Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 14, Number 33, Jasper, Dubois County, 20 September 1872 — Page 2

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C. DO A NE, Pvblimul nWI SUMMARY. The EmU The New York IV5uim, referring to Senator Sumuer's departure for Europe, says his "illness, while serious, is not reported as dangerous. Among the incidents of his injuries in 1856 was an inflammation of the spinal cord, the effect of blows on the head. Out of this grew an abnormal affection of the heart, which recurs with overwork, and is only cured by rest and by restoration of general health." John V. Gerlach was found drowned, at Philadelphia, the other day. He leaves four disconsolate widows to mourn his death. The Board of Education at Hunter's Point, Long Island, has ordered tbe Bible to be read the public schools every morning, children whose parents object to the Bible to be allowed to remain from school until after the reading. The General Council of the International Society will hereafter have ite headquarters in Mew York city, and Karl Max, the most prominent among tbe International leaders, will henceforth reside in that city. The feeling is strong among the New York detectives and reporters that Forrester, recently arrested at Washington, is the real murderer of Benjamin Nathan, and that a chain of evidence will be worked up that cannot but result in his convictiou. The statue of 8ir Walter Scott, desigued for Central Park, has arrived at New York. Dr. Schoeppe, recently acquitted at Carlisle, Pa., of the murder of Miss Steinecke, has filed a caveat to tho will of deceased. box containing $20,000 worth of counterfeit notes, aud plates for the manufacture of the queer, was seized in a Brooklyn express office the other day. The National Association of Iron Manufacturers was in session in New York last week. They adjourned to meet at Philadelphia in January next. The meeting was largely attended. Edmund Yates, the author, arrived at New York from Eagland the other day. Newark, N. J., has had a destructive fire. Loss, 103,000. Justice Henry Hogeboom, of tbe New York Supreme Court, and an eminent jurist, is dead, aged 64. Bishop Manton Eastbura, of tbe Episcopal Church, died at Boston last week. Horace Greeley visited St. Johusbury, Yt., last week, during the State Fair, and delivered an address upon agriculture. A number of foreign musical celebrities bav arrived at New York, including Pauline Lucca and Clara Louise Kellogg. Mdme. Lucca speaks En lish fluently, and is said to be the most vivacious of all the prima donnas who have visited our shores. Tne West, Mr. L. D. Drew died at San Francisco, a few days since, from the effeote of a cancer produced by a friend pinching his arm eighteen months ago. He had submitted to three amputations without avail. The news from the West is full oi accounts of Indian depredations. A Sioux City telegram rtates that a band of Indians who were engaged in tbe fight with Maj. Baker, in the Yellowstone valley, recently came into the Cheyenne Agency They report their own loss at eleven men killed, and Baker's loss at over forty killed and wounded, and say he was ao badly crippled as to be obliged to return to Fort Ellis without having accomplished the object of the expedition. The redskins are still committing depredations in Southern Utah. In Arizona tho Apaches are on the rampage, murdering, robbing, and stealing indiscriminate! v. Lieuts. Iiiem and Stewart have been murder id near Tucson, and Corporal Black captuted and tortured to death. The Texas cattle fever is spreading in Morgan and the adjoining counties of Illinois. Hon. Samuel Caldwell, a prominent citizen of Peoria, 111., and late Representative in the Legislature, has been adjudged insane. The Art Exposition at Cincinnati has been largely attended, and has proved a grand success. Murder and lawlessness have grown so alarmingly frequent in Chicago as to arouse tbe people of that city to the necessity of taking some measures for mutual protection against the assassins and robbers that infest the town, and with that view a call has been published, signed by seventy of the most prominent citizens, for a public open-air meeting. Vigilanco committees, lynch law, and other strong remedies are loudly talked of as tbe most effectual means of meeting the emergency. Gen. Sheridan telegraphs from Dulnth, Minn., that the Yellowstone expedition, started out by the Northern Pacific railroad managers, is a failure, the engineers refusing to proceed 'urtuer than the mountains of the Yellowstone Valley, fearing an attack by Indians. One of tho men summoned for a juror in tbe Fair trial, at San Francisco, stated to the court that he bad been approached by a person who offered him f 1,000 if he would secure a place on the jury and vote for the acquittal of the accused. Tho briber was promptly arrested and held to answer tho chaige of contempt. Christian Itafferty has been tried at Chicago for the murder of a policeman in August last, and sentenced to be bung. At Detroit, tbe other day. Frank Lesperance was crushed out of all human resemblance bv a pile-driver weighing C00 pounds fal log upon him. Work on the new Chicago Custom-House will be commenced immediately. Advices from Alaska represent affairs as in a very unsatisfactory condition. Outbids of the immediate vicinity of Sitka, life and property are at the mercy of the Indians. In Scott county, Ind., Iat week, a little boy, eight years old. in a fit of passion seized a shot-gun and discharged the whole lead in the stomach of a little girl, aged 8, producing almost instant death.

The South. The bodies of some 800 Confederate soldiers, disinterred from the Gettysburg battleflold, were reiuterrod at Richmoud, Va., last week, without public parade or amnuueemeat. The Governor of Arkansas has declared martial law m Pope county, the scene of the recent disturbances, and a force of 150 militia has been dispatched thither. Memphis, Tenu.. was visited last week by the most destructive fire she has experienced within ten years, involving a loss of nearly a quarter of a million dollars. The troubles in Pope county, Ark., seem to have been intensified by the advent of the militia. The Deputy Sheriff has been killed by a posse who attempted his arrest. A detachment of militia entered the town of Bussellville at niidnifht, buHled the office of the Tribune newspaper, threatened the whole towii with destruction, aud created the utmost consternation among the people. The last acceunts from Pope county. Ark., report that a complete rergu of tenor exists, aud everybody that can get away has left the county. Sheriff Dodson' s militia are camped at Bussellville. Dodson goes to the stores and orders whatever he desires, giving in pay his order on the county. On refusal to let anything go in that way, he threatens to break down tbe doors and take what he wants. Gen. Upham. the commander of the militia forces, sent a messenger to Dover to ascertain if the parties tLere whom they desired to arrest. Painter at d others, would surrender to tho civil authorities. They replied that they would do so cheerfully if a fair trial was assured them, but thev would not surrender to Dodson. Gen. Upham replied that it was for him, not them, to propose terms : that he recognized Dodson as the proper civil officer to whom they should surrender. Upham, it is said, has sent for reinforcements, and bloodytimes are anticipated when he moves in the direction of Dover. The Texas Border Commission is still pursuing its investigations at Brownsville, and evidence continues to accumulate of the sad condition of affairs along the Rio Grande. Tho Mexican devils continue their depredations under the veiy noses of the Commissioners, and utter bitter threats against the witnesses. Early and prempt action by Congress is looked to as the only means of remedving the unfortunate condition of things. The "Old Defenders" of Baltimore and Washington celebrated the anniversary of the battle of North Point on the 12th of September. As the little band marched thiough the streets with feeble steps aud white locks, they wer9 received and greeted with the profoundest respect by the multitudes that thronged

the sidewalks. Washington. It is new said that the Mixed Claims Commifslon will make heavy awards to British claimants for cotton seized during the war. One party in New York has about twenty claims peuding. averaging 50,000 each, all of which will be pronounced valid. The aggicgate of these awards will make a largo offset to those made by the Geneva Tribunal in favor of the United States. Tho President has issued a proclamation abolishing all duties ou imports from Japan in Japanese vessels, tbe rule to hold good so long as Japan imposes no duties ou imports from the United States. Tobacco and cigar peddlers who pursue their bnsiucss on railroad cars will hereafter be considered as dealers by the revenue authorities, and be obliged to sell from properly stamped packages, under special tax receipt. The receipt must show the route, number of car, etc. The same rule will apply to all vessels navigating inland waters. There are 3,300 employes in the Treasury Department, 1,100 of whom aro females. President Grant paid a flying visit to the oapital last week. After remaining a few hours, be setoff again for his "cottage by the sea." Secretary Delano has returned to Washington. His health is still very delicate. A Washington telegram of Sept. 12 says: The Administration organ, it is understood, reflects the President's views when it declares this morning that the "time for action on the part of the Government has about arrived, and those Indians who have been invited to accept the olive branch of peace and refused, will be taught that the strong arm of the Government will reach the very last scoundrel of them who may have been implicated in tbe late outrages. The patience of the President is well nigh exhausted, and the late outrages have been so severely commented on by the press throughout the country that our citizens are prepared for the most striugent enforcement of law and order, even at tho cannon's mouth. A little East India justico would be useful at this time ; and whether tho murderous wretches are blown from the mouth of cannon or slaughtered in the field, it is of little consequence to the world at large. Certainly tht interests of civilization would not snffor if tho entire savage tribes were exterminated." Foreign. An attempt was recently made at Doer, England, by a man named Johnson, to swim icross tbe British channel. Atter having accomplished seven miles of tbe distance in one hour and five miuntes, his circulation began to fail, and on the advice of Ins surgeon he abandoned the attempt. Johnson was not the least tired when bo came out of the water, and but for tbe numbness of his limbs, would probably have accomplished the extraordinary feat. The abolitionists of Spain are preparing for a systematic and persixtant agitation of the subject of slavery in tho colonies. Public meetings and a monster petition to be presented to the Cortes upon its reassembling, are the agencies that are to be put in operation in bebalf of the cause of emancipation. London advices show that the striking mania is prevading all England. The chairmakers at Wvcomb ; the coal-men of Lowestaf t ; the silk-weavers of Sadbnry ; the stone- . masons of Preston ; the bakers of Dublin ; the engineers of Birkenhead and tbe china

and earthenware manufacturers of StafToid. shire a.e all on a strike the LmIM carpenters, painters, bricklayers, and cabiiiot-makem continue their strike ; the poBtoffioo employes have petitioned for an advance of wages, and the journeymen butchers of Londou have formed a uuiou for the piu poso of getting higher wages. Two womsn in the City of Mexico, becoming jealous of each other, recently quarreled and fought a duel, beiug attended by women seconds Oue was armed with a bone daggor and the other with an ordinary daggor. The oue with a bone dagger killed tie- antagonist. The Sultan of Turkey has condemned Mahmoud Pasha to banishment, and decreed the confiscation of bis estates, for appropriating public moneys to his own use. The London Advertiser expresses in strong terms iUs dissatisfaction with tho results of tbe labors of the Geneva Arbitrators. It says: " The plain English of it is, the British Government has allowed the Americans to bully us out of three or four millions of pounds to curry favor with them, aud theu modestly congratulates us upon paying an amount in settlement of the claims for which a few weeks ago it was a für mod that England was neither legally nor morally liable" The rinderpest continues to spread through England. The Carlists are again becomiug troublesome in Spain, and outbreaks on the froutier are frequent. M. Duvergier de Hauraune pronounces as false tho report of his engagerreut to Miss Nellie Graut, which appeared in the Figaro. The recent elections for members of Congress in Brazil were attended with much excitement and disorder. Riots occurred, tbe troops were called out, and several persons bayoneted. The returns iudicated that the Government would have a majority in the next Congress. A correspondent of tbe London Telegraph, adverting to tho meeting of the Emperors at Berlin, says that whatever may be tbe object of the new alliance, it cannot be expected to last very long, as the death of either of tho parties would be sure to break it up. The Emperor William is nearly 80 years old, and is suffering from tho gout. Tbe Emperor Alexander, although comparatively young, is not strong, and is moreover exposed to those manifold perils which have so often shortened tbe live of his predecessors. But Bismarck thinks that the league means five years certain peace. President Thiers will, on tbe opening of the Fronch Assembly, propose tbe citation of tbe office of Vice -President. The German, Russian and Austrian Emperors, having conferred many orders upon each other, have made their formal adieus, and Alexander and Franz Joseph havo left Berlin for their respective capitals. The Emperor of Austria conferred the Cross of the Order of St. Stephen of Hungary on Prince Bismarck. Prince Gortschakoff, Gen. Maunteuffel, and Count Andrassy were decorated with the Order of tho Black Ea-le by the Emperor of Germany, and with tho Order of St. Andrew by the Emperor of Russia. Tho Emperor William made the Emperor of Austria honorary Colonel of the Schleswig-Holstein regiment of Hussars, and tho sons of the Prince Imperial of Germany were appointed to oo.ouolcies in tbe Russian army. Bismarck gives it as his opinion that the meeting of the Emperors has strengthened oonfidence in peace, which was almost as valuable as peace itself. He wished history would now remain at a stand-still for a while. Pere Hyacintho's letter concerning and defending bis recent marriage, and which he published in the French papers, declares it to be the farthest from his intention to renounce his high calling , claims, with many arguments appended, to show the justness of his claim that marriage and the priesthood are by no means antagonistic, and that his step has not been inconsiderate o hasty or notoriety-seeking. A great land slide recently occurred in the province of Arragon, Spain, on tho banks of the Cinca river. The bed of the stream was filled with earth and rocks, tbe waters forced from their course, and the country inundated. Many lives were lost, and a vast amsunt of property destroyed. A private letter from a French military man of rank to a friend in New Yotk states that it is quite certain that Marshal Bazaine will be found guilty and sentenced to death. The Pope has finally abandoned all idea of leaving Rome. Prince Albrecht, Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian army, is dead. Tho proprietors of the French collieries near Calais have just executed their first contract for furnishing coal to England, the tirst, shipment amounting to 250,000 tons. Tho French Radicals havo determined, notwithstanding Thiers' proclamation to tho contrary, to celebrate the anniversary of tbe first Republic with banquets in Paris and the provinces. The news from Cuba continues favorable to the struggling patriots. Gen. Agramonte recently captured and sacked the important town of San Miguel. Seventy of the garrison were killed. Other Cuban successes are reported. The Geneva Arbitration. Obrfva, Sept. 6. The Board met at noon, and remained in session until 3.30, concluding all the business requiring their deliberation. The toart then adjourned till Monday, to give time for a final revising and translating of official copies of the judgment rendered. The Arbitrators have accepted the invitation of the Federal Council to a Stite dinner at Berne on Tuesday, in celebration of tho happy issue of their deliberationns. Geneva, Sept. 6. The Tribunal of Arbitration, to-day. pronounced its decision, making tbe award for losses caused by tbe Alabama, Florida, and the Shenandoah, and for expenditures incurred by the United States in pursuit of these vossels. Theaward is said tobe a lump sum of $15,000,000. Okxkta. Sept. 9. The amount of damages a warded the United States by tbe Board of Arbitration will exceed three millions sterling only by a few thousand pounds. The sitting of the Board to-day was brief, a few matters of detail only being attended to. The closing session of the Board on Saturday next will be public. The Arbitration agents, counsel and secretaries will be present, and ladies have been invited to attend.

A Man Attempts to riwim Across the British Channel. A letter from Dover to the London Times gives the following account ot the attempt of.). B. Johusou to swim across the British Channel : Many thought it was a hoax, and old salts considered it inaddes to attempt it, because it was impossible to get across, owing to the swiftness of the currents thai run mid-channel, and the distance he would have to swim before he could hope to accomplish hin object. Johnson, with his breast adorned with some twenty or thirty decorations, walked to the pier. The stemm r Palmerston, with members of the press, steamed a lew feet away. At 10:40 Mr. .Johnson appeared on the deck, altired in bathing costume, and, having as cended the paddle box. he, amid the ringing cheers of the crowd, dived into the water in splendid style. Atthesteru of the steamer a small boat containing Mr. Johnson's brother and Mr. Callared, was towed along, so that, in case oi necessity, help was immediately at hand. Sinking out to sea, the swimmer soon made headway, taking some most powerful strokes, which appeared to send him at least a distance ot six feet each time. Johnson kept on swimming in splendid form, and accomplished two miles in twenty minutes. He kept his pace., and at 11:20 took his first refreshments. At 11:30 he again partook of stimulants. The tide had now taken him nearly off Folkestone, and he then put on such a spurt that he overhauled the steamer, which was some distance ahead of him. On reaching her, he remarked that he should like something to eat, aud, though he was neither exhausted nor tired, the surgeon saw that his circulation was failing, and advised him to come out. This was at 11:45 a.m. Taking his advice, life got into the Bteamer, having swam over seven miles in an hour ana five minntes. He did not appear the least tired, but kail legs were benumbed. When he got all right he had the pluck and desire to continue the teat, but, the water being very rough, il was considered a physical impossibility to continue, lie then went below, and the Palmerston steamed direct tor Calais, ariiving at 3 p.m. Just before goiug into the harbor Johnson appeared on deck aguiu, and, with his brother, jumped into the water and performed various aquatic tricks. Deleterious Effects of Flowers. The odors exhaled by flowers, leaves or fruits are productive of serious disorders in the human system, when confined in a limited space, and especially during the night in a closed chamber. Headache and tuintness ensue, and even asphyxia, if their action is prolonged. In nervous persons, nunibnes, convul sions. and loss of voice may occur ; but the usual effect is a statt' of sleepiness, with feebleness and retardation of the action of the heart. The most deleterious flowers are the lily, hyacinth, narcissus, crocus, rose, carnatiop, honeysuckle, jussamine and violet. Majendie cites a case of death caused by a bouquet of lilies which the sufferer, a healthy wcruan, had slept with in her bed room. The walnut, the bay-tree and hemp are the most dangerous of ordinary plants in this respect. New Antiseptic. The London Lancet highly commends the new antiseptic hydrated chloride of aluminium to which the attention of medical men and of the general pub lie has recently been draw. It ban proved to be quite as potent as chloride of zinc or carbolic acid, and is at the MEM time non-poisonous, and devoid of unpleasant nuell ol any kind qualities which will no doubt insure its being extensively used, and, at no distant date, it will probably displace most of the antiseptics at present in vogue, so lew cf which are efficient and satisfactory. It is thought that the reason why this article has hitherto been parsed over for this purpose is because of its not being a waste product in any com mon chemical manufacture. Married Young. In the Paris Court of Correctional Police recently, a lady, by no means young, advanced coquettishly to the witnessatand to give her testimony. "What is your name?" "Virginia Loustatot." " What is your age ?" " Twenty-five." (Exclamations of incredulity from the audience.) Tbe lady's evidence, being taken, she re gained her place, still coquettishly brilllinfi and the next witness was introduced. This was a lull-grown young man. ''Your name?" said the Judge. " Isadore Loustatot." "Your age?" ''Twenty-seven years." "Are you a relative of the last witness?" " I am her son." " Ah, weil," murmured the magistrate, " your mother must have married very young." Small Mutters. The nerve of the tooth, not so large as the finest cambric needle, will some times drive the strongest man to distraction. A mo-quito can make an elephant absolutely mad. A coral rock, which causes a navy to founder, is the work of worms. The warrior that withstood death in a thousand forms may be killed by an insect. The man who attempted to butter his slice of watermelon will find the joke sticking to him forever and the day after, and the mere fact of eating too many " cherries" will become a matter of political history. Trifles are no trifleisl Nilsson's marriage was the result of a promise made ten years ago. Ten years ago, Auguste Houzaud asked the future queen of song to marry him, and she replied : ' Later, when I am rich and celebrated." She has now kept her word, and has married the man of her own heart's choice, achieving one of the sweetest romance ever heard of, without soiling.. I

Extraordinary Suicide A Strange Life and its Sinnige Ending. In Ulli there lived in Bangor, Me., a physician named William II. Jewett, a well educated and intelligent man, who enjoyed a good practice. An ardent Democrat, he shared the persecutions which at that time were bestowed ujion those of his political faith, until in disgust he abandoned his practice, packed up his efiects and left the place. After some wanderings he settled at North Huven, one of the Fox Islands in Penohscott Buy, whore he occupied a house alone. He held little intercourse with the people of the place generally, seeming to brood over the injustice which had exiled him from his home. With a few, however, generally young men, he formed acquaintances, and charmed them with the extent and variety of his information and his flow of conversation. He practiced medicine to a considerable extent, and was known as a skillful, though eccentric physician. But to the world generally he was cold and reticent, living in a house entirely alone and preparing himself his simple meals. Within a few months he fell ill, and during that time two young women had gone daily to his house to do the work and look after hU comfort. Last week the editor of this paper, who had known Dr. Jewett only as a subscriber, received from him the following letter : , North Havkn, Aug. 13, 1872. Willivm II. Simpon : Die au Sin t 1 1 you will send to me the author or the lather-in-law to the article iu your Journal of June 20, 1872, first column, "Handling and Docility of Farm Slock," I will make him (you indorsing him as the real, indentical author, or as the man who at heart entertains such feeling). I will devise to him the amount that will enable him to carry his humaue, holy, and I hope heavenly purposes to some notable resulu, if he needs such help. I think my earthly career ia nearly ended. I think that within ten or twelvo days I shall pass the river. Let him come soon. I am indebtea to the Journal about three-fourths ot a year. If he comes, end your bill if you pleaso. And p.eas.s forward the iucloeed letter asdirecle 1. i'lease write mo. Yours, ic, William H. Jcwbtt. The article referred to is one showing the advantages of treating animals kindly rather than harshly. The letter inclosed was addressed to the Secretaiy of the New York Society tor the Prevention ot Cruelty to Animals, and was written as requeued. A reply to this letter was mailed on the 1 Tib, stating that the r al author of the article was unknown that it had been copied from an agricultural publication not remembered. Before Mat letter reached its destination the hand that it sought was cold in death. Dr. Jewett had died by one of the strangest suicides ever recorded in the history ot self destruction. On the morning of the 1 Ulli, six days alter the date ot the above letter, In1 sent one young woman ior two quart! of spirit of turpentine, which was brought to him. All night lie told hiattendants that they need not cull II early as u-u.il, or not until about eight o'clock. What transpired in his room during that long night no mortal knows, but just before the hourfixed lor thereturn of his attend mt-t a cry ot fire was raised and smoke and tl.tme were discovered issuing from the house. The persons who rushed to the siot found the doors fastened on the inside. They were burst iu. Those wh ; hist entered behold an appalling sight. Stretched upon his bed, with no garment but h shirt, lay the Doctor with the great artery ot his leg severed. The blood flooded the bed ami fell in s-treams to the floor, mingled with turpentine which hud been previously poured over the bed and floor. The back portion of the room was a mass of flame, htmng anus seized the lied and bore tiie unconscious man to the open air. They laid him by the roadside, and stood around his bed, knowing that no human aid could avail. The red streams of his life blood continued to pour out, a few struggling gasps, and the poor recluse had laid down forever the burden of his sorrows. Kind hands closed his eyes and composed his limbs. And thoe unused to weep found tears upon their cheeks as they thought oi his silent, solitary, cheerless hermit life, and Jus trangely mysterious death. It remain for us only to say that the house and all its contents were burned, although his design of being consumed with it was Irustrated. Belfast (Mc.) Journal.

Horse Notes. The reported death of the celebrated horse Lexington turns out to have been premature. He is said to be recovering, and may live for several years yet. Gov. Stanford's horse Occident, at a public trial of speed at Sacramento, Cul., recently, trotted three const outive heats in 2:19, 2:19. 2:191 : and on another occasion trotted a half mile in liMf. Tins is the way they do it when on the track: Longfellow, ll43fl Harry Bal set, 1:491 ; Ooldsmith Maid, 2:16$; Dexter to 2:171. Tm recent Dexter Park (Chicago) racing meeting was the most brilliant und succeesful ever held in that city. Clara C, the famous fast trotting mare, recently owned by Mr. David A. Gage, of Chicago, has become the property of Mr. Alt. 'Richmond, of Buffalo. The price paid was $lfi,(KKj in cash, nnd the fine mare Albatross, valued at $40.(XX). M You have been here a long time, I suppose," said a pompous English traveler to an old hunter in Oregon, who had been acting a his guide. " You bet I have," said the hunter ; and then pointing to Mount Hood, he continued : " You see that mountain there. Well, sir, when I first came to tbi country that mountain was a hole in the ground!" A Homb for Destitute Animals is the latest Boston institution.