The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-24

causing an accident tos fright train. bs
which the fireman Was killed. Another cur
vert was wa,hed out two miles rom sho-
pierre, and n freight train ran into the gap
killing the engineer and nreman-
III. George. Chairman OF the Democratic
state Executive Committee Of Mississippi,
telesraphed TO Attorney General fierrepont,
on the ash. thar every thing was quiet in the
state AZ tha, date. sud that " the employ men'
OF United States troops wou but increase
the di.iru-i Of the people in the good faith OF
the present state Government"
A committee Of eminent engineers, who Al
the request of Capt. Esds have considered IN
detail his plan for the improvement OF the
mouth OF the Mississippi. have given il their
approval.
There have recently been a large number
OF arrests az counterieiiers made IN Tennes
see and Alsbsms. II Is said that an orvsn-
lied band. with headquarters in II. Louis and
extending 70 South Alabama. has deem d.
covered. snd that many persons OF wealth and
social prominence are involved.
a public MEETING OF the friends Of the late
VIM. {. Ralston was held in san Francisco
on the evening Of The >th. Resolutions were
passed, eulogizing the deceased and denounc-
ing the newspapers " hieh had attacked him
in their columns.
The Farmer and Mechanics Conference.
originating in the Anti-monopoly Conven-
ton held al Hsrrisburgh. met st Cincinnati
on the sih and adopted u platform AFTER
heated discussion. during which all the East
ern delegates withdrew. The platform de-
mands the repeal OF the Resumption act Of
1879 and of the National Banking law. fsyors
direct taxation, and opposes the granting Of
special privileges 10 corporations II all kinds.
The entire Congressional delegation from
California will be Democratic, the candidates.
elected being Piper in the First. Lsrkin in
the Second. Lattrel in the Third, and Wig
ginton in the Fourth District.
Locher Hsrjo and Ward Coachman hsve
been elected respectively FRS. and Second
Chiefs Of the Ocmulgce Nation. The former
i full blood and the latter = hSlf-breed. and
both have fair education.
A freight train on the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad was ditched on the night Of th- Oh,
near Dill-boro, Ind, and three small boys.
named John Moran. Peter Beliner, and Lewis
Robensiein, all Of Aurora. Ind. who were
tween two ears.
The propeller Equinox went down in Lake
Michigan. during severe storm on the
night OF the 9th. and II l. supposed AL on
board, TWENTY-FIVE persons. persisted by
drowning. The Equinox was commanded
by Captain Dwight Scott. Of Cleveland. and
accompanying him upon the trip were his
daughter. Miss Minnie Scott. aged 10, md his
granddaughter. Miss Hattie Scott, sged l..
These were the only passengers. AT the
time Of the casualty the Equinox had
in tow the schooner Emma A. Mayes. Just
before the propeller went down. the schoon-
er was ordered TO cast OF it. line. This was
q ne. and in 4 few seconds sflerward voice.
were heard from the propeller crying. = We
are drowning" A furious storm was rsEing
at this time, but the scnooners crew hAd no
previous iniimAtion ihst the propeller was
in danger. They were unable 70 render any
assistance, and almost instantly the propeller
seemed 10 czreen and disappear ia the see,h-
in waters. The schooner reached Chicago
on the following night. in tow OF another
propeller, and brought the news Of the terri
Bile disaster. II j. stated that the propeller
was overloaded with salt snd lumber, which
rendered her unseaworthy in such violent
storm a she encountered.
Mrs. Lincoln has left the ssylum. and j.
now on a visit to her sister 1T Springfield.
m.
Hon. Henry t. Blow, Of Missouri. del
suddenly from congestion. At Saratoga. n.
y. on the llih. Hewas - years ofage.
A bridge on the Missouri. Kansas and
N Il NJ
Boonville, Mo-. went down with freight
train on the llth. killing the engineer. VIM.
sidell, and seriously injuring most Of the
train men.
The Atchison Daily Champion has the
official censu. from 81 Of the IS organized
counties OF Kansas. They show total pop
ulafion Of 4s4.l72. The remaining counties
had population last year Of 81 .g05 II the
returns for this year show an equal number.
the population Of the State will be over $780,
900. Thirty-eight Of the counties from which
returns have been received show n gain In
population.
The band Of counierfeiters recently broken
up in the South and West. many members
Of which have been captured. is said to have
extended through Mississippi, Texas. and
back north through to -. Louis. The band
had regular constitution and bylaws. and
wss composed Of many influential and
prominent men in the states mentioned
Counterfeit lives on the National Bank Of
Paxton. Ill. and Traders Bank Of Chicago
t~eniies and ffties, United States Treasury
notes, and dfty-cent scrip mostly circulated
in Tennessee among the poorer classes and
farmer-) have been distributed. Dctec-
tives have been working on the case for six
months.
Richard Barr. helmsman Of the loot pro
peller Equinox, was picked up by a vesse
after having noated SO hours on the pilot
house He Il supposed TO be the only sur