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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

Terrible Destruction Wrought In an Aue
titan village ny an Administrations
Wrecked and the Inmates Hurled beneath
the snow-A Large Number Killed Ane
InJared.
LONDON. January n
vienua dispatches describe snow
slide In the mountainous Province OF Car.
inthia, In Austria, which overwhelmed,
In an instant, the portion Of the city Of
Glagenfurt which lies under the Alpine
foothills. The snow fall has been I'M
usually heavy this winter, but no danger
was anticipated until the middle OF last
week. when slight earthquake shocks
were reported Ut various points In the
Carnic Alps. There was anxiety In
Glaccnfrrt, not so much because
earthquakes might visit them, but
because slight vibration Of tho
mountains would start an avalanche tina:
nigh, and would wreck the old historic
town. outside Of these fears, some hun
tiers brought the unwelcome news that
there ware sigus Of movements along the
snow masses Of the mountains, but they
attributed 1t to partial thaw. Yesterday
morning, however, when worshipers were
on their way 10 the Cathedral, heavy
rumbling was heard far up on the noun
tains. A glance upward from the city saw
the snow-cad surface in billowy motion,
and in less than three minutes the avail
anchc came with
CRASH AND ROAR
upon the outskirts Of the town, burying
some houses thirty feet IN snow, and
sweeping lighter structures before II like
straws. Parties of men at once rushed TO
the rescue Of the overwhelmed citizens.
On the upper shore 1t was found that many
OF the inhabitants had been utterly swept
away. Twenty-Five corpses were discover
ed. some OF them stripped Of every por'
ton OF clothing and horribly mangled.
Nearly hundred persons were found sui
fering from confused wounds, Of
crushed and helpless under beams and
snow Lower down, the work o.
digging out tho snow-imprisoned was be-
gnn and carried on with yigor. On the
upper slope a child was found unhurt
though imprisoned under head OF debris
which had been stopped from descending
to the valley by bowlder. Its parents
bad been swept away with their dwelling
Many affirm that an earthquake shock hae
| been felt, but il Is held that the fall o.
| such mass Of snow would account fol
| any vibrations felt.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30
4 PLAIN ANSWER.
Tho President Elects Declaration Of Pol
Icy on the subject Of appointment to
once Anticipated.

Tho President Elects Declaration Of Pol
lev on the subject Of appointment to
once Anticipated.
The Presidcnt-elect's declaration of
his policy on the subject Of appoint
ment to public Office is just what might
have been expected from him. The
New York Civil-Servicc Reform League,
with George William Curtis at it, head.
respectfully asked his support in behalf
Of the Pendleton reform act Of 1883, and
Mr.. Cleveland makes full and frank
reply. He reavows his devotion TO the
cause of civil-scrvice reform and holds
himself pledged" to the support OF
the Pendlcton act And he goes even
further. He refers to "a class Of Gov
eminent positions which are not within
the letter Of the civil-service statute.
and are disconnected with the policy OF
An Administration and declares that
ssrcmoval therefrom Of the present in
cumbcnts should not be made during
the terms for which they were appointed
solely on partisan grounds, and for the
purpose Of putting in their places those
who are i'm political accord with the APP
pointing power.r So far in this direc-
| ton. But he adds that many now
holding such positions have forfeited
all just claim to retention. because they
have used their places for party pur-
poses in disregard Of their duty to the
people, and because. instead Of being
decent public servants, they have
proved themselves offensive partisans
aud INSCRIPTIONS manipulators OF local
party management
This i plain enough. MIR. Cleveland
will strictly and scripulousiy observe
the civiI-servicc act which applies ex'
clusively to clcrkships. As to those
public offices connected with the Ad-
ministration and in some measure shar-
ing its policy, they will have 70 be filled
with Democrats and this rule Is in
flexible. But there are other Offices
that arc merely ministerial and have
nothing to do with the policy Of thu
Administration one way or another
Where the present occupants Of these
offices have been '.deccnt public serv
ants combining themselves TO thci
duties. they will be let alone till thci
terms Of service expire. There are no
.. many such to be found. The majorit,
OF incumbents have been "oilcnslv
part sans" who have forfeited all jus
claim to retention because they nav
} used their places for party purposes !
|; disregard Of their duty to the people
|, and All these will have to Ego. n
! reasonable civil service requires
1 Democratic Administration to retain J
I Office the offensive Republican pal
] tlsans who nscl their official iniluenc
: against the Democratic ticket in I'll
late campaign. These gentleman hay
been in Office long enough; Y Is tim
a they were giving place to better men.
4 The President-elcct Il SINGULAR
a frank and explicit in defining his polio
on this interesting subject--and II ms
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30
A GROWING MAN.


The 1h0uKnT 1UUt I-EfHNtl< WIN NAatfh"f't
In tho United States
Our highly esteemed contemporary
the ST. LOUIS Post Dispatch, thus happily
voices the thought that has probably
occurred 10 millions Of minds since thu
Presidential election:
Grover Cleveland IA the FIRST man that eyer
made the Mayoraty q minor mun,c. pall,y
then stepped from the latte, , in'o me rrc; y
the petty Office q Mayor was % nn~snomvs nr,
was witnessed with many misxivinxs that m
mushroom wonder would collapse under iht
weight Of thst great resp9nnr,,p'hliy ,has ' IN,
November witnessed his election 70 the Prcsi
dcncy. And. strange 70 say. he has since
grown more In the public cnnndcncc n :, ~
tween his election and inauguration. Wiz
opportunities abundant he has made no mis-
take. He has written many letters. on, no.
this" Every word from his tongue or pen -
Tar keeps the line which the common sense Of
the country has marked out for him.
During the campaign piggish cry
was raised that Governor Cleveland wa
man Of sluggish intellect" Of "nt
ideas, and destitute Of all knowledge
Of national affairs.
Since the election. as the world learn.
more and more Of the Presidcnt-elect
Il l. seen that with his quiet grasp 81
public affairs, his instructive know
ledge Of right. his great sense Of duty
his calm judicial mind, his mature judg'
ment and his entire truthfulness, he I
a greater statesman than could be made
out Of whole school Of his pragmatI-
cal critics.
Grover Cleveland manifested neither
excitement nor anxiety when 1t became
evident that an attempt 10 repeat tht
fraud Of 1856 was contemplated. he
| felt strong in the firmncss and honesty
Of the people Victory did not unduly
elate him, and did not cause the slight
est change in his simple habits or the
quiet discharge Of his duties. Since the
election he has made no injudicious ut
tcrance. although he has talked freely
and frankly with all His words have
been words Of wisdom because they
have come with sincerity from an hon
est heart.
Az our Western contemporary says
Grover Cleveland .'has grown more u
the public confidence aud respect thar
any other Prcsident-elcct ever grew be
tween his election and inauguration.
The country begins TO rcpose on Grove
Cleveland with sense Of comfort an
} security. In good sense, honest pur
pose and unprctending truthfu'ncss, tn
people already recognize in him sec
: ond Abraham Lincoln. -- N. 4. ~
change.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30
ANOTHER HORROR
The Infrmary building Destroyed and
Eighteen az the unfortunntc In
mates su0ocated or Roasted
10 Death.


kA>kAkEE, HI. january ~
Early yesterday morning detached
ward az he Eastern Illinois Hospital for |
al. r,,s... 49, discovered "a be on Are
- - - ..s, r.. h,i,a,rc |
~ '"e "'s"s
wss two-story stone and brick with no
W.. A about II except the floors and stair |
WAYS. II was completed last August,
80 80, coz ooo n was used a. a in |
-. - NM, - a.. ,ns.,. ,omstas
urinary Win ios'y NV sAs"As
twenty-three on the nrst moor ana
twenty 1.-TWO on the second. Attendants
Brown. Rose and wife were sleeping on
-. s.rord eocr Attendants Reid. WI
80 $500 ,,s-' 49,. 49, A.,
Hams anu fieenA" s'ef'
noor-
The building was heated by hot-air
furnaces. II was twelve degrees below
zero when the watchman discovered
smoke issuing from the noor immediately
above the furnace, and awoke the at
tendants. The smoke at once passed
through the hot-air fiue and along the
halls TO all parts OF the building
The fire spread rapidly, and all Efforts 10
save the building were fruitless.
Attendant w. A. Reid began dragging
and carrying out the patients. Many clad
in night clothing rushed from the bitter
cold air back into the burning building.
Reid, at the risk OF his life, struggled on
till twenty-one Of his twenty-three pa
tients were rescued, when he became ex-
On the second floor, attendant Rose
and wife heard the alarm and escaped
down the stairway Just before Il Tell. AZ.
tendant Brown, sleeping on the second
floor, was awakened by the smoke. lie
attempted to save patient IN an adloin-
ing room, failed, and sliding down = sheet
from his window Jumped 70 the ground
Superintendent r. $. Dewey reached
the scene, and with LADDERS chmpeu 70
the second story windows, smashed the
windows and rescued several patients.
Almost all the patients refused 70 CO.
operate 10 the efforts being made 70 save
them, and were only rescued BY being
dragged from the flames and held from
RETURNING A marvellous escape was that
OF an inmate who feii with me seconu
door, struck the burning debris, above
the furnace, and bounded through WIN
dow 70 the ground uninlureu.
The remains OF twelve patients nave
been taken from the ruins, al burned 70
fragments, only identifiable by the ioca-
ton where found. The dead thus lar
Identified with ages aud residence are:
Il w. Belden, aged rfty, OF Gales
burg.
Thomas Hereley, twenty-seyen, OF
Chicago; brother OF State Senator Here
ley.
James Colbert, thirty-two, OF Chicago.
M. Jordan, thirty, OIL Chicago.
Thomas Hickey, tnirty-nse, Oh spring
leld.
f. Weymouth, thirty-two, OF Peru.
Henry Brown, forty, OF ROCK Island.
=. w. Galloway forty-two, o. say
brook.
George Bennett, twenty-lour, Of MOT
ris.
J. johnson, tnirty-nve, OF Dansiiic.
Matthew Haigh, forty-hve, OF Chipause.
Theodore Hoehner, sixty three, OF Free
port
The following are missing, and DOUBT
less perished:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30


NEW YORK, January -
B.F. Butler has begun suit In the United
States Circuit Court against Stephen d.
EIkins, to compel the latter 70 make
deed conveying TO the former 100000
acres OF land, being part Of the Mora
grant In New Mexico. About February
lst, 1884, Butler agreed to purchase the
land at seventy five cents an acre provid'
ed the title was clear. He sent Q. y.
Borker to New Mexico, who examined the
titles and found part Of them TO be clear
ana the balance cloudcd. Butler offered
$4,000 for the land despite these oDlec-
tons, which proposition was accepted by
Elkins. Several decus were drawn, but
ali Of these instruments were objection
able TO one or the other u the princl-
pals. Butler asks that the Court compel
EIkins TO make out proper deed, and
meanwhile the defendant r. enjoined and
restrained from dlspos;ng Of any Of NE
property mentioned.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

BE- added that his policy Il reasonable
and unassaiablc. and will command
the cordial approval Of the country
So. Louis Republican.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

- Hamilton Fish was Secretary Of
State for eight years. In that time 1t
cost him Si7. 900 year beyond his in
come TO live and entertain. II cost
Eyarts $4,000 year more than his
salary. while Frclinghuysen Is said 20
be out $4,000 In four years under
Arthur. What makes IL so expensive
for Secretary Of State i that he has 20
entertain the foreign Legations fire.
qucntly. N Y. Times.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30
The average duration Of life anon

The average duration Of life among
well-to-do people is forty-fivc years;
among the middle class il is twenty-five
years; among the laboring class, twenty
years. Among one hundred people the
wealthy would not number more than
five, the middle class no more than fif-
teen, and the working class eighty
Boston Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

AT sale Of fans in Madrid recent
" some brought as high as nine hun
drcd and fifty dollars, the prices bid foi
them being due chiefly 70 the designs
painted upon them. and the names o.
the artists on them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-30

"A Philadelphia man has mania
for smashing looking glasses, and has
broken 2J0 in the last year and paid
damages in full. philadelphia Press.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
The Progress of Cremation.

1t is said that the facilities of the Milan Gre
matory, in Italy, are likely to be inadequate at
an early day, although the construction of the
institution is so perfect that not more than two
or three pounds of ashes remain after each incin-
Grafton, and the expense is only $40, including
marble tablet for each body. These facts are re-
garded as evidence of the progress of cremation
in Europe, and it is said that the cause has made
even greater progress in the minds of the people
in this country than in most countries of the Old
World. The Mount 0livet Crematory, on Long
Island, is nearly ready for use, and other struc-
lures of the same class soon to be erected. In
Boston, Philadelphia and other cities, some of
the most refined and influential people are crema-
tonists and the crematory to be opened in Buffalo
a few months hence will be controlled by citizens
of an excellent class. Prejudice against crema-
ton is strong, but the prevailing opinion of the
medical profession is reducing it and calm con-
sderation is convincing many that the furnace of
the crematory is less CHASTITY than the grave that
fire is less repulsive than corruption as an agent
to resolve the human body into its native dust,
and that incineration is the safest and the best
method of disposing of the bodies of the dead.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
THE CAD"
PRIMERS Circular.

The ad., when first looked at, is not seen at all,
And again on the floor unnoticed will fall;
The third time it assumes a familiar face,
And the fourth time is seen in its own proper
place;
The fifth time it's looked at the locker half reads it,
The sixth time says, "Pshaw! why, nobody needs
it."
The seventh the ad, is a source of great pain;
At the eighth he blurts out, There's that darned
thing again."
The ninth time he wonders if there's "anything
in it?"
The tenth time he reads it in less than a minute.
At the eleventh he says he will ask cross the way
If he sees it twelfth, how such stuff can pay?
Thirteen times makes him think it may be good
thing;
While fourteenth perusal the longing doth bring.
Fifteen times he has read, and thinks he will
try it;
His wife, on the sixteenth entreats him to buy it.
The seventeenth day tits the theme of the home;
On the eighteenth he's told that pay day is come.
The nineteenth comes round, it is ordered and
paid for,
And this, gentle reader, is what ads. are made for
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
Checks After Death of Drawer
Boston Trareler.


Bankers and business men generally have suffer-
ed considerable inconvenience by the delayed
payment of drafts and orders presented for pay
ment after the death of the drawer. The Legis-
lature has just passed law, and it has just been
signed by Gov. Robinson, by which savings banks
can pay for thirty days after the date of the ORDER"
and later if NO actual notice of the drawers
demise has been received, and national banks,
trust safe deposits and all other repositories
allowed to pay out for ten days after the drawers
death. This law applies to single-name checks,
of course. Henceforth, therefore, the only thing
to be considered in taking and depositing such
single checks is the drawers financial standing
and character Hitherto the taker had reason to
be afraid that the drawer might die before pay
ment, and if known to the payee, the holder
would have to wait one or two years until the es-
tate could be settled, and it might then be proved
to be insolvent. Hence, man alone in business
had not the same facilities lat least so far as Civ
ing out checks in settlement Of accounts) as he
who had partner. The amendment of the law
just enacted certainly called for, and business
men will be glad to know that it has been made
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
An Important Insurance Decision.

Judge Boyer, of Norristown, Pa, has just rem
dered decision in an insurance case which will
strengthen the faith of those who look forward to
the complete harmony of law and justice. The
company defendant tried to evade the payment of
a storm insurance policy on grain crop which
was destroyed by hail while growing, the excuse
being that the grain was not, phiologically speak
ing, crop until it was Cropped" or harvested.
The Court, however, tersely pointed out that
growing crops are the crops most in need of in
surance against storm damage, and that the COM
monty understood Specification of the word crops
should govern its meaning in an equitable con-
tract. This view of the law ought really to bene-
fit the insurance companies in the long run, for
if crop policy can be repudiated on such a
ground very few farmers would care to insure
their crops against storms.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
To Restore Color.

1t is customary to use ammonia for the purpose
of neutralizing acids that have accidentally or
otherwise destroyed the color of fabrics. This
must be applied Immediately, or the color is
usually imperfectly restored, After careful use,
an application of chloroform will bring out the
colors as bright as ever. Plush goods and all
articles dyed with aniline colors, faded from ex-
posure to light, will look as bright as ever after
sponging with chloroform. The commercial chic
reform will answer the purpose very well, and is
less expensive than the purified
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
Legal Verboseness.
Lancaster (Pa.) Ne,o Era.

We heartily agree with the Paper World that
the lawyers abuse of our good English is deplOr-
able. The New York Language Club is ventila-
ting this, and the distinguished lawyer, David
Duley Field, ono of the members, at a recent
meeting gave many instances of this abuse in the
way of tautology. In the ordinary New York
deed of transfer, he said, there $50 words, of
which $50 were superauous In the ordinary
mortgage form there were 1900, of which 1,24O
were superhuous. For deeds and mortgages 10
cents per hundred words were paid. There were
recorded in New York during one month 6SS
deeds and 7SS mortgages. "If my code had been
adopted" said Mr.. Field, "the people would have
saved $591 on the deeds and 1914 on the mort
cages, saving of over 81, 800 per month to the
people. The people pay over 100000 yearly for
superfuous words" But this legal verbosity will
90 on all the same. at paysl'
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18

Circuit Court.-Daniel W. Cameron and
wife VS.. Charles B. johnson in equity excep-
tions to the ratification of the mortgages report
of sales argued and held sub curia. William f.
Taylor vs. Il. De Merolla & Co.. motion to quash
attachment; argued and held sub curia Richard
McSherry vs. same /; motion of William f. Tay-
lor, as attaching creditor, to strike out the judg
ment of condemnation nis in favor of McSherry
for the land attached to the extent of $3.50 and
to quash the proceedings; argued and held sub
curia
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18

Death from Paralysis.-Mrs. Taylor, wife
of Alexander Taylor, of the 10th district, was
stricken with paralysis on the Sth inst and died
on the 18th. This was the second stroke, the first
having occurred about two years ago and from
the effects of which she had only partially recov-
cred. She leaves family of ten children, the
youngest an infant only few days old.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18

Barn Burned.-On Monday afternoon last
the barn on the property of Mrs Timanus, at Mt.
Vernon, Falls road, took fire from some unknown
cause and was entirely destroyed, together with
a large lot of hay stored therein. The fire engine
from Mt. Vernon Mills responded to the alarm
but arrived too late to be of any service. The
loss is about $500, which is fully covered by in
surance.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18

Death of an Aged Citizen.-Mr. William
Sykes, aged about 70 years, resident of New
Market, Baltimore county, was stricken with pa
ralysis about ten days ago, and died on Friday,
10th instant. He was formerly a resident of
Shrewsbury, Pa, at which place his remains
where inferred on Monday last.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18
neatb q, a Former Cit,zens-Tbe

Death of a Former Citizens.-The Man
chester Carroll county, Enterprise of last week
says: "0n Wednesday, the 9Th instant, Mr.. John
Blocher died, after lingering Illness at his resi-
dence in Hampstead, aged about IS years. The
deceased moved here from Upperco, Baltimore
county, last spring, and has been i'll from that
time. He was during his entire life, until his
coming to Hampstead, an active, thrifty business
man, for many years carrying on the mercantile
business at Trenton and Upperco, and acquired q
very snug competency. His only children, Isaiah
and Jacob, are well known business men of Alesia,
this county. Mr. Blocher was highly esteemed
by all who knew him, as a man of principle and
integrity, and his death will be regretted by a
great many people,"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-18

Fine Vegetables.-Our enterprising towns
man, Mr. Fred. Groom, who supplies our people
with milk, ice-cream, and almost everything else
that's good for the inner man, is also very sue
cessful gardener and the corn, tomatoes and po-
tatoes which he has now ready for his customers
are the finest we have seen this year.
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