The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-26

man. 10 convene ~ springfield. H., Iues-
day, January IS. The object Of the meet
ing u stated 70 Be tho consideration Of means
required 70 extend and strengthen the or
gNnixafion Of the party and TO effect more
active propagation Of its principles.
The United States Supreme Court has de-
cided that land-grant railroads are not
bound 70 transport troops and property OF
the United States free Of charge by reason
Of that fact; that they are only 70 allow the
Government the free use OF their
tracks in return for grants, and that
they are each entitled 70 compensation
for al such transportation they have per-
formed, except the carrying Of mails, sub
ject TO fair deduction for use Of their sew
eral roads. THIS decision Is IN the cases OF
the Lake Superior and Mississippi. and At
Gibson, Topeka and San.a Re Railroad Com
panies, which have been some time under
advisement. and rsversss the judgment Of
the Court Of Claims.
Gen. Terry telegraphed from s.. Paul, on
the 18th. that dispatches received from Col.
Miles, via Bozeman, states that on the Sth
OF December three companies Of the Fifth
Infantry, under Lieut. Frank d. Baldwin.
struck Sitting Bulls camp on Red Water
and defeated him with the loss Of all the
property In the camp and sixty mules ami
ponies. The Indians escaped with little be-
sides what they had on their persons.
Additional news from Miles's command,
via Tongue River, says that on December
IL I'VE prominent Sioux chiefs approached
the post about noon with dag OF truce.
When within few hundred yards OF the
post, and before their approach was known
to . single officer or soldier Of the garrison,
they were bounced upon and killed by
Crow scouts who belong to the post. Col.
Miles was indignant beyond measure at the
bloody tragedy, both on account Of its
afrccity and Dy reason Of the possible i'm
portsnce of.their mission.
Hon. VIM. A. Wheeler occupied his seat
in the House Of Representatives, on the
18th, for the first time this session. He left
Washington for his home on the following
day.
United States Senator Window, Of Min
nesots, has been reelected.
Hon. james @. Blaine, OF Maine, has
been elected United States Senator, both
for the long and short term.
Hon. A. X. Garland has been elected
United States Senator from Arkansas.
United States Senator Ferry. Of Miehi-
gan, has been reelected.
The bulk OF Commodore vanderbilt's
vast esfste-,he total value OF which i va
riously estimated at from $50, ooo, 900 10
$50, CO... 0oo-is left BY his will to his favorite
son, William H. Vanderbilt. His widow
and the other children are all handsomely
provided for, but il j. already announced
that an effort will be made BY some OF the
less favored heirs to break the will and Sc
cure more equitable division Of the prop
erty.
The New Hampshire Republicans
have nominated BENJAMIN r. Prescott for
Governor The State election takes place
on the second Tuesday in March.
A train on the Virginia Midland Railroad
was thrown from the track by broken rail,
between Manassas and Bristol. on the morn
ing Of the 18th. Two sleeping-cars went
down an embankment and were overturned
several times in the descent. Several pass
engers were seriously injured, and nearly all
the others slightly. The passengers were
mostly inyalIds on their way to Florida.
A passenger car on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad, on the 18th, jumped the
track, near Green Briar River, West vir-
GINA, and plunged down . 0-foct embank-
ment 70 the frozen surface OF the river. The
ice was firm and the ear did not 20 through.
Seven persons were kurt: none faSally.
Lucille Western, the well known actress,
died in New York City on the 18th.
The New York Chamber Of Commerce has
petiticned Congress for the removal Of the
War tax on banks and bankers.
Three Claddagh fishermen, blown Of the
coast of Galway. Ireland, during terrible
gale, were picked up in sn open smack on
the sixth night out, by passing vessel,
and landed In New York on the 18th. They
had suffered terribly, andtwo Of their CON-
rades were drowned.
James Gordon Bennett, one Of the partic-
I ipAnfs in the recent duel, sailed for Europe
on the 18th.
Alex. Barton. Cashier OF the National
Bank o. Fishkill. n. IT.. i charged with a
deficiency offrcm SO. 900 TO 800, 600. and
the Bank has temporarily suspended pay
ment-
Ten schooners OF the Gloucester fishing
feet are missing, and doubtless lost, and
the crews have probably persisted. The
schooners carry m average Of ten men each.
WEST AND SOUTH.
II i now definitely k3own that Major
Randall and biz Crow scouts were MT mas
sacred Ny the sioux, - was reported some
time sgo. They hsd- however, desper-
ately narrow escape from starvation. For
an entire month they were wandering
around in the Big Horn Mountains with
snow live feet deep. and for more than a