The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-10-29
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An earthquake shock was felt throughout
Y portions OF California on the evening OF the
Y 18th. No damage reported
I General sheridan was banqueted in san
\ Francisco on the 18th.
Y Judge Foreman. OF the United States Dis
I trict Court. charged the Grand jury az Utah
Y 10 indict all persons known 10 be living in
polygamy. IN violation OF the act OF Congress
7 OF 1862.
Elections were held in the States Of Ohio.
\ Iowa and Nebraska on the 18th. Prom re-
turns received up to the night Of the 18th.
4 the following results were announced. In
Ohio. Hayes, Republican, Is elected Gov
ernor by small majority, estimated ut from
I 5000 70 5000. The Republicans have a
seventeen in the House. and probably three
/ majority in the senate. \ largely in
creased vote wa pollod By both parties. In
Iowa the Republican ticket. headed by
I klrkwoOd for Governor, has from -, 900 TO
I =. 600 majority. In Nebraska the entire Re-
7 publican ticket Is also elected. and the
new Constitution carried by large majority.
prisoner named John Gair. while being
conducted 10y the Deputy sheriff and posse
7 from Baton Rouge 10 Clinton. La. on the
night II the f4ih. was lorcibly taken from
7 the officer by party Of iifty or more armed
! and masked men and shot 70 death in the
( road. The maskcrs then proceeded 70 Baton
Rouge and took Babe Matthews. a colored
2 .4.,I lar 81. I'm no
Court yard. The negro woman was charged
with having poisoned Dr. i. W. saunders,
Of Clinton. a few days before and Gair {,
said 10 have instigated the crime.
party OF disguised men IN Murray
County, Tenn, on the night 81 the 18th,
hanged a negro who was charged with the
murder Of sam. Garner.
Joseph II. Baker. sheriff OF Portage Coun
Y ~. Wis. while in the discharge Of his du
iie>. wa shot and fatally wounded ~ man
named COPYRIGHT. Deputy sheriff Cameron.
who was assisting him, was shot III the face
and instantly killed.
Acting-Govemor Antoine Of Louisiana has
issued proclamation ordering all Illegal aud
di.ordcrly bodies Of men in East Feliciana
Parish % dsper>e. and calling upon All law
abiding citizens 20 assist IN bringing malc-
factors to justice. The killing by mob 81
John Gair and the woman = Bahe' Mat
thew~ lboth colorcdl. the expulsion irom
the parish 81 a number ~ locally elected OFF,
Gals the compulsory adjournment ~ ne
court and the killing 81 the sheriff are cited
among the fragrant acts ~ wrong doing
which have been committed in said parish,
and which the Governor feels called upon L.
rcprimand.
There was a grand soldiers reunion held
a. indianapolis on the 18th. 4 number 81
Mexican veterans were present.
AT the ,ale 81 the Nincwood herd 81 short
horn cattle. al Winchester. Ky, on tn, 18th.
% head sold for >l23. 40. an average rate III
a fraction over II .a2s per head. The TWEEN
ty-second Duchess OF Airdrie. months old.
brought ~ $50.
Prof. Janney. chief Of the Government
geological expedition tothe Black Hills. and
assistants returned TO Cheyenne on the 10th.
They spent i've months ia making q thor
ough examination Of the country. which
I they mapped from Belle Fourchc 10 the
South Fork 81 the Cheyenne River. Ac-
cording to dispatch from Cheyenne, Prof.
Janncy reports that the gold field
extend. from IIarney's Peak north 40 miles.
probably one-half Of which territory con-
tains enough Of the precious metal 70 yield
\ from - 10 - per day to the miner. and on
some Of the streams larger amount. The
country j. said to be well adapted to agricul-
turc and stock raising, with plenty Of water
and timber abundant.
At senatobia, Mis-. on the 10th. Mr.. y
/ McIIenry shot Col. j. n. Cooke. innicting
serious II not mortal wound. The latter
then drew a knife and cut MclIcnry several
times. killing him almost Instantly. The
ARRAY wa, the result Of political difficulties.
The Supreme Court Of Iowa has decided
that railway companies are liable for dam
ages by fire caused by sparks from their To-
comotiyer.
Clarke Edmonston, negro, charged with
outraging white woman in Fayctte Coun-
~, Ga, was taken ont 81 Jail on q recent
sunday morning by mob and hanged on the
the week before.
A 10000 fire occurred az Anderson,
Texas, ON the 10th. The Post office, odd
Fellows Hail. and number Of stores we're
burned.
Ames and Isaac Cartwright. brothers,
who killed sheriff Baker, Of Portage County,
Wis, few days ago, were taken from the
Jail at stevens Point, on the morning Of the
18th, by party Of masked men, and hanged
side by side to pine tree.
80 far a. can be ascertained 10y an unofii-
cial canvass, the majority OF Hayes for Gov
ernor Of Ohio il 4,753. The Republican
Central Committee claim the election Of all
the other candidates on their State
ticket, bat the vote il so close on
some OF them that Il will need
an official count to determine the result
The Senate stands --RepublicanS, n; Demo-