The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-02-06


vote stood-Christisncy, -; Chandler, 3d.
Baglcy, I. Mr.. Christiancy has been for sew
enteen years one OF the Judges Of the Supreme
Court, and part OF the time Chief Justice
lie has been elected to this position twice by
unanimous vote Of both parties. In politics
he was originally . Democrat, has been Free
Soiler, and then a Republican. He is sixty
three years old and resident of Lansing
lie IA understood 10 be hard-money and rev.
enue-tariff man, conservative on constitution
al questions, and n man Of marked ability.
Another fatal snow-slide occurred in Big
Cottonwood Canon, Utah, on the goth, by
which six men, named Thomas III. Broderick
VIM. Ritter, Chas. Dobbe, Jas. Breeze
Henri Atkins and Reuben Moore were car
ried away and killed. The slide extended fol
a distance OF about one mile, and was abou,
two hundred yards wide. The bodies OF six
persons killed by the snow-slide in the city
OF Alta on the previous day had been re-
covered. Many Others are supposed to have
persisted, but their bodies were covered tc
great depth by the snow, and probably
will not be found for some time. In
one OF the demolished houses were found the
body of Mrs. Carey, sitting in rocking
chair, with an infant clasped in her arms, and
near them her husband and little girl. AL
had been suffocated by snow. AT another
house was dug out one man alive; another
man, who had been sleeping beside him on
the bed. was dead. Still another dead body
was found in the vicinity. There was greal
terror in the mining camps on account Of
these accidents.
Forty Cinnamon. engaged in housekeeping
in the mountains near Genoa, Nevada, were
carried away by snow-slide recently, and
twenty-eight of them were killed.
Billy White was hanged at Corsicana. Tex.
as, on the cd, for the murder of ono Thomp-
son. Both were colored.
Messrs. Hoar, Wheeler, Frye and Marshall,
of the Congressional Committee 10 investi-
gate Louisiana affairs, arrived at New Orleans
on the 22d, and at once commenced the in
vestigation.
United States Senator from Nebraska on the
sixth ballot. Mr.. Paddock is elassed, politi-
cslly, as a Conservative Republican.
Il. G.. Caufed has been elected TO fill the
vacancy i'm the First Congressional District
Of Illinois, caused by the death of Represent
alive John Il. Rice. Mr.. Caulfield j. the
Representative-elect to the Forty fourth Con-
gress.
Ex-President Andrew johnson has been
elected United States Senator from Tennes-
see.
The Arkansas State Grange met at Little
Rock on the 27th. Every county was repre-
scented.
ON the night Of the 25th party of men,
supposed 10 be Pinkerton's detectives, made
an attack upon the residence Of SIR. Samuel,
step-father of the James brothers, in Clay
County, Mo. The following dis
patch from Kansas City, 9th.
gives all the particulars that could be
learned at that time: An engine and caboose
took out from this city on Monday evening.
party Of four detectives, and took in Others
on the way. A party, appearing to be about
eleven men, attacked the house,
had fight, but with whom cannot
be definitely ascertained. The fences bear
marks Of balls going both ways. A bomb
shell, about seven inches in diameter, was
thrown into the house, the explosion Of which
killed young boy, Archer Samuel, and
wounded Mrs. Samuel so badly in the arm
that amputation was necessary. The house
was also set on fire in four different places.
The engineer who took the party out
reported that after the fight the de-
tectiye party brought aboard two live
men and one dead or badly wounded.
The inquest on the body of the dead boy
brought out nothing. Mrs. samuel claims
rades was there that night. There seems to
be no doubt, however, that a serious fight
took place on the premises, but who were the
parties engaged is entirely a matter of'conjec-
ture at present.