The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-14

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


JAMES W HAMILTON, a coioreu eN-
preacher. was electrocuted at the sing
Sing IN. W prison on the 3D. SIN
ole shock sufficed to cause death.
NINETY houses in klcin-Poechlarn.
on the Danube, were burned TO the
ground on the sd. Fifteen bodies were
removed from the ruins, and twelve
more were known TO be in the ashes
GOV. HooG Of Texas has issued his
proclamation quarantining the Texas
gulf coast and the Rio Grande border
after Nav l. 1t applies to all vessels,
persons and articles from places infest-
cd with cholera, yellow fever or small
box. and extends 10 all places south OF
the twenty-fifth degree OF latitude,
which are not proved TO be free from
infection.
MRs. ELLSWORTH MILLER. OF Cold
| Springs, Pa. aged 81. gave BIRTH on
| the I'd. TO triplets-two girls and "A boy.
In the past eight years and seven
months She has become the mother OF
seventeen children-three sets of trip
let's, two sets of twins and two single
births. Eight of the children are liv-
ing. !,
THE business portion of the town OF
Florence. :. G., was destroyed by fire
=, the I'd Flames started during the
night and burned until . a m The
Central hotel. the city hall and four
teen dwellings were destroyed The
loss is estimated at at least $780,
only partially covered by insurance.
Ir is stated at the state department
that no protest against Max Judd. o
St Louis. has been received from Aus
tria. The opinion seems to be tina
none will be made. A diplomat IS au
thoritv for the statement that tn
prejudice against the Jews is nearly a
strong in Austria as il is in Russia. III
further said that it is a race rather thar
a religious prejudice.
; A VIRGINIA man appears to have pro
duced the best smokeles powder whic
. yhe army has tested up to date Tn
I, test was recently held at the FranSfor
, PA arsenal, with excellent result. an
4 n request was sent for additional an
r larger quantities Of the powder. Tn
: composition came from Leonard Masor
who has been known rs chemist an
ordnance expert
e The Joint resolution OF congress IL
d viting the Spanish royal family to pa
n ticipate in the opening ceremonies
/. the Worlds Columbian exposition ca
!, ricd no appropriation for the purpo
" named, and Secretary Gresham Is e
q deavoring to determine W here he ca
A. secure the money necessary to car
n out the instructions Of congress
JAMES LENNON. the Lake Shore
gineer who was found guilty OF co
Of tempt Of court. according TO Jud
TO Kicks decision. has, in obedience to Z
IN instructions of his attorneys. refus
pr TO pay his fine and has been formal
n arrested and placed in custody OF I
a court
ps EIGHTEEN buildings. comprising I
20 business portion of Carrollton. q
be were destroyed in a great confiagrau
nj midnight Of the Sd. The fire, viii
was of incendary origin, is believed
he have been started by che notorious .
j. bury Gentry.
TO OFFICIALS Of the Pittsburgh tl'
lie builders exchange Were found gui
ne of conspiracy by jury, on the attn,
] combining in restraint OF trade q
preventing contractors not memb
en- OF the exchange. from getting !
nj .crial.
PRESIDENT TIIrrOrYTE has sent
test to President IIerreaux OF Sa
ces Domingo, against the action Of that
ca public in aiding Haytian revolu,i
lists
yea A FIRE at Podhalozyhi, near Saml
any in Austrian Galicia, on the 9TH.
nal stroycd 100 buildings. including
'tor school. and three persons persisted
wy the flames.
rnt, t,naup>r WINS entered in 10 ,
York city court. part three. on nc
against Mrs. James J. Corbett for
euo' The suit was brought by Harry
49, miclxc, the manager Of press clip
''on bureau. who supplied Mrs. Cor
anu with newspaper clippings about
~" husband. the famous pugilist
ASSISTANT SECRETARY WrLLErs
80 NJ, the department OF agriculture has 3
TO Chicago to personally supervise
80 placing Of the department exhibits
~ ANTOINE >Woop, the boy-murd,
who killed Joe Smith for his W
.,;~a and gun, was sentenced At Der
80 Col. on the 5th, To twenty-five yea,
81 the prnitcntiary with hard labor.
l,v.r JosErH II. MILLER. the oldest a,
Ition newspaper man in New Jersey, die
Newark. on the 5th. of pneumonia.
= an most important journalistic feat Of
,ion- Miller occurred during tne "ar'
8 APP ne obtained sccsss 70 ana report
secret meeting Of copperhsads In