The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

Brigham Young died at salt Lake City on
the 10Th ult., after brief Illness He was
horn IN Vermont In 1901; removed 20 kirt-
land. Ohio. where IN 1882 he became con-
yerted 10 the doctrine Of the Latter-day
saints, and In lS44, upon the death Of Joseph
Smith. was chosen rs his successor In 1886
he, with his followers, left Nauvoo, lll.emi-
grated 70 Utah, and founded Salt Lake City.
He leaves some twenty-odd wives and an
unknown number Of children.
Raphael Semmes. ex-Admiral Of the Con-
federate States Navy, died at Point Clear,
near Mobile, Ala, on the 3oth ulf. He was
born in Maryland in 1909; entered the United
States Navy in his 17thyear; at the outbreak
OF the civil war cast his fortunes with the
Confederates and was placed in command Of
the sumter and subsequently OF the Ala
bama. both Of which vessels had an exciting
and historic career. Since the war Mr..
Semmes has been engaged In the practice Of
law 1t Mobile.
A movement il on foot for convention.
70 be held in st. Louis early in October, 10
take measures 10 secure the improvement
and permanence OF navigation OF our great
rivers.
Judge A. b. Shoemaker, OF Louisiana, has
been appointed special agent in the Internal
Revenue ONE.
The public debt statement for September
makes the following exhibit: Total coin
bonds, 81, 10, 6O,, 100; legal tenders, $25s,-
O4O,096; total debt, =, 20, 1921. Cash in
Treasury, coin, Sl06, 9o4 ,936; currency, Sll,-
Sss,5s7. Debt, less cash in Treasury, -
Oo5,46s,s.9. Decrease during August, 81
S6a.53S.
Hon. s. S. Burdett, formerly United States
Land Commissioner, who mysteriously dis
appeared in May, 1876, and who was thought
to have been fouIly dealt with, reappeared
At Sedalia, Mo-, his former place Of resi-
dence on the sist ulf. His mind il evidently
deranged. and he seems unable 10 give any
ineligible account a his wanderings.
Edwin L. Davenport, the well known ae-
tor, died on the 1st at his residence in Cam
ton. Pa. He was born in Boston in 1916,
made his debut at an early age,and soon rose
to prominence in his profession He was
the father OF Fanny Davenport, the popular
actress.
The President has appointed Thos. III.
Hunt United States Marshal for the South
ern District Of Mississippi, rice j. l.. Lake,
Jr., resigned; Lewis L. Parsons, United
States Attorney for the Northern and Mid
die Districts Of Alabama, rice Chas- +. May
er, removed; Samuel G. Reed, United States
Marshal for the Middle and Southern Dis
tricts Of Alabama, race George Turner, re-
moved.
Gen. A. ID. Lawrence, Of Connecticut, has
accepted an appointment on the Sitting
Bull Commission, 70 act in conjunction with
Gen. Terry.
Alvin Adams, founder Of the Adams Ex-
press Company, died at his home in Water
town, Mass, on the lst, aged 70.
A boy supposed to be the lost Charley
Ross was found in Clarke County, Ohio,
and taken 10 Philadelphia on the I'd for iden-
ti6cation- None of the Ross family recog-
nized him As the lost son and brother, al
though all admitted q striking resemblance
Mr.. L. b. WicklefFe, of Bullitt County, Ky,
writes to the Louisville Courier journal
that Osman Pasha, Of the Turkish army, ii
none other than X. Clay Crawford, Ten
nesseean by birth, who was Colonel in the
Confederate army and afterward i'm the mil
itary service Of the Liberal Government OF
Mexico, where he was made a General Of
Division. The writer says be has known
Col. Crawford for years and has received let
tiers from him since he attained his present
rank in the Turkish army.
Sc. Louis recently made a shipment Of
-four to Liverpool via steamer from PORT
Royal, $. G.
EAST.
The Governors Of several states met in