The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-07-25
CURRENT NEWS.


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WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
A terrible double tragedy was enacted In
the town Of Edgington, near Rock Island,
H., on the morning Of the 9th. Miss Rob.
bins, young lady Of 70. had been for some
time receiving the addresses Of young man
named Tom Richards, against the expressed
wishes Of her parents and the stronger pro-
tests Of her brother, Lee Robbins. An en-
gagement followed, notwithstanding these
objections on the part Of the young lady's
family, and the wedding day was fixed for
the 9th, fss ceremony to take place
at Rock lrIand. At about half-past
On that moring, while the young lady
WAS In her room making preparations for
the to her important event, her brother en-
tered and made . dnal appeal to her to
break on the match. She stubbornly re-
fused, and he thereupon drew . revolver
and shot hcr3dead, after which he placed
the weapon 1t his own head and fred,
blowing his brains out Lee Robbins was
IS years Of age, and had the reputation Of
being young man Of quiet demeanor and
exemplary habits. Richards 10 said to be .
drinking man, and was not considered In
many other respects . suitable match
for the young lady whom he would have
wed.
Frank Davidson was hanged at warrens-
burg. No., on the 9th, for the murder Of
william Haggerty in September last. The
killing took place at . country picnic, six
miles from Warrensburg. Davidson had
been drinking freely, and il said to have in
suited the young wife Of his friend and old
chum, naggerty. The latter called him to
account for II, hard words ensued, and the
quarrel ended by Davidson pulling his re-
volver and shooting Haggerty three times
through the body.
The trial Of Col. Tom Buford for the MUIR
der Of Judge Elliott begun at Owenton, KY,
on the 9th. The defense will be emotional
insanity.
At the Coates House in Kansas City, on
the 9th, #. b. Camman, former resident Of
st. Louis, attempted to kill his wife and
then put two bullets into his own head. Ow-
ing to bad craftsmanship Camman failed to
hit his wife, and his own wounds were not
considered fatal. No cause assigned forthe
shooting.
At Red Wing. Mimi, on the 7th, Mrs. +.
Lee xnd babe Of Sioux Falls, d. t., and Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson Of Red Wing, were
drowned while attempting TO ford swollen
stream In . wagon.
At franklin, Fleming County, Ky, On the
sth. Miss Belle Kidwel. aged II, killed her
self with poison on account Of . love dis
appointment.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis authorizes . friend ct
Washington to contradict positively and
with authority" me report that his name
would be presented to the Mississippi Leg
islature - candidate for the United States
Senate.
The Atlanta Constitution estimates this
years cotton crop 1t I'VE million bales.
Thursday, July 10. was the hottest day
ever experienced in St. Louis, 90 far IS shown
by the records Of the Signal Service Office,
the thermometer recording 100 degrees 1t
about q p. m. The average record Of street
thermometers was It the same time from
70 degrees above that Of the Signal Service
Once.
Ex-Governor william Allen Of Ohio died
at his home near Chillicothe on the 18th,
aged % years. He WAS . member Of the
Twenty third Congress, serving from De-
cember 2, 1883, to March 3, 1895. He was
elected - Democrat to the United States
Senate in 1881, in place Of Thomas Ewing,
who was WING, and be served two terms
In that body-l2 years. After almost guar
ter Of century spent In the retirement Of
private life, In 1879 he was elected Governor
Of Ohio by the Democrats. He was renom-
mated for = second term, but was defeated
By Mr.. Hayes.
Sergeant Finney OF the Signal Service has
made thorough investigation Of the de-
structive cyclone which occurred In Kansas,
Nebraska and Missouri on the 18th and 3Oth
Of May last, travelling ever the entire coun-
try rayaged BY the STORM and will make
full Official report Of bis observations to the
Signal Service Bureau.
In clearing away the debris Of the South.
ern Hotel, st. Louis, on the 18th, the skele
ton Of woman Vas found, probably that u
one Of the four servant girls supposed to
have perished in the IRE Of April, 1877.
At Lake Providence, La, on the 9th,
Postmaster Austin was not through the
heart and instantly killed, and his son, the
Parish Judge, MORALLY wounded, BY one
Lusk Of West Carroll. Judge Austin, in mr.
ing 1t Lusk, accidentally shot and killed .
negro. The difficulty grew out Of IN old
feud between Austin and Simon Witkowski,
by whom Lusk was employed a. clerk.
Andrew Ivy, colored, was hanged at
Greenville, Miss, on the 18th, for the MUIR
der Of Sarah Chennent, who lived with him
- his wife.
Antoine Garcia, Mexican, was hanged At
Corpus Christi, Texas, on the 18th, for the
murder Of Augustin Amello in September
last.
Mrs. DR.. J. W. Irwin, . young, beautiful,
and talented lady Of Evansville, Ind, de-
Hberately shot herself through the heart on
the nth, dying In 10 minutes. Mrs. Irwin
was daughter Of Rev. d. ID. Mather Of Fos-
toria, O., and had been but seven weeks mar