The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-03-19


Jonx Lsxcu. one Of the Archer gang Of
outlaws, has made confession Of the
crimes committed BY the gang in Martin
County.
An Indiana juror got TIRED the other
night while the jury Was out trying 20
reach verdict in Grant County case. 20
he crawled out 81 = window. went home.
and was comfortably In bed when the
sheriff found him.
HCoH McCrLLocu. ex-Secretary OF tho
Treasury, has decided t. the city Of Fort
Wayne : ten-acre lot which Is TO be inn
proved and known as Mcculloch Park.
An order for farm in Washington
County was received BY local real estate
agent there from an Ohio man who wanted
also. II possible. "a wife between the ages
% twenty and forty five year" 70 80 with
the farm.
THK officers Of the Southern prison ~
JefFcrsonvillc have filed their report with
the Governor for the fiscal year. In 10
they state that for more than two years the
cat. or whip. has not been used as means
Of Furnishing refractory convicts. Lighter
and less revolving methods Of punishment
have been found 10 be more effective in the
maintenance of discipline There are now
75 convicts in the prison. and the daily
average has been 80. while in the preced-
ing year il was $50. The expenses OF main
tenance amounted 70 ts5.0sie6.
Eli TxsrHrReEn. an old man living near
Anderson. was assaulted with razor and
his throat cut BY James DAILY, a young man
whom Trauberger had befriended and
4 .<.1
the murderer will probably 10 lynched, IL
the mob can get hold o. him.
NRs OcnsExRIDER. Of Wells County. il
ninety-one years old. and her fourteen
children are all alive. the eldest being
seventy one, the youngest forty-six years
old
The sourneymen BARRIERS Of Indianapolis
are organizing to compel the bosses TO
close up snop al p. m, save Saturday
and then at II p. N
II view Of a contemplated strike by tho
cooperS Of Terre Haute. for an increase OF
wages. the manufacturers OF that city have
organized company for the purpose OF
making barrels by machinery in factory
built for that purpose.
The following ticket has been nominated
BY the Democrats OF Madison County:
Representative. +. p. Foster: sheriff. Mat
Moore. clerk j. yetterville: recorder. A.
7. Davis; auditor. John Canedy treasurer.
". III. Dobson: coroner, w. Hunt surveyor.
A. ID. Williams; Commissioner second dis
drict. John l. Jones, Commissioner third
district, + III Peters
THE depot at North Vernon. used by the
Ohio and Mississippi and Pennsylvania
Company was totally destroyed BY fire the
other night The fire originated in the oil
room. and the whole building was in flames
in an Instant BY the united efforts Of the
citizens every thing " value was saved. in
rlnding the safes. Adjacent buildings were
in great danger. but the exertions Of the
citizens saved them Cause of the fire I'M
known.
Az Evansville both the Fulton Avenue
Brewing Company and Mr.. John Hnrtmetz
agreeably surprised their employees the
other evening BY announcing that they had
voluntarily adopted the ten-hour system
without q reduction in wages. following
the example set them the day before by the
r ". Cook Brewing Company. The Full
ton Avenue Brewery employs seventy-five
men, ard Mr. Hartmetx overweight
Ar Eaton. Delaware County. . stock
company with $1,000 capital stock has
been organized and will commence opera
ton soon In search ~ gas or oil.
SErEKsL OF the enterprisfng business men
Of Muncie are engaged la organizing a
stock company TO bore for gas. The fever
originated with them hy visit 70 Findlay.
o.. where they Inspected the gas well in
operation az thar place The work will
commence in or near that city At an early
late.
JKs-E BuLrSc-. a prominent and pros
porous farmer, living near Washington,
was taken 70 the Jeifersonville peniten-
tiary the other day. having been convicted
BY jury Of twelve men Of forgery. He
was sent up for two years. The parting
between him end his family was heart
rending.
THE Affairs OF the state University are ia
precarious condition. owing 70 n deter
mination u the state Auditor recently.
In ISL the Board ~ Trustees failed 20 draw
q $1,000 appropriation. and under the law
il was converted into the Treasury Of the
State The Auditor then permitted the in
stitution 70 draw it, April installment in
November and it, November instnllment
in April, thus paying the money six months
In advance instead 81 the time il was
legally due The Auditor now refuses 9
pay the November instaIiment In advance,
and the University will be without its ap-
preparation till IL Is due. Judge Banter,
president Of the board Of trustees. Il AZ
Indianapolis. attempting TO arrange the
matter but the Auditor refuses 70 yield the