The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-17

ON the 81. The Jury returned verdict Of
guilty on the essential charge Of the indici :
ment.
At Cleveland, Ohio, on the morning Of
the 4th. William Alden had quarrel with
his wife and beat ont her brains with ham
mer. lie then took his horse and wagon
and proceeded TO the residence Of Mr.. Geo.
I l.. Benton, where hi, daughter, Hat
1 tie Alden boarded, and entering the house.
4 ne attacked her with the same instrument
Mrs. Benton attempted 10 interfere, aud
she too was attacked. After beating both
the women in most horrible manner. and
probably thinking them both dead. he leis-
urely returned to his own house. where
he was arrested. Ills wife was
dead when discovered. and there was
no witness 10 her murder save the muir
derer himself. Mrs. Benton II was thought
might recover. but Hattie Aiden's wounds
were fatal. Alden aud his wife had sepa
rated once. The only reason that ne gives
for his crimes is that hi> wife and her
daughter were robbing him OF his money
The murderer has been in the employ Of
Cobb. Andre & CO.. n expressman. for
many years. and has always been regarded
n a harmless, good -natured man. lie j. 81
wears OF axe.
The Executive Committee OF the National
Independent Party met At Chicago on the
lst and adopted resolution for the holding
OF a National Convention At indianapolis on
MAY l., 1876. 4 resolution was also adopted,
recommending the people OF the United
States favorable to the principles adopted
10. III
selves ai once into Greenback Independent
clubs ~ the most effective means OF orgsni-
zaiion and cooperation. and report the
officers OF such clubs TO the Chairman Of the
Central Committee OF the respective States.
In Putnam County, Tenn. a few nights
since. four disguised men went 10 the
house OF Russell Allison and shot and killed
him. An officer and posse went TO arrest
two OF the supposed murderers, brothers,
named Brasswell, when one OF the latter
shot dead J. J. Allison, brother Of the
murdered man, who was one Of the posse
One Of the Brasswells WAS arrested.
The sugar-house boiler on the Fairfax
plantation. nine miles below Franklin, La.
exploded on the 4th, instantly killing
three men. MORALLY wounding two, and
badly scalding good many others. With
the exception Of the sugar boiler. all were
colored.
Miss susan Denim. well known actress,
died very suddenly At Button, Ind. on the
morning Of the 4th. from the effect OF inju-
rics caused by fall on the stage AT Indian
apolis short time previous. On the night
before her death she appeared in the play Of
"Divorce.
At Chicago on the night Of the 9Th Eli
phalet Notify, a member OF the Board Of
Trade. hung himself to a bed-post: and on
the following day Christian Thomas, a
broker, shot himself through the head. FL
nancial reyerses are supposed to have been
the cause in both cases.
The Arkansas Legislature has passed a
bill donating all the State lands living in the
counties Of the Northwestern part Of the
state, for the building ~ a railroad from
some point on the Atlantic and Pacific Rail-
road in Missouri. via Fayetteville, Ark. 10
a point on the Little Rock and Fort smith
Railroad al or near Ozark.
John q. smith. cX-Membcr 81 Congress
from ohio. has been appointed Commissions
cr ~ Indian Afair>.