The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-09

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
A Mrs. HAWK. OF Lincoln. Neb.. has
become the victim of a religious mania
which takes the form of visiting the
various churches, ascending the puipits
singing weird song and kissing the
ministers. She is a disciple Of Rev Mr..
Minehart. who was recently expelled
from the Methodist Episcopal church.
THOMAS ANDERSON. aged eight years,
the son Of George Anderson Of owen
County. Ind. has grown remarkably in
the past two years. When six years old
he was like other children. but soon be-
gan rapid growth, until now he weighs
200 pounds.
Two escaped conviets broke into the
house of +. Pierce at Pierce Junction.
kas.. on the 9th. They wore prison
garb. and were numbered 4O3 and s27.
respectively. They helped themselves
70 food and clothing and a few other
things Of no great value and escaped.
MuIARD FIITMoRE's books and those
~ hiS son were sold at auction nj the
old Fillmore mansion in Buffalo, >. II,
on the .qth The sale was conducted by
the executors 81 Willard Powers Fill
more. the Presidents son. and con-
tanned about 5000 volumes. great part
III which were law books.
Al Olympia. Wash. on the Goth. La
Belle King. one Of the opium smugglers
who escaped from the United States Sc
crct-~ervicc officers while being con-
vcyed from his home al Port Huron.
~ Il..&
by jumping through car window was
captured. where he was driving laun-
dry wagon under the name Of Bou-
LANCER.
on the evening of the 29th George ID.
Sanger. brother-in-law of the late
Bishop Beclwith Of Georgia. and pre-
scription clerk in Rose a Cherry's drug
store at Macon, Ca. dropped dead while
sitting on n stool in the store. The
autopsy revealed the fact that death was
caused by over-stimulation Of the heart.
supcrinduced by constant and excessive
smoking Of cigarettes
JOHN REED, convicted Of attempted
train wrecking at Greenbush, n u.
September 4. was taken into court at
Troy. on the 30th. and sentenced to
Dannemora prison for seven years.
His accomplices. Arthur Buell. and
Thomas l.. Cain. entered pleas Of guilty
to the Indictment. Buell. was given
two years in Clinton prison and Cain
three years and eight months The
three men broke down and Sohbcd aloud
when sentence was pronounced
A PARTY Of four young people. riding
- t4tt
! down on railway crossing near Cam
den. Ind. on the 30th. James Nc Kane
one Of the men. was pitched against !
telegraph pole and instantly killed
Mss Lizzie ~nowberger was So badl,
hurt that She lived but short time
The other two were not badly hurt.
MAxnamed IIallett. Of Camden. Ne.
who had been in Boston selling horses
was robbed Of 81 400 while asleep on
night Pullman car on which he was re
7 turning home on the 10Th.
Is a fight at Clinton. Pa. on the s0th
: James Grundy literally cut Edward Nc
! loy to pieces with a huge knife befor
bystanders could interfere and disarr
him
!, W. G. MURRAY. proninentmcr
:, tailor Of Toronto. Ont, has fled to III
!, United States Leaving large numbe
= OF creditors His total liabilities are q
timated at $4,000. -
: HENRY LUTz. eighty-two years oil
L who has been q tramp in this countr
for many years. was arrested nes
south Bethlehem, Pa, recently, j
y three detectives and taken to Ne
York City. lie Is wanted in German
"a for numbering whole family thirt
~ years ago.
i Aunt FASNY SMITH. a peculiar cha
- acter who lives at the foot Of Sinkir
\ mountain. near Tallulah Falls. Ga
u was recently raided by revenue Office
: and 800 gallons Of illicit liquor d
VI stroved.
~ TnE total production Of cotton in Il
4. South for the last six years was 2f0O'
"a 900 bales worth. including the value
" seed sold, about -. 100000. oOO
GENERAL. SPINNER died at his hon
IN jacksonville. Fla. on the 3ist. III
Or remains were taken to Mohawk. n.
y. for intcrment.
". ANDREw BoRGT~SoS. who was 60
he victcd ~ Litchficld Conn. o. murl
'ic in the first degree for the killing Al NJ
he Milford ~ Elma Anderson, was ~
IN fenced. on the 3lst, ~ DC hanged .Ianua
he ~. 1872.
~ TIM family ~ benjamin Sours "
he poisoned az Luray. VA. on the 1T.
ng eating pumpkin pies which were 81
he posed u contain rat poison. Mr. SOU
IL and one child died and the others a
dangerously III.