The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-01-02

Adler in June last. had been prnTr'S>-
ing in Washington. DC. fortwo weeks.
returned verdict Of mot guilty on
the 25th.
EzrKirr MrrTLEs, aged sixty.
and retired newspaper man,
well known in Ohio, and Miss Elizabeth
Blizzard. aged twenty-one. charming
Young lady. were married at Columbus
on the 18TH
ISAAC SAwrrILE was found guilty.
at Dover. \. H.. on the a5th. OF the
ot 3is brother Hiram. whom he
lured from his home and dispatched in
order that he might secure the victims
portion Of the estate left by their
father.
Rrv. JAMES BLACK. y. y. III. ID.
professor Of languages at Wooster co.
| University. died on the Esd DIR. BlacA
was a class-mate " Secretary blaine
al Washington and jefferson College.
lie was sixty i've years
% age.
THE motion to suspend Judgment and
for new trial in the ease Of General
PeterJ. Claasen. prcsiden. Of the sixth
National Bank Of New York. which ne
tried to wreck was. on the 22d. denied
by the United states Court in banc,
without right Of appeal.
A CIRCULAR issued on the ed. in
formed the British branches OF the Ma
tional League that the services Of most
of the officials connected with such
branches would not be needed in the
future, owing 70 the doubtful financial
position Of the League.
The Territorial Legislature 81 Okla
homa adjourned. on the eth without
having provided criminal code 70 take
the place of that Of Nebraska. which
they were authorized hv the net 81 in
corporation to use until the Legislature
met. The President has asked Congress
70 supply the omission
THE President has appointed the fol-
lowing additional commissioners 70 the
Worlds Fair: David w. Curtis. alter
nate. for Wisconsin; Louis Williams,
commissioner. for Alaska: Carl >puhn.
alternate. for Alaska: VI. a. Fulker. al
tcrnate. for Alaska: Edward DETROIT,
commissioner. for Alaska.
TIE statement is made that the Ger
man Government will grant Prof Koch
i. 100000 marks and his assistants 800
GOO marks for the privilege Of manu-
featuring the Koch lymph. Prof. Koch
and his assistants are also 70 have .
large share Of the profits accruing from
the manufacture Of the lymph.
Mrs III ARRiET WoEREII- said 70 be
the champion chess player Of the
country. attempted suicide al College
Point. T.. T.. on the 2:;d. by drinking a
quantity " carbolic acid. She Is the
widow Of Captain Worrell. a wealthy
Englishman. who held high place in
Mexico during Mnximilian's reign.
EyRArD. Tie Partisan strangler con
demned to death. is still hopeful of De-
ing granted new trial Gabrielle
Hompard. his companion in crime. i
not at all east down by her twenty
years sentence. II Is possible that sht
will be released after serving ten years
of her time She will then he compar.
atively young
TmE steamer Magnet. loaded with
meal. potatoes and other government
stores. sailed from Portsmouth for Gal
way on the I'D. On arriving at the lat
ter port the steamers cargo was un
loaded and the provisions hurried for
ward To the various famine stricken dis
tricts Of Western ireland. Three ad
ditional vessels have been engaged. ant
the work will be continued for months
o
SOME time ago IT. X. G. Foster. an at
torney Of fernando. Miss killed G.. X
Brice another attorney. because of in
suits offered to Fosters wife Aftel
Investigating the ease. the grand jury
on the GOTH declined To return an in
dictment against Foster on the groun'
that he acted the part Of a sensible
and sane man. who vindicated the lay
and acted in accord with the sent
ments ~ an honorable. brave, true. nc
BILE and virtuous man
GIOVANNI SrCc1, successfully cndc
his forty-fivc days fast in New Yor
City on the 10Th. During this remarl,
able period Of abstaining from food h
drank twcntv-one quarts Of allSalln
water and nine and half quarts ,
Croton water. Ills weight. which 4
the beginning Of his fast was i47I
pounds. was reduced % l04s4 pounds
Instead of the watermelon. with whic
Dr. Tanner terminated his great fast {
forty days. senior Succi's first nonrisl
mcnt was cup of cocoa.
e
The Philadelphia mint authoriti,
have discovered d counterfeit fivc-doll;
gold piece. designed and executed wit
such remarkable skill, that few ~ n
experts can distinguish the spuriouSco
from the genuine. II differs from u
true coin only in size. being slight
larger in diameter, In order 70 reti
the spurious coin from circulation II
mint officials will purchase the bog
coins az their face value, ard then a
Stroy them. The countcrfcits have
intrinsic value Of $50.