The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-16

The Iowa Republican State Convention
/ was held al Des Moines ON the s1st. The
platform adopted favors the gradual re-
sumption Of specie payment. The delegates
chosen are nearly unanimous for Blaiae,
and they were instructed 10 east the vote Of
the State as unit.
! The Tennessee Democratic State Conven-
ton, held on the 3lst, adopted resolutions
against financial contraction, and for the
repeal OF the Resumption act. The dele
gates TO 81. Louis are nearly unanimous for
Hendricks.
The Louisiana Republican State Con-
vention was held or the slst. The dele
gates 70 the Cincinnati Convention were un-
Instructed.
VIM. y. Walsh, Postmaster al Hot
Springs, Ark, on the a5th shot and killed
John G.. Hale. n prominent citizen. The
cause of the shooting was n business diff
Guilty.
The Virginia and Alabama State Conven-
tions, 10 nominate delegates TO the National
Democratic Convention. were held on the
3lsf. The delegations are uninstrueted, and
their preferences are not known.
The british steamship Rita. drawing l6
feet inches Of wafer. passed through The
Eads jetties on the lst, outward bound. at
full speed; and the Morgan line of steamers
will use the iely channel exclusively here
after. 81
The Minnesota Democratic State ConVen-
ton elected a Tilden delegation to the It.
Louis Convention aud adopted hard
money platform.
~ f. "A r...-~ 81.
turned indictments against nine County
Commissioners and ex-Commissioners, and
against a number OF contractors, the whole
being charged with conspiring 70 defraud
Cook County. The evidence l. said 70 show
the existence Of most INSCRIPTIONS ring
which mas fieeced the county out Of large
sums Of money in various ways.
Sentence was passed, on the %. upon
number Of the convicted members OF the
New Orleans Whisky Ring, a. follows. John
Henderson, rectifier, Ii msnths' imprison-
ment and -, COO fine; W. G.. James. store
keeper, 10 months and II 600; Otto III.
karstendik, rectifier, 10 months and - 200;
John X. Beales and Wm- VI. Todd. store
keeper and gsuger, 10 months and Il coo;
Edward Fehrenbach, disiiller, IL months
f''V- imprisonment 10 We W est
Virginia Penitentiary at M3undsyille.
Sentence vas passed. on the "a, upon a
number Of members Of the ST. Louis Whisky
Ring, mostly rectifers and distillers, who
pleaded guilty 10 the indictments found
against them. These were II. W. Ulrici,
Louis Teu-cher, w. L. Jouett, L. q Quin-
an, Benjamin Quinlan, w. III. wadsworth
and BolIman o. Hara. The sentence in
each ease was Il 900 fine and one days i'm
prisonment.
The House Committee appointed 10 inyes-
tigate Federal expenditures in Louisiana.
began taking testimony at New Orleans on
the ist.
The lightning express train which was adj
vertised to make the entire run across the
continent in "a hours. left New York at 1
a. m. on the LIST. and arrived in san Fran
cisco al o. y a. M on the 4th local time) 4
having accomplished the feat in &c min
utes less than the time specified. No acct
dent occurred during the trip to
delay the train for more than few minutes
at any time, and some astonishing bursts of .
speed were made, in several instances quite
long distances being made At the rate Of
more than a mile minute. The excursion
lists were greeted witha national salute upon
their arrival in San Francisco, and after
ward were serenaded and banqueted.
The reported massacre on the Black Hills
route Of Col. stones Cincinnati company
fortunately proved untrue. They arrived
safely at Custer City and were not molested
by the Indians.
The graves Of Confederate dead were
decorated ut Louisville ON the "a, and also
in Arlington Cemetery, ID. &. There were
no public exercises in either place.
Florida SENDS Blaine delegation 10 the
Cincinnati Convention, only one delegate
being opposed 70 him. and he j. for Conk-
ling.
Information was received At Omaha, on
the 9Th, by courier from Red Cloud Agen-
cy. that Yellow Robe had recently arrived
at the agency from the hostile camp, where
?, 900 warriors were assembled, ready to
fight. On the same day news was received
al Topeka from Fort Hayes. that Company
ID u the 9Th Cavalry, which had been scout
Ing up the Salmon River, had sent for rein
forcements. The company had met and
some time with two hundred In
dams at point seventy-fiye miles north
west Of Hayes, but bad not troops enough
10 hold or capture them.
In the Circuit Court at Chicago, on the
9Th. five Judges sitting in banc gave diverse
opinions in the Mayoralty ease OF Colvin vs..
OF the Judges deciding that
CoIyin was the legal incumbent OF the Office,
while the two dissenting Judges declared in