The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Z h0OtNfN6 S>tNo 0@sNe'Nes
The superb sarcophagus in which
will rest the body of Gen. Ulysses ;.
Grant has been shipped from Chicago TO
New York After its arrival it will be
transferred TO the monument, and the
coffin containing cen. Grants body
will be placed within and the final dedi-
catory services will be held on April u.
WHILE Mrs. Hall. of Fort Wayne,
Ind. was gone to 81. Paul. Mimi. to be
married. her daughter Mae and her
tianeee, VIM. Z. ColericIS, one of the most
eloquent and brilliant lawyers of the
state. committed suicide at the home
of the former 10y taking carbolic acid.
A CARRIAGE containing Mrs. O. w.
Wells. aged 30. and her niece. Miss
Laura Andrews, aged Is, was struck by
Toledo x Ohio Central railway pas
senger train at crossing near Alarys-
VILE o.. on the l3thand both were
instantly killed.
SUMNER 4. DUDLEY. formerly general
secretary OF the \. NJ. c. A.. in Orange.
y. j.. and well known all over the
country in association circles died of
Bright's disease. at the residence of his
father. Francis d. Dudley. ON the 14th.
after an illness OF four years and con-
/ fnement TO the house for three months.
/ FURTHER details OF the landing of
the Laurada expedition in Cuba were
received on the 18th. Gen. Carlos
Roloff conducted the expedition. Two
improved guns. mounted on carriages
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among the weapons landed. and two
more guns of the same kind were sup
posed to have been landed by the
steamer Three Friends.
In was asserted in IT. Petersburg, on
the 18th, that the admirals command
ing the foreign squadrons in Cretsn
waters, with the exception OF the ltai-
ian and French commanders, had al
ready received orders from their re-
spective governments to- blockade the
Piraeus. the town of syria. on the Greek
island of that name, and the port Of
Nolo in Thessaly.
A RUGBY. in which were seated San
ford Gardiner and Mrs. Chas. Fenton
was struck by a train on the Erie rail
road. on the 18th. while crossing thu
tracks OF that road in Bath. n. y. Mrs
Fenton was killed. but Mr.. Caroline
escaped unhurt.
Oh the morning Of the 18th tramp
drove spikes in the Louisville Il Nash
vils. switch at Springfield, Tenn.
freight train was wrecked, several car
bein q telescoped. with heavy loss. Tn
deed is supposed to have been done 70
! r..aAnttv at.pf.
from train. who doubtless intende
TO wreck the Chicago limited.
On the 18th the Paris Eclair put
. lished a re port OF an interview with \
= Delyannis. prime minister of Greece
"a which he declared that Greco
would not assent to the establishmer
!. az an autonomous administration
: Crete.
TIE sugar refinery on South Secon
: street, Williamsburg. y. y, belongin
: 10 the American Sugar Refining &C
after shutdown of over five month
;, opened. on the 18th, with force
= nearly 400 men. The introduction
the tariff bill with its increased du'
on sugar il believed to be responsible
e for the resumption.
, EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH Will pay
= visit to st. Petersburg in April and T
a main there two weeks.
= The unruly elephant Tip, belon
!, ing to the Barnum Il Bailey show. W
4. strangled to death at the winter qua
~ ters OF the circus in bridgeport, Com
!; on the 10th. Efforts To poison the e.
plant by concealing capsules contai
ing large quantities of cyanide of pots
N sum had proven futile.
at HENRY WHITE. of Rhode Island, Is
to be- secretary Of the embassy OF {
TO ur't States in Great Britain.
Of ZEN. HORACE PORTER. Of New ior
g, was. on the 10th, nominated ainbas:
IN dor to France.
G. Coz. HAY. Of the District of Colu
bia. was. on the 10th. nominated by I
president ambassador extraordina
40 and minister plenipotentiarv to
Il court of ~. James.
&C THERE is no doubt that Frank
.e- Palmer, of Chicago. will be appoint
Ill and promptly con hrmcd public print
mt MAMMALIAN BAREIoz was arrest
n in ST Louis on the nth. charged "
rt- EN- bezzlement and larceny. PREFER
ne by John Eittenmeyer. proprie tor of
of Great Eastern Tea Go. Of that ci
IN The amount stolen will aggregate
tween Sd. 900 aud $4,000