The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-04

There are 5000 men in the en-
ploy Of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad. and their payroll foots
up about &215, 900 month. Take the
employees and their families, and at
least $1,000 people have their support
from the road.
Haps and Mishaps.
Mrs. Perry Coyle Of Canton. o.,
was fatally injured By falling down
stairs.
Eddie Yocum. ~ years old, was in
stantly killed at Carbon, Ind, by the
accidental discharge Of ap old musket
while out hunting.
AT Weilsburg, w. Va, Johnny
Robinson, years old, shot himself
through, the heart with self.cocking
pistol with which he was playing.
Doctor Jones q Son, proprietors Of
q drugstore at Pomeroy, o., were both
seriously injured by the explosion Of the
generator Of soda fountain.
Mrs. Marts and her daughter Of
Boonville, Ind, we're driving near the
town when the harness broke aud the
horse ran away, throwing both from the
buggy. Mrs. Marts was instantly kill
ed; her daughter was slightly injured.
Jimmie Allen. son Of the Deputy
Clerk Of Harrodsburg, Ky, while in q
mulberry tree, was mistaken for SOUR
rel BY boy hunter and severely shot
in the left side and leg. The wound is
severe, but not necessarily fatal.
u. h. Walker, well known farmer
of Ice County, H., was engaged in
harvesting, wheE the mules which he
was driving became unmanageablc and
he was thrown from his seat In front OF
the machine and was literally cut to
! pieces.
Carl Underner. about ~ years old,
son RI Prof. Underner, well known
music teacher OF Cleveland, o was &C
cidentally shot dead BY VIM. Donnelly,
q boy about Underner's age. Careless
handling Of pistol was the cause Of the
shooting.
Sherman Hughes. boy IA years
of age, Of Lexington, Ky, loaded an old
musket with bird shot, folded his hands
and laid them or the muzzle, and then
leaned his chin on his hands. Being
barefooted, he played with the hammer
with his big toe. Result, the top of his
head blown almost entirely off.
Foreign Notes.
The C-erowitz, the heir to the
Russian crown, mixes freely with the
people. He is not afraid of the Mill
lists and is said to be in no danger from
them.
Lord Beaconsfeld has denied the
petition Of his Hugbenden tenants fol
lower rates, although the noblemen Of
England have generally reduced the
rents of their tenants from 10 to 80 pei
cent.
of the Cardinals recently created
by Pope leo Mi. the Cardinal Ziglia'
"a is the youngest man now wearing
the purple. He Is the son Of poor
sailor and il but As years old.
Tho President Of the German Par
lament, Herr Forckenbeck, asserts tina
the formation Of a great party founded
on truly liberal principles Is the only
thing that can save the German Empire
Count Beust Is said to be the wit
test Ambassador in Europe. He ha'
that great charm of the humorist, I
grave demeanor-for he was original,
Intended for the pulpit and his con
version is full Of brilliancy.
Queen Victoria has Just instituted
new Order which does her as mucl
honor rs its recipients. 1t Is to be be
slowed upon those trained female nurse
who, by their skill and conduct, deserv
high recognition, and they will be called
from the Order, "St. Katharine
Nurses Each st. Katharine's nurs
will hold her appointment for thre
years, receiving during that time $3.50
year in addition 10 the salary paid he
by the institution 70 which she belongs
and she will be permitted to wear 70
, life the Royal Badge or armlet Of tn
!. Order.
The Illinois Railroad Commission
ers have returns from 20 railway com
panies, which show that the " life Of
locomotive engine varies on these raj
ways from . years TO "a, and that th
general average duration was lot years
Passenger-cars endure from 3 to
!. years--the average being 15l years; th
average life If sts ck-cars being 10 years
and that Of freight-cars III years; an
= railway bridges, Of wood, endure froI
q 5 70 20 years. As 70 the life Of rail,
: the statistics seem to indicate that thos
Of iron last from TO ~ years til
= mean being z; while steel rails al
credited with from to 20 years seryic
and an average Of IA yearsis obtaine
from the returns.