The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-05-30

WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON.
Capt. Eads has made application for an
additional payment OF $4,000, claiming
that he has obtained channel AZ the mouth
Of the Mississippi % feet deep and 200 feet
wide. The matter Is under consideration in
the War Department.
In response TO letter addressed TO him
by Secretary Schurz inquiring what amount
Of funds can be made available monthly for
the payment Of arrears due upon pensions
which were allowed prior 70 Jan. %, 1879,
the Secretary Of the Treasury states that in
Guiding the amount already paid $780,
900 will be available prior to July /, and
$s,0o0.Oo0 monthly thereafter. At this rate
nearly the whole OF the next fiscal
year win be required to complete the pay
ment Ct these arrears. In view Of this con-
dition Of affairs the Commissioner Of PEN
sions has issued . circular letter 10 appli-
cants for arrears, stating that on account OF
the limited amount of money available each
month for the payment Of arrears, a COM
paratively small number Of cases only can be
adjusted monthly, and therefore some delay
may occur In the settlement Of claims.
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
AWo Years ago man nameu Ian f<u-
munds, who lived In Livingston County, n.y.,
ran on 70 Arkansas with neighbor's daugh-
ter, leaving wife and family behind. A
short time ago be started back TO his former
home with the woman and child, and when
near the Mississippi River killed and buried
both. On returning he took up with his law
full wife. The bodies OF the murdered wom-
On and child were found and Identified, and
"a omcer from ARKANSAS proceeded 10 the
nome OF the murderer, arrested and took
MIN pack 70 tne scene OF MS crimes.
nre al Lexington, ny, on the evening
oithe i4th' destroyed the PhGnix Hotel and
adjacent stables and the residence OF Leslie
Coombs. Total loss about 100000, mostly
covered ey insurance.
John l. West was hanged at Boonsille,
NO., on the 10th, for the murder OF msn
named FRANK shinn In DC ober last The
murderer ana MS victim were fellow-tramps.
west was only about "a years OF age and had
wife and one child At Lamonte, Mo. His
parents re ide In Morgan County, iii. He /
made q fuli confession OF the crime previous
70 his execution and was apparently penitent-
The hanging was witnessed by several thou
sand people, and the horror OF the occasion
was augmented by the breaking Of the rope
on the frst springipg OF the trap.
Robert Cheney, cclored. was hanged for
rape IT Plaquemine, La, on the 10th.
The indianapolis Post-ofiice was robbed
on the 18th Of $50 in money and 80 register
ed letters. Edward Stewart, colored por-
Ter In the Post-ofiice. subsequently, con-
fessed to the robbery. The registered let
ters were ali recovered, unopened.
Wallace WiIkerson was executed b. shoot
ing II Provo. Utah, on the 18th, for the
murder Of man named Baxter.
John Morgan, associate editor Of the Els
worth tKas.) Times, and his brother, Will
liam Morgan, cashier Of the st. Nicholas Ho-
Tel at Cincinnati, were drowned In the Lick
Ing River, back Of Covington, Ky, on the
18th. while out skiff riding. While In the
middle Of the stream they encountered 4
steamboat coming towards them, and fear
ing that they would be run down both leap
Cd overheard and abandoned the skif, but
were unable 10 swim ashore.
Major William Bond, General Manager Of
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad,
has ten dered his resignation, to take effect
June %.
MI. Cheney X. Prouty, Collector OF Gus
toms 1t lndianola, Texas, has been awarded
the honorary bronze medal Of the Royal HUI
name Society, for gallantry exhibited May
D 1875, IN swimming two miles In shark-in-
Tested waters from an overturned boat to
bring assistance and rescue a British sub
jet;
me Denser, south Park and Pacific Rail-
40 feet above the sea level, the highest point
yet attained by railroad in North America
Lieut.. Charles NJ. Carlow, Seventh Cav
airy, u. 8. A., blew out his brains at the