The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

Cincinnati, has majority Of 4ls. The total
vote east WAS 43,563.
The Atchison (kas.) Champion learns
that A. Byram. Esd, OF that city has sold
a half interest in his Utah silver mine for
So zoo cash, and has given the purchasers
q 0o-days' option 10 purchase the remaining
interest AZ S4,ooo.o0o. He bought this mine,
a few years ago, for S2a.ooo, and has since
taken out Of II precious metals on which he
has realized a profit Of 100000.
The Topeka Commonwealth gives cur
rency to report that the Cheyenne Indians
are again on the war-path and going In the
direction Of Western Kansas.
II Is said that arrangements for pooling
all Colorado business have been concluded
by the Union Pacific Railroad and branches,
the Kansas Pacific, and the Atchlson, Tope-
ka and Santa Fe roads.
Serious troubles have broken out again be-
tween the owners OF the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad and the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railroad Company. As j.
well known. the latter Company leased the
former some months ago. and has been OPP
Grating II ever since. IL is now claimed by
the Denver and Rio Grands that the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe had not complied
with the terms Of the lease. and they are
trying 10 get possession OF the road again.
The Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe Com
pany, however, deny the truth OF these state
ments. and say they will defend their rights
to the property to the last.
Cincinnati is now agitafed over the ques-
ton whether or not their Mayor-elect, Mr..
Jacobs, il citizen OF the United States and
eligible to office. The Democrats will con-
test his election on the ground that he i
foreign born and has not become legally
naturalized. 1t Is also claimed that MUIR
ply, elected Prosecuting Attorney, and
Setchell, elected Police Commissioner, are
ineligible on like grounds.
II il stated that the citizens Of vicksburr,
Miss, have agreed to pay the return fare Of
the destitute colored people from that Sec
tion who have emigrated to Kansas, and TO
guarantee them, should they return, all
their civil and political rights.
Mr.. +. H. Brown, Manager Of the West
ern Union Telegraph office at ST. Louis, is
constructiyely in jail on account OF his re-
fusal to obey subpoena cuces tecum for
the production Of certain dispatches called
for by the Grand Jury. The Telegraph
Company will carry the case to the highest
court, in order to obtain an authoritative
decision, which may be accepted as rule OF
action In all similar cases hereafter.
The small band Of Indians who killed and
scalped Private Leo Bader OF the Second
Cavalry, and seriously wounded Sergeant
Kennedy of the Signal Service. have been
captured and taken into Fort Keogh. Ba-
der's horse and scalp-lock we're found in
their possession.
The villsge Of Collinsville, Madison
County, ILL.,, was struck by a cyclone about
2;i5 on the afternoon of the 14th. 1t came
from the northwest, without premonition,
and, taking zigzag course with general
direction almost due east, tore through the
place, demolishing 10 buildings, running %
others, and causing more or less damage 10
- residences and business houses In all.
Annie, sged II, daughter OF John Reynolds,
was taken from the ruins OF her fathers
house, dead. A number Of other persons
were more or less injured, one or two per-
haps fatally.
The lows Republican State Convention is
called TO meet st Des Mones, June IL.
A man named Collier is reported to have
been lynched in Lsmpasas County, Texas,
for harboring member OF the Howell gang
Of desperadoes.
A package containing $. 200 In bank notes
was stolen from the counter OF the State
Treasury at Springfield, ILL.,, on the 18th. by
one Of two confederates who went into the
office ostensiblY TO get bill changed.