The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-09-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.


leading business men OF Atlanta.
MAJOR CHERMsIDE telegraphs that the
garrison at Ksssala has not surrendered
SECRETARY MANNING met a small party
Of bankers in the Treasury building at
New York on the 81. The bankers gath
cred assurance from the interview with
Secretary Manning that the Administra-
tion was unit in desire 70 abolish the
silver coinage law at the next session Of
Congress
LIEUTENANT WErssxAS, the German
explorer, has discovered that the River
Kassai. heretofore believed to join the
Congo above the equator, curves and falls
into Lake Leopold IL
GOVERNOR MARMAprKs OF Miss has
Springs train robbers
THE reply Il Germany to Spain In re-
gard TO the Caroline Islands has been re-
ceived by King Alfonso
The remains OF ex Senator Gwinn have
been sent to his home in California by ex-
press
SIR EDWARD THORNTON. British En-
bassador at st. Petersburg, has presented
his letters OF recall, -and taken leave Of
the Gear.
QurSrAs WALKER drank q quart OF
whisky at Reidsville. Ga, on the night
Of the Cd. His wife found his remains in
the yard next morning.
The dead man found near Chicago, re-
ported on the lth. has been identified as
H. Sulvin, OF Springfield, Mass. He had
been drowned
OK the 4th the Supreme Court OF ILL.,
nois overruled the motion for contnu-
ance in the case OF Mackin, convicted Of
perjury in the Chicago election fraud
cases
JOSEPH Helm, shoe manufacturer and
merchant Of Louisville, KY, and also
Treasurer Of two benevolent societies, 10
missing, and It Is charged that be has
taken several thousand doll rs OF the So
cieties' funds
Rev. DR. STEPHEN Fl. TrSG, SR, died
ut Irvington. N. ", on the 4th.
SOME Of the members OK the Cabinet
are quoted as having recently stated that
the administration will not advocate any
amendment OF the civil-servics law by tbs
next Congress
GOVERNOR OGLEsBY, OF Illinois, has o.
fered reward Of SOD Tor the apprehen-
sion Of Thomas Mcqueen. alias McKeown,
ct Ninonk, Ill, on the Goth OF August
On the lth J. H. Aufdemorte and Eras-
mus Shepherd were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Wright at
New Orleans They waived examination
and were remanded- Aufdemorte's bail
Is 81. 900; Shepherds, $1,000.
AxESDE, the Hoboken G N. J.. druggist,
has been arrested on complaint of th,
father OF the poisoned girls TO whom he
sold morphine in mistake for quinine.
o. the 5th . great fete in honor OF the
Prince of Wales was given at Stockholm,
the Swedish capital.
NILSSON will begin professional tour
Of Germany next month
The husband Of Mrs. Tabor, Of Parson
Downs notoriety, has been expelled from
the Bowdoin Square Baptist Church. Bos-
ton.
THE Presidents mail averages abouts0
letters day.
Nh PARSELL's advice to his followers
to abstain from agrarian outrages Is lear
ing fruit.
THE Democrats are talking Of p, 900 ma
jority for Hoadly in Ohio.
MICHAEL DAv1rr has transmitted to ex-
Head Center stephens $3.50, the proceeds
Of Davitt's recent lecture for the benefit
Of Stephens.
BLAINE, 1t IL said, wants to be Governor
Of Maine
Mss CLEVELAND will not return to the
White House before the first Of October.
The Spanish Council Of Ministers, With
the sanction of King Alfonso, has sent an
ultimatum to Germany requesting the
latter to evacuate the Caroline Islands.
The President Of the United States Il
on duty again.
GLADSTONE IL declared to be fully re-
stored to sound health, but il advised not
70 tax his voice too much.
II II charged by the French press that
Bismarck = trying to get France mixed
up In the Caroline Islands affair.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture has
determined TO publish the monthly
wheat and corn reports hereafter at noon
instead OF AZ 4 p. m, as heretofore. The
change 10 In compliance with the petit ons
OF Western Boards OF Trade.
SURGEON MAIN, OF the Marine Hospital
service, has reported to the Surgeon Cen
eral az Washington details OF a visit OF
inspection TO Tampico, Blgdad, San For
nando aud other cities Of Mexico near tho
border lines, from which u appears that
there 4 no danger OF the Introduction OF
an epidemic Of any kind from that quar-
ter.
GEORGE Yorsr, detected saturating q
residence with coal oil and setting Il on
hrc At Philadelphia, Pa, was arrested on
the nj ght Of the 7th.
The Ameer OF Bokhara has Addicted
In favor Of his son Turanl, who Il inimical
20 Russian interests and friendly toward
England
How. EDWARD a. ROLLINS, President OF
the Philadelphia Centennial Bank and