The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-09-19

willie for sl.no.oo cash. David Moffai and
jerome u. Chaifcc were the purchasers.
w. n. Bell, the Ascending express en-
plcyec 81 Kansas City, was arrested In Flori-
da on the sth aud - 800 q the stolen money
recovered. lie accompanied the officer ON
his return home.
Mr.. John G. Ganlt, at present Assistant
General Manager Of the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ~ Paul Railroad, has been appointed
General Managers II the consolidated Wabash
and II. Louis, kansas City and Northern
Railway, with headquarters az 81 Louis.
The consolidation Of the two lines will be-
contaminated. Il l. thought. about the l~t 81
November. after which II will be designated
a. the Wabash, 81. Louis and Pacific.
AT Prattsyille, vinton County, o., on the
morning Of the sth, John sharp had quar-
rel with his wife; her uncle, ID. q. Benja-
min. an old man and minister, interfered
In defense Of his niece, and sharp seized a
club and beat Bcnjamn's brains out. His
wife and daughter, the latter aged IL, tried
10 prevent the murder, but the brutal hus-
band turned upon his wife and beat her 50
seycraly that il was thought she could not
recover. The murderer fed, hut officers
were soon upon his track and his capture
was doubtless effected.
The revenue officers captured an Illicit dis
tillery in operation In Cincinnati ON the 9th.
II Il owned by Frank Address and located at
No. % Sycamore Street.
President Hayes and family we're In CO.
lmmbus, O., on the 9TH, on the way 10 their
home.
The Wisconsin Democratic State Conven-
ton. held At Madison on the 9TH, adopted .
platform declaring, among other things, that
the Union Il indirsolubIe; that the Govern
ment has proved itself strong enough TO pre-
vent any disruption, and that the great dan
ger now TO self-government Il centraliza-
ton, towards which the Republican
party l. rapidly tending. The inaugura-
ton Of Mr.. Hayes into the Presiden-
tial Office to which samuel J. Tilden,
IL 4 alleged, was lawfully elected, IL de-
nounced In unmeasured terms The Demo-
cratic party il declared to be utterly opposed
to violence, intimidation or fraud, by what
ever party practiced or wherever DONE
Gold and silver are declared 10 be the consti-
tutional money Of the country, and all other
currency should be based thereon and con-
vertible into the same on demand. Alex
ander Mitchell Of Milwaukee was nominated
for Governor on the first ballot.
The hearing Of evidence In the case Of
Henry J. Gully, charged with the murder Of
Cornelia Chisholm, on trial At Dekalb, kem-
per County, Miss, began on the Sth. Sew
enfy witnesses were sworn and excluded
from the Courtroom. OF these 81 were FOL
the State and Is for the defense. Mrs
Chisholm, mother Of the murdered girl, was
the first witness, she gave detailed ac-
count OF the shooting Of her husband, son
and daughter at the Jail, and swore posi-
lively that the defendant, Henry J. Gully
was the person who shot both
her daughter and her husband
+. c. sinclair, sheriff Of Kemper County nj
the time Of the murder, testified regarding
the arrest Of Chisholm under a Warrant
charging him with the murder Of John w
Gully brother of defendant. Amont
the crowd gathered around outside
the house was defendant, Henri,
J. Gully, who personally charged Chisholm
with killing his brother or hiring him killed
Witness testified that the keys Of the Jai
were twisted from his hand while Chisholm
and his family were in JAIL lie did not se'
any Of the shooting.