The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-08-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


1HE funeral OF Inom19 uo(ut, >
prominent and wealthy citizen Of Chicago.
H.. which took place in that city On the
Sl<t. was attended BY scores Of the repre-
sentative citizens Or Chicago. Mr.. Hoyne
Was one Of the victims Of the recent terrible
railroad accident a. Carlyon. n. y.
THE Democrats Of Minnesota as
sembled in State Convention At st. Paul on
che "a and nominated w. w. McNair for
Governor. r. l. Frasee for Lieutenant
Governor. J. j. Green for Secretary
a State. John Ludwig for State
Treasurer. J. w. Willis for Attorney
General and p. Lindholm for Railroad
Commissioner Prohibition resolutions
were passed. The platform declares for
tariff for revenue only, approves the river
and harbcr bills, and calls for revision q
the patent laws
The long contest in the Massachu-
sets Legislature over the election Of Unit
ed States Senator was brought 20 . close
on the I'd BY the election Of Austin F. Pike
on the forty second ballot
MIS-. MART w. BLoDGErr, widely
known As . nurse in the Naval Hospital
during the war, died in Chicago. III, . few
days ngo.
A SPECIAL train over the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, conveying Presi-
dent Arthur. General Sheridan and party,
en- route for Yellowstone Park, left Chica-
60. Ill. on the o.
SIR CHARLES DILKs the other day
called the attention u the House Of Com
mons to the necessity for great care in
guarding against cholera In England during
the next six weeks.
COLONEL E. G. MARSHALL died 1t
Canandaigua, n. r.. . few days ago from
the effect Of wounds received during the
war.
PRof. T. W. TOXIN. well-known
throughout the West IS . scientist, and
whose lectures on explosions in nour mills
attracted wide interest, died q Louisville
che other morning. Of consumption
THERE was q report from Washing
ton, d. C., On the 5th that m offensive and
defensive alliance had been conxluded
between Mexico and Germany, and that
there had been . difficulty between the
American and German ministers in the
land Of the Azfecs-
The Commissioners Of Immigration
at New York have presented . very salts
flying report on the subject d the assisted
immigrants whose return 20 Ireland was
made the occasion Of . protest BY the
British Government
DAvrrr. in addressing : meeting IN
County Clare, Ireland, recently declared
that the British Government was reduced
% such e~xtremities that il could not protect
it, vilest instruments.
THE Archbishop Of Naples i to *
made q Cardinal in recognition Of his ser
vices 70 the sufferers BY the recent earth
quake.
Thirty Z people took par
IN : demonstration n The Trafalgar Square
London, the other day % protest against
the exclusion o. Bradlaugh from the Houss
Of Commons
G. r. BLEDsoE. editor Of the Nash
vile (Tenn.) Banner. died q Palestine
Tex, . few days ago. He had accompanied
che Tennessee Editorial Excursion 20 Texa'
and found himself unable 20 return on &C
count o. sickness, and stopped on = Pal
sstine.
The general election throughou
Utah occurred on tie 9th. resulting il q
overwhelming victory FOR the Mormon
everywhere. except IN Su1lmif County
where : portion q The Liberal ticket 40
elected.
w. w. NcNAm. nominated for Gov
ernor BY ID late Iowa Democrats Conven
tion, has declined % accept the nomination
CnuEw AID CASUALrIEs.
FIRE q Danbury. Conn. the othe
might destroyed the Dexter hat factory IN
contents. valued q 100000. AZ McGreEoI
Iowa, . block Of buildings was swept ava
and ten firms, IN various lines. lost S5,ct
Ar Yale. in British Columbia, So
rs~es Of giant powder exploded the othe
day, breaking all the windows in Town
No one was killed
THERE had been no rain for tw'
months In British Columbia up 70 The ?
inst. Forest fires were raging exter
sively.
WILLIAM SIXTH. . Baltimore (Ald.
shop-kceper. having had : difficulty wit
his wife. the other day killed her and the
committed suicide.
"A rowDER-NmL explosion q Angou
1eme, Francs. The other day killed six pel
SONS and injured several others. III
damage 20 property was : million francs
"A YOUNG Swedc, said 70 be q iii
climate son Of the King Of Sweden. con
United suicide In the Lutheran Church 4
Enrlewood, : suburb o. Chicago, III,
few days \
CHARLES HESEr LEE. colored. MA
hanged q Richmond, Va. On the "a q
fhr murder Of Daniel Miller. another 60
ored man, IN Henrico County.
AT Midlothian. Tex, On the 81
tornado destroyed ! hotel and injure
many people. Portions % New York IN
Pennsylvania wsrs also swept By : storI
the same day, doing much damage 70 crof
end telegraph wires.
1fns. GEoR0E A. REssECR committe
eu1~i1. "A Indf.n~nrif. IN ~ c<har a.