The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-01-08

osvrRAL sharp shocks Of earthquake
bsewesn s:0 and 5;2o q m.
FiR. q the Peacock coal mine, near MIN
eral Ridge. o., on the ssth, destroyed al
the baildingz. causing loss Of $1,000 ana
throwing 100 men out Of employment
AT midnight on the 18th fire broke out "
the cargo Of the steamship Ryerson, loaded
with cotton, q New Orleans the extent
Of the damage was not ascertaincd.
Tnr German press hailed with pleasure
the announcement Of President 0revys
reelection, which they regard - an assur-
ance o. peace between France and Ger
many.
rHr London .Sissdarfs correspondent
a Vienna says that an attempt was made
>. the 9Th 70 destroy vereshagin's a.
NOUS pictures. and that one OF them wss
| injured.
spain has been postponed until February
| 9Th. ON account Of the mourning TOR King
Alfonso.
Joux BONE and VIM. Bindley, Of Rush
Run. o.. became involved In hght on the
18th. over the ownership Of wagon-load
Of corn. Finally Bone seized hall
fence rail and struck Bindley on the head
killing him almost instantly.
SAxrA TAYLOR killed Edward Purdue ON
che Goth With q knife. The partiesiivet on
adjoining farms near Jamestown, Ind,
ana are members OF influential families.
Purdue leaves . wife and child The muir
der Is the result Of quarrel over stock
NINE frame residences and stores burned
~ chattanoora. Tenn. on the 10Th. caus y
Ing a loss OF >l5.acn; insurance, 500. Inc
losers are: r. f. Peoples. John Sully, >. r.
Mcmillan. Sons and Daughters Of Zion and
r. V. Brennan
FiRx broke out in the store Of John
Hageman, at Juliustown. n v, on the
och. The store. with its contents, were
DESTROYED. as were three dwelling houses
twas found that much OF the goods were
missing. creating the impression that the
store hai been robbed and then ses IRE TO.
McNURRrx. the man who a month ago
attempted 70 assassinate Deputy Marshal
Collins at Salt Lake City. Utah. and wa'
sho. in the abdomen by the deputy. from
|, the effects OF which be has bed ever since
disappeared on the 10Th. He was wantes
AZ witness in the Collins examination
THr Ha,tain Generals, La Conte and
La Roche have taken refuge at st. Thomas
CAPTAIN PoLLEys.. for a long tim'
American Consul in Cuba, committed sui
I eide recently at Barbados
: JoHx HARRIxGroS residing IN New
York. had a quarrel with his wife on IN
r ss.h. He seized Ratchet and struck mel
y in III e:.heai. killing her on the spot haE
y rington was arrested
: Mr. PExpLEroS, the United states NH
lister. and Mrs. Pendleton gave their mr.
: reception in Berlin on the evening OF n
. aetb. Among the guests were aiarge nun
= Der Of American residents. fact whie
d shows that the American colony there
. increasing.
4 BARON Oh CorRcEL, the French Amba'
sador at Berlin. and Count Herbert 81
a marck. Under Secretary Of State for 70
J. eirn Affairs. have signed protocol deni
Il ing the boundary OF the French and Ge
man territories in West Africa
y REV. s. II. KELLoGc, D. d., has resign'
the professorship Of didactic and pollen
r. | theology in the Western Theological Sem
nary in Allegheny City, Pa, on account
Mt ul-health and in obedience 70 the imper
tive order Of his ply sicians- He has stat
r. ed for the West Indies for rest and rec
peration in that mild climate.
70 THOMAS GREEN. residing near Paimyf
Wis. has created considerable exciteme
ID, and much comment by abstaining fre
nourishment Of any kind for over fourte
lie, davs. Recently, while attending ser
Of OF rerivals n. the Free Methodist Chur
in his village. Mr.. Green became possess
ith OF the idea that be should receive ''pows
o. by fasting and prayer. He still asserts
viii continue 20 fast until be receives 3
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