The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-01-10

hls museum aha Iuohncetic. III NS" A'tA. 20
upward Of S2500oo. Among the animals lost
are several of the most rare in the country.
which il will be difficult if not impossible to
replace, including two giraffes-the only osss~
in the United States-costing $4,000. His
natural history collection is said to have been
the most valuable in this country. This is the
third time the great American Snowman has
been burned out-the first time in July. 1865,
and again in March, 1865. .Ca.hcart Taylor.
city editor of the Philadelphia Press, has been
convicted OF libel.
SUSAN B. ANTHONY and thirteen other females
who voted at the late election at Rochester, \.
Y. have been bound over for trial before the
United States District Court. 1t is now
known that seven persons persisted in the fire
in Center street. New York. on Christmas eve.
The roof of car-wheel factory fell ia
Philadelphia. during the recent snow-siorm,
burning number of workmen. Of whom three
were killed outright and several others badly
MANNED During the services in the Seventh
Ward Baptist Church in Williamspors. Pa. on
Christmas. the floor and ceiling gave way. pre-
cipitating 500 people into the basement below.
Fourteen persons were killed outright and
forty more injured. some of them seriously
and probably fatally. IA wrestling match
at New York. recently. for $500, between Harry
Grace and Homer Lane, the former was vic
torious. and was declared champion of America.
New YORK city has decided TO issue $1,000
900 worth Of city bonds for the purchase of
land for the Riverside Park. In the Stokes
trial at New York, the other day. the accused
testified in his own behalf. He admitted tina.
he shot Fisk. but did not intend to kill him,
and said the shooting was in self-defense. Fisk
having drawn his pistol first 49,. The people of
New York have been somewhat agitated OF
late over what they claim to be evidence of a
concerted plan for the destruction of the city
by the Interna!ionalsts. Many Communists
expelled from Paris are lurking around. and
their movements have excited much suspicion.
The recent epidemic of fires they are unable TO
account for except on the theory OF ncen-
diarism. Extra men have been engaged 10y
the fire department, and additional engines or
dered: insurance managers are alarmed, and q
further advance in insurance rates is limited at:
vigilance committees are talked about and
there is probability of vigorous movement
ties in New York and vicinity . The late
snow-storm in New York was the heayies. ex-
perienced for twenty years.
STATE TREASURER MAcKEy has purchased.
for 100000. controlling interest in the Pitts
burgh Commercial. New York had 10 fires
for the week ending Dec. %. involving loss
of 81, Isl. COO. The source of tie money that
put the New York Tribune back in tine hands
of Whitelaw Reid is Hon. William Walter
Phelps. a recently-elected Administration Con-
gresham from New Jersey. He is warm per-
sonal friend Of the present editor of the Tri5-
mne. and is immensely rich. He has banking
house on Wall street.
SAMUEL SINCLAIR has retired from the posi-
ton Of publisher of the New York Tribune.
-. The stockholders Of the ftna Fire Insur-
ance Company, at meeting last week. unani-
mously voted TO reduce the capital stock from
$4,000. 900 to $4,000, 600. and afterward voted
to increase to the original amount. and assess
the stockholders 33l per cent.
The highest price Of gold in New York in
1872 was 115s, and the lowest los. John A.
Brown. an old and wealthy banker of Phila-
delphia is dead. aged IS. The buildings of
Colts Willow Ware Manufacturing Company.
ut Hartford. Ct were recently burned. Loss.
$4,000. Susan b. Anthony refuses to seek
release from Imprisonment by giving bail and
has been sent back to Jail. Her companions
gave the bail asked and are al liberty until
their trial for voting begins at Albany. In
New York. during 1872, there were s.ii5 mar
riages. and 1888 births of living children.
The deaths exceed the births by nearly IL 600
The total death roll is 2294l. being 900 in ex-
cess Of last year The new scheme for the
Rapid Transit road in New York proposes tc
make the building thereof the province OF tho
city. The road is expected to cost 800. Oco. cGo
The loss by the burning of DAYS Fiftl
Avenue Theater. in New York on New Year.
day. will reach s200,O00. For time the Fiftl
Avenue Hotel adjoining, was in imminen
danger, and wild panic seized the guests an,
employees. who rushed helter-skelter in ever.
direction: but by the strenuous exertions o
the firemen the flames we're restricted to tn
incredibly short time.
THE WEST.
Mr.. WILLIAM +. CRAMER. the veteran ed
tor Of the Milwaukee Wisconsin. made tn
hearts and stomachs Of the newsboys Of tina
city exceeding glad on Christmas day. by ter
dering them sumptuous dinner at the New
hall House.
THE Chicago. Millington and Western raj
way Company. for the purpose of constructor
railroad from Chicago to Muscatine. low,
has been organized. The Louisville, Ne
Albany and Chicago railroad WAS recently sol
at auction to George l.. Schuyler, Of Ne
York. for $4,000. !. Twelve persons we're n
Gently buried by snow-slide at Little Cotton
wood. Utah. The heirs of John Bostwick. Z
Madison county. H.. have brought suit in tn