The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-07-20

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vance. Prof. Riley thinks that the ditch l.
the most effective barrier that can be inter-
posed 20 prevent the inroads Of the Insects.
The pleasure-steamer Katie May, on Lake
Minnetonka, Mimi, exploded her boiler ON
the ssd ult. and Went 10 the bottom Instant
y. carrying down her Captain, James
Mitchell. Charles Stoddard, engineer, and
Albert Seamons, painter. Fortunately
there were but five persons on the boat ~
the time of the accident, and two OF these
escaped with their lives, but were badly In
jured.
The commission TO investigate the charges
against Senator Grover, Of Oregon, OF using
money for the purpose Of securing his elec-
ton to the United States Senate, convened
AZ Portland on the I'd and commenced TO
take evidence.
Messrs. y. Madison Wells, T. c. Anderson,
Louis M. Kenner and q. Casanave, members
OF the late Louisiana Returning Board, have
been indicted for uttering and publishing
as true, certain altered, false, forged and
counterfeited records" viz: the election re-
turns for Presidential Electors from the
Parish Of Vernon nj the election Of Novem-
Der last. They were arrested on the 9th and
gave bail for their appearance 10 stand trial.
Henry J. Burch, Of Louisiana, State SEN
ator, has been arrested upon charge Of
embezzlemeni Of school funds.
The deficit in the assets Of the Repub-
lie Life Insurance Company, OF Chicago, Is
estimated by the receiver to be nearly Sd
500, 600.
The following Is full list Of the killed and
wounded mt the recent Indian massacre and
fight in Idaho, a far as positively known:
Killed: Citizens-Ben Norton, james Ba-
ker, Samuel Benedict, Harry Mason, Henry
Elferes, Lew Day, Mrs. Manuel and child. II.
d. Horton, George Woodward, VIM. Os-
born, Geo. Wilmote, French Frank, Peter
Batterie, X. Druene, II. Backridge, H. Bland,
Jr.. Manuel and John Chambcrlain; Com
pany +, First Cavairy-Sergeant Gum,
Sergeant Ryan, Corporal Thompson,
Trumpeter Jones, Privates Armstrong,
Burch, Colbut, IIalbut, Donnie, Liston,
Mosforth, ShulIan, shaw, Blair, Connolly,
Douche, Lewis, Martin, Quinlan and Sulli-
van; Company ii, First Cayalry-Lieut.
Theller, Trumpeter Marshall, Sadler Gal
vim, Corporal Lee, Corporal Curcan. Pr-
Yates Crawford, Morrissey, Shay, Werner,
0avanaugh, Edward, Nelson and simpson.
Wounded: Mrs. Ben Norton, +. Swartz,
Joe Moore, q. Sheaver, l.. ID. Sergeant, Cap
tain Trimble, U. ;. A.. VIM. George and II.
G. Brown.
A passenger train on the Cleveland. Co.
lumbus, Cincinnati and indianapolis Rail-
way was wrecked at Gallon, Ohio, on the
5th, BY the washing away Of an embank-
ment, and VIM. l.. Necdham, the engineer,
was instantly killed. Several other en-
ployecs and passengers were bruised.
Jack Thompson. colored, was hung nj la
Grange, Ga, on the 9Th, for killing two me-
gro children, aged and ?, last winter.
Dispatches from Fort Lapwai and Lewis
ton, on the 7th, give particulars q further
fighting between the troops and Indians In
Western idaho. 1t seems that on the 9th
Col. Perry, with detachment Of 20 men,
who was on his way 10 Cottonwood, came
across band OF hostiles under Look
ing Glass at Clear Creek. The Indians at
tackled the troops with great spirit. and killed
Lieut.. Raines, 10 soldiers and two citizens.
Col. whipple fortunately came up with re-
Inducements and saved the remainder Of the
little band, besides driving OF the indians
with considerable loss, destroying their
lodges and capturing 200 horses. The sit
uation l. represented as being Very bad the
settlers forced 70 flee with their families and
abandon their entire possessions.
Capt. Jos. r. Griffith, graduate Of West
Point, connected with the Engineer Corps Of
the United States Army, and In this capacity
long occupied with a survey Of the lakes,
died At Iowa City, Iowa, on the 9Th, OF apo
plexy, aged 81 years.
The little village Of Pensaukec, Wis, p
miles north Of Green Bay, was struck
The Gardner House, a large brick hotel
was completely demolished, a. were also
school house, storchouse, two mills
and % dweIling-houses. A tug and
schooner were totally wrecked. SIS
lives were lost and several persons were IN.
jured. Passing southeast from Pcnusakce,
the tornado swept through the town "a
I CoullardyiIlc, leyeling every thing In IT.
path for width 81 about ~ rods. Seven
teen houses and barns were DESTROYED here
together with large quantity ~ crops. The
total loss in the two towns u estimated al
$3Do,00O.
Joseph Enos and wife, an aged couple
who lived near Brownsville, Mimi, near the
Iowa line, were murdered on the night Of
the sth, and their house set on fire. A hired
man Il supposed to have committed ths
crime, and officers were in pursuit Of him
Del Nortc, Col, the largest town IN tho
San Juan mining region, had $2ooooo fir,
on the night Of the 9Th.
The Ohio River steamer J. n. Camden ex.
ploded her boilers about 30 miles below
Wheeling, on the 9Th, killing four men and
injnring several others.
The German Bank OF -. Louis has gone
into liquidation. Cause, Improbable bust