Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-06-25
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Silvers, at about $24, 00U. That sum
ought to pay for frst-rate building.
There is to be Balloon Ascension at
South Bend, on the 4th of July ensuing
MIR. John Lamountain, is the aeronaut's
name. Hesays he will ascend to the height
of two miles.
The second term of the st. Joseph Col
legiate Institute, at South Bend, common
ces, on the 22d ult. We understand that
it is an excellent institution.
The coming 4th of July is to be celebra-
ted at Westville. on the New Albany and
Salcm Railroad, twelve miles from Laporte,
by the citizens of Laporte, Lake and Por-
ter counties, on a grand scale The Bands
only are to be furnished with free-dinners.
Long John Wentworth has been invited
to deliver the Grafton.
re- The Logansport Pharoy says from
every section of the country around that
city we hear the most favorable reports Of
the coming crops. Wheat was never more
promising, and all anticipate an excellent
crop-little damage being anticipated from
fly or rust. The prospect for oats, Grass
and Potatoes, is of the most gratifying
character. Excellent crops are anticipated.
Corn looks well, and unless injured by ear
ly fall frosts, the yield will be more than an
average.
The National Era, Washington City, is
advertised to be sold to pay the bail-bond
of w. S. Chaplain, charged with running
off several of Senator Toomb's negroes a
few years since.
The Democrats of Missouri are running a
profcssed Know Nothing for Governor.
The Terrc Hautc Express warns the craft
and the public generally against Mr.. P. G..
LeFcvcr, who, it says, came to that place
to get up a Directory, contracted a good
many bills and ran off.
n slave woman is advertised to be sold
at auction in St. Louis, so beautiful that
5000 has been offered the owner for her
and refused at private sale.
DAN RICE BEATEN.-Dan Rice the circus
man was terribly beaten in fracas in Sy-
racuse lately, and is laid on his back in
consequence.
A gentleman from Pulaski comfy went
to Indianapolis last week, rode out in a
hack to house OF ill-famc, refused to pay
the hackman's bill, got pummelel badly,
had the driver up for assault, who was
fined, then damned the gentleman again
for which he was fined second time.
We learn from the Springfield (Mo)
Adrertiser, that about 80, 200 acres of land
have been entered at the Land Office in
Springfield during the past month. The
greater portion of this land has been taken
up by spectators, in large bodies. The
large bodies of arabic prairie lands have
generally been selected, and they are now
pretty Wei entcIeu up.
Printing paper is now manufactured in
part from straw
The emigrrtion to California across the
plains this year, is said to be very large
The Shclbyvillc Volunteer, Democratic
paper ofstrong professions and weak brains
died last week. The Banner of that place
says it was Switched off, the track and
run into the suspension depot for an indcf-
mite time.
Ex-Secretary Marcy is at Albany arrang-
ing his private affairs, previous to his de-
parturc for London as resident financial a
gent Of the Michigan Southern and North
ern Indian Railroad Company.
The Hickory WiMe, of Nashville, Brown
county, vcsy able Democratic county pa
per, has "gonc under" Without being a
partisan of either of the great rivals, it was
rather anti Wright in its proclivities.--
Thus they go.
ANOTHER PAPER DEAD.-The PEOPLES
Friend, an ultra Democratic paper, hereto
fore published at Covington, Ind, has been
discontinued for want of support. This
makes about half a dozen leading Demo-
cratic papers that have died in Indiana with
in month.
There has been division in the New
School Presbyterian church on the Slavery
question. Both parties, perhaps, should
have been more tolerant.
The Lancaster Express gives an acco unit
of some pearls found in muscles by Dr.
w. b. Fahncstock, VIM. Gill, and j. E.
Reigart's Landing, Concstoga river. One
she'll contained about eighty pearls, several
being of the size oflarge peas. The muscle
shells have been polished, and exhibit the
most beautiful tints and colors of any pearl
shells ever seen.
EE A proposition has passed the Cali
! fOrnia Legislature To call n Constitutions