The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-16

TuF other nigh three hur~tH. Az"
M Sa50 we're stolen from the stable ~
David cayanaugh at Mnncie.
A TRAMP called at the home ~
Ephraim Beall al Mun,ie. and upon he.
ing refused a "hitc" attacked Heall' anu
a hard rongh-and-tnmhlc fight ens"'a'
Mrs. Beall interfered and was severely
cut about the head.
Gro. Ercmso~. aged about twenty
went 10 ~perkinsville. the other night.
70 soc his girl. was rejected BY her, ana
went hom at midnight and shot hun
self through the heart.
Oxr thousand miners near Washing
ton. went out on a strike, on the ON ior
an advance.
Mrs. HARRIET CUNNINGHAM. o.
Knightstown. is in possession 81 enc q
the Oldest pianos in this country. u was
made especially for Prof. Henry HcrtA'
In l74a. to use at the London Exposition.
HENRY CARBON, a prosperous farmer
living southwest Of Seymour. was kick
ca in the breast by a vicious horse. lie
fingered in great agony for three or
four days. when death relieved his SUI
ferings.
THERE are 10. 904 children OF school
age in Montgomery county Last year
the number was given az 1884.
HENRY PHnAnArM. a pioneer OF Mi
ami County. died recently while sitting
in a chat from heart failure. His son
died two weeks before at the same hour
while sitting in the same chair from the
same cause.
REPRESENTATIVES, BRooKsHIEE intro
duccd a bill granting a pension OF so
per month to James NJ. Hinton. OF Com
pany c. Eleventh Indiana Volunteer In
fantry.
TnE third trial OF John Sage. charged
with the murder Of Harry "A. Cum
ningham. began at Marion, on the 9Th
inst.
CAR INSPECTOR l.. l. Hrsscn, was
crushed to death between cars at Fort
Wayne.
TnE other day a well-drcssed stranger
went TO the residence Of John Fuson.
wealthy farmer residing three miles
south OF Muncie. presumably for the
purpose Of purchasing his farm. Fuson
was inveiglcd into getting a buggy, and
while taking a drive a second man put
in an appearance. and after a short con
versation. produced three cards. with
which the two tried to get Fuson to bet
$40. 900 he could not pick out a certain
one. but he positively refused. The con-
idence men after dumping Fuson out OF
the buggy drove hastily away with the
rig. The case was reported TO tho po
lice.
WM. QUINN. q prisoner In the Jail at
Rockville. escaped the other night. and
another named Lucas was only prevent
ed from SO doing by getting caught in
the hole through which Quinn crawled.
He wasawaiting trial for grand larceny.
AT the recent election Marion Rcpub-
licans elected their entire ticket. The
Democrats Of Vincennes carried every
ward in the city except the Third. whore
Green. Republican, and Gcmble. Demo
crat. tied. The Lebanon Democrats
| elected their candidate for mayer by 10
majority. the first time since Lebanon
has been a city. The remainder OF the
Republican ticket has beer elected.
The Democrats at Delphi gain one coun-
Gilman. The proposition TO put in
water works was carried. AT Frankfort
the Republicans elected their en-
tire ticket by increased major
hies. The Democrats made a
clean sweep in vcvay. electing the en-
tire ticket by on majority. Columbus
Republicans elected two out OF four
councilmen. At Portland the Repub-
licans will have a majority Of council.
The new council at Richmond will stand
as before-tcn Republicans and -four
Democrats. At Peru the Democrats
elected three out OF four councilmen,
also water-works trustees. The citizen
ticket was elected at Rushyillc over the
straight Republican nominations. La
fayctte Democrats elected four council
men. and the Republicans three. Al
Wabash tho Democrats elected their
candidate for mayor by three majority
The Republicans elected clerk. treas
urer. marshal. assessor and conncilrncr
in the First and Third Wards.
THE Democratic Convention for the
Thirteenth Congressional District Of In
diana j. called to meet August IA. Al
South BEND
ions KEoxIx was found dead on the
railroad track at Fountainton.
AT Mulberry. a bartender named
Kerns, killed Harvey Krather with .
billiard cue.
MICHAEL LANE was killed at a cross
ing on the o., 1. 4 w. railroad. neal
Charlottesville.
THE Hendricks monument has arrived
at indianapolis. and will be ready to b.
unveiled in about a month.
MRs. CI.AvIS MYERS was arrested a
Covington, on the charge Of cmbczzlin.
S4.7O0.
FRANK GoIDiSG was terribly cntabou
the neck and back by the breaking OF
heavy sheet Of plate glass. at Kokomo
COUNTERFEIT silver dollars are aioa
It Tcrre Haute.
AuorsT ScnMADEr. suicidcd with
razor at New Albany.
GEoRGT BASS, a young farmer Twin,
near Shelbyvillc. had his eyes blown on
by the bursting Of a gun.
WV. JACKSON, Of Peru. had both leg
and both arms broken by the fall OF
scafold-