The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25

Company. Subscriptions for f750Ooo, IN
Go shares, will be opened In London, Paris,
Frankfort and New York simultsne-
ously. The caution money Of 100000
francs required by Venezuela towards
the canal has been already paid.
De Lesseps stated q the last meeting Of the
Geographical Society that he does not think
the total expenses Of constructing the canal
will exceed 2J0.000. 900 francs. The Difficult
ties Of the work he says are not so formida-
BILE ~ those which had been overcome In
the construction OF the Suez Canal, - a
railway already exists along the course Of
the proposed Panama Canal. with large
town II each extremity.
Excessive rains have seriously injured the
agricultural prospects in Great Britain.
The principal portion Of Irkutsk, Siberia,
has been destroyed by fire.
The funeral Of the late Prince Imperial
took place 1t Chiselhurst. England, on the
18th, with great ceremony. A large militia
~ escort accompanied the remains 10 the
grave, the procession being three-fourths
Of mile in length. Jerome Bonsparte and
his sons followed next after the coffin. The
Prince Of Wales. Duke OF Edinburgh. Duke
Of Connaught and Crown Prince Of Sweden
acted Is pall-bearers. Manv others
representatives Of the royal family and Of
the Government were present At the funer-
q ceremonies. The Queen presented an
immense wreath which was placed upon the
CONN. Among the many Bonapartists who
crossed the channel 10 attend the funeral
were Marshal Canrobert and : number
Of members OF the French Senate
and Chamber Of Deputies, besides
Populations Of workingmen. Accounts
from Paris say that there Is much III feeling
In France on account OF the unusual demon
STATIONS made by the English Government
No member Of the French Embassy in Lon
don attended the funeral.
A Russian torpedo boat At Cronstadt was
blown up while At practice and I'VE men
were killed and IA wounded, some fatally.
Farmer Mech Of England predicts gen.
eral failure Of crops in that country on &C
count Of excessive rains.
The Berlin 06iciaf Gazette publishes the
following Ministerial appointments: May
bach, Minister Of Public Works, 10 be Chief
Administrator Of the Imperial Railways;
Hoffman, President Of the ChAncellory OF
the Empire, Minister Of Commerce and
Trade; Won Pultkammer, President Of the
Province Of Silesia, Minister Of Ecclesiastical
Affairs; Won Ludous, TO be Minister Of Ag-
riculture, Domains and Forests. DIR. Falk
and DR.. Prudential retire with the title Of
Minister OF State.
GENERAL.
The Council OF the Union Of American and
Hebrew Congregations, recently held in
New York City. adopted plan for the coll
onizstion Of poor jews upon Western lands.
July crop reports to the Department Of
Agriculture show slight falling on in ths
condition Of cotton, as compared with lsst
months report. Corn crop in bad condition
in all Southern States, on account Of
drought; in Texas not one-haif crop.
Northern States generally report fair crops.
while Northwestern States show . ery high
average. Spring wheat Is largely affected by
drought throughout the entire West, but
New England reports are up 10 the
average, and California not much below.
There Is a very nice yield Of winter wheat
throughout nearly all the Southern Atlantic
States, particularly In Georgia, where SUM-
cient has been grown for home consnmp-
ton. Texas shows a short crop on &C.
count Of drought and local storms.
The New England States have a good crop;
Middle States below the average. The small
crops Of Alabama and Mississippi are In
good condition. Northwestern States give
very favorable reports, while the Pacific
States are much above the average. There
IL . decrease in the acreage Of tobacco
throughout the country and the crop Is not
up othe average.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
A fatal case Of yellow fcyer-the first Of
the season-was reported from Memphis
on Wednesday, the 9th Of July.
The victim was Frank Mulbrsndon'
an Irisnman, shoemaker by occu-
patton, who lived on the northeast corner Of
Desoto and Pontofoc streets. Mulbrandon,
was taken sick on the previous Saturday. He
was attended BY DR.. w. r. Rodgers, who 1t
once recognized the nature Of the disease
and treated him accordingly. After death
an autopsy was made BY number Of ply
sicians, and all concurred In the opinion that
II was genuine case OF yellow fever. The