The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-11

81, committed suicide by hanging himself in
/ the Jail AT Palmyra on the 25th.
I Two young boys, aged respeciiyely6 ant
! years, sons OF Anton Neighton. OF Chicago,
were suffocated in q burning building In that
city, on the night Of the oath.
1 Kidder. Republican Delegate-elect from
! Dakota, has an official majority of 2,is0.
Amer an official investigation OF the rumors
current that parties OF miners had succeeded
, in reaching the Black Hills mining country,
General sheridan publishes an explicit de-
nial OF the report. The commanding officer
at Fort Sanders reports that party is said
TO have found good diggings within forty or
I MY miles OF that place, up the Big Laramie
River. This is not, however, in the Indian
I country.
I There was a heavy fall Of snow through
ont the West on the night Of the 2Ith. In
central Illinois the snow fell TO n depth OF
from twelve TO fifteen inches, seriously I'M
peding railroad travel. The storm extended
with less severity over large area, North,
South, East and West.
The King of Hawaii arrived At San Fran
cisco, on the Steamer Benicis, on the 2sth.
! The safe Of ii. w. Hildebrand & Co., lum-
ber-deslers at Indianapolis, was blown open
during the night of the 27th, and $1,000 cur
reney and $4,000 United States bonds taken
therefrom. The money was received by Mr..
Hildebrand after banking hours the previous
day, and il is supposed he was spotted.
The official canvass Of the vote in Missouri
gives the following totals: Governor-Har-
din (Dem.), l49 ,566; Gentry, Peoples, Ill.,
l04. Lieutenant Governor-Colman, 49,
$50; Headlee, Ill Ala. Secretary OF State
McGrath. l5O,4s5; Lefet, lo9,l4l. Auditor
Holiday, 1914; Hale, l09,s64. Treasurer
Mercer, 150,5s4: Fisse, 1923. Attorney
General-Hocksday, $50, sos; Twitchel no.
$50. Register OF Lands-Diegel, lj0.665;
Quisenberry, 1l0,117. Superintendent Pub
1 lie Schools-Skannon. 80. 5a7; Monteith, no.
$50. Supreme Court Judge-(long terml
Hough, 1898; Ellsworth, l02.T2s; short
term) Sspton, l4s,37s; Bland. lOl 1927.
on the night Of the 18th ult., says Little
Rock. Ark, dispatch, five masked men,
thought TO be the Gad's Hill robbers, went
10 country store on the Petit Jean River. in
Yell County, about twenty miles west of this
city. shot and killed the proprietor, and
robbed the store. They then robbed trad
ing boat lying at the bank Of the river. The
Sheriff gathered posse and started in pur-
suit. The robbers separated. two COM
ing towards Little Rock, and three
going in another direction. The sheriff fol-
lowed the two coming in this direction, and
came across them on sunday morning, six
teen miles above here. A fight ensued in
which the sheriff was shot and badly wound
ed by the robbers. Both the robbers were
wounded by the sherif's posse. and captur-
ed and brought TO this city and lodged in jail
on Sunday evening. The Sheriff will proba-
direction escaped.
The scow Pearl Of Fsirport, loaded with
lumber. came ashore at Geneva, Ohio, on the
morning OF the 30th. On board was found
the body Of man, supposed to be J. Gra-
ham. Of Fairport, and the body Of boy aged
fourteen, both evidently frozen to death the
bodies being completely covered with ice.
That Of the boy was found lashed TO the
rigging.
Governor Garland Of Arkansas. in reply to
a telegram from his counsel at Washington.
on the 3Oth, says: II am not concentrating
troops TO defy the President or Congress a
sm not concentrating troops at all, there
being peace and quiet throughout the State
An earthquake was felt at Oreana, Nevada.
on the Goth ut. No damage was done. There
were two shocks, which continued about two
minutes each.
The Ohio Legislature convened on the lst.
The annual message Of Governor Allen was
read in each House. The Governor suggests
that among other wise and sslutary provisions
of the State Constitution he deems, as special
ly important at this time, the provision that
makes il not discr etionary. but imperative.
upon the General Assembly to establish q
sinking fund for the gradual but certain ulti-
mate payment Of the State debt
The local Indebtedness Of the State
the first day Of September,
1874, was .....-...............ss I 50, co7 .3s
State Indebtedness. So Do. -
Total ..................... =, 80. sls. -
lrreducible debt -......-......... .lss .5l. >
Aggregate debts. state, local and
ON the subject of railroads, the Governor
SAYS: Railroads are not only Of great utili-
ty, but have become necessity to the coun-
try. They should not be hampered BY vim
dictive and yexatious legislation, but as the
servants Of the people, enjoying peculiar
franchises, they should be strictly smenable
TO judcious legislation that will prevent
them from becoming the masters Of the peo-
pie. Their rights should be fully protected
by the law, and the rights Of the people
should be protected against such encroach-
ments as tend to make them the victims Of
monopoly,
Navigation on the Mississippi at La Crosse
closed on the 30th-one day earlier than last
year.
King Kalakaua was formally received .by