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

1ANtt&A " tts@EI.Et urkN y ktutf1i re-
view OF the Nile expeditionary force al
Korti on the 9th and complimented the
troops for their heroism and fortitude.
IT looks as though Paddy Ryan had q
springs business on hand. Burke and Sulli
van both having accepted his challengs
and covered his fonfeit.
Mr. BAyARD has offered the position OF
Assistant Secretary or State TO Mr.. John
Cadwalladcr, Of Philadelphia
In the Senate ON the 9th Mr.. Van Wyck
made grave charges against the action OF
the Interior Department under the Arthur
administration in reference 70 the "Back-
bone" land grant Of Louisiana. Mr.. Teller
defended the department. and his action
OF seeking glory and notoriety as the al
legged friend Of the people.
The court-martial for the trial Of Medi-
cal Director and Sturgeon General
Phillips Wales, has adjourned until April
14th.
COLONEL NILSSON II. DAVIS, located AZ
Chicago, who is next in rank 10 General
Sackett, will succeed the latter, and upon
assuming the duties OF senior Inspector
General OF the army will take the rank Of
Brigadier- General.
FIRST ASSISTANT Postmaster GENERAL
CROSBY resigned on the sth. and the
resignation was accepted.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
The French transport, Tonquin, former
ly City Of Paris, came in collision with an
other transport of Malaga on the lth and
sank, carrying down twenty -four Of the
crew. The remainder.
ON the 5th DR.. A. g. r. Gosrsen was
hanged at Philadelphia, Pa. for poisoning
his wife five years ago. He protested his
innocence to the last
AT Marquette, Mich, on the Sth, Dep
uty-Sherif was fatally shot while attempt
ing the arrest of hard character.
OK the 5th an attempt was made to as
sassinate Prof. A. J. Esch, Superintendent
Of German in the pubic schools Of Cicve-
land, 0.
OK the 9th an explosion OF gas in Barke-
wells new law building at Pittsburgh. Pa,
badly shattered the interior OF the struc-
ture and injured several OF the occupants.
A HoLLASDER named Klaus Kskma was
arrested at Grand Rapids, Mich. on the
9th, on requisition from the Netherlands,
whence he came about q year ago after
forging his fathers name to a check for
$500 guilders.
An attempt was made on the 9Th. by
prisoner, to shoot the Presiding judge ofthe
Police Tribunal OF Lausanne, Switzerland.
The judge escaped injury. but the clerk
and usher were badly wounded while try
ing to disarm the prisoner.
IL fho phff.Ialnhf. all I.,,.;~~ A.
hanging Of DIR. Goerson one condemned
murderer died from fright and another
was taken with violent convulsionS
OK the 9Th q horrible accident occurred
on the Illinois Central Road eight miles
from Grenada, Miss. Three men were
killed and q number Of passengers injur 81.
AT Karwin, Austrian Silesia, terrible
mine ex plosion was reported. One hum
dred and forty -seven men were In tho
mine, and ii il not known whether any
were saved.
OK the 9th WIN. Corbin and John Gaines,
Of Boone County, Kentucky, fought about
the killing Of dog. and b3.h were killed.
In hotel fire ut Bradford, Pa, on the
9th, two persons lost their lives The build
ing was ignited by . lamp explosion
Ok the 9th the Post-ofiice and Custom
house at Bismarck. OAK. burned
A REIGN Of terror exists at Negaune-,
Mich. on account OF the death Of Deputy
Sheriff Kohl, who was shot by Patsy
Benan. The hard characters Of both sexes
must 60.
A MEETING Of the Salvation Army at
Chicago was broken up by roughs on the
sth. there being hand-to hand fight In
which the shouters got the worst Of Il.
IN . stable destroyed by fre at Provi-
dence, X l.. on the sth, thirty horses
pcrished-
On the sth the East Montgomery Avenue
Methodist Church. Philadelphia, Pa, was
damaged by fire to the extent Of $1,000.
On the Sth frightful railroad accident
happened on the Newport bridge at Gin
cinnati, causing the instant death OF one
man and dangerously wounding another.
THREE OF the Latin a Rand powder
mills exploded near Newburgh, n. ", on
the 9th, killing two men.
THE harness shop OF Havdon a Bird,
prison contractors, burned at Auburn, N.
", on the 9th, causing loss OF $4,000.
MICHAEL McESrREE, young man Of
twenty.four, jumped In the river at New
York on the 9th, with suicidal intent. He
changed his mind and was rescued.
WHILE on the roof OF the Gibson House
at Cincinnati, o., on the 9th, Joseph Bohl-
man caught hold OF an electric-light wire
and was instantly killed by the shock.
SrEuBESvrLLE, O., was visited BY con-
nagraton on the nth, which destroyed many
business houses. the United States Hotel,
and caused loss Of life besides
MISCELLANEOUS.
An epideaiic OF measles prevails at
Montreal, Can, and the public schools will
probably have to be closed.
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