The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-10

4 by his friends present, aud
had quite an ovation AZ his hotel in the even
ing. during which time be received large
number Of congraiulatory kilograms from
other friends in various parts az the coun-
try. The concluding portion of Judge Dill
] Ions charge 20 the Jury is A. follows;
The defendant, by the policy 81 our law. can
neither lee compelled nor permitted 10 testify. As
substitute Tor this deprivation. The Law clothes
the defendant with presumption OF innocence.
which attends and protects him until - ~ over
come by testimony which proves his gu.U be-
You'd a reasonable doubt-Asyona reasonable
doAhf-which means that the evidence of his
guilt, a. charged, must 10 clear positive and
abiing. fully satisfying the minds and con-
sciences OF The Jury. y - NOT suficent. IN
criminal case, 10 justify verdict % guilty,
that there may he strong suspicious, or even
strong probabilities, Of guilt, nor, a. I'm civil
eases. prePonderanee q evidence in
favor Of the truth Of the charge
against the defendant. but what the
law requires Is proof. by legal and cre,iitabe
evidence. Of such a nature that when u IS all
effect, they, feel. when they have weighed and
considered Il all. clear. undoubting and entire
~ satisfactory conviction Of the defendants
guilt. This, and this only. Is requlret- But
THIS much Is required. II thus proved, the jury
shond convict. h not. they should acquit.
The Secretary OF the National Cotton Ex-
change has issued report ~ the overland
cotton movement from September 1, 1875.
toJanuary "a, ls76, showing total direct
from producers 20 the mills fl7S, l>5 bales,
and overland 10 Eastern delivery ports so2,
aoi bales, leaving Al .3sS In transit n the
close Of January for delivery. The total,
taking the Northern spinners, for five
months, is Gil ,cs. The receipts At United
States ports for the same time were 3,oOi,-
500 bales. The shipments 10 Canada were
/ 400 bales.
Dallas, Texas, had its first Mardi Gras
celebration on the cath. II i said Ia hay
been decided success.
\ horrible casualty is reported frcm
Union County. Iowa. The residence II
samuel Blackwell was burned one night re-
Gently and two children 81 the family, aged
4 and 6 years, were roasted Ialse IN the
flames.
In the United States District Court al Il.
Louis, on the 25th, the attorneys OF William
Mckee moved for new trial on the ground
that one OF the jurors, Hugh r. Summers.
Of Pike County, Mo-, had prior to the trial
expressed an opinion unfavorable 10 their
client. and for other reasons. The defendant
was given until March ; TO complete his
showing OF the alleged facts.
ON the night OF the 2ad fire at Lemars,
Iowa. destroyed large building occupied
by four families. woman and three small
children were buried in the ruins, and when
found were burned to cinders. The hus-
band has since been a raying maniac.
In the Mississippi House, on the 25th,
resolution impeaehing Governor Ames Of
high crimes and misdemeanors in office
was adopted-yeas, 50; nay-, "a. sixteen
Republicans were absent. All the Re-
publicans present and two Democrats voted
no.
Lansing. the Cashier Of the Kern Valley
Bank. AT Bakersfield. Cal, has confessed 10
having himself committed the recent rob-
berry Of that bank, and has given up the
stolen money.
fire at Leayenworth, Ks. on the night
Of the 18th, burned the houring-mi Of II.
u. Rush, the saw-mill and lumber yards OF
Root 4 Sheppard, and the ice-house Of c.
Casper. The Touring mill was one Of the
finest in the West, nearly new, and con-
tanned about -, 900 bushels OF wheat. all Of
which was destroyed. The fouring-mill
was fully insured. but it j. said there was
no insurance on the other property.
The AtchisoR, Topeka and santa Re Rail- I
road was completed TO Pueblo, COL. on the
26th ult. ~
Gov Hendricks Of Indiana delivered the I
address At the opening ofihe Southern States I
Fair at New Orleans on the 26th.
The managers Of the Eastern lines OF rail- !
roads leading into Chicago have agreed on
reduction OF five cents per buskel on East I
bound grain and fourth-class freight. and 4
ten cents on flour, the reduction 10 90 into .
effect March l..
81. Charles, NO.. was visited by most I
destructive hurricane, about p. m. on \
Sunday. the 27th. The storm struck the \
northern part Of the city, passing TO the 4
south. and sweeping every thing in its path 4
It. duration was not longer than from five 4
TO ten minutes, and the appearance pre-
sented was that OF huge rolling yellow \
cloud. The public buildings most f.
badly damaged we're the Court .
House. Jail. and Gas-works, the latter
being totally destroyed. A large number 81 \
stores. residences. etc, Were also either /
wholly or partially demolished. James
Gosney, an employee in the Gas-works. to-
gethcr with his little son, was killed by the /
falling walls. and a young son Of Henry Line
man was also killed. number Of other
people we're more or les injured ia the city,
while reports from the surrounding coun-
try show that the rayages Of the storm ex-
tended for miles around, occasioning great /
loss Of property II not Of life.
The steamer Mary Bell, en- route from 7
Memphis 10 New Orleans. was burned at
the wharf at Vicksburg on the afternoon Of /
the 27th. Some two hundred persons. en-
route 10 New Orleans 10 attend the Mardi \
Gras celebration. were Passengers on the \
boat. but many Of them were driving abou,
the city at the time Of the fire. The entire
cargo and passengers baggage were
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