The Jasper weekly courier., 1874-01-30


was accidentally shot recently by a brother
ofticerwhile inspecting u new carbine, at Fort
Clark. He diedwithin twenty-four hours.
The jewelry store Of Duhme a Co., Cincin-
natl, was recently robbed Of two trays ofyal-
liable diamond rings, valued al seven thou
sand dollars, by bold confidence operator
who went in ostcnsibly 10 make some pur-
chascs.
Several eases Of trichina-spiralis, produced
by eating diseased pork, have been reported
at ST. Louis recently, one OF which resulted
fatally.
A large fire occurred nj Charlest0wn. W.
Va, Jan. 10. destroying the business portion
Of the city. Loss about 100000.
san Francisco had another slight shake by
an earthquake on Jan. 10.
In San Francisco. on Jan. 10, man named
Randolph Mitchell entered hotel where his
wife was stopping, and after a desperate
struggle cut her throat with razor. and then
killed himself with the same weapon. II i said
that the wife ran away from her husband in
Wisconsin. that he followed. and when she re-
fused to again live with him, he committed
the double crime a. above stated.
AT Chicago, on the morning of Jan. 90, the
Union Central Depot. wooden building sit
uated at the foot of Lake street. occupied by
the Michigan Central Illinois Central. and
Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Railroads. was
burned to the ground including some twelve
or thirteen passenger coaches, several hun
dred pieces of baggage, and the entire contents
Of the various offices, etc. Loss between
S300,OOO and 100000. While this fire was in
progress another one broke out on State
street. between Van Buren, and Harrison.
which destroyed five large marhle-front stores
and contents. Loss about 100000.
A bill has been introduced in the Ohio Leg
i~lature appropriating S5S0.S29 TO pay the
claims growing out Of John Morgan's raid
into the State.
The deadlock i'm the Iowa House still con-
tinuing on the 10Th. the Republicans proposed
a joint caucus TO vote for Speaker. the candi-
date for Speaker 10 be the nominee of the
House. This the Anti-monopolists rejected,
but proposed that Dixon and Gear, the two
candidates. decide the matter between them
by lot, the successful candidate to be Speaker
and the unsuccessful one to have the first
choice Of two committees. the remaining COM
mittees to be selected alternately and the OFF,
GERS to be divided equally. The Republicans
rejected this proposition, and subsequently
committee from each party was appointed to
arrange a plan for the organization of the
House.
The st. Paul Press has received adyices
stating that the Indians Of Nermilion Lake,
nine miles from Duluth are in a state Of actual
starvation. many of them dying. and that
eighty families had gone to Duluth. The
further somewhat incredible statement j.
made that six children and one man have been
eaten by the starving people, some Of whom
are supposed TO be insane from hunger. The
fact that the rice crop failed. and that there j.
no game. causes the distress. Besides. the
Indians claim that the Government has failed
to send them the provisions they usually re-
ceive or pay them their annuties.
4 party Of skaters while enjoying them
selves on pond at Burr Oak. Mich, recently.
broke through the ice and tweniy-cight Of
their number were drowned.
The Wisconsin state Grange Of the Patrons
of IIusbandry met at GAINESVILLE on Jan. 90.
The secretary'- report shows that 303 oranges
were reported organized up to October. ls73.
and thinks there has been sufficient number
formed since to make the total number $50.
and that the order is constantly gaining
strength
A canvass Of the Kansas House shows sixty
Republicans to forty-six Farmers. Reformers.
independent and mixed. The Senate stands
twenty-five Republicans to eight mixed The
Legislature in joint convention will stand
about eighty-iye Republicans to fifty-four OPP
position.