The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-08-10

ON the morning and Yount ON the evening Of
the following day.
AT White Pigeon, keokuk County, Iowa,
on the 18th, Gale Hollingsworth was shot
and killed hy Miss White for alleged Islander.
she met Hollingsworth and presented him
with 4 written statement confessing he had
causelessly slandered her, demanding that he
sign IL. lie denied the charge and refused
10 sign the paper, upor which she
drew a revolver and shot him, not
fatally. He ran and she pursued, firing
q second shot, which took effect. He
climbed upon a fence, when, overcome by
his wounds, he fell TO the ground. Miss
White then came up, placed tho muzzlc Of
the pistol TO his head INT fired a third time,
killing him instantly. Hollingsworth was a
middle-ased, well-to-do farmer, and leaves
a wife and family. Miss White l. q young
lady Of good family who has always borne a
good character. At last accounts she had
not been arrested.
Gen. Sheridan returned 10 Chicago on the
10th, from his visit to the Indian country.
Notwithstanding the favorable reports
from Gen. Howard a. to the suppression Of
the hostile Indians under Chief Joseph, adj
vices OF the 18th were TO the effect that the
| Governor Of Montana had ordered all vol
unteers TO the front, and that another tight
vas imminent.
Richard III. Shuck was hanged at Owen
ton, Ky, IN the 27th, for the murder Of
Nelson Parrish. His last words were: .'Don't
hang me, gentlemen: am an innocent
man."
Thomas Trammal, a negro preacher, was
hanged at Rosston, Nevada County, Ark,
on the 9th, for the murder Of his wife i've
years ago. Trammal confessed his guilt.
Near Camden, Ind, on sunday, the 10Th,
the family OF Frederick winde all went to
church, leaving alone in the house a woman
named Mrs. Honk, a widow. On their re-
turn Mrs. Honk was found living on the floor
dead, with her throat cut from ear TO ear.
Search made for the murderer resulted in
the discovery Of a man named Henry
Miller, suspended from r beam In the sta
bic, dead. Miller was employed on winde's
farm, and it Is believed that while intoxi-
Gated he attempted to outrage Mr.. Honk,
and fearing the consequences Of discovery,
murdered her and Their killed himself.
Fannie Durham, aged II, was fatally burn
ed ut Jacksonville, Ind, on the 30th, while
kindling a fire with coal-oi
The dwelling house Of John Ortwine, two
miles southwest Of Frankfort Station, Will
County, ILL.,, was entirely destroyed by fire
on the night Of the 30th ult. The family con-
sisted Of IL persons, eight Of whom escaped.
Mr.. Otwine's father, aged IS, his middle
aged and demented sister, and q l0-year-old
son were burned to death.
At Springfield, H., on the 3lst, Judge
Treat sentenced % rioters 10 90 days con-
fnement each In jail, for interfering
with the trains Of the Indianapolis,
Bloomington and Western Railway, a com
pany in the hands Of . receiver appointed by
the United States Court. The prisoners
we're arrested II Urbana, Champaign Coun-
~, and taken to Springfield for examina-
ton. Judge Drummond, At Chicago, also
sentenced eight Peoria rioters to the County
Jail, w Of the leaders for four months and
the remainder for two months, al to pay 4
fine Of so or remain imprisoned until the
fine II paid.
Gen. Towards forces have started FOL
Missoula, Montana, with the intention Of
striking Joseph's band In the rear. The
troops 1t Missoula are requested to hold Jo'
thinks that the capture Of the enemy IL Ger
tain, providing the Montana troops car
check their advance.
The remains Of DR.. G. II. Winslow wer'
crcmated at Salt Lake, Utah, on the 3lst, II
accordance with the request Of deceased a
embodied In his will. The process occupied
about three hours. The heart had beer
taken out and sent to his birthplace. Tn
ashes are TO be sent to the grave Of his wife
near Boston.
/, FOREIGN.
Gen. Grant was at Berne, Switzerland, o.
the 10th, where he was received by the Pres
ident Of the Swiss Confederation.
T, Gen. Thos. Guardin, Commander Of tn
Army, has deposed President Hervia an,
taken possession Of the Government Of Cost
Rica. Hervia II confined as a prisoner II
the Capitol.
Gen.. Pedro Valdez, an adherent Of Lerdo
has surrendered to the Diaz Government
and received a pardon.
Gen. Grant laid the cornerstone Of al
American Church at Geneva, Switzerland
on the 27th ult.
Tn masons Of London nave struck wor
| for a reduction Of hours and increase Q
wages.
The Austrian Ministry have authorize
Count Andrassy TO mobilize three arm
1 corps.
Her Msjesty's steamers Flamingo an
Condor have been ordered TO the Danube :
I protect British interests and assert Gres
I Britain'r treaty right to maintain two gun
boats on the Danube. They will be accom-
panied TO the Black Sea by the iron-clad
shannon and Agincourt, TO support theI
should their passage be opposed.