The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-14
NE VS. AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


arose between DIR. Edward Alfred r.
Naultcns and Glenn Squirting, fireman,
and Mr.. Naultens was killed.
Cot SciL BLUFFS. Ia. had two suicides
on the I'd Matt Lyon, boarder al the
Western hotel. became Respondent over
a love affair and took morphine to end
his troubles. Lucy Benner's lover. a
member Of the fire department, had
tired of her. Her parents live in
Shenandoah. la.
THE motion to quash the indictment
commissioner of New York. was de-
MED. on the Sd. and he will have To an
swer the criminal charge of having
burned the records of his Office.
JoHS +. NEWMAN. a Buffalo N. W
switchman who had been out of work
since the recent strike, became insane,
on the I'd. as result of breeding over
his trouble. and attempted to kill his
wife and himself
PRIvy COUNCILLOR DR. SrEINTHAL
BoYES, one of the most noted physi-
clans in Berlin, died on the I'd, at the
age of "a.
The engineers of west Scotland have
been advised that their wages will be
reduced 10 per cent.
The international monetary confer
encc will meet at Brussels on Novem-
Der II.
IL the recent voting contest among
the commercial travellers assembled at
81. Louis on "drummers' day" Nj. j..
Jones. of West Plains. Mo, wasaward-
ed the prize for being the thinnest
man: James A. ~cudder, of Terrc
Haute. Ind, for being the uglest, and
Gilbert Bond. Of sullivan. Ind, for be-
ing the latest.
THE work which was lately begun by
a number of farmers in Iowa to change
the course of the Missouri river by ditch
ing across the narrow isthmus near
Bellevue. where the river describes
four fifths of circle. has been stopped
by an injunction. IL is estimated that
had not the work been stopped about
5000 acres Of land would have been
changed TO the other side of the river.
JACK RAMSAY, the pal of Frank
Cooley. who was killed by Sheriff Me
Cormick's posse on the evening Of the
I'd. was captured near Fair Chance. Pa.
on the Sd, and lodged in Jail. 1t is be-
| lieved that since the death of Cooley
and the capture of Ramsey the re-
mainder of the gang of desperadoes
will leave the country.
J. BARLOW MooREHEAD. a young ac-
tor and manager of the Young Amer
lean" theatrical company. committed
suicide in New York city. on the I'd. as
per agreement with "A suicide club. of
which he was a member. lie spent his
last night of life drinking wine with
| friends and then went TO his room and
ended his life with a pistol bullet
FEARS are entertained for the safety
| Of the two-masted schooner Nellie May.
which left Providence. r. l.. August IL
for Bravo. Cape Verde islands. pas
sage that is ordinarily accomplished in
about a month. She carried twenty
four persons, including passengers and
crew.
LORD IlouGHToS. the new viceroy of
Ireland. took formal possession Of Dub
lin castle on the 3D.. Ills public entry
into Dublin was made with the usual
ceremony.
LORD TENNYsoS. poet laureate of
England was reported. on the "a. as
being seriously i'll with a complication
Of influenza and gout at his home in
Surrey.
OS the evening of the Sd Edward :.
Damn. the Buffalo y. y. bank wrecler.
died at his home in Buffalo from the
effects of dose of opium taken with
suicidal intent
| CHARLEY MITCHELL. the pugihst. wa:
in the prisoners dock OF the Bow-strce'
police court. London. on the 4th, q
answer charge of assault upon an old
man named Salvage. lie was re
handed to await the result Of closer in
qairy as 10 the old mans condition
The real estate congress opened il
Buffalo. n. ". on the Sd.
Hos. PATRICK EGAS. miaister pleni
potentiary of the United States I,
Chill. arrived at New York on tn,
steamer Newport from Panama, on tn,
4th. in the best of health and spirits
lie brings with him treaty which pro
vides that all claims on the part Of cor
porations. companies or private indi
viduals shall be submitted To three
commissioners for settlement; also tn
indemnity money for the baltimore
| men.
AN important decision was hande'
down. on the sth. by the United State
court Of appeals for New York in tn
case Of the Edison Elcctric-light Co
against the United States Electric
Light Co.. granting an injunction. will
an accounting for profits and damages
in n patent issued to MIR. Edison on Al
electric lamp January ~. 1850 The Dc
cision carries with il a monopoly in th'
incandcsccnt lamp.
A PILGRIMAGE to Troitsa 70 celchrat
the five hundredth anniversary ~ til
death Of st. ScrgiuS. will begin on tn
10th. from the l<remlin in Moscow
The pilgrims number y. 900 and are lei
. 10y I 200 clcrgvmen with images an,
relics. AZ Troitsa the Moscow pilgrim
will be met bv some $4,000 pilgrim
from other parts ~ Russia. The pee
pie carry their food with them an,
/ sleep by the vaysidc at night
= Mounted Cossacks along the route pre-
tect them aud keep siragglers frcn
wandering from the road.