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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24
Roads and Road Making.

There are but few duties performed by
town or municipal authorities which are
more important than making and keeping
IN repair the common highways. Ii is "A
duty. we are sorry "a say. sadly neglected
i'm many sections OF the country and in
some localities the matter OF road making
i, regarded a. of no Importance whatever.
and the working out of highway taxes, by
the residents OF the towns or districts. l.
simply "A farce and "A fraud. Every good
citizen should feel an interest in good
roads. a. they contribute immensely 10 the
comfort Of travelling. and save much in the
wear and tear of carriages. Ii j. true, we
must not expect in the rural districts the
well-cared-for. solid roads of suburban
towns around cities /: but there j. no eX-
cuse for the rocky. neglected paths which
are often found. and over which il is posi-
lively dangerous To travel. Ii towns
would attend 20 II point connected with
their highways. that j.. carefully remove.
once IN two weeks. during the summer,
every stone which j. brought 10 the surface
by rains or drought. il would render even
bad roads very comfortable. These loose
one are not only a cause of great dis
comfort 10 travellers. but also of intense
anxiety. They put in peril life and limb,
a. horses are very liable To stumble in
passing over them. and carriages are often
broken. Try an experiment. Ride over
a neglected road in the country of a mile
i'm extent. if you have the courage; then
stop at a farmhouse and give the farmer a
couple of dollars to pick out the stones;
ride back over the pathway again. and 10
tice how great j. the change. Upon your
return you can trot bri>kly along, with a
sense of comfort and security whereas. in
passing over il previous to the removal OF
the loose stones, you proceeded slowly and
in misery. This illustrates how cheaply
and eXIcditiously bad roads can be- inn
proved. Ii every town in those sections
where lands are fun of small boulders
would provide simply for the removal OF
them from the pathway a. often a. once in
two weeks during warm weather. the
roads would be more comfortable than il
ten times the cost was expended in dump
ing on loads Of sand. or blowing up road
side soil and piliug II on the driveway.
We hope these hints will not be lost upon
those Who have our common highways in
charge.-J0a0nai u Chemistry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24
An Astonished Negro.

Not long ago a country store. IN close
proximity to the city. had onc or two boxes
Of torpedoes. that are about the size Of 4
wrcn's egg. left over from IT. holiday stock.
In %rcarranging the shelves one of the lit
tie boxes was opened and all it. contents
given away. except one single torpedo,
which. resembling a birds egg" candy.
~ the colored folks call them. was left on
the counter. a w~ise-looking old negro
rode up 10 the tor on a ma~licious-look-
ing horse about . O'Clock III night. He
hitchcl his 'critter.' and came into the
store TO gct a dram. While the clerk was
pouring this out old g~rizzly-head. thinking
that where even the smallest things are
available opportunities should not be- lost,
sid his horny hand over that "birdsegg'
candy and hauled IL in. Then he made out
like he was putting chew of tobacco in
his mouth. He rolled hiS apparent quid
with his tongue back to his jaw teeth. and
then hc must have shut down upon IL
tight. for the explosion OF yclls and shricks
and bowls and sulphur smoke commin-
glcd that ensuel was perfectly awful. The
old negro tore ont TO hi- nag bowling.
and. under the impression that he had got
= coniurcd.' fled as fast ~ sorry bones
could fiy.-Ncr ORLEANS Picdytac.
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Foreign Notes.

Arthur Field. London lctter-arrier.
has been sentenced to five years penal
>eryitudc for stealing "a letter.
Some idea OF the wealth of the late
Duke Of brunswick may be- gained from
the fact that the counting OF the bonds.
shares. etc. found in his house occupied a
whole day. Their value was 5000. 600
france. There was also coco francs IN
specie.
The Lord Mayor Of London i q civic
flnctionary whom il cost, considerable. A.
we say. 10 run His present salary.
derived from pcrquisites. is about S3I 900.
and il i proposed to Increase the allow
ancc to $4,000 per annum. To enable him
To buy additional turtles and dispense SD
u0 i'm increased hospitalitic~-mainlv 10
commercial men and provincial municipal
authorities.
English naval Officers are. when on
foreign stations. in the habit Of perform
ing marriage ceremonies. there being no
Consul or Chaplain i'm the ncighhorhood.
on board their vessels. The law officer Of
the Crown have just decided that such
marriages are not valid. and In consc-
quence the Commissioners OF the Admir-
atty have directed that no commanding Of
iic,r shall IN future >olemniZc a marriage.
The death i announced of Miss Eliza
beth Carnc. "A Cornish celebrity. She was
for wears a frequent writer i'm the London
QsqgTcriy Rcrieic. She was thoroughly
versed III geology and mincralogy. ana
classified and arranged every specimen in
the mineralogical museum OF the ROYAL
geographical society. meteorological mu-
scum Of her own at PpnMncc j. now near
~ finished. In addition 10 her rare at
tainmcnts, She was noted for great beney-
Oiencp.
The Commune. during their posses
sion of Paris. destroyed. among other
things. all the official records of births and
marriages. As most OF thcri were family
men and women without marriage or uI-
conscious OF their OWL percentage. the OBJ
ject was 10 place AL on level of :" equal
ity" In this respect. The work Of rc,tor-
ing the record, = now in progress. a. al
who are o recorded are regarded In the
eye of the law ~ Legitimate. 1t ha> made
brisk work for the lawyers.
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difficulty IN deciding that a change of some
kin l. necessary. The worst and most
dangerous thing In existing tendencies.
both in political and social lie. i the
tendency 10 throw successful y operators"
% the surface of American society. and
give them the control. covert or open. OF
the national affairs. When one comes 10
consider who the men are who have pushed
10 the front during the last ten years. and
are now sufficiently conspicuous 10 be-
talked Of a. candidates for the Presidential
chair or for any OF the higher honors Of
the state. they are. with two or three eX-
captions. either audacious and wealthy
operators or men who work under their
control. ii not in their pay. Those fields
Of activity in which success i won bv
eloquencc. or knowledge. or disinterested
application 10 public afiairS-thc bar. the
press. the pulpit, the legitimate walks OF
commerce n industry-hardly send a
single noteworthy candidate into the po-
litical arena.
The bearing of all this on the events of
the day in the commercial and financial
world We need not point out. We will
mention one fact in illustration of this re-
latiOn. however, and that il, that one OF
the prominent causes of the panic by
which this great commercial city j. az this
moment convulsed j. admitted 10 be the
refusal of English investors 10 take our
railroad and other bonds. though London
i teeming with unemployed capital. and
though. after all. there no such good ST.
clrity not governmental % offered any
where a the great mass of American rail-
road bonds undoubtedly are. Now. the
thing which has perhaps more than any,
thing else helped 10 create this distrust, is
the fact that the American Minister in Lon
don has. apparently without a word of re-
buke from his Government. helped 10 car
ry out the most outrageous swindle per-
petrated there for many years. in allowing
himself 10 bee made a director of the Emma
Mine long enough To enable the fraud to
be- cOmpleted.-The Nation, Sept. %.
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"A onc-legged shoemaker named
Thomas Garter recently committed sui
eide AZ Moberly. No, by shooting himself
through the head.
An Alton. H.. woman recently threw
a brick at a dog and hit her husband. who
stood iiity feet behind her.
"A woman named Fort. eighty-ninc
years of age. died in Cincinnati the other
day on account Of jumping the rope" 80
much when She was a girl.
Mrs. Mcneil of Sioux CITY recently
tried "a shoot another woman who init
mated that her brca~t-pin had once rested
on the shelf Ola dollar store.
Fred. B~lankenburg. a well-known
saloon keeper. committed suicide the other
morning. at Cairo. ILL.,. by shooting him.
self through the head with a revolver. No
cause assigned for the deed.
Albert Seeger was driving in cattle at
Kansas City. when "A pistol dropped from
his pocket and WIS discharged. the ball en-
tering his ankle. lie will probably lose
his leg.
While workmen were tearing down
an old brick building on Market
street. al Louisville. Nv. a portion Of the
wall fell. crushing to death Charles Smith.
n lsborcr. who had gone into the cellar.
"A ladSlp New York had several hum
bred dollaW worth of point lace clipped
on her clothing 10y an adroit thief while
she was at church. singing strip me oi
the robe OF pride, clothc me in humility"
August g.. Jagott drove his team into a
millpond near casey. Iowa. either for the
purpose OF Watering his horses or of cross
ing the creek. and was accidentally
drowned. lie leaves wife aud u child.
-Gcorgc Ruttcr. who lives near West
Point. Iowa. got drunk. and because he
offended al his wife. set fire To- the bed
ON which she was lying and burned up the
house. His loss i, estimated at from
$1,000 to 5000.
Richard Bcllman. OF Wawaka. Noble
county. Ind. went ont with his gun TO
shoot q hawk. and when found lay dead
BY a fcncr--hot through the heart. II j.
supposed the gun was III discharged while he
was crossing the fence.
Two foot-pads accosted an old gentle
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The French customs authorities re-
Gently discovered that "A new mode Of
smuggling l. being practicel. They sud-
denly observed the number Of rocking
hc-sgs brought 10 France 10 be- greatly on
the increase indeed, il appeared that a
sort of mania had taken possession 81 chill
drcn's minds on the subject. Suspicion be-
ing al length excited, onc Of the horses
was ripped open. Packed inside was "A
large quantity Of choice cigar and tolaccO.
The rocking horse. in fact. turned out TO
be- "A Trojan horse modified.
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"A correspondent of the Richmond
Dispatch SAYS: '.Just after we left Romeo
Vile. Judge o.. of Charlottesville. COM
mcnccd his jokes. and soon had all the
passengers in a roar. 'Ill tell YOU what |
can do. said the Judge To a correspondent
of a New York paper: you may think of
any tunc Won please. whether ! have heard
il or not. and 10y seeing YOU keep the time
with Your fingers | can tell what You are
playing The correspondent was skepti-
cal. Aiter thinking a moment he COM
menccd piano playing on the back of the
seat In front of him with thu grace Of Leo
Wheat. What am I playing now!' he
asked eagerly. and with an mir Of triumph.
. You are playing-the fool replied the
judge
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-24

The manufacture Of paper from the
sheath OF the hop stalk. alier the removal
81 the outer skin, is To- be introduced in
England on an extensive scale. IL j. a
French invention. The substance madeis
OF great supplcness and d~clicacy. The
Farmers in Kent. the great ~hop-growing
country Of England. will find a new Ource
OF profit IN this manufacture. When the
season l. W%ufavoiablc aud hops Of fine
quality arr not produced, the paper-mak-
ing material will compensate for the loss.
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Miss Ryland has given 10 Birming
ham. England. a .iNty-acrc park. to be
known a. Cannon-hill Park. The cost. IN.
cluding boats. games. etc. all finished and
in running order. was slyO.pOO.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19
Hours Before Relief Gould be
Obtained.
SUFFERING OF THE vICTIMs.
Ladies Tearing Up Their Clothing
for Bandages.
Physicians Arrive Without Lini.
ment or Medicines.

SPRIN0PIELD, H., August IS. 1873
great deal OF indignation Is expressed here
concerning the action of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad officers.
The collision occurred at twenty minutes past
ten O'Clock. and the fact was telegraphed
to the superintendent OF the road within
one hour, but not word wat sent to the friends Of
the wounded and the news Of the accident was
studiously kept from the press until it could no
longer be reserved.
Passengers who were on the nlfated train and
who came down last night from Chicago state that
until the arrival of the relief train in charge Of
superintendent McMul en-, everything that was done
to release unfortunates from the wreck and ale.
vate the suGerngs Of scalded victims had to be
done by the uninjured passcngers The conduc-
tor, they say, LEFT the wreck before o
single person was extricated, and went
TO Lemont to telegraph to the Superintend.
ent while the passengers carried the wounded
and dying from the wreck and with such
appliances as they had they ministered to their
wants, tearing up the pill0wcases from the sleep
ing cars for bandages and improvtsing beds for
them.
Two physicians came from Lemont soon after
the collision occurred, but. 1t Is said. brought
nothing in the way OF medicine with them, and
were, therefore, OF little use.
Miss Tracy, daughter OF the editor of Houston
(Texas) paper, who was with her father on the
train, is spoken OF in terms OF the highest praise
for her noble attentions to the wounded. When
the relief train from Chicago arrived it brought
everything necessary for the comfort OF the poor
tins, several Of whom, however, had by this time
found relief In death.
Some Of the passengers state that 1t was half.
past two A. NJ before the relief train arrived, and
one gentleman asserted it was three A. M.
ADDITIONAL DEATHS.
Major J. W. Smith and J. w. Fleury, OF Spring.
field ILL.,, victims Of the disaster, died this morning
at the West Side Briggs House.
Commencing the COrOner's Inquest on
the Dead.
CHICAGO. August Is, 1873.
Coroner Stephens has commenced an inquest on
the bodies Of the persons killed at the Lemont
disaster.
The agent at that point testified that he pro-
tested strongly against the freight train pushing
forward and notified the train dispatcher at
Bloomington that a slaughter was impending.
The number OF deaths from the accident has
reached eighteen.
The managers of the road have caused the arrest
Of John PuYenberger, the freight engineer, and
officers have been sent to Joliet for Edward Bean,
the conductor OF the freight train.
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PORT OF NEW YORK, AUG. IS, 1873.
CLEARED.

Edye Co.
Steamship Franconia. Bragg. Portlapd-I Ames
Bsrk Due Fraelli (ltaD Balla Cork or Falmouth for
orders-A Agresta.
Hincken.
Bark Industrie Nor). Larsen. Konigsberg-Funch,
Rark Drsupner Nor), Ingoldsen, Havre-Tetens 4
Bockmann.
chester Co.
Brig MatIde ntaD, Cahero, Gibraltar for orders
Funch Edge Co.
schr Ida Richardson, Beder savannah-Evans BAH d
Co.
schr Rio, Robinson, Port Johnsop-wilson Godfrey.
Schr Thomas Ellis, Kelly Harwich-Donne 4 Gotr.
schr Rhode Island, Gawlcy, Sag Harbor-Rackett 4
Bro.
steamer Tacony, Nicnols, Philadelphia
SteamerA sinners Warren. Philadelphia
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York.
schr VIM o'Brien, Cough, Hartford for New Bruins

York.
wick
schr Bangor. Gordon, Fall River for New York.
York
Schr Ambassador Warren. Salem for Port johnson.
schr harvest Corwin, Providence for New York.
schr bampden, Fletcher, Providence Tor New York.
Schr Delaware, Snow New Haven for New York
Scir Tinker Stanley, Providence for New York.
schr Fred Mcrwin, Bunce, Providence for New York.
schr Eagle, Chase, New Bedford tor New York.
Schr Mars Drisko. New Haven for New York.
York.
schr VIM Rice, Presssy. Richmond. Ne, for New York
schr Kate MCLEAN, Allen, Mystic for New York
schr James Young Pierce, Pawtucket for New York.
Schr Celeste. Northrup NorthDort for Newark.
sShr Alice OAKS Marsden, Gardiner Me, for New York.
schr Maud Maloch,, FAN River for New York.
schr Eve inc, Bagey Mount Desert for Rondou, with
Schr Harris. Hudson. Boston for New York.
BOUND EAST.
SteamshiD Ffanconta. Bragg. New York Tor Portlani
Schr Texas, Chapman Newburg tor New London.
Schr Cabot Parker, Philadelphia, for Boston
Schr Restless, Haskell, Philadelphia for Boston.
Schr Estelle Day, 0eerv, Philadelphia for Boston.
Schr G Hart Giley, Baltimore for New Bedford
schr Henry Blossom. Dickinson. Port johnson for
Boston.
schr Matanzas Braadon, Port Johnson for Salem.
Schr Fly, Dow, Philadelphia tor Fall River.
Scar Mary Isabel, Saunders New York for Providence
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ENSLAvING WOMEN IN NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN, August 1S, 1879
A case OF unusual character was decided by the
City Court in this city this morning. During the
Sesson Of the Court on Tuesday and Wednesday Of
East week, James Hatch, his wife Ellen and four
women, were tried upon the charge Of conspiring
20 induce two women, named Mrs. Ann
Lyons and Isabella Scaultze, Of New
Hork, to come to New Haven and
compel them, after arriving here to lead lives OF
ehame in q house OF bad character, in the town OF
Hamden a few rods beyond the city line. The
evidence showed that upon reading an advertise
1ment In New York paper calling for two women
70 20 into the country as mattresses they applied,
Jas directed, to one Campbell, keeper Of concert
eaoon on Broadway, New York, and were by
3im referred to Hatch, who met the women
anu engaged them 10 come here as
mattresses in hotel. Their fare was
pad on the boat, and they arrived here
Dn sunday morning aud were driven by Hatcns
directions to the house IN Hamden, where they
tJemained until Wednesday night, when they ran
away and made complaint TO the police, and the
arrest followed. The Court found probable cause
En al six cases, and bound the parties over to
nhe superior Court for trial. Hatch and wife gave
Donds, but the four women were not able to, and
were committed. The has excited no little
attention, ~
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ARRIVALS.
REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD wHITRSTONE TELEGRAPH LINES.

REPORTED BY THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD MILESTONE TELEGRAPH LINES.
Ls5ns Win %S.s ana
y IL eSSs xS Ssf zSson
Liverpool from Montreal Tor GLASGOW see news col.
Ha M 'a s'ssRs9s
sss~in d dS Tor AK at Il
bound IN Ans s%e ne rPS ns 5
4. bssa5 %dse
key 18Th with mdsS and passengers %
James Aassr Charleston
WIN CO. ssos
sfis e; :sss 5
AZ * ~
ss x on sa ws nc BANKS
Gloucester. with aanssIs Do and brig julia of
from stJohn, NB Tor Psnarth Roads 90 '"' o''''''''
das WITH as e' to but IT
put in here for supply otprovisions The Is anchored
ssr, Fr!sss !GeP Eaam.nn Newcastle % days Win
,s aoc gos s Lesh 81 days
Bark sstor Aus,, Premuda, Cork 80 days in ballast to
Bark Maria adelaide dtaD,. Naccsri,, Csdz = days,
Whaling rSsss rosT rSm syaeS q Np %
fEas Sa.sa q cs ' S
os:s Sg sss Bone days and
BARK Cas!ela Monte, BuenOs Ayres 70 dsyA In ballast
BARK IS1% oSS Ru9s. Il with
days will mise @ Jam 5 Henry vessel 10 %srssts
Passed SEQ GiSrali9 ,, July no No.. -.
70 ssSSei Day vessel to sssssr Passed Gibraltar
Sss Sssnnets %u,Ss puyen SsrscslSo % days
STig lydia Cole SSns: stsssc days With
rig Aarats ,orFSrtlsn Wallace Cow Bay CO. p
sshL 9ersaux Borden, Marscaibo IS days with coffee
sshr Portland cGn,ll. POr. Spain rrlnidap II days,
Sen. Benson Hayan. T. cay: with
SehI Hannah Goo%eT, King, Baracoa days with fruit
schr Iosd tor fisweptn Solbrook, jacksonville
days, with lumber to Alsop Clark vessel TO W Loud
days with lumber to Drew 4 buckle; vessel TO ii "
sci. senr " Z Zones Pine fernandina II days with naval
EVAN S.y M:A rail-
Ell. s$s% l ss% +: ;,,;,,,. ,.,,,.,
The bark r W GriGiths Drummond, arrived I7th was
before reportcd).
An%e S1T sa Dys 81 S G
Is consigned to Boyd Hncken.
The brig Aida CGer, siebz, from Iqu,que, which ar
rived 18th, is consigned TO LanInan Kemp.
Passed Through He'll Gate.
BOUND SOUTH.
Bre zelina, Williams, New Haven for New York, In
ballast TO Brigham.
days with lath to Boardman.
10 J Brown.
schr r Heaton, Rogers New Haven for New York.
Schr Loduskia, Means, Fall River for New iork
schr yspsr, Applceate, Alyn's Point tor New York
Schr Fair Wind, Jockhart Providence Tor New York.
TO order.
: schr Henry Taber, Bowman, New Haven for New
York.
schr wigwam Steele, Rockiand for New York, with
lsth 70 Simpson, Ciapp / Co.
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NEWARK POLICE SENSATION.

''Hawkshaw" Hawkins and His Wffo In
Court-Eaer story-The Authorities Nov
Ing In the Matter.
The absorbing topic OF conversation In Newark
police circles and among many citizens, yesterday,
was the disgraceful set-to Of Saturday night be-
tween Sergeant Benson and Patrolman Hawkins,
the correct details OF which were printed exclu-
svely in the HERALD yesterday. There is
feeling OF general regret on the
part OF the majority Of the police force that the
affair should have occurred. as they well know that
the whole force suffers in some degree the odium
which rightfuly belongs only to two MEMBERS and
the hope was widely expressed that the force would
be summary purged OF the disgrace by the dis
charge OF both men. policeman remarked yester-
day to the HERALD representative that the intimacy
ject OF scandal throughout the Department, and
that his earnings went elsewhere than for the
@sHe the his ross 81 X. 5 Ts c9 Il
appeared in Court before JustIce Lambert.
OF asssultlng Benson, and she for hurting beer
glasses at her husband. Hawkins waived an ex-
appear before the Grand Jury ii called. The exami.
nation OF the woman was adjourned, to the disgust
Of crowd Of de who
libidinous conduct. She is woman about
lures and very dark hair and eyes, but BY no
means handsome or fascinating She stated to Q
reporter that her husband had been drinking, and
that Benson came to their house IN response to
her husbands invitation. He had got excused
to the effect that q death had oc-
CURED In his family. She declared that
for thirteen years. tine period OF her marriage. she
has been subjected to itreatment by her husband,
and that on sunday evening he called her all sorts
Of improper names in spite Of her threat to strike
even went SO far to say, before witnesses, that
he was bound to have one II he had to swear to q
lie Thus the more the mess Is stirred the f0uler
does 1t become. Benson aud Hawkins have been
cited to appear before the Mayor 1t is hard to see
how either can longer be retained ON the force.
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TOO MUCH MARRIED.
The Alleged Barber-ous Conduct of . Gay
Young German Lotharf0.

The Alleged Barber-ous Conduct OF . Gay
Young German Lotharfo.
Conrad Heiser, alias HOFFMAN, is gay young
German youth OF about twenty-four, whose beset
ting sin would seem to be too much love
Tor the fair sex. Last Christmas Eve be
welded In Elizabeth, N. j., an interest
5ng looking countrywoman OF his ana went
with her-to reside in Newark, where he opened
BARRIERS shop and did a thriving business After
Mhlle Conrai left home for Williamsburg, tening
9is wife that his friends there wanted him TO go In
the liquor business and that he would soon
yeturn But lie didn't, and BY and by came
20 ms vile tue startling rumor that ne
{lad married another woman In Williansbnrg-a
Neaithy woman-old enough nearly 10 be his grand
SnotheI. Newark detective took the matter Ia
ann ana lsunn the rumot true. Conrad IL now In
Va, MI ~ "namsburg. IL ia alleged that be married
Sa ,"nu woman before he cav the Elizabeth girl,
uu. money hushed up the matter. wife No. 2 says
Justice, Ts NV wv F"'s NS"'r.~