The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-14

sell. her former husband, whom she had
left some months ago. She left Wabash,
Ind. aud went q West Point where she
married Jacob Coblentz
The Nalkyric was defeated ia the race
cff Dover. England. ON the 81. both the
lrex and the Yarana showing her their
heels. The Irex came IN first in 3.n:5l ;
the larana second IN i:9:s, and the VAL
kyrie last in 4:9:5s.
MRS. MAVERICK. who. II Is alleged.
poisoned her husband at Liverpool was
so III that she was unable 20 appear in
court on the 81. II i alleged that Mr..
Maybrick. before his death, wrote % his
brother that il his illness proved fatal an
autopsy ought 70 be held.
The Connecticut House. on the 81. con-
Cured with the Senate in passing the
resolution appropriating $4,000 for the
food sufferers in Pennsylvania
THK Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is making every effort TO repair their
road. Five train loads OF workmen were
sent 10 the flooded district on the "a. and
over seven hundred car loads OF building
material.
found the body Of lady who had valu-
able necklace on, between Woodvale and
Conemaugh. Pa, on the 81. The devils
dragged her out Of the water aud severed
the head from the body 10 get the neck
lace.
SHERIFF Dick and posse got into a
fight on the 3i,with gang Of looting Huns
al Cambria City. Pa, The Huns rot the
better Of him. and he called on a squad
~ Battery b boys. who charged with
n. L.. ~.
the run.
AMONG the prominent citizens OF Johns :
town, Pa. who persisted in the great de-,
uge. was Judge Fulton, general manager
OF the Cambria Iron Works. which lost
without insurance ss,5o0.0oo worth OF
property. Judge Fulton's wife aud chill
dren were also drowned
The steamer Bessie Morris. from Mon
treal for sydney. G. B.. went ashore, on
the morning ot the 81, near White Point.
y. =, and is supposed 10 be a total loss.
The crew were saved.
BEFORE its depletion by the awful CAL
amity Of the 3lst. Johnstown, Pa. had
population " 1900. A new canvass OF
the city j. to be made as a means u as
certainirg. approximately, the number OF
the lost
The movement for raising funds for
the relief OF the sufferers By the food in
the conemaugh Valley is wide spread
and general. The result will prove the
oneness and noble Leartedness 81 the
American people.
BALForR's bill to facilitate the building
OF railroads in Ireland was read the first
time in the British House OF Commons on
the 81.
The Red Cross Society for Monroe
County. y. ". met at the mayors ONCE
In Rochester, on the 81. for the purpose
OF raising funds for the Johnstown sur
ferers.
PAsr SUPREME CHANCELLOR JoHS ID.
LYMAN. OF the order Of Knights OF Pythias
in the United States. with his entire
family, wife and four children, were
drowned at Johnstowu. Pa
The United States Court FOR the Indian
Territory was opened in Muscogee. on the
I'd. Over 3OO cases, nine tenths Of which
are civil. have been docketed for the
present special term
WHILE the people Of the whole country
are vieing with each other In sending
prompt and efficient aid to the food suf-
ferers of the Conemaugh Valley. a few
dealers in the stricken district have shown
how mean human nature can be by charg-
ing famine prices for the provisions they
offer for sale.
The receding waters Of the food at
Lewiston. Pa. left debris piled up in the
streets ten feet high.
AMERICAN residents and sojourners IN
England are collecting large sums for the
benefit Of the sufferers from the Pennsyl-
vania foods. large central fund is be-
ing established. into which all collections
will be paid and from which sums are
drawn As needed.
Jos. BRoBsroS, notary for number OF
financial institutions in Philadelphia. has
disappeared leaving debts 10 an unknown
amount.
THE Postmaster General. on the 4th.
sent circulars to about one hundred lead
ing post.offices 70 get statistics 81 Sunday
work, with view TO reducing such work
II possible.
THE Wool Growers Association has Pc
titioned the President 10 call special
session % Congress to adopt measures in
the interest OF the wool industry.
The Connecticut House Of Representa-
tives. on the 4th. defeated the bill giving
women the right 70 vote on questions per-
tanning to the sale Of intoxicating liquors.
THE annual convention of the Amalga-
mated Association % Iron and steel
Workers met in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
4th.
HIRAM MEEK. the engineer. was badly
injured. aud one tramp was killed and
another injured in a wreck on the North
Pennsylvania railroad, near Sellersville,
Pa. on the 4th.
GOVERNOR 4. d. WARREN Of Wyoming
has issued call for convention 20
meet July and frame Constitution for
the State OF Wyoming
THERE are fears expressed that the
foundation Of the Washington Monume nj
at the National Capital may have been
seriously damaged by the recent inunda-
ton. and careful examination will be
made.
FATHER DAWN. Catholic priest. was
murderously assaulted aud badly in
lured. ut the scene Of the Johnstown dis
aster on the ith. by Hungarian with
whom he demonstrated for robbing the
bodies of the dead.
THE Garibaldi Legion and many other
Italian societies Of New York City made
their annual pilgrimage. on the 81. 20 the
house on Staten Island in which Carl
baldi once lived.
THR late food In the west branch ~ the
Susquehanna was unprecedented. Every
bridge on the river from sudbury 4