The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-07-30


cent in Texas and Nebraska Is per cent;
In the Territories the average increase L %
per cent Only in California and New
Hampshire has there been failing on
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
An excursion train on the Wabash
Railroad. from Indianapolis 20 PUTIN Bay,
was ditched near kasx's siding. O., on the
18th, on the return trip Edward Stewart,
Of Noblezville, Ind, was killed, and about
twenty persons were injured, among them
the following, none u whom IL w.s thought
could recover: Waiter III. Rivers, Of Indian
apoliz, private secretary Of Hon. w. H.
English; Johns Gum. Of we<tfeid: Seward
Hurst Of Peru, and Herman Ninten, Of
Athens.
A SAD drowning casualty occurred It
Atlantic City, ~ j., on the 18th, By which
three lives were lost Mrs. l. J. Ne<mith.
wife Of Lieut.. Ne=m;th, United States Army.
Miss Bessie Fanshzw, aged twelve years,
daughter Of Mr.. J. T. Fanshaw, Secretary q
the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company,
and Miss Bessie De2kon, Of Phils-
delphiA. were the victims. Mrs.
Nesmith was fine swimmer. and she led
the way into the water the girls following
her until they got mp to their arm-pif<: then
Miss Dezkon and Miss Fanshzw became
frightened. The LADY turned TO assist them
out The water being deep, and = strong
eddy having formed where they stood. AL
seemed TO loose their footing, and were car
ried beyond their depth
MRS. DEFINING, wife Of Rev. b. "
Denning, pastor Of the NJ. r. Church AZ Coun-
ell Grove, Kansas, was fatally burned on the
18th by her clothing taking IRE while she was
getting supper She was aione in the
house It the time, and made
desperate but unsuccessful effort 70 ex-
tingussh the flames BY wrapping herself in
. shawl and rolling upon the hoor Her en-
tire clothing was consumed and she died
within few minutes after help had arrived.
A SINGULAR and horrible accident oc-
CURED on the Long Island Railroad on the
l4th- A gravel train with ihirfy-fye Italian
laborer on board ran under heavy wire
rope BY which the derrick near the track wa<
sustained, sweeping the cars and knocking
on the men, Many were MANNED in shock
ing manner, and several had their skulls
fractured. six Of the number were not ex-
pccted 10 live
ANOTHER mining horror has occurred
in Wales AT N early hour on the morning
q the 18th An explosion took place in the
new black vein pit Of the London and South
wales CoIliery Company, II Riscz, six miles
from Newport The pit il 80 yards deep
The force Of the explosion Was . great a. 70
utterly destroy the yenfilzing fan in the up
cast air-blast, thus cutting on every hope d
escape 10 the 10 men below, al Of whom
were doubtless suficczfed i'm short time
A number Of explosions Of ike fatal char
acfer have occurred In the same mine. one in
1850 by which 145 lives were lost
A DOUBLE assassination occurred in
Jefferson County, No. on the lsih- An
drew Wilson and Martha Shulfx were shot
and almost instantly killed while riding along
the road in wagon, BY some unknown per
son who was hiding m the woods. wii<on
was about thirty years Of are. ! married
man, and was going with the giri Shulfz 70
secure her . situation when the deed va
committed. Wilson's brothers -in-law are
suspected Of being the guilty parties
CHAsTrHE Cox, colored, was hanged
In the jail yard of the Tombs, New York
City, on the 1cth. for the murder Of Mr.
Jane De Forest Hull. in June. 1873.
DURING : ratification meeting n
Frankfort KY, one man Was fatally shot
while leaning out Of window. another man
had an eye put out BY ball from Roman
candle, and another received the contents q
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