The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-08

eeIhehs th"s tHe freeldeut oi tno hunbhs
Pacific railroad offered to pay $50, 900 for
Caldwell's election. Caldwell demanded
that amount, but only got $4,000. He
claimed that such a promise was made,
which was denied by the President OF the
rord...... Edward B. Bingham, Post Assistant
surgeon, United States Navy, a native Of
Philadelphia, who served in the North At
lantic squadron and on the James river dur
ing the war, died instantly, Of paralysis Of
the heart, at Oakland, CAL. on Monday......
On Tuesday morning, boiler in the brewery
OF Philip Best 4 Co., Milwaukee,. Wis, ex-
ploded with terrific force, denolishing the
engine house, carrying away large portion
OF the side wall Of the main building, and
wrecking machinery and brewery fixtures.
The roof Of the main building was lifted
and crushed in several places. One-half of
the shell Of the exploded boiler was thrown
into yard on First avenue, upward Of a
block distant from the brewery. Fortu-
nately no person was injured. Loss about
$l0,0OO...... Before leaving Chicago the ia
psnese Embassy donated S., 900 10 the relief
fund.
JOACHIM GEIsr, of Chicago, for causing his
wife's death by pouring boiling hot coffee
down her throat and otherwise maltrcating
her, was on Tuesday sentenced to sixteen
years impriso nment.....Be Bernhard Lasler, a
saloon-keeper at Hamilton, o., on Wednes-
day shot and killed n negro named Ed.
Miller, in the act Of tapping his till...".A
bill has passed both houses of the Ohio Leg
islature fixing upon $4,000 as the maximum
of damages that may be recovered from rail-
road companies as compensation for causing
death by wrongful act, neglect, or default
1.-THE Lower House Of the Kansas Legis-
lature has passed q bill abolishing capital
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Hallen, life convict
in the Michigan State Prison, committed
suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself
in his cell by cord taken from a tobacco
packa, e.....The jewelry store Of Henry 6.
Piper 4 Co., at Romeo, Mich, was entered
on Sunday night by burglars, the safe blown
open with gunpOwder, and about $4,000 in
watches and jewelry taken.... Chicago re-
eighths of an inch pc hour in its sweet
smelling river......The Kellogg Touring mill,
at Battle Creek, Mich, was destroyed on
Tuesday morning by fire. Loss $4,000;
partially insured.
near Muncie, Ind, followed his daughter to
Dalesville, where she had gone to marry ono
Laundry. He found the daughter in the
house Of O relative, and cut her threat,
killing her instantly. He then shot him.
self twice in the mouth with q revolver.
he 10 not expected to survive. Williamson
has q large family......Two inches of snow
fell at St. Louis on Thursday night.....
Frederick scaddin, a boy of i6, living in
Eagle, Iona county, Mich, shot himself with
pistol. few days since, as q consequence
Of remorse at having stolen some things
from his stepfather.....On Sunday night
block of frame buildings, five in all, were
destroyed in Atchison, Kan. Among them
was the Nelson House. A German musician
persisted in one of the buildings....The libel
suit of Spencer Ball sgsinst the Evening
Dispatch, of st. Louis, for 81 900, on account
cided on Thursday, with verdict Of one
cent damages for the plaintiff.
The South.
The case Of the State Of Arkansas vs.
steam tug Nettie Jones, was decided by
Judge Caldwell, in tho United States District
Court, at Little Rock, on Monday, in favor
of the claimants, Brown & Jones, the owners
Of the tug. The State libelled the Nettie
Jones, claiming about 81, 900 for arms taken
from the steamer Hesper, on the Mississippi
river, and thrown into the river by band
Of disguised men, nearly four years ago. The
arms were being imported to arm the State
militia. The decision was based on the want
of completely between the officers and own
ers Of the Ncttie Jones and the persons
selling the arms.
A BILL has passed the South Carolina
Legislature to cancel 81, 100000 of Blue
Ridge raj lroad bonds, Endorsed by the State.
There 10 now but little doubt that the bill
dcclar ng valid all issues of South Carroll ma
bonds will pass by large majority ......Mrs.
]. M. Thornburg, an estimable lady OF
| Knoxville, Tenn, was poisoned to death on
| the 2lst inst, by q laundering druggists
| clerk named Sykes, who substituted fatal
dose of morphine, in physicians prescrip-
ton, for quinine.
LOUISVILLE has sensation in the shape OF
corner in the whisky market. 1t appears
that tho firm Of s. T. Suit & Co. have bought
| up ali the available stocks of old WHISTLES
| in the United States, which, Of course, in
cludes about all in the world. Their pur-
chases in New York city alone amount to
| over 81 100000, and the aggregate reach
about 100000.
OK Monday evening at CORTLAND Station,
on the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad,
the stores Of Simpson 4 Hunt and M. G.
Hall & Co. were destroyed by fire. Loss
10000; insured for Sl5,0O0......The upper
stories Of the buildings 164 and 1876 Canal
street, New Orleans, burned on Thursday
morning. The buildings were occupied by
Wagner 4 Meyer, Ernest 4 Pragst, and Dol
haus's Commercial College. Loss estimated
| at 100000.
! Washington.
The Amsterdam and New Zealand Steam
ship subsidy bill, granting 100000 to the
wilet line of steamers, for thirteen round
trips annually, has received the approval OF
| the House Committee on Commerce, only
| two members-Meesrs. Holman and Town
mountaineering, and will be reported to
the House at an early day....lt may now
| be positively stated that our Government