The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-17

Al Delta, Keokuk County. Iowa. on the
18th. Zero Rice. hotel proprietor, was shot
and instantly killed by . bozrder named
samuel Smith, during q quarrel about the
settlement Of board bill. The murder Is
said 70 have been committed without any
justifiable proyocation, the landlord being
shot In the back OF the head while walking
away from his assailsnt. The murderer Il
only - years Of age. son Of = wealthy stock
dealer. He 4 under arrest.
William Baldwin, colored, was hanged in
Miller County, Ark, on the 81, for the MUIR
der Of negro woman named Melissa Phil
Hips. in October last
GOV. Nichols, OF Louisiana, has signed the
Modett Register bill.
The Illinois Republican state, Convention
win be held At Springfield on June 26th.
Hon. Henry NJ. Darnall, Jr.. Of Gayoso,
Pemiscot County, Mo-, was decoyed from
his home across the river into Lake County,
Tenn, on the evening Of April ~, and bru-
tally murdered by William Shearer. The
latter had formerly been . tenant OF Mr..
Darnall's, but about week previous to
the murder he moved over into Ten
nessee, from whence he wrote TO OAR
nall, saying he was almost dead Of hem
orrhage OF the lungs, and requesting him
to come and see him. Darnal was shot by
Shearer rs he was getting out Of his boat.
The murderer hed, but was pursued and
csertaken the next day, and while trying to
escape from the custody OF the Sheriff he
was fred upon and killed. II il reported
that Shearer confessed that he had been
hired by another party to kill Darnall. The
latter was about "a years OF age. farmer,
and was q member OF the last General As
sembly OF Missouri.
At Crawfordsville, Ind, on the Sd, two
young men, G. II. Bailey and g. T. Dodge,
both students OF Wabash College, boarded a
freight-train for Lafayette, and seated them
selves on the b0x-car attached 10 the loco
motive. When short distance out Of town
the coupling pin broke, and they were both
precipitated under the wheels. The whole
train, consisting Of about 10 cars, passed over
them, mangling them into An unacceptable
mass 81 flesh and bones. The heads OF both
were found 30 yards of from the rest OF the
bodies. Bailey's parents live At Carlinsille,
Ill, and Dodge's At Fair Haven, o.
a n.
Ark, on the 5th, between Mai. John ID.
Adams, editor OF the Gazette, and Col. J.
y. smithee, editor Of the Democrat and
State Land Commissioner. Seven shots
were exchanged at short range, Colo
mel Smithee receiving bullet
through the right arm and another in the
hip, which placed him hcrs de combat Mai.
Adams had the brim Of his hat pierced by
one OF his antagonists shots, hut sustained
no bodily injury. The latter was arrested
and gave bail. A newspaper controversy was
the cause Of the difficulty.
The first Congressional election Of the year
will be held in Oregon. which State chooses
it, member Of the House Of Representatives
on the first Monday in June, as well as a
Legislature which will elect United States
Senator TO succeed John NJ Mitchell. The
Democrats carried the State in 1874 and also
the last Legislature, which sent GOV. Grover
70 the Senate, but the Republicans won in
the Presidential election BY little over 1000
majority.
Gen. John NJ. Buckley, OF Milwaukee,
formerly Assistant Attorney General OF the
United States, committed suicide on the
night Of the 4th by drowning himself In the
lake. He left several letters addressed to
different parties, the contents Of which show
conclusiyely his intention TO take his life. I
The immediate cause OF his rash act il at
tributed to mental alteration brought on by
domestic troubles. Gen. Binckley's family
consisted Of wife, from whom he was sep
arated, and four children, all or whom are
now in Knoxville, Tenn.
portable engine, used for hosting ice I
out OF barge into an ice-house at Memphis.
Tenn, exploded its boiler, on the 9Th, kill
Ing Tom Hoist, the engineer, and seriously
injuring several others.
Contracts have been let by the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company for
the construction Of the first 100 miles or its
New Mexico extension.
II i now believed the band OF train rob-
Ders, that for several months have been
iepredating on the Houston and Texas Gen.
raj and Texas and Pacific Railways, has
been virtually broken ~. Lieut.. June
Peak, OF the Texas Rangers, has arrested.
p Denton County, Green Hill, ID. g. Null
ns and Robert Murphy, on a United States
warrant charging them with being accessory.
sam Bass, the leader Of the gang. has been
pursued TO bis hiding place, and at last ac-
cunts was badly wounded. The robbers.
Pipes, Herndon and Mays have been brought
,efore the bar Of the United States Court al
Tyler.