The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-01-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A. W. MCINTYRE was inaugurated
governor of Colorado on the sth.
The Huntsville female college. at
Huntsville, Ala. one of the largest in
stitutions of the kind in the south, was
burned on the afternoon of the sth.
The managers Of the college rented
the military academy Of Huntsville.
and opened school on the 9th Work
will be commenced on the new building
Immediately.
On the eth the king OF Corea pro-
ceeded TO the ancestral temple. and
there formally declared the independ-
ence of Corea. He was accompanied
by the members of the cabinet and the
other high functonaries Of the gov
eminent. escorted by body Of SOL
diers armed and equipped in modern
style.
HEAVY snow~torms have prevailed
throughout northern Spain. blocking
railways. prostrating telegraph wires
and otherwise impeding travel and
damaging property.
CHANG llES HOOK. Chinese peace en-
voy to japan. started for Toxic on the
eth.
AFTER the French chamber Of depu-
ties had been called to order, on the
sth. for the session of ls95. NJ. Henri
Brisson was reelected president of the
body by vote of 272 out of so.
WILLIAM GROSS CLEMENTS. the IL
year-old son of Cortland c. Clements. a
ell-known citizen of Washington
city. was almost instantly killed, on
the 9th, by the accidental discharge Of
revolver. The casualty happened in
the boys room al Judge Clements resi-
dence
TnorGH two more bodies were re-
covered from the ruins Of the Delavan
house at Albany. n. w.. on the 9th. it
was definitely settled that but eight
bodies in all had been found. instead
Of ten. as previously stated.
CHARLES +. WARwrcK. city solicitor.
was nominated for mayor Of Phila
dell hia by the republican convention
on the 9th
GEN. NICOLAS u. REGALEs. a ccle-
hrated soldier, died in the City Of Mex
leo on the 9th.
The special agent Of the agricultural
department who has been Investigate
ing the American dressed meat trade
with Germany has made his report 70
Secretary Norton 1t shows, as a re-
suit Of careful inquiry on the part Of
the consignees. butchers and even some
of the veterinarians themselves. that
both the dressed beef and the cattle re-
ceived from this country were of ex-
ceptionally good quality.
A PARIS newspaper. on the 9th. an
nounced the death. at Nice. of Frank.
lin Johnson. son Of the cashier Of the
First national bank Of I,oonville. n. Y.
The young man. it would seem, had
arrived at Nice about two weeks pre-
vious and went to Monte Carlo. where
he was piled with wine, drugged and
robbed of over $500.
NIcE-PREslpE~T SrEvExsoN's family
are all at Asheville. ~. G., at the bed
side Of Miss Stevenson. except the son.
Lewis g. Stevenson. Who Is unable 10
leave the bcdsi de Of his wife. also dan
gerously Ill, in bloomington, Ill. and
whose recovery has been despaired Of.
FoR the first time in fifteen years the
United States patent office finds It's
work completed up 10 date. This
means that in all Of its thirty-thrce ex-
aiming divisions the work is in such
condition that new application filed
to-day will he acted upon on its merits
within three days and an amendment
to-day will receive attention within
two weeks.
SEVERAL. big German societies and
many Of Pittsburgh's tPa. leading Ger
mans are mourning the disappearance
Of Bruno Wall, who, for year or more,
has been editor Of the Freiheits Trsu nd,
the best German paper Of the city.
Wall seems to have improved his time.
rs when he disappeared he left the
town several thousands poorer