The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-12-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


<H8 AND kWAIIIOAX1s
THE Minnesota House Of Represent
atises has adopted articles or Impeachment
against r. S. Julian Cox. judge or III
Ninth Judicial Circuit Of that State. tn,
charges against him allcge h>bltual drunk.
ennes<, lewd and disgraccful conduct. anl
various other offcnses unbecomlng 70
Judge and disgrncefu to the commonwealth
The kansas State Greenback Central
Committee. a ~ recent session q Topeka,
recommended thorough county. township
and district organization. A resolution was
adopted declaring that inasmuch - In those
counties where the Greenbackers have acted
independently they have shown the great esi
proporiionate Increase Of strength. any
fusion with either Of the old parties Be here
after discouraged.
SAUL, contributor to the Frankfort
zsffunO, has been condemned to one months
Imprisonment for Iibeling Bismarck.
II Is announced that Princess Louise
viii next month return 70 Ottawa with her
husband, who will resign the Governor
Generlship Of Canada early il the spring.
DOCUMENTS found in the house Of
Iobin, Fenian, q Nanningham, England.
are said 20 reveal the existence o. . society
known e the ''Hoysl Irish Republican soci-
ety., which II said 70 have numerous meme
bers, and whose object b the establishment
Of an Irish Republic By force or arms. There
are number Of additional pports Of out
RACES IN various parts Or Ireland inflicted
upon tenants for paying rents.
MR. J. STANLEY BRowN, President
GarfkeId's Private Secretary, and who has
continued The duties OF his Office IN connec-
ton with President Arthur, has resigned
BIZ position in order 70 prepare and edit the
papers of the late President. By request Of
Mn. Garfield.
The new census shows the popula-
tion Of The States 70 be 40. 81, $40; Terri
tories. -. fl3; total population Of United
States, 5o,i55. 7s3. should che number Of
Representatives In Congress Be retained at
the present figures, 293. there would be one
representative 70 every 100. $50 or popula-
tion. Upon this basis the following changes
IN representation would ensue in the Forty
eighth Congress: Arkansas, California.
Michigan, Mississippi. South Carolina and
West Virginia gain one eoch; Minnesota
and Nebraska gain two each; Alabama. ulI-
nois, Maryland. New Hampshire, Ohio, Ten
nessee and Vermont lose one each. Penn
sylvania two and New York three. Other
States show no change.
IT i rnmored il London that the Mar
quis Of Lorne 4 % be appointed Lord Lieu
tenant Or Ireland.
FREDERICK r. LrLLEr, late Deputy
Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post-cfIioe
Department, has been arrested On 4 war
rant charging that he received 5000 g !
compensation for services 70 Be rendered By
him n procuring for George T. Brott mail
contract for route % zoos, from Donaldson
% Red River Landing, louisiana Brott
himself furnished the information upon
which LIlIey was arrested.
MISS CLARA Louise KELLOGG has
publicly announced her retirement from
The stage q the close Of her present engage
menf, when she q 10 be married to Mr.. n.
,. whitney, Philadelphia gentleman.
GEORGE Law, the well-known New
York capitalist, d dead. He began life ~
hod-c.rrier; bis estate 4 worth several
millions.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
THE militia have been called out to
suppress . coal miners' riot II Cannelton.
Ksnawha County, w. va
HOOP, BoUBRrGHr & Co., an extern
sise Philadelphia dry-goods house. that
failed IN 1861 and compromised &C IS cents
on the dollar, has Just sent 10 each Of III
creditors check for the balance or their
claims, the aggregate amount being over
&l0O, 200.
The leading distillers Of the country
recently held convention q Chicago and
resolved q reduce their operations, 10 pool
their funds and % export an old products.
II 4 intended b this means 70 check the
surplus production Of whisky and 70 main
tain better prices.
THE Pacific National Bank Of Boston.
Mr.. a. |. Kenyon, President. suspended
On the 18th. The cause Of the failure Il said
% BE- the embarrassment OF Mr.. Theodore
@. Weeks, IN extensive stock operator.
about 800, 900 of whose paper n held ~
che bank. The institution, although a.
parently doing prosperous business, has
never been member % The Clearing
house, but paid ~ drafts through the
Elliott National Bank. II has since
been a-certsined that the Central Bank
has discounted : large amount Or pa
per for the Pacific Bank and 4 heavily H.
volvcd By the failure or the former institu-
tion. Cashier Young Of the Central 4 said
% have carried on bis transactions with
Benyon without the knowledge % the other
officers d The bank, and he has been forced
% resign. The Central's deficit has been
made good and 4 win continue business.
COMPTROLLER KNOX has levied IN
assessment ~ 100 per cent. upon tho stock
holders ~ The Mechanics' National Bank 81
Newark, N. ,.
a cox1EAcr has been made between
ehe Huntington railroads On The Paci1c coast