The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-07-12


Al East 81. Louis, H., on Sunday, the \
soth, force Of Deputy Marshals, appointed
b. Msvor Bowman, attempted % dislodge
from the Police station body Of Metropol-
itsn Policemen. Both parties were fully
armed. and the attacking party were re-
pulsed with the loss Of two men
Killed. named Neville and Commons
The police derive their authority from the |
Board d Metropolitan Police Commission
ers. who are appointed by the Governor,
the Mayor has contested the legality Of the
Commission. and after considerable unde-
cisiye litigation. the Mayor undertook 20
gain possession by force OF arms.
James c. Slocum was arrested AZ Quincy,
m. on the 9Th uit., charged with bigamy.
slocum some months ago went 70 Hannibal,
Mo-. and, representing himself IS capital
ist. ingratiated himself into the good graoes
OF the citizens generally, and especially OF
Mrs. Ada Quealey, widow Of the late John
J. A. Quealey, Representative In the State
Legislature, 70 whom he was married on the
12th. A few days afterward slocum slid
out, taking with him all the jewelry and
other portable property belonging TO wife
\ No. that he could lay hands on, amount
ing In value to some 1850. His arrest was
made through the efforts Of his Eastern
wife.
\ Judge Sidney Breese, Of the Illinois
Supreme Court, died suddenly at Pinckney-
vile on the 27th. He was 7S years Of age,
widely known and universally respected.
Allen Phillips and wife were struck dead
BY lightning while returning from Topeka,
i Kansas, to their farm, q few miles distant,
during thunderstorm on the LIST. The
lightning struck . sycamore tree under
which they were passing, and, attracted by
the steel on an umbrella that Mrs. Phillips
was carrying, passed down the handle and
directly through the bodies OF both persons
and thence to the earth. Their team was
found, after the accident, some 80 rods
away, with the bodies lying in the wagon.
Two express packages, containing $21 900,
were stolen from the American Express
Company's wagon at gainesville, o., on the
let. No clew TO the thief.
Y One Of gang Of burglars arrested at
Bucyrus, o., the other day, turns out 70 be
ayoung woman In male attire. She says she
discarded the habiliments Of her sex i've
years N&0s uut ICIu<Es W -t*t HCi ttai h@t1t~s
Later advices from Gen. Towards COM
mand Indicate that the hostile Bannocks, in
stead Of retreafing to their mountain fast
ness, have gone northward to Join other dis
affected tribes in Oregon and Washington
Territory. A dispatch from Baker City,
Oregon, LIST, says that the hostiles are pour
ing into John Day Valley, apparently being
pursued by the military, supposed 10 be .
portion Of Towards forces.
The steamer Capitol City, Of the Anchor
Line, was burned while lying at the elevator
| at Memphis, about o'clock on the morning
I Of the I'd. The elevator was also destroyed
Thomas Ewing, OF Colftx, Ind, aged 13
} was burned to death, also another passen
ger, lame man, name unknown. The fir
Z Is alleged TO have been set by an incendiary
/ The burned steamer was valued at abou
9 100000, on which there was no insurance
. Losses on elevator and freight about a
much more, probably mostly covered BY in
o surance.
The Deadwood coach was again stoppe
by two highwaymen on the night Of the Isl
. about g. miles south Of Deadwood- Their
were six passengers on board, one Of whor
was y l1ut. D4uLCl iHuS Our VI tuc H@rccti
gers, resisted, shooting one Of the robbers
y and was himself shot by one Of the Isttel
= Two other passengers were also wounded
none Of them seriously. The robbers e
2 two gold watches and several pocket-boch
!, with their contents.
Eliza Pinkston, now . resident OF Cantor
\ Miss, and married TO colored man name
= wayman Pritchard, has made an afiday
y stating that the story told BY her before II
!. Returning Board at New Orleans
Q November, 1876, was untrue in all e.
sential particulars; that she was induce
! 10 make such statement by Dinkgrave an
'e O. H. Brewster, who promised her therefs
I the sum Of 500, only $50 OF which she ev'
4. received; that she does not know who. kilie
e her husband and wounded herself, but b.
/ every reason to believe twas cclcrs
2 man with whom her husband had twi'
p fought and who had Threatened 10 take b
life.