The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-06-12

The extensive machine shops Of the -.
L0uts and Southeastern Railroad. AZ Mount
yerrSa- III. were totally destroyed By fire
On the evening Of the 9Th The los to the
company = estimated At $4,000. on which
1resi mechanics and laborsrs were employed
IN AMI .ho1r The sh0p--
Tne Ksnsas STATE Editorial Convention met
z- Fort >co-r on The s6sh ult.. and after the
eu1sclu-iOu q their session the editors pro
ce~,i-si TO - Louis. via >edalia and Hannibal
After pleasant -ojourn q nearly two DAYS in
rhe Future Great CITY, they len FOR Kansas
CIV AT whieh point the party generally di--
P%r~ed for their respective homes. much
pleased with their trip.
A convention Of delegates called BY COM
zlirrse q FraakIin county. Kansas. met At
Topeka On the 9Th. AMI issued call for a
Sac COuvs1ri0u- % Be held al Topeka on
August 5. 70 nominate a ticket Of State Off
esrs- al-o. for 4 Congressional Convention,
70 - heId on August Is AZ the same place.
TIE call !. signed By twsnty--ix Reformers.
Gr1zGsrs AMI Dsmocrat-. and i 20 be cirru-
ls-e,i by committee Of three for further sig
rMrmrs-
The 1r-t shipment of new wheat was re-
csise,i in Memphis from Pamela county. Nil
-is-fpPi- on the 18th II was reshipped 70 81
Louis
Ten persons. charged with issuing counter
Sit zssuey- we're arrested in Cincinnati on the
s~h- The nature q the evidence against
then xAs not made public They were all
la.Ars,t IN jaf except one. who gave bail.
A. tn Atlantis Express. which left Chr
cz-D sr Sis .. m. on the 10Th. was passing
between New Buffalo and Niles. two IN
kDSzu men pred open the front door Of the
express car ami knocked down ;. y. Heath.
tn messenger. who Was sorting his money
"a. sazs- for the different stations. One Of
rh-m rh-n grabbed the packages containing
ruenry--even hundred dollars jumped from
the car AMI escaped leaving the other robber
struggling with Heath for the mastery. In
tn dArkne.-- the candle having been extin-
xz4i.h~,t- Heath finally drew hi- pistol and
sh0t rhs -eouufrvl In the head. and then him
.elffeil in-ensibIe from bis injuries. A. the
tram apprDarhed Niles he recovered -uffi-
ri-ntly To call for help. bat was unable to
re The robber lived only few seconds
after being taken from the car.
The 6r-t criminal trial for violating the
ne~ WISCONSIN raiIrOad law, took place on
the 18th nit The station agent Of the Chi
ea<u AMI Northwestern Railroad at Milwan-
k-s Wa arrested for charging more than
lsral rate for tickets. was tried. found guilty,
and zn..,i one dollar
A nan nam~d Murphy who said he BE-
sou-rsi At Dover. stewart county. Tenn. was
.hos AMI killed BY a committee Of citizens OF
Tipr0u county in the same state. on the
sirhsof the =ssh- for the murder o. a woman
named Mrs. Milton Donaldson and the at
rsnapt@d murder Of her colored servant. whose
sound. are believed TO be fatal. The crime
va committed with An axe. and il Il sup
ps-sd that rDbb~ry was the incentive
Thrrs children Of farmer residing near
ZSzesviIle. Ohi0. named Robert Jones. were
Burned 20 bath in their own home on the
hight - the -svh- The parents were absent.
.irSiar gp with n .sek n~ixhbor. on the night
~ tas ere but although they discovered the
fIm~-- and cDuIa hear the childrvn's
screams they were unable to reach home in
Eins 70 save their home and the lives Of their
~--.s gzes.