The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-21

car and broke open the safes, while The rest
OF the gang kept guard over the PASSENGERS,
none Of whom, however, offered any re-
sisfancc. Arer banging their plumber, the
amount OF which j. yariously estimated A.
tom sis, 10 80. 600, the robbers rode
or There were from Is - ~ men In the
gang. Within n few hours after the rob-
berry party Of men started from >edalia 10
attempt the capture Of the bold highway
men. and various squads from other places
also started in pursuit. GOV. Hardin has
offered reward OF $50 per man for their
apprehension. One Of the safes plundered
belonged TO the Adam and the other 70 the
United States Express Company.
Gen. Crooks command, At last accounts,
was at the base Of the Big Horn Mountains.
81 miles from Fort Fettcrman, and about 80
miles from the scene Of the Custer massacre,
awaiting reinforccmenis and supplies which
we're en- route. He viii have 400 men
when his reinforcemenis arrive. Gen. Ter
v's command was At the mouth Of the Big
Horn, refitting and also awaiting reinforce
ments. II was given out that the whole
force would be again put on the path Of the
hostile Sioux A. soon a possible.
The official list Of the killed in Cusier's
last fight gives the following totals: Com
mi~-ion,d officers. Is; enlisted men, 23.;
civilians, ;: Indian scouts, s. Total 2to.
There we're Al wounded, two Of whom had
died.
GOV. Hayes letter OF acceptance Of the
nomination for the Presidency was made
public on the 9th. lie takes decided ground
in favor % civil service reform, OF a speedy
return to specie payments. ~ a single Presi-
Dental term. and Of non-seciariAn public
schools.
Jacob Rehm. ex-chei 81 Police ~ Chica-
90, and member ~ the " hi,ky Ring. has
been seniencedto six months impri>on-
meni in the County Jail and 70 pay fine Of
80. GO.
The Missouri Republican state Conven-
ton for the nominaion Of state officers,
will be held n Jeffersoa City on Aug. 2.
The props Ter -. Clair. having on board
l. passengers and Il in the crew. Wa burn
ed Of Fourteen mile Point, On Lake supc-
rior- on sunday, the 9Th. Tie flames orig
mated in the hold Of the vessel. and spread
20 r@pidly that 10 effort was made 10 cheek
them. one fihe boats was launched, but
on account 81 the rush 70 get into il Il was
several times swamped AID many were
drowned. ofthe b persons on board only
five were ssvtd
A riot occurred q, Hamburg. Eigefeid
County, Ca. on the eth. between whites
and hlicks, in which tx negroes were killed
and three wounded, and one white man
killed and another wounded.
The los ia the state cf Iowa by the recent
floods viii amount 20 81 .Oo0.0co. The loss
IN " arren County alone j. $4,000.
Al New Richmond, o.. on the night 81
the sth, q mob 81 Infatuated men took a
wretch named George Williams from the
Jail and hanged him TO = tree. Williams
wa under arrest for ouiraging two re.pecf-
able women. one 81 whom BE- killed in or
der 70 conceal his crime. and the 81 her bare
~ escaped from hi- elgches with her life.
The dead body o. his ir,i victim was found
in a lonely place, horribly mutilated.
Tie June crop reports from the south
western States show fair general average
for nearly All prcducis. The cotton crop l.
from one 10 two weeks later than lat year.
A number u convicted members Of the
Nil vTaukee whisky ring received sentence
~ AAf lVAAr thei AAts ranging from e-F1 20
y 900, and terms ~ Imprisonment from one
day 20 four months
samuel Lappin. the defAlifinE state
Treasurer ~ Kansas, in company With other
prisoner, effected his escape from the To-
peka Jail on the might Of the l0th- re-
ward of 500 j. offered Tor his apprehension.
Three masked men effected al entrance
into theJsil AZ Nebraska City. Neb.. On the
night 81 the 9th. .nd fatally shot q prisoner
named Hank Dodge, under sentence Of
death for murder. twas reported that the
Governor would commute his sentence TO
imprisonment for life.