The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-09


spirAcy and fraud by means OF false invoices
has been recently discovered by the Gus
toms officers, In which are implicated
number Of leading importing firms In vari-
Gus cities, together with United States Con-
suls and revenue officials abroad.
The report Of the Senate Special Commit
tee, appointed to investigate election mat
tiers In Florida, was presented TO the Senate
on the 10Th. The conclusion arrived al by
the Committee Il that the Hayes Electors
have legal majority Of los, - ascsrtained
and published BY the State Canvassing
Board. The Committee believe that the
finding Of the Board IL conclusive and can not
be revised BY recanvass, or reached by
writ Of quo scdrrdnto, because the Electors
are fanctns c1icio, or revcrsedby Congress,
because the Constitution lodges the whole
power In the State. The report was adopt
cd by all the Republican members Of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections. A
minority report viii be nj de by the Demo-
Gratis Of the committee.
East.
Hon. John X. Mcpherson, Democrat, has
been elected United States Senator from
New Jersey. In place Of Senator Freling-
huysen. Senator Frelinghuysen was a
candidate for recollection, but was defeated
by majority Of one vote on joiut ballot.
A meeting OF prominent bankers, mer-
chants, etc.. was held in New York City on
the 25th, to encourage the proposed plan
for arranging the settlement between the
defaulting Southern States and their credit
ors. VIM. Cullen Bryant presided. TWAS
recommended by the meeting that the best
way 70 bring about an equitable settlement
and compromise Of existing claims would be
to appoint q committee of disinterested ar
biters and bondholders, and such action was
accordingly taken.
Ex-Governor Haines, OF New Jersey,
died on the 26th.
Peter wintermute. who shot and killed
Gen. McCook, 1t Yankton, ID. t., two
home, in Households, Chemung County, n.
", on the 18th ult.
Messrs. Moody and sankey opened their
revival campaign in Boston on the Goth.
WBsr AND SOUTH.
The arrest OF Miles Ogle, the celebrated
counterfeiter, has been followed by the
capture in Cincinnati Of large quantity Of
well executed counterfeit bank-note plates
and about 1000 bogus 50-cent pieces. 1t
is said that Ogle ''squealed''t TO the detect
ives and revealed where the stuff was Sc
creted.
At Gentry Settlement, Saline County,
Ark, on the night of the Esd, two women,
Mrs. II. T. b. Taylor and Mrs. III. staucr,
the wives Of respected planters, were MUIR
dered in cold blood, robbery being the pre-
sumed cause. They we're stopping at the
same house, their husbands having gone to
Little Rock with produce.
Col. s. ID. Childs, President Of the South
Carolina National Bank, Of Columbia, has
made an affidavit denying the statement
made by Beverly Nash, Republican Elect
or, before the Congressional investigating
at Washington, TO the effect that
he (Childs) attempted TO bride him (Nash) 1
to cast his vote for Tilden.
Sheriff Manning was shot and killed by
desperate named John Fretwell, at Austin,
Miss, on the Esd. Fretwell was relative
Of Manning's wife, and had recently been |
pardoned out Of the Penitentiary through |
efforts. The murdered escaped.
Judge David Davis was elected United
States Senator from Illinois on the 25th. |
The contest was decided on the fortieth
|oint ballot and the eighth days joint ses-
lion OF the Legislature. The vote was:
Davis, Dem. and Ind.), 10l; Lawrence,
IRep.), "a; Haines, (Rep.), 3; scattering.2. /
The recently reported massacre Of the
Of wagon train Of 20 men, be-
onging to Yankton, by the Indians on the
Black Hills route, Il entirely without foun-
iation.
The West Virginia Legislature, by Joint
sallot on the 18th. elected III. q. Davis \
United States Senator for the long term and /
=. Hereford for the short term-both DEM
,crats.
Hon. Ben. Hill has been elected United |
states Senator from Georgia.
VIM. X. Neil was hanged at Albany, i
oregon, on the 18th, for the murder Of Seth
W. Hayes.
w. w. Christian and VIM. Howell were
10Th instantly killed by the bursting Of an
lgitator at the Standard Oil Company's Re-
inery, Cleveland, Ohio, on the 26th.
Mr.. j. Harris, . respectable citizen Of
Blue Greek Township, was assaulted by
,egro named Cutler, near Paulding, Ohio,
~ the 24th, and dubbed and stabbed 70
leath. The negro escaped, and the cause
4 the killing was unknown.
VIM. X. Mcssick, Democratic Seriff-eIect
4 Avoyelles Parish. La, was shot and kill
ID on the 27th by Policeman Mcmahon. who
laims he only fred to brighten, not TO in
ure, the deceased.
Judge Msckey, Of the South Carolina SUI
IRENE Court, on the 27th, granted pre-