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

from her home IN Someset County The
girls story az her treatment was almost too
horrible for belief. Great excitement pre-
vailed q Somerset and Grcensburg on &C
count q the outrage and mob law was
feared.
A BOLD robbery was committed At
the private bank OF Fisher. Preston 4 Co.,
In Detroit. on the ed While the clerk,
Fred. ID. Clifford, was alone, : stranger APP
pearcd ~ the opening Of the wire
screen In the counter and expressed
desire 70 buy some Govern
menf bonds. A Clifford was shout 70
reply the stranger suddenly reached through
the aperture and struck him on the temple
with slungshot. The blow fellcd him TO
the door and temporarily rendered him in
sensible. When he recovered Il was ascer-
tanned that between - .0O and 5000 in cur
rency, lying on top Of the counter, had dis
appeared.
THE steam yacht Mamie. with twenty
four persons on board. was run down and
sunk on the Detroit River on the evening OF
the I'D BY the excursion steamer Garland
sixteen lives were lost The party on board
the yacht consisted Of Father BIyenbergh,
pastor Of Trinity Roman Catholic Church OF
Detroit, and number Of aeolyte boys and
others officiating in various capacities In the
service Of the Church. Father Bleyenbergh
was saved. Ten Of the sixteen lost were boys
between II and "A years old.
GEORGE BENNETT, alias Dickson, who
murdered Hon. George Brown, prominent
citizen Of Toronto, Canada, was hanged on
the sd.
CICERO SfNoNs was hanged at Fair
PLAY, Colorado, on the sd, for the murder
Of John johnson in April last.
CHARLES NORTON shot Policeman
O'Seil At Kokomo, Colo, on the sd. Nor
ton was intoxicated and raising disturb
ance- The policeman attempted TO arrest him
and was shot dead. Norton was taken 10 Jail
and placed under guard. crowd soon
gathered and overpowered the guard and
Iyncned the prisoner. lie Is said TO have
confessed having committed other murders.
and admitted he ought to have been hung
long ago.
A SPECIAL from Paris says that Paris
has been greatly shocked by the announce
menf Of the suicide OF an American lady well
known there and in London circles Mrs.
Annie welmore, OF New York, took her own
life by poisoning herself At the resi-
denee Of Lady Albert Pelham Gin
ton, in Rue Billault. The deceased
was very handsome woman, about
IS years OF age. Upto short time since
she was said 70 have been aflianced 70 the
Marquis Of Anglesey, to whom she became
engaged soon after her divorce from her hus-
band In June last Angle~ey met and mar
ried Mrs. wedehou~e, nee Miss Minnie King
OF Georgia. Mrs. Welmore was dreadful,
depressed on hearing Of the marriage, and
at last in despair put an end TO her life.
SOLOMON II. EAsTERLr,a wealthy far
mer Of Wayne County. New York, killed hi
wife and mother-in law and then committed
suicide Ea~ferly frequently quarreled will
his wife, and blamed his mofher-in-iaw To-
much Of his domestic trouble.
Mrs. NIEDERsPRM, an aged lady
was killed by tramp about four miles from
Kenosha, WIS., The murderer struck tn
woman on the head with chair. Her dealt
was instantaneous. The scoundrei mad
good his escape.
DAVID ScRGGs, formerly Of Jeffer
son CITY. Mo-, and young son OF Josepl
Watson. q wealthy Colorado mine owner
were drowned in Wolfe Lake. near Denver
on the a6th. caused by the upsetfing OF
boat. scruggs made an effort to save til
life Of the boy and in 50 doing was himsel
drowned.
SIX boys living along the Dayton an
Western Railroad, near Eldorado, o., wer
irving an experiment exploding railroad tor
pedoes. Resut--one died in six hours after
wards, one had an arm amputated, one
leg. and one had his eye put OUT. The res
are all badly burned, but will recover.
A PARIS paper gives the followin
concerning the recent suicide Of Mrs. Wet
more. an American lady, In that city. Lor
Anxiesey paid her very marked attentio
and pressed her to obtain divorce from ne
American husband in order 10 marry hin
She obtained the divorce, but just as she r.
, ceived the information that the decree va
; granted In her favor she learned that Lor
: Anglesey was about to marry another w
man. A stormy interview took place, |
which the Lord offered pecuniary indemnit.
Thi- fInal outrage rendered the disappoinl
ment unbearable and she poisoned herself
), SIXTEEN persons were drowned o
Lake Brienz, switzerland, by the capsizin
. OF pleasure steamer.
MIsCELI4ANEOUS.
" A SMALL party Of Usage indians r.