The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-18

The latest, in many respects the saddest
case OF forgery recently reported, is that OF
Mrs. Ellen ;. Topper, Of Des Moines
Iowa, lady widely known throughout the
country by her writings on and practical
success in bee culture. II j. now known
that for two years this lady has met her
| pressing pecuniary obligations by forging
the names OF well known business men as
indorsers for her paper, her operations
being extended widely throughoutthe State.
Her plan seems 10 have been, when detected
in one place, to raise on forged notes money
in another place TO save herself. From her
wellknown reputation and wide-extended
acquaintance among the most prominent
business men Of the State. and her hitherto
unblemished name for honesty and probity,
she could easily do this. IL is charitable
to believe that the unfortunate woman
is insane. as the recklessness with
which she conducted her op-
eratims in many cases gives fair pre-
sumption. ON the 10Th ult. she was arrest
ed and taken to Monticello, Jones County,
where she had negotiated about ~. 900
worth Of notes bearing the forged ndorse-
ment Of John Hodgdon, OF Dublgue. Mrs.
Upper is a very remarkable woman, and
by her own exertions had raised to woman
hood and highly educated three daughters,
all Of whom are fitted TO occupy the highest
position In society.
AT Appleton, rs, II miles southeast OF
Fort Scott, on the 3lst ult., Dick Davis.
desperate, had some words with Samuel
Harvey, a blacksmith, and pulled his re-
volyer on him. AT the same moment Fav-
cite Harvey, samuel's brother, came up be-
hind Davis and struck him over the head
with a sledge hammer, following up his at
tack until Davis was dead. just as Harvey
struck DAVIS The first blow the latter fired
at Samuel, the ball taking effect in his right
arm, passing entirely through it and lodg-
ing in the hip. The wound is not consider
ed dangerous. Fayette escaped.
A ri-weekly-stage line, carving the
mails, has been started between CHEYENNE
and Custer City, via Fort Laramie, and Red
Cloud, Wyoming Ter.
Northrup & Sons Bank, at wyandoite.
Kan, was robbed on the morning OF the I'd
Of y, 400. The rault was broken into and
the safe blown open.
Cardinal Led6ehowsky has been released
from imprisonment, but tits said i prohib-
tied from entering the provinces Of Silesia
or Posen. or the districts Of Frankfort ON
the-Oder or Matchmaker.
During the performance Of an allegorical
piece entitled ''The Great Republic at
Opera-house in Cincinnati. on
the afternoon Of the 9Th. a panic occurred.
caused by AZ alarm Of fire. There was i'm
mediately general stampede OF the audi
ence towards the doors, and i'm the crush
which ensued ten persons were killed
and many Others seriously injured. |
AT the time Of the panic the house was pack 1
"a TO its utmost capacity, the performance
being given for a charitable purpose and
some 900 school children taking part there
IN. large part Of the audience was also 1
composed Of children, 1t being holiday in I
the public schools. II is said that the alarm 1
d fire was caused by the flashing Of a cal I
.ium light used in the piece. The vast crowd. \
moved by a common impulse, at once rushed .
Tor the doorway. The people in the rear,
mad with fear, pressed upon those in \
'front.', shouting and cursing. Men. terror
stricken, struck down helpless women and
children in front, or climbed over their
reads to the top Of the staircase. and pre-
'ipltated themselves upon the screaming
md bleeding mass Of children and women
n the hallway. A few heroic men placed
themselves near the doorway and endeavored
o assure the people there was no danger, and
~ effort was made from the stage to stop
he mad career Of the affrighted audience,
'ut nothing could check the panic until
many had been trampled under foot and
Tiled or manned. The names OF the killed
re; Mrs. Alfred White and her son Harry.
gcd ~; Mrs. Nancy CLARK, reported to
ave died from hcart-disease caused by ex-