The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-11

bsr pay the other day. quit work. went
over % hardware store, bought thirty
two calibsr pearl-handled revolver. and
then. going 70 her brothers home, shot her
self Just a she entered the door, the ball
penetrating the breast just below the
heart She has been for some time de-
pressed in spirits, but the cause Is un-
known.
vsRoIL BLOOMFIELD was run over and
killed by train on the Air Line railroad
near English.
TnE north-bound morning train on the
Richmond division Of the Panhandle, was
wrecked at Windfall. south OF Logansports
th, other morning The engine, express
and baggage cars were thrown into ditch
Engineer Charles Luce and Fireman George
Burk were injured severely, the latter "a
tally. The wreck was caused by two Hat
cars pushed out on the track by miscre-
ants for the purpose Of wrecking the
train.
TWENTY-FIVE postal-notes were taken
from the Lexington post-office without the
knowledge OF Postmaster GLADDEN., and
number Of them have been forged aud
paid At different Offices in the past few
months. The dates stamped on the notes
indicate that they were stolen during the
month Of July last, just after A. W. Amick
turned the Office over TO the present in
cumbent
KoKoMo has just had completed fine
soldiers monument OF dark granite The
pedestal il twelve feet at the base On this
stands highly polished column fifty-one
feet high, surmounted by a standard-bearer
with furled flag. At the base, on either
side, stands an infantryman and cavalry
man at parade rest. This Is the largest
monument in the State, and In design and
finish one Of the finest In the West. This
grand memorial will be unveiled July 4,
with imposing ceremonies. 1t will be made
great gala day by the people Of Howard
County.
A TRUSTED" citizen Of Marion Is non
est. Ralph f. Bates, young jeweler, alb
seconded for parts unknown TO escape pros
scution for robbery. He had a stand in
travels drug store. The night before he
left he borrowed travels bunch Of keys,
forgot to return them, and robbed the safe
Of about $50.
THE other day while Edward Mcdaniel,
an employee on the L., p. a G. road, was do
Ing some switching near the depot in Lo-
gansport, he fell between the cars and was
run over. His right ankle was crushed so
as to render amputation necessary, and be-
sides being cut about the face and head
was badly injured internally.
JAMES vASHoRS. an old and well-known
citizen Of Connersville, and wealthicst col
ored man in the county, owning good
farm east Of that city, was adjudged I'M
sound Of mind and placed under guardian
ship by circuit court.
A BARN belonging to 7. II. Ebert, near
Laconia, Harrison County. was destroyed
by fire the other night The entire con-
tents Of the building were consumed, and
two valuable horses persisted in the fire.
The eighteenth annual session of the
Grand Lodge Knights Of Pythias, Of In
diana, was held in indianapolis few days
ago. One hundred and twenty four lodges
were reported with a membership OF
1850, net gain during the year OF '0s
Assets Of Grand Lodge, S3306 or: total
receipts for the year including S2,d6i Il
balance, s7.2s5 70; disbursements, <2,ef3 Il.
Officers elected: Grand Chancellor, G. 4.
lively, Cambridge City; Grand Vice
Chancellor, w. l.. Heiskell, Indianapolis
Grand Prelate, J. II. Russo, Lawrenceburg
Grand Master Of Exchequer, General Geo
Webster, jr. I: Grand Master Of Arms, O. T.
Pittman, Evansville; Trustees, >. +. Oylcr
franklin; Ben. l.. Smith, Rushville, and
:. II. Kelly, Jeffersonville.
CHAs. OGDEN, bartender in Jones' En-
pire saloon, Lebanon, was found in his
room in lions Block, about eleven O'CLOCK
| the other day, unconscious. II is supposed
| that be took an overdose Of belladonna BY
mistake, as no other cause can be assigned
| His recovery is very doubtful.
| THE Prohibitionists Of Indiana met il
| State Convention at Indianapolis. few
| days ago, and nominated the following
ticket: Secretary OF State, Rev. J. H
| Hughes, Of Wayne County; Auditor, Syl
| vester johnson, Of Marion County; Treas
nrer. r. G. Perkins, Of st. Joseph County
Judge OF Supreme Court, K 8. Dwiggins
81 Jasper County Attorney General, Judg
| W. M. Land, Of Gibson County; Superin
| tendent OF Public Institutions g. w. Hod
| gin. Of Wayne County. The State Contra
| Committee organized by electing JohI
Ratli6, Of Grant County, chairman, ans
Sylvester johnson, secretary.
MISS MAMIE GrDDIxGs, aged TWENTY-FIVE
and Horace Maiden, aged twenty-six
teachers in the schools, were drowned th
other evening in the st. Joseph river, q
Bristol, Elkhart County. They were on
fishing, and their boat was upset. BeinI
unable TO swim. they sank almost immt
diately. The body Of Miss Giddings wa
recovered in a short time, but that OF Mad
lem had not yet been found at last q
counts.
CHARLES Ross, Of Lyons, saw three swan
flying toward him in q marsh at Bee Hunte
Prairie. As they were about to alight Ros
ared at them with one barrel, killing tw
and crippling the wing Of the third. Ro'
captured the wounded one and drove
home before him. The town turned out I
see Ross driving . wild swan down ID
road, and one man was so much intercste
In the bird that he bought It for i've do
lars.
HENRY STRorEA who was heavily fine
at Wabash for assisting in whipping Rel
ben Swonh, a wife-beater, at North Maj
chester, has been granted new trial.
dozen other cases Of . similar nature Al