The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-13

REPORTS from Western and North
western Kansas state that the drought
in those regions has been broken BY a
heavy fall Of rain. Winter wheat and
oats were in precarious condition on
account Of the continued dry weather,
but it is believed now that the rain has
benefited them 10 such degree as TO in
sure fair yield.
ONE person was drowned, one mill
and two mill dams were swept away
and the city Was flooded by cloud
burst at Arcadia. Wis. on the S0th.
MRs. q. J. SToNs. her daughter. aged
eight years; her son. aged four. and
Mrs Poe WINNER. while ont driving,
were instantly killed by Chicago. St
Louis x Pittsburgh lightning express
train on the 3oth. The accident oc-
Cured where the railroad crosses the
Jonesboro pike. just east Of Marion. Ind.
FonrH WogTns pride and glory, the
Spring Palace. is heap OF blackened
ruins. it having been swept out OF ex-
istence by fire. which broke out on the
second floor on the night OF the 30th.
just as the evening concert was over
and preparations were being made to
begin the annual Spring Palace ball.
At least one life was lost and many
were seriously injured during the panic
that ensued
The fire BOSSES at the Stanton mine.
at Wilkesbarre. Pa. operated by the
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company.
reported the mine SO full Of gas, on the
1st. as TO be unsafe. Work was ordered
suspended
MEs. FANNY JENNINGS McPuERsoN.
widow of Colonel John Mcpherson, died
at Frederick. Nd. on the night Of the
3oth, aged ninety-one years She was
born on the night on which General
Washington died. During the admin
istration Of President John Quincy
Adams Mrs Mcpherson was one Of the
bellies OF the White House.
AHURRIcASE swept over Sofia. Bull
raria. on the ist completely leveling
the buildings in the northern portion OF
the city. and wrecking many structures
ia other portions. Eleven soldiers were
killed and several Others injured. and
great number Of civilians were killed or
injured Tho pecuniary damage to the
palace will reach s3O0.O0O
THERE were l.s9S immigrants landed
at the barge Office in New York. on the
lst-590 BY steamer Rhaetia- from Ham
burg: 74s by the steamer City OF Ches-
ter, from Liverpool: s3s BY the steamer
4 mbria. from Liverpool; 81 by the
steamer Tower Hill. from London.
THE grave at Kingston. jamaica OF
Robert Munroc Harrison. brother OF Will
liam Henry Harrison, ninth President
OF the United States. was decorated on
the sist, BY resident Americans. Mr.
Harrison was for thirty years United
States Consul at Jamaica
The memoirs Of Talleyrand will be
published in four volumes. Of which two
will be issued at as early date a. pos
sibe and the renal ming two at = later
time.
A DISPATCH from Paris says that
Count Herbert Bismarck Is engaged 70
marry tho eldest daughter Of Lady Dud-
lev
The two sons OF Charles johnson were
killed by lightning. on the lst three
miles south Of Chillicothe. o.
WILLIAM ID. CRoSs. OF Washington.
was on the 3lst. sentenced TO hang
January =. 1891, for killing his wife in
October last
TnE Scholarship Saratoga sailed from
the breakwatcr at Philadelphia on the
1st for her first sea voyage. She has 1893
boys On board. and will visit Fayal.
Southampton. Lisbon. MADEIRA and
other points returning about October
SEVERAL men we're painfully wounded
by gunwads in sham battle nj Van
CORTLAND Park. New York City. ON the
3lst
| TnE ST Louis rost-Dspatch trip-to-
Europe contest among the lady school
teachers Of that city was concluded on
the lst by the announcement OF the re-
suit The whole number Of votes east
was 40, 80, Of which Miss Madgc Fred
crick received sG25c: AIRS. Rose Wright
flaming. s9.asl. and Miss Gallo pritch-
EFT a. 5G3. The two first named will 70
to Europe. and Miss Pritchc.t will re-
ccige the consolation prize Of 500
gold watci and chain. 4. Il. Shirley. Of
st. Louis. guessed within one 81 the
highest winning vote, and gets trip 70
Europe also.
GEoHaE HAYES. Grand Trunk switch
man, and the only person who positive
IN identified Burchcll. the alleged MUIR
dcrer OF the young Englishman. BEN
ham. at Woods took. Ont. some months
ago, was killed BY the cars at Windsor,
Ont, on the ID.