The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-12-05

National Grecnback- Labor Party, and +. 4.
Devices. Chairman National Committee Ma
tional Party, for meeting NJ Washington,
ID. a., on the sth ~ January. 1871, OF repre-
sentatses from the various National, Labor
and Grecnback organizations throughout the
country, for the purpose OF selecting = time
place. etc., for holding National consen-
ton for the nomination Of candidates for
President and yice-Prcsident.
About 10 negroes arrived az New York on
The 18th from Liberia, whittier they had gone
wear ago under the auspices ~ The south
Carolina Colonization society. They bring
the most gloomy accounts 81 the enterprise,
showing that II was grossly mismanaged;
that scores Of the einigrants have died OK
climatic ailments, and that the few who re-
main alive are barely able 10 obtain sufficient
food.
Another railroad rnmor, current on the
Goth. was that the Atchison, Topeka and
santa Fe Railroad Company had completed
an arrangement with the 81. Louis and SAN
Francisco Railroad Company, in pursuance
Of which a line j. 10 be built from Santa Re
10 San Francisco under the old charter OF
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This
charter l. still valid, and the land grant car
ried with ii covers about 4o,0oo,ooJ
acres. Bonds are TO he issued 10 the
amount ~ s25,oco,0oo, secured by these
Lands and the road, and guaranteed by the
st. Louis and san Francisco, and Atchison,
Topeka and santa Fe Railroads. These
bonds, II j. said, have been placed already
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Com
pany has it, grading finished 20 the Rio
Grande now, aud il was expected the rails
would all be laid by the first Of December
The new road commences at the Rio Grands
and l. to be pushed directly to the Pacific
Ocean.
The American Health Association, AT III
recent session at Nashville, elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, John :. Billings, II. :. n: First Vice
President, samuel Chopin, New Orleans
Second Vice President. X. q. kcdzie
Lansing, Mich; Treasurer, J. II. Lindsey
Nashville. Executive Committee-Mcssrs
c. Il. white Of Louisiana, J. l.. Cabell 0
Virginia, T.. NJ. Hunt Of New Jersey, II. u
Piunketf Of Tennessee, Charles II. FOLSOM
Of Massachusetts,. A. l.. Gibson of the H. :
y. The next meeting will be held Ia Ney
Orleans.
The New York and Chicago stock market
Were greatly excited on the a,th and 2i~t D
the rapid decline IN stocks 81 almost every ne
scripflon. The hears had il al their own wa
for time. and operators Were almost franti
in their efforts to ''unload = AZ any price.
was the most exciting time III Wall stree
incc the panic ~ -, INT. unlike thar event
fortunately resulted ia INT few failures.
Prominent Army officers in Wa-hingto
are hv na nlpan~ sanglline II the attainmcr
* success by the Ute Commission in it, "a
forts 10 procure the designation or >uffcn
der BY the White River ties 81 the murder
err If Agent Mcckcr ana the in~ti-afOrS
the assault upon Thornburgh'- commans
on the contrary. the beliefs expressed ID.
7 the Indians haze boon and are It'll sin
ply tn ing TO gain time. in the hope tn
military operations against them will 7
: prevented by the winter weather. and tls
the guilty members III The tribe may seattle
. before the spring opens. % a. 70 elude a.
! rest or punishment.
(. Congraflilatory kilograms between Pres
dent IIaTos and prc~ihcat Grcvy We're q
changed over the ncw Frrnch cable upontl
opening ~ communication. NOV. -.
The ease 81 the po-t-oiiice Dtrarimcl
against the lottery establishments l. toi
settled hy the supreme Court on IN agree
ease.