The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-11-09

a Terrs Hauss. fsw nighss ago, Dolly
Phillips, aged twenty, WAS the victim o.
IN essassin's bullet She was standing on
tho corner watching the parade when
man approached, pointed revolver q hes
and pulled the trigger. She fell 70 the
sidewalk with . bullet through her head
and died In few minutes. The murderer
escaped, but was identified a. . man named
Galloway. The cause q the shooting y
unknown.
THEODORE MoxoHAN brakeman, was
killed by the cars AZ indianapolis
SYDNEY NJ DYER was appointed receiver
for the grain firm Of J. A. Closer q Co,
indianapolis. The assets are estimated at
$4,000. Nothing definite IL yet known -
to liabilities, but they are understood %
be as large a. the assets.
Two carloads OF material arrived Il
Columbus, on the 29th, 70 be used In erect
ing National Observatory on the top OF
the Weed Patch Hill, twenty miles west Of
there, which il the highest point In In
diana. The observatory will reach to
considerable height, and n Is TO be resu'
lar signal service station.
THE seven months-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs John N. Oldham. Of Harrison
Township, near Logansport was 80 Sc
verely burned, the other day. that she died
from the effects. The little one was alone
with three ear-old sister, and Il il sup
posed the older child played in the fire and
threw Goals on the child's clothing.
THE Comptroller Of the Currency has de-
clsred seventh dividend Of 10 per cent
In favor OF the creditors Of the Richmond
National Bank CT Richmond. This makes
in all II per cent. on claims proved
amounting to s365. s62. The bank failed
June %, 1884
JOSEPH HAU fell from . horse and broke
his neck, near Napoleon. He was intox-
icated.
AT Huntington the grand jury concluded
the investigation Of the killing OF Arthur
Watkins BY City Marshal Rosebrough on
the 10Th, and made report to the court that
the homicide was perfectly justifable.
THREE thieves, one OF whom Il a resident
of Columbus, turglarized several Franklin
citizens residences, the other night secur-
ing about $1,000 worth OF jewelry, money
and clothing A. +. Fitzgerald was the
heaviest loser. The three men boarded
Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis
freight train to 60 to Columbus with their
plumber. They were discovered, however,
when short distance north q there, and in
their hurry TO escape they left large
amount Of clothing and jewelry In the
car. kS5eDne oNS
The business portion Of Indianapolis
was terribly excited the other night by one
OF the most desperate shooting affairs that
has ever occurred in that city. John Nc
Fee, roofer. entered the saloon Of Thos.
Slavens. at the corner Of New Jersey and
Washington streets. and drawing q self
cooking cartridge pistol, fired two shots at
Slavens and ran Slavens followed him
to the sidewalk and emptied five chambers
Of his pistol at NcFee, one ball carrying
on his right ear and another passing d.
rectly through his bowels- Slavens then
turned TO run. and just o he reached his
door NcFcc turned and fired another shot,
the bullet striking Slavens just below the
right shoulder blade aud bringing him
down Both men were taken TO the city
hospital, their wounds being very danger
Gus, and McFee's probably fatal. The two
men formerly lived in Henry County, and
the shooting Is the result Of an old grndge.
Neither will talk about the affair. Melee
has killed his man, and was also the hero
OF . shooting affair in which he dangerous
~ wounded the city marshal Of Knights
town. When transferred to the hospital
he said: ''Slavens has done me up, but il
have finished him it's all right"
The body OF an infant was found in the
Wabash river, near Lafayette, few
mornings since. The child's throat had
been cut, and the body wrapped In . news.
paper and thrown into the river.
the other night on the river bank, while
about to toss his five-year-old daughter in
the river. He was drunk.
JONI DoLAx, aged thirty three, dropped
dead upon the street at Madison, Of heart
disease.
The supposed murderers Of Andrew
Morgan. at Xenia, have been held for MUIR
der in The first degree.
A GREAT scare has been caused on the
Charlestown pike, north Of Jenersonvilie,
over the ravages Of mad dog. The ami
NAL came into that vicinity q few days
since, and bit several cows, hogs and dogs
before IL was shot and killed. A young
heifer belonging 70 Thomas Holloway was
attacked BY the brute and died In severe
agony. Several animals which are thought
| to have been inocculafed have been penned
up by their owners to await further devel-
opments. The rabid beast snapped at :
| little child who was IN is path. hut did nc
more harm tan TO tear It's clothing.
| ANNIE. the three-year-old daughter Of
| August Conrad, prominent German citi-
rem Of f. Wayne. was scaIded 70 death
| BY falling headlong into : kettle OF boiling
| apple -butter. She was In the kettle sew
srai minutes before being discovered.
| Jos. GuxRJcn was killed BY the cars q
Indianapolis.
| STEPHENS SAPPIxcrox shielded BY hang
ing himself, At Lafayette.
| THE members Of the German Baptist
Church in Wabash and Huntington Coun-
ties are greatly exercised over an outrage
committed at the church In the Mishler
neighborhood in Hunting ton County. Sew
eral days ago the communion services was
celebrated there, which includes the serv.
ing Of soup and the washing OF feet
| Some scoundrcls managed to dose the soup
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