The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-21
mite. IN The State. The resolutions

declare. briefly
Ise right ~ each state 10 control rs own do.
nestle IN sti1uuons; that The national banking
law should b. repesled. and a legal-tsndor cur
rency issued direcf f.om the Treasury, inter
caangeable for Government bonds beariss ths
low. = possible rate Of interest and VIII On cur
rency hAl be receivable both Tor public and pfi-
va,c dnss; mat he tarin ON luslber should bs
repealed. AMI Lat the tariff on the necessities
o. common NJ p abolished or reduced 20 the
lowsst possbs ar. ana ,ha. the sx on IN
present Administration, In It's bold defiance OF
public sentiment and disregard OF the public
good, In its prodigality and wa-tefsl eSiraNa-
ganos. An lhe innumeraDle irands pcrpetrated un-
der is authority. in its dsgraccfu Partially for,
aud reward OF, unworthy fANorltes. 10 ir REX
ks and an stable financial policy, and nits in
capacity 20 met TIE qnssiions OF the day ana
provide Tor the general welfare, stands without y
parallel IN our national history, aud the hlsh
considerations OF duty rrquire The American pco-
pie. IN the exercise "a their Inherent sov.reg ty
10 cOrrt-rt the Accommodations al cyl, anu ufing
the Government back Ia ats ancient landmarks Oi
patriotism and economy - that The actoi March.
O., by which s. ooo acres Of school -iund land was
div idcd between certain railroad companies ~
and the next Leg slalure Ought 10
pass an act repeating said act, and directing the
AuOrney-t,eneral Of the State 20 commences suit
In ths proper courts " cancel all patents AID
other conveyancee made Of said land under the
authority OF said act: that the settler on the
Usage lands and oth,r ssttlers whose Titles are
contested by the railroad companies should
ne tt~tAntl bN tttTl uontrt
that railroad corporations should be made
subservitnt 20 public good, and thai such
legislation should be- provided, both State and
FEDERAL. Will effectually secure The industrial
asd producing Interests OF the country against
all forms OF corporate monopoly and extorton I;
thai the passage OF the so-called Poland libel bill
by Congress was an outrage tending 10 destroy
the free dom of the press and should be repealed I;
that no candidate snouid be supported for Office
unless he possesses tn Jeffrrsonian standard OF
illness Honesty capacity, and fidelity TO the
Constitution that the Indian policy AS now adj
mlnlstercd subjec our citizens TO bntchery and
should BE- protested against; that the President,
Nice-President. and United States Senators
should be elected 10y direct VOTE OF the people
The following nominations for State Off
GERS were made by the Kansas Independent
Convention: Governor, s. G. Cusey, of Mi
ami county; Observation-Disclosures. f.. Hsr-
rington. of Brown county; Secretary OF State.
Nelson Abbott, of Atchison county; Tressur-
er, C.. +. Rooster of w ashington county; Au-
ditor. G.. p. Smith, Of Wilson county; Attor-
ney-General. j. p. Hall. Of Cherokee county !;
superintendent OF Public Schools, H. Il. Nor
ton. Of Cowley county; Associate Justice.
w. p. Douthitt. OF Shawnee county. The
nomination Of candidates for Congress was
delegated to the people OF the several dis
tricts.
The Kansas City Times Of the It'll publish
es what it terms an expose OF senator John
j. ingalls, Of Kansas. The Senator is charged
with various misdemeanors. both personal and
political, and the Times Processes itself ready
to defend libel suit If the Senator desires to
vindicafe his character in that manner.
The Galveston Netrs Of the 9th learns by a
special dispatch that the Indians had cap
tured two mail stages. one going and one
coming, between Wichita and Fort Sill
There were only three passengers, all Of
whom, with the drivers. were killed and
scalped.
A National Reform party has been organ
lied in Michigan. and n committee appointed
to call State Convention for the purpose Of
nominating ticket.
The Democratic majority in Memphis al
the recent election Is given at 3.593, in a total
vote of little over 10000. In Nashville the
Democratic candidates were elected by ma
jorities ranging from 1000 to 1900. and the
counties generally throughout the State went
Democratic. The only serious disorder re-
ported on election day WAS at someryille,
where two men were killed, and request
was sent to Memphis for assistance 10 quell
the riot
Returns from the election in North Caro-
lima indicate that the State has gone Demo-
cratic by large majority-said TO be from
10000 to 10000 majority. Seven Congress
men out Of the eight elected are Democrats.
Hon. ID. W. Voorhees, addressed large
Democratic meeting at Terre Haute. Ind, on
the .ih
A grand national reunion and encampment
of Federal soldiers engaged in the late war Il
10 be held at Caldwell. Ohio. on September
Is and 10.
tits announced that the Mississippi Valley
Railroad. extending from keokuk, Iowa. TO
Hannibal. No.. has been purchased BY A. b.
Stone a Co., for $500. 600. and that the road
will be extended to st. Louis as rapidly as
possible.
A special dispatch from Little Rock. Ark,
9TH. says that three horse thieves were re-
Gently taken out OF the jail at Ozark. in
Franklin county, and hung by a mob Of
masked men. A murderer confined in the
Sebastian county Jail, who escaped. killed one
ofhis pursuers. and was finally recaptured.
had also been taken from the Jail and hung
wi bout trial.
The Louisiana Republican State Conven-
ton renominated Antino Dublect, the pres
ent Incumbent, for State Treasurer. The
resolutions declare that duty and sound
policy alike constrsin US TO support and NOM
mate for office none but men Of known honor
and capacity, and that men who are unmind-
ftil Of the interests Of the State, and whose
records are a reproach TO the party. shall not
be permitted TO force themselves upon US in
any capacity. under any pretense whatever
They also indorse the State administration
Tor pursuing the right course while contend
Ing with an organized system Of villidcation
md misrepresentation At home and abroad.
ienounce violence and the attempts to bring
sbout conflict Of races. and pledge the party