The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-08

Ing oomDIefrIV sweuf AVIAN. kxUs CITY. built
upou the same .sre.m- suffered L. severely.
Al Irwin. mixer Run became : roaring tor
rent sweeping every thing m IL course. Nil
lerStown, Wapum and other towns also suf-
fered severely. The railroad tracks ana
bridges were swept away In many places.
Nellie Cox, aged years, died o. hydro
phohiA q Chester, Pa, on the 25th- She
was bitten by dog about two months pre-
viously-
George Durfee. Treasurer Of the Mechan-
ics' Mil u Fall River. Mass. Il . defaulter
70 large amount. having lost about $780,
90 In speculHtions- II i said the mills
losses will be made good BY Durfee's rela-
tises-
Another serious ARRAY occurred at Fall
strikers attacking some vorkmen NJ the
sl.de Min. who the former claimed. had
insulted them - they passed bv. Stones
were thrown and pistols fred. Several
persons were injured. but none fatally.
James Defzur and wife. living near At
Ianta, Ga, were brutslly murdered in bed on
the ssth. by having their heads split open
with an AZ. Mr.. Defaur was \ gentleman OF
wealth. and robbery Il supposed 10 have
been the incentive 20 the crime. Tramps
were suspected. but no arrests had been
made n last accounts.
nero named A. Morr.n. concerned
in the murder or old Mr.. and Mr.. De-
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FOREIGN.
An official telegram from Lord Chelms-
ford gives particulars OF decisive engage
ment with the Zulus, fought on July 4. The
British troops engaged consisted Of 1000
Europeans and 1000 natives. with Il cannon
and two GsfIing guns. The British adj
vxnced into the open country across the
Umoolosi River, and were attacked
strong. and said to be commanded
BY Cetewayo in person. The British troops
formed In hollow square and were charged
BY the enemy on all four sides The attack
WAS SUCCESSFULLY rePulsed and the Zulus fed
In disorder, pursued BY the cavalry. Lord
Chelmsford burned and destroyed all mill
tsry krssls and returned to camp the same
evening. A large number Of Zulus surren-
dered after the battle. The Zulu loss is e.
timafed 1t from 1000 10 800, the British
lost 10 killed and 50 wounded
Great unexziness exists In ireland on &C.
count OF the continued anti-rent agitation.
Grand iuries in the disturbed counties have
lately called the attention Of the authorities
to the subject, and 10 the increase Of intim-
idafion and l2wleszness, and demanded that
increased powers be bestowed upon peace
officers
A meeting Of BcnspArfist Senator'S and
Deputies has been held In Paris q which 4
was resolved that, BY the death o. the Prince
Imperial. Prince jerome Napoleon became
the head Of the bonapArte family. There
were only two dissenting votes
The Haytien Minister 10 the United States
has Information BY cable from Port-su-
Prince that President bolsrond CAnaies had
ADdic>fed ana gone % Kingston, Jamaica
Public order has been restored Al Port-au-
Prince, ana preparations have been made
Tor the election o. new President.
~ Ds Lesseps mas written 70 the Enpe-
rcr q Brazil TOT iaoorers TOT the Darien
lanai
Inc Russian minister OF the Inte-
nor reports s0i nres during june
~ OF which were incendiary.
runner particulars q me nre -
Nunei Novgorodson me lsin OF the present
month. ssass that wniis Inc nre vas raging
- explosions occurred ~ me nazaaf' killing
and inlurinz ~ persons- Ihe Ihe1ter hrem-