The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


CHARLEs j. FoLGER, the newly-ap-
pointed Secretary OF the Treasury, was horn
IL Massachusetts IN 1918. His drst Office
was that 81 Judge Of Ontario County, New
York. He served eight years IN the State
Senate, was Sub-Treasurer Of New York,
and now holds the position o. Chief Justice
q the Court o. Appeals.
Tux State Of Guatemala sent . special
envoy 10 Washington to personally convey !
% our people and Government the sympathy /
and coincidence Of that Government upon |
the death d President Garfield.
Nix. J. p. LINDSAY, Chief Head Clerk,
has been placed in charge o. al mail routes
a Texas.
HERR j. vox SCHOONER. at present
Diplomatic Agent and Consul General Of
Austria at Alexandria. has been appointed
Austrian Minister q Washington.
THE argument on the motion 70 Get
aside the criminal information In the STAR
route cases began In the Distric. Court at
Washington on the Sd. The Government
was represented by District Attorney
Corkhill; Brewster. OF Philadelphia; Bliss,
Of New York. and Cook. Of Washington;
The defense by Totten. Wilson, shellabarger,
Robert G.. Ingersoil. Sypher, and Jefferson
Chandler. OF 81. Louis.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has designated
November a As day Of national thanks
giving and prayer.
HON. LIONEL SAcKvILLE-WEsT, the
new British Minister, has arrived IN WASH
ington.
LORD LoRNE has sailed for England.
ESocH EMORY, formerly editor Of the
Peoria (Ill.) Transcript was stricken down
On he 9Th BY an apoplectic stroke and not
expected to live.
LIEUT.. Con-. A. H. WRIGHT died at
Key West, Fla. OF yellow fever.
A WASHINGTON special says: 1.-The
bill providing for the admission Of Dakota
- state has been already prepared. and
some Senator's and Congressman have pre-
pared speeches In support Of the admission.
The bill will be pushed vigorously. Senator
David Davis will support Il, which in>ures
IT. becoming law and the admission Of tho
Territory ~ State, with probably TWO Re-
publican Senator'S"
BUsHRoD BIRCH, for eighteen year
Disturbing ofEcer Of the Treasury Depart
ment, died in Pittsteld, Mass, after lonl
Illness.
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
TnE annual report Of United State
Treasurer GlldIlan shows an increase In re
ceipts over the previous year . follows
Customs. Sl1 1851 GIL; internal revenue, al,
Us. r10: sales or public lands, $l.1S5. 35o
miscellaneous sources, 50, III, 7o2; increase
eurplus revenue, $3@. 1SJ, 731.
The Wabash win put on limited e,
press between st. Louis and New Tori
time SO hours and 40 minutes.
INVESTIGATION into the affairs Of Il
Mechanics National Bank q Newark,
T.. 50 hopclcs-ly wrecked BY Cashier Ball
win. disco~es the fact that some two yea
40 Henry r. Marchbank, a that time e
gagged a. corresponding clerk Of the ban
rot away with $4,000 Of IL funds. viii
has never been recovered. Marchbank v
retired, but the matter was not made pm
He. II Il supposed on account Of the clerk
foo intimate knowledge Of the Cashier
avn and much more extensive defaIcatio
Marchbanks has now been arrested. He
3 man Of some property. and like Baldw
has heretofore been esteemed ~ an estin
BILE and upright citizen.
BOTH houses Of the Minnesota Leg
lature have passed the bill for the readju
ment Of the old bonded debt or the State,
IN interest not % exceed per cent
TIKI bank Of Walker & Co., ct
rich, Switzerland, q reported 70 have b
robbed Of 1900 francs and Al negotia
securities and ~ books burned. The b
has suspended. Unpleasant surmises
garding the affair are current.
THE cotton statistics for the pres
season show : falling off IN the receipts
every Southern port, except Now Orlea
from last year, the decrease IN some q
being considerable. The estimates Of
tosal crop made By members Of the
York Cotton Exchange vary from 5,165
% $500, 100 bales. Braistreet's rep
would indicate the smaller estimate q b
che nearer c,rrect.
THE attendance 81 the Atlanta
con Exposition continues 70 increase /
week, and the success Of the exhibition
now assured.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Cor. WATSON b. SMITH, Clerk d
u. s. Circuit Court az Omaha, was 70
dead lust outside hls ofice door on
morning Or the 9Th, with . b
through his head. Col. Smith has
very prominent 10 enforcing the
liquor law, and tho opinion y univ
chat Ne was assas<inated just a. he
leaving his Office. IIi> body was
when found. A cItIzenS meeting was
and Il Wa agreed % raise $40, 200 10 be
in hunting down The assassin. The 3
Ell excitement exists. Col. Smith y
quiet and highly esteemed citizen, and
been IN officer d The United States {
for eight Or nine years. he leaves .