The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A gEAR-ESD collision between the
two sections of the fast east-bound
meat train on the Pennsylvania road
occurred at Amboy, Ind. on the 22d.
The second section was running at the
rate OF IS miles an hour and telescoped
four cars. Engineer Mike Maloney OF
the second section was killed and Fire
man T.. J. Prize was seriously injured.
SEVENTY persons were frozen to
death in Russian Poland in the week
ending the a2d.
THE startling announcement Of the
failure of the Capitol national bank of
Lincoln Ncb.. was made shortly after
/ O'Clock on the night OF the ed. and
state treasurer was caught in the crash
for the sum of $4,000
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE l.. q. c. LAMAR,
Of the United States supreme court,
died at $50 p. IN. Of the a3d. at the
home Of w. II. Virgin. relative,
in Macon, Ga lie had dined with
the family at ESQ p m. and seemed
TO have a good appetite and TO be in
"A cheerful mood. lie was - years
of age.
THE car shops Of the Pittsburgh &
Lake Erie railroad. located at CHARTERS
station. Pa. together with a mum Der Of
cars and much valuable machinery,
were destroyed by fire on the night Of
the 22d. The flames were caused by
leaking natural gas. Loss. about 500
600: almost fully insured.
BIsHoP PHILLIPS BROOKS Of the Epis-
copal diocese of Massachusetts died at
his residence in Boston, on the 23d. Of
heart failure, brought on by dit Of
coughing The death was entirely
un expected
JONI c. GREEN, mine owner and pros
pector at Gulovine bay, Alaska, has re-
turned from there lie says that the
Innuit Indians To the number OF 500,
along Fish river, are in starving con-
dtion.
TwESTyTHousASD people visited the
Bridgeport Conn lighthouse over tn,
Ice. 3 miles off Seaside park. on Long
Island sound. on the 22d. The ice
cracked and a score or more Of womer
fell in. but they were rescued.
GEN. HAYES will. as probated on thu
23d, provides for an equal distribution
Of the estate. after the payment of The
Just debts. among the five children, thu
interest Of his daughter Fannie bcn,
held in trust by his oldest son, Birchard
and his three eldest sons are mad
executors of the will.
, The police Of Pittsburgh have beer
requested by the Austrian government
- suppress the Amerikansko Slovensx
; Noviny. a Hungarian weekly paper Is
sued there. Copies have found thci
way into Austria and have been seize
and burned as revolutionary and Sc
| ditious. The paper, Of course. coul
not be suppressed.
FUNDS of the state Of Nebraska
r the amount OF s23s, 900 were deposit.
: in the suspended Capitol bank of Lin
r coin. Gov. Crounsc having approved IN
: bonds Of the president and cashier {
c the bank. thus relieving the bondsme
!, Of the state treasurer of responsibilit
5 for the loss, IL any is sustained, and f.
4 this reason articles Of impeachment I
the governor were introduced in I'll
house of representatives Of that stat
: on the cath.
A SLEIGH with a party OF six wa
|. struck by an Erie locomotive at Il
Morrow crossing in Passaic, y. j.,
= 1880 a. M, Of the oath Mamie Eya
!. 81 wears old, was killed Instantly. Ma
- gle >plain. II, was SO badly injur,
y that She died a few hours later. al
two others were fatally injured.
TnE house committee on the Worl,
IA Columbian exposition wrestled for tv
- hours, on the cath, with the Sundi
q opening proposition. and when 1t a
y journcd 10 attend the meeting Of q
- house neither The Sunday openers n
no the Sunday closcrs had secured a d
~ cidcd advantage.
A. CARDINAL JosErH ALFRED FouLo
IL archbishop Of Lyons, died on the 2:t
aged 90.