill
tary are removed from that country and Fort
Sill abandoned.
Cain Higgins, an old, wealthy aud respected
farmer residing near Chicago, was found dead
near his house, the other day. with several
pistol shots through his body and his head
badly crushed. The affair is enveloped in
mystery.
The hog cholera is playing havoc with the
swine in Green and Jersey counties, Ill.
Gen. Ord telesraphs that the reports con-
corning the Indian troubles in Utah are great
II exaggerated, and that all the Indians having
reservations have gone home.
The venerable Bishop Uphold, who died a.
the other day, had been Bishop
II tina. diocese since 1s49
A little boy. son of the City Recorder of
Dubuque. Iowa, was drowned in the Missis-
sippi river few days since. Mr.. Remington,
foreman of the Illinois Central railroad shops.
lost his life in an attempt to rescue the little
fellow.
The mean average temperature at Chicago
for fifteen weeks ending with August was
1.-THE highest ever recorded in any previous
summer for the same period of time.
William Kaff. editor of the Detroit Journal,
l daily German paper. fell down flight Of
stairs last week, and disloca; ed his neck, caus.
ng instant death.
The number Of deaths in Chicago for the
week ending Aug. "a was s54, of which 1873
we're children under one year Of age.
The bill-posters Of the country met in Gen.
vention at st. Louis, last week, and formed a
national organization for their mutual protec-
hon and benefit.
A mob composed Of citizens Of Hayes City,
Kansas. broke into the Jail at that place, a
short time since, and killed two noted des.
peradoes confined therein.
Government troops recently seized and
destroyed all the liquors in jamestown, Da-
kota. and imprisoned nearly all the liquor
dealers.
A little two-ycar-older of Washington,
Iowa, straysd away from home the other day.
The alarm was raised and the whole country
urned out to search for the lost child. After
! thrae drys' hunt the little fellow was found
n . corn-deld two miles from home.
Jacob White, the oldest white man in Indi-
ina, died in Clay county, in that State, last
week, at the advanced age Of 10s years.
Four persons were killed by the bursting of
boiler in Cleveland rolling mill, last
reek.
The boiler Of thrashing machine engine,
n Oakland county, Mich, exploded the other
lay with fatal effect, four persons being
Tiled and two Others dangerously wounded.
Three more kerosene suicidee-Mrs. j. c.
Mcconnell, of Marengo Iowa, and Cora
fegge and Maria Alexander, at Indianapolis,
nd.
By the explosion Of the boiler Of saw mill
q L.Mrence county, Ohio a few DAYS aro