The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-05-14


he will give $4,000 toward the X. X. il
they build il on the Old Straight Line
Road, aud will render some assistance G
even though ii leaves that,iue in places.
"A band of Gypsies are near town
infected with small pox. and people had
better be guarded in going near their
camp.
A post mortem examination Of the
remains OF Capt. Richie was made by
l)rs. Adams, Moore and Pearson. The
ball which caused his death was found
imbeded in the seventh dorsal vertebra
His left lung was entirely decomposed
and the chest was filled with pus. How
he survived so long Is "A source of won
derment TO medical gentlemen.
-Winslow has become famous for
lbushwhac On last Monday even-
ing. as Green Howe was passing that
place, a couple OF shets were fired at
bin from an ambush At the first shot
Mr. Howe threw himself forward on
his horse; this movement Nr. III. thinks
saved his life, n the second shot passed
over him within dangerous proximity.
Why any one should try to shoot Mr..
Howe, we are unable TO say. We think
the would-be murderers mistook him
for somebody else.
Mr.. Lester and some other railroad
men passed through Petersburg the first
part of this week. In conversation
with some of our citizens they stated
thai If the elections in the different
counties go off satisfactorily they would
have their force commence the con-
struction of the road within ten days
thereafter. and would by the 18th OF
next November run train through 10
The |. 4 V. Railroad. They do not ask
ia cent until the road i completed and
the rolling stock on the road. This is
indeed good news.
1t is with great sorrow that we this
week perform our melancholy task ia
announcing the death on Monday the
81 inst, OF Capt. A. e. Rilchie, whose
attempted assassination we detailed a
short time sincc. "The blood OF the
martyrs is the seed of the Church" and
we feel that in publishing this memoir
OF Capt. Richie we contribute material
for the future historian Of the great
Temperance movement in tho West.
Capt Richie had AZ the time Of his
iecease nearly completed hs iiffieth
,car. having been horn .Jnne IA. 1926.
He bad bsen "A pioneer Californian, aud
having amassed competence. returned
10 Pike county in the year lss6 and SET
led down TO farming. At that time he
married wife, who, with three children.
survives him. Capt. Richie wasa IMAM
OF decided convictions: just. God
fearing man. and comnunicant Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
iStrongly espousiug Temperance prn-
lciples. and thoroughly convinced that
the sale OF ardent spirits was the crying
lcvil of the times. lie instigafed and
maintained a war against the traffic in
his community, which proved so disas-
ltrous to vendors Of the ardent that they
concentrated ON him their bitterest ha-
tired. and some persons enirenched in
an abandoned cabin by the roadside
strociously and cowardly shot him
down a. he was returning from the
trial Of a prosecution for violation Of
the liquor law.
SO persisted Alexander Ritchie. a did
Lovejoy years age. hut the great Omni-
potent will cause TO rise nm hundred
from his fall. Warm hearted, generous
and Just, he had no enemies other than
panderers and slaves TO the unholy ap-
petite for rum.
An inquest was held on Tuesday. the
Coroner's jury returned verdict OF
murder by persons unknown. After
the inquest his remains were followed
TO the grave by concourse of over
$50 people. and his obsequies per-
formed after the beautiful and impress
sive rites Of the Patrons Of Husbandry,
sf which order he was a leading
member.