The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-25

school and Church.
Harvard will follow Yale in having
Chinese course next year.
The building Of Mechanic Arts
College in California University is to be
begun Immediately.
President Bascom, of the Universe
ty Of Wisconsin, comes out emphatic
ally in favor OF the mixing of girls and
boys in schools.
The Rev. Samuel Longfelow, broth
err of the poet, has accepted a call to the
passionate Of the Unitarian Church at
Germantown, Pa.
Bishop Lane of the Colored Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church South is some
what over 40 years Of age. He was for
merly slave, and in his boyhood did
not attend school. He is good pre-
siding officer and graceful speaker,
and seems to understand affairs as well
as many men who have had more lib
eral education
A private letter received in Boston
from India announces the death Of Rev.
VIM. Tracy d. d., for 40 years mis-
sionary of the American Board in India
He had been for the most part employ
ed in the Madura field. He was ma
tive Of Norwich, Conn, and was ~
years Of age.
Rev. DR. J. G. Eccleston, Of Trinity
Church, Newark, N. j., has formally
declined the cpiscopate Of West Virginia
in letter to the standing committee Of
the diocese. He says, after month of
patient and praycrful consideration Of
the election. he does not feel il his duty
to accept, and sees no possibility Of
reaching different conclusion.
Five Christian Adrocates are pub
lished by the Methodist General Con-
ference, and each has a somewhat indis-
timely defined field of its own. The
California and the Pittsburg Asrocafcs
complain bitterly that the New York
A ~ cate, by offering percentages 10
clergymen and chromos to subscribers,
is trenching on their ground. The sub
ject is 10 be presented TO the next session
of the Conference.
Rev. DIR. Sears, general business
manager of the Peabody Educational
Fund, stated at the annual meeting Of
the trustees, held lately, that the amount
Of money expended in Southern States
in aid Of schools was 1884 ,5OO--nearly
4 million Of dollars--which has been ex-
pended in the South for educational pur-
poses through the broad philanthropy
Of George Peabody.
I'm the diocese of Missouri (Episco-
pal) there are now 50 churches and five
chapels and Ill rectories. In these
churches there are IA, $50 sittings and
/ 100 sittings in the chapels. The csti-
mated value If these churches and chap
els i S1s2, 200, and Of the rectorics
S2i,300. The closely estimated value
Of other church property in the diocese,
besides the above, and investments is
Ss5,650. And thus the total value Of
church property in the diocese is 1892.
21O.
The editor of the Southern Mctho-
dist Quarterly Rericw, Alfred +. Bled-
soc, LII. d., is dead lie was stricken
with paralysis some weeks ago, and did
not rally. He was born in Kentucky in
1905, was 4 graduate of West Point, re-
signing his position in the army in 1882.
He was subsequently professor, lawyer,
Assistant Secretary Of War Of the Con-
federacy, then a Southern Methodist
minister. He was editor of the South
ern ReUiew many years, and was a
strong thinker.
Haps and Mishnps.
While telling tree at Ridgeville,
o., Emerson Chapman was killed in
stantly by its falling upon him.
-A2-year-old son of Frank Kelley,
of South Bend, Ind, fell in pail Of
scalding water and was fatally injured
Emily Harding, colored woman
of Franklin, KY, while in a spasm, fell
into the fire and was fatally burned.
A 4-year-old daughter Of Thos. Col
Inns, near Anchorage, Ky, was burned
TO death by her clothes taking fire from
CRATE.
Mrs. Lott, of Boomer, Wis, filled a
lamp while burning. The lamp ex-
plodcd, and Mrs. Lott was 50 badly
burned that she died in a few hours.
Hanson Shotliif, prominent
farmer of Bristol, Wis, was kicked by
horse and died from the injury the
next day.
John Thomas was found frozen to
death on the road near Stanton, Mich,
having lain down il is supposed, while
intoxicated.
Hattie Archer, the 4-year-old daugh-
ter Of William Archer Of Tarrytown, n.
~, was burned To death while her moth
er was visiting at a neighbor's.
John Cromwell, little of VIM.
Cromwell, Of Scio, Mich, was burned
TO death, his clothes having caught fire
from stove. lie lived four hours in the
greatest agony.
A 6-ycar-old daughter Of Frank An
derson, near WellsvilIe, o., was burned