The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-03


PERSONAL AND GENERAL
FATHER O'CoxxoR Of St. Plus Church.
with sixty OF the girl strikers, all Of whom
consented TO resume work, and the strike
OF the operatives in Clsrke's thread works,
Ct Kearney, n j.. is practically ended.
OK the 23d the Rockville (Conn.) Manu-
featuring Company. heavy woolens en-
ploying four hundred hands, went on eight
hour time. and will remain on that time
until tariff matters are definitely settled
BY Congress.
AT Gary, OAK. Mrs. Fred TassIer, who
became insane over the fate Of her two
boys lost In the recent blizzard, Il report.
ed dead. Her sons got shelter in . school.
house, taking the ir cattle in with them,
and were saved.
A MCLEOD IN. w. IT, dispatch Of the
sd said news had just reached there Of
the hanging OF "Nosey Smith" at Sun
River. Mont, BY vigilanteA Il il said he
went TO Mcleod two years ago TO escape
hanging for shamefully abusing his two
daughters. and going back to gain posses
sion Of them he met moose.
GOVERNOR LowRY's veto Of the Missis-
sippi Constitutional Convention bill has
created great sensation throughout the
State.
on the ed the funeral OF Mrs. Eliza B.
Garfield occurred 1T Mentor. O. The re-
mains were inferred Ia : plain black,
but elegant casket, the only trimmings
being the oxy died silver handles, and the
plate bearing her name and age. The re-
mains were removed to Cleveland and
placed in the vault at Lake View Gem
etery. beside the dead President.
COLONEL CHARLES MoULroS, brother-in-
law OF General and Senator Sherman,
died in New York on the cath.
PRINCE FERDINAND Of Bulgaria was &C.
corded . grand reception at PhiIippopolis
on the cath.
GOVERNOR BUcKxER OF Kentucky has
granted four weeks reprieve to Patter-
son. the murderer Of Jennie Bowman.
THE celebration Of the centenary Of
New south Wales was begun 1t Sydney
on the oath.
EDWIN BOOTH has purchased from Mrs.
Owens. through Manager Albaugh, Of
Baltimore, Nd, the dramatic portrait
gallery Of the late John E. Owens.
Ed. CoYYEY, the convicted murderer,
who cut his throat in the Allegheny
County (Pa.) Jail, died on the Gath.
A RuxoR is current In Canada that
Joscph Chamberlain il TO succeed Lord
Lans dcwne as Governor General.
HAMILTON, Ia, has a social sensation,
involving the suspension OF young lady
students in . school for attending .
dancing party against the wishes Of the
principal.
JoHx l. SULLIVAN offers TO deposit E100
II once TO bind match with Jem Smith,
the money TO be forfeited in case be Is
beaten in his fight with Mitchell.
ANOTHER crime was committed In the
streets of Brooklyn on the night az the
23d. Mrs. Jennie Geary. thirty years Of
| age, was assaulted by her husband from
whom she was separated, and her throat
cut from ear to ear.
| FIRE broke out In O. @. Kings shoe
store at Newark, o., on the night Of the
2lth, and IL was completely Quilted. The
loss on building and stock Is estimated 1t
| $4,000.
| BIZ an explosion Of gunpowder at Brest
| Litovski, in Russian Poland, on the cath,
eleven persons were killed and thirty in.
| jured.
| THE Pope has declined to receive d on
Jaime, son Of Don Carlos, either offlcially
| or privately. Don Jaime has In his pos
| session . cross set with diamonds which
| he desires to present to the Pope.
| ~ case before . London judge. on the
oath, q decision was rendered upholdIng
the binding force Of American divorce
| laws under certain circumstances.
| IT II understood that the American
bishops now In Rome have advised the
Pope not % condemn the Irish Nation
| aiists.
PRoy. NATHAN sHrppARp Of saratoea.