The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-09-06

|N'"HW *+F"'"f
both W whom escaped without injury.
Robert Mitchell. coiored, was hanged AZ
Union springs, Ala, en- The 2si. FER poison
lng Nj grandfather ana grandmother ~
April. 1877. His execution was Witnessed
BY io.nco negroes.
one Rplnr was lynchei IA shelby County,
Tenn. Ga fhc night OF the 22il. for commute
ling an Indecent assault upon Mr.. Marin,
wife of Mrll known farmer.
The mail coach between Deadwo0d and
Cheyenne was again levied Upon ~ masked
highwAymen On the night ~ tho sls,. They
took the watches and pocksf-hooks ofthe
passengers and riiled ne maii-bags.
G,nerAl Howard and Governor Chadwick
have gone 10 the Umatllla reservation 70
meet number Of prominent citizens III con-
snltation over Indian affairs. Howard i sat-
i-fied. unless satisfactory arrangements can
be made, that chronic petty warfare win
continue between the indians and whites
near the reservation. liable At any time 70 re-
suit In neral massacre.
Hon. VIM. Cheney, one " the oldest and
NOT highly respected citizens 81 McLean
County. H., hanged himself 10 4 tree near
hi residence Al Saybrook, on tse morning
Of the cath. Mr.. Cheney was a member OF
the State senate in 1867. nl-health and con-
~equent mental depression are assigned AZ
the cause Of suicide
Eighteen armed men were sent from Nash
vile, 10 0yerton County, Tenn, on the 24th,
10 reinforce Deputy Collector Davis, who
had been worsted in fight with the moon
sinners on the previous day, three of biz
posse being wounded, one fatally.
Hon. Emerson Etheridge haS declined the
Republican nomination for Governor o.
tennessee.
The United States Circuit Court has de-
clied that the Denver and Eio Grande and
the Atchlscu, Topeka and Santa r. Railroad
Companies have equal rights Of WAY through
the Grand Canyon.
Additional Congressional nominations:
Mi>souri-First District. Martin Il. Clardy,
Democrat: sixth, Y. X. Waddell. Demo-
craf; Eighth, Dr. ;. n. Denham, National
Greenback: Ninth. David Rea.. Democrat:
Tenth. George +. R0thwell, Democrat. hi
s--Sesenteenth District. WIN. r. Morri-
SON.. Democrat. Texas-Second District,
p. u. Culberson,. Democrat. (sRenom-
inated.)
VIM. Manday, Thos. Healey and Jacob
GroscIose, Of Indian Valley, Idaho, were re-
Gently killed BY the Indians while il pursuit
Of stolen stock.
Deputy Sheriff Wedd0wfield. accompani-
ed by another man named Vincent, started
our from Cheyenne, on the 25th, in search
Of some miScreantS who had attempted 10
wreck train By removing 4 rail. Not REL
turning, search was made, and their bodies
were fond in aravine, rIddled with bullets.
They had undoubtedly been Killed by the
men whom they went to capture.
A widow woman named Mary Dean, living
In somewhat destitute circumstances near
Victoria, Jefferson County, No, on the a-th
cut the throats o. her two youngest children,
aged respectively years ana is monshs
An elder child. a boy aged s. wrenched the
razor from his mothers hand and escaped
10 a nfirhb0r's.
Mrs. Jacob FeIdher. or Springfield. iii.
we fatally burned on the 2iih by kindling
the fire with kerosene.
on the morning of the 9th the prisoners
in the jail n Holly Springs, Ms. II IN mum.
her, killed their negro keeper, and Iii es-
capped.
Hattie Gray, daughter Of wcll-to-do
farmer living near Cleveland, u. onthe a5th
committed suicide BY shooting herself
through the breast, on account Of her
fathers refusal 20 let her wed one Richens.
hired man working on his farm. The un-
fortunate girl was very intelligent and hiuh-
~ esteemed.
y. W. Riggs and ,. W. Lnssreil attempted
TO escapefrom the COURTROOM j, Princeton.
KY. while on trial for horse-stealnr, and
both were shot dead.
Henry Collins, one Of Sam Bass train
robbers, was captured near sherman, Tex
a., on the ssth, BY posse Of four men. Hc
showed light, but was finally brought down
BY shot In the leg, breaking both bones.
At Salinas, Cal, on the 2.th. samuel r.
stephens murdered his daughter. - years ~
age, cutting her throat; then took dose II
strychnine.anda fterward blew BIZ brains ont
witha musket. Cause, dependency about
money matters.