The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-15

the cOnsignees, as most OF the freight had
been stored two or three days.
The Iowa Democratic state Convention,
held on the sth, nominated the following
ticket: For Secretary Of state, JOHN stu
berauch. Treasurer, Wesley Jones; Audi
tor, VIM. Groneneg; Register of Lands, y.
G. Ridenom.
The Kansas City Exposition and Agricul-
tural Fair will be held from Sept. Is TO %.
The premium list aggregates 80, 900.
AT Monroe, La, on the S0th, Or. Il. IT,
Dinkgrave, former Sheriff and Tax Col
lector of the parish, was shot and killed
while on his way 10 dinner. The assassin
was an unknown man who had been skulG-
/ ing around the locality for several days. IL
| is believed that the murder was the result
OF an old personal feud, and that the only
| object was revenge.
There were twelve deaths from yellow fe-
yer az Savannah, Ga, on the SOth. The
| disease i confined principally 10 the
suburbs. Wilmington, y. c., has estab-
/ lished a quarantine against Savannah.
/ Four miners were sufocated in mining
| shaft near Central City, Col, on the 29th
ult.
The Colorado Democrats have nominated
\ Hon. b. NJ. Hughs for Governor and Mr..
| T. NJ. Patterson for Congress.
/ BY the explosion Of threshiRg- machine
boiler near Dover. Mimi, on the 3ls.,
I George Bennett, c. Arnold, and another
man, name unknown. We're instantly killed,
and several others were injured.
A. A. Jones, agent Of Clark's Pony EX-
press at Deadwood City, arrived at sidney,
Neb., on the 3lst ult. He says the Indians
raided the road between Custer and
! Deadwood on the 20th, and Killed Weston
smith, a minister. and three miners
named Ike Brown, Pollins and
Mason, carrying of their stock.
ON the 22d they made raid on party five
miles south Of Custer City aud killed James
Kidd, samuel Wallace. j. Weilly and
Thompson. The Indians are supposed TO
be Northern Sioux, from the hostile camp
or the road to the agencies. Jones says the
country il full Of Indians.
There was a split in the Republican Con-
gressional Convention for the First Kansas
Slst, growing out OF disputed
point in organizing. The regular
convention, presided over by Col. ID. r..
Anthony, renominated Hon. W. a. Phil
lips. The seeding delegates, a in num-
Der, nominated Hon. W. W. Guthrie.
Burke, Indian Agent at Standing Rock,
has been removed and a military officer tenn
porarily put in charge OF the Agency. II
Is alleged that Burke had 4 secret interview
with Kill Eagle, one Of the hostile chiefs,
and subsequently issued $50 head Of cattle,
most OF which went 20 the hostile camps.
A. J. Calhoun, post-ohice clerk at Co.
lumbus, Ga, having been detected in TAX
iug money from 4 registered letter. attempt
ed to commit suicide, but failed.
United States Marshal Packard, OF Louis
lana, has rendered his resignation to the
President, on account OF his having become
} a candidate for Governor.
A: wagon containing six persons wa.
J struck by a locomotive while crossing tho
} railroad track in the northern suburbs Of
ST. Joseph, Mo-, on the 1st. Ben. Dorsey,
colored, was instantly killed. VIM. Brainard
J died in a short time, and George Reed
! James Hoy, and George Cook were all NOR,
or less injured.
J At Lewisburg, Ohio. on the 3ist ult.
City Marsha! Palmer was shot and Instantly
: killed by y. A. Wireman, for alleged adul
! terry with Mrs. Wireman.
An ingenious attempt TO rob a bank a
l Rensselaer,, Ind, was discovered and frus
trated on the %, and three OF the would-b
, robbers arrested. They had been for som
e weeks tunneling under the bank vault, AM
P were about ready 10 take the money whel
4 they were discovered. The vault eontaine,
! about 500, 900 in cash, besides valuable Sc
= curities. The names OF the parties arreste
are James Filkin, alias Martin, and Mart
= Davis, OF Chicago, and VI. V. b. Warner
D saloon keeper at Rensselaer,. Bill May ~
e up the Job, but was drowned before its com
pletion.
D.. A special 10 the st. Paul Pioneer Press
a dated North Bank of the Yellowstone, Aug
q, via Bismarck, ID. T., sept. 4. says tn
= latest intelligence received concerning IN
i movement OF the Indians leads TO the belle
that sittir g-Bull's band Of Uncapapas ar
= trying TO cross the Yellowstone and reac
J.. their proper hunting ground on the DIR
: Fork OF the Missouri. Acting upon thi
]. belief, General Terry has ordered Crook
e command TO follow the trail TO the Lttl
r, Missouri, while his own command will Gro.
!. the Yellowstone and endeayOr to cut of q
.. parties moving towards Fort Peck.
" The boiler OF a steam threshing -machin
= exploded near Chatfeld, Mimi, on the ID
killing the engineer, Mr.. Lawton, Charlie
: Arnold, and VIM. Barnett. Everett Jons
d was badly injured.
r. A white school teacher named Harris,
i native OF Sumner County, Tenn, was a
r sassinated at Anderson Station on the q
a A misunderstanding in the district a. TO u
e selection OF a teacher is supposed to be Il
s. origin OF the murder.