The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-02-19

\ TnE British Indian troop ship En-
I pirates. bound 10 Bombay. came in
collision with the German steamer
Gutenfel~ In the Suez canal The latter
steamer had several plates bent and
broken and her bulwarkA rails and
decks damaged
| THE president. on the 9th. sent 20 the
senate the nomination Of w. NJ. Grin
nell. Of New York. to be third Assist
ant secretary Of State. vice J. Il.
Moore. resigned
Hon JoHN JAY KNOX. ex-Cnitcd
States comptroller. who had been III
with pneumonia M his residence in New
York city. died on the 9th.
HAwLEY CHArsAx. the actor. was
pronounced insane BY brooklyn Jury.
on the sth. AMI committed TO the White
stone Insane asylum.
Mr. REID. United States minister 70
France. who was recently III with i'm
fiuepza. has had a relapse and is again
confined to his room.
A BARREI. floating in the river miles
below Nashville. Tenn. was broken
open and found TO contain the remains
Of man.
JoHS HrGnKs. the pioneer ship
builder Of New Orleans. d,ea in sha.
city on the sth. - years Of age. He
built the confederate ram Manassas.
The trial Of the case Of William +.
jordan and r. J. McLaurin. editors
and proprietors Of the Harrisburg Pa
Call. charged BY Gov. Pattison with
publishing libel upon him during his
campaign for governor. was begun at
Philadelphia on the 10TH
The city Jail at Moorhead. MINI.
was burned. on the 10th. and J. Caring.
confined for drunkenness. was burned
to death.
SIR JAMES CARD. X. c. r., +. r. s..
the noted English agriculturist. died on
the 10th.
The empress 0: Germany is suffering
from influenza
PREsIDEST-ELEcT JoHS MCCALL has
notified the directors Of the New York
Life Insurance Co. that he will accept
the Office provided he be given full and
absolute control. The matter is being
THE annual encampment Of the Mas
sachusetts department, g. A. r. began
at fremont Temple, Boston. on the
10th.
EssIE AND GEoRGIASA CRIswELI.
aged respectively IA and is years.
daughters Of William Criswell. .
wealthy citizen Of Wheeling. W. Va.
were run down and killed BY a train
on the Baltimore 4 Ohio railrond. on
the 10th. Essie stumbled and fell be-
fore the on-rushing locomotive. and her
sister. returning to her assistance.
also stumbled and was struck by the
and killed. Essie was cut
in two by the wheels
The verdict Of the jury in the case Of
James g. Wyman. mayor Of Allie
Eheny, Pa. charged with extortion.
was handed in on the l1th- The mayor
was found guilty on two counts.
The senate in secret session. on the
10th. confirmed the nomination Of
NJ Grinnell. OF New York. to
be third assistant secretary Of state.
A COAL famine is threatened in Lon
Ion. owing 20 strike among the coal
porters
The duke and duchess OF Teck with
Princess May arrived at Osborne house.
On the nth. on q visit to the queen
Col JAMES AU6CsTrs GRANT. {. b..
c. s. l.. the African traveller, died a.
Marin. Scotland. on the 18th.
Two MEN held upa Fresno tCaL street
ar at late hour on the night OF the
10Th. and robbed the dri. 81 81 all his
:hange. amounting TO abol Eve dollars
passenger who put his head out OF :
window 70 see what was going on. was
hot and probably fatally wounded BY
,ne Of the robbers