The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-05-05

law, u strict enforcement of the eight houl
law, alaw giving debts for labor = prefer
ence over all other claims, a law restricting
the profits upon patented articles. and a law
regulating the apprenticeship system. II
was decided not 20 organize a third political
party, but to work through existing parties
for the advancement OF the interests Of work
hgmen.
The Chicago hter- Ocean OF the Goth pub
lishod crop reports from various points In
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan. aud Ohio, from
which II l. ascertained that in Illinois win
ter wheat generally promises well; peaches
badly injured and In many cases totally de-
stroyed by the cold weather; apples and
small fruits promise an abundant yield. In
Indiana and Ohio the wheat is in worse con-
dition, but fruits about the same. Michigan
promises "A plentiful yield OF every thing.
An immigrant train was attacked by the
indians in Rio Canyon, near Cheyenne River
Ranch, on the 10th, and Mr.. and Mrs. Metz,
OF Laramie City, and a man named simpson,
We're killed, and three other men seriously
wounded. A few Of the party escaped.
The unfortunate woman was rayished by the
red devils before being put out Of her mis-
cry.
The Kansas City Price Current estimates
the coming seasons drive OF Texas cattle at
a3o 600 head. Probably one-fourth OF these
cattle will stop in Northern Texas, some for
shipment, but the larger part OF them will
20 10 stock aew ranches. The remaining
three-fourths will 20 TO Wichita, Dodge
City and Platte River.
There j. much trouble In the Tuscarawss
Valley coal regions in Ohio on account OF a
strike Of miners. and Gov Hayes has issued
= proclamation threatening TO send a mill
tary force there unless order is restored.
At Fort Smith, Ark, on the 2lst. another
wholesale execution took place, five men be-
ing swung OF simultaneously from a single
g~allows. The names OF the culprits and the
nature oftheir crimes are a. follows: VIM.
Leach, a white man. aged ~, murdered
John Watkins, in the Indian Nation, about
eight miles from Cincinnati. Ark,
in March, 1875. Aaron Wilson. a negro,
aged about %. murdered an old man
named James Harris, and his young son,
about Il miles from Fort Sill. Tsham Seeley
"a NibNFh trHAAhNthts HOlu tuutiinrs
murdered an old Indian doctor and a coll
ored woman in the Chickasaw Nation. Office
MCGEE, another Choctaw. killed Robert
Alexander, 4 white man, who lived on the
Red River, inthe Choctaw Nation, in April
1874.
A family named Baker, from Pennsyl-
yania, consisting OF husband, wife and two
children. Were recently killed and scalpcd
by Indians about 100 miles northwest OF
Custer City. When found the bodies were
lying near the remains Of their camp fire.
and they Were apparently murdered while
asleep and died without a struggle. Their
wagon had been plundered OF It's entire con-
tents.
&. B. Wilkinson, the ~defaulting Revenue
Collector OF st. Joseph, Mo-, who recently
returned from the antipodes, was formally
arraigned on the 22d upon three Indictments.
TO all OF which be pleaded not guilty. His
bail bond was fixed at SO, 900 and May 20
as date OF trial.
John $. q. Harrison, OF indianapolis,
Government Director OF the Union Pacific,
Railroad, who il authority for the state
ments regarding Mr.. Blaine's transaction
in L MON Pacific bonds, has published a card
in which he says that he endeavored to have
an investigation made In 1873, but failed.
He states mis- willingness to testify before
any authorized tribunal a. TO the facts Of
the case.
The Cook County s~avings-bank Of Chi
cago suspended on the 22d. Its managers
that depositors will ultimately be paid
in full.
Ex-Goy. Archibald Dixon, Of Kentucky,
died at Henderson on the 9th, aged "a.
The City National Bank OF Chicago closed
lis doors on the oath. The managers an
nounce that it will pay depositors in full.
A terrific hail storm occurred throughout
Of Shawnee and adjoining counties
In Kansas on the 22d, which destroyed all
the orchards and wheat fields In its track.
besides doing much miscellaneous damage.
A large number Of cattle are reported killed
by the haii-stones, some OF which were as
arge as hens eggs.
Dom Pedro arrived in San Francisco on
The 25th.
The son and daughter OF Prof. Parker, Of
the Iowa State University, were accidental
y drowned by the upsetting Of a boat on the
at Iowa City on the 25th. They were
sged respectively 10 and 10 wears.