The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-22
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TnR committee appointed By the New
York Assembly 70 investigate The changes q
bribery made against senator Sessions have
made two reports. - was expected The
majority report says that the charge and de-
NAL were both positive and the other evidence
merrly circnm-tantial. and in view q the
fact that the Grand Jury had taken the mat
Ter IN hand. Il u recommended that no steps
be taken 10 prejudice the case. The minority
regard a. conclusive the evidence that mon-
" has been used 10 influence the Senatorial
election. but The committee failed % exam
Inc Barber, Edwards OF Phillips, whose
names were most prominent Ia the alleged
use Or money. and no direct evidence was
educed other than that given By Bradley.
The testimony will be laid before the Grand
Jury.
II. PRICE, AcGRAru, the noted Ken
tuckv iurfman, died q Long Branch on the
9th. IN bis 6Sth year.
THE Washington correspondent Of .
New York paper Of the 7fh writes: 1T i
said on good authority that : proclamation
converting Congress in special session Wa
prepared yesterday Or earlier and signed
By the President, 20 be issued IN the event Of
bis illness taking an unfzsofable and neees-
sAriiy fatal turn
PRoF. c. v. RrLEr has been appoint
ed EntomoIogist Of the Agricultural Bureau
BY Commissioner Lorins. In the place Of J.
II. Comstock, resigned.
GOVERNOR CHURCHILL Of Arkansas
Issued proclamation appointing Thursday,
July \. = day Of fasting and prayer fo'
the recovery Of President Garfield.
The Republican Legislative caucus q
Albany. n. r., on receipt Of letter o.
Withdrawal from Chaunccy NJ Dcpcw. un-
animouSly agreed upon Warren Miller q t,
candidate for the long term vacancy IN ths
United States Senate and Eidrid<e @. lap
ham for the short term. The Stxlwarts. n
conference Il night, resolved to stand firm
Tor Conkling and Crowley
REPRESENTATIVE SPEER, Of Georgia
denies that he ever declared 70 Presiden
Garfield that be intended 10 vote with III
Republicans in the organization Of III
House. He says: " never had such an In
tenfion: do not have II now
EX-SENATOR HITcHcocK, Of Nebras
IA, u dead, aged 80.
In letter daed July 3, 1881, Jeffer
son Davis refers 20 the attack upon Pref
dent Garilcld - follows: II will not, liz
the telegram you cite il regsrl % the a
tempted assassination 81 the President, ~
am thankful The assassin was not south
ern man. but viii say regret Ne 4 Al
American The srime l. black enough in II
self and has 4 a. eper dye from the merce
nary motive which seems TO have pr0mpfe,
ii. sincerely trust the President may re
cover and that the -taril;nz erent will arou~
The people 70 = consideration 81 4 remedy II
the decentralization which wild hunt ate
Office i creaiing.v
GOV. Foster Of Ohio has addresses
kilograms % the Governors or other states
setting forth that, ~ ne prospects Tor N
Presidents recovery are now altogether "a
vorAble, Il would ~ lifting for the Govern
ors 70 issue proclamations setting apart d
for thanks riying and PRAYER. Gov. Fo-te
names the Governors OF New York. Penn
sylranI&. Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio 4
. committee 10 select day.
A RECENT Washington dispatch says
There Il some stir created here over the a.
zouncenent that Commissioner ~ Pension
Dudley intends 20 dismiss All clerks in b
bureau who served Or were connected vii
the G moderate army during The rebellion
The Star quotes Dudley - saying that viii
he ha- no disposition TO discriminate again
-Confederases. he thinks they ought n
% hold positions which put 4 II their pow
% pass upon the claims Of Union soldiers.
CHLEF-JUsTrcE CLIFFoRD, Of a
United States Supreme Court, On the II
was reported = being seriously ii q CO
ni<h, Me-. with 10 hope d recovery.
II. G. Fulton hAs been appoints
Gauger Tor the Second District Or Iowa
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