The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

RIsnof GRANDIx, OF the Northwest. has
written letter giving . description Of the
deplcrahle condition Of the French half
breeds In the country. Starvation and
misery stare them In the face.
Hon. SAN J. RANDALL. Speaker Carlyle
and Frank Hurd are Ia Washington
SUPERINTENDENT DUANE Dorr OF the
Chicago schools. wants 70 taxi charge Of
the National Bureau OF Education
SIC nKrARY MAKNIxG ON the 18th re-
ceived conscience contribution Of 500 In
An envelope postmarksd chi cago
IT has been decided ty the President TO
give the District OF Columbia offices %
bona fide residents OF the district This
v II prove sad disappointment to some
OF the applicants. especially those who
want :, be Marshal. This il the place
eagerly sought after, on account Of the
prominence IL gives tho person who fills Il.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
OK the l4th burglars started IRE in
Darlington, Ind, that destroyed almost
the entire business portion Of the city.
EU0ExE WALTON, collection clerk Of the
First National Bank OF New York, il in
custody for crookednesS
On the 14th Daniel Z. Stanton, charged
with killing Frederick Nash az German
town Junction. Pa, last October. sur
rendered himself to the authorities at
Philadelphia
ABorr 3o) people were made sick by eat
ing ice-cream at picnic at Tallr.a, Ca,
on the 18th. They are all out Of danger
Police SERGEANT CROWLEY was con-
victed q outrageously assaulting Maggie
Norris In New York
FIVE children Of Henry Lewiston were
cremated In burning house at Owa tonna,
Mimi, on the 18TH
SAN DrfR, the slayer Of Sheriff Rags
dale OF Fannin County. Texas was caught
and jailed at Bonham on the 18TH
On the 18th serious forest fires were re-
ported raging In Michigan
On the 18th Isaac Bradbeck. Texan,
was deecsd out Of $50 on the pier at Jer-
sey City by confidence men,
On the l7tk Peter Knalbauck killed Julia
Kramer at Locust Gap, Pa She had re-
fused to marry him
On the 18th an emigrant family named
Scott were caught in q Nebraska water
spout, and two children were drowned.
W. r. MORSE, confidential clerk Of the
National Suspender Company OF New
York. is short SIG, 90 In his accounts
| AT Mason, Mich, family OF eight
persons partook Of diseased pork One il
dead. and the other seven are hey ond re-
covery.
On the 10th coat OF tar and feathers
was applied TO Hugh Riley. . Boston man
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York, and treated her cruelty.
1 On the 10th Hoffman Hood, United
States sailor, drew his pay. 500. at New
York. met q confidence man shortly az
terward, and was swindled out OF every
cent
on the 18th J. T. Kenner dropped dead in
his barnyard near Belle P1aine, a. and
before his family discovered il he was hor-
ribly mutilated by hogs
FIRE destroyed Fawcett's lumber mill al
Cedar Lake. Mich, on the 18th.
OK the 18th John McAnerney was ar
restedFat Jersey City, y. j., on charge OF
wife murder.
I AT Pittsburgh, Pa, Michael Mulaney
has confessed 70 the murder OF james
Tearney in 1871.
in St. Mary's Convent at Milwaukee. Wis.
committed suicide by drowning.
BURTON and Cunningham, the Tower
and Parliament building dyuam:s~rs. o.
trial at London, were bofh found guilt,
and sentenced by Judge Hawkins to pena
servitude for Life.
OK the 18th fire almost completely de-
stroyed the village OF Somerset. Quebec
A hundred houses were burned
Ok the 18th Frank Williams, brake
man. was killed at Hubbard Station, Neb.
by . tramp. who was stealing q ride.
PoLIcE SERGEANT CRowLEY, of Ne =
York was sentenced on the 18th to seven
teen years and six months in the Sins
Sing Psnitentiary for criminally assault
ing Maggie Norris
The Supreme Court OF louisiana ha
affirmed the finding Of the lower court 4
the Ford case and refused q new trial
Pat Ford and Murphy will be hanged
Buckley, CaulheId and. Judge Ford 80 .
prison for twenty years.
IL the case Of Maxwell, the alleged muir
derer OF Preller at St. Louis, Mo-. the Pc
pers have all been prepared and they hav
been forwarded TO Washington. Jane
Tracy and r. R. O'Neil have been appoint
ed 10 60 after him.
EUGENE n. PACKARD, an old man, hs
been arrested In Brooklyn. n. Y. lie wa
clerk for Henry Owens for many years
andis accused Of systematic peculatio
amounting 70 $4,000.
1usCELLANEOUs.
THE appropriation for the payment 0
bounty TO volunteers, their widows an
legal heirs, and for the pay Of two m
] three wear volunteers has been exhausted
: BRADsrREEr's business review indicate