The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-11-19

SOLOMON LRTxRR, . eorner iivinGne1r
Logansport, was instnntly ki;ied lvohs
falling limb OF . troe.
nfx principle part u wakrctl White
County. was de<trOye1 BY ire mrly b
other m0rninG.
Az Indiana man made . bet q feo that
he could drive a pig half . mile without the
animal swerving more than twenty feet
from = direct course. He hadn't gone
twenty rods when the pig swerved around
: corner. swan . canal and got In the way
OF a locomotive and was killed.
TnE barn q Marcus Jones, sam
init Station. near Lafayette, caught
fire the other night and burned
TO the ground. IN the ruins were
found he charred remains Of : man. II 10
supposed 70 have been a tramp bo laid
down to rest In the loft and accidentally
set fire to the hay. A small gold ring Wal
also found among the debris. aud IL - sup-
posed TO have belonged TO the tramp.
MINNIE HELvIE. aged six years. only
daughter OF Samuel Helvie. = leading citi-
rem Of Anoks. Ca>s County, was burned 70
death . few days ago. She was paying
around the fire when her clothes caught,
anu uttRlt u>>t<t8uct uIIiftu cAC wa A0A~
ribly burned and died soon after.
PLErRo-rSEUMoxIA is rapidly increasing
in Jasper and Clinton Counties, and the
State Board Of Health il considering meas
ures to stamp it out.
A FioHT over the election resulted in
Reeves Thomas. Republican, in the south
ern part Of Parke County, having his
throat cut BY John Segwick. Democrat
Thomas is dying, and his murderer Is in
jail at Carbon.
SENATOR SxirH. President Of the Indiana
Senate, ard acting Lieutenant Governor.
will bring action before the Supreme Court
to have General Robertscn's election as
Lieutenant Governor declared void.
The auditor and commissioner Of Knox
County have effected . settlement with the
bondsrnen Of the absconded ~ex-county
treasurer. Spear s. Hollingswortb, whose
defalcation amounted e. over $1,000. The
commissioner have compromised for SIS
600, which the loadsmen will pay with
| property left by Hollingsworth.
THERE is great alarm among ndian
cattlemen over the ravages OF the fatal
pleuro-pneumonia.
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VIM. Goodin. who was supposed 10 have
been killed while attempting TO rob the
residence Of VIM. McKinner near that city,
was not shot At all but died OF consump-
tiou.
STATE GEoIoors MAURICE THOMPSON has
submitted to Governor Gray his report for
the year ending October 81. IL is quite
vo~luminous and when printed will make a
book Of 40 pages The coal fields Of the
State the report says though far from
showing adequate development. have been
worked with great success for fifteen years.
and our building stones have become
famous for their beauty ard durability
The block coal OF Indiana Is the best 10 be
found in the world, and our oolitic lime
stone has no equal in the world asa beauti-
full. easily worked and durable material
One feature Of the report u the Geologist's
treating OF what Prof. CODY has named the
Wabash arch. Mr.. T ompson says that q
few years ago. while engaged in making
some railroad surveys, be nosed at q num-
Der or point in Northern Indians. evi-
dences OF . line OF disturbances affecting
the rock strata. and in q direction east TO
west. Soon after be came Ia possession OF
the Office Of state Geologist the discovery
Of natural Gas in Northern Indiana began
to excite general attention, and he at once
began the careful study CT the evidences OF
disturbance mentioned. 1t il along this
apex Of this anti-clinal, extending into
Ohio. or upon swells OF its offsh,ots that
natural gas is most likely TO b. found
The probability H. be saws. that throughout
a large area in Northern Indiana both gas
and oil may be reached They are not limit
"a 10 special reservoirs along any given line
and not due 10 special local a 1encies. The
successful drainage OF the vast marshes ~
ing along the Kankakee river Is a subject
OF great Importance TO the citizens Of thu
state. he SAYS. and is a subject which mus
largely be affectsd by the surveys Of tb'
department during the next ten years
The line OF work has now been carried ~
70 the Kankakee valley. and the next steI
WILDE the examination Of the river sns
the territory il drains. The examination
should be a survey Of sufficient complete
ness 20 est blish all the facts necessary Il
n practical knowledge Of drainage require
ments. and he suggests hat the Genera
Assembly should appropriate a sinai
special fund OF $1,000 TO meet the extra ex
pense Of such a survey
ARrPFLE Of excitement was created a
Decatur, a few days ago, over the repor
that the surveyor-eicct would not by stat
ute take his seat until the first Monday ii
November. which would allow the old SUI
veyor { hold over nearly q year. The stat
ute Is one made in 1852. when the election
were held in October and provides tina
the surveyor-elecs shall assume he dutie
OF bis Office the first Monday in Novembc
after the election. A. the first Monday 1
November occurred before the election
the question il one for the decision Of tn
courts
Mrs. Firm HICKMAN, OF New Harmon,
was assaulted by . tall. well-drcssed, pr
possessing man. with felonious intent. !
her kitchen. . few days ago. She SUI
ceeded in securing . butcher knife Wit
which she wounded the scoundrel. II
then left the house. but threatened 70 en-
again. Mr.. Hickman secured the servics
OF the village constable TO watch the hous'
Two nights later The stranger put in an aI
psaranc and attempted TO force IN 81
trance into the house The constable o.
} dered him away. but the man rcdoubled h
efforts to gain an entrance. The constabI
, fhcn shot him twice. killing him. He VI