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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28
what an Earthquake is Like.

"A resident of Caracas, writing to q
friend in Montreal, gives the following
description Of the recent earthquake at
that place: We had on the 18th Of
April, about twenty minutes to nine D.
m, about as lively "A shake as want to
experience. first heard loud, rum
bling noise, and then it seemed as though
a thousand-ton engine was rushing
over the pavements, and then scream
like hundred engines run mad, and
then the house began to shake and the
floor began TO rise up, and about that
time | was out in the open yard. There
were few risings in the floor Of the
yard, and all was over so far as Caracas
was concerned. A few pictures and
mirrors fell to the ground in some Of the
houses; in the cathedral an image or
two fell down-and nothing more But
the town of Qua, about twelve miles
from here--a beautiful and flourishing
place--was by the same shock entirely
destroyed, and from 800 to 100 lives
lost. Our President has sent money,
provisions and troops TO the place, and
has done every thing possible to allevi-
ate the suflerings Of the people. His wife,
/" Nina Belen," and family, rushed into
the Plaza and had tents put up, and for
many days slept therein. Thousands Of
people left town that day; in fact, all
that could; the rest slept in the Plaza,
some In tents and on cots, but the ma
jority on the benches and on the side
walks, and for few days the appear
ance Of the city was really ludicrous-
every park, square, wide street or open
space was filed with tents, and the
middle of the streets with soldiers under
arms. Mosqucrias offee-yard-the one
you visited while here--was filled
with people, 100 to $50 sleeping
there nightly for week or more, some
on the bare ground and some under
tents, and the tents were wonderful to
behold, both there and in the town.
Tents, shanties, gypsy encampments,
tents of canvas, white, striped and
speckled, of calico, of coffee bags, of old
sheets and Of paper-any thing answer
ed. Finally, things became more quiet;
we had daily shocks, but light ones, and
people began to sleep in their houses.
Holy Week came on and church process
sions also. In one procession woman
became alarmed and screamed, and inn
mediately stampede began to the cry
of "temblose," and then women and
children were crushed and injured by be-
ing trampled upon, and one woman
killed, but there was no temblose."
The President issued an order stopping
and closing the churches
until Easter, and on Sunday, the 2Sth,
ut half-past o'clock, while the fashion
able church, Alta Gracia, just above my
house, was filed to the utmost, came
another severe shock and stampede.
Women with long trains fell and were
trampled on and hurt, and among the
men were thieves, who wrenched of
earrings, bracelets, chains, etc. And
that was all for Caracas. Not so, how
ever, with the town of Ocumare, about
the same distance from here as the ill
fated Qua. Ocumare had the best part
Of the town destroyed, viz, all the fine
houses, while the cottages Of the poor
were saved.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

Old Rosin the Bow was the favorite
universal song, all around and about here
forty years ago, and IL now comes up again
and Il the most popular OF all songs. The
same NAV be said OF the first Of the operate
songs, Pm Anoat," and Of that sweetest Of
species, II we may so call II, Listen to the
Mocking Bird. "-Rereiilc.
The name of this song is not "Old
Rosin the Bow !" 1t Is "Old Rossum the
Bean" II was written by Colonel w.
III. Sparks, formerly of Natchez. We
think he told us he wrote the song while
a resident Of our city. Old Rossum was
somewhat after the Beau Brummel or
der, and was peculiar friend Of the
Colonel.
We met the Colonel at Atlanta last
summer year ago---we had known him
from the days Of our earliest childhood
where he was boarding at the Kim
ball House, with his young, beautiful and
devoted wife. He was something over
80 years Of age, and seemed as attract
i've and lively as though he We're but
40. He met the New York State Press
Convention at the city, and his remark
able store of information, anecdotes,
life and vivacity made him quite lion
with them. We believe the Colonel is
now residing on hisplantation in Louis
ana. Colonel j. r. Walworth and some
other of the elder citizens Of the Nat
chez will remember the genial and
agreeable Colonel w. IL. Sparks. -Nat-
chez San.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

Gail Hamilton Is short little thing,
a. lively AS Il drunstick and dignified.
Miss Bertha Won Hillern, the PEE
destrian, has taste for painting, and
proposes hereafter TO make art her pro-
essiOn.
Max Strakosch has re-engaged Miss
cary for next season, and increased her
salary from $1,000 TO 5000 a month.
-. There is nothing written, think,
n the Bible or out Of il, Of equal literary
merit, says Thomas Carlyle Of the book
d Job.
The oldest book in prose is "He-
rodotus.' The oldest printed book
with a date is psalter, printed at
Mayence, l547.
Mrs. Marian Lewes George Elliott
has written "A new poem with the title of
IA College Breakfast Party" 1t will
appear in July.
Mr. Archibald Forbes, the London
newspaper correspondent, will soon
come to this country TO lecture on his
experiences with the Russian army.
DIR. Haley, in advocating spelling
reform, says that $4,000 duplicated con-
sonants appear in every copy Of the
London Times, exactly one-half of which
are wholly useless.
Much as the memories of Goethe
and Schiller are reverenced in their
own country, the libraries of Munich
and Berlin would not buy their CORE
.pondence, lately offered to them for A.
tU0 thaers.
A Southern poetess, who has been
praised BY both Bryant and Lowell, is
'Xaritla,' otherwise Mrs. Mary Ashley
Townsend. Her last pocm--.sThe
Captains Story'-displays much tragic
power. Mrs. Townsend Is resident Of
New Orleans.
MIR. Alcott threatens 10 beque ath to
bis literary executors GOO volumes Of
commonplace books in which he has
placed every thing he has seen, heard,
read, or thought which he counted
worthy Of preservation. Some Of the
volumes contain as many as a thousand
pages Of manuscript.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

Peter Cooper has given up his
scneme Of founding college for wom-
- IN South Carolina.
The Holy See has changed the
cathedral Church Of the Diocese Of
'lncen' cs, Ind, TO indianapolis, in the
same State.
The Philips Academy, at Andover,
Mass, has just celebrated its first CEN
.ennlal, with many distinguished guests
Participating.
= Education l. moving on rapidly in
lennessee. That State has nearly 700
more public schools in operation than
y nag last year. Similar reports come
nom az parts Of the South.
IN the schools under the control az
ne London School Board, teachers.
aale ana female. usually begin nj $3.50
year, and the great number do not ret
beyond $3.50. -
The Rev. u. N. vandeyeer. pastor
~ me Union Park Congregational
nnurch, Chicago, has rendered his res
STATION on account Of reduction ~
salary from $4,000 to $4,000 recently
voted by his church.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

The sugar cropin Louisiana is re-
ported IS per cent. better than last year.
Flexible asbestos, in incombustible
material, Is being woven into paper and
other commodities.
In and about Lyons, France, 200,-
600 women and girls work from II to
IS hours day for an average of 40 cents.
--Ultramarine, with the further add
ton Of sulphate of tin and alum, is sail
70 be used for improving the color OF
certain kinds Of powdered sugar.
Sugar Is made from Indian corn al
factory in Davenport, Iowa. The
product somewhat resembles maple sug-
ar, and sells readily in the neighbor-
hood.
Cork Is coming into use in Germany
as filling for winter bed coverlets, in
place Of feathers. 1t il said TO be not
only lighter and cheaper, but decidedly
warmer.
AT the French Academy Of Science
recently was exhibited bar, n sheet,
and several crystals o. the new metal
gallirm, which is hards than iron, vet
melts under the heat o. ne finger, its
lreezing-pcint being about 30 degrees.
rs proposed to use ii for thermome-
Yer going up TO red-heat.
Wood Is strong in ratio 70 its weight.
The heaviest and densest will prove the
most durable. This should be selected
ior weight-carrying purposes, such as
me ties Of bridges, where the two ..uali-
les 81 strength and durability are de-
sraole. Coarse grained wood weighs
'ae heaviest, and, as it contains more
resin than that Of finer grain, is es-
Pecially adapted for position which
nas to contend with any degree Of damp
ness.
In answer to inquiries whether
oieomargarine is wholesome article OF
1000, and what legislation was necessary
y prevent its imposition on the public
y dairy butter, the New York Board
Y Health says oleomargarine Is whole
some, and that no additional legislation
\ necessary beyond the. enforcement of
'ne law passed by the last Legislature
'squirlng every receptacle in which it is
olered for sale to be stamped or brand
g with the word "Oleomargarine.r
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

The Chicago Times Washington
correspondent says Of the Sherman
Syndicate
No one has yet taken the trouble to show
what John Sherman's Syndicate has made
by the purchase Of the 80, 100000 l-2 per
cent. 30-year bonds. II must be recolIecled
that the per cent. bonds, called the popu-
lar loan, were being taken At the rate OF
SJ,000,0v0 per month, which would, by the
lst OF January, 1879, have amounted 70 over
xJO,UOO,OOO. On the LIST Of April, John Shcr-
man went 70 New York and arranged with
his partners in the syndicate 10 take S50,-
10000 worth OF bonds at IL per cent,
paying them per cent. for making the
trade. Fifty million dollars worth OF 90
year bonds nc per cent. would ,at simple in
terest, cost StO,OOo,0O0. But bankers and
interest, and the compound interest
on SJ0,000,Oo0 for thirty years at
per cent. il Sl62. 169, 900. The
simple interest on S500O0,oO0 at 4 1-2 per
cent. for 30 years is SOS, $50 900, and the
compound interest for the same time as the
same rate IL $3.50, 1885, 800. This shows that
the trade that John sherman made with his
partners i'm the Syndicate cost the already
overburdened taxpayers $6,7j0,000 in gold
interest, and allows John Sherman and his
partners to make on the money thus wrung
from the sweat and blood OF the people $26,-
W3,yuV. That there was no necessity for this
Syndicate trade Is proved by the fact that
the per cent bonds were taken at the rate
OF over five millions per month, which
proves conclusivcly that II the -2per cent.
bonds had been in small denominations and
placed NJ the various Government deposit
tories they would readily have been taken
by the people TO larger amount
than disposed OF 10 Shcrman's Syndi-
cate, and that without costing the
the Syndicate is paid d large amount. What
are the profits made by the premium on
these bonds, which the Syndicate Il making.
can not be so readily arrived AZ, but that
shown above can easily be calculated By any
one having knowledge Of how to compute
simple and compound interest. Not even
Potter's Investigating Committee could find
out whatJo Sherman's interest In this steal
amounts TO, for II H. a steal, and every one
who knows sherman believes that he does
not do that kind OF work without having his
divvy In the spells.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

Said Hayes, with lengthening face,
" We must give Jim lucrative place
In a climate that's warm,
That he do US no harm
This, mark, Is "A strong, special case"
But q, IL Is true and tits pity
The letter fell to the committee,
And things they got hotter,
For Congressman Potter
Brought ont that lugubrious ditty
- fourier. Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

A Mr.. ID. Mackenzie is agitating
project in London for opening up Cen
trail Africa TO European commerce and
civilization.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

Prof. Jordan, Of the Butler Univer-
sity, at Irvington, Ind, will, during the
coming summer, conduct a scientific ex-
cursion through Kentucky and Tennes-
see, and the Mountain region Of North
Carolina and Georgia. The party win
travel on foot over the most interesting
portions Of the States visited---exploring
the numerous caves by the way, and
making the collection Of Natural His
tory objects special aim. The cx-
pcnse for each person joining the party
Is estimated at about $40.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28


You can get nice room in Paris
hotel now for $l4 day.
Society in republican Paris seems
to be as brilliant as II could be under a
monarchy, and MacMahon costs only
S2OO,OOOa year, against Louis Napo-
Icons S6,OO0,00
The Socialistic press Of Germany
boasts no less than IS publications, with
10000 subscribers-an increase Of Is
in the number Of the papers since last
year.
The French Government proposes
TO spend 100000 francs in fetcs in honor
Of the Exhibition. The dates are not
fixed, but will probably come at the time
Of the distribution Of awards.
Earl Russell was for half century
the President Of the British and Foreign
School Society, and the fiftieth anniver-
sary Of his election was celebrated d few
days before his death
A singular and fatal accident oc-
Cured In Bladen County, N. O.. re-
Gently, at a funeral procession. While
the people were In the church, some
children went into the graveyard, and
one Of them, a little son OF Capt. Brown,
attempted TO climb up tombstone
which was not properly secured to its
base, when II suddenly fell on him,
crushing his head TO jelly, killing him
instantly.
--Conccrning Prince Amadee, Duke
Of Aosta, ex-King Of Spain, some one
writes TO the London World: ~ had
believed him, on the faith OF authorized
sayings, 10 u disconsolate widower,
who could scarcely be dissuaded from
becoming a monk, Prince half crazed
with grief; but found him fall Of fun
and sparkle, Drumming over with life,
and very willing to enjoy any chance
happiness that might fall In his way"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-06-28

During recent storm near Dawson,
Ga, Miss Moore and Mrs. Smith were
killed by lightning, and three Others in
the room were injured.
AT Little Rock, Ark, Mrs. Mylen-
ger, her little daughter, and a neigh
boris child were horribly burned, the
little girl fatally, by an explosion Of
coal oil.
George w. Croberger, farmer,
near Stanton, Va, was putting piece
Of tim Der in front Of the saw, in saw
mill, when from some cause the timber
flew up violently, striking him and
breaking his neck.
Near Oil City, Pa, lightning struck
a tree under which four men had taken
shelter during storm, killing Thomas
Dodson and his son, and severely in
juring his son-in-law and man named
Fink, the latter probably fatally.
William jackson Miller, at the Fa-
vorite Mills, Mount Vernon, Ind, was
caught in a belt revolving 100 times per
minute, and dragged around the shaft
80 times, having both legs torn off ut
the knees, his arms crushed, and his
body horribly mutilated. He died in
four hours.
A young lady named Ida Murphy,
residing at Newportagc, Ohio, was acct
dentally shot and almost instantly kill
ed few days ago. 1t is not known
whether the gun with which the acct
dent was caused was in her own hands
or that Of an S-year-old boy who was in
her company.
james Spicer, young man Of
Smyrna Township, Jefferson County,
Ind, in returning from squirrel hunt,
stopped by rail fence to talk to young
lady, and, as he was climbing the fence
to move on, n rail broke, striking the
hammer Of his gun, which was dis
charged, the whole charge Of shot enter
ing his left side, inflicting, It is thought,
mortal wounds.
George Belts, IA years old, and a
playmate started out from Lansing,
Mich, TO shoot at mark, both having
loaded revolvers with them. Return
ing home, young Belts in a tragic man
ner cried: "You villain, diel" and
snapped his pistol at his companion,
who told him not to do so again, as
some one might get hurt. Belts then
held the revolver TO his own temple to
show il was empty, fired, and fell dead,
shot through the head. He was a son
Of the Rev. q. l. Belts.
The New York herald., 1878-10-31

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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06
Aecounling for DE WeatIler.

Happy New Year, Judge. Re
markable weather this time Of the
year." said the prisoner in the Fifty.
seventh Street Court.
"Your are said to have been very
drunk, Mr. Carson?"
Judge, I've lived hereabout fol
many a day, but this is the most re
markable run of weather."
"Tho officer declares he found YOU
holding to lamp post and shouting.
81 agree with those people, Youl
Honor, who say the climate is under
going an entire change. Winter
hanging around the neck of summer
and all that kind of thing"
81 am sorry to deprive you Of talk
ing in these climatic changes during
your New Years calls"
"This transplanting Of the seasons
means something, Your Honor II
means nothing less than"
"Ten days."-M Y. Herald.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

The MorFErr REGIsTER.-Mr. W
F. Taylor, second Auditor Of the
State Of Virginia, in communica,
ton to the Speaker Of the House Of
Delegates, says the reports received
from the operations Of the Mofett
whiSkey register indicate the reven'
ne from them amount to over $780,,
600 this year, which is $4,000 in
excess of the revenue under the Ii,
ccnse law. Mr.. Taylor says when
the registers get full under way the
revenue will reach fully 100000 per
year.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

a bill has been introduced in the
Mississippi Legislature which makes
carrying concealed weapons II misde'
mcanor, and provides for u fine ofnot
less than ten nor more than fifty dol
lars, or Imprisonment for not less
than ten nor more than sixty days,
or both fine and imprisonment, in
case of conviction, 1t also requires
the offender to give bonds for twelve
months.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

The great land suit of Aspinwall
and others, against Adkins and 9th.
crs, was decided in favor Of the plain.
tiilS, at the recent term of the FEEDER.
al Court at Parkersburg. This suit
involved the title toone hundred and
twenty-five thousand acres of land
lying in the counties of Wayne, I.o,
gan and Lincoln.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06
Who is 10 be Bishop Of West Vir-
pfuiu?

In reference to the decliniation Of
Rev. D. Eccleston, Of New Jersey, Of
the Bishopric of West Virginia, the
Wheeling Mtelligeneer says;
"a new selection, therefore, de.
wolves upon the Standing Commit
tee of this diocese, and the question
arises who is the man?
1t is no easy matter to fill the pos
ition of Bishop in such diocese as
West Virginia with the right man
in the right place, The life is one Of
considerable exposure and depriva-
ton, and the remuneration is not
equal to what many pastors in the
larger towns receive. Sometime ago
the suggestion was made by one Of
the interior papers of the State that
the new Bishop should be man well
acquainted with and well ada ,Itcd tn
the mission work that will naturally
devolvc upon Bishop in this dio.
cese. If we remember right, one co,
temporary further suggested that he
should be Il man who could readily
take to "roughing" it over our hills,
over our highways and by ways, on
horseback, rs the late Bishop Whe-
Ian was accustomed to do in the ear,
ly days of his career among US
This struck us at the time as a nat
ural and sensible suggestion, and
we doubt not that it will have its
proper weight with the committee
whose duty it will be to fill the va,
cancy created by the dcclinaticn Of
Rev. Ecclcston."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06
MEDICINES.
tUEil ,hA.,s 80. s-a il.i. rtbLic'
DIR. G. MoLANE'S
Celebrated American
WORM SPECIFIC
OR
VERMIFUGE.
sYMpInMs on WORMS.

SImT OmS VI
THEcountenanceis paleandleaden-
colored, with occasional fiushcs, or
circumscribed spot on one or both
cheeks the eyes becomedull thepu-
nils dilate an azure semicircle rms
along the lower eyelid |; the nose is ir-
ritated, swells, and sometimes bleeds;
aswellingoftl,c upperlip occasional
headache, with humming or throb-
bling of the ears an unusual secretion
of saliva; Shiny or furred tongue;
breath very foul, particularly in the
morning; appetite variable, some
times voracious, with a gnawing SEN
sation ofthe stomach, at others, entire
lygone ;feeting painsin thestomach;
occasionalnausea and vomiting f; vic.
lent pains throughout the abdomen;
bowels irregular, at times costivc;
stools Shiny ; not unfrequently tinged
with blood; belly swollen and hard
urine turbid respiration occasionally
difficult, and accompanied by hIc-
cough ;coughsometimcs dry andcon-
vulsive T; uneasy and disturbed sleep,
with grinding Of the teeth; temper
variable, but generally irritable, &c.
Whenever the above symptoms
are found to exist,
DIR. C. MCLANE'S VERNfIFUGE
will certainly effect cure.
1T DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY
in any form innocentprepa
ton, not capable Of doing the slight
estiynryto tic most tender infant
The genuine DIR, McLANE's VER.
MIFuGE bears the signatures of c.
MGLANE and FLEMING Bios, on the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

a Mississippi editor, meaning well,
put in his paper, "Raiso and eat
more chickens ard buy less bacon"
When he went homo to his dinner
he met shrill voice saying; "Whos
running this boarding house; You or
me?n
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

A little one in Philadelphia heard
a mouse squcaking the other night,
and remarked: 40, mouscy, mouscy,
'ou cat too much mince. pie, too"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-02-06

The Virginia Legislature has
amended the game law so that it cor,
responds with that of this State for.
bidding the shooting or trapping
quail