The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-08


public road. near Huntington. the tank
upset and fell upon George H. Buzzard,
killing him.
TmE village Of Edwardsville, five
miles west OF New Albany. was wiped
out by fire the other morning rive
residences and stores. with barns. etc,
were consumed The loss Is about sl5.-
600, with "a. 900 insurance. The fire is
of incendiary origin.
c. +. dixon, y colored conv'", from
Jay county. suicided at the noitnern
prison by strangulation.
TnE other evening. while the 3-ycar-
old child Of William Hopkins. OF Brazil,
way playing in the yard. apparently in
the best health. it suddenly made an
outcry and fell dead. The cause Of the
sudden death of the child is pulling
the physicians.
NELLIE LEAvEIL walked from Mari
on to get into the indianapolis reform
atory because she was mistreated at
home.
JoHN f. Doops, one of Logansport's
pioneer settlers, accidentally took an
overdose of ammonia with fatal re-
suits.
LITTLE JAMES MCCaEA, aged 10 years,
was horribly crushed under a wagon at
Brazil, and will die
a. II. MvNsER "A tramp who has been
staying at Anderson, was caught in the
act of robbing the post office and gen
eral store of Postmaster Charles Perry,
at West Muncie, the other night, and
jailed in Muncie.
THE other morning in the Lafayette
Jail John Daily. aged 80 years. commit
ted suicide 10y cutting his throat from
ear to ear
DoNEsrIc trouble was the cansc and
morphine the means by which Wm.
Scarborough, young man, attempted
suicide the other night at Noblesvillc.
lie took too much. and consequently
failed in his attempt.
TnE body Of Michael Coney. a wealthy
citizen OF kendallville. was found in n
wood near Goshen. A frightful wound
in the head had caused his death. but it
is uncertain as To the source Of the
wound. Neither is il known why he
was in such a place. or how he got
there A gold watch was yet on his
person.
ANOTHER thief was caught in the
West Muncie post Office the other morn
ing, making two that have been trap
ped there in a week
The Montgomery County Temper
ance union has prepared the following
ordinance in substance to present to
the city council of Charlottesville: 1t
requires all saloons shall be conducted
in a front room. fronting on public
street. and nothing shall obstruct the
entire view of the room from the out
side. No person. except the proprie-
tors. or clerk. shall be allowed to enter
any other door except the front door,
and the violation Of the ordinance
shall cause fine 10 be assessed OF from
$50 20 800 The present ordinance re-
moves screens after II o'clock and on
Sundays. and this ordinance IS to re-
move screens entirely.
WILLIAM GREEN. living near Logans-
port, was found dead in his bed with
his head crushed.
FRANKIE FINCH. the eightcen-month-
old son Of widow. was found dead the
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which he had fallen at indianapolis.
The child drowned in six inches OF
water.
While court was in session at Nadi-
son Judge j. II. Gibson and Prosecutor
Edgar A. Howard. Of the Clark circuit
court, arrived and proceeded to file quo
warranto proceedings against Judge
Friedly and Prosecutor Perry Bear. OF
the jefferson circuit court. 10 test the
question as to who il the Judge and
prosecuting attorney Of the Jefferson
circuit court and also to test the con
stitutionality of the entire law of the
late legislature in reference thereto
The claim is that Jefferson circuit wa.
abolished BY the last Legislature.
FIRE at Rushville destroyed dozer
buildings Loss. $4,000; small insur
ance.
MoRF than a hundred head Of cattle
were burned to death in prairie firs
near Valparaiso.
SPARKS from passing trains have fircd
fields near Peru. Farmers pIowcc
around their houses and barns thus
saving them
Mrs. DAVID DALIAx. wife OK q prom
inent farmer. near Fort Wayne. com
mittcd suicide BY taking arsenic. After
taking the dose She walked 10 the iiei,
where her husband and hands wcr,
thrcshing and told them what She In,
done, and said that She did not want I,
die alone: that She loved him, but tha'
her troubles were more than She cou!t
bear She leaves large family.
JrsSE DrSLixeEE. one OF the victiml
burned by the natural gas explosion a
Morristown. near >helbyville. died.
DIR. l.. T. RUSSELL. of Springfield, @.
who was called to Muncie To diagnos,
several Of the alleged eases of small
pox. went to the home of Mr.. Murray
where five cases had existed. all .
which had been pronounced smallpox
After a thorough examination he unhcs
itatingly said that neither of the per
sons hid smallpox. After goin5
through the entire infected district Il,
found but two cases of smallpox, III,
others being victims Of chckcnpox.
TuE Bio Four has been sucl for $40