The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-20

Orville Grant, brother of General Grant,
has become insane and Is now confined In
an asylum at Morristown, y. J.
A Convention Of Freethinkers has just
been held at Watkins, N. Y. During its
session several Of its leading members were
arrested upon complaint Of the orthodox
citizens, charged with selling and circu-
lating obscene and sacrilegious documents.
The parties were held to bail in the sum Of
81 900 each, to await the action Of the Grand
jury.
The Vermont State election, held on the
Sd, resulted in the election Of the entire Re-
publican State and Congressional ticket, by
somewhat reduced majority. The Gov
ernor -eIect Is Col. Redfield Proctor, OF Rut-
land.
The New Hampshire National Grecnback
Convention was held at Manchester on the
9TH. Warren g. Brown, of Whitefeld, was
nominated for Governor.
The Vermont State election, held on the
3D., resulted in the election Of the entire Re-
publican State and Congressional ticket, by
a somewhat reduced majority. The Gov
ernor- elect is Col. Redfield Proctor, Of Rut-
land.
Later returns from the Maine election in
dictate quite conclusively that while Con-
nor, Republican, has decided plurality Of
the vote for Governor, he lacks the majori-
ty necessary to elect, and in consequence
the choice Of Governor and other State Of
ficials will fall upon the tive Houses-the
Lower House designating two names from
which the Upper House must choose the
Governor. As the Democrats and Green
hackers will have majority in the Lower
House, they will Of course send up the
names Of their respective candidates, Gar
celon and Smith, and II Il intimated tfst the
former will be selected by the Senate a.
Governor.
The New Hampshire National Greenback
Convention was held at Manchester on the
5th. Warren G. Brown, Of Whitefeld, was
nominated for Governor.
The steamer Reliance, running between
Jacksonville, Fla, and Savannah, Ga, ex-
ploded her boiler on the night OF the 5th.
The first engineer, VIM. Moulton, second
engineer, Josiah Armstrong, and second
mate, VIM. DARTS, were killed or drowned.
None Of the passengers were seriously hurt.
Several Of the crew were injured by steam,
and George Edmondson, cook, fatally.
The Maine election, held on the 9th, re-
suited In the reelection Of Selden Conner.
the Republican candidate for Governor, by
somewhat reduced majority. There Is a
large increase In the Greenback vote and q
decrease In the Democratic vote. The Re-
publican Congressman appear to have been
elected in the lirst three districts, but in the
Fourth District Powers, Republican, Is de-
feated by Ladd, the Democratic Greenback
candidate, and in the Fifth Hale Is proba-
bly, defeated by Marsh, Greenbacker.
Later returns from the Vermont election
indicate that Barlow, the Greenback candi-
date for Congress In the Third District, has
beaten both Of his competitors, and is prob
ably elected, although, as 1t requires ma
jority vote TO elect, another vote may 70
necessary.
The New Hampshire Republican State
Convention nominated Nathan Head for
Governor and adopted hard-money plat
form.
The Boston Democrats have chosen But
Ter delegates 10 their State Convention.
FOREIGN.