The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-06
NEWS SUMMARY.


NEWS 0UN1uAlex H
The East.
Jaw Gould has been arrested in New York
on the complaint Of President Watson, of the
Erie railroad, who charges him with having
defrauded that corporation out Of about ten
millions of dollsks.
Mr. Putnam, of New York, has recovered
e5,0e0 damages from the Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company for the loss Of her hus-
band, who was murdered by one Foster on .
car belonging to that line.
Another of those fearful nitro-slycerine ex-
plosions has occurred 1t Scrub Grass. Pa, on
the Allegheny Valley railroad. A large lot Of
the powerful compound exploded. shaking the
earth for miles around, and blowing to atoms
Henry J. Wolfe, . telegraph operator, and R.
A. Wright, . torpedo agent, not . piece Of
whom larger than . mans hand could be found
Bits Of fesh were found fastened to trees .
long distance from the scene Of the disaster,
and . watch belonging to one Of the unfortu-
nate men was picked up . considerable dis
lance on.
An ingenious but audacious scamp named
Henry 8. Bogart has Just been arrested in
New York. His plan Of operations was to go
to . wealthy banker or merchant. and. repre-
senting himself ~ newspaper reporter, a.
lege that he was in possession of information
concerning some of his personal peocadinoes,
which he would publish unless paid for sup
pressing it. A. 7. Stewart, Claim, and othar
noted men, it lie said, have ct different times
been bled by the rascal.
The Boston Jubilee building has been sold
1t auction for elO, 500.
The Erie railway has brought suit against
Daniel Drew for the recovery Of g. 0O, 900.
alleged to have been embezzled by him while
treasurer of the company in 1858, by the sale
Of $4,000 shares Of wstered stock.
No little excitement has been caueed in New
York BY the recent :. corner in Northwestern
stock, and the signal failure Of the big bears"
Of Wall street in their scheme to control the
market. The triumph Of the Jay Gould and
Vanderbilt party over Daniel Drew, Henry N.
Smith, WE. Traven, VIM. B.Duncan and other
leaders in the 'bear" movement was complete
and overwhelming. The latter have lost enor-
NOUS sums. Smith alone Is SAID TO be out over
"a, 000. 000. while Drew's losses will not fall
short Of "a, SOC, 900. Others lose from el00,. |
00O to e5O0. 900 each.
Henry n. Stanley, the African explorer, was
banqueted the other night at Delmouico's, in
New York, by the Herald Club. Among the
attendants was DR.. John Livingstone, .
brother Of the great traveller. Mr.. Stanley
made . speech referring to his travels in
search Of Livingstone, to the doubts which
have been thrown upon his statements, and
said he defied any Of his assailants to prove
that he had not met Livingstone ct Ujiji. He
said among all the char 60 Of being . thief,
sduIterer. murderer and forger, he wondered
II he could forget LiviDgstone's cap. Mr..
Stanley then placed on hs head, amid tremsn-
doas cheers, = cap ~purporting to be one for
merry worn BY DR.. Livingstone.
A terrible nitro-glycerine explosion occur
red near Yonkers, N. T.. the other day, re-
Dulting in the instant death Of two young men
md probable fatal injury Of two others. The
explosive material, it appears, was in wooden
with the necks Of the cans projecting
out. The place was surrounded by . fence
made Of hemlock boards, upon each side Of
which was this notice danger! Danger!
Let nothing tempt you to touch or
even go near the contents of the Enclosure.
1t is nitro-glycerine." Notwithstanding this
warning. four young men Of Yonkers resolved
to satisfy their curiosity regarding the effects
Of nitro-glycerine. and in pursuance of this
behind large trees for protection, while the
other two amused themselves by throwing
stones at the powerful compound After
trials one Of the cans was struck.
and instantly q terrific explosion followed, re-
in blowing the two youths who were
uncovered literally to atoms, not . vestige Of
being found, fragments Of their cloth
ing only being lodged among the branches Of
the trees beneath which they stood. The
who were protected by the trees were
dreadfully lacersted from head to foot, and
both will probably die.
A rumor was telegraphed from New York,
The other day, that Horace Greeley was in
and had been committed to an asylum.
The story is promptly denied by the New
FORK journals. 1t is admitted, however, that
Mr.. Greeley 10 in . dangerous condition from
excessive nervous prostrstion. brought on BY
he excitement and anxiety Of the late cam
paign, BY the death Of his wife, and BY an az
iiction which has overtaken his elder daugh-
,er. He has performed no mental labor since
writing the card announcing his return to
he Tribune, but it docs not appear that his
Intellect is impaired, though his mental and
organization are seeking much-nesd-
ID rest out of New York.
1t is stated that the victore in the recent
speculation in Northwestern stock realize
rom five to seven millions Of dollars. All the
osers have settled except Henry N. Smith,