The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS In BRIEF.


Tux secretary Of the interior has de-
barred from practice before the depart
mcnts w T. Bowman. an attorney 81
vicksburg. Miss. Mr.. bowman violated
the pension laws and also the bounty
laws before the treasury department.
Mrs. MARY r. GovoH. widow Of the
late John Il. Cough. the great teetotal-
Ter lecturer. died al Hillside farm. in
Boyle>ton. Mass. on the 10th. aged n
years. from paralysis.
Mrs. NELLIE GEANT-SARroEis. ac-
companied by the Misses Vivian and
Rose Marsh >artoris and Mr.. Lionel
Sartoris. arrived in New York on the
Goth.
The Rio Grande during the present
high water has cut a new channel op-
posite Los Lunas. \. NJ. leaving the
east end Of the bridge at that place on
an island. and rendering il temporarily
useless
4 TRAIN on the Staten Island rapid
transit railway run into an open draw
bridge. AZ Hodine's creek. between Port
Richmond and West New Brighton. \.
H.. on the 2lst. but although portion
Of the train plunged into the creek no
lives were lost and no one was danger
ously injured.
THE funeral Of the late Rear-Admiral
Taylor. retired. took place in Washing
ton. on the alst. from St Paul's church.
Rev. DIR. Harding officiating. The in
trement took place at Oak Hill. A large
number Of the older officers of the navy
attended.
The London STANDARD and the Lon
don News. in discussing the seizure Of
the Willoughby expedition by the Portn-
Ruese authorities in south Africa. say
that Portugal is goading Great Britain
] 10 the utmost limits allowable even to
50 weak power.
| INFLUENZA is raging in London One
| third Of the members Of the National
library and the majority Of the inmates
| with the disease. the extension OF
which is favored by the condition Of
the weather.
| WILLIAM MrscoE- alias William Jor-
dan. who murdered Policeman George
I. Seal in Charlottesville. Va. was
hanged in that city on the 2lst- He
made a full confession Of the crime in
his cell few minutes before his execu-
| ton.
| COMMANDER G. c. RErTER has been
ordered to the command Of the United
States steamship Thetis. relieving Com
mander G. III. stockton. who Is granted
two months leave. Commander Reiter
was in command Of the United States
steamship Ranger at Il, time the kill
ing of Gen. Barrnndia occurred
IL Wayne county. \. G.. on the alst-
Charles Jordan. aged IS years. Drained
his brother Dawson. aged -. with a
Ratchet during a quarrel. Dawson
died within an hour. After praying
his peace with his dying brother.
Charles fed.
The Third battalion of Gonadier
guards. stationed at Chelsea barracks
London. are in state Of insubordina.
ton. an offense for which the Second
battalion were. about u year ago. sent
to bermuda
AT Colorado Springs. Col. on the 10Th.
an operation was performed upon Mrs
Myra IIigbee. who was born blind,
which enabled her to see perfectly.
A 1--yEAR-oLD boy named Ferdinand
Meyers committed suicide at his home
in Philadelphia on the 2lst, by shoot
ing himself through the heart. because
his mother would not buy him rev
suit of clothes
The dead body Of Mi1s Maggie Nor
rissey. an adopted daughter. was found
on the lawn Of the residence Of Mr.. r.
Prcce. about four miles from baltimore
Md. on the aist bullet wound in
her breast had caused her death. but
whether il was a case Of murder or sui
eide has not been determined
ABorT ZOO Of the $50 street car EN-
ployes Of Detroit. Mich. went on strike
on the 21st. because Of the discharge D.
several conductors and drivers whs
were organizing a strike 10 come OF
later. Several Of the lines were com
pletcly tied mp
THE meetingof the National acadcm,
of sciences began at noon. on the alst
in the hall Of the National museum. in
Washington. Prof. o. G. Marsh. 81
Yale university. the president Of ths
academy. presided.
FRANK v. EMERSON. with his wifi,
and child. was driving from Lebanon
y. H.. 70 his home AZ East Lebanon
on the 2ad. when his horse appeared 4
have a fit and plunged over bank int.
the MaScoma river. Mr.. Emerson sue
ceeded in getting out and saving tn
child. but Mrs Emerson was drowned
Mrs. MARY SULLIVAN. aged IS. o
Pittsburgh. Pa. slashed her sleeping
husband with carving knife. at s:s'
o'clock IN the morning Of the I'D. in
flicting several severe wounds Aftcl
she had beer disarmed she vent al
stairs and cut her own throat with
razor She will die.
A covRT-NAHTIAL has been ordered 81
. the secretary Of the navy 70 meet il
New York 10 try Lieut.. Com. George A
I5iclnell. charged with negligence il
allowing the United States steamer
: Galena and the tug Nina 10 BE- strandcs
on the coast Of Massachusetts,. neal
| Martha's Vineyard
A GARDENER named Damn. living IN
the village of Albrcchtshain. Saxonv
murdered his wife and four children
with Ratchet. on the I'D. ard then
hanged himself. lie j. supposed "a