The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-11-29

The ninth annual Convention OF the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association met AZ Indianapo-
lis on the 18th, with delegates from 10 States
present.
There has been heavy decline in Bonan-
"a stocks caused by the recent discharge Of
large number of workmen In the various
mines.
After consultation with Secretary Sher-
man, and as an aid to bring about specie re-
sumption, the New York Clearing house has
decided upon the following plan OF action
after January 4, 1879: 1. To decline receiy-
ing gold coins as special deposits, but accept
and treat them only as lawful money. 2. To
abolish special exchanges OF gold checks AT
the Clearing house. 3. To pay and receive
balances between banks at the Clearing
house either in gold or United States legal
tenders. 1. To receive silver dollars upon
deposit only under special contract to with
draw same In kind. 8. To prohibit pay
ments Of balances at the clearinghouse in
silver dollars, excepting subsidiary coin in
small sums, say under 80. g. To discon-
tinue gold special accounts by notice to
dealers, LIST Of January next, to terminate
then.
The Chicago Commercial Convention,
after considerable discussion, adopted
series Of resolutions denouncing the Union
Pacific Railroad as an extortionate monopo-
ly, and favoring Government aid for the
Texas Pacific and Northern Pacific Rail-
roads.
The National Yellow Fever Commission,
in their forthcoming report, will advocate
q - ~. II
direction oil the United States Government.
The Commission are convinced from their
Investigations that yellow fever Il not in
digenous In the atmosphere In any part OF
the United States, and that in New Orleans
IL was caused by importation. Whatever
doubt there may be in the case OF New Or
leans, there Is no doubt that IL was carried
from New Orleans 10 every other
point. The disease does not seem 10
be prevented from prevailing epidem-
icalIy by distance from the sea level,
As under favorable circumstances for it, dis.
semination II might prevail In any part or the
United States. Heretofore, seaboard quaran-
tines,as faras the Gulf Of Mexico Is concern
ed land making exceptions this year in the
case OF Tcxas), have been inadequate 10 pre-
vent the introduction Of the disease. The
difficulties Of inland quarantine are 80 many
and 50 great In cases OF towns on the Missis-
sippi River, or in cases OF towns having ex.
tensiyc railroad connections, as TO be almost
practically impossible. With this view OF the
facts, the Commission are OF the opinion that
the only reasonable protection to keep vel
low fever from this country Is q system OF
strict national quarantine.
Rev. DIR. DE La Matyr, National Congress-
man-elect from Indiana, in published in
teryiew, gives IL n his opinion that the Ma
tionals will hold the balance Of power in the
next Congress, and In that event they should
stand together, WELD their power as unit
and demand an incorporating Greenback
man for Speaker and fair proportion OF the
appointmentsan and patronage Of the House for
the National party. lie also recommends A
similar policy In the State Legislature OF In.
diana.
A Pullman car on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad on the morning OF the 18th was set
on fire by the overturning Of u kerosene
lamp, the flame communicating to the cur
tains. There we're % passengers in the car.
all Of whom escaped In their night clothes.
losing their clothing and baggage. The car
was entirely destroyed.
Passenger rates from Cincinnati 10 the
East have been cut recently BY competing
roads 70 ~ low . figure Is 500 TO New York
ana Philadelphia, 1t which price rebate
tickets were freely offered on the 18th. Pas.
sengers from connecting points further
Westgeneraily get the benefit Of this reduc.