The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-06-20

Inc bcsSomcr process OF steel max
ing Il leading 70 an almost complet.
discontinuance Of the use Of iron rails
"A Waterloo Iowa) man recently
shipped q carload II butter TO Germany
and perfected arrangements for ship
ping \ carload every week.
There are six shoe factories In San
Francisco owned and run by whites,
and over 80 owned and operated BY
Mongolians, with approved machinery
There are 20 cigar factories in
Florida, all making imported Havana
cigars, which are considered very fine
by smokers, who think they are getting
q struggled article.
Employees Of the New England
Pin Company Of Winstead, Conn,
marched in procession to the Post-oflicc
the other day, and bought SIC, 900 worth
OF the Government 80 certificates.
The vanilla bean, hitherto used "a a
fiavoring essence, has been found to be
Of great assistance to silk dyeing, and
the increase Of its culture in the Mauri-
titus has been greatly augmented of late
with a view OF supplying the French de-
mand.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe tunnel through the Ration Mountains
has now 675 feet on the north side and
500 feet on the south side completed.
The contractors expect TO have the tun-
mel completed by July 4, there being
still about 500 feet to run.
The Silver Hill mine, in Davidson
County. n. c., one of the largest and
best mines in the State, has Just been
sold to New York parties. The price
given for the mine has not been made
public, but the sale is said to be next
70 the largest ever made in North Caro-
lima.
The process Of tanning human
skin has just been accomplished 1T q
morocco factory at Lynn, Mass. Two
skins, about one foot and half square,
OF white and black persons who were
hanged, were furnished from Boston
dissecting-room, and the process Of tan
ming was remarkably successful, and the
skin, as it now appears, resembles a
piece Of French kid.
Flour obtained by drying and pull
verizlDg bananas before maturity was
among the articles of last years Paris
Exhibition. IL contained &C. per cent.
OF starch and only 30 of azotized matter.
Very good brandy from the ripe fruit
was also shown. Banana trees have the
property of keeping the soil moist
around them, and have therefore been
planted in proximity to coffee trees in
Venezuela, where drolghts often exist
for months. AS the country can not
consume all the fruit, it has begun to
export extensively.
Haps and Mishaps.
A young man named Thomas Evans
was instantly killed in La Grange Coun-
ty, Ind, by falling distance Of 20 feet
from swing.
John Horstman, a farmer, residing
near Lancaster, o., while shooting rats
in his barnyard, shot his wife in the
breast, inflicting dangerous wound.
She was milking, and was hidden from
his notice.
Howard Single Of Kenton, o., was
thrown from a buggy, and his feet
catching in a spring he was dragged
half mile by runaway horse. When
he horse was caught Single was pick
ID up and found to be cut and bruised
IN horrible manner. He lived but q
short time.
The other day while John C. Dew
ms, farmer who lives south of Shelby
lille, Ind, was piowing, the pillow struck
! root, causing a sudden check, forcing
he handle into his abdomen and caus-
M hsa hnurnto - I'D T.
bought he could not recover.
Willie Bramleste, aged Is, living
rear Rushville, Ind, was playing with
lis fathers loaded shotgun, when it
vas accidentally discharged, the load
odging in the temple OF the boys in
ant sister, Cora, aged years, instantly
filling her. The top Of the child's head
vas entirely blown off.
A farmer named II. w. W;lken-
ing, residing near Benton, Texas,
anne TO town, bought lot Of powder
nd tied Il up in paper. With II he
Inferred blacksmith shop, and stood
alking 20 the smith while the latter was
ammeripg hot iron. A spark fell in
he powder, blowing up things general
Y, singeing off Wilkenning's hair and
vhiskers and burning off his clothes.
lis injuries we're severe, but probably ;
ot fatal.
AT Burlington, Iowa, Henry voelker,
ged IA, was exhibiting loaded revolv-
( to companion u about the same
&c, named Michael Haggerty. when
be weapon was discharged and the bull :
u passing entirely through young ,
'oelker's left hand, entered Hsggerty
ight side. The wound WIS q very Sc
Ious one, and IL was believed would ,
rove fatal. Young voelker was ar
ssted.
A little 7-year-old daughter Of Jas. !