The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-08-17


his escape.
An entire family. consisting Of Lewis
spencer and his four children-fwo girls and
two boys--liying IN Clark County, Missouri,
were murdered on the night Of the ~. The
crime was no doubt committed for money ,as
Spencer had In his possession 500 belonging
10 the Township, Of which he was Trustee.
The weapons used We're an AK and pitch
fork. No trace OF the murderer has been
discovered.
A shooting affair occurred at ogalalla.
Neb., stock-shipping point, ON the isf,
which resulted In the instant death Of VIM.
Campbell and the wounding of y. 4. Gas
mann, Vim. Butler, VI. Hinton ana A. May,
all Texas cattle e-men except Gasmann. II l.
believed that all the wounded men will re-
cover.
The remains OF i've OF Custer's comrades
Capt. Custer. Capt Yates, and Lieuis. A.
+. smith, ID. Mcintosh and James Calhoun
were Inferred with fitting obsequies at Fort
Leavenworth on the Sd.
Two men. named Lewis and Bailey, have
been arrested upon suspicion Of being the
murderers Of the Spencer family, in Clark
County, Mo-, on the night Of the I'd. Lewis
was Spencer's brother-in-law.
On the 3lst ult. Indians made raid on
Muerto Springs, Texas, killeda stage-driser
named Henry Dill and run OF !. head OF
mules.
Hannah Dunn. aged 0, was fatally burned
al Anderson. Ind. on the night Of the 3D.,
while kindling fire with coal oil. She died
the next morning.
A desperate named Bill sampson, alias
"wild Bill the Second,- shot and killed an
inofensive young man named Enos Mosley,
in herder's camp near Dodge City, Kansas,
on the night Of the 1st. The murder was
apparently without the slightest provoca-
tion, and the murderer Immediately mount
ed a horse and He'd. lie was pursued ~ a
party OF men and overfaken on the follow
ing day, and after making desperate fight,
in which he received three wounds, he sur
rendered in dying condition. Ills only ex-
PLANTATION Of the murder was that he had
killed the wrong man.
Bertha wallin, aged 10, OF Milford, Wis,
il another victim TO the kerosene kindling
mania.
The United States District Attorney AZ II.
Louis has commenced suit against William
Mckee, Of the Globe Democrat, 10 recover
the sum Of s2,3l4,eo. alleged TO have been
lost 70 the Government through the Whisky
Ring conspiracy, of which il j. further
alleged that Mr.. Mckee was
member. The complaint en-
braces no less than 1868 separate
and distinct counts, each one covering the
loss Of the tax on 1000 gallons of proof
spirits. Although Mr.. Mckee received from
President Grant pardon for the etfen>e OF
which he was convicted in the United States
District Court, ii l. held by the Government
that he l. still liable on civil process 70 re-
, cover the moneys actually lost TO the Gov
, ernment through the manipulations of the
, Ring.
A shooting affair took place at Hopewell
Greenup County, ky.. or the 9th. the par
ticipants being David Floyd and his two
sons and Lick Floyd, an old man aged -
on the one side, and Joseph A. Martin and
his two sons on the other. David Floydwa.
shof through the bowels and Lick Floyd
! shot in the forehead. The Floyd BOYS were
both shot, II l. thought, fatally. The affair
originated in dispute between the parties
! in June last
The main building of the Wesleyan Fc-
male College, at Murfreesboro, \. G., burn.
ed on the 9Th. Los, $1,000; insurance
$4,000.
, 4 wing OF the new Deaf and Dumb Insti
tuition, near Council Bluff, Iowa, wa
blown down on the morning Of the 9Th dur
ing severe storm. Loss, $1,000
The tobacco factory Of John A. Burton, II
Henry County, Tenn, was seized by rev
enue officers on the night OF the 9th, an'
while loading the machinery in a wagol
| they were surrounded by some - arme,
men and compelled 10 abandon the propert.
: and leave instantly.
/ La the trial Of Prof. Pike. for the murde
I of :. :. Jones, Of the Reiigio- Philosophical
r Journal, al Chicago, in March last, the Jtir
|. rendered verdict Of acquittal on the groun'
/ of insanity. The evidence showed that Pin
had formerly been an inmate Of two differ
n ent asylumS for the insane, and be will y
again sent 70 similar Institution.
!. Lieut.. Bulls crossed the Rio Grande n
|. the 4fh, recaptured fiye stolen horses and re
: turned 70 the Texas side. ON the 9th Mai
y Schofield arrested IS Of Valdez fiIibuster
: Al Eagle Pass. Valdez himself was Al Lare
: do. and 4 warrant was issued for his arrest
but ne escaped. Escobedo and party are 4
y Laredo without funds.
e Dr. J. y. Armstrong, a leading physician
n ~ Terre IIaute, Ind, was shot and killc'
q on the night of the eth while returning fror
i visit 70 d patient in the country. III
il cause Of the murder l. a mystery.
w John Butler, 4 miller, was shot and In
A stantly killed vs. John sutteriieId, AZ Max
4 Vile, Washington County, KY, on the 9Th
4 on account of dispute regarding mex .
y -four. Al Gardncr'~ store, near Millcrsbiir4
4 in the same county and on the same day. NJ
~ old feud between neighbors broke ou
4 afresh, resulting In general shooting affray
il In which one sheridan was killed and Gard
ner wounded. And third affair OF like IA