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The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

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II Indiana Il necessary 20 the success
OF the repu tlicans next year Il Is lit
tie surprislng that no Indiana rcpub-
lican who has any prospect Of carrying
the state han Is yet put himself in the
hands Of hin friends or been mentioned
In connsction with the nomination.
There Is not. Il Il true. much presiden-
tial timber in the republican party Of
Indiana at presont In fact, there
never waA Oliver y. Morton was the
incarn alton OF Indiana republication
In his day When he died he left no
successor and none has since arisen.
The state has developed Dudleys and
Hustons by the score but these men
are the War wicks who make kings-in
republican party politicA They are not
In the line OF succession To the throne.
The repub blican party managers are
1t sea in regardto Indiana The impos-
sibility Of finding an Indianian in their
party who could possibly carry the
state has driven them into the Blaine
camp. They are there now. II there
was leader among the Indiana rcpub-
licans who could command the conf
dencc and support Of the party in his
state he could carry an IN broken dele
CATION into the republican convention.
There Is great deal Of state pridc
among the HoosierS They have. in
past years. voted as q unit in republic
an national conventions for citizens Of
their state who were known to be
lacking in all the qualities Of real
greatness This year. however. there
is not Hoosicr in sight upon whom
they could he united with suffi ,ient
degree Of cordially and enthusiasm 70
influence results
Indiana has fallen to second place In
the list OF doubtful states. In the four
contests from 1915 to 1883
inclusive. that state occupied thc com
position Of being the only one
in the west that was at all debatable.
Less in population aud in commercial
strength In the electoral college than
either Illinois or Wisconsin, she over
shadowed both Of those states in polit-
ical Importance. In the next cam paign
her position will be less preeminent
but il would still entitle her to recog-
milton at repu blican hands IL she could |
offer . cand idatc for president whose |
name, record and popularity would az
ford at least q prospect Of carrying the |
state. That she has not done so is an
evidence Of despair II. under such
the nomination Of one Of |
her own I'M worthy sons should be
forced upon her, the state could be con-
relied upon 70 repudiate it.
1t is surprising that Mr.. Dudley. who
IS ambitious TO save the state, and who
recently left Washington in . bad
,umor. has not started vice presiden-
'ial boom in Indiana for somebody-no
natter whom The second place on a
rational ticket usually goes to disaf-
ected state, and Indiana is about as
,ndly disaffec ted as . state can be. Let
Ter be entered for second place on
he republican ticket-St Louis Re-
y. l,lic
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
4 LOST OPPORTUNITY.



His Admlm1atratsOn.
II the fact be. a. alleged, that the res
sgnation Of r. nsion Commissioner Raum
was placed IN President Harrison's
hands two months ago. then the latter
official has Lost an opportunity to per-
form an act that would have redounded
to the credit Of his administration. The
chronic absen teeism and the scandals
that hare marked Gen. Raums incum.
bency Of the pension comlnissionership
have furnished abundant reasons for
the prompt acceptance Of the resigna-
tion whenever, In the course of the last
year. Il may have been rendered, and
th-re has been ample Justification dur
ing that length Of time for asking for
Il
Secretary Noble bcgs the question
when he says that under Gen. Raum
the business transacted BY the bureau
compares fsvorably with that done I'M
DIR previous incum bentA He knows
that one complaint Il that pension
agents who have invested In business
ventures with the cosnmisstoner have
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a BAD WRECK.
-Four Passengers Killed. Three Fatally and
Many Seriously Injured.

Many scrIous[y Injured.
FoRr WAYNE. Ind. Oct 15.-The
Baltimore K Ohio fast line from Chi
cago to New York left the track at
Hicxsvillc, o.. at : p m yesterday,
killing four passengers, and wounding
three others fatally and dozen others
less seriously. The wreck occurred on
. sharp curve. The express. mail. bag
gage and smoking cars passed the curve
in safety. but the sleepcrs jumped the
track and piled up in q mass Of ruins
The killed are supposed 70 be: Alan,
from Montpelier. o.. two children from
Chicago and lady from some eastern
city. The track IL blocked and trains
are running around via the Wabash
line.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

wAsniNGToN. Oct. 12.-The bureau OF sta.
tissics has coll. cted from tine most reliable
sources . mass Of interesting informr.to ION
upon prices. Here nre the prices ol steel
rails per ton at tho mills in rcnnsylvania
and also Of out nails At Pittsburgh per hun.
drcd pounds for the months and years
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

In che New York wholesale market of beef
OF carcasses of medium steers was A. fol.
lows: January. 100. sSts to s6ss; January.
lsSi, MS 60 f.io; June. laU >650 70 S7.
June. 1891. - TO ss.5J; September, 1850 ss =
20 sS7s; september. 1901. s7.x to a. car.
casses Of "heavy" steers ranged a. follows
per 100 pounds: January. $50. B 81 70 81. s.;
January. 1881. - 20 )a7S; June, 1850 81 "a
Via; June. ispl. ss7s 90 saso; ssptsmbsr.
l>oos u " 0st. septsmbss. leUl, y 70 e.tQ
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Cut loaf. SC In 1891. against lice In 1880.
Crushed. SC IN 1891. against I.Isc In is9o
Granuiated. $40 in 1871. against 6tc In
1850.
standard A (srocers).an cents 1891. against
63sc IN 1874
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hay fever sss:s g. e 2. STAY .... :s::s =:
drcos of every su0erer a ~
u lc1u10l q . s.d csas1A AsaFsss
9 ~ ] uMN :. 1sw1 us!a1l. osG|AAL
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Confessed the Burning Of the washing con
lnd) Court House.
WHOLESALE INDICTMENTS.

vhe United states Grand Jury 1t n Paso.
Tex. Pays Diligent Attention to the
Lottery People.
WAsuIxeTox, Oct l5.--Col. NJ. d.
Wheeler, chief post Office inspector. has
received the following information
from Inspector Maynard, ut FL Paso,
Tex: "The United States grand jury
reported four indictments here yester-
day against Paul Conrad, president Of
the Louisiana state lottery. and other
officers and employees Of the lottery
company. for violation Of the antilot-
terry law. The grand jury has been in
session since the 5th instant. and yes
terday reported the results Of their
labors. Five hundred and fifty indict-
ments were returned. covering an equal
number Of separate and distinct cases
against the officers and employees Of
the Juarez lottery for violation Of tho
anti-lottcry law. The trials will proba-
bly begin next week.
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23

on No rcd wintsr wheat were as foIlpws:
No. 2 red wIn@sr pss
The Jasper weekly courier., 1891-10-23
COURT HOUSE BURNERS.

lntense Excitement Caused by the Arrest
Of County Auditor Lavelle Of Davtess
County. Ind. and Others for setting Fire
20 the Court House.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. IS. Tho
most intense excitement prevails in
Washington. Daviess county. over the
arrest Of County Auditor Lavelle. Basil
I. Ledgerwood and John Harbine. on a
charge Of setting fire to the court house
last week and destroying the records.
A man named Hawcs was also arrested
and efforts are being made to arrest
Michael Lavelle, brother OF the audi
tor. Ledgerwood and Harbine have
confessed that they fired the building
at the instance OF Lavelle. who
gave Ledgerwood house and
lot and Harbine $1,000 cash.
Auditor Lavelle's bondsmen. becoming
frightened at the turn affairs were TAX
ing. required him to turn all his prop
erty over to them yesterday. Experts
are now at work on his books
The four men were taken before
Judge Hefron yesterday morning. La
velle and Hawes were held in s.. 600
bail each, and Ledgerwood and Har-
bine pleaded guilty to the charge Of
arson. Sentence was suspended as they
will be used as witnesses
Confessed the Burning Of the WashIngeo
tlnd.) Court House.
WAsHISGToS, Ind, Oct 15.-Samuel
Iiarbine. a dav laborer. was arrested
Yesterday morning, charged with burn
ing the court house. Harbine con-
fessed the crime and implicated Auditor
James NJ. Lavelle and I. II. Hawes, a
prominent farmer. The two latter
we're arrested. IIarbine claims that
Lavelle hired him to burn the court
house for $500. only Eve dollars Of
which has been paid.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
Fragment From a New England
 Speech.

l see much to admire in New Englan. Your gals in particular air about as snug built peaces of Callker as I ever saw. They air fully equal to the corn fed gals of Ohio and Injianny, and will make the bestest kind of wives. It sets my Bug gum on fire to look at 'em.
 Be still, my sole, be still,
 you, my Hart, stop cuttin' upl
 1 like your skool houses, your meetin houses, your enterprise, gumpshun, &c., but your favorit Bevridge I disgust. I allude to New Englan Rum. It is wuss nor the korn whisky of Injianny, which eats threw stone jugs and will turn the stummuck of the most shiftliss Hog. l seldom seek consolashun at the flowin Bole, but tother day I wurried down some of your Rum.
 The fust glass induced me to swar like infooriated trooper. On takin the sec und glass, I was seezed with a desire to break winders, tS arter imbibn the third glass l knockt a small boy down, pict his pocket of a New York Ledger, and wild ly commenced readin Sylvanus Kobb's last Tail. Its dreflul stuff:-a sort of lick wid litenin, gut up under the personal supervishun of the devil-tears mems in ards all to peaces and makes their noses blossum as the lobster Shun it as you would wild hyeny with firebrand tied to his tale, and while you air abowt it it, you will do first rate thing for your self and everybody abowt you by shun- min all kinds of intoxicatin lickers. You don't need 'em no more'n cat needs ? tales, sayin nothn about the trubble and sufferin they cawse. But unless your inards air cast iron, avoid New Englan's favorite Bevridge.-[ Artemus Ward.
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Grocer c. H. Lafield lost valuable horse, Monday night.
 Supervisor F. M. Cogill of the Housa- tonic system has resigned.
 Fire gutted the Wisner Shoe Co.'S quarters in the Stephen Nichols build ing on the northeast corner of Water and Wall streets, Tuesday night, doing some $12,000 damage and nearly suffoca- ting Chief Beardslee and three firemen.
 Barnum's grandson, Clinton Barnum Seeley, has been made director of the Pequonnock National bank.
 William H. Sherwood, formerly of Long Hill, whose city home is at 507 Fairfield avenue, recently left his wife and made quite a stir by trying to ab- duct his seven-years-old daughter from Mrs J. E. G. Clarke's private school at 67 Seeley street. He did not succeed. The Farmer says that MT Sherwood has been ill a retreat in Hartford and that steps have been taken to place a conser- vator over him.
 Superintendent W. R. Hopson of the Stratford land and improvement com pany has nearly finished the huge dike which runs eastward from Hollister's mill, East End, to the Lordship farm in Stratford. Comparatively little remains to be done before the dike can be closed and vast area of salt meadow drained for cultivation or hay. There are at least 1000 acres of meadow, besides 2Ot or 300 acres of woodland, which can be brought into use. The dike is about two miles long and of varying height anC width, but so constructed that tide-watel will be kept out. Along the dike, which has cost vast sums and for which specia machinery was required, will be laid out a road from East End to the LordshiI farm and the fine stretch of sandy beacf beyond. bringing all this section in close connection with Bridgeport and afford ing a delightful drive. Swarms of mos quistoes have heretofore driven off al but the hardest, but this nuisance vii be done away by the completion of the great twork of Messrs Hopson, Borstel man and others, for mosquitoes car breed only in almost stagnant water we'll warmed by the rays of the sun. By destroying the breeding place of these pests, the Stratford land and improve ment company will be doing a great ser vice that will be appreciated by thous ands.
 Miss Julia Henderson has left Storey &5 Roy's.
 There was high old inks among the Aldermen. Wednesday night. Demo cratic Alderman Ward voted with the Republicans to sustain Mayor Mari gold's appointments on city boards and then the Democrats left while the Mayor appointed Sigimund Loewith to succeed Walter Goddard, and F. s. Hunt to sue ceed A. E. Bartram on the board of as sessors, E. N. Sperry to succeed Charles II. Bogart, and Marcus L. Reynolds tC succeed David Walsh on the police board
 'Pinafore'' at Bunnell's, Tuesday night, was grand success and as fine al audience as Bridgeport often sees.
 Miss Francis Olmstead, 74, died at the hospital, Wednesday,.
 Rev Mr McNeille will preach at the First church, Danbury, Sunday.
 MT and Mrs John Butler of Chamber lain avenue, who have been confined by sickness for several weeks, are improv- ing under the care of Dr Lyons.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
GREENFIELD HILL.

Miles Howell has sold his horse and wagon to Southport parties.
 Miss Mary Burns is on the invalid list again.
 Miss Mamie Wales has visited in Bridgeport.
 Mrs E. s. Hopkins has been sick with a cold.
 Quite number from Congress street attended the Apple Blossom sociable at Hope Chapel. It was very pleasant occasion. The floral decorations were very pretty.
 MT and Mrs Edgar Sherwood of South port spent Sunday with Mrs Eugene Godfrey.
 Miss Fayerweather has beautified the lawn at South Banks district school by planting three maple trees.
 Miss Clara Disbrow is visiting her aunt in Easton, Mrs Charles Winton.
 Miss Florence Smith visits Miss Jennie BrothertOn.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15

vention at South Norwalk, Tuesday: MT and Mrs A. B. Hill, Mrs A. A. Weed, Misses E. l.. Boughton and A. M. Jen- nings.
 Mrs Woodward, former resident, visited this place recently.
 s. B. Gorham is painting his build ings; Lucius Boughton of Danbury does the work.
 Henry Patchen of Weston has recent ly visited E. Grumman.
 Saturday night, while returning from the creamery, Frank Jones' wagon wheel crushed down near the old ceme- tery. The horse cleared from the shafts and ran home.
 Sunday, while Mrs l.. B. Benedict was on her way to church, her horse ran down the long hill by E. Grumman's and turned so suddenly that the carriage top was wrenched off on one side. A neighbor stopped the horse and led it back to the nearest house. Carriage and harness were securely tied and she returned home, greatly frightened, but not injured.
 Zalmon Read is out with his road ma chine.
 Exercises appropriate for Arbor day were held in the school.
 Martin Burr spent Sunday at home.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
BEDDING.

The singing school has outgrown it's former quarters and now meets at the hall. Preparations are being made for a concert in June. Saturday afternoon,D Dr Hussey took photograph of the school in group.
 Charles Sherman of the Bridgeport post office enjoyed brief vacation with his father, George Sherman. He rode up on his bicycle.
 o. C.. Banks and wife of West End were on the Ridge, Sunday.
 Last Winter, Ben Bassett, while call- ing on friend in Valley Forge, lost a new plush lap robe from his wagon. At ter the raid on the Luddington house in Weston, he heard that the robe was there, where his father recovered it.
 Charles Bradley has bought horse.
 The Charles Hull place was bid off by Will Couch at $l25.
 Selectman Charles Sanford, assisted by his brother, Stephen, has put the Couch Hill road in first rate condition.
 There will be meeting at the Metho- dist church, Sunday evening, in the in terest of a better observance of Sunday. Addresses may be expected from differ ent speakers.
 Aaron Sanford has been on the Ridge to see his brother Daniel, who is slowly recovering.
 Born, Sunday, 1O-pound boy to Mir and Mrs William c. Sanford.
 Hull B. Bartram and wife attended the funeral of Mrs Bartram's grandmother, Mrs Nichols of Greenfield, Tuesday.
 Owing to the death of her father, Hiss Ada Belle Burr has been obliged to give up the Ridge school and it will be nec- essary to hire a new teacher to complete the term.
 J. T. Gregory is organist at the Metho- dist church; Miss Belle Nickerson only plays when Mir Gregory is absent.
 W. B. Whitehead, who has been quite sick, is recovering.
 The new safe for the probate office has arrived.
 The barn on the Bates farm, with about p tons of Frank R. Lees hay, was burned, Monday.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
LYONS PLAIN.

Rev Alex Hamilton spent Sunday in Bridgeport.
 Sunday guests: MT and Mrs Fred Sil- liman and son, Mir and Mrs Henry God frey of Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport, at l.. k. Hoyt's; Albert Platt and brother of South Norwalk, at $. Maria Banks ;; Leroy $. Fanton, with his grandmother, Mrs Caroline Crofut; Nettie Merwin, at home.
 Mrs James Smiths son, Clarence Ches- ter, is very low. Drs Powers of Vest port and GOrham of Valley Forge give little hopes of his recovery.
 Mrs Phebe A. Fanton was entertained, last week, by Mr and Mrs Charles Sut- ton; also guest of Mir and Mrs v. God frey of Northfield.
 D. $. Parsons and Platt Keeler found articles belonging to them at the Lud- dington headquarters.
 Ambert J J.Kellogg, who has been trav- cling for the Menthol Plaster Co.,, will return home, this week.
 Mrs Platt Keeler has unfortunately sprained her ankle.
 Henry Patchen has returned home.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
FAIRFIELD.

Beautiful flowers in profusion were no- ticeabIe at the funeral of Miss Katie Car roll, Monday. Among the set pieces were pillow, marked "Sister, from her brother, Dr Carroll; a pyramid, ''At Rest," shopmates in the rubber shops ; wreath of lilies, Mrs Gaffney of Bridge port. Miss Carroll was B years old.
 Rodney Allen has entertained Francis Burr and wife of Brooklyn.
 The cap stones of the abutment for the east approach of the viaduct have been put on and attention will now be turned to the south abutment. It has been diff ffcult to obtain stone enough from the East Haven quarry.
 About 40 couples surprised Frank Price and wife, Monday night, on MT Prices birthday. Music was provided for dancing and an enjoyable time was had. An elegant collation was provided.
 M. s. Hayes has been very sick with pneumonia.
 Northrop Bros.are putting up another building for Henry Sturges.
 Work has been resumed at the Mur- phy crossing.
 A two-year-old brown lilly, which shows promise of great speed, has been bought by T. W. Pearsall. The lilly is by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Belle. Beau tiful Belle was full brother to Bell Boy, the famous stallion sold for ss50,000 and recently burned ill his stable in Ken lucky. The lilly is expected to develop speed that will rank it among the flyers.
 Robert Brown, a stone cutter al work on the Congregational church, was so badly chewed up on his hands and right leg while touring through the saloons, Saturday night, that he had to go to the Bridgeport hospital for treatment.
 The ladies of the Congregational church have formed a sewing circle to replace Miss Hannah Hobart's burned wardrobe.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
WESTON.

Miss Jennie Nichols has had King lilies in bloom since before Easter and the last is now in full bloom.
 W. r. Webb of Saugatuck has visited his sister, Mrs N. Crossman.
 Mrs Sarah Thorp has visited her daughter Mrs Phena Thorp.
 E. W. Bradley is improving.
 Rev M. F. Favor returned from New Hampshire, Friday, after an absence of 12 days.
 Charles Godfrey drove to Danbury, Sunday, to visit relatives.
 The family of G. B. Sturges have suf- fered with grip.
 Miss Alice Fitch has been in Norwalk.
 Henry J. Hamilton has returned from a three-months' visit in New Haven.
 Miss Minnie Gilbert has returned from a protracted stay in Danbury, where she has cared for a sick relative.
 Miss Annie Lockwood has visited in Danbury.
 Miss Lillian Bennett of Norwalk has visited Mrs Lester Bennett.
 Miss Addie Godfrey and friend from Easton have visited Mrs c. T. Gregory. May l was the 96th birthday of Mrs Cynthia Wheeler, the oldest person in town.
 Mrs David Hull and son Will visited Mrs Hull's aged father, Harry Finch of Wilton, Sunday, and found him improved in health.
 Alfred Gilbert, who has been sick, is about again.
 Joe Brown, accomplice of the notor- ious Luddington, was employed, several years ago, by Joel Perry and decamped with diamond ring and other articles, all of which were recovered.
 Merritt Franpton of Topeka, Kansas, is visiting his cousin, Charlie Perry.
 H. B. Wheeler's plough business has been brisk, this Spring.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
BRIDGEPORT.

Germans minstrels at Bunnells, Sat urday evening, 10th; ssShip ahoy,o Mon day evening, 18th; Gus Hills world of novelties, Tuesday evening, 18th.
 Manager ". M. Harris has visited Mid dlebury friends.
 The season at the George hotel, Black Rock beach, will open, June b and car penters, decorators and gardeners are putting all things in readiness. The sea wall has been repaired and the grounds about the hotel and cottages put in ex cellent condition.
 The Fairfield avenue house of Builder IT. H. Nettleton has been painted in light colors,
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15
GREENS FARMS.

The Austin Jennings case is still un- ttled.Arguments were heard at Bridge port, last week Thursday, but the com mlssoners reserved their decision and were in considerable doubt whether they ought to announce a finding until all cases for which they were appointed had been heard.
 Sidney Smith and family are to take possession of the Belyea place, this week Friday.
 The families of F. H. and E. T. Bed ford came to their homes at Greens Farms, Tuesday.
 Rev Dr Seward of Norwalk preached in the Congregational church, Sunday. There was preaching in the morning and meeting of the Y. F. s. c. E. in the eve ming.
 The Greens Farms cemetery is in wretched condition. The cemetery should be first thoroughly cleared. then kept in proper condition.
 Albert Belyea spent Sunday at Mrs T. B. Wakeman's.
 Charles c. Sherwood has commenced to cart to the Farms the barn he bought of Capt Hale of Saugatuck.
 The new house of Charles E. Bulkley hears completion.
 The buildings of Charles NuenberS are being roofed and repaired.
 M. H. Bracken has bought horse of o. B. Jennings.
 John McGarry has sold Jersey heifer to John Brady, Jr.
 The family of Henry Sturges is here for the Summer.
 The opening of J. II. Bonney's pavil- ion at Mill Plain will take place, Wednes- day, May 20.
 Mrs A. F. VanDalsem has returned from New York, where she has visited friends.
 Mrs J. H. Sniffen, artist, of New ' orz, has arrived for the Summer at c. Meek CTS.
 George Fairchild is improving.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15

It is worthy of reiteration that milk heated to as high a temperature as it can be drunk or slipped, above 100 degrees. but not to the boiling point, is of great value as a refreshing stimulant in cases of over-exertion, bodily or mental. To most people who like milk, it does not taste so good hot, but that is small matter compared with the benefit to be got from it. Its action is exceedingly prompt and grateful and the effects much more satisfactory and far more lasting than those of any alcoholic drink what ever. It supplies real strength as we'll as exhilaration, which alcohol never does. -[Good Housekeeping.
The Newtown bee., 1891-05-15

One of the popular magazines wanted a novel for a serial, for which several other periodicals were bidding. It was secured at $1O,00O. Then an artist was engaged to make l5 illustrations at $l00 each and $50 apiece for engraving them could be counted on. The publisher stated that he would put out $l5,0O0 in advertising the story. Thus already the price of that single bit of fiction is $2S,- 750. It is positively appalling to reflect what the whole number of a magazine would cost at this rate.