The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30


has published a long statement denying
the charges made against him TO tho effect
that he endeavored 70 sell out 70 the Ma
tionai Rcpr blican COMMITTEES
A MESSENGER recently from the Mahdrs
camp, and who has also recently seen Gen
eral Gordon. Is reported 20 have reached
Cairo. He has told enough 70 keep the corr
spondents busy Tor a week.
BY reason OF the great press Of business
attending the closing days Of the Con-
gresslonal session and the probable neces-
sity for signature 10 bills immediately
after passage, President Arthur has been
compelled 70 reconsider his determination
70 attend the New Orleans Exposition
during February. He hopes, however,
TO attend the Exposition as private
citizen after the expiration Of his official
term.
THE Earl OF Wilton died in London on
the 10Th.
Tux health Of General Grant Il improv-
ing, and he Is hard at work on his book.
EMPEROR WILLIAM OF Germany Is III and
confined TO his bed
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has decided to APP
point Mr.. Wright, Of Massachusetts,,
Commissioners OF Labor Statistics.
KING HrMBERr Of Italy has apologized
to England for an assault on one OF her
officers by gendarme.
Ar Albany, N. ", on the evening of the
18th, the Republican caucus nominated
VIM. NJ. Evarts as the party candidate for
Senator from New York.
on the 10th Hon. Dan. w. Voorhees, was
renominated by reclamation by the Dem
ocratic caucus at indianapolis, Ind, for
United States Senator.
THE Supreme Court Of the United States
has affirmed the Judgment Of the Utah
court in the Clawson case, and the polyg-
amist will have TO go TO prison
In Catholic circles considerable anxiety
prevails over the alarming illness Of the
Pope. who is confined to his bed with fever
occasioned by severe attack Of rheuma-
tism. Grave fears are entertained LIST the
attack prove fatal.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
OK the 18th Richard Olds, at the bottom
OF the star Of the West Mine. at Butte,
Utah, gave the wrong hosting signal
The bucket turned with him and he fell
out, alighting on an upright drill which
ran into his body, causing his death in .
few hours
THE Adams Express Company's Office,
at Greenville, Conn, was robbed the night
OF the 18th OF 500 in money, taken from
four G. o. ID. envelopes. Frank w.
) Brewster. agent Of the company, was ar
rested and made a confession, returned
the money and gave bonds TO appear for
trial
} OK the 10th Weight Leroy was hanged
Hn1 fx.r fho lar III
, Nicholas Skerres-
: OK the evening Of the 10th five employees
Of the Philadelphia Oil Works, located al
/. Point Breeze, were dangerously and prob
ably fatally wounded by the explosion o.
gas in tank on which they werA at work
They were taken 70 the University Hospi
! tai.
!. OK the 18th the Bay State Sugar Rsfiner,
e at Boston, Mass, was badly damaged b.
. fire.
I OK the 18th John Lenahan, prisoner Il
! Jail at Providence, r. J., committed sui
! eide.
!. Ar Charlestown, w. Va, on the 1Stl
e three highly respected young ladies wer
: poisoned by using water that had beeI
q poisoned with arsenic. No clew.
4 THE infirmary wing Of the Eastern Hi
!, nois Asylum for tho Insane at Kankakes
,r was DESTROYED by fire on the 18th, and sew
enteen people were burned TO death. Th
u institution contained nearly fifteen hun
= drei inmates.
\ u A PARTIALLY successful attempt va
In made to blow up hat store ut South Nor
n walk, Conn, with dynamite ON the It'll
y The crime is charged TO some OF the strik
j-g hatters.
on the 18th four more bodies were r
covered from the ruins OF the Insane As,
70 lum at Kankakee, Ill
y A SLICK swindler with several alias
: and representing himself as an agent
"a the Standard Oil Company, il travelir
around the country, and has had sever'
- drafts on that concern cashed-
~ on the 10th George and Ray Swee
two little boys Of Kalamazoo, Mici
= ssplayed DOCTOR" and Ray died from q
Oh effects Of poison which was given him
his brother.
A SUPPOSED incendiary fire complete
n DESTROYED the town OF Hong Ham, ne
" Hong Kong, Cochin China. Nodetails .
~ furnished, but IL IL believed many liv
- were lost
THr steamer Charles Townsend Hoo
= which sailed from Saigon for Hong Kou
- Il thought 70 have been lost with 80 sol
aboard.
~ UDORxI-ANROUo.
"a THE police OF New York closed the >
ist looms and arrested many proprietors I
Sunday, the 18th. Five hundred salo'
na met met and decided TO assist the Office
IN an impartial enforcement Of the Law
ON Ferry, the French premier. declines
continue negotiations with the Intern