The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-22

Jonx HrNrsTALL shot and killed Ida
O'Neill. - south BEND. because she would
not marcy him.
WALTER TnirLErr. OF Brazil blew int
his gun % see II IL was loaded The Corc-
ner's jury decided that II was.
Rosxkr BARNETT was killed the other
afternoon At Nyesville, BY Joseph Rouger,
. saloon-keeper. Barnett kicked upon the
saloon door. when he was khot By Rouger,
Who made his escape. Il was probable
case Of self-protection-
. coon near Jefferson, Clinton County, and
proceeded 70 cut down the tree. which. In
falling, caught VIM. Strunkard, and 90 In
iured him internally that he died next day.
FowLER q excited over finding natural
gaa
Miss ANNA MILLRR, an assistant IN the
high school at Jenersonville, was giving .
lesson on anatomy and by way Of illustra-
ton had an opossnm on exhibition. The
young lady desired 70 illustrate the wonder
ful muscular powers Of the animal and en-
desvored 70 hang il By the tail on the gas
fixtures. The opossum did not like the
turn things were taking and manifested
it, displeasure by biting Miss Miller IN the
wrist. The teeth OF the animal were 20
firmly Embedded in the ladies arm. and it
held on SO tenaciously that II was only
when its head was chopped OF that IL re-
leased is hold. The lady sank fainting TO
the floor. Medical aid was summoned, the
young lady restored TO consciousness and
the woundo dressed. The injury IL very
severe one.
BURGLARS entered the house Of w. A.
McLanathan, 1t Goshen, securing some 80
in cash.
THE jury at Lebanon found Snow guilty
Of intent to murder and sentenced him "a
two years.
MIS- SrxrxK, wife OF Prof. Strunk. late
~ acquitted OF the murder Of young Hoover
at New Albany, has left home with her
children and can not be found Mr.. Strunk
has detectives looking for her.
The reports OF experts engaged since
April last in investigating the county
books at vincennes. shows Ex-Treasurer 8
5. Hollingsworth to be s56,sg7 short
wALTER c. BENTON, q convict, eighteen
years OF age. was pardoned from the
Southern prison . few days ago by Gov
ernor Gray. Benton was sent up from
Morgan County in 1858 for larceny, 20
serve . term Of i've years. The pardon
was issued on an AFFIDAVIT from Dr. Gra-
ham. who states that the young man was q
consumptive and had but . short time 70
live.
In the Wabash railroad telegraph sys-
tenn there are p, 900 miles Of wire, and to
operate the lines batteries having an ag-
gregate Of 1850 cells are required.
A LITTLE daughter OF George Eyrisch. OF
Jacksonville. was playing near . can Of
concentrated I've, and innocently drank
some Of the liquid that had collected on the
top. She was instantly thrown into
spasms. and her recovery isdoubtful.
TUE cornerstone Of Salem's new court
house was laid with imposing ceremonies
. few days ago.
JuDsoS WRIGHf, aged about thirty-two
years, made an unsuccessful attempt TO
commit suicide the other morning ct the
Farmers Hotel, in Kokomo, by taking for
~ drops Of nux vomica- Wright halls
from Detroit and for some time has been
in the employ Of DR.. Z. l. Pray, . veterin-
airy surgeon, Of Kokomo, Is street-corner
minstrel II II alleged that strong drink, to-
xefher with the fart that be had recently
been Tilted by q young lady. led him to
sing a. be had never sang before, "Climb
ing up the Golden Stairs
The Prohibitionists Of Bartholomew Coun-
" have nominstsd = full ticket
THE State Conference and camp-meetine
IL the Seventh Day Adventists closed ten
laws session It Wabash. few days ago.
The report Of the Conference shows that
there are forty-one churches in the State
with membership Of over one thousand,
including sixteen ministers. The receipts
Tor the year amounted 70 over $1,000
There are fifty-two Sabbath-schools, with
membership Of thirteen hundred. There
are thirsy-fve missionary societies, with 4
membership Of four hundred and eighty
three. They have distributed over on.
million pages OF tracts cduring the year
! Four thousand two hundred and fifty dol
| lars were raised during the present Confer
| ence meeting for the extension Of the worl
| at home and abroad
| JoHx SNYDER. wealthy farmer and th'
! Republican candidate tor Cosnty Treas
| urer, who lives ten miles south Of Shelby
| willie. and who is serving on the jury thi
term. went out to his barn 20 feed his stock
| the other morning. and was set upon b,
three men, supposed to be tramps. heater
| into . state OF insensibility and robbed o
$50 in money. His assailants left him lyinl
in the barn and made their escape. Nj
Snyder's injuries are reported serious.
The State Treasury is in . bad condition
The income OF the State for the last tw
years from all sources was about ss.00000l
This money is all gone. and there IL moth
ing to pay on new claims
WV. HARRIS. convicted OF the murder q
Alice Mitchell. at Thorntown. last June
was sentenced to Imprisonment for lifs
He claims that he IL innocent and that hi
wife committed the murder.
THERE Is great alarm among agricultul
lists in the vicinity OF Wabash, over th
terrible ravages OF hog cholera In som
places the hog cholera il attaching huma
beings. and, - II il contagious. this b
caused q general stampede. Efforts q
making to establish quarantine again
the peculiar malady.
THE new nail-mill Of the Chicago Ste
Company at Hammond. - fast being pusl