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

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legheny City, Pa. on the charges Of ex-
tortion and EN- -four counts
was begun on the sth-
THERE were references made in all
the churches Of London on the eth 70
the late DR. Spurgeon- The bishop OF
Bedford. at St Paul's cathedral. and
Archdeacon Sinclair, in the same place.
delivered eloquent tributes to the great
dissenter.
ANOTHER unsuccessful attempt was
made. on the sth. TO set fire to the royal
castle at Konigsburg. Prussia
EX-SENATOR Bowen. OF Colorado. and
his wife are visiting Washington and
staying at the Riggs house. During the
senator's absence from the hotel few
nights ago. and while Mrs Bowen was
at dinner. some one entered their room
and stole diamond iewelry valued at
ST. 600. There is no clew to the thief
The United States senate in exccu-
tive session. on the sth. confirmed the
nomination Of Rathbun 10 be post
master at Elmira- n. ~. vice Flood. re-
moved This Is the nomination which
senator Hill has been opposing
editor Of the Financial Observer.
Of London has been sentenced to two
months imprisonment for libel.
ANDREW CARNEGIE. the iron king.
delivered sermon in a Unitarian
church IN New York. on the 7th, on
The Gospel Of Wealth."
ForH anarchists sentenced 10 death
for participation in the recent attempt
made 70 sack the town Of Xercs. spain.
were executed in public at o'clock on
the morning Of the 10th.
An unsuccessful attempt 70 cxtort
money from widows landed in the OF
tumwa tIa- Jail. on the sfh. Harry
Beatty. Is. and Bick Bidwell. "a years
Of age. Their scheme had been 10 write
threatening letters to widows with CON-
Portable allowances. declaring that I'M
less money was forthcoming they would
burn or dynamite their homes
COUNSEL. for Lille johnson. who Is
charged with the murder OF Frcda Ward
in Memphis. Tenn. in conjunction with
Alice Mitchell. applied toJudge Dubose.
on the sth. for a writ of habeas corpus.
with view TO having their client adj
mitted to bail. The writ was granted
and made returnable on the fafh
JAMES OFALLoS. Of Lcavenworth.
kas.. was recently robbed OF $1,000 in
gold. which he had buried in the aoor
81 the cellar underneath his ricl<ety
dwelling. John O'Fallon. his son. and
an accomplish named Peter G illick were
arrested i'm Kansas City for stealing tile
money. and s--5 Of il was found in
young O-Fallon-s clothes.
HE Moorchead Mimi Merchants
bank private concern. closed its
doors on the sth. The deposits and
claims held by other banks amount 70
Sis5,o00 and the nominal assets are
1000. but II is believed 90 cents on
the dollar is the most the bank can pay.
IT is reported that marble has been
found in large quantities and Of the
finest quality near Bonaparte. la Mis-
sour parties have secured the privilege
Of developing the quarries
GEORGE +. CABASIs. a pioneer settler
and prominent man i'm southwestern
Wisconsin,. died at Georgetown. north
Of Galena- Ill. on the sth. He was
captain in the black Hawk war In iss2.
and forty years later represented his
district in the Wisconsin legislature.
IN his boyhccd. which was spent Il
Sangamon county. Ill. he was q con-
panion Of Abraham Lincoln.
OK the 9th the New York court Of
appeals decided that jeremiah Cotto.
the Italian now awaiting death at sing
Sing BY e.ectrccution. must die Is or
dcrcd Nv the lower court. lie Wa
found guilty q numbering Luigi Fran.
cation on July -. 1881.