The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-01-24

The War Department Is Informed Of the
death of Lieut.. Thomas ). Wallace, Third
Infantry. He was stationed At Fort Mis-
soua, near Helena, Mont, and on Decem-
Der Z, with a companion, went out on
hunt. They became separated, and his COM
panion returned to the fort that night.
Lieut. Wallace's horse came in riderless. A
search party was sent out, and on December
II his body was found and brought 10 the
fort. II is thought that In crossing the Mis-
soula River he became benumbed with cold,
and his horse getting away from him, he
persisted.
Prof. VIM. j. L. Nicodemus, OF the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin, at Madison, committed
suicide on the 9th by taking morphine. He
was detailed from the regular army two or
three years ago a. instructor at the Acsde-
my. Financial endorsements are supposed
to have driven him to the act. He leaves
widow and four children.
John Tate. late Treasurer OF Berrien
County, Mich, shot himself through the
heart on the 9th, dying instantly. His ac-
counts with the county were somewhat con-
fused, and IL was claimed his cash was 81, 300
short, which however was denied by him
and his friends.
Thomas Reed, Cashier Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Galveston, Texas, absconded
with 900 in cash Of the banks funds.
Supposed to have crossed the border.
Clark Hubbard, with his wife and two
children, en- route westfrom Sherman, Tex
rs, were frozen to death near Pilot Point on
the night Of the 5th.
The Legislatures OF Illinois, Missouri and
West Virginia met on the sth.
The Indiana Legislature met on the 9th.
The fugitive Cheyennes, who have been
imprisoned at Fort Robinson, Neb., since
shown signs OF dissatisfaction and insubor-
dination, on account Of their return to their
agency In the Indian Territory having been
ordered by the Indian Bureau. On the
night OF the 9th, just before midnight, while
none but the few guards on duty we're
awake, the Indians made forcible out
break from their quarters, firing upon the
guard with some revolvers that they had
secretcd, wounding four of the soldiers,
two OF them MORALLY. The Indians
then made for the surrounding hills,
closely pursued by the whole force Of
cavalry at the fort, who soon overlook them
and fired upoh them remorselessly. The
following II the result Of the emeute, rs tel
egraphed on the night Of the 10th: Thirty
seven Indians, nearly all OF whom are
squaws or children, have either surrendered
or been captured, and are under guard !;
thirty four are still out, including about
seventeen warriors. The dead bodies OF the
Indians brought into the fort for burial
number twenty warriors, eight squaws and
two children. Five soldiers were wounded (;
two Of them, privates Smith and Eyeretts,
have since died; others not dangerous.
Private Ferguson, who was stabbed by Wild
Hog, will recover.
w. III. Duryea, Of Toledo, formerly Depu-
~ Sheriff Of Lucas County, o., on the 10th
shot and seriously wounded his wife and
then shot himself, dying instantly. Duryea's
wife, whom he married In October last, was
awoman Of somewhat unsavory reputation,
with whom he had become infatuated. For
ashort time they lived In apparent harmo-
ny, when her old procIivities again began
70 be made manifest. and in ft Of Jealousy
and modification u her conduct be resolved
upon the desperate deed here recorded.
Two Indians were hanged for murder &C
Pendleton, Oregon, on the 10th.
Fourteen men have been indicted FOR The