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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

Gold closed in New York, on July y,
at ll3 IA.
The Maryland Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated John Lee Carroll for Govern
or. and adopted resolutions favoring tariff
for revenue only and a speedy return TO spe-
Gle payments.
The Bank Of Winthrop, Me-, was robbed
on the morning Of the 23d. The safe was
blown open and the entire contents, amount
ing to some $4,000, taken.
The we'll known clearinghouse Of Duncan,
sherman 4 Co.. New York. suspended pay
ment on the 21th ult. Their liabilities are
understood TO be in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 900, with assets considerably less than
that amount. Unfortunate speculstions in
cotton and railway securities are said to have
been the cause of their embarrassment. The
announcement Of their suspension caused the
greatest excitement in financial circles.
In Wall Street there was q sudden panic,
during W hich gold rose from 1l2 "a to 1I6 SIS,
but soon fell back 10 ia is. There was also
a great depression in the leading stocks, Pa
mama falling from l3l to l22, Western Union
from - 3-S to %, Lake Shore from 81 IS to
s., Northwestern from II rs TO 80 a, etc.
Apart Of this decline was recovered before
the close of business for the day, and better
feeling existed. The panic extended to Bos-
ton, Philadelphia and other commercial CEN
ters.
The failure OF Duncan, Sherman a. Co. has
caused great Inconvenience to many Ameri-
cans abroad, who held letters of credit from
that house. II Is said that In Paris the news
Of the failure caused the greatest consterna-
ton.
The Commercial Warehouse Company, Of
New York, company doing trade almost
exclusively with Cuba, where its stock was
principally owned, has suspended payment.
The company claims 10 have assets largely in
excess Of its liabilities.
J. Il. Ford a Co., Of New York, Mr..
Bsecher's publishers, have asked an exten-
sion from their creditors. Their falling is
said not to affect the Christian Union. which
j. separate company.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06
The Fiji Epidemic.

The latest files of the London 7lnes
contain some very remarkable information
relative to the epidemic OF measles in Fiji,
and these facts presenta most melancholy
spectacle of the rayages consequent upon
the introduction OF civilization among
races not acclimatized TO the diseases
which usually follow in It's track. Fiji
islanders could probably be spared as well
rs any other class Ct people upon the globe.
Taken as a race, their past record, so
shockingly disfigured by cannibalism, is
no, pleasing 10 contemplate, and they GER
tainly do not show any signs that they
will become in future either very useful
or ornamental members OF society. And
vet there is something mourniul In the
rapid decay and almost extinction Of these
islanders by a disease which Is compara-
lively innOcuous among civilized nations.
Ii appears that the disease broke out In
the royal party almost Immediately after
signing the papers ceding the Islands 70
Great Britain. All at once and IN every
direction the people were stricken down
with this new aud strange disease. Curl
ouslyenough il seized upon the Chiets first
and then the people, and speedily all Fiji
came but vast charnelhouse. No rene
dies arrested its progress. and the native
supeTstitions, as well as the fatalistc ten
denotes so common among the uncviiiZed.
added to the rapidity with which it trav-
eled. The TINES correspondent says !:
= The natives became somehow imbued
with the terrible idea that now the Pdpaia
lEnglish people, had become possessed OF
thei- land. they desired 10 get rid of them.
In many instances, II was impossible to
dispel the idea that the King had been
taken to sydney for the purpose Of COM
municaiing 10 him fatal poison with
which utterly to destroy all his people.
Sick men and women would look you fair
ly ia the face, as though convinc d of their
memorable fate, and say, am going to
die, and at once settle down 10 inevitable
death. To tel Fijiman he looked sick
was as certain destruction to him, as a
bullet through his heart would be-" The
mortality was not confined TO FIJI. 1t
spread all over the smaller and larger
islands of the group. In the mountains
of Vita and Vanua Leva IL annihilated
whole tribes. The Winwsrd Islands have
been decimated. and II is estimated that
when the disease shall have worn itself
out fully one-third OF the population will
have disappeared. At the date oi the cor
respondents letter. April %. over 10000
had died. There has hardly been any
thing In the annals OF epidemics to equal
this mortality, considering the size Of the
population and the comparative harinless-
ness Of the disease.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06
FOREIGN.

The Irish rifle team won the Elcho chal-
lenge shield at Wimbledon. on the 22d. The
score was-lrish, 500; Scotch. 1903; Eng
pate in this contest.
The French National Assembly has voted
TO adjourn from Aug. to Nov. 4.
The following additional prizes have been
carried of by the American riflemen in Eng
land The st. Leger sweepstakes, by Fulton ;
the Rifle Association cup, by Coleman; and
the second of the Albert prizes, by Col. Gill
dersleeve. The American cup was also won
by Fulton.
The great international council of Presby
terians, held recently in London. resulted in
the formation of union to be designated a.
the Alliance of Reformed Churches
throughout the World" All Churches are
included which hold 10 the Presbyterian sys-
TEN and creed.
Isaac NJ. Singer. inventor OF the Singer
sewing-machine, died in London on the cath,
aged "a.
The list OF German exhibitors at the Phila-
delphia Centennial Exhibition has been off :
cially closed. The number of those who in
tend TO exhibit in the art department is 500.
The large manufactures on the Rhine and in
Westphsls and Saxony will be specially
represented.
Adyices from Panama, July II, say that
peace has been restored At San Miguel, the
scene of the Ultramontane riots in San
Salvador. The Bishop Of Santa Teda
and seven priests were secretly arrested and
hurried under guard of one hundred soldiers
to Port Libertad, where they were
put on board steamer and sent into Mica
ragua. The Bishop Of Careamo and two
eanons. together with Provisor Rodriguez,
have been expelled from the country. IL was
discovered that similar outbreaks TO that at
SAN Miguel had been arranged all over the
republic.
A number of engagements have occurred
between Turkish troops and the insurgents
I in herzegovina. The Turks had not met
with any decisive success at the date Of last
report.
Long-continued droughts have destroyed
I the crops in many districts Of Portugal. A
I famine Is apprehended, and the Government
( Is sending relief to the most needy districts
Thirty cotton mills have been closed at Old
( ham, England, the operatives refusing 10 ac-
cept the masters terms in regard to wages.
London telegram Of the 18th says that 50
mills have been closed at Ashton, and 5000
operatives thrown out Of employment; and
az Oldham, only six out OF 1862 mills belong
ing to the Employers Association were work
ing.
Grants Cotton Mills, al Glasgow, Scotland,
were burned on the 2Sth. A number OF opt.
ratves and fremen were injured. Loss,
Sj0O,Oo0.
Thirty-one mills have closed at Dundee,
Scotland. and twelve thousand persons are
out Of employment. Both the employers and
operatiyes have resolved not 70 Weld.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

At Newark, Ohio. on the night Of the 22d,
a terrible accident occurred, resulting in
seriously burning number Of persons. A
test was 10 be made Of a fire-extinguisher,
and building had been erected, by consent
Of the City Council, which was to be fired for
the occasion. II was thoroughly saturated
with coal oil, and during the preparation il
prematur.ly took FIRE. Anexplosion ensued,
terribly burning u. G. Winegartner, Mayor.
Hon. J. Il. Jones, Chas. Thompson, Street
Commissioner. a bridge contractor from To-
ledo, and some fifteen or twenty other men
and BOYS. Some ofthe latter, 1t Is thought,
are fatally burned.
The Nebraska Republican State Conven-
tion will be held at kearney City on Sept. 10.
A number Of mercantile failures were an
nounced in Chicago, on the 22d, caused by
the rapid advance in wheat.
The jury selected for the trial Of Lee. in
dicted FOR the Mountain Meadow mass acre,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06
The President and the District Ring
Iron the Sow YORK rrlbune.


II any thing were needed 70 demonstrate
the truth of the ofr-repeated assertion that
the influence OF the District of Columbia
Ring with President Grant Is second TO
none other. il will be supplied by the re-
tention of Judge Fisher in the Office Of
District-A.torney. The repeated failures
of the ordinary processes Of justice In
Washington are owing largely to obsta-
Giles thrown in the way by this officer or
those under his influence. This fact Is
notorious. and week ago three Of the
most respected members OF the Cabinet
concurred In recommendation for Judge
Fishers removal The Attorney General
even went so far as 10 tender the office to
ex-Gov. Wells of Virginia. Judge Fisher,
however. went to Long Branch, with a
few friends of reputed connection with
the District Ring, and 1t Is now given out
that their persuaslons were eflicacious,
and the contemplated change will not
take place. The condition of Judge Fish
er's retention Is said to be his promise TO
behave better In the future. and the sue
cessftil prosecution of important Govern
ment cases Is thus dependent upon his ful-
tlllment of a promise following a confess
sion of grave faults.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

gine. tender and two cars that were
pulled backward falling on the west
shore, and the remainder going into the
river. The crssh made by the wreck was
heard at distance OF three-quarters OF a
mile. The river at this point is about 800
feet wide, the water from six 10 eight feet
deep, and the bridge was about 90 feet above
the water. II was OF the Howe truss pat
tern, and Il is supposed that the foundations
had been weakened by recent floods.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

-Ex-Speaker Blaine and the Hon. J.
w. Bradbury have subscribed Sl,500 and
$4,000 respectively towards the $1,000
needed to secure the 100000 pledged 10 the
general endowment fund OF Bowdoin CO..
leVe
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

The following deaths by lightnin & are
reported: Miss Ida HUFF. of Mercer Coun-
ty,Ky: j. III. Boyer, Postmaster at Sloan,
Iowa; and two daughters OF Mr.. Hintze,
nj Theirsvillc, Wis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06

The Earl Of Cavan has taken prom
inent part In Moody and Sankey's prayer
meetings IN London.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
THE CHRISTOPHER scoURGE.

We read in the Good Book of the
scourge of the Egyptians by swarms
of locusts, eating up the substance
of the land, creating famine, owing
to the sins of the people. In this
dav, the wickedness of the United
States has been scourged in divers
ways Co;@mencing with a deyas-
tating and bloody war, then the ter
rible infection of having Grant as
President, the cholera, floods, Chica-
go, Boston, Minnesota and Oshkosh
fires, disasters 10y land and sea, lorna
does and large swarms of grasshop-
pers, filing the land with woe.
A Marietta gentleman has shown
us a circular of appeal for help from
the grasshopper smitten region. The
inevitable grasshopper has appeared
in multitudinous numbers in some
portions of Kansas and Missouri
This year he comes, according to re-
port, reduced in size, even TO the
diminutiyc proportions of the flea,
and ranging from that to the size Of
the common house-hy- His number
does not seem to have been dlmin-
ished. but, on the contrary, he is
as solid to the square foot a. during
their raid of the last season, and his
capacity for destruction is fully as
great as when his bodily bulk accord>
ed with the general idea of the av>
erage hopper. Dispatches report
this troublesome pest as already
swarming and increasing from Mis-
souri, to the Rocky Mountains. If
these reports are true, the devasta-
tons OF last summer will likely be re-
peated, and a new territory ravaged
and robbed of its human sustenance.
Further north, in Nebraska and Min
nessota, it is thought that the mission
of the grasshopper is finished, and
that the farmers will have an oppor.
tunity to recover their lost ground.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
THE DIFFERENCE.

In these days of 'rag money"wben
a five dollar gold piece on free exibi-
ton would draw a bigger crowd
than a circus, it is very relishable to
come across old Tom Benton's illus
tration Of the difference between the
two currencies. Said he:
"a man with a gold dollar in his
pocket has that much positive value,
representing so much labor, so much
food, clothing or other property. He
may fall down steep place and be
killed, and years after, if his bones
are found, the remains will be worth
the gold that fell with him. But a
man who holds a paper represents
tive of a dollar has that which de-
ponds for value on a board of directs
ors, a department or government
over which he has no control, and
that for which he gave days labor
may be a dollar in value or only for
ty cents. or worthless"
AS another good evidence of the
correctness of Tom Benton's theory,
that imperishable, money accounts
bic to no bank, is the best, at the
recent fire in Marietta, Mr.. j. A. G.
Anderson had burned up $1,000 in
greenbacks and $500 in gold and
silver. The coin was recovered in
melted state, the paper money, as
matter of course, was reduced to
ashes. Give us hard money as a
standard basis and a circulating
commodity, valuable for its intrinsic
worth, and not dependent upon Wig
nettes or signatures for its tempo
rary existence. But, remember, We
are willing to receive greenbacks
when we can't get the other.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
A NEGRO HANGED.

John Fraser, coIored, was hanged
at Camden S. C, on the 18th inst, for
the murder of Benjaman Cooper in
December last. He was convicted
on circumstantial evidence, but after
conviction confessed the crime. On
the scaffold he confessed that he had
also murdered his wife and child and
negro woman, and that he had burn
ed many barns and gin-houses. lie
was perfectly resigned. The rope
slipped and death was caused by
straugulation in seven minutes. Six
thousand persons were present and
great religious excitement was mani
tested. No disturbance occurred.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
REVENUE FRAUDS.

Secretary Bristow has dealt a
heavy blow to a conspiracy against
the revenue laws of the United
States by the seizure of numerous
distileries and rectifying establish~
ments engaged in frauds, and of con
traband spirits, throughout the coun~
try, principally in the West. The
last Congress increased the revenue
on whisky from 80 to 80 cents on
the gallon, which has stimulated a
system of fraud that has failed TO
ada, but greatly diminished, the rev.
enue. Secret detectives made y
raid upon the distiliers of st. Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee and
other cities, and have unearthed
frauds TO the amount of more than a
million Of dollars. The parties i'm
plicsted were arrested and released
on bond. who propose 10 ties; the
constitu'ionallty Of tie tax in the
highest court.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
A MODEL GEORGIA FARMER.

According to the Macon Tele-
graph, Mr.. r. H. Hardaway, OF
Townsville, Ga, is a model farmer.
The past year he raised three heads
Of cabbages which weighed one hun
dred and twenty pounds. And even
at this early stage of the season the
same vegetable will average twenty
pounds in weight, for each head, from
seed sown in December. In 1874,
from FIVE acres of oats he threshed
and sold 3GG bushels, besides saving
seed. These were sown in the month
Of November, after the ground had
been plowed very deeply, thorough
Iy narrowed, and fertilized with $50
pounds of phosphate to the acre.
Subsequently, when the young spires
were about one foot in height, an
other application Of 40 pounds of
the same manure was made by
sprinkling it broad cast over the crop,
The farm of this gentleman con-
siSts fifteen acres, of what was orig
inally common pine land, and is di-
vided as follows the present year :
Oats, seven acres corn, three acres
and cotton five acres. From this
area, somewhat differently appor-
toned, he realized last year three
hundred and sixty six bushels Of oats,
five bales of cotton and one hundred
aud nineteen bushels of corn per
aora
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
DEATH OF ). c. BRECKENRIDGE.

DEATH OF ! C. BRECKENRIDGE.
After painful illness, Gen. John
C. Breckenridge died al Lexington,
KY, on the 18th inst To every
Southern heart, this will be sad
news. As a statesman: patriot and
soldier, he was pure and grand
Before the late war, he was the last
Presidential candidate to save Con-
stitutional Government, but defeat
ed, with his countrymen, he voIun-
tarilv led the Confederate forces in
defense Of the same principles, with
determined bravery and distinguish
ed gallantry. "Breckenridge Dem
ocrats" and Confederate soldiers will
ever cherish his memory, although
he has now 'passed over the river
to rest under the shade of the trees. "
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
GEORGIA NEWS
DR.. FELTON, is much pleased with
the election of Ben. Hill.

DR.. FELTON, is much pleased with
the election of Ben. Hill.
The crop prospects in Pike
county are very promising.
Epson county comes forwar d
with three pigs, with six feet each.
Dalton dogs attend church and
violent efforts to lead the choir.
There we're ten births in one
neigbborhood in Washington county
during one night recently.
Wilkinson county comes forward
with a rattlesnako ffty-six inches
long.
The editor of the Dalton Citizen
chased a burglar all over the root of
his house the other night.
Wayne county has produced a
cabbage six feet seven inches in di>
ameter.
Crops in the section contiguous
to Americas are in better condition
than they were at this time last year.
DR.. w. L. Mcdowell, of Gordon
county, died from the effects Of chic
reform.
Pike trips down to the footlights
with an abnormal chicken with two
heads two tails, four wings and four
legs.
The bar>rooms in Newman hav e
to be moved into the suburbs The
citizens have voted in favor of pro-
hiLition. Rome also.
Atlanta is startled by the mar
vel'ous actions of DIR. Forsyth, who
cures by "laying on of hands" 1t
is claimed that he can restore sight
to The blind, etc.
--Trion factory, which was res
Gently destroyed by fire, will start
again with capital of 1928, 600.
With the exception of $4,000 the
entire stock is taken in Chattooga
and Murray counties.
Fifty convicts are advertised
for lease by Governor Smith. They
were formerly employed by George
D. Harris, of Gainesville, but were
SO badly treated that the Governor
thought it proper to abrogate the
lease.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
GEORGIA Cherokee County :

To all whom it may concern: G. A. Holt
having in proper form applied to me for perma
nent letters of administration on the estate of
Emily j. Carney late of said county. This is
to cite all and singular, the creditors and next
Of kin OF Emily J. Carney TO be and appear at
my office, within the time allowed by law, and
show cause, If any they can, why permanent
Administration should not be granted to G. A.
Holt on Emily Camey's estate, Witness my
hand and official signature. This April 9th
1875.
C. NJ. MCCLURE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

81 FEEL set back year in my re-
ligion every time | meet him." was
the remark Of pious Milwaukee
widow when speaking of handsome
young fellow who lived in the neigh
borhood.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21
City Property:

l. One Large frame House, Srooms 81 ceres
Good orchard
,. One large frame House, II rooms, ] acre
3. One Brick House. rooms acres
4. One Cottage, rooms, acre.
5 One superior and convenient House, 0
rooms, new 80 acres.
6. One Brick house rooms all necessary
outhGuses, 30 acres . acre orchard.
I. One room frame house J acres
3. One house and outbuldings acre.
9. One House and large lot acre
10. One City Lot no improvements.
IL. One frame house 5 rooms, acre
II. One large 8 room frame house, , acres.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

Gov. C. J. Jenkins is one of the
court of arbitrators to settle the boun
dary line between Virginia and
Maryland. Judge Jere Black, of
Maryland, and Hon. VIM. G. Graham
of Virginia, are the other two.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

IL the Hon. b. II. Hill, who has
been elected to Congress from the
ninth district of Georgia, the South
Carolina conservatives will find a
fearless and willing friend at the ma.
tional capital. As We have no con-
gressmen Of our own, we are obliged
to ask our bretheren in North Caro-.
lima and Georgia to speak up for us
whenever they have a chance
And they do it. -[Charleston News
and Courier.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

TIE Massachusetts, House of Rep
resentatives have voted an approprla-
ton of $4,000 to have that State
properly represented at the centen-
NAL Exposition in Philadelphia.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

AFTER they had buried a man out
in Iowa a few days ago, somebody
recoIlccted that some valuable prom
issory notes had been accidentally
left in the pockets of the suit in which
they had been buried, and they dis
inferred the corpse to recover them.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

TESTIMONY Of Witnesses before the
Alabama Legislature, covering three
hundred pages of manuscript, has
been collected to prove that numer-
Gus Republicans have been fraudu-
lentlv elected.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

As young darkey, employed in a
Savannah boarding house, was trip
ping home from the store the other
day with jug Of moIasses on his head,
the bottom fell out, and let the vessel
aud contents down over his physiog-
n my. lie was surrounded in few
moments by dozen negro boys, and
such a licking as they gave him sur
passes description.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

ABOUT , o'clock on the morning of
the eth inst, al attempt was made to
rob the Adams Express messenger
Oh the train between Lima and For
est, Ohio. The robber sawed through
the end door Of the express car, and
efiecting an entrance demanded the
surrender of the messenger, Mr.
Price. Price refusing, the robber
shot him twice, once in the cheek and
once in the shoulder. Price then
shot the robber, killing him instantly.
He proved to be a recently discharg
ed conductor named Brinkley, form
ely conductor OF the accommodation
train on the Pittsburgh & Fort
Wayne Railroad. Prices wounds
are not serious.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

THE Montgomery AdrertjSer states
that the Spencer investigating com
mittee have closed their labors for the
present and taken recess subject to
the call of the chairman. The Id
rertiser says: 1T is not too much to
say that all the facts, when they are
made public, will startle not only the
people Of Alabama but the entire
country. From all we have been
able to learn, not only were bribery
and corruption rampant in Spencer's
interest, but some of his chief allies
came very near adding the crime of
murder to their long catalogue of vice
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-05-21

Irmay interest our cotton planters
especially the call cotton men-to
hear that the Galveston Ne1tS' tele
graphic information from most parts
of Texas is to the effect that the sea
son now is very fine out there and
"crop prospects were never better"