The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-15

DIpnruKRn II very severe ~ Kochcstor.
oix deaths occurred within one week
J. D. CocnRA~k. who forged check on .
hank At Sheibyville. some weeks ago, and
was arrested At Buffalo. n. ~, and brought
back, has been given two years In the In
diana penitentiary.
J. w. lRwiS. Of Rochester. "a. was found
dead In bed AT the residence OF his brother.
n. X Irwin, the other day at Brazil. Heart
disease
Az epidemic Of small fires has been pre-
vaiiing az Madison recently. aud steps will
BE- taken TO detect the fire-bugs.
OK the farm OF VIM Vaughn near Fort
Wayne, Albert Burt, aged fifteen years,
while engaged in feeding sugar-cane into
: mill. his hands were caught By the steel
rollers aud were drawn into the mill, fol-
lowed by both arms and portion Of the
body, causing almost instant death
A TERRIBLE accident occurred 1t Gift
Williams & Co.'S planing-mili. Terre
Haute. few days ago Leonard
Mills, one Of the workmen and q we'll
known citizen Of family, was accidentally
caught in the shafting and literally ground
- f'2e>er' ~ o<4y WIS ASoutc1 W . uS8
-ible mass.
Thomas CLEARy, tramp pr inter-, who
stole suit Of clothes and some valuables
from printer living at Terre Haute, was
sentenced to five years in the penitentiary
on plea Of guilty.
THE other afternoon the explosion Of =
boiler in the saw-mill % Jordan Bcckwell,
seven miles northwest OF w arsaw. occurred,
fatally injuring George Powell and Thos.
Augiin. employees Of the mill. Several
other employees were slightly injured The
engine was totally wrecked The explo-
sion was caused by improper firing.
DR. WIN. II. ALLEN, was arrested Mt
Columbus. on the charge Of robbing post
Office at Waymanville.
NEAR Winchester. farmer Henry W Hill
was thrown from his wagon, niighting
upon his head and sustaining dangerous
injuries His team ran away with him.
Rev. W. s. viors. pastor Of the N. r.
Church ut Muncie, has accepted the posi-
ton OF superintendent OF the American
Bible Society for the State or Indiana Ho
will resign his station at Muncie aud DO
succeeded by some one else about the first
OF November
The proprietors OF the Craw louisville
-frgrs Neirs were arrested for criminal Ii
bel on complaint OF A. b. Cunningham.
BniIcA ia 500 each
Ca9TAix .inSrrH III DoEsr. ~ New Albany.
has bern appointed Judge Advocate on
me staff 81 1sen-ras Miles
TnE MnLbit abduction case which ere
ats.d such sensation in the neighborhooi
by the appearance Of VIM. W aikrr, who. with
Amor Green. is hrlf responsible for Miss
Mabbit's disappearance. Walker drove 10
Deercreck post-ofiice, and his Appearance
set the little town afame. Ia very
short time two hundred men assembled.
and. but for the prompt action 81 the vcsy-
man with Walker. who hustled him into a
buggy and drove OF At breakneck speed,
the young man would have been lynched
The crowd pursued. but were unable to
overtake him. Walker has been notified
that his presence in the neighborhood will
not be tolerated. and he has fed although
he has large interests there Lou Mabbit's
fate is as profound mystery to-day Is il
was the day she disappeared.
THE State Board OF Health was in session
ct indianapolis. on the ist considering the
reports Of members who recently visited
the State Prison South to investigate its
sanitary condition. The physical condi-
tions surrounding the prison are described
a abominable; but one covered sewer leads
from the prison, and the gas which escapes
from this and the open ones is the prolific
source Of sickness In the prison and the
city West Of the prison is low ground.
which Is made receptacle for all kinds OF
filth and trash. and this contributes to the
unhealthy conditions The committee rec
ommend extensive improvements, and the
subject will be called to the attention OF
the next Legislature.
AT Bringhurst. Carroll County. small
village on the vandalia railroad. Terre
Haute and I.ogansport Division, twenty
miles from the latter city, occurred a most
fatal explosion q few mornings ago
Messrs. Shanklin 4 Kearns had just opened
up their store. when in came little boy
and Thomas II. Britton. the latter 10 pur
chase some power 70 20 hunting. Thomas
II. Kearns. the junior partner. with n
lighted cigar In his mouth. proceeded 70
pour out the powder from a large can into
the scales. and had set the can down. when
his cigar fell from his mouth into the can,
which exploded. The front part Of the
building was torn out, the goods knocked
topsy -turvy, and a fearful wreck made.
Mr.. Kearns had his arm broken in two
places. his shoulder put ont Of joint. his
head terribly burned, and suffered other
awful injuries in the lower part Of his
body. and yet be lived until the afternoon,
Mr.. Britton. who was buying the powder.
had both arms broken aud is badly burned
The other partner. Mr.. Shanklin, was 81
vercly hurt by shelves and other articles
falling on him. The little hoy was burned.
hut not seriously. The goods were scat
tered all over the street.
WIsHrxG to honor the founder OF the
Rebekah Degree, the Odd Fellows have
been earnestly &C work for some time col
Iecting fund 70 erect monument TO the
late Schuyler Colfax. and funds enough
have been obtained to warrant the com
mittee In taking action, although . con
siderable sum must yet be raised The
Executive Committee, after careful ex
animation OF designs and propositions,
have awarded the contract for the monu-
ment 10 Mr.. A. A. McKain- Of Indianapo-
lis. His design Il . bronze statue of Mr..