The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-06

DEl LAKE. IN Lake COUNTY. OrtrOu-
about twelve miles from Tulu Lake,
which has only held water two or
three times since the country has been
occupied By white people, snow large
lake
ATTENTION i called BY St Peters
burg correspondent 10 the fact that till
now no Emperor Of Russia has been =
widower. A new ceremonial for the
inrerment OF the late Empress had there
fore 10 be imprDvised-
A NEW method Of suicide was re-
Gently chosen BY Russian teacher He
mounted his horse and madly leaped
from high rrecipice into river. The
man was drowned. but the horse,
though much hurt. came out Of the wa
ter alive.
A LAksE plate-glass window on Ire
mont street. Boston. was broken the
other day in singular manner. A
passing horse-car struck . pebble in
the street % hard that it was projected
through rhe window with the force Of =
musket-baIl-
SEEDS Of the conc-bearing trees Of
California were formerly in demand
abroad IT from one hundred to one
hundred and twenty-five dollars =
pound. and there are millions of trees
now growing in England and on the
continent of Europe from seeds sent
from California during the last twenty
i've years Many Of the trees are cow
bearing seed. and hence the demand
for seeds from California has greatly de-
crpased-
LAURA MARKLE. Of Kingston. N. r..
betook herself to the middle OF . stream
to avoid service Of = summons. The
officer pursued her. and tried to show
her the Judges signature. but Laura
declared that he was only trying TO
drown her. and knocked the papers
from his hand They floated down
stream and sank. and he had 20 strip
and dive for them Sufficient serv-
ice.- quoth the Judge. and the officer
doubtless thought it more than suffi-
Gent
MATTHEW LYNCH. who was killed re-
Gently in New Mexico BY . falling tree.
left N estate OF over $f.O00.0O0. He
was PhiIadelphian- Roman Catholic.
and bachelor. who fought through the
civil war and 1t its close went out to
New Mexico with small capital, which
he used in purchasing . canal supply
ing the mines Of Eiizabethtown with
water. This started him on the road to
wealth. and later he discovered the Az
tee mines. which yielded 100000 .
MONTH His heirs are two brothers and
one sister.
THERE has been for some time on ex-
hibifion in London . seal. which, for is
extraordinary intelligence. i called
.the learned SEAL Il il kept in an
immense tank. and has been taught 70
draw : small boat in which i seated q
lad who steers the craft, and whose
commands are implicitly obeyed by the
animal. After being embarrassed the
seal thrums the strings Of . guitar
which the attendants place beneath lis
| fms much 70 the delight and amuse-
ment Of the spectators
A CALIFORNIA heroine, who lives
upon her fathers ranch. In Siskiyou
County. was recently introduced to =
| bear in the absence Of her father. She
| did not bolt the doors and take refuge
under the bed. but summoned the fam
| Nv dogs and turned then loose upon her
visitor. Brin rctreated TO the nearest
tree The girl then took down her
\ fathers rife. and walking to the foot
4 u the tree, took deliberate aim and
fred Fortunately the first shot proved
mortal one. and the bear fell from
4 his ncrrh dead