The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-05-04

VIM. G. Taylor, for many years identified
with the steamboat interests along the Obi,
and Mississippi Rivers, died at Louisville OF
the 18th.
A terrific tornado passed through Ruther.
ford County, Tenn, the night OF the 18th
blowing down 15houses, most Of which were
In Lavergne, killing child, MORALLY wound
ing an old lady, and wounding some eight
others.
Eighty lodges Of Cheyenncs, under Dull
Knife and Standing-Elk, surrendered "a
Gen. Crook at Camp Robinson, Neb., on the
2lst. They were quite destitute OF food,
clothing and shelter, having lost nearly ev-
cry thing when their village was DESTROYED
by the soldiers in November last.
Charles sterling was hanged al Youngs-
town, O., on the 21st, for the murder Of a
little girl named Lizzie Groinbacher, in
January, 1876.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean OF the 2lst pub
lished crop reports from 40 counties in I'LL
nois, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Penn
sylyania, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mary
land, from which the following summary 4
obtained: Wheat seems to be unusually
promising. I'm the 4J9 counties covered, 1875
are reported excellent, 3D4 average, and only
~ poor. Peaches are likely 10 be AZ
east partial failure. In $50 counties they
are reported injured or wholly DESTROYED, in
lsl fair or an average crop il prophe-ied.
and In only 81 are they promising. Apples
promise very finely, 81 counties reporting a
fine crop, 800 an average crop, and but As 4
poor or partial crop. Cherries and smaller
fruits seem 70 promise about an average
CROP.
Great restitution il reported among the
farmers Of the grasshopper-devastated coun-
ties In Northwestern Iowa, and many are
abandoning their farms. Seed + scarce. and
they have had no money 70 purchase with;
besides, the aeason IL now too far advanced
% secure crop II they could get seed; and,
with the almost certain failure 10 raise anv
thing except AZ food for grasshoppers, they
prefer 70 leave every thing and try their luck
In some more favored locality.
a Portland tOregon) dispatch Of the I'D
SAYS that Lieutenant J. 4. Knapp, II. y. A.. \
Post Surgeon DIR. Andrews, and Post suffer
J. :. Moore were recently drowned by the
lpsetting 81 a small sailboat In Columbia
River.
The s-year-old daughter Of VIM. Bruins
iashcd upon the track Of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton Road, just outside OF
the other day, saved her younger
brother and sister from an approaching
rain, and was herself crushed 10 death.
The accounts Of DIR. =. r. Baird, Secretary
md Manager Of the Presbyterian Committee
4 Publication Of the Southern states, Office
Richmond, Virginia, are complicated 10
he amount Of $4,000. Baird has resigned.
Hugh :. Walsh, AZ one time Secretary and
Lcfing- Governor Of the Territory of Kansas.
led on the 23d near Granville, in Jefferson
ounty.
The Pioneer Hock at Omaha, Neb., com !
rising number Of leading business houses. I
"a burned on the night Of the I'D. 1
Judge Bangs, Of Chicago, on the ed, noti- I
cd the whisky men, known A. the second !
atch, 70 be ready for trial at once.
Prof. Cyrus Thomas, ~ Illinois. Prof. d
'hitmsn and Gov. PilIsbury, Of Minnesota. Il
members Of the Northwestern states a
rasshcpper Commission, met at 81. Paul,
the I'D, and divided Minnesota into two
ctions for the study OF the grasshopper n
iestion. Prof. Thomas will subsequently il
ke Kansas and Nebraska. h
The United States troops qrlartcrcd In the v
leans Hotel In New Orleans vacated the II
Hiding ~ noon on the oath and proceeded K