The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-08-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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a temporary theatcr collapsed on the
evening Of the e,th- About zoo people
were in the structure. and Of these
eign were injured BY the fall. but no
person was killed The theater had
been hastily constructed without sutti-
Gent strength in the supports
GES. BUTLER speaking Of the lams
incident AZ Homestead. Pa. said. Col
Streator should he tried BY military
commission Of the national guards. and
his punishment by that tribunal can
only extend 80 far as TO take away his
commission Then he should he tried
by a jury for cruel assault. and put
in jail or fined. and then he should be
sued by the man and made 10 pay many
thousand dollars. II he can pay il. for
the outrage.
HENRY r. HARDY. one Of the most
desperate and reckless hank robbers and
Jail breakers that this country has ever
produced. is in the custody Of the police
Of Frankfort-on-the-M Main. Germany
He had robbed a German hank IF sa5.-
700. and was living like a prince on the
money
sells for attempting TO blow up the
powder mill near Liege and to steal
explosives. were found guilty on the
a6th
As FAR as the city Of New Orleans i
concerned the Gaines case j. thing Of
the past W W. Whitney. the admin
| istrator Of the estate. has received
check for se2s. .ss in full settlement Of
the citys Indebtedness
The steamer England brought les
asses consigned 70 a Mr.. Anderson at
bowling Green. KY. and accompany
| ing the animals were two men under
contract To care for them for year.
| The men were detained as contract la
borcrs and will probably be returned
| 10 France
| WASHINGTON NATHAN died in Bou-
logne. France. on the 18th. aged "A. lie
was son 81 benjamin Nathan. who
was mvsteriously murdered in his
house in New York city in 1870. and
many believed that Washington was -
sponsible for the crime He led fast
life
HENRY TRACER. : German. - years Of
age. committed suicide on his ranch. 1
miles from Denver. Col. on the 10Th.
lie plunged into deep reservoir on his
land. and was dead before he could h
rescued. TRACER. a short time since
married a woman much younger than
himself. and has been Jealous ~ her.
x.>ExATon IxGAILs.of kansas. whs
has just paid prolonged visit T. Fer
lin. left few days ago for Vienna. VIZ
Dresden Before his departure he sais
that his journey was undertaken f.
two purposes. recreation and the study
Of the economic and political condition
- Europe
THE six-stcry brick building occrpir,
by the New York Bi~cuit Co. on Tent
avenue. between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets. was destroyed by fire ~
the .6th. The loss : tso0.o0o.
THE wife ~ Rev A. r. Gu~sman. q
Lisbon. la. shielded. on the 18th. y,
hanging Dependency and worrying
I about the salvation ~ her soul j. III
supposed cause.
NHILE John W. KYLE was threshin,
wheat ON his farm thrce-qnartcrs OF
. mile from Monroe. o.. On the 2Tth. tn
\ boiler ~ a traction engine exploded. in
Z stantly killing Engineer Ambrose At
cxander and Fireman Perry Header
tseo. Wiley and Mr.. Kyle were badly
: not fatally injured
: wM. WILSON. who for two years pa
4 has travelled over the country ~ 81
! Edward Cook cousin Of Earl Dude
: and Lord Vaudeville. was arrested i
! New York. on the 9Th. for swindIinr
i Ex-fiErr.-tsoy. JoHN REID. " Ma~Sa
chuSett~. died in Bo>tor On the 18th
= aged 20. lie was member ~ the Oh
n book firm ~ Reid 4 Field
VII RoSALp KESSEpY. who had lo.t
e large amount ~ money in putting u
j. margins IN speculative transaction
Ie through the firm Of Page Br0>.. Phils
'e dclphia. went into the office II the firm
v On the 2.th. and shot and killed Charlie
D. Henry Page. the junior partner. an
y then turned the pistol on himself an
blew his brains out