The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-10-10
WEST.

An aeronaut named j. W. Bailey aaver-
tised To make a balloon ascension from The
Wapello. Iowa. air grounds. sept. p. To
add to the danger Of the feat. he suspended
himself by his hands alone 10 q horizontal
bar beneath the bag. After the balloon
had assembled a short distance it caught
fire. and az an altitude Of l.50 feet from
the ground the canvas that held the hoop
by which ne was suspended burned away.
and he fell 10 the earth a manglcd mass 81
human remains.
The Chicago Industrial Exhibition was
formally opened on the evening az >p-
tembcr -.
\ large portion 81 the fouri>hing town
OF Fair Play. Colorado. was DESTROYED by
fire Friday night, the 2Gfh. The lire orig
mated in tire Fair Play House. and spread
rapidly in every direciioN Al the sion,>.
p iii z office. United State land Ofice.
Po-t-ofiice. eNpres, Office. hotels. ami ,th-
er business plsccs. with W. or three ex-
captions. were entirely destroyed. Many
lost stores. sfock-. dwellings. and every
thing. excepting the clothing on their per-
sons. Much suffering viii result a. The
season i too far advanced for rebuilding
and the weather i extremely cold.
The Illinois STATE Farmers Association.
through their Central Committee. have j.
sued a call To the Farmers Clubs and other
kindred industrial organizations through
ont the State. requesting them to send IA
.1.1.s-as. t-nrs. .a.1. -ar.l U.uf.sr- .. 49,. -
Chicago on Wednesday. October -. for
the purpose Of perf,cting a more unifel
organization in opposition To the 'aeNten-
sion OF all railroad or other m~onopoiie>
now preying on the productive interests II
America
II j. announced from Washington that
local examinations under the Civil-SerHioe
system have been ordered. and will begin
in the Western Districts AZ -. Loni.. Gin
cinnati and Detroit % afterthe 1t of No
yember. The Third District embraces the
States ofOhio. Michigan. Indiana. Mi~-eu-
sin and Kentucky. and examination there
in will BE- held alternately at Cincinnati
and Detroit. bur first az Cincinnati. The
Fourth District embraces The Siate~ ~ liz
nois. Missouri. Minnesota. Iowa. Kansas.
Nebraska. Nevada California and or-gon.
and also an Terriforie. except New Mexico
and the District Of Columbia. ana eXami-
nations therein viii be held at -. Louis.
4 State Farmers Convention Mas held
az Jefferson City. No. Oct. !. AZ which
resolutions were adopted
J.. Insisting upon The lowest and fairesf rates oi
transportation hy railroads. aud dfmArdin- "a
The legislature an arrangement Of pre- rata ratss
OF freight.
,. Demanding u the General Assembly . r.
iucfion Of taxes % the lowest point compatible
with the support OF the government.
3. Demanding 81 IA. fullic's servants hgn*sfr
and integrity IN tn discharge 81 nutes- and
pledging ~ convention 10 cArry out the re-olu-
ton.
4. Recommending more caution in cnncesiin-
chartered privileges to msneyed Corporations
.. 1onds mining The action 81 tonrre-si IN vef-
ing back pay and Increase % -alarie-. and de-
manding the immediate ref~Al OF the law.
6. Demanding that All United STATES bonds -
sued hereafter BE- faNei n other prnr@rrr. AMI
that Congress provide tor the early refireu-nf -
such bonds rs by their terms are exempi from
taxation.
:. That a system az universal eincsiion shouii
receive the hearty support q Missouri farmers