The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-04-15
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

john HURLEY. New Orleans police
officer. was shot and instantly killed. on
the 18th, by Frank Lyons, desperate
thief.
The report that the British steamer
Maine. from New Orleans for Liver
pool had been destroyed BY fire at sea
was erroneous The Maine caught fire.
and when il was found that the flames
could not be subdued. Capt. Brown
headed her for Fayal. which place she
reached March 81. and was beached at
Prin bay. Two hundred and forty head
of cattle. 100 bales and over 100 bags Of
cotton seed were saved
The arrival of the steamship Mis-
sour at Libau. Russia. with cargo Of
food for the starving peasants. was
hailed with every demonstration Of APP
probation on the part Of the Russian
people. The first train load of the Mis-
souri's cargo was dispatched to the in
terror on the 18th. Capt. Finley was
presented with handsome antique
Russian tea service by Count Dcbrinslxy.
HENRY +. TABOR. foreman of the
March grand jury in New York city.
declares that the police If that city re-
ceive annually from & 100000 TO s10.-
100000 from keepers Of illegal resorts Of
all kinds in the way Of immunity money.
and tina. il Is a dangerous matter for a
person 70 interfere with the police in
their dealings with such people
THREE new eases Of typhus fever were
discovered in New York on the 4th.
Two Of the victims were inmates Of the
work house on Blackwells island. and
the third Of Mount Sinai hospital. All
three were removed to North Brothers
island.
MINISTER EGAS and Consul McCreery.
representing the United States in Chilli.
have been granted leave Of absence by
Secretary Blaine. and will soon return
home.
MHs. ANNE MARGARET MoxTAGu was
found guilty at the Dublin assizes. on
the 18th. of mansaughter. in having
caused the death Of her child Helen by
cruel and iphunan punishment at her
home in Ballylcase ireland.
GESDAEMrs were called upon. on the
9Th. 70 quell a mutiny in the Spanish
prison at Granada, and firing upon the
mob, killed one ard fatally injured two
u the prisoners.
WILLIAM MArH. Wheeling Nv. Va
banker. shot six bullets into his wife's
body and killed her, at 3 o'clock on the
morning Of the 9Th. because she refused
to kiss him.
FoRTY-FIvE HUNDRED men belonging
to the building trades union Of New
York went on strike. on the 18th. against
the Pelham IIod Hosting Co.. which is
charged with employing non-union
men.
Coy. AnnErT Of New Jersey. on the
9Th. announced his disapproval Of the
bill 70 legalizc the Reading railroad
combine and fled mcmora ndum set
ting forth his reasons therefor. lie
says there II no question OF his right To
- act on bills at any time within thirty
days after the legislatures adjourn
ncnt. He questions the constitutionali-
ty Of the act
TnE will Of the late John 4. winslow.
Of monitor fame. was opened at Pough-
kecpsic. ~ T.. on the 9Th. The csta te
Is estimated To be worth between 81. OOO.-
600 and $4,000. 900. the bulk Of which Is
left 70 the widow. Harriet w. winslow.
and her only daughter and an adopted
son, In trust About 500, 900 Il given in
bcquests-
Tux circulative statement issued
monthly by the treasury department
SHOWS the circulation Of gold and silver
notes and certificates, United states
notes and national bank notes on April
! have been $3.50 per capita for the
5,l6s.000 people estimated to be citi-
zcns Of this country. The total circu-
laticn Is placed at 81 .6Os.04i. $50. which
shows decrease since March Of e9i7,-
81.
JonS =. BEGos. who obtained noto-
riety by his connection with the mur.
der Of DIR. Cronin in Chicago. and who
narrowly escaped conviction with the
rest Of the conspirators. died in Chicago.
ON the 5th, Of pneumonia. contracted
while participating in the last 1t. Pat
ricks day parade lie was senior
guardian Of Camp 20. Clan-na, Gael