The Jasper weekly courier., 1873-07-25

on july 10, and nominated tushman n.
Davis. of -. Paul, for Governor. keso-
luticns were adopted favoring cheap
/ transportation a restriction OF the pow
ers OF railroads and corporations; ap-
phnding the measures Of Congress In
exposing oorruptions demanding pure
official conduct and the punishment OF un-
faithful public servants, and condemning,
without reserve, the salary and back-psy
steals, and demanding the repeal Of the
law authorizing them.
Intelligence has been received that the
last Of the Modocs belonging 10 Capt.
Jacks band have been captured.
Mrs. Jacob Scherfins, wife OF hard
waredeSler in winona, Mimi, was burned
TO death, on the morning Of Jane &, by
the explosion Of kerosene oil. with which
she was lighting fire.
Ann Eliza Webb Young. the twelfth
wife Of Brigham Young. has abandoned
his hospitable rood and taken with her his
furniture and portion of his personal
effects A suit for divorce and alimony
is about TO be instituted in her behalf
against the prophet Interesting revela-
tons concerning the minor domestic life
of Brigham are expected. Polygsmous
Mormons are good deal disturbed.
South.
sThe four seconds In the Moriecai- Nc
Carthy duel have been indicted by Rich
mond, Va. Grand Jury for murder.
George Sands. L. 5. ", committed
suicide at Norfolk, Va, ON July 10. by
shooting himself through the head. Cause,
disappointment in love.
Reports have been received BY the Gov
ernor of Arkansas OF trouble in Pope
county. caused by the unwarranted inter-
ference of some militia officers with Nm
election contest. The Governor immedi-
arely mustered out every militia officer in
the county.
jim Brown. the negro who last month
murdered Mrs. Dozier and Ms. Jones.
two old women residing in Nansemond
County, Va, was hanged ON Jaly IL, 81
Suffolk. Va.
John Bischoff and wife, OF Newport,
Ky, were killed by being thrown from s.
wagon % which was attached runaway
horse. on the morning of July u.
A sleeping car on the Eastern bound
train on the A. NJ. and o. Railroad, jumped
from the track near New River, w. Va.
on the morning Of July u. and rolled
down the embankment into the ditch.
The brakeman and sleeping-car conductor
were killed.
Capt. Lewis EXETER, who commanded
the first Confederate privateer, died re-
Gently in Charleston. ). C.
Two cars were thrown from the track
Of the Nashville division of the 81. Louis
and Southeastern Railroad. on July IL.
wounding about fifteen persons.
John Frazier eloped some weeks ago
from Wheeling. West Virginia. with Kate
Faulstick. They went to Pittsburgh and
thence TO Harmony. Pa, where Frazier
shot Miss r.. on the night Of July l., and
then shot himself. He is dead and the
girl cannot recover. Jealousy is supposed
% have prompted the act.
While the New Orleans Phnnix Fire
Company were trying their new engine,
on July J.. the brass nozzle Of the hose
flew of, striking John Doyle, who was
holding the pipe. and killing him in
stantiy.
Policeman Demassellier was stabbed
seventeen times and killed BY Nelson
Severain. at New Orleans, on July IL.
There were four fires in Louisville. Ky,
en- the night of July Is. causing loss Of
$4,000. They were in the vicinity a
TIE Public Library. and the Louisville
Hotel.
A unification mass meeting was held in
New Orleans, on the night Of July Is, at
which the BesuregArd resolutions were
adopted.
A fire consumed three brick buildings
fronting on tn levee, at Jefferson. Texas.
on the night Of July Is. Loss sl65, 600.
ARepublican A convention at Santa Re,
New Mexico, on July Is, nominated Hon.
5. B. Elkins as delegate TO Congress.