The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-24

"@mtr NJ AuNttrtns supervisor VI Nf<i<
tration Of East Fcliciana Parish, Louisiana
Il the last Presidential election, who 4
charged In the preamble 10 the investigation
resolution introduced by Representative
Potter with having fraudulentiy changed
the result OF said election. has written a let
Ter TO Mr.. Potter denying tho charges ans
challenging investigation Of bis Official act
by any impartial tribunal.
1 Representative Morgan Of Missouri hal
introduced bill declaring the introduction
Of Texas, Mexican or Indian cattle into Mis-.
souri,, Kansas or Illinois from March I e
November Of each year. an ofrense punish
able with fine or imprisonment.
President Hayes Il represented BY his in.
innate friends as not appearing in tho least
disturbed BY the proposed investigation in
to the alleged election frauds In Florida and
Louisiana, Of which he says no never had the
slightest knowledge other than the publish
ed accusations on the Democratic side. He
thinks II no more than right that the frauds,
II any were committed, should be exposed,
but II satisfied that such exposure would
not invalidate his title to the Presidential
chair, ~ this had been settled and declared
by a commission constituted under solemn
act Of Congress.
Representative Schleicher has introduced
bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Treas
ury TO issue, In sums not exceeding In the
aggregate $4O,000, 900, coupon or registered
perpetual bonds, redeemable only by pur-
chase iu open market, interest payable semi
annually in csin Of the present standard
value at rate Of per cent. per annum, the
proceeds to be applied solely to the purpose
Of erecting public buildings for the use OF
the Government in various parts Of the
country.
Another railroad bill has been introduced
by Representative Schleicher, to aid the
OF " military, commercial and
postal rail highway" from military head
quarters at San Antonio to the Rio Grande
At Laredo, the company to receive $4,000
per mile Of road constructed and equipped.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
The marriage Of Senator J. Donald Cam
sron OF Pennsylvania and Miss Elizabeth b.
niece Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, was celebrated in Cleveland, o.,
On the 9th, In most brilliant manner and
In presence Of large number OF distin-
yuished guests.
A decision rendered at Omaha by Judge
Dundy, Of the United States District Court,
denies the right Of the Kansas and Denver
Pacific Railroads to compel the Union Pacif-
c TO concede mileage pro-rate on all busi-
ness delivered by them to the latter road. 1t |
i held that the Union Pacific has the right
o impose an extra charge on freight carried
vest Of the junction OF these branches, upon
he ground that the cost Of construction be- I
ween Cheyenne and Ogden was largely in
'xcsss OF the cost Of any OF the lines east Of 4
,heyenne, such rate to be regulated in pro-
portion to the increased cost OF construction
md operation.
General Weitzel, Internal Revenue COL \
ector at Cincinnati, has been requested to
ender his resignation, for the reason, as
tated, that the Department has been for
ONE time convinced that large quantities
I " crooked" whisky were being sold in
and the Collector and his subor-
mates failed to discover the perpetrators
the frauds or the method by which they
'ere accomplished. Some OF the frauds
'ere Of such nature As to preclude any
Their theory than that Of collision some-
here among the local revenue officers, al
rough there seems 10 be no suspicion that
ollector Weitzel h himself implicated.
At Washington, Mo-, on the 9th, shoot
y ARRAY occurred between Col. John Cole
an, lawyer, and Thomas p. Diggs, editor
the Franklin County Observer, which re-
llted In the death Of Col. Coleman. Digs :
A. seriously wounded. The encounter was Z
used By public remarks on one side and
'rsonal articles on the other.
Isaiah Evans, colored, was hanged AZ '
mite, Tangipahoa Parish, La, on the 10th. !
the murder Of Edward Bowen, white, In
lily last.
Major John w. Todd, U. s. A., command
I at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, died on the !,
n from the effects Of injuries received BY !
ing thrown from wagon a few days pre- I
'usiy. He was AZ years OF age and !.
aduate Of West Point, class OF ,52. :
At Rockport, Ind, on the 9th, perform ! !
belonging 70 Whalen's Variety Combina- !
n OF Louisville undertook the feat OF I
poting an apple from the head Of a woman. !. !
e aim mscarried, and an s-year-old boy !. !,
med Wiegel, who was playing outside the 7 7
nvas, was shot In the forehead and almost 4
'tantly killed. =
Porter Brown was hanged at Nanny, sa- !.
e Parish, La, on the 10th, for the muir 4
Of DIR. Evans in March last Brown :. :,
dc full confession Of his crime and ask = !,
forgiveness. - y
here was slight snow-storm, followed
hail and rain, throughout portions Of .,
Va on the 18th. No serious damage 10 n
Il or crops T. reported. There were also ~
ere frosts throughout Central and North "
Ohio and Michigan. 4,
young desperate named Ernst white I
lse, who In June last, at Terre Haute.
!, shot Deputy Sheriff John cleary and y,
apcd from his custody, and upon being