The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-10-15
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


The Democrats Of the Second Illinois
District (Chicagol have nominated John =.
Txrnsworth for Congress.
SHERIFF GAUTHREAUx, Of New Or
leans, i said 70 be = drfaulter TO the state for
tEx collections amounting 10 Sl5o.ooo.
GEN. GARrBALDI and his son, Meuot-
Il. have both resigned their seats In the
italian Chamber Of Deputies. They stated
they were unable 70 act - Deputies In
country where liberty i trodden under foot.
The Nebraska Democratic State Con-
venriou nominated the following ticket: For
Governor. Thomas Upton; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. J. Calhoun; Secretary Of state, q. w.
johnson. Auditor, ID. c. Patterson; Treas
urer, Prank Folda; Attorney General, G. 4.
Prirehett: Congressman. DIR. r X Living
ston, Presidential Electors. y. L Boyd, Il.
l. Human and Victor yifquain-
The Greenbaekers Of the Third ILL.,
nofs District (Chicagcl have nominated c.
H. Adams for Congress.
President HAYES and party arrived
q salem. Ore, On the lst. They were re-
eeived by q committee OF the Legislature
and prominent citizens and escorted TO the
0ADIL&I. - L4ELC tAEt nAA . 49, LA@~f-+s
On the same day they proceeded 20 Port
land
President HAYES will not return 70
Washington until the week after the Novem-
Der election
The Burns statue in the New York
Centre Park was unveiled on the I'd.
The Supreme Court Of Utah has de-
- - -. s.-..r...rfr~.~n law In that
Territory il constitutional, and that under It
women are entitled 70 vote At all elections.
Jude Foreman dis-ented from this opinion.
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
DrKrxG the past fiscal year 7,240. 537
postal money orders for SID, SIS have
been issued, against s., 81 al the previous
fiscal year. Fees and premiums received BY
Po~tms-.ers during the fiscal year. S9i., 0el.
o. sII-.se- more than the previous fiscal year.
Commissions paid Postmasters, and expenses
q clerk hire, ETC.. 500. SIC, which, deducted
from gross receipts derived from fees and
premiums leaves S35.-5.5 = the gross reve-
nue. Of the bureau for the year. Other ex-
penses leave S17,5-5 - net revenue Of the
u0ney-0rfer bureau
Our excess Of exports of merchandise
stated in specie values i as follows For
the month ended August y, 1850, slo,sis,'
10, same time 1s7s, SD. 49, For eight
months ended August n, 1sso, >oS,sls,90'
same time 1sTs, Sz56,sS5,5S5. The
excess Of imports over exports
Of gold and silver coin and bullion
vas - follows: Month ended August 81
$50. excess Of imports, N,-''s, -; same
time In lSss, excess o. imports $500, -
Eight months ended August u, lsso, exees
o. imports sio,fss.sio same .lIne y 20 !.
excess o. exports Fi'c - s. =, IT,. Ts,-
-, excess q imports $500. 49,
months ended August a. 49, s-eess
imports, >''sfsi-
The Anglo-American Syndicate ma
diyulged IT, full designs, which are 70 Dun'
road from ked hiser, ~ LALn-r eoun's, ]
the kio 6rande, IN hInnes .oun's, -
An extreme distance OF - miles ~ n.'n
= the chicago. Texas ana hs 49, 'sn..A
and the capital stock s'"- At's
has been OBTAINED ana Objects eiee
the Board are nse ieAans ~. ioul 49,
citizens wotk - - 'o.1 ~ Nm -
cpmnenced-
THE debt statement issued Oct
shows the decreased OF the public debt durin
s~ptemke r to be ss.s74. Sol; cash in Treasu
- srse. s<s. 80. gold certificates, Ssh, 70(
silver eertifeafes. x1s.5s1 so; certificates
d~ra-ir outstanding. - .ss5 900; refundir
certificates. S10.s34.s5O: legal tenders out
e,.naic~ 81. 81 dig: FRACTIONAL currens
outstanding, s..1s1,s40. The reduction
debs since june %, 1850, has been So, 573
rra
Tn q Touis Merchants Exchana
- - y Lo~er the prs.ent grades
- 1890 ~he.f 81 that market one Ia
grade, in order 70 make them more near
conform 70 those o. CnicAgo and otner M