The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-22

money could be found. IL was In til
box hidden in the hay loft and amount
ed 10 over $500 In $40 gold pieces wh.c.
he had drawn out Of hank during the
money scare.
.CHARI-Es BLACKBURN, aged IL. acct
dentally shot himself in the calf OF the
leg while out hunting in Decker town
ship. near Vincennes He died from
the effects of his injuries lie blcd to
death
NKws has reached Peru Of a diSas-
trous confiagration that occurred three
miles west of there. The large stock
barn Of Henry Tiefel. dairyman. was
struck by lightning and set on fire.
The flames quickly spread. and its con-
tents, which consisted of twelve head
Of fine horses and ten tons OF hay. were
consumed The loss is estimated at
over $6.0oo, partially covered by insur-
ance.
BENSON BENNETT. railroad engineer
Of Jeffersonville. suicided with NOR
phine on account of failure To secure
work
The American Wire Nail works, An
derson. has taken a stand against unit
ed labor and win operate as nonunion
concern
The barn of David Foutz. of Wabash
county, near Lagro. burned few days
ago. together with three horses. implc-
ments, twenty tons of hay. and sew
eral hundred bushels of grain. Loss,
$1,000; no insurance
GEORGE w. MEckEI, superintendent
OF city schools of Portland, died the
other night of typhoid fever.
Miss MINNIE TrLL. aged eighteen, a
highly respected young woman Of Han
over, committed suicide by drowning
herself in the Ohio. eight miles below
Madison the other afternoon. Her body
was recovered. There is no cause as
signed for the deed, but those acquaint-
ed with the young woman say she had
great sorrow.
A DUEL that ended in the death of
one man Took place at Coxville the 9TH
er afternoon james Valvan and n man
named johnson were the duelists- 1t
is claimed that the trouble originated
over a woman. The men armed to set
tie their trouble, valvan having a
dou ble-barreled shotgun. A few words
were exchanged and they commenced
firing. Johnson fell mortality wounded.
Valvan made his escape.
SILAs BIGLER a well-known huck-
ster of the west end Of New Albany.
was killed seven miles out the Paoli
pike He was driving to the city when
the wagon. in the dark. struck a pile
of macadam stone, upsetting the
wagon and killing Bigler.
WHILE Mrs Joseph Graham Of near
Wheeler, was taking her husbands din
neB to him in the field she left her baby
in the cradle The house caught fire
and the baby burned TO death. Another
child was frightfully injured
PosTMAsTERs were appointed the
other day as follows: Samuel c. Ed
ding ton, Ponets. Wells county. vice
John w. Cook, removed: Elmer NJ. Reid.
River Vale, Lawrence county, vice Geo.
French, removed; r. S Palmer. Leon
ard. Taylor county. vice Smith Thomp-
son, removed.
The state board of health will not
allow any passenger from Muncie to
land at indianapolis without certif-
cate of vaccination and a disinfection
Of their baggage.
The following fourth-class post
masters were commissioned recently:
Clinton county. Isaiah Rich
ardson, vice Emanuel Z. Metger. re-
signed; Godsey, Monroe county. Albert
Cooksey. vice William H. Boles, resign
ID; Linden, Montgomery county, Frank |
Dunkle. vice Charles McIsee, resigned;
Spencer county. Balthas
letter. vice James X. Hursh, removed;
Radnor, Carroll county. Harvey Claw
'on. vice Milton Swain, resigned.
JAMES O'NEH- soldier of the ord. |
lance department. U. $. A.. for twenty
Tears and stationed at the Indianapolis
lrsenal, disappeared without leave sew
raj days ago. lie had been paying adj
resses To Miss Mary Petrie. daughter of
widow living near the arsenal
rounds A few days later he went to
Ter home and almost Immediately fell
and died of morphine poi
oning, taken with suicidal intent
he cause is attributed to whisky and
he disgrace incident To absence with
ut leave. lie was thirty-fve years
Id.
JAKE PREssy, farmer living four
lilies north of Petersburg, in Knox
ounty, was burned to death By some
Unknown means Pressy's meadow hay
aught on fire and he left his house 10
ght the flames. and not returning
'ithin a reasonable time. search was
lade for him bymembers of the fam
y. In one corner of the field the body
as found, the clothes burned off and
ne flesh having fallen from the body
places
JOS TRUsTy. farmer accidentally
lot himself the other day with shot
nm while attempting to climb fence,
ear Pittsburgh.
EARLY the other morning, as Ray
inkins, driver of the United States
all wagon, was returning to the pest
ice at Terre Haute. he was attacked
7 three men and robbed of the three
all pouches. The robbers jumped in
ont of the horses and levelcd their
stols Mt the driver. compelling him to
OPP. They then tied his hands behind
$ back and put small mail bag over
: head The man ar,va - a. "a