The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-27
STATE lNrELL'oEMcE.

ux miles uUftn OF MuutptiitI. ~. 0tH< ~a&
the father 81 twenty children, ten Of whom
are living and th~ heads o. families.
GKo. HARrrEScE. while drunk, shot and
fatally wounded VIM. Dunn, - Indian
arclis.
Tux English kparrows are rniding the !
Nhcat shocks Of Indiana. aud the farmers
are out with their shotxuns.
AT the colored camp meeting a. Charles
ton, there was a grand march rep
resrnting the children Of Israel crossing the
Jordan.
MRs. Louis yorxo and daughter were
seriously injured by = runaway q Fort
Wayne
AT Hbcsnia. the other night. In organ
King Republican club there were fire.
works. and an old. cracked cannon was
brought into service. At the third dis
charge the piece burst. The clothing Of
Thomas knight, SON Of wealthy farmer,
caught fire and he was fatally burned.
Robert Little, one OF the spectators. was
| 80 startled that he fell over . clin. by
| which he stood, and his skull was frac-
turcd.
| A rosr-ofFicK has been established at
| vawter's Park, Kosciusko County. and l.
/ r. Roberts commissioned postmaster
/ Tur special election for councilman At
| Conceivable. resulted I'm the election Of
| Austin Ready, Democrat, BY one majority
| in a vote Of al.
1 Mrs. ANN SHIELDS, . pioneer. and the
last OF the original Huston family, died
few days ago at Connersville, aged ninety
| years.
WHILE driving lcaping machine on his
farm near Hagerstown the other evening,
w. j. Purdy, was thrown from the seat,
and. being caught in the sickie-bar, had
both legs cut of near the body He lived
but a short time after the accident.
THE grain warehouse Of Dick Prickett,
insurance 5000
JoHx NJ. Rkcc, freight brakeman, was
killed by cars At Indianapolis
AT Shannon's lake, near indianapolis,
George Farand shot and killed William
Naples, who attacked him with fence
rail-
TWELVE inmates Of the county infirma-
" near Columbus, were adjudged insane
AT Seymour William Eagan, teamster,
was thrown from his wagon by a runaway
cam. and very seriously, II not fatally in
iured.
THE probabilities are that before very
ong the shops Of the Louisville. New Al
oany and Chicago road, now located at
New Albany, will be removed from that
place TO either Lafayette OF Crawfords-
Vile. The managsment has for some time
been an xious to secure q more desirable To-
cation. and General Solicitor Friediey has
spent much time looking into the matter,
and endeavoring TO decide on the best
place TO locate the shops.
PASCAL PORTER is . lad Of twelve years,
hut he has excited the religious world by
! | his remarkable pulpit eloquence- He was
reared in Jefferson County, near Madison.
| He looks to be above the ordinary boy He
has followed the teachings Of his parents,
who are second advenfists. From his first
5 | lispings he manifested desire 70 speak IN
: public. and though but hoy preacher
: vet he thinks some day he will be power
3 for good and q great man. He Is looked
= upon. by those who have heard him. q
sort Of miracle
A QUEER freak Of lightning u reportee
: from the little village Of Georgetown In
ELECTRICAL iuid struck DIR. Campbelrs house
KNOCKING on the top Of the brick nue. tear
, ing a whole through the roof and down "
stovcpipc into the kitchen, bursting tn
/. stove into fragments and. passing through
!. the foor. the bolt completed its destructls
!, work bv killing . hen and . large brood .
! chick ems that had sought shelter under u
house.
THx Acton Park Assembly will begi
August /. aud will continue twelve day.
Il. i under the management OF Governo
: viii cumback. The lecture course EN-
: braces 4 great many noted lecturer
2 xxbile the religious services promise
!. - very interesting. They will be
' charge OF Rev. =. A. Keen. d. D.. paste
/. ~ Roberts Park NJ. +. Church, Indiar
9 apolis-
. Tur hardware firm Of >. f. Thompsc
I. a Co. Of Elkhart, made an ASST gnment q
y ether dav. the step being caused by in'
bilitv 70 make collections Their asse
!. are 5000: liabilities 800.
NOVEL suit has been instituted |
!. r.eavenworth. in which Peter Grant
- plaintiff and Harve Goodson Is defendan
n Goodson was engaged to Be- married
N Grants daughter. and 81 Goodson's r
a. quest Grant had "big" dinner prepars
and invited the whole neghborhood 70 u
*. marriage feast The guests assembled
\" the appointed time, but Gocdson failed
- IuakE Hts aIIstHt ANY, 80 .&*->% s3NF~ -
lic country. but had left behind yoke Of O.
ne en-, which have been levied upon by Ora
ne to recompense him for the expense Of q
dinner. which il placed AZ SO The VIII
"a Caps have rendered Mr.. Grant their ser
~ ices. and will give Goodson warm rece
n, tion should he return
NJ The first case Of milk fever that has be
reported in that portion Of the state for
- number Of years Is that ofthe Robe famil
NJ about thirteen miles from Muncie in Hen
rer County. Niles Robe, young man abo
in nineteen years Of age. died on the ~
se. after very intense suffering His faith
Robert Robe. il in : very critical condit's
The and his physicians say that his death ~
len be effected a. any moment The disease
creating considerable excitement IN
ZEN neighborhood.
dc- In the trial Of John G. Pickett, Of Koi
'ay mo. charged with conspiracy 20 conn
~, arson. after two days deiiberation
w iury returned : verdict o. acquittal.
IN THE car-works az Jeffersonvilie be
commenced on a contract for building
ny rUn1.