The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-01
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

lady OF kos hester, st"to h''"N
buggy and was chased thirty-one mics
before being recaptured.
SOME unknown party broke into the
residence of Mrs. Eliza Crandall. VINO
lives alone IN the outskirts of Ander-
son. and l,.utally beat and outraged
her. The old lady Is over 81 years oi"-
She made brave fight for her honor
but the ficrd accomplished his purpose.
From the description given of the man
the police arrested Ed Christman, q
hodcarrier. Of Anderson Mrs. Sranaaii
recognized him as the man who com
mitted the assault.
TuE condition of affairs through the
neirhborhood of North Vernon Is al
most alarming. The continued "rou'h
has cut the corn crop short, ana mas
threatened many Of the poorer farmers
with want Fields and fences are dry
ms finder: and along the railroad tracks
large areas have been burned over. IL
is probable that miles of fences nave
been DESTROYED in southeastern lndi-
ana. A fire was burning in the woods
north of there several miles, the other
nirht. Concerning the condition OF
crops. il is said that farmers near
Greensburg and Columbus VIII suncr
heavier losses than those in extreme
southeastern Indiana.
THERE was a destructive fire at Birds
eve. fifteen miles from Huntington. the
other night. Thirty-eight buiiaihSs
were burned. including all the ousi-
ness houses, and seventeen famliies
made homeless Total loss. 10000 In
surance, So, 600
.JouS BoALs and James Parker.
neighboring farmers. met IN the roac
near Shelbyville after dark, the other
night. and renewed an old quarrel
Ioals was severely beaten about the
head with large rock. and is in dan
gerous condition.
BENZ. HARrzoG, prominent farmer
of the northern part of Hamilton coun-
tv. has made an assignment }. 1.
Driver IS assignee.
THE fifth annual meeting of the old
settlers. of Randolph and Jay counties
was held at Ridgeville few days ago.
THE scheme for the great electric
road. running from Chicago to Indian
apolis. with branches to the gas belt
has collapsed. J. Pennington. inven-
tor of the flying machine that did not
fy. was back of it. About fifty men
were employed i'm grading. When they
demanded their pay Pennington LETT.
as did two other gentlemen. supposed
to be capitalists from London. fhila-
delphia and elsewhere. The capital OF
the company was said TO be $4,000. 600
but IL was not regularly Incorporated
~ ffa r,siS.
oner for murder. has been pardoned-
WIN. Row. shot several days ago al
Brazil by John Mickey, is dead
THE boiler in the electric light ano
: water works power house at Franklin
exploded. A sill weighing ton wa'
blown over 100 yards. The building
1 thea took fire and burned. with its con
tents Loss, $4,000. John Dennis
: fireman. was badly hurt and may die
Martin Dennis was badly hurt, but vii
. recover.
A PAINTER named Click thirty-hv
vears of age. who was one of camping
marty south of Terre Haute, wa
/, drowned a few days ago The mem
/. bers of the party. including Uiick' ma
! been drinking and it is not known II n
fell in the water or went in bathing
: His companions did not miss him f.
two hours. lie leaves a family.
YEARS ago Claiborn Williams. one {
the wealthiest farmers in lIartholome'
I county. died. leaving his eight childre
: near twenty thousand dollars eacl
z Harry became drunkard and gan
l. bier. The other night he hitched up
/ team at midnight. loaded in fifty-scve
: bushels of wheat and drove IL TO ma
n ket and sold IT, lie was arrested an
a Jailed at Columbus in default OF bal
n even his own folks refusing to go {
:. his bond.
n The Evansville and Terrc ilautc RAJ
IS road monthly pay car reached Ter
A. Haute. the other day. week late ~
men were greatly surprised at not T
le ceiving their money. In Place Of u
h cash their envelopes contained bar
lie checks dated September II and this n
Is tice: Owing to the scarcity of curren
4. and the refusal Of New York banks
n shin currency. and the inability to co
ic vert drafts and bills OF exchange in
re- currency in the west, we are compel
of this month to pay our employees
r. checks dated September IL. 1t IS !
ks lievcd the present unusual condit
which makes this necessary will SO
to pass away. and by next month we W
ng be able to return TO our former practi
m of paving in currency" The men tri
or To discount the checks in the banks a
la with merchants but failed. There V
much indignation and talk of stri
o. in consequence, but it is believed
.es trouble has blown over.
"a NELLIE GRAY. the woman who So
OF horse and buggy at Valparaiso, SO
NO DAYS ago. had preliminary heari
the other day and was bound over
on tho circuit court. She seems To DC
ire hardened criminal. and was very in.
he fercnt during the trial
let MAYOR ARTHUR w. BRADY, of Mari
fled his bond of $50. 900 and accep
mt. the receivership Of the Citizc
ind National bank His bondsmen
Use Arthur Patterson. g. A. Spill
BAY Edward Tuhcy and James Spranklc
by a local election Brazil has dcci
low 10 build $4,000 worth of gravel roi
It'll. COOK & WHrrrEy's circus, WI
the showed at Spencer, the other day.
hat accompanied 10y gang Of pickpoclS
gamblers, thieves and confidence
ca -. a.ac.d tbe farmers and others