The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-16

s'ork HFNNEssY. NJ. l.. Tor
kiskenny' iied In London on the eth.
3EoneE. =. DrNcAx and sheldon A.
buriinf. nam were putting burner into
an o.. stovc In Detroit. Mich. on the
7th. when birmingham lighted a natcl,
AID the oil In the stove exploded. Bnrn-
ing oil few over the men. and the clothes
Of both took Are. Burlingham was
burned 20 death before assistance could
reach him. and Duncan was removed u
the hospital in dying condition.
Town TREASURER l.. b. BoorH. al
Newtown, Conn. Is missing. There Ia
= shortage Of several thousand dollars
,, In his accounts with the town. lie also
improved the opportunity TO rob the
Episcopal church, he having full con
troll q the funds of the treasury,
amounting TO about $4,000.
TIM queen. the prince Of Wales and
all the cabinet ministers and the lead
ing members Of the opposition have
sent letters OF coincidence 70 the family
Of the late RI. Hon. William Henry
Smith.
JAcon BARE, wealthy farmer Of
bethlehem. Ind. jumped into an ash
pit at the Louisville g. Nashville rail-
way yards in Louisville. few weeks
ago. and lay for many hours before be-
ing found. lie suffered conclusion OF
the brain. Of which he died on the 9TH.
OVER 81. 600 worth Of beer was spilled
by the sheriff and deputies at Crcston,
In, on the 7th. on an order from a
Justices court.
DIR. HIRAM b. vRAY. aged s3 years,
prominent and promising young ply
stefan Of Adams. Ind. committed sui
eide, on the 9TH. by taking poison. He
had just returned from completing q
course Of lectures at Cincinnati
SADIE, the ls-year-old wife Of Charles
L. Irwin, attempted suicide at Indian
apolis. Ind. on the evening Of the eth,
by firing q bullet into her breast. She
will die.
A STUBBORN fire broke ont in the attic
Of East Divinity hall. Vale university.
or the night Of the 9th, and before il
was brought under control damaged
the building TO the extent Of about slO,-
OOO
WHEN the case against Detective
OMalley, indicted on charge Of brib-
ing the jury which acquitted the Ital-
lans accused OF assassinating Chief Of
Police Hcnncssy Of New Orleans, came
up for trial. on the 18th. the state was
unable to offer admissible evidence and
he prisoner was set at liberty.
A FREIGHT train on the ALBANY &
susquehanna railroad jumped the track
L miles east Of Binghamton. N. ". on
he Sth. and fifty-five cars were wrecked.
Engineer James Patterson was killed,
ind two other employees were injured |
The loss will foot up $50, 900.
CASHIER JOKES of the Phillipsburg |
Pa Banking Co., issued statement |
y the banks affairs, on the Sth. which
hows assets Of s45p, 900 and liabilities Il
4 S3sS. 900. Mr.. Jones is confident that
ii claims will be paid in full.
The bodies Of the last OF the victims
4 the Richardson collicry mine disaster
I Glen Carbon. Pa, Thomas Clancy
nd Thomas Walsh. We're recovered on
nc 9Th. They were found buried under
mass of coal.
The grand jury Of Kings county. n. /
=, has indicted Mayor Gleason Of Long
sland City for assault in the second
egree on Alfred Nelson, at meeting
the board OF health on June 80
THE first snow OF the season at Bca-
err, Pa. fell on the eth. The streets
nd houses were thickly covered.
PARKER, WEnB & Co.'S packing house
Detroit, Mich. was damaged $780,
'o'by fire on the sth. One man was
nrned to death and about a dozen
hers were more or less seriously in
lred.