The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-11
CURRENT NEWS.
WAsHINGrON.


WASHINGTON.
The seusfe Finance Committee have
decided 70 postpone until December further
consideration Of the bill TO exchange trade
dollar, for legAl-tender silver dollars.
washington dispatch Of the Dth an
pounced that the President that day, hAv-
ing. in his Special Message, earnestly urgeu
on the attention Of Congress his views OF the
necessity Of making an immediate approprt-
alton for the services Of Marshals and Dep
uty Marshals for the ensuing fiscal year,
and having by this means accomplished -
much towards securing the desired iegisA-
tion - he could have any hope OF by recon-
vening Congress, he had concluded TO sban-
don his purpose Of issuing proclamation
for is recall.
The President has nominated Col. Hora-
ton q. Wright Chief Of Engineers, with the
rank OF Brigadier- General, vice General
Humphreys, retired.
The public debt statement, issued July 4,
shows the increase Of the debt for June TO
be <24.7ss. Cash in the Treasury, SS5S,l52,-
81; geld certificates, SIS, ala, 200; silver cer-
tifcates. =. 46G.e5O: certificates OF deposit
outstanding, S3D,37o,0oo; refunding certin-
Gates. So. S4S,al0; legal tenders outstsnd-
ing. S346, a., 4s5; fractional currency out
standing, Sl5,si2,6O5; United States notes
held for the redemption Of fractional cur
rency, $3.50, s34; called bonds not matured,
for which 4-per-eent- bonds have been Is
sued. SlO4 or. 40. To decrease for the rs
cal year Is Ss,57s,5.5-
The following are the members OF the
Mississippi River Commission, appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Sem
ate: Lieut. Col. Q. A. Gilmore, Major Cyrus
b. Comstoek. Major Charles r. Suffer, U. ,.
Engineer Corps; Henry Mitchell. Coast
Survey: James b. Eads of Missouri, H..
Morgan Harrod Of Louisiana, civil engi-
neers: George Z. Dietrich, surveyor; Ben
jamin Harrison OF Indiana.
Congress adjourned sine die on the LIST.
All OF the appropriation bills were passed in
some shape, with the exception Of that Tor
the pay OF u. s. Marshals and their depu-
ties, the last bill vetoed by the President
WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
special car containing funeral party
on the Lake Shore Railroad was thrown
nom the track about miles from Buia
on the 25th. fatally injuring Mrs. Edward
Marshall Of Medina, n. T., and Mr.. D. =
Britt Of Milwaukee, Wis, and badly injur-
ing several Others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l. Hart Of Kansas
CITY. Mo-, died on the 18th from the ef'
f,cts Of drinking on the previous da.
. decoction Of strsmonium, prepared b.
mistake for boneset. Hart was dry-good
clerk.
The officers Of the Iron Mountain Railroad
deny that any negotiations have taken plac
for the consolidation Of that road with tn
Texas Pacific.
The New Orleans Times reports that
man who represented himself as Govern
menf agent, went through Holmes County
Miss, not long since, stating that on the fol
lowing Sunday free train would arrive .
Durant, Miss, for the purpose Of transport
ing all who wished TO 70 to Kansas. III
gave every negro small flag which was u
be stuck in the land they squattes
upon In Kansas, thus giving themselve
valid title to the ground. The ras
cal succeeded in getting considerable none
out Of the confding negroes, and on Sunday
the 18th Of June, about one thousand as
sembled 1t the railway station At Durant 4
h8n-4<r
disposed Of all their property not portable .
ruinous sacrifice. OF course the free trail
did not arrive, and the deluded victims re
turned to their former homes sadder, and
u 70 be hoped somewhat wiser, for their ex
pcrience.
On Saturday, the 18th, the gauge Of th
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Rail
road was changed from 5 feet to feet 8 4.
inches, TO correspond with connecting line
East, West, and in Texas. The change {
the entire track-main line and branchs
with the exception Of the Cairo brAncl
which was made day or two in advance
comprising about 100 miles-was efecte
between daylight and dark, about 1900 me
being employed, and 30 skillfully was n
work designed and executed, that there wi
hut little interruption Of the regular bus
ness OF the road. On the same day 4
through passenger trains commenced run
ming into and from the Union Depot in
Louis, over the Missouri Pacific's Popl
Street track. Local trains continue to sta
from the Plum Street station.
At California City, CAL, on the nth,
H. Moore, keeper Of the Dapont Powd
Company's magazine, shot and instant
killed A. Fulton, manager Of the works, ar
then blew his own brains out. The trages
was enacted In the presence Of Fulton
wife and children. Fulton had recent
given Moore notice he would dispense wi
his further services.
The wife and two daughters Of b. McMa
tiers, near Stewart, Iowa, were drowned
the overflow Of Deer Creek, during viole