The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Mr.. ROBERT bonner. the owner OF
the mare Sunol. has received an offer
from the president Of the Columbia
Driving Park association Of Columbia,
Tenn. OF $4,000 for a race between
Nancy Hanks and Sunol. MIR. Bonner
SAYS that he will not allow Sunol TO
race under any conditions.
MAJ. MCKINLEY took the oath Of Of
fee as governor Of Ohio. at Columbus.
on the 18th. and delivered his inaugural
address.
REpoRTs received from Scotland and
the northern counties Of England. on
the 18th, stated that the fall Of snow
continued incessant and heavy. while
the weather remained intensely cold.
THE ancient abbey Of Fccamp sea-
port town Of France on the English
channel, where the famous Benedictine
liquor is made, has been destroyed by
fire.
THE private car Of Senator Brice was
damaged by fire, on the night Of the
18th, to the extent Of $1,000. in the
Pennsylvania railroad yards at Wash
| ington. The fire originated in the
| kitchen. and that end of the car was
nearly destroyed.
A RUNAWAY engine at Doncaster,
England, jumped the rails. on the 18th.
ran through the goods sheds, and
! dashed into the wor krooms where a
number Of employees were at the mo-
ment brcakfasting One man was
killed and several injured.
| Ir is said that Chicago is to have a
new outlet 70 the southwest by means
Of the Rock island railroad
| AT Louvain. in Brabant, France. 400
! inmates Of the insane asylum are down
| with the grip. while many Of the nurses
are also Ill.
| VERY REV. HENRY GARRIEr.s. u. d..
| president of the 1T. Joseph seminary.
| Troy. y. ~, has been appointed 70 the
! vacant bishopric Of Ogdensburg. y. Y.
| SURGEONS STITT and White Of the
United states cruiser baltimore tcsti-
| fed at Vallejo. Cal. that the death of
Turnbnll was directly caused by neglect
in the hospital where he was carried by
the Gillian police. The Chilians refused
to allow the Baltimorc's surgeons TO
treat their men and declined TO do il
themselves except in very superficial
way.
The commercial travellers Of the
country have already began 20 move
on congress for nm amendment 70 the
Interstate commerce law. which will
permit the railroads 70 give them spe-
cial rates Of fare and an extra allow
ancc If baggage. The house commit
tee on Interstate commerce seems fa-
vorably disposed toward the request Of
the commercial travellers
THE trial Of the guns and mounts Of
the double turrcttcd monitor Mianton-
oman has been made eleven shots hav-
ing been fred during the trial. In
every respect the trial was a great sue
cess the few delays and mishaps being
only those which are always cncoun-
tered in using new machinery for the
drst time.
BARONESS MACDONALD Of Earns.
cliffc has instructed her lawyer to de-
mand from the Toronto (Ont. Globe an
immediate retraction OF the alleged
Islander connecting her name with the
northwest land scandal.
NJ WILLIAM ALEXANDER TnoMsox,
charged. in conjunction with Prince
Louis Clovis Konnrartc, with conspir-
. ing 70 dcfraud Rosalir Clovis Bonaparte
out Of a diamond necklace and other
jewels valued AZ over slC0 600. surren.
dercd himself into custody, on the 18th.
at the West London police court.
} juror GtoRGr v. HAWK. the distin
, guishrd jurist Of New A lhany. Ind. died
on the 18th. after brief illness. from
: the grip, aged Gs years. lie was twics
elected 70 the supreme court