Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-11

lion. n. L. Butler and Hon. James
Bell. U. s. Senators from South Carolina
and New Hampshire, respectively, have
died within few days.
The small pox has prevailed recently
TO great extent in Cincinnati.
New HAVEN ELECTION The Legisla-
ture of Connecticut, thinking that New
Haven was 800 Democra ic," cut up its
wards, and fixed them to suit Republican
parties. The following dispatch tells the
result:
New HAVEN, JUNE 1.-The Democrats
have cleo, ed their mayor by about 5JO ma
jor'ty, and carried three of the six wards,
which secures the city government to the
Democrats.
re- At the municipal election of New
Haven. CT, held on Monday last, the dem
ocrals carried all the branches of the City
Government, by five hundred majority
The great tunnel on the Iron Mountain
Railroad, in Missouri has just been COM
pleted. 1t is 800 feet long, 1 8 feet wide,
and Is feet high.
The net revenue of last year was S37,
500. Total dividends fifteen per cent on
capital of 100000.
Detroit, May l6
At the meeting held last evening at the
City Hall, to consider what means should
be used for the relief of the destitute in
Northern Michigan, citizen of Gratroit
county was present, whose wife and three
chrildren had died of starvation He gave
a gloomy account of the suffering in that
section. People were dying for the want
Of the most common food. 1t was deci-
ded to raise $4,000 in this city to purchase
provisions. $1,000 was subscribed in
the Hall.
EThe scarcity of food and grain is
causing much suffering in some portions of
kentucky = few days since ninety
dollars and fifty cents was contributed for
the relief of the distressed in Russell Co.
EyA flood of counterfeit 81 bills on
the Bank of Kentucky have re Gently been
put in circulation.
WHITE BEANs.--This article we advise
all farmers to cultivate. They are good
for a farmers table, most excellent feed
for sheep, and will always sell well. The
lst Of June is the time to plant
Ey-' Matrimonial fruit basket is now the
polite name for cradles.
ANOTHER VICTIM OF TIE NATIONAL Ho-
rEL-Mr. John M. b. Petriken, member
of the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives from Lycoming county, died on the
18th inst. of disease contracted at the
National Hotel in Washington
Es-The Iron Horse now pursues his
way without stop or important deviation
from direct line from Bangor, Maine to
Jefleason City, Missouri, a distance of
little over seventeen hundred mles-half
as far as to London, in three days!
EgCol. Fayette McMullen has been
appointed Governor of Washington Terrific
ry.
Es-Dr. Caldwell reports a practible
route for ship canal across the Isthmus of
Darien. The Government intends to order
a survey to be made.
WONDERFUL ESDURANcE.--The Cleve-
land Herald records the case of man in
that city who lived forty days without par
taking of food or nourshment of any kind
That man would have made good editor
Acc1DESr.-Willam Ewing had his leg
broken and ankle dislocated, on Monday
last, by jumping from the cars of the Wa
bash Valley road. while they were in mo-
ton. Bad experiment that jumping bust
ness.
TAR AND FEATIIERs-We understand
that at DuQuoin, on Saturday last, fell
.ow by the name of Morris, grossly insul
ted married lady during the absence of
her husband.
The lady's husband on his return was
informed of what had TRANSFERRED. and as
might be expected became very much en-
ragged, and strated in company with some
of his friends in pursuit of the miscreant,
whom they succeeded in capturing at st,
Johns and treated him to coat of tar and
feathers and then released him.-Psrry
Co. Sentinel.
ESThe French Academy Of Science is
assured by Baron Thenard that boiling soap
and water consisting of two parts common
soap and 100 parts Of water by weight in
fallibly destroy bugs and their eggs. II is
the boiling solution to be entirely relieved
from this horrid pest.