The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-05
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

81 fikhaft, was entered ny burglars on the
night Of the 18th, and robbed OF 800 cash and
$40 Ia notes.
On one Of the large stones used for the
foundation Of the new Court House AZ Frank
lin were found numerous human tracks plain.
~ defined and unmistakable. The question
T., who were the people that, wearing shoes
with fashionable high heels and wcil-roundcd
shanks. made their tracks IN the soft blue
clay, that afterward solidiicd into stone.
The Evansville Courier says that there IL
considerable d negro immigration into the
State At present, ami insists that the move
mcnt has political significance.
TnE measles are prevailing widely In Fay
ettc County. One Of the grades III the Con-
nersyille schools has been decreased IN at
tendance from seventy TO seventeen by the
presence OF the disease among the children.
A CATHOLIC priest Of Morris, Ripley Coun
~, is under arrest for brufally beating three
children Of his church, who acted as pail
bearers AZ the funeral OF Protestant child
three years old.
The starch factories at Madison have been
compelled 70 shut down on account 81 the
scarcity Of corn, and the lack OF railroad trans
poriation for the same.
JrDGE BIDDLE declines to be a candidate
for reelection to the Supreme Bench, II il
said.
RoDEET ADAMS, a ccal-mincr, was killed AT
Brazil the other night BY coal train No Is,
while making a running switch. No blame Is
attached to the train men.
JOSEPHINE SMALLEY, daughter Of W. II.
Smalley, Of Brockport, recently attempted
suicide by cutting her throat with butcher
knife Failing in this she procured revolver
and fired ball at her head, making danger
Gus wound. Notwithstanding both these
wounds, it il thought she will recover.
IT is reported that young Barnes, who left
indianapolis recently, an alleged defaulter
70 the Clerk 81 the Supreme Court, Is in
Iowa. occupying a comfortable berth in the
employ Of the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany.
4 MOVEMENT is said to be on foo. 70 make
Rev Charles n. Sims President Of Asbury
University.
AT the meeting Of the Grand Lodge 1 o.
.. r. Of Indiana on the Goth the proposition
TO abolish the scmi-annual communication
was voted down. The following were elected
officers for the ensuing year; Grand Repre-
scntatycs 70 the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
Enoch Cox. Delphi, and w. r. Myers. An
dersnn: Grand Master, ID. w. La Toilette
New Albany: Deputy Grand Master. viii
cumhack, Greensburg; Grand Warden, \.
=. Richmond, Kokomc; Grand Secretary,
Il. r. Foster, indianapolis; Grand Treasurer.
7. Il. lIughcy, indianapolis. The Grand
Master made the following appointments
Chaplain, Rev. :. w McNaugLtan: t;rand
Marshal, John A. KccLe; Conductor James
a. Baker: Grand Guardian. G. II. IIannee
PaGTiEs IN indianapolis who made night
Df II watching for Tees mcteors declare that
there was 4 good display between 800 ana
5s;Don the morning 81 the 18th. The principal
Of the Washington High School AYERS that nc
counted 100 Of them. Mr. Dawson, the self
educated astronomer Of Spiceland, also OBJ
served a number.
EVANSVILLE Is taking much interest In a
revived scheme for railroad ria seymour TO
Bellcfontaine--a road which. II built. they
say, will be 10 Southern Indiana what the
Wabash l. 10 the northern part o. the State.
A MARRIED wonas living near shclbyville
has been arrested for burning the residence
Of a neighbor. IN the absence 81 the family,
and first plundcrng the house
RrrogTs from several portions Of Indiana
show that the Hessian fly has not, as was sup
posed, damaged the growing wheat.
JonN W. JoNEs, Young attorney Of Green.
field, while walking through q graveyard,
stepped into an open grave and broke his
right leg.
TYPHOID fever and typhoid pneumonia are
becoming prevalent around Bloomington.
ARTHUR DoGGETT, young man living sew
tral miles southeast Of shclbyviile in Rush
County. was shot while out hunting the other
day. and fatally injured. His gun was resting
on the ground and in some manner was dis
charged, sending a load Of shot into his
brain and destroying his right eye.
The case Of Eunicc Barns vs.. Nancy Z.
elem Is about 10 be tried at Martinsyille.
Mrs. Barns claims the recovery Of money
which Mrs. elem obtained from her on the
false pretensc that It was for the Auditor and
Treasurer Of Boone County, to enable them
to make up deficits I'm their accounts.
RECENTLY there have been several cases OF
elopemcnt In Indiana, in which the men have
been colored and the women white. And
now comes German saloon-keeper Of Van
ierburg County, and charges colorcd man
with stealing the affections OF his wife.
III Is believed that the first annual report Of
the Indiana Bureau OF Statistics will show at
least sevcnty-ive per cent Of answers TO ques-
tons sent out The Massachusetts, Bureau
the first year only got ten per cent. Of an
swcrs.
A PARTY Of fifty colored people from
South Carolina arrived at Greencastlc on the
list, and more are coming soon. They
seemed pleased with their reception.
EVANSVILLE has given 10 the various rail-
road projects s,,lOo,0Oo and hopes for large
SLorE RICHARDSON, aged twenty-three
years, was fearfully cut BY Charles Kepling at
The lattcr's saloon on South Illinois street,
indianapolis, on the evening OF the I'D, dur
Inc dispute about game Of pool. Kcping
sol N corn knise AZ a wnannn