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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

OK the 10Th ulf- General Graham
galned decisive victory over the rebsls
near Trinkitaf. inthc Soudan. His losses
were less than two hundred men; the
enemy's morn than Thousand
O. the Isl IN the election in the Soc
oni Kansas District FOR Congressman %
succeed the late Dudley G. Haskell. the Re-
publican candidate. +. II. Funston was
elected by about 5.coo majority.
CONSIDERABLE dissatisfaction i said
~ exist IN the Creyk Nation vita the re-
cent decision ~ Secretary Teller. ~ which
the craftsmanship was awarded 70 Perry
man.
o. the iih Tillcr. the St Louis cx-
press rolber. was It'll al large, ani he
proves ~ ~ q rather slick rofne.
On the "a Governor Cleveland signed
the bill prohibiting the prison labor con-
tract system in Nrw York.
PRUsSIk and the Vatican have settled
their disputes. Cardinal Ledocho~ski J. 70
~ recalled 10 Po<en.
Ii i now sad that Herr Kaph.
originator ~ the Ochiitree resolutions.
The Chicago contractor. II. ". Hall.
who blk. his employees % the amount of
several thousand dollars. deiies the United
States officers ~ ex:radite him from Can
ada
HARRY CcNSEILY- for twenty years
q msmher II the Philadelphia Board of
Brokers was elected President 81 that body
on the ~.
o. the "a Mrs Lille Lan-try took
an assignment o. . mortgage for 5000 On
re- Al safe III New York City. She was al
ready the owner ~ several horses there.
II i reported that Kennedy the au-
thor 81 the Prohibition bill Ia Iowa. has
ju~r received official notice Of bis title 10
al cut =. lo.oeD a. heir Of wealthy Irish
man lately deceased.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

Ok the 18th Secretary Of state Kels "
Of New Jersey was blown from Tie plat
form 81 a railway car 0n the New Jersey
Central Railway. and landed in Soft bank
Of mud. where be was found apparently
unin5ured. ltwas 4 narrow escape.
o. the 2eth Mr.. Mary Brown. widow
Of John Brown, % Harper's Ferry nctvriety
died in San Francisco. Cal.
President ARTHUR nominated Roll
ney y. Wells fcr Postmaster IL 81. Louis.
M0-. On the eth
Il Washington On the 2ath nit,
Senator Fair. oI Nevada. gave 4 grand
dinner AZ Wormley's. which was rnrtaken
Or by large party of fellow Senators.
members ~ the Cabinet. and other n0ta-
bIes.
o. The 9th Ex-TrcaSurcr Polk. OF
Tennessee. convicted * emb. Ealing >4rl..
90 frDm the State AMI under sentence III
twenty years in the Penitcnriary. lei at
Eas' Nashville. Tenn. ~ heart disease
NAVAL cadets Jasiremski. Parker and
Maxey have been dismissed from the
Naval Academy NJ Annapolis. MI, for
hazinr.
The funeral IL General Orb was hell
with military h0nors a. Washington. ID. q.
on the 18th.
TnE Grcenbackers Of Maine viii holi
. State Convention 4 Augusta. April Yl
OK the lst the bust 81 I-ongfellov Wa
unveiled n "Poet's Corner.r IVES minister
Abbey. London.
LIEUTENANT ScnrErzE, who recently
returned from the Arctic regions with The
remains of D. Long and companions. viii
u given = reception and banquet az his
home n -. Louis. MI. On the s,h.
A. result ~ the investigation into
Che deialcatiOn ot Hiram Post, clerk III the
Office a the McCor mick Harvester Cnmpa-
ny N 81. Louis, Mo-. who recently attempt.
ed suicide. his employer. u. VI. Pratt. ha.
been found % ~ alsoa deEanlier. and ~
las been arrested ami held ~ await exam
ination On charge Of embexxliny Si.0n.
PowER~ 4 WEIGHrMsx. whose chem
icni works burned on the x'ih ul,.. IN Fhila.
delphIn. Pa. had s4sp.tco insurance.
TIE President recommends that Con
gress make provision inr special research
concerning tLe diseases of swine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

WASHINGTON. NJ M. March !.
The feeling over The I.aSker natter IS
not ~ qnicsccnt as might belnfcrrrd from
tht rather temperate speeches ~ Thursday.
Il IA The general Impression that when the
resolutions are In the possession NJ the
House IL will be- the signal for some lot
speeches. Colonel Tom Ochiltrrc viii
open the ball In his most lnrid vein, anda
number of members are known % be
heavily loaded On the same subject Much
viii depend upon the terms IN which Bis.
marck's refusal IL couched, but II Il al.
mittcd on AL sides that fhr matter y like
~ ~ assume serious turn That the
House Of Representatives win resent what
Il deemed an Insult by formal resolutions
Of some sort there Il very little doubt
The German vote ~ very large. AMI this
La~kcr resolution ~ ID stand nScampaiun
ammunition for 4 long time q come The
probability Il That when II gctS fairly be-
iDEr tAe ilouSc there viii b. enough cleo
tonccring music ~ fully satisfy the t;er-
man element. This may, II II feared.
even ~ ~ The extent Of demanding Min
iStrr AArgrnt'S recall, and flrthcrcvmpli-
cate matters between this aud the CTR
man Government.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

4 FREIGHT train on the Grand Trunk
Railway went through bridge near Mon
treal. Can, GA the 18th, wreckins seven
ear~.
o. the 18th Cornelius Van Ripe and
his two children were burned " death III a
View York tsnemrnt-hcusa tire. Mrs. Van
Ripper jumped from = third-story window
and w. killed
o. the 18th passenger train collid-
"a wlfl freight near Paris. Ill. resulting
il many severe injuries and some loss %
life.
The month u February was wound
up In Philadelphia. r.. Will i've hr~.. in
volrinx : total loss "a nearly TWO million
dollarS. The Chemical Works y Powers
a WeIThfman were DESTROYED
OK the "A confidential clerk 81 the
Pacific Express Company IN 81. Louis.
No.. who ~a- detailed for regular duty on
that day. seized the opportunity To npprc-
PIRATE ana make ~ with about >lpa.NN.
Ok the 1T three trains were piled up
il one wreck "a The Californian Railway
near Dundee. Scotland
OS the il sixteen buildings III Ilar-
rl-hurg. Pa. wer+ damaged w an +xpio-
sion " dynamite stored in shanty. which
burned down.
Al Utica. n. ~ q conilarra'ion oc-
Cured "a th- ~ which Il repor. a. the
most destructive II the history of the city.
ne ioss l. placed a. nearly million doll
lars
AZ explosion destroyed the Virginia
Cotton Compress C0npany's works ~
Norfolk. Va. nn The Si
OS the III a boiler explosion in saw
mill AZ WiIke-barre. Pa. demolished the
building and killed three men,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

Al Italian reann, reddlcr succeeds 10 th<
little and Estates ~ a bachelor Uncle IN
Ilaly and Becomes Count.

Title aud E~tntrs - a bachelor Uncle IN
Ilal, and BECOMES Count.
K,NpuhrN. Mass. March I.
nlekey Peanutan Italian peanalrVaSser,
whom everybody here knows anil likes,
learned yesterday that heis hclrivths title
IA Count and d large fortune III sunny
Italy. llr lad never heard Of n.y. haclIt-
lpr uncle. whose recent death brings him
-,ad fortune. tin THE italian Consul
hunted him up Dlckey. whose real
nABe H. .iAetacun BAcigalupo. WAS an lu-
ianl and III orphan when NJ landed IN
America. twcniy-thrce years ago. biz
father. AniinS fniiila. the poor second
sua IN nnIlc family ~ Northern Italy.
anA liiS mother having both lipd On the
tAr passage over Tie poor little MAif
nss adopted ~ an Italian, ~ Whose hnsi-
nes~ M succeeded lhreF NeArSAgo. Eannt
Dirkry. ~ hi- friends alrcuNy eau lllin. ~
X SsurlIy. hroad+shnalaNr 9v0d.iAiurtd
ipllow. And .A- pretty iiitle WIRE and
two small children III Nil ~ No once
M italy ~ take possession W M, ancrs-
fral estates
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

tunhnri ~ the fenitrntiart 80 Jvittf. He
Mak~~ a Nur,i~rnn- Assault the Dsp-
nfy Warden. InsiscsinE Probably Fatai
Wounds. . nd n H.m~rif tsndi, vonndsd.
JaKlfr IiE. NArnh X.
A murslcrpr~ assault wa~ made upon
captainJohn Mcdonald. Deputy Warsicnoi
tAe Pcnl'cnilary here. SaiuraaS afternoon.
The assassin Na~ The notorious dospf raao
frank Isande. Deputy Mcdonald. in go-
ing hIs rounds. entered iAr collar -hop
where Rande works a. customary NJ
Donald stopped * The DIX w Keeper
Madden ~ receive hls report While The
deputy wa talking with the keeper
Randc snapped lAls iin9cr AZ N.Y. kecrer
AMI raised his hand, Tising SIN for
request 70 ~ N thc closet Madden
nodded assent ana resumed H. CONVERSE
ton with NV Deputy whose hack was
turned toward Eanlr The keeper alSo
turned bits back NJ Kanslc ~ rive I'm 81.
ar N another convict.
DESPERATE ASSAULT.
Randc crossed me room. picked MP 4
heavy iron poker three irtf long and
rushed on Deputy Mcdonald. striking
him Oh thc head Wlthali BIZ force smash
ing ia hls skull. Mcdonald drorpcd
srnseies. Rande shouted: ~ have
killed the "A lasi.M and drew a
large knife Keeper Madden rnShednpon
Eande ana received terrible gaSh ~ tlie
arm. Int hcld Randr until TWO conxicts
named Dcinoiln ana Roap rarnr ~ HI ~
sistanrr. and RAnde Wa hurled Violently
~ thr iigor Hearing ihr alarm. AsSis'-
ant Deputy Warden t;arsin AMI kerfer
I..lI
Deputy. rushed TIL The convict Epab
wa On tcp IL isandv. and had The life
nearly rlokoa out ~ him when t.nrxin
ordered him off Koab begged ~ b. al
lowed ID choke him % death. Rande,
rl~lng. staggered toward the door. made
quick lunvr. grabbing q knife from
the table. turned and desperately a.
tackled Deputy Garsin, whobrokea heavy
cane over Randc's head, emitting him ter
ribly
Pulling his revolver. Garyin hot knndc
III TIE side III then grabbed the convict
by the throat While holding him thus
Keeper Mcdonald franiirally drew a re-
solyrr. placed the mnzxIe AZ kande'~ right
ear and Hired. Randc dropped.
Deputy Mcdonald and liansle were car
ricd To the hospital Examinations showed
that McDonald's skull ~ terriblycrn~h he'd.
Pieces IL The skull were removed, leaving
the brain exposed two inches long and
one wide.
Iiandc was unconscious q long time.
Not knowing how dangerously hc was
wounded, on recovering conseiouSncs
Randc said ~ am Jesus Christ, and
was sent ID rid thlS prison ~ that cruel
deputy think have done IL" Randc
conslnucd n lcft broad trail Of blood
all The way ID The prison when came
here ~ do % killed nine men; this i
my TENTH
rho latest information d The condition
Of Kande and hiS victim seems y indicate
that both men may recover. The doctors
have not yet succeeded IN locating tho
bullet ia the bandits head.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14


PAnkKn. n. T.. March l.
Officers are searching for Matt Miller,
who attempted ~ murder IA aged
couple % secure their money IT. M
d.epd The old gentleman and hi> wife 10
seil their farm Ia Woodbury. County. H..
and come with him N DAKOTA. represent
Inn that W. owned farm TINT they could
work They bought TWO fenmS, took The
rsSt ~ fhclr money, and al iarcc started
;Vr the Territory Arriving N Finlay
la~f night AZ mitlnizlt. be induced them
10 70 10 an 0lu house which haa
stovd vacant FIR hong tiihe, telling
thrm they could stay Ia 1t All might ami In
thr morning ~ 10 his farm Miller
aIi-litesi from THU wagon, and M the OH
gentleman got ont Miller dealt him a
leaNy blow IN the head with club A
Squahble ciSucd. during which Miller
procured Al an and attacked the old man,
kMOckin. him Senselt~x. authenticated
Tho woman, knocking her down. ~ did
MI grt any money. bnt turned " run
away just As the old woman was recover
Ing She soon found her husband, who
Wa also recovering hiS senses. anil thc
Two went ID another house, over a mile
away. giving the alarm % fhr ne4Ilhors,
Who immediately came ~ The place anu
n,iiiled the sheriff The On couple arc
terrinly wounded. but will probably ri
cover
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

= Trusted Clerk q she Pacific Express Com
pnny a n. Louis. Mo-. ~<isr~ Favorahie|
Opportunity Together with sloo. 900 and
nccnnps.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-03-14

Confined NJ The Penit.niiars - .J.lisf. H.,
Make Nur.irrrn~ Assault IN the p.p-
my Warden. insiictinx Probably fatal
Wounds. nd 81 a .m~rif tsndi, uonnred.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
A Visit to Mormon Zion.


In an hour and half the train rolls
into the celebrated Mormon Mecca, or,
as they call it, Zion, with its broad,
clean streets and busy population. l
will not enter into description of it's
features, which your readers must be
somewhat familiar with. In the after
noon at we went down to the lake
with a merry party, almost entirely
"Gentiles," to bathe. There was a bevy
of handsome girls and lot of young
men and some fond parents and an of
ficer or two from the fort and dozen
or so transient visitors, couple of hun
dred in all. was surprised at finding
so many cultivated and delightful "Gen-
tiles" residing here. OF the population
of $4,000 there are about 5000 who are
not Mormons, and few of them are
merchants and bankers and professional
men and their families, forming among
themselves congenial society. The
rest of the population is mass of ignor-
ance, ugliness, and fanaticism. An en-
tire absence of any interesting feature
in the community is the first thing that
impresses you. They are not even
blessed with eccentricities in dress OF
behavior, nor spiced with viciousness as
one might expect. Flat, stupid and
staring may portray the mass of Mormon
society here. / doubt if you would meet
in any other city on the globe as uniform
ugliness and want of intellect depicted
on the faces of men and women as here
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
The Grave of Journalism.


journalism is truly the bottomless
we'll which swallows up the literary
genius and talent of America - the
"mute inglorious Millions" who pass
from the cradle to the grave of their
newspaper career under the impenetra-
BILE veil of the anonymous. a screen that
allows no scope for the qualification of
laudable ambition. It is only where
the anonymous system does not exist,
as, for instance, in France, where every
writer appends his own name,or his nom
de plume, to his articles, tina. journalism
offers fair field to literary men who are
not content to forever hide their light
under bushel-to be, in q certain
sense, ,uried alive instead of being
acknowledged leaders of thought and
action. It is no exaggeration to say that
more men of genius are buried alive on
the press in this country than in any
other in the world
A mere salaried writer on the staff o1
a leading American newspaper is prac-
tical1y not permitted to shine, even al
a glow-worm. He has, in fact, no more
opportunity to become known, or to dc
anything inconsistent with diligence
with his tread mill work behind the
scenes than he has of amassing wealth
beyond the dreams of avarice" out ol
his commonly scanty salary.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
A New Telephone.
[Pan Mall Gazette. !

Mr.. Arthur st. George has patented
new telephone, which he asserts
possesses advantages superior to those
attaching to other telephones. Sup
Elementary to the telepho ne itself is
contrivance which will, it is stated, not
only record every description of CONVEX
sation carried on throagh the instru-
ment, but will reproduce the words at
any future time. A circular plate of
glass is coated with collodion and made
sensitive as Photographic plate. This
is placed in dark box. in which is a
slit to admit ray of light. In front of
the glass is telephone diaphragm,
which, by its vibrations, opens and
closes small shutter, thre ug which a
beam of light is constantly pa ,sing and
imprinting dark line on the glass.
Vibrations of the shutter cause the
dark line to vary in thickness accord
ing to the tone of the voice. The glass
plate revolyes by clockwork, and the
conversation as it leaves the telephone
is recorded on the sensitive plate, the
words spoken being fixed as is done in
photography. The plate can be brought
forward afterward, and when replaced
in the machine and connected with a
distant teleghone will, when set In
motion give back the original converse
&iop
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
Big Engineering schemes.
[Demorest's Monthly.]

In their anxiety to profit by the COM
English are talking of. realizing Capt.
Eads' novel scheme of railway to con-
vey ships overland from one harbor to
another. The author of the successful
jetty system at the mouth of the Miss
issippl proposed this scheme as a SUBJ
stitute for the canal which De Lesseps
engaged to construct through the 18TH
mus of Panama. Engineers say that
Capt. Eads' proposition is entirely
practicable. Steamers and ships could
be hoisted to the cars on one side of
power, to be launched again on the
other side This would be even more
practicable on the lov-lying sands of
the isthmus of Suez than in the more
mountainous regions of Central Amer
lea. But other schemes are also pro-
jected involving still greater engineer
ing difficulties.
Scientific men are now Investigating
q project for building great Palestine
canal, or rather two connecting canals,
one commencing in the bay of Acre, to
connect the Mediterranean with the
northern endof the valley of the Jordan
the other making use of the depressed
gorge of that river and the Dead sea,
ending in the Red sea. This is said to
be entirely feasible, and the youth is
probably living who will take ship in an
American steamer to carry him across
the Atlantic, through the Mediterranean
and then over an artificial waterway,
where from the deck of vessel he can
look out upon scenery associated with
she marvellous sacred records of the
Jewish theoeracy and the Christian
oburoh
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
A Mothers DisappoIn tment.

lbtbiOlO P1Ot
A Detroit lawyer who had business in
one of the northern counties short
time since, put in night at q farm
house. It was log structure contain
ing two rooms, and such furniture as
pioneers get along with. The family
consisted of an old man, his wife, and q
girl of 90, who was slashing around
bare-footed and had fist like slugger.
After supper the old woman took seat
in front of the lawyer and suddenly
asked:
"Do you wear sich fine duds all the
time?"
"All the time, madam"
"Is that a real diamond in your
shirt?"
"Itis."
"And I heard you tell the old man
you had a horse and buggy at home9'
"Yes. ma'am."
And that watch and chain are real
gold, | suppose?"
Yes, the real stuff.
Cost as much as $200?"
"Yes, over $780,"
MY stars! Why, you must get as
mucn as S4U nOnGn anu DOaru! she
gasped.
Madam, sometimes make $50 per
day." he placidly replied.
"Shoo! Why, you are worth 81 ,000p
ayes, ten times that"
STARS and stars!'
There was an interval of silence as
she recovered from her amazement.
Then she tiptoed to the corner of the
house to see if there were any caves
droppers. Coming back she walked up
to the lawyer and dropped her voice to
whisper and said:
Say! We've bin saving Sally these
last two years for the boss of saw-mill
four miles up the creek, but if you are
struck on her and she is struck on you
I'll run the old man six miles through
the brush after o preacher to do the
splicing!'
The lawyer had to decline on the
grounds of having wife in Detroit, and
the old woman felt SO bad that the hus
band had to rise at midnight and make
her mustard plaster.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
How the .Frtends. Marry.
EChicago Times


At Quaker wedding in church at
Philadelphia last week. the pair took
their places on the lowest tier of the
raised seats. At the left of the bride
sat two elderly ladies attired in strict
Quaker garb. The groomsman and
bridesmaid sat in front of the congrega-
ton, facing the couple aud their spon-
sors. Then the groom rose and, clasp
ing the hand of the bride, who also
stood up, said: In the presence OF
the Lord and this assembly 1 take De-
borah Brooks to be my wife-promis-
ing, with divine assis. ance to be unto
her faithful and loving husband until
death shall separate u.s." The voice Of
the bride repeated the words. The pair
sat down, when the marriage certificate
wis read and then carried and laid
upon small table In the raised seats.
From there the groomsmen raised and
carried the table to the front of the
bride and groom, who signed the GER
titicate which lay upon it. The table
and certificate were restored to their
places, and the Quaker wedding was
over.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
How a Pianist Avoided . Duel.

A duel in which, an eminent pianist
was to have taken leading part is said
to have been happily arranged without
loss of life or limb on either side. An
alteration had taken place at Paris
cafe between the said pianist and weus
known man of fashion, and it at last be-
came SO animated that the latter offered
the former his card and accepted one in
return. The pianist waited at home the
next morning, but heard nothing from
his opponent. The day afterward he
met him by chance in the street, and
expressed his surprise at what had, or
rather at what had not, taken place. Il
asked you the day before yesterday,
said the pianist's adversary, for salts
faction, and yesterday I received it. !"
How so ?" asked the pianist, more as
tonished than ever. Instead of visit
ing card, you have me ticket for your
concert was the reply. went to it.
heard yon play, and was more than sat
isfied."
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1884-05-24
Killing the Killers.

Last nighta c1everly executed scheme
deceiving a large number of gentlemen
was consummatel at the Haymarket
theatre. About ten days back, it ap-
pears, each received missive, in q
lady's handwriting, which ran as fol-
lows: "The writer Of this is anxious to
have the pleasure of meeting you. She
will be at the Haymarket theatre on
Tuesday 11th of March nett. If you
will be in the stalls you will not fail to
recognize her; but to show that this
meeting is agreeable, will you wear
button-hole of violets atd lilies of the
valley, and she will wear scarlet gera-
NUNS" SO successful was this letter,
that two advertisements in the agony"
column of The times requested the lady
| to send her addless in confidence.
About o'clock last evening the first
victim appeared on the scene. Gal
lantly, yet cautiously, he looked round
| for the fair unknown, when to his dis
may he noticed other men dropping in,
one by one, all bea ing t e oral sign.
| Men came from Aldershot, from Brigh-
ton, and from the country, many Of
them wearing the scarlet geraniums in
place of the Parma violets, which made
them the more conspicuous. 1t was
not long before the Bancroft exchequer
was enriched by the appearance of at
least sixty victims, many of whom were
acute enough to hide their flowers in
their hats, to be assumed if the fair
wearer of scarlet should be discerned.
Before the end of the first act it was
very patent that "sell" of the first
water had been perpei rated; two noble
lords, the chief character in an Irish
breach of promise casa, and others
equally well known being among the
gay Lotharios. The dress circle was
full of men who, having received letters
themselves, had compared notes, and
detecting the joke, secured this colgn
of vantage to enjoy the s enc. 1t was
not necessary to look very far for those
by whom the scheme was originated. A
certain stagebox was graced by the
presence of a well-known form, and the
party took the keenest interest IN the
successive entries of the lady killers.