The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-11

Revenue, indicted for similar oilense, Was
brought up.
rnrough trains over the ~. Louis and
Omaha "cut or commenced running on
the Both ult. The route l. over the Mis-
souri, Pacific TO Atchison, the Atchison and
Nebraska TO Lincoln, and the Burlington
and Missouri 10 Omaha.
Al Louisville, Ky, on the 18th ult., w.
G.. Sharp shot Henry Harris. an old friend,
out OF jealousy OF his attention to variety
actress known as Mollie Adrane. Sharp
and the woman then fed. Harris has since
died. aud now his murderer Is In Jail.
4 very destructive freshet prevailed along
the Ohio and It's tributaries on Jan. $3.50.
In Southern Indiana railway travel was seri-
ously interrupted.
The entire business portion OF the town OF
Montezuma, Ind, was burned on the 10Th
ult.
Nine buildings, with most Of their con-
tents, were burned at River Falls, Wis, on
the 30th.
Central Pacific Railway trains were block
AIDED by the snow at Toano, New, on the
3ist. There had been no trains through TO
San Francisco in several days.
The trial Of samuel Lappin, ex-Treasuror
Of Kansas, will be held at the March term
OF the District Court at Topeka. Lappin
waived 4 preliminary examination, and win
remain in jail until his trial comes OF.
There was a considerable fall Of snow, ac-
compaRied by severe cold weather, through
out the Western and southwestern States
on the LIST.
The Michigan Republican State Conyen-
ton viii be held 1t Grand Rapids on May
10.
In the United States District Court at ST.
Louis, on the list, the trial Of eN-Collector
Mcguire was brought 10 summary con-
clusiou by the defendant entering q plea II
guilty as to the charges OF neglect OF official
duty. As 10 the charge that he acted in coll
fusion with the Ring and participated in the
profits thereof, the District. Attorney stated
that the Government would abandon the
Of that count. inasmuch a
they had no evidence 10 support the
charge. 4 nolc pros. was accordingly en-
tered to this count and plea OF guilty A. 10
the Others.
In the United States District Court al 81.
Louis, on the ist, Judge Dillon oyerrulcd
motion to vacate an order requiring the
President Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company 10 produce certain kilograms pass
Ing between Oryile T.. Babcock. John Me-
Donald, John A. joyce and Mrs. Kate
VI. joyce, on the ground that the order
was improyidently made. The Judge held 7
hat the dispatches were sufficiently de-
icribed in the subpoena duces tenn. and
hat the dispatches must be produced in
,ouri.
In the United states District Court at In /
Annapolis, on the l-t, the following named 4
parties were sentenced for Illicit whisky I
operations. Philip q. Eberwine, g.. II. /
'imonson, n. NJ. Lewis. Harrison Miller. I
VIM. Muinford, II. u. snyder, Alfred VI. /
McGuif, and John l.. Phillips, each two 4
Years in the Southern Indiana Pennitentia- \
", and a tine OF II 900; JAS. n. Hll. I
hree years i'm the Penitcntarv F.
md fine OF Il 900; Thos. Robb, one year
n the Gibson County JAN, and a fine OF
i 600; Henry jacques, Christopher Coco
lour, John r.. Crisp and Dennis
Reilly, each six months in the Gibson Coun-
y Jail, and fine " 500; Geo. Hogan, Xix
months In the Nanderburg County Jail, and
. fine Of 500. Passing sentence upon y.
W. Bingham has been postponed for a few
weeks longer.