The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-11-19
WEST AND SOUTH.

The United states Grand jury AZ -.
Louis. on the ST, returned indictments
against VIM. Mckee. one Of the proprieiors
Of the Globe. and Col. Constantine Ma
guire. formerly Collector Of Internal Rev
enue. for completely in whisky frauds.
Judge Treat. Of the United states Circuit
Court AT st. Louis, has appointed Thos. I.
Buckley, Of New York. Oliver Garrison, of
=. Louis. and james III. Beach. OF It.
Louis. Receivers for the Atlantic and Pa
cihc Railroad Company.
David Robinson, farmer residing near
Greentown, Howard county, Ind, on the
night Of the "a inst. cut the throat Of his lit
Tie daughter with a razor and shot his young
son, killing them both. lie had pre-
NiOusly made an attempt TO Kill
his wife and third child. both
Of whom escaped from the house without
serious injury. Robinson then went TO Ko-
komo and boarded a night freight train. and
on the following morning his dead body was
found lying alongside the track near Jack
son Station. IL was not known whether he
committed suicide or was accidentally killed
by falling from the train.
The Arkansas Legislature has adopted a
country be given a Territorial government
Augustus :. GAYLORD. OF saginaw City,
Mich. has been appointed Assistant Attor-
ney-General for the Interior Department,
rice Wm. III smith, resigned.
Al oxford. Miss. on the Sd. Percy How
~. youngest son OF Judge Howry, was ac-
cidentally killed while celebrating the Com
sentative victory i'm the state.
Ii was reported on the 9th that deadlock
existed in the Indian National Council al
Tahlequah. growing out Of the official can
yass Of the vote for Chief of the Nation.
which threatened to terminate in bloodshed
between the adherents Of the rival candi-
dates, Ros~ and Thompson. both OF whom
claim TO have been legally elected.
senator Booth. Of California, few days
since made visit to his native town ~ "a
lem, Ind. and the citizens gave him pub
lie reception.
Navigation on the Red River Of the North
was closed 10y the Ice on the 18th.
The United states Grand jury at Chicago,
on the jth. returned large number u in
dictmcnts against whisky distillers. gauger-
and reciifer~ Of that city, for alleged viola
tion~ Of the revenue law.
The Wyoming Legislature met and or
ganized at Cheyenne on the 9Th.
The steamship Pacific. Captain J. II.
Howell II the Pacific Mail steamship Com
pany line. from Victoria. -. c.. 70 san
Francisco. foundered when about 40 miles
south Of Cape Flaifery. on Thursday. Nov.
4. and Il j. believed all on
board were lost except one person.
This solitary survivor. 20 far a. j. known. j.
Henry /. Jelly. who was picked up by the
American -hip Messenger from the pilot
house of the lost steamer, where he had
float I'd since the vessel went down. Mr.. jelly
was too weak to give full particulars u the
disaster. The Pacific's passenger lit COM
pri~ed about 70 cabin passengers. besides
over 80 IN the steerage. The officers and
crew numbered 10 more. making q total ~
about lGO persons on board. There was
some hope than Others might have escaped in
the boats and not yet been heard from.
\ succession q distinct earthquake shocks
wa felt throughout portions Of Missouri and
kansas on the morning ~ the sth. The ~en-
.ation j. described a. being something like
the motion 81 mill-hopper. accompanied
by a heavy, dull. rumhling sound. Buildings
were considerably shaken I'D some eases. but
no damage j. reported.
John Williams. a horse thief. was hanged
By mob al Dcla,an. Ta1ewcll County, H..
on the night Of the ith.
The steamship City ~ Waco. from New
York for Galveston. arrived oh Galveston
bar on the morning Of the sih. There being
a heavy sea, -hc anchored outside the fleet
Of vessels. About l clock on the follow
ing morning she wa observed % be on fire.
and in comparatively short time he was
burned TO the waters edge. II was ~ first
supposed that all on board had escaped in
the boats. a. the mate ~ the ship Fu-
sigama. lying la the vicinity. reported
seeing boat or raft pass AT O'Clock.
4 steam tug Wa sent ont 20 search Tor the
survivors. and the various pilot boats
wereal put on the look out. but up 20 ~ y.
m. the search had proved fruitlcss. and II
was then feared that an on board had per-
ished On the burning vessel. A. none of the
other vessel, in the vicinity had seen any
boats or RATS. II was believed that the mate
II the Fusiguma had been mistaken and that
no boats were launched. There Were - or
A. persons On board, including the officers
and crew. The City Of Waco was an iron
screw steamship. Loo tons burden. and
about t,,o Years old. she wa- valued az
$40 900. and her cargo az about ei00,ow.
The complete vote for Governor in Iowa "a
tho October election !, as follows Kirk
wood tHcp.), l1i,o6a; Leiiier lDcm.l- "s.-
a1i. Plurality for kirkwood. ai,7i5. There
wa. scattering Temperance vote u frw
hundred.
The lease by which the Missouri Pacific