The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-03

tionsl Rife Association and large .nurnber
of invited guests.
For the year ended June 80, 1875, there
was decrease of $4,000 in the number Of
immigrants TO the United States. As compsr-
ed with the previous year.
Three hundred and fifty Mennonites left
New York for the West on TIE 2fth.
WEST AND SOUTH.
The Cincinnati Price Current Of the Goth
published crop reports from $50 counties,
from which the following summary Is given:
Wheat--In Indiana and Ohio full average
acreage; yield somewhat short; large losses
by rain. and very inferior quality. Illinois
Crop below an average; condition largely
bad, quality inferior. Iows-Acresge about
MS usual; generally harvested in good con-
dition; some damage by blight and
other causes; crop not a full average; quail
ty inferior. Missouri-Considerabl short
and materially damaged. Kentucky-Iield
up to the average amount, but largely and
badly damaged. -Michigan-A fair crop.
wisconsin-A very good crop, and in good
condition. Oats-Large destruction and
damage in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and
Illinois. and portion of Missouri, while
the acreage was increased. Michigan, Wis
consin and Iowa show large production.
Corn-Largely increased acreage: very
promising outside Of portions Of the Ohio
valley, and If the crop natures, the yield in
the North and Northwest will be much great
err than usual. Cattle and hogs generally are
in better condition than = year ago and in
many sections the stock is feeding upon dam
aged grain. Potatoes promise an unusually
large crop throughout nearly all these see
tons.
Prof Jenney. in letter 10 the Indian Bu-
reau. dated Back Hills, July 81. says: II
found gold deposits on both Spring and
Rapid Creek, from their headwaters TO where
they emerge from the hills.......in quantities
sufficient to yield a fair remuneration for Ia
Dor, economically and skillfully applied, as
sisted by proper tools and mechanical appli-
ances, and AZ least moderate amount Of cap
ital or it, equivalent
Later reports concerning the Ku-klux
fight near Benton, Franklin County, H.. on
the night Of the 16.h inst, say that nearly
every one OF the Ku-Klux party was wound
ed by the well.directed fire Ct the sherifi's
party, who were mostly armed with shot
guns. G.. NJ. Cantrell, the captain of the
gang, was brought in badly wounded, and
two men, Summers and james Brown. were
reported 70 have died. The town OF Benton
was guarded by day and night. in order that
the friends OF the prisoners might not rescue
them.
The Louisiana Registrar reports the result
of the census of that State, recently taken in
compliance with the requirements of the
State Constitution, 10 be: New Orleans
Whites, 1921; colored, 57,64I; total,
203,36s; an increase Of 1896 upon
the census of 1870. Population
of the whole State-whites, 4O4 1851 colored,
45O,66s; an excess Of colored over whites Of
45,029, and total increase OF lbs, lis over the
census Of 1870. These figures may be SUBJ
jected to some slight notifications, the re-
turns Of one or two Of the remote parishes
not be- Y quite complete.
The coming tobacco crop Of Kentucky and
adjoining States as estimated, from returns
received by the Louisville Courier-Journdl,
to be little less than an average, should
future conditions be favorable.
Mrs. Lincon's mental condition is so much
improved that she is about to leave the asy-
lum on visit to her sister in Springfield,
Ill.
Carrie v. Fischer, colored school-teacher
of Mississippi, has brought suit in the SUI
preme Court OF the District of Columbia
against the Pullman Palace Car Company,
claiming $40 900 damages for refusal to allow
her to travel on palace car from Cincinnati
to Washington.
Gov. Smith OF Georgia made a speech at
Augusta, on the 25d, in response to a sere-
made, in which he said there had been seri-
Gus cause for apprehension OF insurrection
in the disturbed counties, but owing TO the
timely and prudent action of the whites
the danger was past. The great mass Of
colored people, he said, really knew nothing
of the gravity and danger Of the plot into
which they were being led by few bad
negroes.
jefferson Davis has received invitations
from Des Moines. Iowa; Kansas City, Me-;
Charleston, ILL.,. and number Of Other points
in the West, to deliver the annual address az
the meetings Of the various agricultural soci-
ties in these places.
II is said that the Directory Of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad have finally
decided to change the western terminus Of
that road from Leayenworth to Kansas City
early during the fall.
The Kansas Central and Black Hills Mar
row Gauge Railway Company, with capital
of 100000, has been organized In Omaha.
The road will be built at once from that cit,
through the agricultural country south Of
Platte River, 1t is said, and will be pushed
toward the Black Hills as soon as the deycl-
opment OF that region warrants.
Severe frosts occurred throughout por-
..f xtrt.
the nights Of Aug. % and %, causing con-
siderable damage TO corn, hops, buckwhest,
and other crops. Northern Illinois also felt