The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-07

A PASSENGER train on the CAROLYN
Central Railroad went through trcstle nea
Lincolnton, n. G., plunging sheer fifty fee
into the abyss. The locomotive passed owe
In safety. The wrecked cars caught Dire ans
were consumed. The following Is list o
the killed: N. Smith, salesman Of Benedict
Hall 4 Co., or New York; Il. w. Goodson, o
Statesville, n. O., agent OF the Piedmont ant
Arlington Life Insurance Company; J. r.
Bloom, mail agent; VIM. Mckenzie and
James Warlick, brakemen, and one passen.
ser, name unknown. These were all buried
under the cars and were burned, only thcil
charred bones remaining. II Il probable
that most Of them were killed IN the fall. A
number received injuries, but not OF fatal
character.
| AT Napoleon, O., on Christmas morn
ing, W. G. Drury, aged %, q drug clerk, was
shot and instantly killed BY General r. X.
Scott, formerly Governor OF South Carolina.
scott's son, In company with party Of
other yoang men, had been celebrating
Christmas eve In aconvivial manner, and not
desiring 70 70 home in his semi-inrbriated
condition, be accepted an invitation from
Drury TO share his bed In the drug store.
Some time after midnight the elder Scott,
ascertaining his sons whereabouts,
went 20 the drug store. He was
admitted BY the clerk, but upon attempting
70 enter the bedroom Drury protested
against Il, whereupon Scott drew revolver
and shot the former through the head. kill
ing him instantly. lie then got his SON and
went 70 his hotel, where he announced what
he had done, saying II was accidental. scott
was arrested and taken TO Defiance Tor safe
keeping, there being some threats made or
lynching him. .Drury was q most estimable
young man and was 70 have been married
the following week.
A. NJ CoNKLIN, editor Of the Socorro
IN. Mex. Sun. was shof and insfanflv r;,,aa
on Christmas night BY young Mexican
whom he had elected from church festival
where he was an usher, for an alleged insult
q young lady present. The murderer es-
capped.
A sLErcHrxa party Of six. crossing
the railway track on the London. Huron
and Bruce Railway. near Claudehov station.
Ont, Christmas night. were struck by !
train AZ full speed. James McGrath, bis
wife, and brother Mathew, and Ellen Blake,
a cousin, were instantly killed. McGrafh's
s emu y months n o'o' We dangerously hurt
hsr..,s H. ,rm,,nr ~ s'n saved
M,ss ~. urenr,. .x a.
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n. ..,..- *. 80 Ir'sooP'. .nufcn ~
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:, '' NV - ~ no.so ~ neF Dso'ner' robert
.~..-..',', - S'ko, M christmas gay
.snn...,' ~ ss's snoring herself
shs 80 hsSs .', MOWER
r,~<s $500 ~~- .''- .eeo'p 1927, '' a s'r'.
49, yoaus nesloes' named sam ana
sonn ea''ppe'', were iyncned near kowletrs
!, s..''on' ~ nar' eoun'y' N.Y., Ior the rob-
oe'y ana attempted murder "a Esquire John
a uaroner'
lHE LOCKWOOD Hotel, at Parsonss
Kans., burned 1t an early hour on The
morning q the 26th. Several Or the inmates
werc INJURED PVT aii escaped with their
''v -. 49, ~ n -.
1ouso =, rs "uo" Antnony,
49, n'''es from weston IN, burned Of
ese, ana ner daughter, aged A,
NJ n'sce' aeeo ~ per'sneo ~ me names.
1850 n nE' prominent stock
WV 1.',n = onaway NY lows committed sui
''oe - aceo'n' q financial reverses'
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE Ponca chiefs who rocect1v -,
Iained permi..iop w ~, w.sh,,r.r.. 49,
held 4 council WIN Secretary scn,,~- 4. 80
presence ~ the ponca (,ommiss,orsr. ,.,r,'.
named by the President. The of3;cIal rencrt
IL tho council states that The Ponca chIefs
declared unanimously thew desired ~ -.
main IN the Indian TERRITORY snd n NO..
permanent homcs there. III scli Their nsross
and and 70 acquire lille % their rescrvafIon
n the Indian Territory; and they Were en-