The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-20
News from Everywhere.


disposed Of, Mr.. Hendricks was sworn In rs
ssssb pfss,nsns and the senate Ct she Forty
sine die. The extra session was called. Mr..
Hendricks In the chair, the new senate re-
The House also held an ali nj xht session.
and managed " adjust all differences with
the senate on the appropriation bills. In the
cary morning session MI. Randall moved .
Grant retirement bill. The contested election
case Of Frederick vs. Wilson fIowa) was
Into ~ which Republican, alowea she s lat e.
scr 20 come TO = vote 1.-THE Democrats would
support the Grant bill. Mr.. Frederick Demo-
Sii MA wns AWARDED the seat and the Srans
Resolutions of thanks 70 speaker Carlisle
were unanimously adopted. and the speaker
made an eloquent closing address before de-
ciaring the adjournment.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
THE position Of Commissioner OF PEN
sions has been rendered to General John
G. BLACK, Of Danville, H.. and he has &C.
cepted.
FREsIDExr CLKvELASD's second Official
act was TO put his signature to the commits
sion pacing General Grant on the retired
list.
CoUNr HERBERr BISMARCK visited the
Prince Of Wales on the 9Th, and conveyed
. >N-<-<@A 84At<~@&A0A W knt tl1eEI luAl 1&F-
many was DESTROYS Of maintaining cordial
relations with England.
OK the 9th Senator Van Wyck intro
duced resolution to find out all about the
Backbone" land grant in Louisiana.
Senator Teller, who issued the papers
while In President Arthur's Cabinet, win
rise to explain.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JR., In let
ter to Senator Hoar, denies that he is the
.l4ere fgure-head for Jay Gould in the
management Of the Union Pacific Road.
The document Il . lengthy one, and was
called forth by Mr.. Hoar's bill in relation
to the company.
4. >. ARTHUR, the well-known author
OF temperance and other literature, died
In Philadelphia, Pa. on the 9Th.
ON the night Of the 9Th during an oper-
attic performance by the Emma Abbott
Company at Little Rock, Ark, some Of
the scenery took fire. Miss Abbott, who
was enscting dying scene, with great
presence Of mind, sprang up from her re-
cumbent position, and with q blanket
smothered the flames, thus averting what
for the moment promised to be terrible
panic.
The members Of President Cleveland's
Cabinet all qualified on the 7th.
A DIsPATcH from General Woisel ev
states that his eyesight IL unaffected and
that his health Il perfect
SECRETARY ESDIcorT's first official act
on the 7th was to count ,rsign the commis-
sion Of General Grant.
The Governor OF Mississippi has ap
pointed General 4. c. walthall successor
20 Ir. Lamar a United States Senator.
GENERAL GRANT takes some nourish.
ment, but his digestive organs are 50 weak
that much Of the strength derived Is lost
His condition Is critical
JUSTIN MCCARTHY announces the sever
ance Of his connection with United Ireland,
because Of the attacks made upon the
Prince Of Wales by O'Brien, editor OF the
paper.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has notified ha
private secretary that he does not pro-
posc TO see persons who call in regard to
appointments, as he Il DESTROYS that all
applications Of that character shall be
acted upoa by the head Of the depart ment
TO which they belong.
BRIGADIER-G GENERAL SILAs B. SAcKErr,
senior Inspector General, u. s. A., died
It Washington. d. c., on the eth.
FL MAHDr has oNksred an immediate
advance upon Korti.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE, United States |
Minister to Turkey, has resi- gncd.
Ey-ExPREss EU0ExIE Il reported seri- |
ousS III from the effects OF her recent fall
from carriage.
TIE Pan Nall Gdzetts advocates the |
formation Of the "Gordon Free State's In !
honor Of the memory OF General Gordon.
the new State TO embrace the Nile coun- !
try.
Ex-Couxrr TREASURER l. d. REED, at
Wilmington, O., II said to b short $4,000
In his accounts.
The President again held open house on
the 9th, and received . large number OF
visitors.
GENERAL GRAxr's condition was III cht-
ly improved on the 9th.
JAMES CRAWFORD, Superintendent OF the /
Carson City Mint, died on the 9th.
GENERAL GEoRGE b. McCLELLAx will
deliver the Decoration Day grafton at An.
tietam.
CHAs. s. TARcHrLD, OF New York. Wa
nominated Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury on the 9th.
MEMBERS Of the diplomatic corps ~
Washington officially called on Secretary
Bayard on the 9th.
The retiring Attorney General present.
Cd Mr.. Garland, his successor, TO the SUI
preme Court on the 9th.
The Methodist churches OF Chicago an
pointed Sunday, tho 18th, day Of special
prayer for General Grant.