The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-03

judge 81 the Supreme Court. the only state
officer 70 be elected this year. The Con-
,cntion adopted a resolution pledging the
vote 81 Colorado for Gen. Grant for
President, should he decide 20 become a
candidate.
Gcnerrs Conway has been In consultation
with Governor -. John Of Kansas in refer
encc 10 the negro exodus movement. II has
been determined 20 hereafter direct the
course Of the emigrants 10 the older Western
States, where there u now very considera-
bic demand for their labor. There are none
Of the refugees In Kansas, II Il said, now de-
pending or charity.
Joseph Jones a Sons and Campbell 4
johnson. two well known Chicago provi-
sion houses, suspended on the 18th. They
were caught ON the wrong side In the recent
rapid advance i'm provisions
The "Francis II. Blair Monumental Asso-
citation" has been organized in 81. Louis
for the purpose indicated by its name. Any
person l. entitled 20 become a member upon
the payment Of one dollar.
General Grant arrived At San Francisco, In
the steamer City Of Toxic, on the evening OF
the 10th. The most elaborate preparations
had been made for his reception, and nearly
the entire population Of the city seem 10 have
turned out 70 witness his arrival. The APP
preaching steamer was met outside the har-
Dor by tug containing the
reception committee and various officials.
and they Were subsequently joined by the u.
:. steamer Mcpherson. with Gen. Mellow
ell on board, and large fiotilla Of smaller
ste smers, yachts, etc, the whole gayly deco
rated with flags. and presenting to the view
Of the assembled thousands who covered the
adjacent hillsides, a most magnificent
pageant. A. they came up the bay. cannon
Numbered from the various forts and bate
ries and cheer after cheer rent the air. Arriy-
ed at the pier, Gen. Grant was met by the
Mayor, who made a brief address Of well
come and rendered him the freedom and
Inequalities Of the city. Gen. Grant
was then conducted 10 his carriage and took
place in the grand procession, military
and civic, that escorted him 70 the
Palace Hotel. The houses along the entire
route Of the procession were handsomely
decorated and illuminated, and many tri-
umphal arches spanned the streets, while a
continuous blaze Of fireworks added bril-
liancy to the scene The General expected
10 spend several weeks in and about San
Francisco and the Pacific coast, and will
probably reach Chicago about Nov. 5. Mrs
Grant accompanies him in all his travels.
The ST. Louis Exposition opened on the
ed, with an unprecedented display and a
large attendance. The Fair proper occurs
on the week beginning Oct. 8.
General Butler was in Milwaukee on the
3oth and was given grand reception at the
Soldiers Home.
The tug G. W. Parker, on Lake Michigan,
exploded her boiler Oh Lincoln Park, Chi
cago, on the I'D. The following were killed:
Robert Leahy, Captain; John Callaghan, en-
gineer; Peter Rogers, fireman, and VIM
Burton. cook The only man on the tug who
survived was VIM. MCGUIRE, deck hand,
and he was badly injured.
The Senatorial Committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges Of bribery against SEN
ator ingalls, Of Kansas convened al Topeka
Of Messrs- salisbury, Vance, Bailey.
Logan and Cameron. The record
Of the legislative investigation made
last winter was presented, and, objection
being made BY the prosecution, the COM
mittee decided not to accept the testimony
A. therein presented, but to summon the
witnesses for examination in the present
case. A number Of new witnesses were
also subpGnaed at the request Of each side.
r. W. Golsen 4 Co. and III. Del Bondio 4
Co, st. Louis grain dealers and spectators,
were caught on the short . side Of wheat i'm
the late rise and forced 10 suspend, which
they did on the I'D.
Al Macon, NO., on the night Of the 21st
John Raus, in supposed fit Of insanity,
shot his wife and infant child, killing them
both, and then blew out his own brains.
Raus was employed in a wagon factory. He
was thrifty and temperate, but Al times gave
way TO dependency and wished he were
dead. The only survivor Of the family Il
. little girl, about O years Of age. She slept
In the same bed with her parents, but was
fortunately not awakened BY the horrible
nights work. In the morning, failing to
arouse her father and mother a. usual, she
became somewhat alarmed. and calling in
neighbor, first learned something Of the ter
TOR Of death that had overcome them.
President Hayes and party had grand
dinner and reception at the Grand Pacific
Hotel, In Chicago, on the evening o. the ed.
The Colorado Democratic State Conyen-
tion, held AZ Denver on the sd, nominated
George Q. Richmond Of Pueblo for Supreme
Judge.
In Crawford County, Ohio, six miles north
Of Bucyrus, on the night Of the ed, George
Schwab murdered Mary Long and then
hanged himself. Schwab was about 10 years
old, the son Of German farmer residing in
the vicinity. For some time he had been
sutton for the hand Of Mary Long, pretty
girl o. 10, employed a. domestic In neigh
boring family. Mary did not reciprocate his
love, and his persistent attentions finally be- |