The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-06-02

Afkansa> btllt, anu that poal was
also badly wrecked. The following are
known TO be lost Capt. Dick Fowler;
Richard Partridge, express messenger;
Charles Cotton, second mate; Walter Me-
Elhency, engineer; A. Mattison, paducah,
and one or two other passengers. Fourteen
rotlstaboats are missing. A number Of the
passengers and crew were also severely
burned or scaldcd.
Another daring exploit by Texas highway
men o0urred on the 18th. the particulars
OF which are given in a special dispatch TO
the Galveston Ne,cs. on the morning Of
that day the stage OF the III Paso Line,
which left Eaglcford for Fort Worth, was
stopped on Grand Prairie. only about 10
miles from Dallas, by three masked
men heavily armed. The pas
sengen were ordered to aught and
give up their money, which request they
complied with. one OF the robbers then
stood guard over the passengers. while the
other two went, up the road 90 meet another
hack, which was coming from Fort Worth,
and compelled the passengers thereof To
get ont and take their places with
the other victims. At this. time still
another hack was deserted coming
from Dallas, but the driver OF this refused
to stop when ordered, and the passengers
pluckily returned the fire OF the robbers,
who sent several shots TO enforce their de-
mands. but without avail. The highway
men then took the stage-horscs, and. after
killing their own, rode OF in the direction
OF the Indian Territory. Ii is said that they
secured about II 900 in cash, besides num-
ber OF watches and other valuables.
The Kentucky delegation ~ the Cincinnati
Convention is Instructed for Bristosv, and
the Maryland delegation for Blaine.
The trials at New Orleans OF members Of
the Whisky Ring resulted in the conyiction
OF Edward Fchrenback. Otto karstanlef,
John X. Beals and Wm. NJ. Todd.
I The Emperor and Empress of Brazil and
suite arrived at st. Louis on the 18th, and
on the following day took passage on the
Grand Republic for New Orleans. IN.
An Associated Press dispatch from New
Orleans, 18th, says thai the reports OF the
recent troubles in the State have been great
I ly exaggerated. SO far as known only one
white man and two negroes we're killed and
several negroes wounded. r
I Three miners. named Williams. Harrison
and Brown. were tomahawked and scalpcd
by Indians. while asleep, near Custer City.
on the night Of the 10th. The bodies were
found about twelve hours after the massa-
ere, stripped naked and mutilated ssme-
what.
A bridge on the Msysyille and Lexington
Railroad, near Hinkston station, Ky, gave
way on the 20th as passenger train was
going over il. The passenger coach went
down into the abyss, and OF the 80 occupants,
all were more or less injured.
The Kansas Democratic State Convention,
held AT Topeka on the 10Th. elected delegates
TO the ST. Louis Convention who were in
structed TO support Hendricks as a Presiden-
tial candidate. The platform adopted de-
mands the repeal OF the Resumption act and
an exclusively greent ack currency.
The expedition fitted out at Fort Lincoln,
Dakota, for operations against the hostile
Indians under Sitting Bull, left that post
on the 1Ith, taking due westerly course.
The force consists OF over 1 900 men, mostly
cavalry, fully equipped, with % days sup
plies. There il also battery OF Calling
guns attached to the expedition. Gen. Terry
has the chief command, with Gen. Custer
in command OF the cavalry and Indian
scouts. In addition TO the supplies carried
by the trains, two steamers will proceed up
the Missorriand Yellowstone Rivers TO the
vicinity OF the mouth Of the Big Horn
River, with two months additional sup
plies. Gen. Terry's force will cooperate
with that OF Gen. Gibbon, from Fort
Ellis, Montana. and also, that OF Gen.
II x.4hf. ~.
nOrthward from Fort Laramie-the three
columns acting independently Of each other,
but all making fer the vicinity Of the mouth
OF the Big Horn River, where the depot Of
supplies is 10 be established. II IS be-
levedthat sitting Bull has now about 5000
wsrriorsfn thefeld setween the Little Mis-
souri, and the Yellowstone, and news Of 4
hostile encounter may be looked for now any
day, q NJ. WssN LEI
The Sheriff Of Wilkinson County, Miss.
says that the recent troubles IN that county
were caused by some Of the colorcd people
having fired upon his posse. and that poll
tics had nothing to do with the difficulty, q
number OF prominent colored men having
assisted him In endesGyoring 10 queIl the dis
uIrbsnee.
Judge Ferris, x-Nayor Of Oakland, CAL,
having made an unfortunate speculation IN
stocks. took dose OF laudanum, and then,
after tying his feet together, jumped over
board from a steamer and went to the bot
tom Of the bay.
Ex-Gov. Bullock has been taken TO
Georgia, under requisition from the Cow
ernor, after sn absence Of five years. There
are several charges against him upon which
he will be tried.
Hon. JOHN y. Redick, OF Omaha. has been
appointed United States District Judge for
New Mexico.