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

his father on load Of corn, fell of, and
the wagon passed over his abdomen,
causing death in 30 minutes.
Henry Stewart, whose employment
was feeding animals in French's Circus,
had his hands torn 10 shreds by a lion
in Chicago. and died from the injury.
The animal caught him as he reached
into the cage for trough Of water.
AT Portland, Me, as a man named
Small was riding IN a wagon nrar the
railroad wharf, he saw two children
playing on the track, and the train
backing down on them. lie sprang
from his wagon 10 rescue the children,
and succeeded in doing so, bat was
himself run over by the train and killed.
Mrs Sarah Norton and her son,
Harlan H. Norton. were killed al Quinn
cy, Mich, six miles east IF Coldwater,
byarailway passenger train. Mrs. Nor
toms head was crushed and her body
terribly broken ana bruised. She died
Instantly The young mans head was
also badly crushed lie lived about
twenty minutes after the accident.
At Green Bank, Nd, Miss Hannah
Cramer was shut off from escape from
her burning dwelling, and babe Edward
Cramer, aged years, who occupied the
same room, leap from the window. lie
was paralyzed with fear, and persisted.
Miss Cramer, in jumping, caught her
foot in the sash and hung head down
ward. and WAS terribly burned before
she could eXtricate herself.
At Memphis, the other evening,
Fayettc Goodbear, a prominent mer-
chant. was shot in the street by James
II. Omberg, a bank teller, and severely
wounded. GOOdbear was approaching
Omberg, nourishing his cane rs he
walked. and the latter became fright
ened. thinking the former was going 70
attack him, and fired The two men
were friends, and Omberg Of course did
not recognize Goodbear until after he
had fired.
Morris :. Kimhall, resident State
Engineer. at Fulton. y. ", left his
home the other morning. saying TO his
family that he was going 10 take short
walk. Not returning A. soon a. eN-
pectcd, fears were entertained regard
ING his whereabouts, and search being
made his body was found in the river
about mile north OF the village with
the mark Of a large knife on each side
Of the neck just below the ears. Tenn
porary insanityis supposed to have been
the cause Of the act.
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accepted cali from The Old Brick
Church, New York. DR. Stows j. one
Of the most accomplished pulpit orators
in the country.
The parents Of William ProudGt,
student in the Polytechnic Institute at
Troy. n. y. who was killed recently,
propose 10 pcrpciuatc his memory by
erecting AN observatory, 10 be called
the proudlit Memorial Observatory, ia
connection with the Institute. 1t will
cost $4,000.
"A very excellent plan for commcm-
Grating the centenary Of American indie
pcndcnce has been adopted by the
Dutch Reformed Church A series
of suitable discOurses, numbering In All
twenty-five. will bc delivered BY we'll
known ministers They will all relate
TO the history and growthof the reform
cd Church. aud win be delivered during
the first four months Of the coming
year.
Dr. Alexander Clark, editor Of the
Methodia Kec0rier, INDUCES in some
plain talk concerning the lack Of mis-
sionary zeal IN the denomination. He
says: 1.-The average missionary cNpen-
diiurc is only little over two and one
half cents per year for each liberal
Methodist II We gauge the denomina-
ton by this scale. our people don't care
three cents for the conversion Of the
world 10 Christ
The State Of Kansas is said to have
invested and expended for educational
purposes, during the last ten wears, the
sum Of Sl7,uO0,OOO. This expenditure
is now going on to the amount of over
million dollar, "a year. In spite Of
the interest thus shown in instruction,
il is further reported that only about
three persons in every hundred IN the
State enter the learned professions.
The Union Memorial Church Of
Springfield, Mass, j. organized ON am
unscctarian basis, and invites Calyinists
and Arminians, Baptists and Congre-
gationalists, to its communion. At its
tenth anniversary, held in October, a
Conference Of representative, of various
denominations was called 90 consider
the true grounds Of Christian fellowship
and kindred questions The Confer
cnce adopted the following statement.
''Tha, all Christian churches should re-
cognize each other ~ such, on the sim
pie ground Of their faith in Christ, and
admit 10 their ordinances al who give
evidence Of their personal union with
Him who is the head of the Church I;
and that such individual and churches
should have fellowship with one another
at the Lords table, IN the interchange
of pulpits. and by cooperation in reli-
gious work. and in every way in which
love to Christ and TO His disciples can
express itself"
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A Curious Tree.

The most singular freak of nature can
be seen in tree up near Eureka. N is
half pine and half fir. II good-sizcd
tree, perhaps scventy-iive feet high.
The body from the ground TO distance
of thirty feet j. pine Then for dis
lance of twenty feet fir. The remain
ing twenty-five feet. like the lower por-
ton, l. pine. The fir portion Of the
tree is in i very ilourishing condition.
The foliage on that part is SO dense that
the trunk or limbs can hardly be seen
through it. On the pine portion the
leaves are rather scarce. The tree is
near the road, and has been noticed by
nearly all who ever passed that way. II
is a rare curiosity, and well worth see
ng Nerdda (Cdl) Transcript.
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Foreign Notes.

The London Times has made ar
rangements for wiring column of
the Prince of Males doings during his
India trip every day at a cost of about
5000 daily.
Charles Dickens son has been read
ing from the great noyelist's works
from Pickwick +" in particular an
Intcrlacken hotel, in manner, accord
ing 10 correspondent, I" infinitely su-
perio~ to his father
The newly arrived daughter of the
Duchess Of Edinburgh increases Queen
Nictoria's tally Of grandchildren to
twenty-seven. twenty-four of whom are
still alive. and that of her total living
progeny to thirty-three, including three
unmarried children and the Princess
Louise, who is married, but without
family.
Prince Bismarck uses the furniture
of the State in his house. 1t is faded
and rickety, but he says it is good
enough for him and his family; and
after his death his successor may put
the State 10 the expense Of procuring a
new lot; for his part, he will do no such
thing. Madame Il. has to put up with
this and good many other things cur
tain occurring slides of the Chancellor's
bald head like water running down hill.
Funerals IN England have become
so outrageously expensive that a RE
formed Funeral Company has been
formed, which intendsto conduct burials
at lower cost and with less mummery-
The undertaken and his assistants will
wear plain clothes, and the range of
prices is from SIS TO 500. The Gene
terics Of London will soon be full and
closed. and 10 meet the demand that
must soon arise for new burial place
the :. London Metropolis" AN immense
tract Of land twcniy-four miles out of
town-has been opened. Plots nine
feet hy four can be had for Sl3, with "A
promise of being perpetually cared for
by the company. Different sections are
set apart for different kinds Of religion
aud social organizations. Special
funeral trains, starting from q station
not used for other purposes, viii run
from the city into the grounds.
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Odds and Ends.

Why is "A prosy preacher like the
middle OF a wheel? Because the fellows
round him are tired.
Mrs. Partington desires to know
why the captain Of vessel can't keep a
memorandum Of the weight Of his an
chor, instead of weighing il every time
he leaves port.
A sweet little boy, only eight years
old-bless his little heart walked into
a scene Of a teachers examination at
Oswcgo, last week, and bawled out /.
Annie. your Teller is down TO the
house, !"
Its harder to keep track Of the SER
mon when you sit in the back part of
the church, but then YOU ret out first
and have the best chance to select a
good umbrella from the pile at the door.
The boy who will howl like fog
horn if he hits his shin with a piece Of
kidding, will fall thirty-one feet out of
a chestnut tree and say nothing about
it, il his neck amt broke, for fear he
won't get To 90 again.
AS a schoolmaster was employed
the other day, in Scotland, in his de-
lightful task of teaching "A sharp urchin
to cipher on the slate, the precocious
pupil put the following question to his
instructor: "Whaur diz a the figures
gang till when they're rubbit out ?"
"A little miss, upon being one day
bantered because she was a girl, and
having represented 10 her that boys
were much more useful creatures in the
world, although they were usually more
trouble, was asked if she did not wish
she were boy. "No, indeed she
quietly replied. Else worse than most
boys now
-"As was goin' over the bridge the
other day." said native Of Erin, -
met Pat. Hewins. 'Hewins, said l.,
how are you2' Pretty well, thank
you. Donnclly,' says he. 'Donnelly,
SAYS |. that's not my name. Faith,
then, no more j. mine llcwins.' SO
with that we looked ut aich other agin,
an sure enough it was nayther Of Us. :
What is that which has three feet
but no legs. is all body but no limbs,
has no toes on is feet, no head, moves
a great deal and never uses its feet for
that purpose. has one foot at each end
and the other in the center of its body.
This is queer creature in some re-
spccts, and is very popular among the
ladies and some men. II never walks
out, but goes with one foot where it.
head might he. dragging the other foot
behind These feet have nails but ne
toes. no heel and no bones in the foot
A yard measure.
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Hans aud NIishRps.

VIM. Pellion, a farmer living near
Davenport, Iowa, was run over by a
wagon and instantly killed.
At GAINESVILLE. Wis. small child
of A. Lee, dropped u lamp, which eN-
ploded, burning her very badly, and
probably fatally.
Frank Martin, Of Cambridge City,
Ind, fell from hickory tree, dis
lance Of 20 feet, and was fatally hurt.
AT Holland, Mich, 2-ycar-old
child of ~ Barron was fatally scaldcd
by falling into bucket Of hot water.
AT Homer, MINI. a lad named
Willard f. Bunnell was fatally wounded
by the accidental discharge Of his gun
while getting ready to 20 hunting.
Thomas Dillon rode his horse oil a
bridge abuunent at Neosho, Kansas.
both falling about thirty feet. The
horse and rider were killed instantly.
AT Moorcsvillc. Ind, q i-year-old
son Of John spoon, while riding with
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Fatally Stabbed with Broonstick.

One of the saddest deaths we have
been called upon to record for a long
time occurred in this city Yesterday
morning at ? Is O'Clock, when young
Victor Waggener. eldest son II our es-
teemcd fellow-ctizen, Mr.. William III.
Waggener, departed this life in all the
pride and glory of youthful promise, his
sudden and early death being the result
of most singular and painful accident,
which happened about 80 O'Clock on
last Friday evening. At that hour he
had gone out in the rear Of his fathers
residence, on Main Street, near the cor
ner of Washington, 20 hold, a was his
frequent custom, a conversation with
young friend and playmate, the son Of
Rev. DR.. Iliner, who resides on the adj
joining lot For this purpose, he had
mounted piece Of brickwork next to
the wall, about four and "A half or five
feet high, from the top Of which he.
could see and converse with his Young
friend over the dividing wall AT the
close of the conversation, IL being then
quite dark, he turned 10 90 back into
the house, and sprang down from the
piece of masonry on which he had been
standing, and, in doing so, received his
death-wound. Leaning against the
brick work there was the sharp-pointed
handle of an old broom, point upward,
which, owing 20 the darkness, he did
not see, but which caught his clothes,
between his legs, and he went down to
the ground, with his whole weight upon
the point, causing il to penetrate his
body 10 the depth Of six or eight inches,
inficting fearful wound. and. at tn
same time, causing the most intolerable
pain. The family physician, DR.. Rod
man. was Immediately summoned, and
every thing done that human skill or
tenderness could do TO save the life and
mitigate the pain of the youthful suf-
ferer But il was seen from the first
that the wound was mortal, and the re-
suit was as above stated. Throughout
he bore the intense pain with manly
fortitude rare in one so young .-F'rdnk
fort (hy.) Woman.
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ScIence and Industry.

The Michigan ish-hatcher at Niles
has Just received. in good condition,
10000 California Salmon eggs from the
Pacific slope. superintendent George
+. jerome paid ~5l5.55 express charges
thereon. This j. the largest shipment
Of the kind ever made.
Frank W Potter, United States Con-
sui al Marseille>, has secured AN author
ization from the French Agricultural
Society 10 introduce large number of
American vines for cultivation in the
districts recently rayaged by the phil
loxcra. The vines that Mr.. Potter inn
ported last spring have given much sat
isfaction.
"A new process Of refrigeration, by
the use OF ammonia brought by great
pressure To low temperature, has been
introduced into this country from Paris.
1t i applicable to cellars, packing
rooms, compartments in ships, etc, and
is intended to keep the air in the rooms
pure, dry, and very cold, without the
Use Of ice.
An extensive branch of industry at
present in France is the manufacture of
pciRfureS ndTnOrceHncs, a new kind OF
wall decoration which has come into fa-
yor. These consist of double sheets Of
glass, the inner surface of the under
sheet being painted in oil color in imi-
tation Of lapislazuli, jasper, onyx, or
some other costly stone. They are used
like tiles, for walls, wainscots, orna-
mental payements, cabinet furniture,
and the like.
The experiments of the old chem
i,ts who sought for liquid which would
dissolve every thing, and for sub
stance which nothing would dissolve.
are being paralleled 10y the operations
Of two learned and skilfu chemists en-
ploycd by the Treasury Department,
one Of whom j. constantly engaged in
fahricating ndclible inks, while the
other devotcs his talents 10 washing Out
these inks. Thus far the latter i
ahead-uo ink having been produced
which he has been unable 10 wash out.
a method Of procuring fresh water
from sea water through the direct ac-
non of the suns rays j. among the for
IGN inventions The apparatus con
,i,t- NJ 4 box Of wood one inch thick
about fourteen feet long, two feet wide.
and of m average depth of siN inches.
he upper part 81 the hox j. closed with
ordinary glass, which has an inclination
u an inch and half At the lower
edge Of the glass there is scmi-circular
channel, destined To receive the fresh
water which j. condensed ON the in
terror surface Of the glass. The opera.
ton j. exceedingly simple. The salt
water j. let into the box for about an
nch in depth and II j. then exposed e
The rays of the sun. A very actiy,
evaporation begins, and it is found that
asguare metre of glass will condens,
daily the amount OF two gallons of pure
water.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

II Il said that Gen Shcrman's book
has brought him $4,000.
W. m. Gin, Of Boston, has in his pos
session the original manuscript Of Poc's
poem. 1.-The Bells
Kate Field, the plucky woman. is
studying for the stage i'm England. She
will bring home new play, and try il
once again.
The Hartford C0uroHtwas 1l2years
nld oct ~. From that day until the
present IL ha, never once failed 10 APP
pear on time.
senator Morrill,, of Vermont, has
presented bust of Charles sumner, by
Preston Powers, to the Park Gallery Of
Art at burlington, in that State.
Dr. David Creel, probably the only
surviving member Of the jury which
tried Aaron Burr for treason, is at pres
ent a resident OF Chllicothe, Ohio, and
enjoys excellent health, though over 90
years old
Miss phmbc Couzins, Of 1t. Louis,
has am able and exhaustive review Of
Chief Justice Maite's decision against
an women Of the United States, de-
signed for the lecture field and entitled
"A Woman Without Country
The museum Of the Illinoi, Indus
trial University has received an old OK
yoke made by Abraham Lincoln and
used by him while living at New Salem,
Menafl County. This relic was pre-
sentcd hy Hon. G. NJ. Smith, of Spring
field. who i, brothcr-in-law Of Mr..
Lincoln Mr.. Smith says the yoke was
presented 10 him by Mr.. Lincoln, and
Ne know, il to have been made by him.
The Princess Fclix Salm- Salm, the
American lady whose husband fought
Tor the lnion in America, for the En-
prr lu Mexico. and was killed IN the
franco-Gcrman war, now has on the
eve of publication in London work
entitled lien Years Of My Life One
who has read advance sheets Of her
book says that it bitterly denounccs Ba-
zainc, who commanded the French
army Of invasion in Mexico in lSdl-'j,
and declares that he was the occasion
Of all the misforiunes which befell Max
imilian
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Rising In the World.

You should bear in mind that nine
tenths of us are, from the very natures
and necessities Of the world, born to
gain our livelihood by the sweat Of the
brow. What reason have we, then, To
presume that our children are not to do
the same? If they be. a. now and then
one will be, endowed with extraordinary
powers of mind, these powers may have
nm opportunity of developing them
selves and if they never have that OPP
portunity. the harm j. not very great To
us or To them. Nor does il hence fol-
low that the descendants Of laborers are
always to be laborers. The path up
wards is steep and long, 10 be sure. In
dustrv. care, skill, excellence, in the
present parent, lay the foundation Of
rise, under more favorable circum-
stances. for the children. The childrcnof
these take another rise; and by and by
the descendants of the present laborcr
become gentlemen This is the natur-
nj progress. Ii Is b. attempting TO
reach the top III single leap that so
much misery is produced in the world;
and the propensity TO make such an at
tempt has been cherished and cncour-
aged hy the strange projects that we
have witnessed Of late years for making
the laborers virtuouS and happy by CIV
ing them what is called education. The
education which | speak Of consists
in bringing children up 70 labor win
steadincss, with care and with skill; to
show them how to do A. many useful
things as possible; TO teach them to do
them all in the best manner: 20 set them
an example in industry, sobricty, clean
illness, and neatness 70 make All these
habtua 10 them, 50 that they never
shall he liable 10 fall into the contrary;
10 let them always see good living
proceeding from labor, and thus 70 re-
move them from the temptation 70 get
at the goods of others by violent or iaud-
ulent means, and to keep far from their
minds an the inducements 20 hypocrisy
and deceit. William CojbcH.
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duet.
INTENSE AGITATION
He first issued his bull Of eNcommuni-
cation against kipikona and cursed him
a. AN Anti-christ. Then lac sent trAe
and tried disciples 10 Howard, among
them George q. Cannon, the present
Mormon Delegate 10 Congress, 10 COM
bat the hercsies Of his rival and de-
nounce him 40 his face a. an impostOr.
The contest moved the whole kingdom.
The other religious sccts were alarmed
az the way Mormon missionaries were
carrying of lambs and sheep from their
flock, 80 that the whole little Kingdom
ot Hawaii was intensely agitated. The
two Mormon factions continued the
fight for three years. Gibson leading his
gallant little band Of followers with mas
terly tactics and against great odds.
Brigham's forces pressed him. men and
money were sent from Salt Lake: vet
he fought the battle brayely. But in
every human contest there must be con-
qucrors and yanquished; there must be
an end 10 the struggle. Gibson, after
three years, finding his finances ex-
hausted, his followers decimated, and
his yictors still strong inmcn and money,
carried his uncaptured banners from
the field and the enemy quickly took
possession. The ambitious prophet of
Polynesia retired to his estate on the
island of LAMA. He has awakened from
his loftyprophetic dreams retired from
the editorial chair and the struggling
world TO lead the life Of shepherd As
he is a fatalist he neither complains nor
murmurs against the decrees Of fate, but
resigns himself philosophically TO the
logic Of events, his fine library and his
fine flock Of sheep. lie j. wcll-to-do in
this worlds goods.
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school and Church.

Bishop Littlejohn, while in Europe,
will con~ccrate st. Paul's American
Episcopal Church in Rome. a citizen
q Brooklyn has given chime Of thirty
three Belgian bells to the church.
Rev. DR.. Storrs has retired from
ne Church Of the Pilgrims, FOR which
n has been many years the pastor, and
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serious contemplation Of Gibson's con-
duri
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-01
Negroes Sold At Auction.

In Liberty county, Missouri, last week,
three stout and healthy negroes were sold at
public auction. They were the most notorious
members of band of colored men who had
become veritable nuisances by obstructing the
streets and insulting passers, besides living
wholly on the proceeds of begging and steal
ing. Finally, the residents determined to en-
force the State vagrancy act, under which
Migrants, whether white or black, able to
work but unwilling to do so, may be sold for
six months to the highest bidder at pubic
auction.
Accordingly Edward Payton, George Menu
fee and Billy Beecham were arrested and sold
in front of the Court House for Sc, $40 and
Sc respectively. At Upton. Moniteau county,
on Monday, another negro was sold in q
similar manner for SIS. This announcement
will probably infame persons and papers that
do not remember that the law applies equally
to white Migrants, that in many States the
convicts are practically sold to contractors,
and that in New Ergland the selling Of pau
pers Is no lew thing.
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The rich producer of the South wants good
money for his produce. The poor laborer every.
where wants good money for his labor. The
debtor alone is interested in cheap money, and
he only 10 plenty of it-that is, in enough of it
to make payment Of his Indebtedness easy The
Coou'ier-Jo,unal IS attacked because it stood Tor
good money and against bad money; and yet, ii
we were disposed to ssindle our creditors, we
have the opportunity. We are erecting a build
ing OF large proportions. 1t will cost good deal
OF money.
Our obligations are out, and, if we could take
them in on dis count of twenty or fifty per cent,
we should make just 80 much. We think, how.
ever, that We can pay all We have contracted to
pay, dollar for dollar, and, if need be, in gold.
We are not afraid of contraction. Nor are we
afraid of imitation, except for the country at
large. The end must ONE soon or late, and, if
1t must come, we mad better realize the fact and
prepare for 1t. The longer we put off the day of
resumption, the worse it will be for us.-Cowier-
Journal