The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-30


The Chicago Tribune prints . special tele-
gram from Laramie, Wyoming Territory, pur-
porting TO give an count Of the discovery OF
the Arizona diamond fields by the vsritable
discoverer himself. II 10 sensational in the
highest degree. The man who claims to have
found this modern Golconda is one I. Edward
Arnold, q Kentuckian. He says that 81, $780,
900 worth Of brilliants have already been gath
cred up, and that the supply seems inexhaust-
lille.
Nine years ago . son Of Mr.. George ".
Depler, Of Chicago, aged eleven years mys-
teriously disal peared from home, and has long
been mourned - dead. A few days ago the
missing boy-now grown mp young man
gladdened the hearts Of the old folks by 70.
turning to the paternal roof.
There were S24 deaths in Chicago for the
week ending Aug. II.
| Jefferson White recently shot and killed
Henry Houltz. near Olney, Ill. Both were
farmers, and near neighbcrs. subsequently
White was taken from jail BY an Infatuated
mob and hung to the limb Of tree, in the
courthouse yard, at Olney.
Rockford, Iowa, has had horse-whlpping
sensation. Rev. W. G. Archer, Baptist min
| lister, was the victim, and Mrs. Hill ard, Q
member of the Rev. Mr.. As congregation,
welded the lash.
The great corner in wheat, at Chic ago.
which has agitated the whole commercial
world, both East and West for some time
past, suddenly collapsed last week. The En-
element in that city, in consequence, was
| most intense the scenes on Change being de-
| scribed a. even more thrilling and exciting
than any that were witnessed Immediately
after the great October ire. The chief manip-
ulator in the corner was John B. Lyon, tof
Chicago, aided by Thomas Chisolm, Of Toronto,
| and Mr.. Buffers, Of Montreal. The combina-
ton carried between four and five million
| bushels of wheat. Many dealers have suffered
severely. aud some it is thought are irrstrieva-
bly, involved. The effect of the bursting Of
| the corner was the unprecedented fall in the
price of wheat of 40 cents per bushel.
The murder Of a whole family Of five per-
sons near Holton, Kansas, and the subse-
quent attempt to spirit the bodies away, de-
velops one of the most atrocious crimes OF
the age. The murderer. one Williams. after
Osborne to haul the eorpses OF. Osborne
was arrested in Missouri. and the dead bodies,
with which he had been travelling five days.
| and which were in an ad 7anced state Of de-
composition, were found piled in his wagon,
like SO many dead hogs! The Sheriff at
| tempted to arrest the inhuman butcher, but
the Infatuated populace refused to give him
up, choosing rather to dispose Of him imme-
diately than trust to the laws slow delay.
Baptist preacher named Herd and Mr.
Charles Dawson got into an altercation at
Richmond, Ohio. the other day. Herd slapped
Dawson's face. Instead Of meekly turning
the other cheek to his enemy, Dawson drew
knife and stabbed his ministerial assailant,
who. in turn, wrested the knife from D..
threw it away, and knocked him down. Herd
got his wounds dressed and again returned to
the charge, but Dawson cried peccdui. said he
didn't want any more, and the plucky preacher
retired In triumph.
The American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science held its 21st session at Du-
buque Iowa, last week. Prof. J. Lawrence
Smith, Of Louisville. President for the ensu-
ing year, occupied the chair. There was q
large attendance, and the meeting was one of
the most interesting held since its organiza-
| ton.
A rumor comes from Fort Sully that the
Yellowstone expedition has been attacked by
| large body of Sioux Indians. The result Of
| the fight is not known.
The corn crop of Central Illinois this year
will exceed any previous crop ever grown in
the history of the country. Morgan county
alone will raise 6. ZOO. 900 bushels.
CALIFORNIA; wheat crop this year is the
largest and finest ever grown in that State.
The DesMoines Qowa) Typographical Union
made the award Of the prizes competed for
by the compositors Of the State on wednes-
day, August IA. The first prize, solid silver
stick, was given to c. T. Mcconnell, of the
Marysville Miner, who set 1858 ems in one
hour. The second prize, . gold pin, was
awarded to John W. Jenner, Of Keokuk, who
set 1855 ems in the same time.
The south.
Robert Atwood, the Louisville Spectator
whose forgenes caused such an excitement
among financial men in that city, has been
placed in Jail. His operations amount to up
ward of half million dollars, one bank alone
sun sring to the extent Of $4,000.
Gen. Smith, Surveyor Of Customs at Mem
phis, recently seized on and tore up q large
number Of rails of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad. to satisfy unpaid dues amount
ing to some $4,000.
A negro murderer named Wade was lately
hung by q mob in Stewart county, Tenn.
Baltimore has been thrown into fever Of
excitement by stupendous bank robbery. A
| parfv nj burglars entered the Third National