The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-06-18

Gen. Henry w. Barry, Representative In
Congress from the Third Mississippi Dis
trict, died suddenly Of spoplexy, in Wash
ington, on the 9Th.
EAST.
Gold Closed in New York on june 8, at
116 I-a.
The Legislature OF New Hampshire met on
the I'd. Formal protests against the right OF
Senators Priest and Proctor to seats were
presented and ordered on file. They were,
however, duly qualified and took their seats.
A ballot for President resulted in the election
of John ~. sauborn. who received the DEM
ocratic vot. the Republicans not voting.
Five Republican Senator'S then with
drew from the chamber, and the other
officers were chosen. The seeding
Senators met in another room.
and organized temporarily by electing G. III.
StoweIl President. after which they adj
journed. The House organized by the cleo
ton OF a Republican Speaker. The protest
of the five Republican Senators was received
and placed on file. A resolution was intro
duced directing the Speaker to obtain the
opinion Of the Supreme Court on the consti-
nationality Of the action Of the Governor and
Proctor.
A collision occurred between the striking
miners and the Sheriff's posse at Mahanoy
City, Penn, on the Sd. Some two hundred
shots were fired, and number on both sides
were wounded. Two companies Of military
were sent TO reinforce the sheriff's posse.
President Grant and family took up their
summer quarters at Long Branch on the 81.
Very destructive forest fires were raging
In portions of Northern Pennsylvanis on the
Sd. In Monroe County a large number Of
people had lost their homes, and severallives
were lost by the flames.
Henry W. Longfellow, the poet, and Hon.
George Bancroft, the historian, have had con-
ferred upon them by the Emperor VIII
liam the honor designated rs the "0rder Of
Civil Merit,
George .. Evans. Pennsylvania politician
Of some note, died on the Sd.
The Coroner's Jury have brought in YER
dict upon the Holyoke disaster. They en-
tirely exoserate every person from blame.
except the parties who built, and suffered 20
be built. such deaih-irap, as they stigma
tie this church to have been.
Capt. William III. Brown. Of the Fifth
Cavalry, u. :. Army, committed suicide at
his residence in New York on the 4th.
The American rifle team, who are TO con-
tend with the Tri-h team at Dollymount, len
New York on the 5ih.
The Atlantic Cotton Mills, Of Lawrence,
Mass, emplo, ing $50 operators, will shut
down on account Of the dull markets, on the
10th OF July, and remain closed until sep
TENDER /.
The Supreme Court OF New Hampshire has
declined to pas. upon the action Of the Gov
ernor and Council In reference to the two
contested seats in the Senate. upon the
ground that such an opinion could have no
greater weight than criticism Of one branch
Of the Government upon the action Of CO
ordinate branch. The Court was therefore
of the opinion that when the Senate adjudged
Priest and Proctor duly elected Senators,
their action was final and conclusive AZ TO
their right.
Mr.. Evarts concluded the summing-up for
the defense in the Tilton- Beecher trial on the
sth.
The new direct ocean cable was completed
on the 9th, and perfect signals were trans
mitted.
Thos. w. Piper, the sexton OF the Boston
church in which little Mabel Young wa.
found murdered, Is believed BY the Coroner's
Jury 10 be he person who committed the
foul crime.
WEST AND SOUTH.
The Ohio Republican state Convention
was held at Columbus on the ID. The fol-
lowing ticket wss nominated: For Gov
ernOr, Rutherford II. Hayes Of Sandusky .