The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-29
CURRENT NEWS.


II Is reported that the National Admins
tration has decided 20 commence an active
warfare against the Mormons, and Secretary
Evart has issued circular 10 foreign Gov
crnments, warning people against emigrsting
20 this country to join that sect, A. Mormon
ism il hereafter 10 be prosecuted a crime
in the United States.
Charles Beardsley Of Iowa has been APP
pointed Fourth Auditor 81 the Treasury, In
place Of Judge Tabor. resigned. Mr..
Beardsley i the chief editor OF the Burning
ton Hd,ckege.
Col. J. q. Brownlow. special Revenue
Agent In Tennessee, has been removed.
WEST AND SOuTHwEsT.
Captain John Secrcst, contractor on the
mail route from vinita to Las Animas, New
Mexico, was returning from the latter point,
accompanied by Mr.. J. c. Wilson and an
other man named Young. On sunday. July
p. they took dinner at Burners, some -
miles west Of vinita. This was the last time
they were seen. Some eight or ten days az
terward the blackboard and harness used by
them were found several miles from the
road, east OF Burners, but all efforts to get
proved futile. There is but little doubt
they We're murdered. and gang Of desper-
ADDE'S who have made their headquarters in
that section are supposed to have committed
the deed.
Official returns from los out Of III conn
ties in Kentucky give blackburn, Democrat.
for Governor, los, $50; Evans, Republican,
n ,c5l; Cook. Grecnbacker, 1880. Black
burns majority over Evans, $685., which
IL u estimated will be brought up 10 1900
when returns are all in, or an increase Of
h.9oo over Mc,reary's majority. The prop
esition for calling Constitutional Conycn-
ton has been defeated by large majority.
The official census Of Kansas, just COM
Pleted, shows that the State had popula-
tion approximately Of sla,a's on the first
day Of March last. The Federal census Of
1870 showed population Of 354, 399.
At 81. Louis. ON the 18th. ThaddcuS Ba-
her. dissipated plumber. al the tcrmina-
ton Of nm extended spree shot his paramount.
Young woman named Lizzie schendel. in
hicting mortal wound. and also her moth
er. Nine. schendel. killing the latter i'm
stantly. Baber and Lizzie Schende had
lived together for six years, and the cause Of
the tragedy was her leaving him recently on
account OF continued i'll treatment. and go
ing back 70 her mothers. where the double
crime was committed.
Nicholas Dubois Of Keokuk. Iowa. Chic
Engineer of the New Keokuk a 81. Loui.
Railroad, was instantly killed on the 18th,
BY an accident that occurred on the line
about - miles south Of ClarksyilIe. Mo.
Thomas Carroll. conductor. had both leg
broken. and several other employees were
more or less injured.
A large grain elevator IN It. LouiS. known
a. Elevator b. belonging TO the Contra
Elevator Company. and located M the foot D
Choteau Avenue, was. destroyed by fire. will
it, contents Of 80 900 bushels Of wheat on tn,
night ef the 18th. Total los about s Ia. 900
insurance about $4,000
Wiffendot, Choctaw Indian. convicted o
the murder Of young lad about four month";
ago. was executed BY shooting At Atoka, |
r., on the 18th.
A detachment OF the Fifth Infantry, unde
Lieutenant Whistler, recently captured 3
Indians ard 100 ponies from Rosebus
Agency, who were on their way to join sit
ting Bull
At Goshen. Ind. on the night Of the 18th
Capt. III. w. smith and Edwin Hubbel
purchased vial Of morphine and retired Il
the Court house square, where each dranl
one-half Of the contents, and In few min
utes passed into the sleep that knows NJ
awakening. The self-murdercrs had beef
ON a drunken spree for several days. ant
wound up their carousaI by committing m
suicidal act. Both OF the men were respect
ably connected and very well known. Hub
bell was widower. smith left wife an,
four children, who were dependent on hi
support.
A large delegation OF colorcd men, prin
cipalIy from Mississippi, have arrived Il
Kansas, their object being 10 investigate tn
present condition and prospects Of the col
orcd emigrants now there, with view /
advising their brethren at home n to thei
future movements. A number 81 whit
planters accompany the excursion party an
contribute owards'the'exper~es Of the trip
they believing that II will result In checkin
the exodus Of coiorrd Iaborers from III
south.
AT Deadwood, u. r.. on the night Of m
10th, L. n. Whitbeck, local editor ~ IN
Pioneer, shot af q negro. who he claim
had assaulted him. The ball missed the ne
gro. and struck +. X. Martin. formerly
wholesale grocer, in the forehead, inhictin
dangerous and probably fatal wound.
Some tramps made an attempt to brea
into the residence Of Mr.. Alien Baldwin. i
River Forest, suburb Of Chicago, on III
night Of the 18th. Mr.. Baldwin was awaken
ed and fired at them, killing one of thel
Number. The dead man proved to he one ]
y. TrsynDr, formerly respectable uewspa
per reporter Of Chicago, hut Of late falIc
into evil e0urses and become the associate I