The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-13

The Iowa Anti-Monopoly Convention met
at Dies Moines on the a5th, for the purpose Of
perfecting 4 state organization. siNty-four
counties were represented by four hundred
and sixty-four delegates. A platform was
adopted-declaring that a tariff on importa-
tons is justifiable for revenue purposes
only, and demanding free iron, steel. salt, and
lumber and wooden fabrics; that all corpora
ions should be subject TO legislative control;
against all further grants Of lands TO railroads
or other corporations; that the pretended
repeal OF the back-salary law after the appro-
priaiion OF the grab, both before and after the
services performed by many members Of Con-
gress. and the failure TO analy 1t TO the Presi-
dent, Is a gross fraud upon the public. and
nothing short of an unqualified repeal will
satisfy the just demands ofthc people"
Chris. Rafferty,. who killed Policeman o.
Meara i'm Chicago about two years ago. and
who was three times tried, convicted and sem
fenced. was finally hanged in accordance
with the last sentence. AT Waukegan, on the
s7th.
senator Chandler has brought suit against
the Detroit Free Press for libel, claiming
100000 damages. The alleged libel j. in 4
special dispatch from Washington dated Feb
ruary 20. charging Chandler with i~ntoxica-
tion and d~isgracefHl conduct in the Senate
chamber.
The National Crop Reporter publishes e.
Inmates from reports Of its correspondents in
the States Of Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas.
Minnesota. Missouri. Ohio and Wisconsin, Of
the prospective supply of hogs for summer
packing in those States. These estimates
place the number at 80 per cent. less than the
number fattened last year for summer pack
ing. Wisconsin returns eighty per cent. as
compared with last year. and Minnesota for
ty-two per cent. being prospectively the
highest and lowest averages of the several
States.
A dispatch from Cheyenne, 2sth, says that
the settlers in the Loup Valley, Nebraska.
have applied to General Ord for protection
against the Indians, who are becoming very
troublesome. Unless they are protected they
will be compelled to leave their homes. some
having already gone. Further advices from
the Red Cloud Agency show that the number
Of heretofore reported good Indians Is grow
ing less day by day. and that the search for
the bad ones by the troops leaving Fort Lara
mic early next week will be successful.
A San Francisco dispatch Of the 2sth SAYS
that yasquez and MS gang of robbers and
murderers were raiding the southern coun-
ties Of that State. ON "wednesday they
robbed the Los Angeles stage and got $500
and eight horses. One man resisted, shot at
Vasquez and missed him. Vasquez returned
the fire. shooting him through the legs, then
told him his name and granted him mercy.
The banditti Travelled souiherly after the rob
berry.
A summing up Of the results OF the
women's temperance war in Ohio, M TO the
1st inst. j. given as follows: Forty-four
towns and cities in the State report2l4 saloons
closed. "A druggists pledged not TO sell liquor,
49, saloons still open. and Is druggists refus-
ing to sign. Probably 10000 people have
signed the pledge. IL ought, however, TO ae
stated that these figures include some large
places, such a. Springfield, with li5 saloons.
where none have been closed at all. Al
smaller places. where work has been begun.
IL j. safe 10 say twO-thirds Of the saloons have
surrendered.
Dispatches from the upper lake ports. re-
ceived at Detroit on the 18th ult.. indicated
an early opening Of navigation. The ice in
the Mackinaw straits is said to be lighter than
for many previous years.
At Columbus. o., on the 81, the ladies COM
menced an active temperance crusade against
the liquor-dealers, visiting the principal no
tels. saloons and groceries where liquors wer
sold. where prayers We're offered and hymns
sung. They were treated courteously. but
made no converts.
Rev. Jacob Knapp. the famous revival
preacher. died at Rockford. I'LL, on the I'd,
aged seventy-four.
At the recent town election At Atlantic,
Cas- county, Iowa, the ladies held a caucus.
nominated a temperance ticket in opposition
to the regular ticket. and headed by a brass
band. went to the polls and worked all day,
singing and talking. and elected their ticket
entire.
A San Antonio special Of the Sd with infor-
nation from Fort sill, saws hat Lone Wolf.
the kiowa chief. was preparing to go to Texas
with a strong party to ayenge the death of
his son. who was killed in fight with the late
Lieutenant Hudson. on the West Fork Of the
Neuces.
Both Houses Of the Louisiana Legislature
have passed the act repeating the election law.
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