The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-08-16

pracilcing his deyilish wiles up On the victim
OF his lust.
Gen. Butler Il reported as having declar-
ed he would not again be candidate for
Congress.
The South Carolina democratic state Con-
vention, held on the ist, renominated GOV.
Hampton and oths.r State officers. Theplat-
form adopted re Afiirms the platform of1s7C,
is in harmony with the pledges and per-
formances osGov. Hampton, and guarantees
full protection 10 all classes In the admins
trstion OF Justice.
The Vermont State Greenback Convention
was held on the LIST. Resolutions were
adopted in conformity with the platform Of
the Toledo Convention.
Royal u. Conant, Cashier OF the Elliott
National Bank OF Boston, is defaulter TO
the amount Of $4,000. Conant had salary
OF -, 200 year. He had recently lost large
sums In private speculstions, and IL is also
reported that pretty actress assisted him
in getting rid OF a portion of the money. not
withstanding the fact that he has an estima-
BILE wife and two children.
Mike VIM, small farmer living at West
Randolph, VT, on the 3Oth shot his wife and
young babe and then took his own life. His
wife and child may recover. He was sup
posed TO be partially insane.
Near Philadelphia. on the 4th, lightning
struck tent In which Sunday school was
being held, instantly killing Mary Ellery,
aged IL. and probably fatally injuring three
other children. All present we're severely
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speedily extingushed by persons outside.
North Carolina held an election on the Sd
for the election OF judicial and minor State
and county officers and members OF the
General Assembly. The Democratic State
ticket was unopposed, but the Nationals and
Republicans carried several Assembly dis
tricts, thus reducing somewhat the Demo-
cratic majority in the General Assembly.
Dennis Kearney addressed a monster
meeting of workingmen and others In
Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the night Of the
9Th. Only about one-quarter of the vast
crowd assembled could be accommodated in
the hall, and another meeting was organized
in the square outside. kearney's speech
was strongly denunciatory Of bondholders,
politicians and monopolsts, and he
advised the workingmen TO spool all their
issues, put all their issues In one pot,r and
they would carry the State in November
next. He eulogized General Butler fire.
quently i'm his speech, designating him as
that chivalrous and -plumed Navarro
OF the rostrum-gallant, gifted, glorious
Butler" At every mention Of Buffers
name the crowd shouted themselves hoarse.
The audience were exceedingly enthusiastic
but entirely good natured and orderly.
In Halifax County, Va, on the 9Th, Mr.. II.
i. Mckenny quarreled with his father-in-
law, Maj. Chas. II. W. Miller, The Major
drew a revolver, but McKenny was TOO
quick for him, and planted heavy load OF
buck-shot in his father-in-law's head and
shoulder, killing him almost instantly. Me-
Kenny then fed. Major Miller was well
known throughout the State, and was
spoken Of as candidate for Congress on the
Greenback ticket, from the Fifth Congress
sional District.
The Delaware Democratic State Conven-
tion, held on the 9th, nominated John w.
Hall for Governor, and adopted hard
money platform.