The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-09-24
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Gold closed in New York on September Is.
at lI6 IS
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Con-
vention, held at Erie on the 9Th, adopted a
platform favoring the extinction OF the pres
ent national bank system and the establish
ment instead Of system OF free banks Of le-
posit ard discount under State laws, and 70
paper money except such - msy be issued
directly by and upon the faith OF the Federal
Government, sifording practically a cur
rency based on the gold and silver and other
property Of the whole people Of the country
The further contraction Of the currency. with
view 10 forced resumption OF specie pay
ments, IS denounced. and also the abolish
ment Of legal tenders and the increased cir
cnlsiion given to national banks. The hard
money men made determined effort to de-
feat these resolutions, but were unsuccessful.
Chas. L. BlscknAy, prominent lawyer Of
Catiaraugu- County, y. Y, q few days since
went To serve certain papers on Louis Derby.
When he was returning, Derby followed and
shot him four times through his body and
head and afterwards mangled his body with
an iron bar. Derby returned home and cut
his throat. Both were found dead.
The proposed amendments TO the Consti-
tuition OF New jersey have al been adopted
by about 1000 majority.
Judge Cyrus l.. Persbing is the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Pennsy ,.ania, aud
Victor c. Pioette for Treasurer.
A five-mile single-scull race, for the cham.
pionship Of America. was rowed by Henry
Coulter and Evan Morris, near Pittsburgh,
on the 18th. Morris won by four leng h-.
Time, 81 minutes seconds.
The earliest returns from the election In
Maine, held on the l3th, Indicate that the
State has gone Republican by reduced ma.
jority a. compared with last year.
The Di-trict-Attorney Of the City OF Brook
lyn rec ntly addressed letter. to Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Francis d. Moulton. sug.
costing that the public interests would he
best served by entering a nolle prosequi il
the case Of Henry Ward Beecher against
Francis ID. Mouton for libel. Mr. Beecher
in reply, concurs in the disposition OF the
case as suggested by the Di.trict-Atiorney
Mr.. houlton says he cannot acquie-ce in IN.
action proposed, and demands a trial. II,
says that the charges made by him against
Beecher are true, and that he " ia not suffer
ms aecuser to escape the penalty OF his per
jured proseculion-.r
During trial by 6remen OF an serial lad
der IN New York CITY, on the l4th, an acci
dent occurred by which three men w-r,
killed outright and several others badly In
jured.
Senator Schurz arrived in New York from
his European trip on the 14.h.
The annual reunion OF the Army OF IN,
Cumberland, which took place AT Utica, n
T.. on The 18th, was attended bv Generai
Grant, sherman, Hooker, and large mum
Der OF less conspicuous officers.
WEST AND SOUTH.
Three accidents occurred on the Chicsgc
and Northwestern Railroad, on the night OF
tpe 9Th. caused by heavy rains, each Of which
resulted fatally. At Lawrence, Wis. 4
bridge was washed away, and the EXPIRE,
TRAIN jumped the track, and the engine, bag.
gage, express and second-clas- cars w.r,
precipits,ed down an embankment. Tn,
baggage-masier, newsboy, engineer anc
one passenger were killed and four passen
gers seriously injured. The same storm
washed out cuNert near Harvard, Ill.