The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-08

difficulty grew out OF bitter controversy DC
tween Warmoih aud the Bulletin, and II j.
stated that all the preliminaries for - duel, TO
be fought on the following Monday at some
place in Alabama, had been arranged 10y the
respective friends of the two antagonists.
According to Warmoth's account, the fatal
encounter was preciptated by Byerly. who
meeting Warmoth in the street, attacked hiin
with cane, nflic ing several blows upon his
head Warmoth thereupon cliached his as
sailant, and, drawing knife from his pocket,
struck Byerly several times. as stated. BY
erly was a Pennsylvania by birth. a printer
by trade. and had resided in New Orleans
since lSl5. lie served in shields's regiment Of
Louisiana volunteers during the war, and
was severely wounded several times, his left
arm having been permanently disabled in
consequence thereof
ON Christmas evening an alteration took
place in New Orleans between a party Of
negroes aud some white men, in which two
OF the negroes were killed. On the same day
n collision occurred between some citizens
aud soldiers, in which two OF the latter Were
seriously wounded.
The official returns OF the Louisiana elec.
ton. a. promu gated by the Returning Board,
for State Treasurer are as follows: Dubuclet
(Rep.). 60 .544; Moncure Dem }, GS,5S6. Du-
buclets majority. Sos.
An incendiary fire at Clarendon, Ark, on
the oath, caused destruction of $4,000
worth OF property.
A duel was fought near Grand Bay, Miss.
on the a3d, between A. III. Tardy and Il. ID.
Lay, two insurance men of Mobile. Ala.
The weapons used were dueling pistols. at
ten PAGES. Tardy was shot through the
heart and instantly killed at the first fire.
Lay surrendered himself to the Sheriff and
was lodged in Jail.
The following dispatch from Governor Me-
Emery was published in the New York papers
of the Goth;
NEW ORLEANS. December 25th, 1s74.-The
wrong just perpetrated by the Returning Board
against the people Of Louisiana, and which vital
IL threatens the safety and integrity OF republi-
can institutions in the United states, is more
browning nfamy than the action of the Lynch
Returning Board. Ii surpasses even the mid
night order Of Durell, and would not tbe submit
ted to by any free people. Resistance 10 the ma
tional authority, represented here by large pot-
ton Of the army and the naval fleet sustaining the
usurpation and sitting the voice Of the people,
hiss never been meditated. JOHN McEsERi.
General ord has been advised that party
Of twenty-one white men have succeeded in
penetrating to the Black Hills, and has or
dered company Of cavalry TO proceed TO
expel the intruders from the Indian terri
tory.
Lieutenant-G General Sheridan. accompanied
by General Rucker. Major George A. For
sythe and Colonel NJ. Sheridan. of his staff,
len Chicago on the 2sth for New Orleans.
:. There is high official authority (says the
dispatch which conveys this informatlon)
for saying that General Sheridan does not
go 20 New Orleans in obedience 70 any direct
orders, but in compliance with the personal
request ofthe President, who desired to have
some one at that point in whom he has
implicit confidence 10 furnish him with truth
full information, and OF such rank that in case
Of emergency he could act without special
orders from Washington. General Sheridan
was intending to go to Cuba in few weeks,
and i only anticipating the time, for after
short stay in Kew Orleans he will sail for
Cuba. His immediate work in Louisiana is
to conserve the peace, and he will not remove
any officer or take any part in military Affairs
there unless it is absolutely necessary to ac-
complish that object.''
The Alabama Congressional Investigating
Committee were in session at Opelika on the
18th. They expected to reach Montgomery on
the 4th Of January.
Colonel Neil. under date Of December %.
reports the surrender Of a hundred or more
hostile Indians. He says many peaceful In
dians are nearly starving, the Indian Bureau
being unable to feed and clothe them suffi-
=
ports the capture by Captain Keys of band
Of 50 Cheyennes and 20 ponies, belonging to
Medicine Waters and Medicine Arrows
bands.
Tom Cox and George Alexander, two no
torious horse thieves, who murdered man
named White, Of Springfield, Mo-, in October,
were killed between Ocmulgee and Pond
Greek Station, Indian Territory, by Wess
York, detective Of Springfield, NO., on the
18th. The notorious brigand, Kinch West.
was mortally wounded in the same fight.
York was accompanied by several half-breeds,
and the party encountered consisted of
dozen or more desperadoes.
Henry Overton, Sheriff Of Claiborne Coun-
~. Tenn. was shot and killed few DAYS
since. near Tazewel, by a man named Le-
ford, whom he was trying to arrest. Leford
was also shot by the Sheriff and died the same
night
Richard Baruum, his wife and two children,
were burned 10 death at shannon, Miss, on
the night Of the Goth.
FOREIGN.
Thirty persons were killed and fifty wound
ed by a railroad accident at Woodstock, Eng