The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-10-18

Three brothers, named Charles, Edward
and VIM. Earle. and another man named
Daniel Pratt, have been arrested by Govern
ment officers At Eskridge, Wabaunsee Coun.
ty,kansas, upon charge OF passing counter
felt coin. They were taken TO the Topeks
Jail.
In the suit Of the Union Trust Company
OF New York, and Barring Bros, of England
against the Iron Mountain 4 Southern Rail-
way Company, TO foreclose certain CONSOLE
dated mortgage bonds on the ground OF de-
fault In the payment OF interest, Judge Dill.
Ion, In the United States Circuit Court, n
81. Louis, on the LIST. rendered lengthy de.
cision, denying the foreclosure. but not dis
missing the bill. Judge Treat disscnted
giving tho opinion that the bill should bt
dismissed. A division OF opinion will be
certified 10 the Supreme Court. In the
meanwhile the case will stand for further
hearing or be referred TO the Master in Chan.
sery.
The police force Of Akrcn, o., In attempt.
ing recently 10 arrest tramp in the out
skirts Of the city, were met by about 30 OF
the tramp's companions, who drew their
revolyers and drove the officers back to the
city. A company Of militia was then called
out 10 re-enforcc the municipal officers, and
the capture was effected offs OF the tramps
Several shots were exchanged, but no blood
spilled.
On the afternoon Of the LIST a portion oil
the runaway Indians crossed the Kansas Pa
cifc track near Buffalo Station, and when
some miles north OF the station, in Sheridan
County, they came upon LOT OF cattle men,
when hand TO hand fight ensued, resulting
in loss Of Is white men killed and five
wounded. Indian loss not known. The
troops were all west Of Buffalo, in pursuit
of . band that crossed near Sheridan on SUM-
day morning.
The Nebraska Republican State Conven-
ton, held on the Sd, nominated Albinus
Nance for Governor, E. X. Valentine for
Congress, long term, and Col. Tom Majors
for short term. The platform declares that
the greenback shall not be dishonored or
deprecated, shall be made as good as honest
coin; the laborer's dollar shall mean real
dollar; the uncertainty OF its value, which
robs toll and paralyzes trade, shall cease,
and our currency shall be the best carren-
cy, because, whether paper or coin. ii shall
be equivalent, convertible, secure and
sieady.n
The Democratic and Greenback tickets in
Iowa have been consolidated. The new
ticket will comprise four Democrats and five
Greenbackers.
+. W. Pitkin, Republican, Is elected Gov
ernor Of Colorado by from 1000 to $500 ma
jority, and Judge Belfcrd's majority for
Congress will be about the same. The Leg
islature is strongly Republican, insuring a
Republican Senator to succeed Chaffee.
A large and influential gang Of counter
feiters has been broken up in the vicinity Of
Lexington, Ky. Fourteen members were
arrested and lodged In Lexington Jail, and
a large quantity Of counterfeiting material
captured.
The Joint Congressional Committee en-
gagged In taking testimony at st. Louis as to
the propriety Of transferring the control OF
the Indians from the Interior to the War
Department, on the LIST started on an excur-
sion down through the Indian Territory, to
be gone about week. At Muscogee the
committee were received nj the depot by q
delegation Of Indians representing the lead
ing tribes, and escorted to the Fair Grounds,
where the annual fair Of these tribes was be-
ing held. After inspecting the display Of
agricultural and mechanical products the
committee were invited TO the main stand,
where addresses were made BY several In
dians and by members Of the committee.
Stoppages were also made at Eufala, Nc
Allister, Atoko, Caddo, vinita, and other
points, In order TO give the committee full
opportunity TO interview the leading men OF
the various tribes.
The mail-contractor on the line between
Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort Yuma, Ari-
iona, the longest stage-line In the United
states, has secured an order from the War
Department for troops to accompany his
mail-coaches, which have been attacked and
robbed by Mexican bandits q times in two
weeks. Once, when the coach contained 700
pounds Of silver, the robbers overcame the
passengers and driver and made of with
horses, vehicle and all.
A raid on Illicit distillers in Sharp, Baxter
and lizard Counties, Ark. recently, resulted
in the capture Of ten moonshiners and the
destruction Of several stills. The prisoners
were taken to Little Rock.
Butts, who murdered VIM. Roberts at
Forest Springs, New, about year ago, was
hanged on the lst.
The construction Of the LeadviIle branch
Of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road will be begun at once.
A telegram from Ogallala, Feb, 4th, says
the main body Of the hostile Cheyennes had
crossed the Union Pacific Railroad five miles
east az that etatiOn Their uumhcr was -
timated from 100 to 300. They were pur-
sued by Maj. Thornburgh's command AZ
soon as the latter could come from Sidney,
but the sIndians had some six hours the
start. Maj. Mauck and Lieut.. Davis,
who had been following the trail
Of the Indians for several days, arrived at
Ogallala with their commands soon after
Ihnrnhurgh left and want "a ioip hi.,, a., ~. 1