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

The Wisconsin Republican State Conven-
tfon was held II Madison on the Esd. Gov.
Smith and the other incumbents were re-
nominated without opposition. The plat
form declares the United States to be Ma
tion, not . confederacy Of sovereign States;
that Congressional elections are National
elections, and Is such the Federal Govern
ment should enforce the right Of ever citizen
70 exercise the right Of suffrage and TO have
his vote honestly counted and returned: de-
nounces Congress and lauds the President
for their respective actions In regard
70 the appropriation bills; congratulltes the
Republican party upon the success Of the
resumption policy, etc After the Conyen-
tion adjourned. . ss-meefing was held,
IN commemoration Of the twenty -ffth ami
versary Of the organization Of the party in
Wisconsin. Among the speakers were Sem
ator Zach. Chandler and Hon. James A.
Garfield.
A serious disturbance occurred At Fall
River, Mas, on the night Of he 2lst, grow
Ing out Of the spinners' strike.
The Mississippi State Convention Of the
National Greenback- Labor party was held
q Jackson on the cid. Col. NJ. ID. L.
Stevens presided. A platform was adopted,
N Executive Committee appointed, and the
Convention adjourned sine die.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
adjourned sine die on the I'D.
Corporal Fry, Twenty-ffth Infantry, was
stabbed and instantly killed BY Private Bon
ner, Tenth Cavalry, Il Stockton, Texas, on
the 21st- The murderer was handed over
70 the civil authorities.
Gen. Ewing opened the Ohio campaign on
the Gath, with speech It Lancaster.
A triple shooting ARRAY occurred It the
Bledge House, Opelika, Ala, on the 2Ist, the
parties engaged being Mr.. Read. an old
gentleman, and his son Samuel on one side,
and Samuel g. GrHsty on the other, all peo-
pie Of high social standing. II seems that
the Reads went to the hotel where Grasty
was guest. and demanded Of him that he
cease his visits TO Miss Read, who IL Il as
serted had been wronged By Grnsty. Hot
words ensued, followed BY blows, the elder
Read using cane and the younger one
knife. Grasty seized . revolver and shot the
old man twice and the young man once,
himself receiving severe cuts in several
places. The elder Read died soon after from
his wounds. The others viii recover.
On the 18th inst, Lieut. w. r. Clark, OF
the Second Cavalry, who commanded the
advance Of MiIes's command, struck large
hunting party Of Sitting BULBS young men
on Beaver Creek. A sharp fight ensued, in
which the Indians 1t first got worsted, but
being reinforced, abe latter rallied and
closed in upon CIark's command. threaten
ing to snnihilafe the little band. Fortunate
~, endorsements from the main body,
accompanied by Gen. Miles in person, came
up in time TO turn the tide Of victory, and
the hostiles retreated, going north toward
MIX River. Lieut. CIark's command con-
sisted Of Company G Of the Second
Cavalry and Company OF the Fifth
Infantry, mounted, together with some
0Cheyenne and Crow scouts. Two soldiers
we're wounded and three friendly Indians
were killed. The hostiles numbered about
30. Their loss II not known. sitting Bull.
with go lodges, was reported TO be IN the
immediate vicinity Of Miles's command. and
hot work was expected. Miles's entire force
only musters abo 4 80 fighting men.
AbIcodIess duel took place on the I'd. n
. point - miles east Of Columbus, Miss. N
the State Of Alabama, between Capt. Hum
phreys and MAJ. Moore. Five hundred peo-
PIE Witnessed the tragic affair. The con-
basants nrcd upon each other q distance