The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.


Rev. ALBERr s HupsoS, Congreg alton
u clergyman Of Aver. NAsA, has been
sent TO the insane asylum The cause IL
overwork, be being engaged. In addition
70 his pastoral laborA Ia writing the his
Of the town OF Sudbury.
CoLoSEL WILLIAM SrRwxLr- who COM
manded the Seventy eighth Pennsylvania
Regiment during the late war, died on the
from cancer OF the throat, his symptoms
being an exact counterpart OF those Of
General Grant.
THERE has been no personal correspond
sncs between King Alfoaso and Emperor
William on the Carolines AFFAIR.
MrsIsrER Cox had An interview ION the
nth With Said Pashs, Grand vixier Of
Turkey. regarding the tariff lava
CoxGRRssMAx LITTLE, OF Ohio. has is
sued an appeal for help for the Washing
ton Court House cy clone sufferers
Miss CLARA BARTON, OF the Rel Cross
Society. New York, proposes to vote this
fall. even II she has TO take the voters
oath.
FRED PoFr, Germa q, arrested for dis
orderly conduct At St Paul, MINI, on the
18th, committed suicide In the municipal
-curt Groom BY blowing his brains out
with . revolver.
BIG BEAR Wa tried ct Regina on the
18th, on . charge Of treason felony, and
found guilty. Sentence deferred.
II Is understoo that General Sheridan
wili return to Washington about October
lst and that the new members Of his stan
will Be arranged It oncA
u c. RocKwELL- the ex- banker OF
Union, y. y. and his clerk, ID. }. Palmer,
we're arrested on the 18th, charged with
larceny in the first degree In misappro-
pristing $4,000 The compi amt il made
By Nrx Livingston, . depositor.
SECRETARY BArARD Vas informed BY
cable on the 18th that cholera l. incr cas-
ing in Palermo and Sicily generally.
INSPECTOR CENTRAL NELSON H DAVIS
viii BE- placed on the retired list the 18th
inst His successor. il u understood. will
either Be General Roger Jones or General
A. Baird The former 10 the senior oficer.
but tie latter Il said 10 have the more
brilliant record and stronger indorse-
menk
In the Holman murder cass. 1t Morgan
Geld, Ind, on the 18th, after . trial Of .
week, during which over - witnesses
were examined, the jury after being out
ak hours, returned verdict Of man
slaughter, and fxei Holman's punish
ment af zen years in the Penitentiary 1t
hard labor.
nEETISo Of ehe employees Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau was held ~ WASH
ington, d. C., on the 18th, TO take suitable
action IN regard to the death Of E A.
Rollins, formerly Commissioner OF In
ternai Revenue. Appropriate resolutions
were adopted
written slettcr to Rear admiral Jouett in
response 70 his protest against charging
him with the amount expended in enter
tanning distinguished guests at New Or
leans Judge Maynard denies that law or
precedent justify the expenditure from .
contingent appropriation
Ex-PRKNDExr RrDDLR OF the defunct
Penn Bank as Pittsburgh, Pa, has beeu
discharged from custody.
HENRY WARD BKEcHER pu biishes . card
In the Rochester (S. ~ Post Express in
favor Of high license
NJ GREvr u understood to- have
changed his mind about the Pres idency
Of the French Republic, and 70 have pro-
fessed . willingness 20 continus in Office.
THE body Of Deputy United States
Marshal Miller, who has been missing for
several weeks, has been found In sumner
County, Tennessee He had, probably,
been killed BY moonshiners.
THE English Liberals are still without
any definite political programme. and a
conference Of all the recognized leaders
Of the party has been decided upon
CLAnxxcE and Herbert Morrison, OF
Nuskegon, Mich, were sailing on the
lake on the l2th and are supposed to be
lost
A REUNION Of the royal family will be
held BY King Christian Of Denmark next
week. which viii Be attended By the Gear
and Czarina, the Prince and Princess or
Wales and other royal personages-
FRANZ HArroS has sold out his inter-
ct IN the Burlington Hartsye, and Is now
editor Of the Chicago Eussiag Mat.
WASHINGTON politicians who want the
District Offices are wailing because Presi-
dent Cleveland Il not susceptible 10 So
ciety and club influence.
THE Government anticipates some
trouble with john Roach's bondsmen
when IL calls upon them for money to
finish the work Roach left undone
SLrGGER SULLIVAN was arrested BY
the smallest man on the Cleveland po-
lice force on the 13sh for pitching q
game OF base ball In violation Of the sun.
day law.
SENATOR Malone undertook TO cow
hide some young meu-associates OF his
son, Butler--at Petersburg, Va, but failed
in the attempt and had . marrow escape
from being stabbed
CHAssoxc has been proclaimed the now
King o. AMMAN.
DASIEt DoasEY, proprietor Of Barnum's
Hotel, Baltimore Nd, died Ga the 18th.