The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-03

wounded their brother-in-law, Charles
Maule, for the alleged seduction Of young
sister OF his wife under peculiarly aggrayat-
cd circumstances. Maule firmly denied the
charge.
At Troy, Gesuga County, O., on the night
Of the 18th, l.. b. Stroud killed his wife by
plunging alarge butcher knife several times
Ia her abdomen, and then cut his own throat
from ear 10 ear. Stroud was q very bad
character, had abused his wife shamefully,
and was infuriatedl because the neighbors
had taken her part and intimated 10 him
that he had better leave the country or he
would be summarily punished for some Of
his misdeeds. Stroud had recently been In
dicted by the Grand Jury for poisoning
horses and cattle, and burning barn be-
longing TO neighbor.
Two officers from Texas arrested the no.
torious +. Mckinney and his comrade at
Ozark, Ark, and while passing through the
Indian Territory, en- route 10 Texas, the
prisoners tried TO estape, and bothwere shot
and instantly killed.
The severest storm ever experienced in
the Black Hills commenced on the 10th and
and hall fell In succession, doing much
damage to mines and rendering the roads
utterly impossible. The Belle Fourche
River, usually 5ordable, was swollen 10
great depth and was three miles wide.
A severe storm Of wind, rain and hail,
passed over Central and Northern Iowa on
the 2lst, doing great damage. At Pomeroy,
Storm Lake, Rippey. Wall Lake, and other
places along the line Of the Illinois Central
Railroad. many buildings were blown down
and the inmates killed or injured. The
force Of the storm was terrific, destroying
fences, uprooting trees, overturning corn
cribs, etc. Horses and cattle were picked
up and carried considerable distance. The
track Of the storm was half mile to mile
and half wide.
Three negro murderers, Jackson Ed
wards, Alexander Brown and Wesley Tur-
ner, were hanged in the town OF Franklin,
Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana, on the ed,
in the presence Of 6,Oo0 people, mostly col
ored.
Capt. Fortley, planter, two brothers
Moran, and another man, name I'M
known, were drowned in Bolivar County,
Miss, on the 18th, while employed in re-
pairing levee.
A nephew Of Bishop McCoskrey, with an
attorney, have arrived ut Detroit from New
York City, and demand an investigation Of
the great scandal. A Court OF Inquiry, con-
sisting Of Bishops Gillespie, McLaren, Bedell
and Talbot, has been called.
Information received at San Antonio,
thought to be reliable, Is to the effect that
the insurrection against the Diaz Govern
ment Is steadily but surely ripening. 1t is
thought that Lerdo's party are arming the
Mexican Indians, and instigating them to
raids across the Rio Grande, In order to stir
up further trouble with our Government.
Particulars regarding the recent Mexican
Indian raid across the Rio Grande, received
IT San Antonio, show that a large number
Of ranches were raided, all the horses run
of, and number OF persons killed and
variously stated at from 10 TO 40.
The raiders recrossed the river into Mexico
and were being pursued BY large force OF
soldiers and citizens. 1t Is said that two
American boys, George and Dick Taylor,
aged IL and !, were carried OF by the raid
ers from their home near Fort Mcintosh.
Mcintyre, the defaulting President of the
Lake City Bank, Colorado, has been arrested
in New York City and taken home to con-
front his creditors. He stoutly denies all
charges Of irregularity.