The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-08

JONI H. l,oILEs, the poet and an
Their. died at his home in London. Conn.
on the Goth.
A SPECIAL. to the New York World.
dated Colon, February IS said; "A
conflict AT Blueficlds is reported here.
The news il extremely vague. but il is
said that British vessel has disabled
an American vessel
FIRE IN the large wholesale building
AT Washington avenue and Tenth
street, st. Louis, on the night Of the
a6th. did $4,000 damage To the build
ing and stocks 81 Friedman Bros. X
Schafcr. CHASER Bros. and the 10th
deans Co.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made to
cclc bratc the one hundred and seventh
birthday anniversary of Hannah Chard.
the oldest woman in the state. Mt
Glassboro. y. J. She was born April
20. less. at fcrrell. near Glassboro.
Five generations OF her descendants
will gather TO do her honor.
TuE United States steamer Mime
apolis sailed from Newport, X. l., on
the 2-th, 10 join Admiral Meadc's fleet
in the West Indies.
THE new American loan was quoted
on the London stock exchangc. at noon
Of the a7th. at So premium
A POSSE of five deputy marshals were
sent from Nuscogee, |. T., To appre-
bend the Hughes gang of bandits that
held up the Texas Pacific express in
daylight, about six weeks ago. and got
500. 900. They trailed the outlaws all
night. and on the morning OF the nth.
located them in an old house miles
west of Checotah. Hughes was shot
by Naked Head. n full-blood Cherokee
officer. who was killed by the return
fire. Two of the bandits were arrest
ed. the others escaping TO the woods.
a BOMB was exploded in hall at
Catania. Sicily. during the progress of
n festival on the evening of the 2jth.
The explosion created a panic. but
fortunately no one was seriously hurt
FIFTEEN robbc-s held up the north
bound Houston & Texas Central ex-
press al the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
railroad crossing. at the edge of Dali
las. Tex. at - o'clock on the evening
of the nth. They took possession of
the engine and rHn away with the
baggage car and express, with the
Wells-Fargo safes. said TO contain
large amount of money. Officers i'm
mediately went in pursuit.
The president. on the 2sth. nomi-
mated William l.. Wilson. of West Vir-
gina. after whom the present tariff
act is named. and who was defeated
for reelection last November. TO be
postmaster general vice Bissell. re-
signed.
THREE pension attorneys were, on
the asth, disbarrcd from practice be-
fore the interior department. one of
them. George VI. Van Leaven. Of Lime
two years imprisonment and fined
$1,000 for illegal practices.
ST. JosEPH's German Catholic
church. in Johnstown, Pa. which stood
the brunt of the terrible flood of May !
81, 1889, was destroyed 10y fire on the
2sth.
Tht Colorado senate. on the 2sth, |
passed bill prohibiting capital pun.
in that state.
THE municipal council of Havre,
France. resolved, on the 2sth. to board |
the steamer La Gascogne Immediately |
upon her arrival in that harbor and |
Capt Baudelon and his |
staff officers upon having safely |
brought the ship into New York after
her last perilous voyage westward.
UNITED STATES TREASURER MORGAN,
on the 2sth. mailed los checks. ap-
rregating si266s2.50, in payment Of
the interest on the funded loan of 1891
continued at per cent.