The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-09


Buenos Ayres. lasting three days, the arm,
Of the Argentine Confederation was forced
( 20 retreat.
An imperial Russian rkase fixes the
number Of men 70 be enrolled IN 1850 for the
completion Of the army At ~, 200.
JAMES i. HARRIS, late President Of
the Bank Of Commerce At Georgetown,
Texas. 4 under arrest for alleged swindlinr
through the mails. Harris circulated printed
circulars throughout the country represent
ing that the people 81 Williamson County
were I'm great distress on account az total
loss or crops, etc, and raised large amount
OF money In this way. His scheme was
worked principally In the North. East and
West, the South being avoided. Banks were
victimixed from Maine TO California, his DO
sition giving him unusual facilities for ear
rying on a scheme OF this character. The
arrest was made by a special agent Of the
Postroffice Department. Harris was taken
10 Austin and locked up.
GEN. SHERMAN will soon pay visit
10 Manitoba and Lake Winnipeg in order 10
consider the Indian question in that country
and look into the condition o. Sitting Bulls
Indians, both those who have surrendered
and those who are yet in the British Possess
sions.
DR. TANNER, Of Minneapolis, who
claims 10 have accomplished the apparently
miraculous feat Of going forty days and
nights without food, has submitted himself
10 committee Of eminent physicians In New
York City, who purpose testing his alleged
powers OF prolonged fasting under the most
severe restrictions and with all the safe
guards that medical science can suggest.
The trial began AT noon on June - He was
first carefully weighed. his own clothing re-
moved, mis- person carefully inspected. and
other garments given him 10 wear. lie is 10
be under the constant personal supervision
Of one or more physicians, and the water
given him 10 drink is TO be carefully tested
TO guard against the introduction OF any ALI
mentary substance.
IT is reported that the Conference AZ
Berlin il at loggerheads: that Austria and
Russia are now unwilling 10 20 as far a
France and England desire, for fear OF re-
opening the whole Eastern question. II Il
reported that Italy theoretically protests
against the extension Of Austria's right Of
loAtiVi III TIC AullAltCs anu mat the pro-
Iected settlement OF the Montenegro diffi-
Guilty by the cession OF Ducigno is likely 10
fall through.
JAMES HAYDEN Brown was hanged
n Huntsville, Mo-, on the 18th. for the muir
der Of his mother-in law, Mrs. Parrish. in
Iuly, ISL. Thousands Of spectators wit
messed the execution. some Of whom came
hundreds Of miles TO crafty their morbid
On the scaffold the condemned
man made rambling speech Of ten minutes,
duration, In which he spoke affectingly
n his dead wife and OF bis little
10y. He said that liquor was
what brought him where he was to-day, and
ne urged other young men 10 take warning
rom his example. lie denied that hi. wife
committed suicide, A. reported, i'm accord
Ince with prearranged plan with him. but
that he got his poison from her.
Brown was only about - years Of age Al the
lime Of his death. His father was alsc a
murderer, having killed VIM. Penny al Jack
onyie, Mo-. in 1s65.