The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-12


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OK the afternoon Of the sd. at Metamora,
Alfred Scnour was thrown from his buggy
and sustained fatal injuries. His horse was
frightened by an approaching railway train
and ran away, with the result stated.
HENRY Hrfr, ya.j conductor in the en-
ploy OF the Panhandle Road at Lcgansport,
caught his right foot Ia a frog while switch
ing on the 23d, and was run over, making
amputation OF the foo. necessary. He saved
his life BY throwing his body outside OF the
rails.
EARLY ON the morning Of the 25th some
fiend set fire 10 three beds In the Central Ho-
tel at Brookfied. The proprietor fortunately
discovered the smoke coming out OF the win
dows and gave the alarm. He awakened his
wife and children and succeeded In aw AIKEN
Ing the guests The fire was promptly extin-
guished with small loss.
The next annual meeting OF the State
Teachers Association will be held at Indian
apolis on the 18th. 3Oth and 31st OF Deem
ber
ForR HUNDRED AND sEvESTY-FIvE new
cases have been filed In the Supreme Court
since the close OF the June term, making
about 1900 cases nov burdening the docket
OF the court.
JAcoB MILLER. . lad OF ten years. residing
At Clear Lake, while playing with gun was
shot In the mouth on the 25th, causing in
slant death.
AT Angola on the evening OF the 18th, J..
Conklin Bodley fell and ruptured blood
vessel, dying In few moments. He was
sixty years old.
THE residence OF Carl Rain at Valparaiso
was burned on the 25th. Loss. $1,000. Mr..
RAIN was severely injured in escaping from
the burning building.
THE State House contractors are employ
Ing three hundred men on the building and
in the quarries, the latter furnishing twenty
i've carloads Of stone per day.
Robert BExJowsKY, who recently at
tempted the assassination OF Rev. DR.. Curtis,
at shelbyville, and was afterward sent 70 the
Insane Asylu At indianapolis. escaped on
the 18th, and was seen In Shelbyville next
evening. armed with knife and club
4. NALrxER, real estate agent, was ar.
rested It indianapolis on the 25th, on war
rant issued upon requisition from the Gov
crnor OF Kansas. He was charged with trad
ing OF worthless mortgage for land.
OK the 18th the boiler OF Engine No. Al, Of
the Bee line, exploded at Brixhtwood, just Is
II had been attached TO . train to take II 10
Indianapolis. William Gross, the engineer,
was badly scalded and has scalp-wound.
Dan Kelly, engineer OF No. IS, who was
standing by, was thrown quite distance and
was severely injured. The explosion was the
result OF defective boiler. The engine had
been In use about twenty-five years
WILLIAM SHEPPARD was taken from his
home near Boston, Wayne County, the other
morning, and numerically horsewhipped BY
four farmers, who suspected him Of having
sawed OF some rlow handles.
THE safe in the railroad depot at Elletts
Vile, Monroe County, was taken out and
broken open few nights ago. The thieves
placed II on q car, and took 1t down the
railroad about mile, where they broke II
open with sledgc-hammer, obtaining there.
from about seventy dollars. the most OF which
belonged to Depot Agent Wilson.
DIR. WILLIAMS, OF West Newton, while
making professional call lately, was thrown
from his buggy and fatally injured.
TuE barn OF Israel Whey, In Marion Town.
ship, Hendricks County, was burned on the
morning Of the asth ult. Loss, 1880; un.
insured. Incendlary.
MRs. O. r. MORTON and her son Oliver
have gone to New Haven to remain during
the winter. The son will attend Yale College.
TnE following are the current prices for
leading staples IN Indianapolis: Flour, $4.5)
m54O Wheat. No. ? Red, 92iSt@s3c;
Corn, Mixed. asSS ,aS3,{c; Oats, 22I5D Axe;
Rye, 5euSlc; Pork. IS 05ces.1O; Lard, 59k
Os5s4c; Hogs, s3.voa3 Is The following
are the Cincinnati quotations: Flour, Fam
ily, "a 5OM5.s5; Wheat, a,@e5c; Corn, 3sSd
asc; Oats. 25cy .9c; Rye. 53@5ic; Pork. $500
as05; Lard, 551G5s4c; Hogs s2.,5@3.s0.