The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-19

nearly two hundred feet. she was Svh-
scious when picked MP. No bones were
broken. and her physician expresses the
opinion that she escaped internal IN
juries. and that her recovery i probable
GENERAL RosENBAcH, Governor OF Inr-
kestan. is on his way from kerki. on the
Afghan frontier. 10 Tashl.end. a. the re-
cent disturbances have been settled. The
Ameer OF Afghanistan's forces are also
retiring.
WV. DUNN, aged twenty seven, Of West
Chelmsford. Mass. was found, on the 18th,
sick and helpless ia the barn on the Mason
farm in Bedford. He said he had been
there alone since March ., suffering from
typhoid fever, aud subsisting upon APP
pies aud corn husks.
The remains OF the late James n. Chris
tic. assistant door-keeper OF the United
states Senate, were taken 70 Dover. \. H.,
on the >th. The funeral services We're
held in the Episcopal Church in that city
on the 9th.
THERE is considerable interest taken in
proposal that the present Legislature OF
Florida elect senator Calls successor. in
stead OF leaving the election 70 the Legis-
latdre OF $50. as the latter will not con-
vene until thirty days after Senator Calls
term expires, March 4. 1891.
The will OF the late Congressman Peter
Paul Mahoney, which leaves all his prop
erty to his widow, whom he married four
months ago. will be contested by his sis
tiers. who claim 70 have iii their posses
sion d will in their favor, and who allese
that the subsequent will in favor 81 Mrs.
Mahoney was signed while the tcstator
was incapacitated by illness.
| CAPTAIN CorcH. the Oklahoma leader
arrived AZ Winfield, kas.. from Okla
hona. on the 9th. He says the soldiers
have made a clean sweep OF the Oklahoma
country. and have driven out every body
excepting those who have authority to re-
main.
| SYDNEY A. JONAS. Of Mississippi conf
Dental secretary 70 the First Assistant
Secretary OF the Interior. has resigned. -
take effect May =.
| IT is reported that hotel is 70 be erect
| ed in Washington for the exclusive use 81
colored people.
The Democrats won the charter cleo
ton in New Brunswick. y. j.. on the sth.
elccting their mayor, seven aldermen and
| four freeholders.
| THE various social clubs Of Caroline
! County. Md. have suspended operations
and surrendered their charters TO the
clerk OF tie County Court. These are
some OF the clubs against which the Gov
er, or directed proceedings on the charge
| Of violating the Local-Option law.
| CoUxT PAPESHEfM. formerly adjutant 10
the late King Ludwig OF Bavaria. has abb
seconded to America with the funds which
he obtained by the sale Of his estates,
| leaving a large number Of creditors to be-
wall his flight.
! The United States steamer Essex, from
| China. via the Mediterranean, Is expected
TO arrive about May Is.
EMPRESS ELIZABETH Of Austria will
shortly take her departure for lschl. where
| slse will make prolonged stay
/ The Russian Government has ordered
| the extension Of the Sebastopol railroad
| to Theodosia Kaffa. on the Black sea.
| The intention is TO MAKE Of the place a
frst-class commercial port
| The Bank Of Guthrie, I. r.. with CAPT
tai stock OF 80. 600. was organized at Win
field. Kas.. on the 9TH. Ii will open tor
bus,uess at Guthrie on April y. and ex-
poets to be the first bank in Oklahoma
Territory.
ERNEST H.. Duke Of Saxe-Cobur &
Gotha. has written denial Of the state
ment that he is the author o. the famous
pamphlet: another Programme Of the
Days OF 1884, which deals with the polit-
ical intentions Of the late Emperor Fred
erick.
rHE house OF Meyer 4 Kaufman. of
Breslau. Germany. have set apart 100000
marks for the purpose OF establishing an
insurance for their wOrkmen who may
become incapacitated for duty by adj
vancei age or illness.
THREE months ago the house Ct John
1 n - 49, D. MO had az
eight hundred dollars. On the evening
OF the 9th, the money was returned to Sir.
Riley by Rev. Father O'Hara The thief
had repenfed. confessed and made resti-
tuition. His name will not be revealed.
The United States steamer Pensacola.
! which was sunk during the recent storm
while in the dry dock at the Norfolk
(va.) Navy Yard, has been pumped out.
An examination develops the fact that
she has been damaged to the extent
Of about $4,000. A large force com
menced the work Of repair on the 10th.
:. john q. HuDsoS. Democrat, was elect.
ed mayor and |. l.. Elliott Jr.. Republic
an. recorder. OF Bordentown, n. j., on the
sth. The Republicans gained three coun-
,, cilmen.
MEMORIAL of the battle fought Al
: Wurth. Alsace, between the German and
French armies. on August g. 1870, will be-
unvailed on that field with great cere'
mony on the next anniversary ~ that en-.
gagement. The memorial Is erected y,
the united Bavarian war societies aud til,
!. Bavarian Government.
!, THE men who a month ago robbed I
/. train AZ Canyon Diablo. y. NJ. have been
|, captured.
! PEOPLE are fleeing from the town o
! Nanticoke. Pa, 70 escape the small 20.
I, epidemic.
= THE boy Krulisch, on trial in New Yorl
City for the murder 81 Drug Clerk Wiech
= rung, was acquitted on the 9th.
I RECORDER SMyrH Of New York City. 81
! the 9th. decided that the indictment
y against the Electric Sugar swindlers al
! valid.
! The Republicans carried the entir
/. ticket in the Trenton IN. ~ election 9
the sth.
FouR Russian military officers ha,
(. wagered that they will cover the distanc
I. between st. Petersburg and Paris, q
. horseback, within forty Ave days. I'll
J wager has been accepted, and the Officer
/ will start on their Journey some time du
y ing the month OF May.