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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

or Sheriff schneider started 10 Indi.
annapolis Tuesday with al insane man
from Jackson township. named Fellar.
who used 70 lire ~ Jasper. and who had
escaped from The asylum. tie refused to
70 on the cars, and had to be taken on
BY main force.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

The new Insane Asylum near Ev-
ar-ri.le i shouI completed. and will be
'cadv for occupancy The coming sum.
ner. IL will accommodate about 800
patients. AM, cos, 10 hni.d $35o,o0O
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

- The Amer lean Mrthohisss Of Hun.
sirgburg. are making IN c1ort TO build a
church a. that place next Summer. The,
weed ose, ~ The Christian church 10 the
only AMerican church III the town
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

wvCook stoves. heating stoves. FIRE
clav flues. fire brick. CRATES with Tenders
completed. jamb CRATES, The boss Buck.
eve force pump, chain pumps. gutt-rime
and spouting. all 10 be had at l.. Y
Spayd's, jasper. 4-tf
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

40 Rev. BraHiev, of Dale. preached
instead % Rev. j. h. Thomas. ~ the N
i. churcl, 10 Jasper SUNDAY night last
the latter gentleman being engaged il i
quarterly meeting at Petersburg.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

~ Sheriff r. schneidcs moved into
The connfv's hotel Liiiling. aud took
posscssinn ~ the soii'asv hoarder this
week
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

Tar BEST SALvE IN the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores, letter. Chapped Hands. Chill
blsins, Corns, and al Skin Eruptions.
and positively cures Piles, or no paw re-
onired. 1t IL guaranteed TO give perfect
satisfaction. or money refunded. Price
Is cents per box. For sale by Mehringer
Bros, Jasper.
Nov. 9th, '86.--ly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

~ Trustee tsfIinan. Of Boone town.
ship. shipped four ears ~ fat hogs last
week. 40! y r. HARRISON shipped two
cars YESTERDAY
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

WTThc city or Evansville had cen.
sns taken u, her police last week. which
shows 4 pnnnls'i ~ IN The CITY of ~ 253
an Increase of 80 per cont since 1880.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

NJ The r. n. On. 70 distributing new
rails on ths Evansville branch THE week.
Travellers know that track needs relay
ING. Trains and malls have been vary
irregular lately on account Of It, bad
condition.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

srA.k ,anr druggist for Shrincr'F
Indian Vrrlnifnge. N he fails to supply
VIM. address tie proprietor, David F.
Fouiz. BalLimore. Nd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

or Auditor Schuhmachcr IL making
ont an exhaustive statement Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures OF Dubois coun-
~ sor the past four years He says he
wants the "books opened 20 the people
may see jnst how their county affairs
have been conducted, how much taxes
nave been collected. and what has been
aone with the money. Il will be an In.
tcrcsting exhibit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

ia small sprek Of war on The
square Wednesday relieved the monoio-
~. but 10 serious damage resulted, ~
only little whisky.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

,- NJ A. Scrmersheim Il Co. ARE
ceiling spare ribs ~ q cents pound
aud trnslerloin ~ : cents = pound. Ev.
srybody can have meat nov.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

r<Ths County Commissioners have
heen in session this week. anh good
deal Of routine business has been trans
acted.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

srIf some one will present thu Cor
rlER few bushels Of apples, W. vii
gratefully acknowledge II.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

ErClerk Erkrrt has appointed Mr.. q
!. Jutt o his deputy. The other officer
have not selected ANY deputies.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

rxM. A. S.r,sersheim y Co. are tax.
ing IN pork. aud sausage and tnte,s, aud
spare rims mud YAM taste mighty quar-"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

For Christmas books and other nlcs
presents. 80 70 Jacob Gosmsn's hoot
store. 1O.6t.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

TrSt. Henry hns a new two room
school-honse. II is said to lie by odds
the prettiest frame school building in
the county. aud WAS built for remsrka.
bly, low price, the patrons aiding IL the
building. II is built on the Baker schools
house plan. furnished with two cloak
rooms, hall and beifry. Il is very con
venient. We need more such school.
houses in the county. Mr.. Christian
isniiger, the trustee Of Casa township
understands his business, and under biz
direction things will prosper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10

NEw LANDLORD. ~ Mr.. Joseph Haller
jr., has rented The Indiana Hotel Of Mr.. +
A. Nemdcck. and will hereafter keep thai
popular hotel. Under Joe's management
il will lose none " It's former prestige
as he knows ''how 10 keep hotel" and
y bile he does the general management
his excellent wife will see that the table
aud other inside arrangements are prop
rriy provided. Az the house is we'll To-
GATED. and long established, We predict
for Joe unbounded success AZ landlord
Commercial travellers will find it TIL
best arranged in town for displayin,
samples.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-10
COURIER.


Pork y selling Al $syo 10 S405 IN
Jasper
4 Leo Y. Spayd. 81 jasper. has the
bisges. stove store IN the county. 4-tf
nrThe Ice house owners of Jaspe.
Put up Ice this week about six inches
thick.
rvMr. MeInker. Coroner elect, Il
hmasing moro bondsmcn, It the order Of
the county board
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
COUNTY.
For Comfy Judge.
JOHN 4. WILSON.
For County Clerk.
JAMES W CAVANAUGH.
For sheriff,
THOMAS S. SILNlS.
For County TREASURER,
JOHN SCHAFER, in
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
They Set Tight ON Ginger.

tfrom the boston Glohe.b
81 suppose yon saw that paragraph
about ginger drunkards' down south, ="
said drummer to q Globe reporter in
YouGg's the other day.
The reporter thought he had seen some
thing of the sort.
"Wen," continued the drummer, you
needn't cross the Mason and Dixon line
to find such persons, though | can't say
that Boston has any ginger drunkards.
S5ill. she has lots of folks who take th cir
ginger as regularly as take my dinner
Some of them you will find are Founders
who have sworn off so 10 speak. yet their
craving for stimulant must he satisfied,
and rather than stand the guying of their
friends who still haunt the bar-rOom, they
20 to the nearest drug store and tell the
clerk they are suffering from collie. He
gives them light dose of essence of gins
ger. The next time they take it little
stronger, and SO on until they acquire the
habit. as it might be called. Then they
are suddenly laid upwith some complaint,
and thus they are forced to quit drinking
for a while at least.
''Still there are other places where
ginger uppling is ind,aged in To a greater
extent than here Take New York. for
instance. When | was on there. some
lime ago, met friend Of MINI wAo is
pretty well posted We felt dr., :" we
stepped into drug store gu Broadway.
While at the SODA counter saw The clerk
pour about two ounces of n dark liquid
into iImbler, and little soda, and hand
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16

The Vermont democrats cannot often
elect any Of their own party to office. but
they manage to have a good deal 81 fun
trying to foment dIssensions IN the other
county last week adopted resolutions en-
d0rsing President Cleveland's adminiss
traiion, land endorsing and warmly com
mending Hon. George F. Edmunds for
his action in not supporting james G.
Blaine at the late election" The motive in
bestowiug democratic praise upon re
publican senator Is, of course, to iniure
his standing with his own party, but the
Scheme will fail. Republican county con
ventions have already been held in all but
two or three of the counties, which have
in all cases nominated candid 1t es
for the state senate who endorse
Mr.. Edmunds, aud there Is no doubt that
nearly all the republican nominees for
the lower branch will be men of the same
mind. Mr. Edmuuds will be re elected,
and he will be reelected BOT only upon
his antl>Blaine record 10 the campaign of
1884, but also upon his recent affirmation
of his former attitude in his demand that
the republicans go to the west for Il
oandi late next time, and select some
good, clean, upright man. man who is
above reDrOaCh.' Such is the response
of the strongest republican state in the
union to the attempt of the Blaine men to
make admiration of their chief test of
republican fidelity-"a test which" the
Burlington Free Press the leading repub-
liean newspaper of the state, frankly con
fesses, eff itwere to be insisted on would
q be the immediate and utter wreck of the
republican party. 1t would turn ont of
the party. even here in Vermont, voters
enough to give the state TO the demo,
orats -
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
Men of the Day.

Speaker Carlisle celebrated his fifty
FIRST birthday last Tuesday.
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago is
going to spend the coming month at
Block-Island.
l.. Q, c. Lamar, Jr., is now the private
secretary of his father the Secretary of
the Interior.
Elisha Leavenworth of Waterbury, CT,
has given 100000 the Waterbury In
dustrial School.
Herbert Spencer's health is giving way,
and he is said 10 be Frustrated with ner
vouSness and inaomnia.
Information from Carlsbad says that
Joseph W Drexel is dangerously i'll there
and is not expected to recover.
Butler Malone, son of the Senator,
and Jay Cooke have opened BANKERS and
brokers Office in Washington
Attorney General Garland is suffering
from bronchitis and has gone to spend his
vacation at his home in Arkansas.
Lord Lonsdales tastes are decidedly
theatrical and expensive. and shortly after
coming into his estates he travelled all
over England with private orchestra of
twenty-five musicians, maintained wholly
for the entertainment of his friends.
At the unveiling of the Baron De kal5
statue. for which Congress appropriated
$4,000. at Annapolis on August Is. See
rotary Bayard will deliver the address.
and James r. Randall the author of
"My Maryland Will read a historical
poem.
J. V. Dexter Of Denver has Il pair of
ancient pistols which. he claims, are the
ones used by Burr when he fought the
duel with Hamilton. They are flint locks;
the barrels are of aminate1 steel, heavily
chased; the handles are of mahogany.
inlaid with gold and silver The case in
which they rest also contains flask. in
which is little powder, and also bullet
mould.
Don Jaime, son of Don Carlos. who is
now at school in England gets s.. 100000
under the will Of the late ComteSse de
Chambord and Carlos's younge: brother.
Don Alphonso, a Papal zouave. gets d
similar amount Don Carlos himself gets
IS, 600. 900 and Frohsdorff His mother
is worth more than $50 900, 900.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
SHERlFFS SALE.

BY virtue Of Execution and Pee Bin No $3.50
issued out ot the clerks office of The circuit court
of Rock Island county, aud state Of Illinois and
10 me directed whereby am commanded Ia make
the amount of a certain Judgment recently OBJ
tanned against Andrew Peterson, in favor of
Claus Berglcnd. ont Of the lands. tenenents.
goods aud chattels Of the said defendant IN
drew Peterson. have levied upon the fuiown"
property, to-wit:
The west twenty feet of lot number ten and the
east half Of lot number eleven. IN block ppui,p =
one, John Deere addition to the town now city
of Moline. IN the county uf Euck Island aud STATE
of Iiinois
Therefore, according to said command, | shall
expose for sale ~ public AUCTION. all tn right
ute and interest oi the ai'nye utuied Andrew Pc
tcrson. IN and To the above described property
on Tnt day, the 2lh day of August. lS~6. At !
O'Clock p. m al ia" nurth donY of the court hon
in the city of Rock ~linh in the county Of Rock
Island and state Of Illinois. for cash IN hand. to
satisfy SAID execution and frr bill
Dated ~ Rock Island this 81 day Of Nugust
\, u, 1886. JOHN NJ BETICEER.
3-dtd Sheriff OF Rock island County, Illinois
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
LYNCH LAW IN GEORGIA.
AN Ex-POi1CEMAN MEETS HIS DEATH
AT THE HANDS OF A MOB.

Charged with the Crime of Assembling II
Young Lady He Is Taken from Jail asd
Hanged-The Girl Proves To Be of
Loose Morals and Threats Are Made
Against Her.
MACON, Ga, Aug. I6-Ex Policeman
Moore was asked by a young woman named
Mamie Little, of Savannah, to direct her to
| hotel He got hack and getting in with
her she says criminally assaulted her, after
ward taking her to an designation house,
These facts coming out, a meeting was held
of citizens, q mob organized and tbs outer
| doors of the jail broken in A demand was
then made for the keys of Moore's cell. On
being refused, they broke through with
sledge-hammers and battered through the
second door, making their way TO Moore's
cell They then rested in their work of de-
struction until the sheriff and jaiier could
be called. These officials failed to answer,
and the crowd proceeded to break the third
and last barrier, whereupon the authorities
delivered the keys and the crowd seized
upon the prisoner with yelis and cheers
Moore begged for mercy, and tainted away
before the mob reached the front door
onally, toward the Central railroad shops,
until they struck Cherry straet A large
crowd assembled on both sides of the.street,
a great many of whom were women.
The criminal, half walked and half
dragged by his captorS, was carried down
Cherry street toward the river by the
crowd until they came in front of Sarah
Robnson's, the designation house at which
flt.a. fit-=f
limb, fifteen feet from the ground of a
spreading shade tree that stood in front of
the house they attached the rope-a hempen
cord obtained from the shops Moore then
began praying for mercy, saying that if he
did the deed he was drunk, that he remem-
berei nothing of 1T. The rope was placed
AROUND his neck, and many hands joined in
swinging him in air. The first knot was
too slack, and the prisoner Tell to the
gIound, grooming and trugsling IN the
death agony.
A wild cry was raised: He Is not dead ;
swing him again" The rope was lowered
a man assembled the tree, and in TESTING
way said Throw her up, but don't let her
drop; it Is bad luck Taking the rope IN
his hands he remarked: L wonder who in
HI tied this rope Rapidly adjusting it
he again lowered 1T, and Jim Moore was
launched into eternity. a few struggles
and the body hung stih and stark A
handkerchief was tied over his eyes and his
bands were tied behind him, and tLen the
mob slowly dispersed Friday it beca me
known that the young woman was of
doubtful virtue This only intensified the
anger of the mob, aud the cry was to lynch
the girl and the two female PROGRESSES.
and to burn the houses in wliich they lived
Angry crowds gathered upon the streets
The governor has been apPeaial for troops
Great uneasiness exists
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
NO coNcEALMENT OF wIckEoNess


When a Frontier Town Assumes Its Most
Scarlet Hue Next Morning.
At night Butte assumes its most scarlet
hue. The town is red all the time, but at
nj hit electric lights reflect through stained
glass a thousand cardinal and amethyst
rays. The houses of the demi monde are
now all open. In and out surge the people,
chatting the low cked, short sleeved
scanJly dressed denIlens Whole streets are
given up to these parlors of the sirens, who
sit at the windows dressed in drawing room
decoliete. When you come to the gambling
saloons tue fronts seem to be removed ani
the dozens of roulette tables seem to b. even
with the street There they sit women
ChInanen, cowboys, miners, and Christians
III disguise The clergy man dos not play,
but he comes In to Show his democracy 10
The boys and receive donation from the
Nan who breaks the bank, and suddenly be
comes generous
line Butte concert sai)pu5 are usually I'm
ier5rouni The saloon Is square, with a
row OF private bUAu, a around the top
Tue orchestra is occup Ell by cowboys and
miners, who guile bsor at p cents per glass
with 1abby uarmaidl The boxes are DC
cnpied by Uank presidents, merchants, aud
wealthy citizens, who sit behind lace cur
tains and drink Missouri cider ch tnpa .na
at - L bottle with sprigbtly girls in gauze
dresses or tights Tn gambling tables and
the broken voiced SINGERS make a pande-
monium OF the pltce. The weird electric
lights make the room look Ike hades Hum
mated. At II O'Clock the singing is now
and then disturbed by pistol shots from the
cowboys, who shoot uown into the ground,
unless they have an especial dislike to the
singer; then the ball whisps through the
curtain. Sometimes the cowboys cnaff the
merchants behind the curtains in the boxes,
and make them order whisky for the
orchestra
Everybody calls everybody else by bis
first name, and there is perfect democracy
throughout the saloon There Is no conceal
meut of wickedness, but each ons does all he
can to make the concert saloon the wicked
est place in the wickeiest city in the world
The next morning everything is forgotten,
and the merchants are in their stores, the
miners in their mines, and the pistoled COW
boy punching his cattle ten miles away
Eli Perkins in New York World
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
WAR ON THE CHINESE.
A Number of Them are Loaded ON

Number of Them are Loaded ON
Schouners by n Mob.
SEATTLE, W. q, Aug. if-Advices from
Alaska are TO TIE effect that anti Chinese
movements have spread to that territory.
On Aug ., at a meeting held at juneau, it
was decided that Chinese employed by the
Alaska Mill and Mining company, on Doug
lass island must go A committee of fifty
proceeded to the island and demanded OF
Mr., TreadweIl, the company's manager,
that the Cinnamon be discharged, Tread
well refused to acceds' to the demand. and
the committee returned to Juneau and re-
ported to tho citizens at secret meeting
On the morning of the 9TH 100 miners
proceeded by boat to Douglass
island, and, in spite of Treadwells
protest, assembled the Cinnamon, eighty
six in number, at the wharf for shipment
10 Seattle by the steamship Idaho Tbs
captain of the Idaho refused to receive
them, land as Treadwell had lone to Sitka,
appealing for aid from the United States
steamer Pinta, the miners were worried to
devise some quick means of disposing of
their prisoners There were two schooners
lying at Douglass island The committee
chartered one of these and seized the other,
the captain OF which declined to charter his
vessel The Cinnamon were loaded on board
the small vessels, aud given 100 sacks OF
rice and some tea The vessels then sailed
from Wramgei island. but a storm arose
and they were unable to land When the
Idaho left Alaska they were beating about
near Juneau, both crowded with their I'M
willing passengers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
A Gas Mem IN ulinni..

ToLoNo, Ills, Aug. q Another gas well
the only one developed in over year, has
just been opened ON the farm of ID. 4.
Fisher, five miles north OF here. The flow
of gas is vigorous and entirely supplant.
coal OIL and coal for lights aud fuel in the
household. This natural gas was first
brought into general use about four years
ago, when several wells produced it III pay
ing quantities In the two following years
great many behring's were made and usu.
ally good supply OF gas was found at
about 100 feet below She surface These
wells came to he regarded as very profit
able and almost q necessity at every well
appointed house. This gas region was ther
the most famous in the west, but for somt
time past the supply has been decreasing
and Tolono has yielded its prestige as the
gas center of Illinois
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16

CHICAGO, Aug. 10 Michael Davitt ar
rived in Chicago FRIDAY and addressed the
Irish National league at pgden's grove Sat
urday afternoon and evening. Friday night
he was interviewed 10y u reporter on the
question of home rule Tor Ireland
"Do you expect any measure of relief
from the Tories?n asked the reporter
ireland can not expect anything from
the Tories. Churchill Ii likely to take up
John Browns idea of a parliamentary cont
mittee To sit in London aud decide all ques-
tions Such a measure VIII not be accepted
as satisfactory solution of the Irish lues-
ton The disturbances III Belfast will uiti
mately benefit home rule TIE Dran-emen
have been held up by Churchill as loyal
citizens, and now the English are hOrrIted
30 see them shooting down the Catholics
and English soldiers"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-16
LAWYERS ON BOTH SIDES
TALK TO THE JURY IN THE CELE-
DRAFTED ANARCHIST CASE.

air. yngham. for the Prosecution. Talks
OF the Teaching of Herr Most aud His
Chicago Disciples Foster Cites
Cases of Conviction ON Circumstantiai
Evidence.
trial Saturday Mr. Ingham for the prose-
cution began by showing how Herr Most,
the leader of Anarcnism i'll this country,
nad been convicted In England, in 1881, for
The publication of solutions articles in his
paper The Freheit. To get rid OF the CORY
Anarchist as easily as possible ths English
people gave him a light sentence and
shipped him to America. Then he began
the propagation of his doctrines here
spies Fieden, Parsons, aud the rest speed
lily became his disciples Referring thea
to the uaymarket tragedy Mr.
lngham said thai 1t was certainly the
outcome of an organized conspiracy, 1t
was to- out;ruwth ot Herr Most S teachings
As prorogaied 10y these defendants Prior
to that meeting and the wholesale murder
resulting from 1t some very queer ideas
were entertained concerning the freedom of
speech III this country.
Now, continued the lawyer, lit has
been shown that there conspiracy,
and that these defendants were parties
to 1T; that Spies, Parsons, Fielden,
and the rest had been for years
threatening to exterminate the police
and Mt all their meetings labored
to embitter workingrncn against them, and
that the conspiracy eliminated in the muir
der of Officer negan We have proved that
there was Il conspiracy, and they have not
denied it We have proved that the Hay
market bomb was thrown 10y an Anarchist
and that Officer began was murdered by 1t,
and this has not been denied Now, gentle
men of the jury when you believe that
these defendants were partie' to that con
spiracy that ends the case and seals Inc late
of every one OF them"
After recess OF a few minutes W. a
Foster began hi, speech for the defense
Mr. Foster said the only thing lie had To
fear IN this case was the prejudice of the
iurY against Socialism lilo admitted that
lie had feeling of great distrust on &C
count of that pre- utIcr. II these men are
to lie tried and hanged on general nrinci-
pies, for advocating IDEAS of government at
variance vita our own, it Is OF no use for
9ie to delay Let tue sheriff brIn. eight
ropes with eight nooses dangling at the ends
and put stop TO this farce now. Are MEN
to be prejudgei without the fearing OF
evidence. Ii 80, let the temple of Justice
be raled TO the ground
Citing numerous cases to show the dan
ger Of consictIug upon Circumstantial eyi
dence Mr.. Foster said the defendants here
were put on trial while public passion was
boiling, and he could not lie blamed for
fearing that the jury would be preludicei.
Justice demanded that the defendants
should have separate TRIALS, but the statute
of Hlinois prohibits that No state law
framed since lN+,' whould have denied sep
arate trials fer these men