The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-11-01


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The following in the official vote of Penn
sylvania at the October election, as compare,
with that in October, 1868:
For %saor sss,e 0 f. Sos.r 1so2
HH s, hep. az H.rtr;Si. 50
Req. msjority.... se77 Rep. msjority..... ASA
There are twenty murderers confined in thu
New York Tombs.
The Cambria Iron Company's rolling-milli
at YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, resumed work Just one
week after their destruction by fire.
Three hundred horses have died in Buffalo
and Rochester, in twenty-fcur hours, from
attacks of the Canadian horse-disease, which
was at first said not to be fatal. All the
stables in Western New York are affected |;
the strest-cars, the livery-stables, and the
express companies Of Rochester are all at .
stand-still. The disease exhibits no worse
symptoms than those Of bad cold, and the
great mortality is attributed to improper
treatment. The disease has also broken out
at Brooklyn and Boston. Importation Of
horses from Canada has been prohibited at
Detroit. There is much alarm in New York,
lest the epidemic should break out in that
city. The stables at Jerome Park and other
places have been put in quarantine, and the
owners Of valuable horses are sending their
stock to the country.
Three car loads Of emigrants from Alsace
and Lorraine left New York for the West last
week.
Secretary Borie and Miss Nellie Grant ar
rived at New York from Europe last week.
VIM. NJ. Tweed surrendered himself to the
Sheriff, at New York, the other day, and gave
bail in $4,000 on each Of the indictments
pending against him. Mayor Hall gave bond
in similar amounts. Thomas C. Fields, an
other member Of the ring, failed to put in an
appearance, and the Judge ordered the for
fixture Of his bail.
The horse epidemic has reached Boston and
New York. In the latter city 1000 horses
were disabled in twenty-four hours in one
stable, and in another, 200 in four hours. Up
to Friday last, over 10000 had been attacked. |
On the Third avenue railroad alone. over |
1000 we're affected. 1t has caused an advance |
in the freights on the Erie canal, and it lie |
feared there will be difficulty in getting horse |
power for towing the boats.
1t is stated that Boss Tweeds trial will be |
postponed until next spring.
In the trial of Mcwilliams, Chief Of the |
Jersey City Police, for completely in the rob-
berry Of the Jersey City Bank. one of the rob- |
bers testified that the Chief melted him to |
the deed, stating that there was s2O0. 900 in it,
and promising, for 20 per cent. Of the plum
der, to let the thieves escape, il caught.
The new horse disease is still rapidly |
spreading ct the East, but the alarm |
among horse men is subsiding as the disease
and its mode Of treatment become under.
stood. 1t is an influenza more resembling
diphtheria than catarrh When first taken, q
horse appears to have slight cold . cough
sets in, and still later . running at the nose.
Frequently horse will cough up large
mass Of mucus. The epidemic is raging
throughout the New England States. In
Brooklyn the horse cars have ceased running.
and nearly all the horse cars and omnibuses
have stopped in New York, Broadway show
ing less than one-fourth Of its usual traffic.
The West.
A stage was recently stopped near Pleasant
Valley, Montana. by hishwaymen, and the
passengers relieved Of $1,000.
The Emma mine trial is proceeding at Salt
Lake City. An army Of lawyers is in attend
ance, and much excitement prevails.
The st. Louis Globe, although but few
weeks old, has hundred thousand dollar libel
suit on its hands.
Kate Boyington, of Chicago, attempted to
shufhe OIL her mortal coil, the other day, by
swallowing two yards Of shoe-strings.
The following are the names Of the Con-
gressmen elect in the various districts Of Ohio,
and their respective majorities: