The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-12-06


has been voted down.
tremendous sensation has been caused in
San Francisco by the publication Of the par
t~iculArs Of an alleged plot by Laura ID. Fail
aud q restaurant wait or named Frank TO poison
Judge Dwinelle and the counsel for the PEG
pie, Alex. Campbell. The plot was formed
before the second trial, and was revealed by
Frank. He said that Mrs. Fair tried to induce
him to put poison in . decante ct Dwinelle's
house or . milk-can II the door. A plan Of
Judge Dwinelle's house was found in the poo
session Of Frank.
The arrival Of stanton and others in San
Francisco with . ruby reported to be worth
el50. 800, and precious stones which they
valued 1t u, 00O, 900. caused intense excite
mcnt. Stanten insisted a. to the geouineoees
Of his discoveries. Md described the grounds
particularly. The general opinion 10 that il
10 . stupendous fraud, and . meeting was held
Of the Trustees Of the San Francisco and New
York Mining Company. Reports were 70
ceived from Clarence King, of the Geological
Survey, d. d. Cotton. Surveyor Bost, q Mr..
Fry. denouncing the whole thing - . gigantic
fraud. The trustees adopted . resolution to
that effect, warning the people that AL stock
sold should be placed in the hands Of ". C.
Ralston, Of the Bank Of California None
are losers except tho original incorporstors.
The San Francisco Bulletin publishes IN sx-
pose of tho operations of Arnold, who sold the
discovery to the Harpending Company for
els, 900.
The Cincinnati and Indianapolis Junction
railroad has been sold at auction for el,oOO,-
600. The Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
rosd was the purchaser.
Oliver Cromwell, who has been ON trial 1t
Pontiac. Mich, for the murder Of Walter
Scott, his father-in.law, has been sdjudged
innocent.
Western Minnesota has been visited by an
other severe snow-storm.
The steamer Souvenir went ashore It Lud-
ington, Mich, in the recent severe gale, and
every member Of the crew perished.
Measures are being taken IN San Francisco
to bring the authers Of the diamond hoax to
justice.
The recent visitation Of very cold weather
has had the effect Of virtually closing navisa-
ton ON the Western lakes.
The South.
There have been over 1000 deaths from
smallpox in st Louis since NAY.
William J. Virgins. An old and popular
comedian Of St Louis, has just died Of small
pox.
The steamer H.. N. Shreve was burned. re-
Gently, 1t Chester, so miles below St. Louis.
The horse distemper has seriously inter-
fered with business ct Memphis, nearly al the
horses and mules being sick.
washingtoa.
The Supreme Court Of the United States has
become 20 seriously incumbered with business
that some measure OF relief 10 required ct the
hands Of Congress, and it is said . bill for this
purpose has been drawn. and viii be introduced
early IN the session. 1t contemplates an inter- !
mediate court, which shaIl possess the ordi- |
nary powers Of the present Supreme Court, |
and before which all cases shall be argued. |
The Supreme Court proper shaIl be made sta-
and Justices relieved Of all circuit |
duty, which shall be performed by the Judges
Of the intermediate court, the Supreme Court
to give it's entire attention { passing upon
and deciding questions Of Law which shall |
The bill will also provide that the intermedi-
ate court shall not construe any law, but de- !
eide cases which come before il in accordance |
with the construction placed upon the laws BY !
the Supreme Court.
The November report OF the Ststistician Of |
the Department Of Agriculture gives the cot
ton prospects substantially the same interpre- |
tatlon as tie October statement. Tho COM |
parison BY States with last years crop Is a. |
follows: North Carolina, 121 : South Caro- !
lima, l24; Georgia, l19; Florida, l02; Ala
bsma, Ill Mississippi, liz; Louisiana, III; |
Texas, 126; Arkansas, lis; Tennessee. ITO. |
The total production as indicated by the re-
turns Of the first week IN November lie nearly
8 ,450, 900 COMMERCIAL bales.
The Commissioner appointed to investigate
the depredations Of Mexicans on the Rio
will soon submit their report to Con-
gress. 1t is stated that thew place the dam
lge done by.theee ~marauders at ESQ., 900. 900.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Interior
10 . long document, devoted almost exclusively
TO summarizing the years work of the various
branches Of the public service under his
1t maintains that the present Indian
policy is the most successful one that can be
devised. and will recommend no change in
regard t. it.
The work Of laying downt the experimental
pneumatic tunnel has been commenced at
The President has appointed Brig. Gen.
Mcdowell, whose name heads the list of OIL
'ers Of that grade, to be Major General in
,lace Of Gen. Meade, deceased.