The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-09-21

Indiana Items.
The indianapolis grain quotations are:
Whcat-So. ?, Red. >i.n1fa t.v- W. Corn
No. ,. 4.issisc. Oats--25 '.ia2ec- The Gin
cinnan quotations are: Wheat No. Red,
sl.olai.oi.. corn-No. :. y "a 5-c. Oats
No. ,. Esd .S'tc. Rye-No- >. sCa15.c. lar
ley--No. . Fall, nominal.
sOli Bili.r faithful horse belonging q
the fire department Of Lafayette for The
past sixteen years. 4, now of age--twenty-
one years oid--and Is a. fri-ky ns WORN
on, camel. lie has an easy time 81 il now.
and will probably last fifteen or twenty
years more. II the forces care 70 feed him
that long.
2ostmastcrs have recently been com
mlssionei Is follows: Joshua Lims. Edin.
srrgh, johnson County: Emily Bat<ord.
Dudley. Monroe County
b. r. Gosnell. twenty-six years old. a.
Tended circus at Greensbnrg Decatur Conn.
~. a.ew afternoons ago, and while walking
beck up town was attacked with cougAing.
Followed ~ hemorrhase 81 the lua2s. and
died almo.t instantly. He lived tx mile,
rom the city.
At Connersville. Fayettc County. recent
ly storm tors down the hous. on Dr. :.
~. Nance's farm. occupied By Jacob Gam
aert. Loss estimated AZ >5Nl. pscr slight
lrmage was done in the ncig ahorhooi-
John Ruby, Of New Albany. Fleyd Ceun.
~. had his teeth knocked out hy amrs.eri.
o1s pistol shot the other morning. liz
Thought il was burglar whp cpmmi:t'd
the deed.
The business portion Of the village ~
Petersburg, Pike Couaty. was ieslroye1
w fire the other night. for the third time
il tho pas. six months Loss, $4,000; IN.
slrance light.
The residence, barn and out-huildines o.
Henry &. Mooney. near PARCEL Station.
Kncx County, were burned hy an inccn-
diary few nights ago One Jack Reese.
who lived Iii cabin near ". having made
threats Of burning Mooney out. was arrest.
-. TWAS alleged that he was tracked
from MONEYS house - his cabin Los
about $1,000.
DR.. w. NJ. Orth. Of Lafayette. has in
<tituted suit 70 break the will ~ his
father, the late Hon. q. = Ortiz By the
will. made November ~, ls.9. deceased
LEFT all his property. real and personal. \,
his wife. At her death the property was
| 10 BE distributed between their two chit
elren. Hall Orth and Mrs. McSutt, leaving
William NJ, the plaintiff. and the son Of :
Garner wife, without dollar.
The other evening lightning struck The
| barn % lack Breeze. near Elizabeth. Her
rison County. buraine it and IT, contents,
| including grain, vehicles. reapers, etc. IN.
| volving loss OF $1,000 There was @al
Insurance.
Several large hay.stacks on the farm q
| william Ingram. near JefYcrsonville.
Clark County. caught fire recently from
the sparks OF passing locomotive. and
| were entirely consumed. About nifty tons
| Of hay were destroyed Loss, $500
| Frank Pagan, driver q The sn:Phns
| Springs coal.bank. near Washington. Da-
\ viess County was kicked IN the left eye by
| mule, the other day. and seriously II
] jured. Strangely. just one month ngo :
mule kicked Frank In the right eye while
| AZ work and laid him up Tor awhile.
Edward r. Chrisman, 81 Fayestc Coun
| ~. has receivci IN. appointment 20 ths
| West Point cadef<hip from the sixth Con-
\ gre1sional District.
Charles. son 81 James Ysadon. % New
/ Albany, Floyd County, went wading "A
Falling Hun recently. This he kept up "a
some time. and returning home, blue spot'
made their appearances " his legs arf
body. Blood poisoning resulted, and ~
lad died, after intense suffering.
George w. Ledgerwood, Trustee q
Stockton Township, Green County. Z said
| q be dcfaulter % the amount o. $1,000
He q farmer, hut bad crops led him 4
the use o. public money.
James Nolan. brakeman on the Louis
vile a Nashville Railroad, was drowned
at Evansville. vandcrburg County, ~
other morning.
Chrrles Faulkner. = photographer, q
Winchester, Randolph County, WAS rotbcs
recently Of $l.DOo III Government bond
and several valuable tubes, n al amoont
ing " near <2,oO)-
Firc few days nEo destroyed III
houses and machinery II the s<prinx LAX
Ice Cornnany. near vincsnnes, knoz
County. valued - 900.