The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-15

SUNK ny the steamer J. W. Garrett on Fri
day night, at the mouth Of the old canal
Louisville. The passengers escaped, bu
the cargo, VALUED mt s4.0OO,i d total loss
-...A terrific gale, accompanied with slee
and snow, prevailed at Norfolk, Va, OF
Saturday. The high tides caused by tn,
gale covered many Of the wharves with tw,
feet of wate-. The telegraph lines on tn.
Norfolk side ofdhofivsr were prostrated b,
the storm......The steamer Sallie was sunk
on Saturday. near Swan Leke,l Arkausai
river, TO her boiler deck, and will probably
De total Loss. But a small partsf hesfsrg'
was saved, - 4 a. sl~kr.s~ y .
ANDREW j. JONES, late President Of the
Western railroad Of North Caroline, charged
with the fraudulent use Of the bonds Of the
company, and tried before the Superior
Court in Moore county, N. c., has b6en
convicted, and sentenced to psy & hhe OF
$4,000, with one years imprisonment in the
arenitenysyHi ~ takAss - sPptst ~ thu
Supreme Court.
SANDY BRADLEY, while intoxicated, was
run over and killed ON Monday night, near
Fountain Read, suranss So0sty, Tenn, 10y
train on the Louisville and Nashville rail
road ......A Macon (Ga.) dispatch saw ~
Planters Bank, Of Fort Valley, was robbed
on Monday night. of $4,000 in cuxrency
and $4,000 IN y spscie.. 4 Ohss Mo{iday
evening, Colonel Lonham, promi-
nent lawyer, Of Paris, Tenn, was shot and
instantly killed in a difficulty at Henry
''"' Asn" .V.siac l
A RALEIcH IN. c. dispatch says that in
telligence had bsen received there of the
killing OfHsnrv Berry Lowery, the chief Of
the Robson outlaws, by his brother, Stephen
Lowery, Of that gang. Stephen confesses
the deed, reporting in person TO the authori-
ties. The Roanoke News doubts the infor-
nation, and thinks it mere ruse to enable
Lowery to evade the officials, who are now
organizing for his capture.....Alexande
Moseley, editor Of the Richmond Wing, and
James c. Southalls editor of the Enquirer.
were arrested on Wednesday, to preyent an
anticipated hostile meeting. They were
both placed under bonds of 81 900 to keep
the peace.
DETACHMENT Of Federal soldiers sent out
from Nashville under the euspises of Super
visor Ellery, returned on Wednesday, after
an absence Of some ten days. They made a
raid upon Illicit distilleries in Coffee and
Lincoln counties, Tenn, and in Jackson
county, Ala, breaking up 10 distiIleries,
capturing large amount of property and
i've prisoners. s.I -rt
Wellington. II,
SroKEs,o Of Tennessee, was sentenced on
Friday, and escaped with a fna of Sl,soo
and costs. The fee he received fof working
the fraudulent claims through Congress was
$40, 900, and the real fraud upon the Govern
ment was between $50, 900 and 500 900. The
evidence elected on the trial MAS urliver-
sally regarded in official circles as showing
one Of the blacklist cases of corruption which
was ever brought to light in Washington
Gen. Howard hes besn chsrTed
10 proceed % 1Ahzona TO report upon the
pending troubles with the Apache Indians,
and win start soon.
The japanese srNhaAsy were presented "a
the President on Monday, and a compliment
tary speech was made by the Japsnsse Min-.
lister, introducing the embassy, followed by
an u, address. from iwakura, apd geipanse
net were present, with all the army and
naval digni taries in full uniform, together
With Vice-President Colfax, Speaker Blaine,
Etc, i ~ :.
THs Government on Monday night gave
\ grand reception to the japanese embassy,
It the Masonic Temple. About ls4Oe per-
IONS were present, including Vice Presid ent
colfax, Speaker Blaine, Secretary Tsh,I the
Judges Of the Supreme Court, and othors.
The President did not attend. $40
GEN. R. w. HEALY, United States Marshal
It Montgomery, Ala, has applied to At
torney General wiihsms for troops to aid
him in arresting the parties indicted at the
ate term Of the United States District Court
leld at Montgomery for Ka-Klux outrages.
The Attorney General recommends 10 the
Secretary of War that the necessary troops
70 furnished. 1,
Foreig1.
The operatives in the fax mills Of Leeds
ave struck for reduction of their time
nd labor to nine hours per day. The num-
or Of persons on strike lie estimated be-
ween 10000 and IL 900.
POWER QuEsrrER, the French Minister Of
nance, has resigned. NJ. Goulard, the |
resent Minister of Agriculture, has been
ppointed his successor temporarily. $50, The |
ppcI 44Ousc VI tnc N uStTldu 1SelCDsTatn mas Il
assed the Compulsory Election bill previ- |
usly adopted by the Lowpr House.. 1T 4
as been aseertained from official sources |
nat Austria has made no offer of asylum to |
le Pope, and reports that His Holiness M
'nds 70 leave Rome are dscrcdited at vi
ma. .'t-ttss f w l
In the celebrated Tichborne case in Lon
On, on Wednesday, the counsel for the
aimant announced that his client had de-
ded to withdraw his cause from before the
,urt. After this announcement, the de-
nse asked for the arres Of the claimant on
100000. A warrant was issued for his
rest accordingly. The claimant was not
resent at court, and It was believed that he
I'd hed....Queen Victoria has presented
sr groom, John Brown, with a gold medal,
I'd granted him an annuity Of $4,000, for