The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-23
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs RUDOLPH hKLLER and child were
found dead. and NJ. Heller in an uncon-
scious condition at their home In Find
lay. O., on the 18th, from sudocation.
caused By natural gas which escaped
from q cook stove
HENRY BRRoH. founder and president Of
the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
20 Animals, died In New York, the city Of
his nativity. on the 18th He was sixty
Eve years old.
OK the night Of the 18th dastardly as
sault vas made by unknown parties uron
an aged couple named Buzz, keeper OF the
Broad River Is. CO. bridge The defense
less pair were brutaly beaten and
robbed OF ffty dollars-an the money in
the house The place was then saturated
with kerosene and fired. A timely rescue
saved them from IN awful death.
The Pope, who has besn suffering from
an indisposition, after ten days rest.
was much bstter on the l2th, and re-
sumed the transaction Of business
THE Buffalo IN. W Daily Timss, which
has been conducted by stock company,
| limited, changed hands on the 18th, be-
coming the property Of Mr.. Henry
Nanerf, who foreclosed mortgage o.
| IS .o0) held against the property. Mr..
~ 4ueFt VII co11tS& 80 fef~- =. -
own account
II the United states Circuit Court At
New York. on the 18th, Judge shipman
l rendered . decision in the suit Of the
\ Rogers Locomotive q Machine Works ".
4 the Southern Railroad Association. in IA
| vor Of plaintiff, for the recovery OF <22o,
| 900 in bonds OF the Mississippi Railroad
| Company guaranteed BY the defendant
on which interest was not paid
/ IL the Superior Court OF New York, on
| the 18th. decision was given in favor Of
Miss George Fargo against her fathers
executors for STA. 0S5.
A sLErsH containing John Ridden and
wife, Of New York, on their way 70 Cal
vary Cemetery TO bury the body Of
daughter. in the snow storm OF the 18th
was overturned at Borden and West ave
nues and the corpse and occupants throw
into q snow-driff. The sleigh was rightes
and the funeral party succeeded in get
ting within a quarter Of mile Of tn
cemetery. From there the driver car
ried the corpse TO the grave, followed by
the mourners on foot.
Il A TERRIBLE tragedy was enacted on th
night Of the 18th at the John Lowell
House, Chattanooga, Tenn. Levi Brown
! . boarder. requested Mrs. Lizzie Davis
the landlady, to read letter for him
After she had complied. Brown drew
revolver and shot her dead.
| PETER Myers. the largest real estat
owner in GAINESVILLE, Wis. and the wealth
fest man in Southern Wisconsin, droppe'
dead Of heart disease on ths 18th 4
was one Of the pioneers, and was know
throughout the State.
III THE report OF the burning OF Suakim b
/ -. = w.
| THE German Chancellor will not r.
| sign.
NINE persons were drowned by ID
wreck Of fishing boat &c Lowestoft Ii
gland, on the 12th.
THE French papers refer 20 Empere
/ Frederick's proclamation a. . pacific .
terance, which merits the approval I
France.
II vas stated On the 13th thu
= the Emperor would take the oat
| required by the Prussian Const
tuition in the presence Of the upp,
| and lower houses Of ths Prussian Diet I
= Charlottenburg, on the 18th. the pres
dents and vlce-presidents representa-
the chambers.
THE hearing OF the Stewart viii ca
: was commenced on the 18th In the Ne
York courts.
JOHN WEDEr- . young unmarried ma
n living az Hillsdaie. Ia, committed suicid
Il onfhc 18th. II il supposed that derressio
J. Of spirits, owing 70 lines, VIII oh b
Il physician had pronounced incurable, 10
}, 20 the act OF seif-destruction.
y VESSELS arriving az New York on Il
n 13th reported unusually bad weather I
y. the coast. Seven pilot boats went asho
.. during the 12th in the vicinity Of M
/. York harbor.
Or Ar the meeting o. the directors 81 q
ID Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
10 Baltimore, on the 18th, tbs following q
10 GERS were confirmed; First viceprel
" dent, Orlando Smith; third vice-prel
Il dent. 9. X. Lord; general freight trai
70 m anager, Frank Harriott; general frsis
agent Charles r. Ways