The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-26

Hos. ,. W. smith, Clerk Of Rush County,
died on the Sth.
AT Milton, Wayne County, a few nights
ago, while James siplcs was IN the second
story OF his house. hnnting for medicine for
bis sick child, the oil lamp which he was car
Tying exploded. setting the house on fire and
burning II ID the ground.
The other afternoon as the work-traIn on
the Jeffersonville, Madison a Indianapolis
road was going south. when about three miles
south Of Franklin, as II rounded curve II ran
into four tramps who were asleep on the track,
instantly killing charles Wilson, aged about
nineteen, aud seriously injuring Theodore
Gruntman, aged seventeen. They were all
tramping and had stopped 70 rest, and fell
asleep on the track. Wilson was horribly
mangled and his body cut In two.
JoHN II. MussELxAS. once . wealthy citi-
zen OF Logansport, Il IN jail for two months
for perjury In making . false affidavit,
charging several prominent citizens with
having made forged transfer OF an insur-
ance policy In the Masonic Mutual Benefit
Society, some time ago.
JOSEPH ZINTs, OF New Albany, Z lad Of
fourteen years. died recently from stoppsge
Of the bowels, caused by swallowing the
seeds while eating water-melons
LAST November w. +. Harper, President OF
the Central Normal School, OF Danville, disap-
peared from indianapolis, and no clew was
left The other day Mrs. Harper received .
letter from him dated somewhere In Colorado.
It stated that he was alive and at himself
again; that he had just come to himself and
realized where be was. He further stated
that he was knocked down and robbed late In
the evening IN Indianapolis. Since that time
be has known nothing. and been raging and
rsving maniac; that when he came TO him
self, few days ago, he was with band Of
Indians 10 the West, and that be had escaped
from them, and was on his way home; that
be was out Of money. and wanted them to
send him enough 70 get home. On this, the
Professors father Immediately left 10 meet
him.
THERE will be q reunion Of the soldiers Of
Hendricks County, at Danville, on the 25th
and 26ih Of September, under the auspices Of
the following regiments. represented BY
Hendricks County soldiers, to-wit: The 9TH,
ll'h, l4th, 2)th, 27th, 47,h. 5lst. SD. 54th,
seth, 63d, roth. 7lst. nth, 10Th, Goth, 1l7th,
124th 1921. l35th. l4Sth and l56th Regiments
OF Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and 4th and
9th Cavalry and 81 and 2lst Batteries.
A FAMILY Of five persons, named Mopps,
living near Carbon, were recently poisoned BY
eating what they supposed were mushrooms
Three Of them are dead and the others are
interpreted TO recover.
Jas. McLAUoHLIS, an inebriate Of Craw-
fordsville. committed suicide on the evening
~ 4ho hr
anum and whisky. Sickness In his family Il
what caused the act.
A FARMER living seven miles northwest Of
Goshen arrived In that town on the afternoon
OF the 18th, about crazcd over the loss OF
little daughter, whom he declareda band Of
gypsies had stolen. A band Of gypsies passed
through Goshen the same afternoon going
southeast. Officers well armed Immediately
started IN pursuit., accompanied by the dis
tractcd father.
MIS-. WILLIAM MITCHELL a lady about
thirty years Of age. living near Marietta,
shelby County, fell III the fire place at her
residence on the evening OF the 18th, and was
burned 70 crisp before found. An cpilcptic
NJ Il the supposed cause.
A PARTY Of forty masked men At Wesley
Chapel. eight miles northeast Of Scottsburg,
a few nights ago, took six young men from
their beds--thrcc brothers-and tied five 81
them 70 trees and whipped them nearly 70
death, one escaping in the darkness.
THE Grand Lodge ~ colored Masons. lately
in session IN indianapolis, elected the follow
ing Grand officers: Grand Master, Charles
+. Bailey. 81 indianapolis, reelected; Deputy,
William Ellis, 81 Kokomo: Senior Warden,
Dennis Rouse of rvansyille Junior Warden,
A. II. Brown, of kokomo, Treasurer, Benja-
min Thornton. Of Indianapolis; Secretary, +.
r. Y. whctseli. Of Fort Wayne; Chaplain, the
Rev. r. McCary, Of indianapolis.
Ben DAVIS, Of Lafayette, committed suicide
because he heard he was 20 be indicted for
forgery.
Anew nights ago, during the absence Of
Sheriff Hay, some person became possessed
Of the keys to the White County Jail, which
had been left in charge Of the Sheriff's wife,
and general Jail delivery was the result
A DIRECTOR Of the state Prison South
states that every convict in the prison II now
employed--four hundred and nincty-fivc by
contractors and the balance BY the State on
the new building now being erected, and that
the prison is now self-supporting.
The large ice-houses at Cambridge City
we're recently destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
PRoF. HAYES, Of Abingdon College, Illinois,
has been elected Professor Of Natural Sci
ences in Butler University, vice Jordan, who
goes to the State University at Bloomington.
Jonx PARKER, merchant, Of Eminencc,
Morgan county, lost pocket-book, a few days
ago, which contained t3o0. After having four
persons arrested, on suspicion, including one
Justice Of the Peace, he found his pocket
book among some rubbish under the counter
Ia his store.
TmE hardware store Of Ireland, Stephenson
q Co. at Pcndlcton, IN Madison County, wns