The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-30

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.


Patriarchs Militant the uniformed POT
ton OF the order, will BE- there in NUM-
bers estimated at from 5000 70 10000.
| FouR OF the Kings Mills (Ol powder
mills exploded, on the evening OF the
| 18th, shortly after all the employees had
| Quit work. No lives were lost Loss q
| property. $1,000.
| on the night OF the 18th FIRE was dis
covered in the curiosity store Of II. ID.
Hill. on tho assembly grounds at Chau-
tauqua. n. Y. The fire spread to n n.
| OTIS book store. and from there 70 three
cottages owned by the assembly and
conducted as boarding -houscs.
| A BILL 10 provide for the extension Of
| the White House. with a view to giving
the family OF the President more room
/! for domestic purposes, will probably be
| introduced by Senator Cameron this vim
| ter.
| The Russian Government has ordered
! the construction Of two more IRON clads
| OF the frst-class, made alter the pattern
| OF the most powerful vessels OF tho En-
glish fleet, and several torpedo boats. all
Of which are to be completed as soon as
| possible.
| JoHv l. SULLIVAN, the pugilist was, on
| the 18th. sentenced. at Purvis, Miss. q
| Jail for participation in the late prize
| fight at Richburgh. An appeal was
| taken.
The body Of an unknown man appar-
/ emily sixty years old was found drowned
! in Brooklyn on the 18th An Italian
| merchant OF that city. whose card was
| found in his pocket believes him 10 have
been an agent for +. II. Hartman. a Cin-
cinnati liquor merchant.to whom he gave
/ an order few days before.
| The British bark J. c. Williams from
| Buenos Ayres, June Il, for Barbados
1 sprung leak while at sea and toundered.
| Her crew arrived at Barbados on the
! 10th.
/ MADAME ADELrvA PATTI arrived al
| Southampton. on the 18th. aud proceeded
| TO Craig-y-Nos. her castle in Wales
| The Unionvil- mills. in Montville,
| Conn.,. have shut down. owing 70 financial
embarrassment. About 30 hands are
| thrown out Of work
| CHAs. I. LOVING. president OF the Point
| Pleasant (va.) Electric Light and Power
Company, left his home some time ago
| to visit Pittsburgh and New York TO pur-
chase new dynamo and other machn-
| cry. On the 18th his wife received q let
| ter saying he would never return aud
| would never see her again He had a
| good deal OF the company's cash with
| him. and the corporation is seriously
| crippled.
| In the Montana Constitutional conven-
| ton. on the 18th. the revision and phrase
ology committees having completed their
work, and the constitution being finished.
| the convention adjourned size die.
| In the race at Newport, X. l., on the
| 18th, for the Corinthian Yacht Club
| sweepstakes. only 40-footers competing.
| the Minerva won. the others following in
| this order: Papoose, Gorilla. Iris, Helen,
| Alice. Tomahawk aud Marquita.
| THE funeral Of General I. L. West took
place from the Langham Hotel, in Wash
ington. on the 18TH. A large number 81
| friends and acquaintance attended ths
funeral aud the remains to their las
resting place in Arlington National
| Cemetery.
| The President, on the 10Th. commuted
the sentence ot Linden = Clark, Of Rich
mond, Va, TO three years in the peniten-
tiary. Clark was convicted OF making
false entries in the books OF the First
| National Bank ~ Richmond.
| CivIL-SERyICE examinations for appli-
cants for the railway mail service viii
be held ia the following -named cities 81
the first Tuesday in September. 1859;
-ucson. Ariz.; San Francisco, Cal; Sac
ramento, Cal; Los Angeles. Cal, Den
YER. Cob; Pueblo. Col; Bpise City
Idaho: Spokane Falls. w. T.; Miles City
Mont; Helena, Mont; Carson City
New; Albuquerque. y. NJ; Portland
Ore: Roseblrgh. Ore; Salt Lake City
Utah; Seattle, w. T., and Cheyenne
Wyo.
J. g. LYONS was killed outright. c. "
Pauly fatally mangled. an eagine an
eight cars wrecked aud large humble
of cattle killed in an accident at Moat
gomery. Ind. on the 18th.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company j
about 70 establish pension system ~
Ks employees. The system will be ia
first OF its kind In this country. and i
likely to attract widespread attention.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY BATcHELLEr
says that the wife of a Chinese merchant
who may him self he entitled % cxemp
tion from the provisions OF the Chimes
Restriction art by reason os his forme
residences ia the United States. can not b
admitted to entry when coming for th
first time to tile United States with0u
the production of the required identified
ton certificate.
JAMES ;. GoRDov. wcil-known news
paper man OF Ohio, once member Of 81
: Ohio gislature. died. on the 18Th, |
the Fordham Hospital. New York City. !
consumption. His body was cremated.
ASSISTANT Secretary Of the Trcasui
Batcheler has notified all custodians
United States buildings that according
law they are required to cause the re
enue dag 70 fsy from custom-houses al
the United States standard from all 9th
public buildings during business hours.
! SECRETARY wIxDoM left Washingto
! on the 18th. for two weeks vacation
I MasSachusett. He met his family IN ~
York aud then went 70 Newton, his wift
former home in the Berkshire hills.
1 JoHS l.. SULLIVAN arrived In New 10
I City. ON the 18th. and was atonce taken
I charge BY wakclcy, Johnston and othe
] of his cronies. and proceeded TO hav'
!. good time.
] The application Of Receiver Gray
I. the North River Sugar Refining Compa
(. for an injunction against the corpoi
tons composing the Sugar Rchuer
Trust, was denied by Judge Ingrallam
! the supreme Court Of New York City
Il tile 10Th.
A RECEPTION was held At the Naiic
n on the iSsh. the anniversary ~ the Fc
N III ST. Joachim. tho fPte-dny Of Pope \
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