The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-01-27

AN autopsy on the body OF Gen. bnt
Ter prcyious to inicrncni. showed that
his death was caused by the bursting
~ a small blood vessel ON the brain,
caused by n violent it OF coughing. Al
the internal organs were found to DC IN
excellent condition. Ills brain weighed
four ounces more than that OF Daniel
Webster. which was n Of the 4ifSest
on record.
TnE New York court Of appeals. on
the 18th, affirmed lie Judgment 81 the
lower court i'm the ease of Carlisle w.
y. Harris. This vas an appeal from a
Judgment conviciing Harris OF murder
in the first degree in having poisoned
his wife, nee Helen Potts.
MirrrNs WnLErr, the actress. Is dy-
ing of cancer at her mothers home IN
New York. She was born III Ooiuil-
bus. Ky, and is abont - years on.
MRs A. +. Woop, wife Of q prominent
pioneer citizen Of Hardin county. Ia.
died at Union, Ia. on the 18th, OF what
is said 10 have been leprosy in its most
malignant form. She had beer bed
ridden and utterly helpless for a num-
Der Of years, her body finally becoming
so shrunken. distorted and distigured
that she scarcely ~rescmbled a human
being.
EIGnr persons were instantly killed
and sixteen injured by n collision IT "A
crossing rear Lonsdale, X l., on the
18th. between a freight train and a
sleigh filled with merrymakers return
ing from a dance and supper at Noon-
socket.
TIE infanta Isabella has withdrawn
her provisional promise To open the Chr
cago Columbian exposition.
SENATOR DAVIS. OF Minnesota, was
reelected by a majority of !, on Tho
18th.
The United States ship of war kear
sarre arrived at Colon on the 18th.
AxpRrw CARNEGIE. the great stee
manufacturers, has returned to thi'
country after a years sojourn abroad
The five-story building ut 4s2. iSi an'
4:6 North Third street, Philadelphia
occupied hy DUNCAN. Hood 4 Co. mo
rocco dresscrS. was partially destroyed
bv fire on the night of the 18th. Los
: estimated at about Sl2O. 900, fully Gov
cred by insurance.
; ErrwEEs Ii and II o'clock on tn
night OF the 18th. while a sleighini
!. party. consisting Of fifteen or twent.
. people. was returning To Clevelan'
Z from Euclid. o.. the sleigh was run int
: from the rear by an electric motor
throwing the occupants in all direc
tions and injuring six persons seriously
THE general assembly OF Dslawar
passed a Joint resolution. on the ISL
: retiring Chief Justice Comegys and A
sociate Justice Houston within fiftee
I, days. The Judges have become ply
: sicallv infirm. and. it is said. mental
incapable through many years of hor
orable service.
FRANCE has warned England tina
! she can not remain Indifferent To a
act on the part OF Great Britain thu
: tends to infringe independence Of tn
; xhedive a. did the late interference
with the selection OF the Egyptis
4 ministry.
" COY. BRowS OF Maryland decided. q
the 10Th. not 70 recognize the apple'
ton of Gov. Chase Of Indiana for Il
! %extradition Of Amos ii. liosmer an
Edwin w. Rousclle. indicted Iron lila
officers. who are charged with cmpe
u Element
The legislatures Of several stat
PASSED resolutions. on the 18th. on u
death Of ~ex-Prcsident Hayes.
The Gardape. a tramp steamer brln
= ing over the first consignment Of u
Krupp Worlds fair exhibit, had be-
a ont twcnty-six days from Hamburg
= the 18th. and there were fears for IA
! safety. The cargo contains none of I
celebrated heavy guns.