The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-10-05

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The Dartmouth, N. H., Agricultu
al College has only eight students.
q place Of "a last year, None have enie
ed this fall. and the prospect is not vel
/ encouraging.
0 bishop Wiley, of the Mefhodi
Episcopal Church, has sailed from 81
), Francisco for China. He will visit III
q Methodist missions in all parts Of IN
world, except Liberia, before his retur
year hence.
4 III the Northern and Southern Pre-.
byterian Churches were united the sur
total OF members would be 67O.l24. Il
1861, when they parted, the total nom
Der Of members in the united BODY wa
3O0,8l4.
The following colleges admit bot
sexes on equal terms: The Cincinnati
/, University, Antioch College, Cornell
University, Michigan University, Penn
College and the Swarthmore, and tn
Iowa Law College. Two young ladie
} have entered the latter this year.
1t is suggested in Great Britain tina
Government might make payments fol
practical instructions in cookery in thu
same manner as for the teaching OF
elementary science; and Sir John Lnb.
book has asked in Parliament. "Whx
should not boys learn about CLEANLINESS.
and ventilation, the management Of in
come, expenditure and sayingP''
Miss Helen Magill, daughter Of DR..
Magill, President Of Swarthmore Col
icge, Is the only lady who ever was
graduated from the Boston Latin
School, and who received from the Bos-
ton University the degree Of Doctor Of
Philosophy last summer, sailed for
Europe the other day To continue her
studies IN philology and science at Cam
bridge, England, and perhaps in Ger
many.
Three prominent gentlemen Of Pitts
burg, through their counsel, have filed
q bill in equity against the Rev. M. w.
Dallas and a number Of the members of
the Ames Methodist Church for intro
ducing an organ 70 assist in the music,
contrary 10 the charter of the Church.
which provides that there shall be con-
gregational singing in the services, and
that no instrument shall be used.
In the Grand Duchy Of Baden new
State law ordains the establishment Of
Middle Schools for Girls, with a seven
years course Of tuition. The very best
teachers will be employed. These new
Higher Schools for Girls are to receive
subvention from the State Excheauer.
like the corresponding institutions for
boys. Summaries for the training Of
lady professors are to be founded in
connection with these new educational
establishments.
!. -" Are there many professors Of re-
iigion at your college, James ?" solemn
~ asked the deacon Of his nephew, who
had just got home from his freshman
year. "Think not, sir. replied James,
musingly; ''we've got a professor Of
Hellenic Greek, q professor Of compare
tive conchology; In fact, professors Of
almost every thing else; but with a
wink) ! don't recall any professor Of re
ligion among the faculty. Old man
holds up his hands astounded.
Haps and Hlishaps.
Near Greencastle, Ind. Fred Siegal
was blasting rock, when the limb 81
tree, blown on BY the explosion, fell up
on him, killing him instantly.
AT Ottawa, Ont, James Farming.
while going down stairs to wait on his
sick wife, tripped and fell, breaking his
neck. He died almost instantly.
While two brothers, John and
Nathan Petticord, Of indianapolis, were
out hunting, John was fatally injured
by the accidental discharge Of Nathan :
gun.
A little daughter Of William Wynn,
Of Pittsburg. while playing in vacant
lot found bundle Of jamestown weed
(Stramonium), a portion Of which she
ate, producing death in few hours.
AT Omaha, Neb., Mrs. r. II. Leary
was out driving with her two children.
when her horse ran away and came into
collision with telegraph pole, throw
ing Mrs. Leary from the buggy and
breaking her neck. The children were
put little injured.
Two boys, named Jones and Bar
on, were standing on the platform Of
car on an excursion train, near York.
"a, when the locomotive met with an
obstruction which threw il OF the track
ind badly shattered the cars. The two
,oys We're crushed to death and several
'thers were injured.
The suicidal list: DR.. Daniel XII
er, for nearly 80 years resident Of
Fort Wayne, Ind, took q fatal dose Of
70 ease the troubles caused by
poverty and domestic infelicity Chris
opher Cumphrcy, Of Little Creek. Ind,
hot himself through the head.
,ansc, sickness and temporary insanity.
-Gustavus Hanson, Swede, aged
., residing near Westville, Ind, in a
i Of dependency hanged himself to
ree.--A man giving his name as Horse
cit was arrested on charge Of horse
tealing and locked in the Lawrence
urg Und.) Jail. During the night
. cut his throat with 1
'cnknife. Samuel c. Armstrong, Of
'leveland, o., gentleman well con- l
ected, but o hard drinker, severed his !
ngular vein and also cut his wrists with Y
razor. His wounds were not necessa- q
ily fatal.--At Columbus, o., Constable 1
onas Pletch shot himself with revolv- ID
r. Pletch has been low-spirited for
ome time, caused BY dissipation At /
layton, o. Michael Myer,a blacksmith, la
lmped into well and broke his neck