The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-28

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At the recent election in the Choctsw and
Chickasaw nations In the Indian Territory
Coleman Cole was elected Governor of the
Choctaw nation, and Frank Ovcrton, Cover
nor Of the Chickasaw nation. This Is under
stood TO be triumph Of progressive princi-
Piles.
A remarkable case OF death by hydropho-
bia occurred at Chicago on the 18th. The
last week m June, a small terrier dog owned
by John sollitt, who lives on Western ave-
nue., suddenly became lazy and irritable. and
one day, as Mr.. Sollitts little daughter Lettie
attempted TO put him in the kennel he bit
her on the cheek, drawing blood. The dog
was soon after killed, on account Of his tenn
| per. The wound caused no alarm, and soon
healed, but on the 18th inst Lettie was seized
with sickness. which gradually increased un-
\ ill the 10Th. Her face grew liyid, and her
/ breathing became very irregular. She froth-
ed at the mouth, gasped continually, and
with her body writing conyulsively, died.
The case Is deemed remarkable, because II
disproves the theory OF Dr. Hammond's dis
ciples. that children do not die of hydrepho-
bia, and because death ensued in this case
much sooner than usual.
The Louisville C0urier-,jOurndi Of the 18th
publishes reports from correspondents In
fifty counties Of Kentucky, representing sew
enty-five per cent. of the crop of the entire
State, which indicates an unparalleled failure
of the tobacco crop. The aggregate estimate
deduced is that the crop of 1874 will be only
thirteen per cent. of the yield of last year ,un-
der the most favorable future conditions.
An Omaha dispatch of the 18th says: An
expedition. under command of Colonel Arson
Mills, consisting of three companies Of the Sd
cavalry, one company of the 18th and one Of
he 4th infantry, is now encamped near
Rawlins. Wyomipr. Three other companies
of cavalry and twenty Shoshone Indians will
join the command in Sweetwater Valley. In
structions are to thoroughly scout the valley
of the Sweetwater, Powder, and Big Horn
Rivers. and the country to the southern ex-
tremity Of Yellowstone Lake, and to admin
lister the severest punishment possible TO all
Indians found out of their reservations. Much
is expected of this expedition, which IL finely
equipped and will be in the field about three
months.
The Kansas City Times Of the 10th pub
lished letter from John T. Morris, Deputy
Sheriff of Collins county, Texas, In which
are given the particulars Of the capture and
death of James ii. Reed, who robbed one of
the stages Of the Austin and San Antonio
Stage Company. Before dying, Reed con-
fessed to the robbing Of stages in Nevada,
California, Oregon and Arizona; that he was
the leader of the Iowa and Gads Hill, Mo-,
train robbc,ies and the Ste. Genevieve
bank robbery; that he shot young Ro-
zier at Ste. Genevieve; and that Nc
Coy, the Younger brothers and the James
boys had nothing to do with the train rob
berries, and were Innocent of those crimes.
He further states that Reed had on his per-
son one thousand dollars in gold, and had
twenty thousand dollars in gold buried. but
would not tell him where. Reed was thirty
years old, five feet ten inches tall, with light
hair, fair complexion, and weighs one hun
dred and thirty-fve pounds, intelligent and
brave.
A man named b. ii. johnson and his wife
were chic reformed and then killed with an
AK at their home in Lexington, Mo-, ON the
night Of the 10th. A cousin of the murdered
man, named Lorenzo johnson, from Ken
lucky, is suspected Of being the murderer,
but no positive evidence was found against
him. He was arrested, however, and lodged
in Jail on charge of horse stealing.
The Iowa State Grange has recently denat-
ed twelve thousand dollars in aid Of the suf-
ferers from the grasshopper raids.
Ohio voted on the new Constitution on the
18th. But a small vote was polled. and from
the meagre returns received up to the follow
ing morning it was thought the new Consti-
tuition had been defeated. The License law
had probably been carried.
The Democrats Of Tennessee have nomnat-
ed Judge James ID. Porter for Governor.
The resolutions " favor the abolition of the
present odious national banking system and
the payment Of the bonds Of the Government
by issuance of its non-bearing interest notes
according to the contract expressed and i'm
piled at the time Of the creation Of such obli-
cations, and repeal Of the present oppres-
sive federal tariff, and the enactment of
law solely with view to the col
lection of the necessary revenue"
They also denounce all legi.lation that
seeks to interfere with the individual rights |
Of citizens, and particularly what is known
as the supplemental Civil-rights bill pending
before the Federal Congress, a apalpable vi |
oation of the Constitution, intended to vex,
harrass, Cypress and degrade the people Of
the Southern States, and which would be |
productive of untold social and political evils |
TO both races, and which we should resi.t by /
all legal and constitutional means in our
power"
Joliet, H., had a 100000 fire on the 10th /;
about one-half insured.
In the parish Of st. James. La, on the 18TH |
DR.. Gray. a member OF the Legislature, and
NJ. Richard, Deputy sheriff, fought duel with |
Smith 4 Wesson revolvers, at fifteen PAGES. |
The first two shots neither were hit. AT the /