The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-02

IN report of Geatissiclan Dodge % ~
National Department Of Agriculture, issued
March N. places he amount Of corn On
hand In this stats q 90. l57, 10 bushels -
against s5.5la53O last year. There were
6o0i, $40 bushels % wheat on hand March !.
tbs illuminated window In the front Of
the new Presbyterian Church. ~ Wabash,
was blown out during = gale to other
window vas Of stained glass, twelve feet IN
diameter, and The loss will b about $40
The Democrats Of Rushville Township
Rush County. nominated John Pearcy for
trustee. while the Republicans have named
George r. Hovcms
&c. sxrpER has been working Indiana
counties a. = tombstone agent, and sending
In fraudulent orders 20 an indianapolis
Arm, from which he collected commissions.
Ar Evansville Andrew Shulthes com
mitted suicide BY taking morphine Family
trouble.
AT Russiaville there lives, at the reputed
age Of ll6 years, woman who claims 20 be
near relative Of Commodore Perry, and
who is said TO be likely 70 live several years
yet.
The child OF Joseph Holler. living about
seven miles west Of Milford. accidentally
fell into boiler containing hot water. and
was so badly scaldes that Il died in short
time.
TnE Governor has paroled John Wales, Of
Posey County, sentenced for assault with
intent to rob in November. ISL, for ten
years, and who has now served fours and
over. A review OF the case shows that his
ofYense was fight over an ill-fame woman,
with no intent 70 rob-
AT Evansville, the case OF Urso Mar
sicano against the members Of the Repub-
lican Central Committee, for payment for
fireworks used during the Blaine and Lo-
gan campaign. was compromised BY the 90
PENDANTS paying 500 and all accrued costa
EDWARD CARLISLE. OF Shelbyville. was
found dead in bed the other morning. He
was a sufferer from asthma. and strangled
JoHx LErrz was struck by lightning and
instantly killed at Marion.
RoBERr JOKES. aged fifteen. fell into
creek at Columbus and was drowned.
The barn OF John Ware near Wabash.
was struck by lightning and consumed.
DR. $. G. WARREN, . prominent and
wealthy physician OF vincennes, was ar
rested on requisition from the Governor
OF New York. and taken 70 that State 20
answer charge Of bgamy. DR. Warren
holds divorce from his first wife, issued
BY . Nebraska court
JULIA LISEBARGER was marrind at Terre
Haute. few days ago. 20 Conrad Farmer.
The bride il daughted Of George Line
barger, one OF the wealthiest farmers and
stockmen OF Parke County. She got &C
quainfed with Farmer while he worked as
. Farmland for her father. Her parents
opposed the match, and she has left home.
She has sll.o 600 in her own right
The wife OF Henry Conrad, prominent
farmer Of Columbia Township Dubois
County. gave birth few days ago 70 four
living children, each well developed and OF
medium sire One died three days after
birth. the others few hours after
AT Hagerstown. the other afternoon n
:. Bates and wife quarreled. and the
woman struck Bates with an ax-handlt
and he wrested the weapon from her, STRUCK
her one blow with il. and then made q
slash ut her with pocket-knife. nearly be
| heading her. The woman fell 20 the floor
| dead Bates was placed under arrest and
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| THE other morning the saloon o. W a
| Beard 1T Prairieton, Vigo county was %
tally destroyed BY fire- Beard was IN pee
| and had narrow escape from Inc names
There has been great opposition % ms -
| loon in Prairieton, and y was no doubt Sc
on fire BY some Of the villagers Last snm
mer IN unsuccessful attempt was MADE
blow up : be saloon with dynamite ana
scared the occupant out Of the building
Beard succeeded him
SAN WAR. who was carved BY Franz
Thompson at Shelbyville several days az
was in a precarious condition on the I'D
erysipelas having set In.
\ u.x zv,.xn, ~ who sho. the ~
cr.~;shsr T.stellI ~ the Criminal Cour
a Indianapolis last winter nearly KILN
him. has been acquitted by : Crimins
Court iurv. after brief deliberation. Th
following excerpts from the judges charg
= such 4 radical departure from the pr
scribed forms that some OF the old pras
titioners are still catching their breath
over it: The commonly received do,
trine Il that an assault or an assault an
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