The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-15

railroads centering there. the elevator COM
NAMES. the Mississippi River Barge Compa-
nv. and the ocean steamers 10 ts empioyeu
In The trade, make pooling arrangement ny
which the risks Of shipment shall DC divided
among the parties most Interested IN build
ING M such trade, and the prospects are
said 10 be favorable for COMMUNICATING the
arrangement.
Hughes and Mullins, who attempted 70
rob The grave Of President Lincoln al spring
field. M. have been sentenced 70 one year
each In the Penitentary.
Horace +. smith, General Freight Agent
~ The Memphis Division Of the Louisville,
Nashville and Great southern Railroad. was
drowned IN the river at Memphis on the
night Of the Oth ult.
y. II. Taylor, Of Frankfort, ny, one q
the largest distilers in the State, has failed
for half million dollars, with assets Of
about half that amount. Taylor has disap-
pearcd, and an investigation OF his anairs
shows that he has borrowed large sums 81
money upon fraudulent warehouse receipts.
The Jury in the Ellenton g. % eonspifa-
cy cases failed 70 agree, except in the case Of
one person. who was acquitted. II Is I'M
derstood that on the other cases the Jury
stood equally diyided--six white men Tor
acquittal and six negroes for conviction.
The prisoners were released by Chief-Jus-
tice Waite upon giving bonds for their ap-
, pearance at the next term OF Court.
An attempt was made on the night OF the
I'd, by parties unknown, 70 ditch passen-
ger train on the 81. Louis and san Francisco
Railroad. near Woodend Station, In Pulaski
County. Mo-. about $50 miles southwest from
ST. Louis. Two rails were partially remov-
ed, and. the night being dark, the engineer
, did not discover the danger until too late TO
stop the train. The locomotive and tender
r went down the embankment, about
: 40 feet high, carrying with them the engi-
/ neer, Frank Cation, the fireman, samuel
I Richardson, and Or. 4. L. Atkinson, a phy-
stefan OF Pacific Junction, who was riding
: on the locomotive at the time. The locomo-
y tive was overturned in It's descent and the
three unfortunate men were buried beneath
: il. DR.. Atkinson was probably instantly
|, killed; Richardson died within hye
= minutes after being extricated
n but Cation lived for two hours, and
a was enabled before he died TO give
i a clear account OF the dreadful affair. Con-
N ductor Wilson, upon leaving the train e
i ascertain what was the matter, was frec
. mon. and several shots were also fired int
y the train, fortunately without effect The
!. parting Of the coupling between the bag
te gage and passenger cars providentially saved
,e the whole train from going into the ditch
Murder and robbery seem undoubtedly L
r. have been the design Of the villains perpc
to trating the crime.
..f
County, ILL.,, was visited by destructiv
n and fatal hurricane about half-past . o'cioc
y. on the afternoon Of the 4th. A number 2
n large buildings were blown down, includin
r. the Court-house, the Methodist and Tres
byterian Churches, and several bushes
ed houses. Some ~ persons met with instar
ia. death by the falling walls, and many MOI
-, were seriously injured. Fire caught in n
debris OF the ruined buildings and added
Is the horror 81 the scene.
w; Additional particulars Of the fatal cyclor
r.. at Mount Carmel, H., are n follows: III
IN, storm came from the southwest, levelng q
o.; in it, path, and passed away little TO u
era north OF east. The path ~ the tempest en-
l.. braced both sides 81 Fourth Street and
large portion Of the territory between Thil
an, and Fifth Streets. The duration Of Il
'ti- wind storm in its violence was not 70 exce'
hat two minutes altogether. Heavy rain conti
usd to fall for some time afterward, accom-
the panied BY stiff breeze. The speed Of 4
M wind was estimated at Ito miles per hou
The air was filed with flying roofs, wi
dows, doors, lumber. rails, clothing a.
every Imaginable article from destroy
ork houses. Much Of the debris was carried
on distance Of over mile. Men, women Al
and children in the course Of the storm We
700 caught up and carried away like so ma
straws. There are several instances Of Pc
az Die having been thus borne along for q
was lance Of 400 feet. The best part Of the TOY
on was destroyed, and not less than
families made houseless and homele
olic TO add to the horror OF the occasion,
fallen buildings took and there being
= OF serviceable fire apparatus In the town
,arv seemed a. though the flames would lick
we're what had been spared by the hurrical
ma Fortunately assistance came from the ncil
ewes boring towns Of vincennes and Princei
and the flames were subdued. The "a
,aiI- loss Of property Is placed at nearly hall
light million dollars.
vent Two attempts have been made recently
Mrs. assassinate Mr.. Jerome y. stillson' tne
V, Of York Herdid's correspondent At Salt Ia
! Sc City. No arrests have been made by the
thorities, and meeting Of citizens has b
Ex- held TO investigate the matter.
and The report that Sitting Bull was engal
and In the recent Indian night Win Ten. Nile
vert now contradicted, II being known that
ming formidable chieftain i north o. the fel''
stone. Lame Deer and Iron Star were
la at command Of the hostiles az TINS hght'
wing both were killed, a. reported.
nth. The postmasterS nj Clinton, IN East