The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-08-22

A former Grand Jury, Ii will be remem-
bered, failed TO find an indictment against
her.
Mrs. Harriet Snyder and her son, Henry
Snyder, from Indiana, on August 0, were
driving across the railroad track between
Big and Little Pisa. ILL.,, when the loco
motive Of an approaching train struck
their carriage, throwing the occupants
out, and killing them instantly.
A dispatch from st. Joseph, Mo-, says
that gang of scoundrels have been burn
ing barns, grain and stock near the town
Of DeKalb. some half dozen farmers
having lost their entire crops at their
hands.
The heaters employed in Wards Rolling
Mill, In Chicago, struck for an advance OF
wages on August IL. About one thous-
and men are thrown out Of employment
by the strike.
The Iowa Farmers Convention met at
Des Moines, August 13, and nominated a
full State ticket, composed as follows (:
For Governor, j. G.. Vail, of Van Buren
county (Rep.); for Lieutenant Governor,
Fred. O'Donnell, Of Dubuque Dem. J; for
Superintendent Of Schools, ID. w. Prin-
die Of Fert Dodge (Rep.). Resolutions
were passed, declaring their belief that
both the present political parties had out
lived their usefulness; that the property
Of corporations should be assessed and
taxed at the same rate as that
Of individuals that the State Leg
islature should fix maximum
rate Of freight TO be charged by the rail-
road companies, leaving them free to COM
pete below those rates; that the whole
system of tariff laws should be reduced to
q revenue basis only; demanding the re-
peal Of the back-pay salary act and a re-
turn to the Treasury Of all moneys drawn
under it; opposing all future grants of
lands TO railroad or other corporations !;
that public officers who betray their trust
should be punished as criminals, etc.
South.
The Virginia Conservatives, in session
at Richmond, August z, nominated Gen.
Kemper for Governor, ana Col. Robert
K. wirhers for Lieutenant Governor.
A Chattanooga dispatch, August z,
says the cholera had reappeared In that
city. there being eight cases. two OF which
had proved fatal. The Mayor has issued
proclamation prohibiting the sale OF all
vegetables except potatoes and tomatoes.
A terrible casualty occurred on the Po-
tomac River, August 8, by which the lives
of some forty people. mostly women and
children. were lost. The steamer Wawas-
sett, running between Washington and
Cone River, about noon on that day, just
before reaching Chatterton's Landing,
about five miles below Acquia Greek,
was discovered to be on fire, and although
headed promptly for the shore, the
flames had obtained such hcadway that
the passengers became panic stricken
and many jumped overheard and were
drowned. There were on board the
steamer at the time of the fire, one hun
dred and seventeen registered passengers,
Of whom 1t Is stated that over forty were
drowned. At least one-half of the passen-
gers were women and children. Ii is said
that the vessel was well supplied with life
preservers and two small boats, but i'm
their panic meme Of the passengers seemed
to secure the former, and in endeavoring
to launch the latter. one of them was
swamped and lost. The captain and other
officers are said 10 have done all in their
power to quiet the passengers and save
their lives, but in their frenzy they were
uncomfortable.
Thirty deaths had occurred from chol-
era in Jonesboro, Tenn, during the
two weeks ending August 9th. About
twenty more cases were generally doing
well. The population had been reduced
by panic from 200 TO about seventy, in
cluding the sick and their nurses.
The wife of Cassius Claxon, living in
Henry county, Kentucky, was awakened
a few nights ago by a man named Payne
attempting to get In at the window. Mrs.
Claxon seized pistol and shot Payne
through the head. inflicting fatal
wound. Mrs. Claxon was tried and hon.
orably acquitted.
Hardy Jones was hanged at Newbern,
N. c., August 8, for the murder of Robt.
Miller, a constable, in February, 1872.
Jones was over eighty years of age.
Deputy United States Marshal, II. L.
Dunn, was assassinated by some unknown
party. at Corinth, Miss, August 8. He
was shot through the window, charge |
Of buckshot entered his head and killing |
him instantly.
The loss Of life by the burning of the
steamer Wawasset is estimated by later
reports at seventy. Up to the night Of
the 10th, fifty-six bodies had been re-
covered. The verdict Of the coroner's