The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-12
NEST AND NOUTH.

WEST AND SOUTH.
At Chicago, on the night Of the 30th, James
Iull, alias slippery Jim, a notorious thief
who was confined in the County Jail a a wit
ness in a case Of robbery, attempted 10 escape,
and. getting upon a roof, slipped and fell into
the corridor, distance OF forty feet, mangling
himself fearfully, and receiving injuries from
which he died the same night.
The Minnesota House of Representatives,
with but one dissenting vote. has passed a
resolution demanding that William 5. King,
representative elect to Congress from the
Third District in that State, present himself
before the Investigating Committee of the
House at Washington and explain the damsg.
ing charges made against him in connection
with the Pacific Mail subsidy. Failing there
in, he Is requested TO place his resignation in
the hands Of the Governor.
At Richmond. Va, on the night of the 3lst,
Rush Burgess. Internal Revenue Collector,
shot and killed colored burglar named Rob-
inson. TIE COroner's Jury justified the
shooting.
In the case Of Wintermute, on trial for the
murder of Gen. McCook at Yankton, II. T.,
the Court on the 30th rendered decision dis
charging the prisoner. and ordering him in
charge OF the sheriff, to await further action
of the Grand Jury.
Edmund Wuerpcl. Cashier of the Peoples
Savings Bank of 1t. Louis, absconded on the
3lst ulf., taking all the available funds of that
institution along with him. The Bank had
some $500 depostors, mostly poor people,
and is suspension will necessarily cause
great hardship 10 many, who had all their
little savings invested therein.
A most daring robbery was committed in
Memphis, Tenn, about 3 o'clock on the morn
ing OF the lst. On Saturday, man giving
the name Of W. Il. Parker rented the base
ment of the knickerbocker Building. No. II
Madison street, as was stated, for the pur-
pose Of opening stock insurance office, and
placed an old desk and few chairs in the
rear part, which has back entrance through
an alley by the First National Bank. On
Monday morning John Brady. messenger for
the Southern Express Company, who deliy-
ers all valuable packages, entered this Office,
having a package said to contain 80, adj
dressed W. X. Parker 4 Co., No. u Madison
street, expressed from Collieryille, Tenn.
Brady on entering asked for member of the
firm and told his business. There were two
white men and three negroes standing behind
the counter, and Brady presented hi receipt
book and at the same time threw his pouch
containing large number Of money packages
on the counter. At this moment a rope was
thrown around his neck, a bag was
thrown over his head, and he was
beaten almost nsensibIe. The villains then
locked the front door, and, tying his
legs, len him; and when he revived he found
a lot Of obi bags and mating piled on his head.
lie threw them off and cut the rope, and,
crawling to the door, unlocked it and gave the
alarm. The robbers had meanwhile made
their escape through the back door and alley.
and although the police secured the city and
suburbs all day, no trace Of them was found.
II l. believed they crossed the river in a boat.
The amount Of money taken j. not stated.
The company have offered 81 900 reward for
the apprehension Of the robbers.
Captain White. horse thief, who escaped
from the Jail az Memphis, short time since,
was pursued and oyertaken near Henderson,
Tenn. The Captain refused to surrender,
whereIpon his pursuers shot and killed him.
General Sheridan, accompanied by his staff,
len New Orleans for yicksburg on the 2d. II
j. understood he will return to New Orleans.
but the headquarters Of the Department Of
Missouri will be- re-cstablished al Chicago.
King kalakaua and suite, and the United
States Minister at Hawaii, Mr.. Pierce, sailed
from San Francisco on the United states
steamer Pensacola, for Honolulu, on the 81.
Angus Cameron has been elected United
States Senator from Wisconsin, a. successor
to Senator Carpenter, the vote sianding--Car'
pointer, so; Cameron, 6s; scattering. 4. This
result wa brought about by a coalition Of
Democrats with boiling Republicans. The
latter offered the Democrats four names from
which they might choose can.
didie. viz: Judge Cole. eN-Gov
Lewis, Gen. Guppey and Angus Cameron
The Democratic caucus nominated
the latter gentleman condironally upon his
acceptance OF platform that includes hard
money. tariff for revenue only, and supreme
cy Of civil authority in time Of peace. Mr.
Cameron was born IN Caledonia. Livingston
County. n. n. in 1895. lie went to Wiscon
sin 10 1851, and has served six years in The