The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-02-19

Br the death Of a wealthy uncle IN
Charleston. -. g., Mrs. Miller. 81 Ander-
son. east 81 Wabash. comes into possession
OF handsome fortune estimated ~ from
sM,ou 10 $4,000. The windfall consists
almost wholly Of real estate. located in the
South. The lady will 10 10 Charleston
shortly 20 look after her interests.
Nh NATHANIEL THOMPSON. aged seventy.
four years. and resident Of Shelby ville
for forty years. died suddenly At his resi-
dence from heart disease.
Wusrr's Institute near Wabash. will soon
receive fifty Indian children from tho
West for education at the expense Of the
Government.
five miles north OF Hartford City, aged
ten years, some five weeks ago, while play
ing ball az school. met with an accident
that resulted In his death on the 9TH. A
bat in the hands Of playmate slipped
from his grasp and struck the deceased
across the forehead. An abcess Of the brain
developed from the injury received, and a.
IL developed paralysis Of the right side en-
sued. and commissions occurred, lasting al
most necessarily for forty-eight hours
prior 70 his death. II is a sad misfortune
70 Mr.. Barchard. who is one OF blackboard
County's most cstimablc citizens. The un-
fortunate boy was bright and intelligent.
JoHS Z. HEx>i~G. the condemned Rock.
vile murderer. has been sentenced to hang
May %.
Tue Indiana Prohibitionists will hold .
state convention TO nominate candidates
on MAY -.
AT Rockville. 10 Lambert. while stand
ing on a log and resting on the muzzle Of
his shotgun looking AT IA fox drive, fell off,
discharging the gun, and his right arm be
low the elbow was blown off.
FARMERS about I.aporte are out 5000 on
Bohemian oats.
INDIANA Democratic editors will meet At
Indianapolis the 18th.
MADISON silver plate works. costing the
city alone $4,000. was knocked down for
$500.
q. q. BrRxs. Of Murfreesboro Tenn. who
months engaged in the fruit business. was
found dead in bed the other morning. He
had been s.ffering from nervous debility
for some time. and his death is attributed
70 heart disease.
A FIRE was raging at Princeton early on
the morning Of the 10th. The following
concerns were burned or were expected 70
burn: Massman a Brothers. grocers. loss.
nearly total. They were in William Jes-
scp's building. where the fire started.
James Brothers. grocers, part Of stock
In ff<fs he halls ~
the A. q. L. W. q. A. II. and Free Masons
and the county library. with large assort-
ment Of books: also Guigel's and McCoy's
law offices, nearly total loss. W II. Mel
sons drug store, building belongs
70 Mrs Kate Embree. J. II. Bow
ems dry goods store. In this build
ing was Land a CANDLES Law office
and Esquire Wright's justice office; an
empty store room was next. VIM. Pfohls,
shoe store. Strain a. Bros. implement and
seed store; Kivetts establishment: X. En-
erson. furniture dealer. G. w Benton.
music dealer; VI. A. killion. dry goods. Ia
this building were W. r. Downeyis job
printing office, the Leoder printing office.
W. X Wright. photographer.
JoHS r NICHOLSON, a prominent farmer
~ &AatA AVNHttr WIS lUunu utHu III 0A>
bed the other morning. His body was taken
70 Georgetown, Floyd County, for in
tcrmcnt.
Oh the 9th John Mcclure. of Wabash. al
most severed his left foot above the ankle
while cutting slaves. the axe CHANGING and
striking the leg. He BLEED 50 profusely that
II is not thought he will recover.
AT Richmond shorty Anderson. a Gin
cinnati darby, terribly carved George
Hiatt, another negro. with a razor. the
other evening at dance over . couple Of
disreputable women.
Az analysis OF can OF baking powder
used by the family Of Isaac Garrettson. Of
Williamsport Warren County. revealed
the discovery Of about two per cent Of
arsenic in the can. How il came there Is
mystery The dealer testifies that the
package was unbroken when he sold It,
Other cans were tested and found to be
pure Mrs. Garrettson fingered eight or
ten days after partaking Of the bread made
with powder taken from this can. but final
ly died. SO great was the excitement that
Prof. Hueston was called upon TO make
chemical test OF the powder, and reports
that he found therein over sixty grains Of
arsenic.
The Secretary OF the Board OF Health has
just completed his compilation OF the sta
tistics for the year ended October 81. 1885.
The population Of Indiana in round num-
hers il 2,250,00. Yet, according TO the
Health Board, during the whole year there
were only i56D3 deaths from all causes. or
fraction less than seven 70 the one thou
sand OF population. On the other hand
there were 3s.lsi births. showing that tho
fecundify Is a. remarkable as the salubrity
OF the climate There isno way Of arriving
at the number Of married couples in the
State, but they will not, probably, exceed
1p,Wo. In fact that Is large estimate.
TRIrLrrs were born 70 Mrs. Charley Scott,
Of Cambridge City, the other day. The
children are all girls and weigh about five
pounds each. Some two years ago, the young
couple-the bride being now only eighteen
years old-ran away to get married, as they
were unable to get their parents consent 20
their marriage. They now have four chill
dren. the first being about one year Of age.
BALD eagle measuring six feet four
inches was shot through the wing, cap
tured and brought 70 Laurel, q few DAYS
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