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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Jefferson. talented correspondent
! OF the indianapolis Sentinel. il writing
for that paper sketches of the members
of the Indiana Legislature. and, among
Others, gives the following IN reference
to the Senator from this District:
Senator w. A. Traylor was born in
Pike county. Indiana, February 5th.
1913. His father il still living: his
mother Is dead. While Young in wears
he gave himself to books and study.
pushing his way as best he could I'm this
way In thought and knowledge, and
early In his manhood he entered npon
the honorable work teacher. which
occupation he continued until he had
spent seven years in the service. In
the meantime he read law. and in Jan
uary, 1868, he graduated in the law de-
partment Of the State University. He
at once located in Jasper. Dubois county.
where he has been favored with worry
fine practice in his profession. The
senatorial district Of Martin. Dubois and
Orange counties nominated him in 1873
without opposition. His election. Of
course, was assured. as Dubois alone
gives 100 Democratic majority. The
honorable position Of chairman Of the
committee on Military Afflirs has been
given to him in the senate, membership
also on three or four other committees.
Senator Traylor has ready. ANALYTICAL
mind. and his quick discernment and
through knowledge Of legislative sub
jects will no doubt make him prominent
as q sound legislator. We are pleased
TO add that he Is married man with
three interesting children. this, in our
view, is no ordinary honor
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Here we come for all that like to hea
from Bunkerhill.
Bird Lennon has attached pair q
burrs to his spoke factory, and Is grind
ling corn lively and good. He is goin:
Ito purchase a lot Of sheep. and attach
lcarding machine to the mill in the sum
mer. and do his own carding.
The Governors Of this territory and
Salt Lake are quarreling over jurisdic
|tion- each claiming the mill as on fheil
territory. Our Gov. says he will hold
his grip, "sif he has to call out his pop
gun regiment.
Mr.. III. johnson has moved from
Davicss county TO Squaretop. Lemming.
ton. and talks Of going into partnership
with L. B. Success boys.
bennington is improving. Lots OF
new buildings going up. w. +. has
built law-ofiicc. and eats and sleeps in
II on Main street. Just below Squaretor
and above Van Miley's. 1t is expected
i will be the Executive mansion when q
Governor is elected.
Bunkerhill Gov. is talking Of binding
a Courthouse, but he needs Jail more
l.. B. wants the Gov. to clean out
Pond creek. 50 the steamboat can come
up and get his spokes and meal.
Can any reader tell as who was the
first tramp any account was taken Of ?
There was once little girl who had a
way of saying awful to everything. She
lived In an awful house, in an awful
street. in an awful village, which was
an awful distance from every other
place; she went to an awful school.
where she had an awful teacher. whn
gave her awful lessons out of awful
books: every day she was so awful
hungry that she eat an awful amount OF
food. so that she looked awful healthy /:
her hat was awful small. and her feet
were awful large: she went TO an awful
church. and her minister was an awful
preacher: when she took an awful walk
she climbed awful hills, and when she
got awful tired. she sat down under an
awful tree to rest herself: in summer size
found the weather awful hot, and IN
winter awful cold when ii didn't rain
there was an awful drought. and when
the drought was over there was an awful
rain: 50 that this awful girl was all the
lime in an awful state. and if she don't
ret over saving awful about everything.
am afraid she will, by and by. become
IN awful bore. OBSERVER.
January 2Sth, 1879.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31
Highway Robbery In Logan
Township.

On Wednesday night of last week a.
Mrs Lucy Masters. Of Logan township.
this county, was going from Mrs. Mil
lers 10 Mrs. Lucy Knights. while passing
through dark skirt Of woods on her
|way, two men sprang in the road In
front Of her, one scizing her horse bv
the bride and thrusting revolver In
her face and commanding her to mako
mo noise or he would shoot her. while
the other pulled her from The horse and
robbed her ofher pocket book. contain
ing sixty dollars and two notes. one for
twenty and the other for fifv dollars.
They then both m ounted her horse and
rode OF at full speed in tho direction
she had come. The bride that was on
the horse was found next morning M
Mrs. Lucy Knights gate, the horse was
turned loose in the road. No clue vet n
20 who the robbers were.
Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31
For the Jasper Courier.
PortersvIIle Items.

Ice still continues runnig in the rive
at this point.
Chris. SEEMING and Mr.. Becher. gro
|cery merchants. have gone to Cincinnati
to lay in stock Of goods.
Miss Minnie Hays. of Jasper. sister-in
law Of Recorder Lcvning, has been visit
ing her numerous friends in Portersvills
and vicinity.
At this writing the snow has about nj
left ns and sleighing has gradually
PLAYED ont: some were 10th to give II
up. but steady rain soon presented tc
our view once more the "Terra firma.v
A little three year old son Of Michael
Schnarr's was verv badly scalded by
pulling tub Of boiling water off chair
on which II had been placed preparatory
TO washing.
We are pleased to see our vonng and
cstimable Young friend. Sammy Wagner
able to be at his post again as driver on
the mail route. Sam. il clever boy.
and popular among both old and vonng.
Hope "them peskv boils" wont trouble
you any more Sam.
We are favored with the presence OF
Riley Chrismon. Esq.. Of Jasper. nearly
every Saturday. Riley says that it Is
not much ont of the way. and aside from
that, the "Grev Eagle can get over
more ground and in shorter space OF
time TO its looks. than anv other animal
in the county. We know another fast
animal In sleigh.
Skating is fine finn. so thew tell us.
We went along 10 enjoy some Of the fun.
instead Of seeing fun, we saw stars
broke the ice and bit our tongue.
Where we were skating there was plenty
Of room to seat all present. We are
anxious TO learn to skate, but there are
so manv ups and downs. well wait.
Jan. 25, &c. ARRA-NA-PoGUE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

The caucus Of the Democratic mem-
bers Of the Legislature last Friday was
very spirited, there being large num-
Der ofapplicants for each OF the positions
TO be filled. The caucus did not adjourn
ltill half past one in the morning. but
did well in selecting new officers for all
the State Benevolent institutions. The
FOLLOWING are the nominees OF the can
Gus who were, Of course, elected on Sat-
lurday.
On the third ballot, Miss Maggie Fftz-
Igibbon, Of Johnson county, was nomi-
mated for state librarian.
On third ballot. Col. Thos. Shea. Of
Scott county, for director Of the state
prison south.
On fourth ballot. r. L. n. Mitchell. Of
Monroe county, for director Of the state
prison south.
Col. Thos- Shea is one-armed SOL
der Mr.. Mitchell Il an old Democrat.
having voted for Andrew Jackson.
For directors OF the state prison north.
John Lee, Of Montgomery. Fred. Hook
er, Of Jasper, and Simon Willie. Of La
porte.
John Horn, Of New Albany. received
ilhirty-fve votes on the third ballot for
director Of the southern prison, only
lacking three Of election.
President Of the beard Of benevolent
associations-John Fishback, Of Ms
rion.
Insane commissioners-Dr. h. +.
soan, Of Madison, aud DR.. TarIton, of
Morgan.
Trustees Of deaf and dumb-Frank
Z: johnson. Of Floyd, and DR.. NJ. James.
Of Delaware.
Blind asylum trustees-.Toseph Ris-
tine, ofFountain, and Schell. or Owen.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Cremation, which does not flourish in
America, is making progress over the
water. The furnace at Milan consumed
% corpscs, the cost OF burning being but
IS cents in each case. In some parts OF
Germany the Protestant Church has pre-
iscribed ritual for cremation. Holland
has strong society. London Is erect
ing furnace. Switzerland has legalized
cremation, and in Europe generally in
Generation Is growing In favor.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

The Ohio and Mississippi road will,
In the early spring, put on one Of the
fastest trains run I'm the west between
st. Louis and Cincinnati, the condition
Of their track and equipments now be-
ing such Is TO allow fast running.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

The Railroad Gazette furnishes III,
following statement Of the new railroa
lines In Indiana. on which track was lai.l
IN 1878: Cincinnati, Rockport and
Southwestern (Fersiinand u. 10 Jaspcr)
ll31 miles; Delphos. Button and Frank
fort (Buffton W. to Warren. 3 foot guag
~ miles; indianapolis. Dccafnre and
Springfield (Monfeznma r. 10 Guion). rs
miles; indianapolis, Delphiand Chicago
K (Rensselaers 4. g. 10 Monticelly. foot
Igaugc) 254 miles indianapolis. Cinrii,-
natl and Lafayette Tawrenccbnrg Cni-
of, Guilford 2. to o. line), miles: total
lin Indiana, "a.
The above Il saIl right We suppose cx-
lcepting that miles of the Rockp pnrt roaL
was made in 1915, instead oi' 1878.
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Do Hogs paw /?

Since the hog market has been so low
a correspondent writes and asks, "Do
hogs pay?. Well. we know some that
don't. They subscribe for a paper read
IL few years for nothing, and then send
it back 70 the publisher with the post
masters inscription Refused" Such
hogs as that pay nothing II they can
help it.-[Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

-Messrs. Love Bros. fed twenty
seven head Of horses besides their own
last Tuesday night. The teams were
from near Haysville, bringing up about
twcnty.fve wagon loads OF dried peach
cs for shipment. Loogootcc Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-31

Three hundred and fifty seven cars
|of coal we're shipped from Brazil last
Saturday week, the largest shipment
ever known to be made In one day from
there.
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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28
ENGLISH GRAIN.

Damage to the Growing Cr0p-Trade Dull
and the Tendency of Prices Downward. :,
LONDON. May 27.-The Mark Lane Express
says: Advices from Norfolk and ten other
counties are discouraging. A large quantity
of wheat has been plowed in and the land re-
sown with spring corn, and the estimated
acreage of wheat in these districts this year
will scarcely exceed half the average growth.
Farmers continue to market the reserve wheat
very, freely at country markets, but business il
dull and buyers apathetic and prices slightly
declined. At Mark Lane the offerings were
made and previous prices maintained with diff
fculty. The imports of foreign into London
last Monday were sc, 600 quarters. The sub
sequent arrivals to Friday we're %, 600 quarters.
showed considerable frmness, but the return
Of fine weather and weaker reports
from America deprived trade Of its buoyancy
and sales were difficult at previous quotations.
Business was fairly active: during the eek as
the retail wants of millers kept sellers employed
and the finer growths of spring American wheat
were in fair request. Maize improved six
pence per quarter since Monday, and consid-
cradle quantities were sold at that advance, but
other varieties of feeding corn sold at former
values. With small arrivals at ports of call dur
ing the week the floating cargo trade for wheat
was dull and prices declined six pence per
quarter. Maize, with 3 limited inquiry, was
three pence and six pence per quarter, lower.
Barley steady. Sales of English wheat Last
| week, 53.672 quarters at Al shillipgs pence
per quarter against 81, 5A quarters 1T 81 shil-
week of previous year. The imports into the
united kingdom for the week ending May 18th
amounted to 443, 281 hundred weights of wheat
| and 256, $50 hundred weights of -four.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28
THE REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTIAL
...- y OUTLOOK.

THE REPUBLICAN, PRESIDENTIAL
a OUTLOOK.
Within the past two weeks the Republican
Presidential outlook has undergone very
material change. This has been precipitated
by letter from Secretary Sherman to some
unknown person, said to be a war Demo
crat, though the species has been extinct for
many years, announcing himself as q can
didate for the Presidential nomination next
year. This has been taken up by the news
paper gossips, and has been variously COM
mented upon. While many ridiculea man
who places himself in nomination for such
an important Office, the majority take the
matter seriously, aud have evolved from the
circumstance various theories having more
or less of direct bearing upon the cam
paign. The Grant men appear to be es
pecially bothered about Mr.. Sherman,
avowal. They say that he will accept tn
nomination only on condition that the part
is unanimous, or nearly SO, in the desire t
have him run, but if he finds that other Re
publicans are going to show so muc
strength as to render an active campaign Q
scramble for the nomination necessary, b
will positively refuse to allow his name to b
used. This assurance, coming from the et
pecial champions of Grant, is importan
coupled with the fact that neither Blain
nor Sherman are likely to step out Of til
way to accommodate Grant. Sherman has a
ready laid the wires for the delegations fro,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28
A STRANGE STORY.

ss
a Maine Man IN Prison, for Numbering his
Wife, Who Is Alive.
Boston Herald.l
story, which has every semblance of the
truth, has just come to light in Maine, show
ing how an innocent man was convicted
and incarcerated in prison for wife murder
in that State. Late in 1873 James A. Low
ell was convicted, at Lewiston, for the MUIR
der of his wife Lizzie, whose supposed skel-
eton, short time previously, had been found
in the woods. The defense was that Mrs.
Lowell had not been murdered, but had run
away with q member of travelling circus
Nevertheless Lowell was convicted and, af-
ter being sentenced to be hanged, was sent
for life to the Maine State prison, where he
is still confined Last year man named
David Stevens was committed to the prison
for adultery, and since his advent there he
now claims that Lowell is
an innocent man, and says that,
in 1873, he saw woman; who was I'M
doubleday Mrs. Lowell, living as the wifi e
of man named Spalding, in Saginaw, Mich.
| He learned that the woman came from
Maine, where she had 8 husband living.
In 1876 Stevens says he met Spaiding and
the woman at q beer garden in a western
city, and that upon this occasion Spaldine
and the woman quareled. SIalding called
her tLiz Lowell'' and told Der she had
better return to her husband in the Maine
State prison, for she could stay no Longer
with him. The woman acknowledged her
self as "Iiz Lowelp' and denied nothing
said by Spalding. Stevens description o.
the woman he saw agrees perfectly will
that of Mrs. Lowell and he has furnished
the names of reliable western people who
know the Spaldings and who, he states, viii
confirm what he says. Lowell is now il
hopes of finding his wife and getting {
| speedy release.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28
Ohio and New York and several Of the

Ohio and New York and several OF the
Southern States, and has used his official po-
sition to further his claims to favor 10 his
party. Besides, lie has assumed the credit
OF bringing Mr.. Hayes up to the atalwart
scratch in regard to the political questions
before Congress, and on that account has ac-
quired considerable strength. MIR. Blaine,
too, has been playing his cards for all they
are worth, and will no doubt make con-
siderable showing of strength. Mr.. Cook
ling, since the publication of Sherman's let
ter, has expressed regret that he had avowed
himself in favor of the nomination of
Grant, and in case it is probable that the
general will decline, hints sthat ss he
will enter the arena and at q least
prevent Sherman from securing the
New York delegation. Since Sherman's
action in regard to the New York custom
House appointments there has been no love
lost between him and Conkling, and there
fore we may expect to witness considerable
bitterness in the contest. ii LOO Il: tsss
IL Mr.. Grants friends speak by author
ity-and from his past course it is fair to
presume that they do--there is q good
prospect that he will be- forced from the
track. We are morally certain that he will
not enter into scramble for the Office, and
will accept the nomination only if it shall
be manifest that it is the wish of 3 great
majority of his party. It will be the policy
Of his strongest opponents, therefore, to
force as many candidates as possible into
the field, in the hope that they will event,
ually consolidate upon themselves. The
only hope that any of them has of success
is in driving Grant from the track. No
art will be left untried to lead to this
result. TIE recent subsistence Of the Grant
wave indicates that somebody has been &C
lively at work in that direction. We have
little solicitude rs to whom the Republicans
may nominate. for we are confident that the
candidate of that party, whoever he may be
can be beaten by any of the very excellen
statesmen who have been named for TIN
Presidency by the Democratic side. 1t il
only question of whether, when thu
Democrats 60 cunning they will bring dow1
woodchnck or bear. The gun is loadet
| for hear Ei'f!rJdLs- M J E-}E& s5sl tiss5t
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

THERE seems to be prospect at last that
canal will be cut through the isthmus of
Darien, but not, as it should have been, by
American but by foreign capitalists. The
conference now in session at Paris has prac-
tically decided upon the route surveyed and
recommended by Lieut.. Wyse, which will
cost in the neighborhood of two hundred
and ten millions of dollars. The route will
be but forty odd miles in length, and will
traverse the isthmus from the southern part
of the gulf of Darisn to the southern OK
tremity of the bay of Panama.
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Municipal Court.
before Judge Flint.l

EEgsE ChlM1NALs
The city vs.. Joseph Mccarthy, James Gala
han, James Murphy, and Richard Perry, va
grancy. Committed to Jail for seven days.
The city VS.. Henry Hennessy, vagrancy. Ac-
quilted and discharged. ~
The city VS.. James o. Brien, William Russell,
Peter Gray, William Nolan, Charles Nolan and
James Martin. vagrancy. Committed to jail
for seven days.
The city VS.. Robert Ryan, vagranoy. Acquit-
ted and discharged.
The State VS. Henry Adams, petit larceny.
Committed for thirty days.
CIVIL.
Hiram Stiuwell VS.. Louis G. Smith; action
on lease. Case continued to general term OF
June 3.
Farnham & Lovejoy Va. William Murphy
action for goods sold and delivered. Case set
for trial June 8 at P. NJ.
Amanda F. Boucdier VS.. j. u. Chappell; &C
ton for labor. Case continued to general term
Of June 8. Is
Lawrence Hartwell vs.. Frederick Jaeger and
Charles Jaeger; action for labor. Case con.
tlnued to general term of June "a.
Michaud Bros. va. j. E Chappell; action fol
goods sold and delivered. Case set for tria
June5 at P. NJ.
Margaret Blaine vs.. George L. Simons, de-
PENDANT, an John B. Cook garnishee; actor
for goods sold and delivered. Defendant de
faulted. Garnishee disclosure taken and filed
Peter Berkey vs.. Mike Clinton; action fo
restitution of certain premises. Case con
tinued to general term of June 8.
G. Gotzian d Co. vs.. Charles OConnor ane
Patrick O'Connor; action on promissory note
Judgment for plaintiffs for $195.36.
W. N. Garner VS.. Henry Metz and Melchio
Wild; action on breach of contract. Case sc
for trial June 6, 1879, at 10A. M.
John Dier VS.. A. Jordan; action for labor
Set for trial May 70 at 2 P. M.
/ Dafr;oL Pr%lor n ~ Rorkman. actin,
for damages. Case continued to general tern
of June 8.
The Northwestern Fuel Co. VS.. Steel & McIn
tyre; action for merchandise sold. Case con
| tinued to general term Of June 8.
| Harrison & Verplanck VS.. J. G. Pitts; action
on promissory uete.. Case set for trial June 2
1879, at 10 A. NJ.
Thomas J. Barney vs. E. A. Campbell; action
| for goods sold and delivered. Case continue,
! To general term of June g.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

large premium to the syndicate for four per
cent bonds with which to take up their six
par cents. on deposit as security for circula-
ton, or to go to an immense amount of
trouble. in the purchase of refunding Ger
tifcates, will know enough next time to take
time by the forelock. s',
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

The dolt who filings dirt for twilight
sheet down town objects to the GLOBES
orthography when speaking of the Duke OF
Argyle, claiming that the name should be
spelled Argyll. It also says he is not the
wealthiest duke in tue world. AS tho book
of heraldry agrees with our photography,
and as there are but two weather. peers in
the world than the Duke of Argyle, and both
OF these earls, we are content to abide by
our first declaratiOn. -3.-fns $
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

The arguments on the demurrer to the in
dictments against the women charged with
keeping houses of ill-repute we're heard in
the district court yesterday. It is probable,
in view of the complicated nature of the
case, that it will be certified to the supreme
court without decision where it is now pend
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

THERE is one difference between the aver
age savings bank and a prelate who under
takes to care for the peoples money. While
the former let's the depositors whistle for
their savings, in tho latter case the church
raises subscription to liquidate the 'obli-
cations. We think we prefer the latter style,
although that is open to many objections.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-28

ST.. LOUIS made an effort to Guido Chicago
the other day when one of its savings bank
cashiers managed to swindle the depositors
out of three hundred thousand dollars.
Chicago yet carries tho broom, however, for
half million has been the average thus far
in that city. .--.. .-...t, --I.tf .,. Fr,