The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-07-27
CURRENT NEWS
GENERAL.

\ and Canada. for the purpose Of closing ex
tensiye contracts for army supplies.
The following facts are cleaned from tn
First Annual Report IN the Internal Com
merce Of the United States, just issued from
the Government Printing -ofice: The value
Of the railroads Of the United States 4
about twenty three times the value Of ship
ping engaged in our foreign commerce. Tn,
value Of our internal l. twenty.
fve times the value OF our foreign m
Eighty -seven per cent. OF the grain shipped
from the West TO the seaboard during the
last year was transported on rail lines, and
20 per cent. OF the entire internal commerce
Of the country l. on railroads. The total
amount Of the contributions Of the Govern
ment up to the year 1876 in aid Of railroad
constructions amounted 20 $l44,0o0,000, en-
bracing land grants and subsidies 70 the Pa
cific Railroads. yet this sum J. only 3 per
cent. Of the entire cost Of the railroad sys-
TEN Of the country.
IL is proposed 10 have a meeting and con-
ference Of the Governors Of the several States
in Philadelphia on Aug. 70, after which they
will visit the Eastern cities.
Gen. Mcdowell has been authorized By
the War Department to raise a body Of 500
volunteers TO combat Chief Joseph's bsnd u
bad Indians in Idaho.
A depufation Of colored men waited upon
the Executive Committee OF the Cuban
League, Al New York, on the 18th. and gave
4 formal expression OF the sympathy Of their
race with the cause Of Cuba.
The attempt 20 r~e-organize the Charter
Oak Life Insurance Co, OF Connecticut. has
failed.
On the l2th, Gen. Howard, with a force Of
400 men. three howitzers and a Calling un,
attacked Joseph md 30 Of the Nez Perccs
Indians, on the south Fork Of the Clear
water, Idaho. The fight lasted from I 70 s
p. m. Eleven men were Killed on our side
and "A wounded, among whom was Captain
Bancroft Of the Fourth Artillery, who was
badly wounded In the left side, and Lieut..
Williams in the arm and in the leg while
g~allantly charging al the head Of the troops.
The Indians were twice driven to their en-
t~renchments, where Joseph was strongly
fortified. A large number Of the hostiles
were killed and wounded.
The body Of young Hackcti, who was kill
ed n Montreal during the demonstration on
the lath. in commemorafioi. " the Battle of
the Boyne, was inferred on the 18th with a
grand demonstration BY Orangemen and
other Protestant societies. -Four hundred
and twenfy-seycn Orangemen from Ottawa
assisted AZ the ob~equies. a. well a. many
Others from country villages. The Il.
Georges Society 81 Montreal joined the pro-
cession. over $1,000 persons visited Orange
Hall ~ pfAss+ - I.f.. II -. -
state. At the time Of the funer-
al, six regiments Of infantry and
= troop Of cavalry did police duty. Among
the incidents that show the bitter feeling
existing between the two factions, may he
an attempt 70 poison the drink
ing water At the cemetery, OF which the
Master Of the lodge was fortunately advised
In time to prevent disastrous results. The
only serious circumstance that occurred
during the day was the killing Of a boy al
Wellington Bridge In Al onslaught by a
party Of roughs belonging 70 the opposite
party.
july returns Of the condition Of cotton, a.
by the Department 81 Agriculture,
cover an entire ARA OF 3sl counties, produce
ing six-ienths Of the cotton Of the United
The average condition Of the whole
area l. 1914 per cent per cent, less than
the July average last year. II l. less BY : per
cent. than the average for 1876, but better
than the condition for 1874 or 1873. only
Louisiana gives q higher average than in
July last year. State averages are A. follows.
North Carolina -, south Carolina 81, Geor-
gia 20, Florida ~, Alabama ~, Mississippi
70, Louisiana lo2, Texas ~, Arkansas "a,
Tennessee -. The crop l. from one 10 two
weeks late.
AT a recent Cabinet session, the Secretary
Of Wal read several kilograms and letters
from Gen. ord, in which he reports AZ length
the condition Of affairs on the Rio Grande.
The Mexican Government having promised
70 put a stop 10 raids across that river, no
further action will be taken hy our Govern
ment for the present, in the hope that the
Mexican authorities will be able 10 fulfill
their promises and thus prevent any insa-
sion Of Mexican territory by the United States
forces. Gen. Ord, in his dispatches, ex-
presses the opinion that Affairs are progress
ing fa~yorably, and be believes that maraud-
ing parties can be- broken up without in
volving a disturbance ~ our international
u has been decided that those members OF
the National Republican Committee, who
are ice-holders under the General Govern
men', must resign either one position or the
other, In compliance with the recent order
Of the President f%orbidding al Government
officials from having any connection with
political organizations.
An order has been issued from the War
Department for the establishment Ut Fort
~Leasenworth ~ an infantry school ~ train
Ing and practice, which will be the first
~ the kind ever established AZ any
post n The United states.