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

connected with the outbreak and the raid
through Kansas will be carefully examined
into, after which full and exhaustive re-
port will be made.
Al GAINESVILLE. o., on the night Of the 18th.
a resurrectionist stole four bodies from the
cemetery and was driving OF with his
CHASTITY load, when overhauled by an officer.
lie Knocked the policeman over the head
with the butt OF his whip and got away,
but was followed and his wagon over
taken IA miles from town. Several
shots were exchanged, and one Of
the pursuing ofiicerswas quite badly wound
ed. The fellow finally jumped from his
wagon and took 10 the woods, and the officers
brought the bodies back 10 town and turned
them over to their friends.
Dodd, Brown A. Co.. Of ST. Louis. have
compromised with their creditors on basis
Of SO IL cents on dollar.
Anew Orleans dispatch TO the Associated
Press says: "Col. Frank Zacharie, who was
sent BY Governor Nichols as special agent
TO Tensas 70 report the true condition OF A.
fairs there, has returned and submitted .
lengthy report. He says that, notwithstand-
ing exaggerated reports from Tensas, he
could only succeed in finding that twelve ne
groes had been killed."
The st. Louis Times (Democratic) and the
ST. Louis journal (Republcan) have been
consolidated As an independent and non-
partisan journal, under the name Of the ST.
Louis Times-Journdi. Mr.. Hume, OF the
Journal, becomes managing editor OF the
new paper, assisted by Messrs. Emory s.
Foster and Eugene Field, both old Journal
men. Major Sylvester, ofthe Times, goes to
Washington as correspondent Of the new
journal.
DR.. T.. Heyl, OF Columbus, and two men
named Eaton and billiard, are under arrest
charged with being implicated In the Zanes-
vile graveyard horror. Eaton was the
driver OF the wagon containing the stolen
corpses.
Mrs. NJ. +. Owen, avolunteer lady physi-
clan from Chicago, died in New Orleans on
the 10th Of yellow fever. She was highly
esteemed for her philanthropic labors a.
physician and nurse during the epidemic.
A ire at Tyler, Texas, on the night OF the
10th, destroyed five large stores and the
United States Court rooms, together with
Court documents. Loss about 100000; in
sured for half that amount
At Mount Sterling, KY, on the afternoon
Of the 18th, ashooting ARRAY occurred in the
public street, caused by the attempt OF the
City Marshal to arrest one George Howard.
Some 20 shots were fired, with the follow
ing result: John Thomson, aged II, gro-
Gerry salesman, was shot in the
forehead and instantly killed while
standing behind the counter: james
L. Young, City Marshal, was shot in
the stomach and once In the right arm;
ThomssJ. Young, editor kentucky Sentinel,
was shot twice-once in the stomach and
once under the right arm; George Howard
was shot In the hip; VIII Howard was shot
once in the back and once under the right
shoulder-blade. The City Marshal is the
only one whose wounds are likely 10 prove
fatal.
John Willis Merritt, veteran journalist,
and for more than quarter Of a century in
timately identified with the political history
Of Illinois, died Mt his home in Salem, Mari
on County, on the 10Th, aged -.
The official returns OF the recent election
in Kansas give the Republicans "a members
OF the House Of Representatives and the
opposition Of all kinds "A members. The
Senate, which holds over, stands % Repub-
licans to 5 opposition.
William Love, we'll known real
dealer, was shot BY Warren Tate, gambler
In the Courthouse at indianapolis, Ind, on
The 18th. Love had been called upon, as 4
witness 70 impeach Tate'> testimony. A.
ter leaving the stand Love met Tate, when
some angry words passed between them,
during which the former called the latter d
lar, under which provocation Tate drew a
revolver and shot Love twice, the first shot
taking effect in the leg and the latter in the
abdomen. The wounded man only lived
about three hours. Tate was arrested and
d now In jail.