The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-08-07

NA-Ns ~WfNHALA away AnbNA AAAnAl hWaH'~s
- sudden was the avalanche of water that
many q the inmates OF the houses were I'M
able 10 escape, and from twenty live to thirty
lives were lost similar catastrophe oc-
CURED NJ Carson City on the same day, caus-
ing some destruction OF property, but no lives
were lost.
Southern Ohio and Northern and Central
kentucky were visited BY severe rain storm
on the night Of the s6th. The crops were
badly damaged in some localities. while
bridges were carried away and railroad travel
seriously impeded. A number Of accidents TO
trains were reported.
An incendisry plot was discovered At an
early hour on the morning Of the s1th. nj sls
North Clark street, Chicago. in the hardware
store Of Nicholas S.asden. A lighted candle
Was found in the midst Of pile OF kindling-
wood which was saturated with Kerosene oil.
Strips Of clothing and rags soaked in kero-
sene were carefully laid along the door TO
where three kegs Of powder stood, one OF
them open. When discovered the fire had
made considerable progress and would short
" have reached the powder. The owner OF
the premises Was arrested on the charge Of
arson. lie hal sent his family 10 Michigan .
few DAYS previous. and claims that he himself
was out Of the city on the night Of the dis
cOyery. Stas.ien j. accused Of having made
similar attempts heretofore. The place was
insured considerably above it, value in the
North British Mercantile.
The Board OF Engineers appointed by the
President to devise some plan for retaining
the overfiowed land along the Mississippi
River. during their recent session At Newport,
Rhode Island. distributed it, duties among its
members A. follows: The District of Louis
iana was assigned to Ex-Governor Hebert;
the district Of Mississippi TO Captain Ben
yzuri. and the district Of Arkansas and Mis-
sour 20 Colonel J. +. Zeckler. General l..
III. Abbott was assigned the duty Of investi-
eating the cause and effect Of the hood OF 1874.
a. compared with previous floods. General
G.. n. Warren was assigned the duty Of col
Letting all information now in the depart
ments. bearing on the question The Board
adjourned subject to the call Of the President,
which will be made A. soon as the report
comes in from the various States.
7 A dispatch from Lincoln. Neb., 2sth, SAYS
I Grasshoppers By myriad- appeared in this
State last week, and are destroying all crops
now ungafhered. Thousands upon thousands
OF acres Of corr have been destroyed in the
I last week. Insects flying by myriads look, at
a short distance, like clouds OF smoke or dust.
/ Potatoes and corn will be almost total fail
ures. in consequence Of their visit, but the
wheat oats. barley and fax already harvest
ed gave immense Yields, 20 the year will be
good despite the late ineursiOn. The grass
I hOppers started through the state Al Knox
and Hall counties, and travelled in a straight
line aeross to Kansas. then returning by this
route.
Two more attempts at incendiarism were
discovered At Chicago. on the 27th. and the
supposed guilty parties arrested.
The trial Of senator Pomeroy for bribery
was called al Topeka. Kansas. on the 27th.
A motion to quash the indictment was made
BY his counsel. the arguments upon which
lasted two days.
The wife and three children OF farmer
named >chofhau-en were burned TO death In
their house near Yankfon. ID. t., on the night
Of the 18th. The husband and father was
away from the house AZ the time Of the sad
occurrence.
An Omaha dispatch Of the 10Th SAYS that
the severe storm and wind Of the previous
Saturday night had blown all the grasshop-
per- out Of the state. and much produce that
had been given up will be saved.
The Illinois Democratic State Committee
have issued a call for 4 State Convention, to
be held at Springfield. on Wednesday, Aug
Is. The call j. addressed q To the Democra-
CT. Liberals, and all other Opponents Of the
Republican party and j. endorsed by Me-srs.
Messing and Raster Of the Chicago Stats
ZeitEag. Hon. y. r. Doolittle, and some
others who have heretofore been identified
with the Republican party.
The Democrats Of Alabama have nominal
ed George :. Houston for Governor, and A.
x. Manning Of Mobile G. Brckel Of Madison.
and Thomas J. Judge Of Butler for Justices
Of the supreme Court.
The motion 10 qus-h the Indictment against
senator Pomeroy having been overrued by
judge Morton, defendants counsel petitioned
for a change Of venue. on the ground that
Judge Morton had. at the time Of hearing
that senator York had made a statement TO
the legislature charging senator Poneroy
with giving him a bribe Of 1000. said to
James Rogers. the affi anti Rogers, we have
got the G-dd-d old scoundrel just where
We want him. poor man will hereafter
stand some show for An election to the United
States Senate The Judge announced. in
view Of the affidsvits. that the ca-e would be
transferred to Usage county. He then briefly
replied to the charge made against him. de-
nying il in toto. and stating that he had at the
time carefully refrained from expressing any
opinion about the matter, and that his feel
ings toward Mr.. POrneroy were at that time
and had been since Of 4 most friendly charac-
ter.
The Nebraska Republican State Conyen-
ton will be held At Lincoln on sept ..