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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12
RECENT %OCCURRENCEs.


WASHINGTON. DC. October n
D text Of NE tonfcseion OF Charles
smith. the engravcr who was under the tyrAn
ny o. BrockNay. and VIM engraved the plate
pom which tho bonds IN the possession q
Doyle were printed has been rccslsed M thu
Treasury. II was taken at New Y~ork-cur.ous
" enough, In the third pclson-in the pres
ence of Mr.. Castelar,, OF the bureau OF Engra,.
ing and Printing, and OF Mr., Charles Coon,
Assistant Chief OF the Loan Division. The fol-
lowing ~ the text;
smith states that he engraved all OF the
work on the ..0 note, namely: Oh ~ the
square lettering. all Of the scrip, v~ignetfc and
initiated lathc-work, counters. borders and
coupons, with his tinted plate printed IA. green
ON the face Of the note, and the back OF the
plate printed in green on the back OF the note:
also. the seal printed IN red on the face OF the
note. Hc also said that he engrascdtn the plates
In or about the year ls65 or ls6s.
He states that he etched one-half on the
green counter on the back OF the coupon after
which the whole counter was made by electro.
typing. The imitation Of cyclold was traced.
and cut with a graycr. He also states that he
engraved the <l,OO old lcgal-tender. originally
engraved by the American nank-Notc com.
pany OF New York. He engraved the face
plate, back plate and tint plate: also the seal
that IS printed ON the face OF the notc-all OF
which is counterfeit. He also engraved the
head OF Hamilton on the $50 legal-tendcr note,
hrst series, originally engraved by tue Nation.
al Bank >ote Company OF New York.
He states that he engraved the 500 Ma
tional-currency plate Ia sSelcton; the face
plate with vignctte and lettering, counters.
100 and c.
"He also engraved the title OF National
banks 70 print upon skeleton face plate-yi1.
National Revere Bank. Boston; Merchants
National Bank, New Bedford, Mass: Pitts
burgh National Bank, II tsburgh: second M
tionai Bank, wiiScsharre. Pa: P~ittsburgh
Bank of Commerce.: and National
Bank OF Baltimore-au Of which NJ
for Brockway. with the tint plate
and back plate printed in green; also the FED
seal printed IN tho face OF the note. he also
that he engraved a $1,000 bond plate
with coupons, acts Of July Il ana i. |
1851, With yignettes and bordering. count
square lettering and scrip. and
the imitation iathework border. The
Initiated border be cut with a gravcr.
and furnished the section OF bed-
piece 70 Bruckway He also states that tho
original counterfeit yignette. with sections or
initiated tahle-work and lettering. furnished
~ him 70 Brockway. were manipulated in
'uch a manner that the result whcn I'm shed
'ormcd a series OF electrutype plates from
which the counterfeit plates were printed. with
he caption Of the skeleton abilities engraved
the MISUNDERSTANDING note. which were
on copper by him for B~rockwas."
CHARLES II. SMITH.
This was subscribed and sworn 10 before A
lnitcd states ommissione in New York city.
october 26, lsS0.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

HERE was a collision of passenger
trains on the Panhandle Road. abot,t .,
miles west OF Pittsburgh, On tie 10Th. i,
which - Anderson, . fireman, and three
young men who were stealing a ride were
Instantly killed
PETER WRIGHT, colored, was HANGED
q Liberty, Va. on the 18th, for the murder
q bis employer, a farmer named Maupin. ID
June, 1879.
JUDGE MOORE, an old and respected
citizen Of Jonesboro, CLAYTON County. GA.
Vas on the 18th brutaIly murdered bv 4 III
gro named Belts, who beat out his brains
with . raf-splitting maui. The murderer
escaped but was being hotly pursued.
A ROW occurred at a political meet-
Ing IN s. Louis on the nigh; Of the scth. IN
wnicha negro, named Charles Brown. was
shot and killed by some person unknown.
The colcred men became infuriated ri tbe
death OF their comrade, and being under tbe
impression that q policeman did the shoot
ing, severely handled several officers VIA
feii into their hands. a number OF shots
were fred during the melee and seyera, ncr.
sons we're badly hurt.
A SERIOUS riot occurred 1t Denver on
the Sist, caused. n Is stated, BY an a~lferca-
uon between . Chinaman and q white man.
IN which the latter was severely cut. A mob
soon collected and an onslaught was made
upon the Chinese quarter, many houses be.
Ing gutted and their inmates horribly mn.
tl'zfed. The police being unable TO onelI
the riot, the 6remen were called out 10 rive
assistance and . large force II special Do
iicemen were enrolled. At midnight COM
parstire quiet reixned. One Chinaman VA
killed and several were badly beaten.
The boiler in the flouring-mill Of n.
Lewis, st Atlanta, Ga, exploded on the
9TH, killing two men and injuring several
Others.
MRS. HENPHTLL, aged so, was burned
e death In her dwelling At Bridgewater.
r.. being TOO feeble 10 make her escape.
WILHELM FRrrscH, q German shoe
maker Of San Francisco, killed his wife bv
cutting her throat after a desperate resist
snce on her part, in which she received 4
number Of minor wounds He then stabbed
. dozen times In the breast and
stomach, INJECTING probably fatal wounds.
troubles were the a or the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12

HE who spends his younger days in
dissipation Is ~mortgaging himself Q
disease and poverty. two inexorable
creditors. who are certain 10 foreelose
at last and take possession Of the
premises.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12


THE Boston newspapers furnish a number
OF interesting details II tie Ladies' Deposit
swindle In B0stp ~. and az the so-called Prcsl-
dent, Mrs Sarah +. Howe. that have not been
published IN the Itmes' specials. ~he and her
agents have repeatedly declared that their
bank was no experiments: that II had been
in operation for forty years In Alexandria.
Va where II had been fonnted by capital
furnished from time "a time by benevolent
Quakers anxious 70 all virtuous and unpro-
tected women. The object 81 the Deposit was
never 70 accum nlate money. but 20 bencnt
humanity. especially IFS feminine portion.
Consequently X was as willing 10 pay ninety
SIX per cent. per unnum as half a
quarter OF that rate. AT lea 4 three
fonrfhs Of the dcp0sitors are asserted
70 1--we out Of Boston, aad never
70 have drawn their interest whca IL had
iaiien due, which has materially hclpei the
bank 70 pay Oh city creditors. The fact
ha- been revealed that a la-gc nnmber ii Boz
TON business men have, sinvalarly enough.
raised every dollar they could hy selling Sc
curities. household furniture and personal
property IN order 70 put ii in the Deposit.
While they had no faith in It's management, ar
ultimate solvcncy, they were willing ID incur
the risk. reasoning that, II fhe establishment
should onlyiast one year, they would nearly
their capital, and then draw out the
whoie amount. The opinion that most on the
deposits have been from the middle and lower
- entirely erroneous. Many OF
the frsf families IN that city are de-
ciarcd 10 have intrustcd Mrs. Howe with
the care Of their funds a. the extent ~
rom Sl.VD ~ $1,000 each. ami a. nave
az well A. the business men. very
heavy losses. The house IN East Bruoklinc
street, where the hank was situated. was most
rNpen~iNeIt. though tAwuriiy. furnished. So
many costly articles were bought and carried
mere last spring. ~ the time Of it, removal
rom humber quarters. that the whole neigh
porhoni wondered IA such luxury. There arr.
various branches ~ the Depnsif'
ind not a few Of the depo-itOrs are reported "a
Dc residents Of 'hs~ city. Mrs. Howe's record.
sn'ch mas ben industriOuSiy traced. shows 10
.Ntrene disadvantages. Her nge n given ~
lxty. and she u described as snort. fat. very
ixlv. and 80 ~iilitcratc NJ 10 Toe unable "a write
~ English sentence. or "a speak without mak-
snnfnefui hiunhcrH. How such Il woman
nuld have been so succcssfuia swlndicr def.s
onjccture.-A. u. Issn~.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12

THE examination Of Kenward Philip,
oft b New York TisfA. charged with hay,
Ing published . criminal libel on james A.
Garfield, said alleged lbel being the cele-
orated Norcy letter in reference 10 the
Chinese, was held before Judge Noah
Davis, OF the New York supreme
Court. Mr.. Hart, proprietor OF the
lrrfh, produced the ~originsi Of the alleged
letter written BY Carried from which the
printed copies were photographed Several
90 called '.experts,, called by the prosccu-
tton, testified that in their judgment the let
Ter was not In Garfieid's handwriting, and
one witness gave his opinion that 1t was in
Philips. The envelope having been placed in
the hands OF microscopes for examination.
Two or them testified that II bore evidence or
ensures and substitution OF new writing.
a number OF gentlemen connected with the
BROOKLYN Eagle, upon which Philp had been
engaged for several years, testified that in
sheir opinion the letter In question was not
In bis handwriting. ST. Morey. OF Law
renee. Mass, testified that Henry l.. Morey
was HIS uncle and that be met him in Lynn
In February or March, lS.s: identified
The signature Of III. L. Morey on the
register Of the Kirkland House. Lynn.
under date Of February -, 1879, and
also under date Of October IL, 1879, as that
OF his uncle. @. B. Adams. Postmaster At
Lynn, testified that he never heard of q per-
son there named II. l.. Morey there wa. no
such name In the City Directory, and dill
Sent inquiry failed q discover any person
who had ever known a man there OF that
name Abram s. Hewitt testified that he
was well acquainted with James A..
GARFIELD, and that the Morcy letter
was, in his opinion, in his handwriting; !
the envelope, however, after examination.
ne did not think was in his handwriting.
henward Philip, the accused, swore point
blank that he did not write the letter in
question; never saw IL before the day upon
which the fac smile was published. The
examination was adjourned until Thursday.
Nov. A.
PRESIDENT HAYES has returned from
bis Pacific coast trip, reaching his home 4;
Fremont, o., in time TO vote.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-11-12
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.

Ok October 2s the arrivals Of grain at
New York were the largest we received at
that port, amounting TO 10000 bushels,
including 81. 900 bushels Of wheat and .s2.-
Q bushels Of corn.
The debt statement issued Nov.
shows the decrease Of the public debt dur
ing October 70 be s7,lo3.5'i; cash in Treas
ury, seos.45.fo6; gold and silver certificates.
<4,&ss4e, certificates or deposit outsfand-
Inc, ss..es,ooo: r~efunding certificates. S9.9.-
20; legal tenders outstanding. s3i6. .4l.s4l:
currency outstanding. S..Tsl.sgl.
1he reduction Of debt since June 80, 1850,
has been S33. 6S1. s8..
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11
The Coral Fishers Of Capri.

Coral fishing is a slavery to which
nothing but sheer poverty drives the
! fishermen. From April. to October
their life is life of ceaseless drudge
Packed in small boat without deck.
with no food but biscuit and foul
water, touching land only at intervals
of month, and often deprived Of sleep
for days together through shortness of
hands, the coral fishers are exposed to
a constant brutality from the masters
of their vessels which is too horrible to
bear description. The fishing is itself
hard work. The two beams of wood
laid crosswise, with hemp and loose
netting attached to them, which serves
as !; dredge, are dragged along the sea
bottom with 8 rope, which it some
times requires the crews ofhalf dozen
boats to haul tosthe surface If it breaks,
the whole boat is in peril; if the sailor
who is paying out fails to note the
moment when it catches the coral, his
thigh, over which it runs, is cut to the
bone. A long pull tears the branches
entangled in the net from the rock, or
breaks off rock and all, and shout of
joy bursts from the wearied fishermen
as the tangled mass of coral appears
above the waves. To the masters the
fishery is lucrative enough; of the eight
thousand francs which form the returns
Of a single boat, some two thousand are
clear profit, But, measured by our no.
tions, the pay of the men seems miser-
ably inadequate to the toll and suffer-
ing which they undergo. For the
whole period of Ell ght months, it varies
with the strength and experience of the
seamen from $50 to $50; the boys re-
ceiving as little as $50; and of this
much is sbsorbed by the extortionate
shopkeepers of Tore. Enough, how
ever, remains to tempt the best of the
Caprese fishermen to sea- Even boys
earnings will pay his mothers rent
For young man, it is the only mode in
which he can hope to gather sum suf-
ficient for marriage and his start in
life. The early marriages SO common
at Naples and along the adjoining coast
are unknown at Capri. where a girl sell
dom weds before twenty, and where the
poorest peasant refuses the hand of his
daughter to suitors who cannot fur
nish a wedding settlement of some
twenty pounds. Even with the modern
rise of wages it is almost impossible
for lover to accumulate such a sum
from the produce of his ordinary toll,
and his one resource is the coral fishery.
! Saturday ReUiesO.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11
Rnssia,s Dictator.

Gen. Loris Melikoff, who is now the
military dictator of Russia, is the son of
an Armenian merchant, and began his
military career as an officer in hussar
regiment in St. Petersburg His talents
were recognized by MouraTieff. the gov
ernor general of the Caucasus, but until
the campaign of 1877 he had meyer had
an opportunity to handle a large body
of troops, or to learn the science of war
in the open field. s11s5 a.
Melikoff is a handsome soldier, with
black curly hair, large, dark, sparkling
eyes, a somewhat bronzed complexion,
and features which, without being quite
regular, are comfy and refined. He is
Of middle stature, of slight nervous
structure, and sparein person. His man.
ners are polished and extremely affable,
while his conversation is light and easy.
| He has been one of the most successful
of the military governors who have been
invested with supreme power in their
districts during the last year. He is a
man of great and varied accomplish
ments. In addition to his native lam
| guage, Armenian, he is familiar with
and speaks Russian, Turkish, Persian
and French, but is ignorant of German
and English. He was a great favorite
with his soldiers. He visited them in
their bivouacs. tasted their soup, and
inquired after their comfort. He took
especial care OF the sick, frequently in
| specting the hospitals and ambulances.
| At the same time be was a strict dis
ciplinarian. and required from all, and
particularly the non commissioned off,
GERS Of his army, 3 punctual perform
ance of their duty. His age Is mty'
1 seven. ,1sss =
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11
The Days Of Forty Nine.

The record of the men of Forty-nine
teaches that only a persistent proseeu-
tion of one line of effort can give sue
Iicess.
| The average wages made by miners in
l649 were from $50 to $50 per day, and
in rich diggings from $500 to $500 per
week Most of US would now be satis-
fed with this-$15, 900 to $25, 900 a year.
But men grew credulous, because there
were so many unquestionable marvels,
such as the occasional finding of gold in
nuggets, or lying loose in pockets.
Early in 1850 two nuggets of gold were
found, weighing about twenty-three
pounds each. Others of not quite such
astonishing size were brought to light
in le49. Each of such cases set nearly
wild the miners who were toiling at a
claim that paid less than at first, and
very soon they began series of what
were then known as "rushes."
On a. branch of Poor Mans creek.
Plumas county, in 1850, a nugget of gold
weighing eighty ounces and worth
81 1854 was found. In half an hour a
party took out $4,000 in gold. At Val
lecita the largest chunk Of gold was dis
covered. 1t weighed twenty-six pounds
and was valued at about S.. 1000.
These rushes grew very common, and
no year passed without one or more Of
them. Hence these men became living
Illustrations of the proverb: 2" Rolling
stones gather no moss They have
many irritations-not in mining-but in
practical life; men who filter their lives
away for want of concentration, want of
persistent effort along some line. Every
beginner in life, therefore, should try
early to ascertain the strong faculty of
his mind fitting him fer some special
pursuit, and then direct his utmost
energies to bring it to perfection. A
man, says Emerson, is like bit of Lab
rador spar, which has no luster as you
turn it in your hand until you corae to a
particular angle; there it shows deep
and beautiful colors. To succeed in life
a man needs the motto of St. Paul:
This one thing I do" One of the
most frequent causes of failure in life is
that greediness which leads men to
attempt to grasp too MANY of its prizes.
There was the Truckee lake rush.
gotten up by one Greenwood, among the
miners of Coloma in 1649. He told the
miners that he had seen gold in abund-
ance on the shore of tue lake. Hundreds
rushed there, but they found no color of
gold. aA Aia bA
There was the Gold lake rush. In
May, 1850, two miners wereoverheard
bg third telling of lake where gold
lay loose on the shore like pebbles. He
guessed the lake to be Gold lake, near
Downieville. The story was Whispered
about and thousands left good claims
where they were making from $50 to
$40 per day and dashed off to that Sc
cluded spot, whence they returned in a
few months t'dead broKe.n
The Vallecita chunk spoken Of was
found by an Indian. Some one had dug
a little hole in the bank of a creek, just
on a level of the bedrock, with an old
broken pick and then had gone away,
leaving the pick lying by the hole The
Indian came along. dug about a foot fur
ther and found the chunk. .-Territoraa
(Nev. Enterprise.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11

| Strengthened it out, have yer"
asked he, nodding to the spokesman.
| The man nodded slowly in return.
Wal, les have it them -
Yer see, said the spokesman, with
"a hesitating and disappointed air. eff
yer hadn't a corralled us with stickin'
ter the evidence, we might done bet
ter, but accordin' ter that, Antonio
wasn't thar when the murder was done,
an if he warn't thar, he couldn't-a done
it, an eff he didn't do it, why-then-of
course, he's-not guilty. rFs1Ssai
Pilbaldo didn't dare to look at any,
body he stared up at the rafters-down
at the table-nowhere in particular; !;
and then turned halfway toward An
tonic.
"You kin CO." said he, speaking with
great deliberation, but wouldn't stay
round here too long"
There was dead pause for a minute,
and nobody moved.
Jake Smith exploded single expires
sive word, which he had held in for
some time past. and Blake,s widow
Have you got through, judgeP" she
asked. -r~,.-.
/ "Wal-I-s'pose so. .l.fatt.
p" And there is nothing more to be
donep" EB BIAS ffE&
I'm afraid ther amt"
"Aud he's free to gop"
"Y-a-a-s.n Essf fsstss W
Antonio Gueldo rose with an insolent
grin, and picked up his hat.
The baby crowed, for it saw the gilt
tering thing again.
There was sharp repcrt-Antonio
pitched forward in heap upon the
floor, and Blake's widow stood with the
pistol pressed to her breast. .lssd
A line of thin blue smoke curled up
from the muzzle of the weapon, and
formed halo around the child's flaxen
head. The glittering thing was quite
near the little hands now, and, they
took it from the yielding grasp of the
mother. q ne la971 No!
Blake's widow looked steadily at the
figure on the floor-it was quite motion
less-then she turned. and went through
the wide passage opened for her by the
silent crowd, holding the baby very
tenderly, and the baby carrying the
pistol. trEEf -IEf
The child laughed with delight; it
had got its shining plaything at last.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11
A Horses MarreIous Instinct.

In winter the loose snow drifts deeply
between Truckee and Sierraville, New.
The mail is carried tri-weekly, hence
the road has to be Travelled one way each
day. During the heavy winter Gather
the sleigh which carries the mail is
drawn by three horses, driven tandem.
By this means single broad path is
beaten in the middle Of the road. When
the storms are raging it is necessary to
carry the mail on horse back. Its aver
age weight is from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty pounds each trip.
The mail bags are strapped on two
horses, which are led by the driver, Sol
Rosseau, who rides third horse A
fourth horse, with only halter on, is
turned loose to break the road. This
horse is kept for this sole purpose. and
is called the ''snow breaker" For six
winters this animal has travelled the
Sierra Valley road. Turned loose at
either Truckee or Sierraville. he will at
once set out upon his dreary journey
The winds obIiterate all traces of the
narrow path, but with marvellous in
StincE the horse follows its every turn
and winding. Sometimes the huge
drifts bewilder him for moment, and
missing the hard beaten path he sinks
out of sight in the loose snow. Out of
sight is used qnite literally, for it fire.
quently occurs that his body is COM
pletely covered, and his head alone is
above the surface. If he knows on
which side the trail lies, he will plunge
and struggle to gain his foothold. If,
rs sometimes occurs, he is confused as to
the proper direction, he possesses the
wonderful instinct of keeping perfectly
quiet until the driver dismounts from
his horse and comes forward to point
out the road. By means of long stick
the driver finds the trail, and beating a
path for few feet in front of the dis
comfted snow breaker, speaks an en-
couraging word to the poor animal.
Every nerve and muscle is immediately
strained to regain the lost path, and the
horse again resumes his task Of guide.
This snow breaker seems to possess
almost human intelligence. Neither
darkness or storms ever daunt him or
cause him to be misled more than few
feet When in doubt he will take little
short steps, scarcely six inches In length,
and each foot feels for the hard-beaten
ledge which forms the path.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-03-11
A Human Curiosity.

Evan Thompson, son of the post
master at Waupuca, Wis, is a human
curiosity. Evan was born May 25,
1864. During the first three years of his
life he grew the same as other children,
and seemed possessed of ususual. brill
iancy. At the age of three years he
could recite long poems perfectly, and
could talk as plainly as an adult. He
knew all his letters, and could spell
short words. His father and mother
were proud of their son, and did what
they could TO instruct him. When he
was three and a half years old he was
taken with fit, the nature of which
puzzled the doctors. These fits came at
more frequent intervals, and the child
began to lose the power of loc0motion
and speech. When he was four and a
half years old he was laid in his little
crib, and has remained there for the
past eleven years, not at any time being
able to even turn himself over. He
now weighs about twelve pounds, and
is thirty-six inches long. The bones in
his arm are not larger than an ordinary
lead pencil. and the skin is drawn tightly
around them. His head is the size OF
that of any child five or six years old.
He has not spoken q word for eleven
years, and still is able to detect the
presence of a stranger in the room. He
knows in an instant his father, mother,
sister or brothers, and seems to talk
with his eyes. They are large, gray and
very expressive With them he can
beckon or repel, denote his pleasure OF
displeasure; in fact, the members of his
family can understand his most trivial
wants by the expression OF his eyes.
The child is kept alive by eating, three
times day, about two ounces of liquid
or semi liquid food, and if more than
that amount is given him it is forced up
from his stomach. He is entirely help
less, and, of course, cannot feed himself,
not even being able to chew his food