The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-17

Al West Orange, -. j., on tho night ofthc
1T. Anthony krnich shot and probably IA
tally wounded his fathcr-in-law, Thomas
o. Woodruff. and then killed himself.
Woodruff had refused 70 give hi~ son-in-
law so.
Frank Y. Boynton, Receiving Teller Of the
North Bank Of Boston, Is short 81 600 in his
accounts. Dahhling in mining stocks was
what led to hi~ downfall
The >praguc- Conkling scandal has been
rcopcned By "A statement from Coy. >praguc
regarding the unfort innate affair ~ Canon
chet. II l. briefly as follows senator
Conkiing sent IN emi~sary TO Canonchct the
day after the ot-gun affair, who was
70 ARRANGE with the Governor 80
that the truth would he kept ont
81 the newspapers Governor >pragne
sent back simple message that he did not
intend that the scandal Of Washington
should be repeated in his own household.
Mr. Conkling then went 10 work. a alleged,
with view 10 SCI MIR. Chaffce, trustee Of the
Spragpie estat =. against Gov Sprague, with
the anticipation u having him removed from
his HOUSE, ARRESTED and confined as "A mad
man.
Another six days go-as-you-p please pc
dcstrian contest. for The o'Leary belt was
begun at the NladIsnn spuare Garden, sew
York City, M half-past o'clock on the
morn g az the 9th. Thirty-iiye
known are BLOWER Brown, present
holder IL the inng-distancc cham
pion beli If England, James McI-easy, the
scotch runner. f. L. Edwards, the califcr-
mia champion. and Peter Grassland, the En-
gish walker who defeated O'Leary. Al the
start Brown was the ia,oritc in the betting.
AZ one 70 two against the fieii.
The Pennsylvania supreme Court has Just
rendered decision that the County ~ Ale
gheny 4 liable for all losses inflicted within
IL borders during the Pittsburg riots.
The Massachusetts, Democratic State Con-
yention held IN Faneuil Hall, Boston, on the
eth. nominated the following ticket: For
Governor. John Quincy Adams; Licutcn-
ant Governor. W. L. Pmnkett; Secretary u
state. Gen. NJ. r. Donahue: Treasurer and
Rcce liver, Gen David \. Skillings; Auditor
VIM X. Field; Attorney General, Richard
Olnex. The PLATFORM reafiIrms the National
Democratic platform u ls.6: dcnounces upon
the Republican party stern reiribuiion fol
defraudng the people u the right 10 be gov
erned By the man ~ their choice; declares
that the purity Of the ballot box can bettel
be preserved through state authority thar
By Federal interference; opposes the further
borrowing of money by States, cities u
towns, and expresses the belief that tn
state has too many sumptuary laws, TO-
much special legislation. and too many Off
Gals for all 81 which the Republican part,
isdeclared responsible.
Mr. VIM u. Riddle, wealthy residen
and manufacturers of Norwich, c., has beef
arrested, charged with poisoning his wife
who died some months ago under SUSPICION
circumstances.
George Arthur Gardner, aged ~, q
BROOKLYN, -. ", died q most horrible dealt
rec. nfl, from arsenical poisoning. ca'lsc.i,a
alleged, by dentist using arsenic 70 Kill ~
ner. Of an aching tooth. An investigation
Of this case brought out the fact that thi
deadly poison i largely used BY dentists 70
/ the purpose mentioned.
The trial of State Treasurer Renfroc 2
) Georgia, on charges u malfea-ancc, resulte
r In his acquiftal.