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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

Blackmailing in New York has be.
come a profession. 1t is carried on, says
Matthew Hale Smith, in his letters to
the Boston Journal, mainly by women
with q man in the background. The
other night a banker, who was starting
home in his carriage at the close Of bust.
ness, was approached by a woman, we'll
dressed, modest in appearance, and APP.
parently in distress. She was a stranger,
had come down to meet a friend, ne had
not come, would the gentleman be kind
enough to tell her the way to the street
named manning the one in which the
banker lived), was never in New York
before, did not know what she should
do, no hacks, no horse-cars running.
The banker offered her a seat in his
carriage, and left her at the desired
point. The next day, in the rush of
business, q lad came in and said a lady
wished to speak to the gentleman, in
her carriage. On going out he discov.
cred the identical woman whom he had
aided the day before. She wanted $1,000,
and if she did not receive it down town
she would call for it at his house some
evening. The report is that the mer-
chant was bled to the tune of $1,000,
when he thought it was time to hand
the case over to the authorities, and
the whole affair will have an airing in
due time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13
Second Comptroller's Report.

The following are the most i,nportan'
points of the annual report of Hon. J
II. Brodhead, Second Comptroller o.
the Treasury, for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1872:
The total accounts of expenditure o.
the War and Navy Departments. and the
Indian and Pension Offices, as settled and
adjusted at the Treasury Department,
during the above period, amounts tc
$37 ,945,l This sum embraces the
accounts of disbursing officers of the
War and Navy Departments, and In.
dian ard Pension Offices, in part for
war expenditures of the rebellion, as
we'll as those incurred since the war;
claims for bounty and prize money;
claims of States for wal expenses, and
of private persons for property used,
impressed, or lost in the military ser.
vice of the United States. The above
accounts Of expenditures are. with the
vouchers, examined by the Second,
Third or Fourth Auditors of the Treas.
ary, who have, by law, primary jurisdic.
ton in their settlement. When exam.
med by the Auditors and the balances
certified, all of these accounts, with
vouchers and certificates, are reported
by them to the Second Comptroller for
his decision. This officer causes a re.
vision of each settlement, thus reported,
70 be made and a certified balance sent
to the Secretary of the Department in
which the expenditure has been in
CURED. During the fiscal year the
amounts of settlements thus far acted
on and adjusted are as follows: From
the Second Auditor, $115 299,S9o;
Third Auditor, Sl70,955,7 64; Fourth
Auditor, S23,6S9,462. The above &C.
couuts have been duly entered, revised,
and the balances found thereon cer.i-
fed to the Secretary of the Department
in which the expenditure has been in.
ourred, viz: Those from the Second and
Third Auditors to the Secretary of War,
excepting the accounts of the Indian
Agents, which are certified to the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, and those from the
Fourth Auditor to the Secretary Of the
Navy, which are classified thus: From
the Second Auditor, embracing the &C
counts Of discussing officers of the War
Department for collecting, organizing
Bou uIillluk OAuutCcf VtolsffC, uy
masters accounts for the pay OF officers
and the pay and rations Of soldiers of
the army, $l32 ,7S9,l 4O; special and re.
ferred accounts, $1O,O5l,4 29; accounts of
Army Recruiting Officers for clothing,
equipments, and bounty to recruits, etc.,
$262,2s7; ordnance, embracing the &C.
counts Of disbursing officers of the
Ordnance Department for arsenals, ar.
molies, ornaments for Notifications,
arming militia, etc., $~4,742,44S; Indian
Department, accounts of Indian Agents,
including the pay Of Indian annuities,
presents to Indians, expenses of hold
ing treities, pay of interpreters, pay of
Indian Agents, and the settlement Of
personal claims for miscellaneous ser.
vice of agents and others in connection
with Indian affairs, $24, O42, 904; medical
and hospital aid accounts, including the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13
Personal or the Indiana LegIsia,...

The personal statistics of the no,,!
Legislature Of Indiana, Just compiIsi
show that the Senate exhibits an ex,ra
ordinary average height and avcirdn
pois. Forty.fivs members have an ~
eragc Of 5 feet 10 As inches, and an ~
erage weight Of l64 27-45 pounds. ThJ
nverare age is "A 32.45 years. The tall
est man is President Friedley. VIII
stands 6 feet 81 inches, and the shorte.,
is Mr.. Dwiggins, who measures s fee, d
inches. Eleven members are 6 feet anil
upward. The heaviest man is DIR. ON
yer, of indianapolis, who turns the scals
OF 225 and the lightest man, physical.
ly, is DIR. Dwi2gins, of Jasper county
who balances 130.pound weight. Tx.
oldest man is Mr.. Carnahan, of Posev
county, who has spent three score year,
and ten, less one, in this vale of tears :,
and the youngest is Mr.. Daugherty, oil
Wells county, i've whose head twenty.
eight brief summers have passed. There
are 5 merchants, IA lawyers, 5 manufsc.
turers, ii farmers, | banker, . phys.
clans, 2 editors, | lumber dealer, and
farmer and lawyer among the forty.
five.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

MILLIONS OF PAIRS of shoes tipped with
metal are sold every year. For children ;
shoes they are absolutely indispensable, unless
one can afford the waste Of buying two pairs
when only one would be needed and few
can safely submit to such a constant leak,
With most people it is the little economies OF
the household that supply its members win
comfort, and at the SAME time make the load
of the father of moderate means a lighter one
to bear. Cents invested in the purchase OF
metal-tipped shoes save many a hard-earnei
ollar.-American Workman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13
CABLE Screw WIRE Doors mi SHoE

CABLE SCREW WIRE Doors AND SHOES.
A word Of explanation may not be out OF
place. The cable wire acts as screw, is strong
and firm. and at the same time is elastic aud
comfortable. 1t is much preferable TO the old
method OF pegging, and quite as soft and elias
tic as sewed work, but muc stronger and less
liable to rip. and much less expensive. We
have tried the cable screw shoe. which has
proved all that is claimed for it. The increase
in this new method of manufacturing boots
and shoes is very rapid, and promi es to SUPER
sede the wood peg and waxed thread.-The
Standard, ChicdgO.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

For Observation-Disclosures, depres'
sion of spirits, and general debility in their
various forms; also, as a preventive against
fever and ague, and other intermittent fevers,
the " Ferro-P hosphorated Elixir Of Calisaya,"
made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New YORK.
and sold by all druggists, is the best tome
and as a tonic for patients recovering from
fever or other sickness, it has no equal
TCom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

Our BOYS, for December, is enlarged
to sixteen pages and sixty-four columns, max
ing it one of the largest and most w~ide-awake
journals for the youth In America. II con.
tains two grand serials, Z" sturdy and STEADY,
and ' Lance and Lasso," with fifteen com
plete sketches, poetry. games, head-wor X
editorials. etc. Illustrated. Edited by
CHARLES DIEHL. 81 n year. Twenty-Five
cents allowed on small clubs. Send stamp Tor
specimen to Our Boys, Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

In a fashionable Scotch church in
London 1.-THE correspondent of the Dun
dee advertiser w%ritesj there has been a
"scandalous" little incident, very pain
full to one unfortunate man, and very
amusing to many others. A gentle
man, we'll known in society, recently
deserted his wife, and she, poor crea.
ture, has since been roaming about the
world in search of him. Having been
informed that her husband "worship-
ed" pretty regularly in the church al
luded to, she went there in q rage, and
during the service fixed her eyes on a
highly respectable elder, who, though
not her husband, was amazingly like
him. Immediately after the services
concluded, the excited woman rushed
from the gallery where she had been
sitting, and, without waiting to make
certain whether she was right or wrong,
seized the unfortunate elder by the
whiskers and poured a shower of blows
on his head. Before her mistake was
made known to her and an explanation
given, the poor elders frontispiece was
black and blue. He did not give the
woman into custody, but, like a good
Christian, took her home with him to
dinner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

ruE Peter the Great iron.clad, &C.
cording to MI. Reed, ex.c chief construc.ci
of the English navy, is the most power
full iron.clad in the world.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

WIDE AWAKE You rms PAPER.-for
judicious editing. select and popular 'contris
utors. and sprghtly, entertaining readlns,
the Youths Companion, OF Boston, mas ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

BAD enough to look and feel o."
Yourself but no excuse for having your horso
look and feel badly, when for q small sun p ~"
can buy Meridans Cavalry Condition iwwss
ders, which, given in gram two or three INV
a week. will make him look and feel we'll
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

WANrED.-A reliable and intelligent
man of good address, to engage in an agree.
able and lucrative business producing iro%
s1,50O to $4,000 per year. Address .. =,
FORD h CO., New York, Boston, Chicago
Nan Francisco .-TCOm.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13
Herring's Safes Again Triumphant.

A telegram says: Another Herring safe
rescued from the Boston ruins. Everything
saved. Nothing lost in Herring's safes in this
fire." Such facts need no comment. Herring
IL Co.'S Office il at 46 State st.. Chicago.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

john s. LIVINGSTONE, a brother Of DR..
Livingstone e, the explorer, has a spacious
store al Listowell, Canada, and hangs
out a sign, /" Drugs aud Patent Medi.
cines, Toilet Goods, ETC." He is a cul-
tured and highly intelligent gentleman,
and believes implicitly in the correct
ness of Etanley's representations in re-
card 10 his brother.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGEsTIoN.-Who of
our readers has not suffered from tbe|
ills and varied forms Of this HYDRA.
headed tormentor, which originates
from loss of tone in the stomach, or
more particularly in its muscular or
ibrous coating, which becomes pale and
feeble. 1t would require pages to de-.
scribe all the symptoms and various
sympathetic affections of indigestion.
and the torture to which the dyspcp,ic
is subjected, but which may be com.
pressed into one brief comprehensive
sentence: You feel sick, depressed, adj
unfit for The duties cfHEe. Nevertheless.
there is nothing more certain than that
dyspepsia, in all its phases, can be thor.
oughly eradicated.
There is but one way to cure indiges.
ton, viz: by toning and Strengthening
the stomach and general system, gently
relaxing the bowels if constipatcd, and
regulating the liver if disordered. Al
remedy for this human peace.destroyer
is CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BIrrERs, which
have the rare merit of containing no
alcohol, the virtues of the medicinal
Californian Plants, which constitute
their healing and curing agencies,
being extracted by a e chemical pro
cess. The popular verdict is that thev
are the most perfect article for the %sfonaci,
and are to be taken as circumstances
may require, with the fullest confidence.
and that by their means can the return
of this distressing malady be prevented.
We are satisfied this remedy is of great
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

A SINGLE trial will convince anv one
Of the very great value of "The Queens
Toilet" for the Complexion.-[Com.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

DooLRY's Yeast Powder Is the chesp.
est. but not the lowest priced, Baking TOW sd
der. Elegant Biscuits, Rolls, &C., prepare
in n few manifestation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

The Elmwood Collar will keep clr ga
longer and look better than any other co'''
Ask for the Eimwood. ICON.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-13

The lawyers cannot complain of their
treatment in the selection of delegates
to the Pennsylvania Constitutional Con-
vention. OF the 1873 members, SO are
~auyara
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04
TERMS oE ADVER rIs, NC.
What Advertising Did.

Mllaud, the banker and newspaper
speculator, who died recently in Paris,
aud who founded the Petite journal,
which at one time had daily circulation
Of nearly half million copies. was an
enthusiastic believer in the advantages Of
liberal Advertising One day he had ~
his table nearly all the proprietors Of tie
leading Paris dailies. J hey convcrsed
about advertising. MlIaud asserted that
the most worthless articles could bo sold
in vast quantities, il literally advertised.
Emil dc Girardin, Of La Presse who was
present, took issue with him on the sub
Jet. What will you tet?" exclaimed
Milaud, "that canuot sell in one week
100000 francs worth of the most com.
mou cabbage seed under the pretcxt that
it will produce mammoth cabbage heads ?
All have to do is to advertise il ut once
in whole page insertion in the daily
papers of this city" Girardn replied
that he would give him page in his
paper for nothing If he should win his
wager. The other newspaper publishers
agreed to do tho same thing. AT the
expiration of tho week they inquired Of
Mllaud how the cabbage seed had -four
ished. He showed them that he had
sold nearly twice as much as he had
promised, while orders were still pouring
10 but he said the joke must stop there
and no further orders would be filed.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04
Her First Ride.

/. Miss Prudence Pettingill at the mature
age of si1ty-one, made up her mind to
visit New York for tho first time in her
life. She had never seen a railroad, as
such things had been unknown in Aroos
took county until tbi. summer, and the
ancient farm. house in which she lived was
seven miles from the station. So she
sits calmly upon seat placed on the
great wooden depot, and gazes with
amazement upon the train which arrives,
pausss few moments to take on passen
gers. and thon proceeds upon its journey.
The station. master interrogates tho old
lady, who sits placidly watching the de
parting train.
"Why did you not get on, if yeu
wished to 60 to New York y nd
"Git on says the old lady-''git on |!
| thought this whols consarn went
Having explained to her that the
platform was stationary, the man kindly
advised her to wait for the express train,
into which he escorts tho maiden, and
finds a seat for her by the side Of be
ncvolent old gentleman. CIu,ching fast
hold OF the seat ia front Of her, she is at
FIRST very much alarmed at the speed at
which they were going, but gradually
becomes calm, and much interested in the
novelty of her surroundings, The old
gentleman answers her many inquiries
very civilly, and, among other things,
tries to explain the use Of telegraph
wires, and tells her that messages are
sent at much greater rate Of speed than
they are travelling
"Wa'al, wa'al," says the old lady,
"you don't ketch me a-riden on 'em, for
this is as fast as | want to 60, anyhow. "
She has seen SO many wonderful things
that she makes up her mind at last not
to be astonished at anything; and when
the train dashes into one which had pre-
ceded it, owing to misplaced switch
and the poor old lady is thrown to the
end Of the car among a heap of broken
seats, she supposes it to be the ordinary
manner of stopping, and quietly re
marks, "You fctche up rather suddin,
don't ?" Being provided with seat
in forward car, which was unlnjured
she arrives without fsrther accident al
her journeys end, and is surrounded by
an eager crowd of hackmen, and listeu:
in wonder to their oftrepeated call oI
black hack !" Grasping her umbrella
in one hand and her bandbox in the
other, she looks down into the face of the
loudest driver with the inquiry, care
you in pain?" From the consequence,
Of his wrath she is rescued and carried
safely home by her nephew, who has
come to the depot to look for her.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Ever since the merciless fend tore the
tongue by its roots from the mouth Of u
living horse last winter. Washington has
been credited with the Prince of Brutss.
But Kansas now presents a rival in the
field of cruelty and infamy. The Kansas
City Times says: "a butcher Of lnde.
pendcnce, named jesse Woods, tied a
refractory heifer by the horns to wagon
and dragged her by main force some
distance, all the time belaborng her with
clubs and stones in the most unmerciful
manner, the poor beast in the meantime
utter,ng the most pitiful cries and grosns
of distress. The rate Of progress being
too slow to suit him, the heartless wretch
then whipped out knife and deliberately
commenced cutting the tail Of the now
frantic creature into strings, finally end.
ing this part of tho horrible performance
by seylring the tail at one Of the joints
near 10 body. Then, his beastly pas
SION being yet insacinte, he stuck his
thumb into one OF her eyes, and gouged
it from the socket. In this pitilcss plight
the poor COW was dragged to the saugh-
ter house, and thero suffered to ,emaia
ono whole day before she was finally re.
leased from her sutferirgs by the tniie.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

A charming actress who plays light
purts in one of our theatres, who is also an
excellent wife aud mother, had been au-
noyed by the overwhelming attention of
young downtown jewclcr. At last,
his notes and bouquets becoming too
frequent, she mentioned the fact to her
husband, who Immediately fred up and
threatened to punish tho iufuriated youth.
A powerful athlete, he armed himself
with a cane of the genus" bludgeon and
left his hotel the next morning, with the
avowed intention Of giving his rival Il few
blows and teaching him to mind his own
business. Entering the shop where he
was employed, he strobe hastily through
and inquired if there was a young man
there named H. "There is," said the
owner of the establishment; che is at
the window tinkering watches Mr. H,
you are wanted" AS fhe little male firt
arose and confronted the large man, he
turned pale, "Did you send my wife
these notes ?" said lie, producing some Of
the offending billetJoux. "I-I-yes I
did" stammered the culprit, trembling iu
every limb. He saw the weapon, and he
thought his time had come well,
we'll, said the broad. .shouldered, big.
hearted actor, reaching over the counter
and patting the poor, frightened fellow
on the head, "look here, hubby, you
must not do so any more" And he left
poor IL to - tender meroies Of bis
fellow clsrks.-4,ew York Sun.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

Larry is cood-natured, civil fellow,
but has one failing it is this, that when
he goes to his home at night he is usually
more or less under the influence of con
traband fluids. Thanksgiving night he
started for home with nice turkey, safely
done up in strong wrapping paper, under
his arm. Larry found the road TO his
house uncommon rough that night. lie
several times stumbled and fell over all
sorts of Instructions in his path, Each
time he fell ho dropped his turkey, but
continued to pick it up again. On enter.
ing his house he steadied himself as well
as be was able and said to his wife,
"Here wife, I've got 'leven turkeys fol
you"
"Eieven turkeys, Larry! Whas dc
you mean f? There's only one"
"fhere must be 'leven turkeys, Sifey
for | fell down 'loven times, and. every
time found a tsIksy. There Nust be
lsvss sssksys,"
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

THE IRIsHMAN's LETTER-The fol.
lowing is true copy Of letter received
10 Boston from across the waters
My DEAR NEFFEw: Bo Jabters, an
I've not heard word from ye since the
last time that wrote ye. ! have moved
from the place where now live, or l
should have written tc ye long before, l
did not know where q letter might find
you first; but now take me pen in
hand to drop you few lines, to inform
you of the death of your own living
uncle, Kilpatric.
He dropped off very suddenly after u
long and distracted illness Of six months.
Poor man he suffered great deal. He
lay long time in convulsions, quite
easy and speechless aud all the time
talking incoherently and inquiring for
water. I'm very much at loss to tell
you what his death was occasioned at
but the DR.. thinks it was occasioned by
his last illness, for he wasn't we'll during
the continument. His age ye know jist
as we'll as I can tell you; he was rs
years and Is months old last March, and
if he had lived till this time he would
have been dead six n nonths jist
N. B.-Take notis, enclose you ten
pound note which your father sends to
you unbeknown to mo. Your mother
often speaks ofye; she would like TO send
you the brlndle COW; and but for the
horns | would enclose her to ye. l
would beg of you not break the seal OF
this letter until two or three days after
you have read it, by whidh time ye'll be
better prepared for the sorrowful news.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-04

A CALIFORNIA SkvoAE- If there ever
was an unmitigs a savage IN the oommu,
nifty, then LqXreuce McKeou of San
Francisco is 70. Here is a sample Of
the way ho dSkly manifests his conjogal
affection; is wife testifies that be got
mad at her, pnd attacking her in the
house beat hefA Afuriously, choked her till
the blood few Msm her mouth and nose
that he kicked th>a flesh off her limbs,
pulled large quantities 0f hair out Of her
scalp, tossed her into washtub, threw
her on the floor, pitched her on the bed,
pulled all her clothing of, beat her about
the head, dislocated one shoulder and
mauled the other with hammer. swore
he would treat her roughly in little
while and sent for an AK to finish the
Job. McKeon admitted that he struck
and choked hor, but said that he did not
do the rest to his knowledge. For these
little pleasantries he was fined fifty dol
lars, and now he is at liberty to continue
his sport. Such is the California idea Of
justice The difficulty is that no gal
lows is high enough for so distinguished
a acharactcr.-Pittsburgh Chronicle.