The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-06-12

tached at her home near Bordentown. n
J.
MRS. CHARLOTTE SMITH. sister OF Oilum
who leaped from Brooklyn bridge, blame.
1.-THE low sports" for his death.
Mr. VALENTINE +. SNYDER. OF New
York, who is at present acting as priv {.
secretary to Secretary Manning, will h,
appointed chief clerk OF the Treasurer
office.
The Car OF Russia is going to visit the
King Of Denmark.
"A NOTED counterfeiter named Jacob
Stadfelt died at Dayton, o.. on the s)th.
CHRrsroPHRR ROBINSON, Q. c., has been
selected TO prosecute Riel
The President reviewed the Decoration
Day procession at New York.
GENERAL GRANT is better. He stood nj
his window and reviewed the Decorat ion
Day procession.
PROF foUxASs comes 70 the defense Of
Herbert Spencer on the charges Of literary
piracy made by Frederick Harrison.
JEFF DAVIS thinks elements Of disin-
tegration and disruption are at work Ia
our system Of Government" and that the
Constitution has been made "a rope of
sand
The Partisan authors and Journalists ara
raising subscription for a brou ze or mar
bic representation OF Victor Hugo.
IHE Russian Commissioners, NJ. Lessar.
mas let London for Afghanis tan to assist
N making the frontier line.
J. PARKER yEAzEy has assumed charge
OF the Baltimore (Md.) Post-office.
THOMAS SIMoSs, United States Assistant
Attorney General, has resigned.
COMMISSIONER SPARKS makes soma IN.
terestIng disclosures concerning the pub
lie domain.
AFTER the usual consultation on the 3ist
the physicians reported no change in Gem
eral Grants condition
HE President spent Sunday quietly AZ
the house Of Secretary Whitney in New
York. he did not go to church.
MINISTER FOSTER is negotiating with
the Spanish Cabinet for the establishment
OF general treaty, including Cuba, Porto
Rico, the PHILIPPINE Islands and other
Spanish colonies.
In sending his card and wreath az i'm.
mort eiles TO be placed on the coffin OF Vic
tor hugo Karl Blind, the German revolu-
ZIONIST, wrote; THAT which has latterly
been apt 70 estrange Germans from
frenchmen, can not restrain the feelings
OF those who appreciate genius
SECRETARY LAMAR has recovered from
his illness aud is at his desk again.
A. y. HATHAWAY has been appointed |
Consul at Nice. France.
On the LIST Colonel Switzler. Of Mi |
souri,, took charge Of the Bureau OF Stat
istics-
BEAcH's acceptance OF Hanlan,s chal.
lenge for race for 5000 Is expected.
ISAAC MAYNARD, of New York, has been
appointed Second Comptroller Of the
Treasury.
MISS CLEvELAyD's forthcoming book
will De entitled, George F'iot and Other
Studies"
HoS. GEoRoE w. JULIAN. Of Indiana
mas been appointed Surveyor -General Of
New Mexico.
ON the evening OF the 1st Secret.rv
nayard LETT Washington for Lawrence.
has.' where he will deliver an address be-
lore the literary societies OF the Kansas
state University. He VIII also attend the
exercises OF the Missouri
state University.
ACCORDING to the Washington Post the
request Of Bayllss w. Hanna, Il Indiana
Q Be transferred from the Persian mis-
lion TO that Of the Argentine Republic will
lot be s.anted by the President
The report Of the death OF Baum. the
Texas cotton swindler, at Chatham. Cana.
Ia, has been confirmed.
FLANAGAN, who wanted 20 kpow
What are we here forlv will be succeeded
y X n. Henderson a. Collector OF Rev
nue. IN the Fourth Texas District.
The funeral Of Victor Hugo on the Ist
vas the grandest demonstration OF the
ma Paris has ever witnessed. The
oiemnity Of the occasion and the words
the orators seemed to ave even the
into decency, and there was
Q rioting or exhibition OF disord erly con ,
uct
TIE select Senate committee on inter- ,
tate commerce has arranged q pro-
ramme for the month Of June. tn next
leeting Will be held in Chicago on the
'th inst, four days; in st. Louis, two
avs, beginning on the 18th; two DAYS
Des Moines, beginning on the 18th:
To In Omaha, beginning on the 22I. and
70 In St Paul and Minneapolis, begin :
ing on the oath.
a TYPE-sErrISG match Is announced 70
Ike place in New YORK on the 18th inst.
'tween Joseph Mccain and Ira Somers q
r $3.50 side. Much interest Is mani
sted among the craft, and the contest fs
III be witnessed by the delegates to the o.
''ernational Typogr aphical Union.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Il
BY the burning OF New York furniture "a
Glory on the 9Th, damage to the extent
So, 00) was caused and 800 workmar a