The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-25
NEWS IN BRIEF

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THE EAST
Two COTTON MILLS belonging to the Dwigl
Manufacturing Company, at Chcopee, Mass
have been destroyed by fire. Loss, upward Q
. million dollars. The Government Ia
brought suit against Cakes Ames for $500, 0Ot
said to be due ON an old cotton transaction
during the war.
THE pews in DIR. Hepworth's new church
Senator Morrill, has given his back pay Z
Vermont, to be applied to the reduction Of tin
State debt.
The advertising agents Of the country wer'
in session in New York last week. Sixty per
sons were present from various parts Of thu
country. 8. NJ. Pettengill was chosen Presi
dent.
THE bodies are being rapidly recovered from
the wreck of the Atlantic. The Dominion
Government, hearing that the White Star line
have not made provision for the burial of the
dead bodies yet to be recovered, has ordered
the Collector of Customs to attend to it at the
public expense.
THE WEST
FIRE in Detroit, last week. destroyed the
Offices Of the Detroit Tribune, Commercial
advertiser, Michigan Farmer, and Calvert
Lithographing Company. Total loss about
sI25,OOO.
CHICAGO has made another move in the in
terest Of law and order. Her Common Coun-
Gil has decided, by vote of two to one, that
liquor saloons must be closed at half-past
eleven O'Clock at night. A party of four
Nebraska drovers we're recently robbed in a
Chicago hotel Of money and papers valued at
$40, 700.
The remains of Gen. Candy will be in
tered at Indianapolis, beside his father and
mother. =. "A serious riot recently occurred at
miners and colored miners imported from vir-
GINA.
A DESPATCH from Col. Gilen, commanding
the forces operating against the Modocs, an
nounces the death Of Lieut.. Sherwood
Meacham 10 out Of danger. Col. Gillem says
he will use every endeavor to prevent the
escape Of the Modocs if possible, and not an
Indian shall be left to boast of having muir
dered Gen. Candy. The Snake and Pitt River
test with great interest. The funeral cere-
monies, on the 18th Of April, over Gen. Candy
and Commissioner Thomas, in the camp, were
very impressive. The troops were drawn up
md received the remains in the customary
with salutes and unified drums
A PosrorrTcE clerk is under arrest at La
Crosse, Wis, for burning letters to save the
trouble Of distributing them. A serious
not among the Chinese Of Sacramento, CAL,
last week. Pistols were freely used, |
md several persons were dangerously wound |
ID. -. The war against the Apaches goes
bravely on. Maj Randall, of the Thirty |
third Infantry, recently attacked band and |
killed Al warriors and captured q number of |
women and children. Large numbers of the
worst APaches are suing for peace, promising
o surrender and 60 on the reservations. :.
Secretary of Interior Delano was recently
lung in efigy by the people Of Yreka, Cal. -.
spring brought Nebraska the hardest snow
torn Of the last sixteen years. 1t lasted
hree days. destroyed large number Of cattle.
md probably some human life, although but
me death has been reported.
THE SOUTH
IL enry county, Ky. few days ago.
'and Of masked men called Richard Williams.
farmer. to his door, and commenced shoot
ng at him Williams returned the fire. kill
ng one and wounding three of the scoun-
rels. A man named Vaughn has been ar
ested at Memphis, on the charge of having
murdered Gen. Thomas c. Hindman, at Hell
ma. Ark, some six years ago. II is said he ,
as confessed to the deed. A graveyard on I
be Arkansas river, 20 miles below Little Rock.
ecently caved into the river and upward Of
900 bodies we're washed away.
DIR. CHAIo and Judge Pullem. Of Atlanta.
"a, put aconite in their drinks. instead Of ,
lixir Of orange. The former died in great !
gony. Pullem still lives, but with little hopes q
recovery. Tho Memphis and Little Rock
abroad has been seriously damaged by the
mississippi overflow. It is stated that the ,
ellogg State Government in Louisiana intend I
plying to the Federal authorities for troops =
preserve order in that State.
A PUBLIC meeting Of the citizens of Rich Z
ond, Va, was held last week, at which reso- 4
tions expressing sorrow at the death of Gen. ,
Anby we're passed. /,
WASHINGTON. G
In is intimated that most of the troops in .
e South will be transferred to the Texas and Il
dian frontiers. The following appropria-
'ns were made by the last Congress for the v
'provement of Western harbors: q
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II Green Bay. .................. 10000
. Two kivers.... ....................... $4,000 ~
y Manitowoc.....- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
y 5neooygan. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000 n
. roft washington. $1,000 n
z Miiwaukee....-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 !,
Z Racine. :..........:......... 10000
y the purpose Of dredging out the bay Of X
Superior from the natural entrance To
he docks Of superior and Duluth. and II
preserving both entrances from the lake II