The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-27

the next Legislature ratifies the action Of thi,
Legislature. II will then go 10 the people q
be voted upon n an amendment 10 the Con
stitution, which puts on the ballot for woman
four wears.
Adolph Hammers. Tax Receiver Of Louis.
vile, Ky, died suddenly under suspicion,
circumstances on the 9TH inst. His life was
insured for siJ0.000. and there l. deficit OF
S5S 900 in his official accounts.
The woman's temperance movement was
formally inaugurated in Chicago. on the 18th.
by grand mass meeting OF ladies from the
various city churches, held at the Clark street
Methodist Church. A petition 10 the City
Council. opposing the repeal Of the ordinance
requiring the closing Of saloons on sunday,
was drawn up and largely signed. Further
plans for conducting the campaign were len
for future decision. The ladies Of Spring
field. ILL.,. have decided to present written
pledges TO drinkers and sellers of liquors
in that city for their signatures. They also
ask the City Council 10 enforce the law
for closing dram-shops on sunday. In Day
ton. Ohio. the ladies have continued their
praying and singing at the saloons. and while
they have received courteous treatment al
most places visited. up TO the 18th inst. they
had not made any pcrceptIble progress in
stopping the sale Of liquor. In Cleveland the
ladies 80 in couples and solicit signatures TO
the general pledge against buying. selling or
using liquors. In Cincinnati the saloon-keep-
err have begun counter movement. and re-
solved to withdraw their patronage from all
business men fayoring the temperance cru
SADIE.
The Iowa senate, by a majority of two
votes. has rejected the House bill prohibiting
the sale OF wine and beer.
The loRa House has passed a bill making il
a crime Of bribery for any executive or judic-
ial officer Of the senate or member Of the
Legislature TO accept. or any railroad to offer,
any passes, or to make any contract to carry
such persons lower than the rates fixed by
law. The law j. not TO apply TO shippers Of
stock. or 10 conventions or agricultural fairs.
Sid. Wallace, the notorious desperate. who
was charged with the murder Of several men.
was hanged at GAINESVILLE. Ark. on the 18TH
in presence Of large crowd Of spectators
When brought upon the scaffold he said.
. Gentlemen. some Of YOU probably came ex-
pecting long talk. but you viii be diSap-
pointed. | make no confession to men, bur to
God. What | have done has been in self
defense and defense Of friends. and only wish
| had more lives 10 be used the same way."
Amer the cap was pulled down and his last
moment had arrived he exclaimed. Lord. /
me when thou contest into thy king |
DOM The drop then fell, and the Desperate I
was ushered into eternity.
Two ears Were thrown down an embank- /
ment some thirty feet high. Oh the Central /
Pacific Railroad, about twelve miles west Of 4
T0ano. on the l4th. Several Of the pasSen-
GER were injured. one. it was thought, fatal \
" The accident was caused by broken /
rail.
The ship Ailsa, with a cargo Of 1900 bales
II cotton, was partially burned and then sunk
1t New Orleans on the l4th. Loss on cargo
lbout 100000.
The Grand Jury Of PomEoy, Ohio. at IT,
'ecent session found Two hundred indictments
'gainst liquor sellers.
The Union Passenger Depot az Denison.
Texas. together with the Office Of the Adams
nd Texas Express Companies adjoining, and
hree ears Of freight on the track. Were burn
= on the morning VI the i4th. Entire loss
'stimated At $4,000.
A committee Of one hundred Chicago ladies.
'earing petition against the proposed repeal
Il the sunday liquor law in that city signed
~ l6.000 women. visited the City Hall on the
.vening Of the 10th for the purpose Of pre-
enting their memorial TO the CITY Council.
hen in session. The ladies were courteou-ly
eceived, and the chairman Of the delegation
vas, on motion. allowed TO present the Pc
ition, which she did in few well-chosen
words. The petition was then read by the
lily Clerk, and placed on file. The Council
hen proceeded TO the consideration OF the or
finance permitting saloons TO be kept open on
sunday. a very warm debate ensued. in
which an alderman claimed that they were
'ound to vote for the ordinance. a. il was ore
{ the issues upon which they were elected. A
ote was had, and the ordinance adopted
y vote of - to IA. The defeated ladies
we're then escorted from the hall to the outer
DOR by the police. who with the utmost diff
ulty kept back the large crowd Of roughs and
Dafers who had followed the ladies to the
lily Hall and still remained outside.
Al Bellefontaine. Ohio. on the 10th. two sa-
'on-keepers surrendered to the ladies and ,
mptied their liquors in the street amid the I
Inging Of bells and playing Of the band ,
Cas- Matlock, charged with the murder of |.
family Of Missouri movers at Rock Creek.
ear Little Rock, Ark, IN November last, has 4
cen found guilty Of murder in the first de-
rec. n
A San Francisco dispatch Of the 18th saws \
lat the Central Pacific Railroad was again 4
ockaded near Emigrant Gap, the snow at 0
le summit being fully twenty-five feet deep
a level. Telegraph poles and wires were n
iried out Of sight half the distance from En- z
rant Gap to Truckee.
The report Of Col. Sidney ID. Maxwell, SUI /,
'rintendent Of the Cincinnati Chamber OF d
Dmmerce. on the pork-packing Of the conn 81