Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-06-04

were emancipated on the 26th ult. by lay
Tor Blow. The parties have been conveyed
by Mr. Chaffe to Massachusetts, for that
purpose.
The steamship Asia sailed for Liverpool
on the 9th ult, with 172 passengers and
81, 52S, 22O in specie.
The steamship Queen of the South, also
departed for Southampton and Bremen
with 1913 passengers. No specie.
President Buchanan will remove to the
Soldiers Home, miles west of Washing
ton, early next July, and occupy it as his
summer residence. DIR. Kings residence
has been placed at his disposal by the in
vitation of the Board of Directors of the
Military Asylum, OF which General Scott
is President.
Colonel McMulleD has been commits
stoned as Governor of Washington Terrific
ry.
In Armenia no young man ever thinks
of contracting marriage on his own re-
sponsibility; but the destined bride is Sc
lected by the mother and her friends, and
is thankfully received by the happy son,
who agrees to take her whether she be lame.
deaf, bumped, or blind Not so bad Gus
tom, perhaps, as youngsters might i'm
imagine. Were it prevalent among us
many an unhappy and unfortunate match
would be avoided. But, how would fell
low get along with this business whose
mother was dead? Or who had wandered
away from home?
The Seient;fe american has an article on
the high price Of sugars, and says the pres
ent high rates must come down, because
there is a large supply in the market. The
maple sugar product this spring has been
large, and it is estimated that not less than
seventy million pounds was made in the
different Northern States.
I no ohieidi iclutnS vi tic recent election
for Judges of the Supreme Court in Michi-
gan, show a Republican vote of 80, 912, and
Democratic vote of 3S,052.
We observe in Southern papers, says
the st. Louis Republican, notices of the ad
vent in Southern States of the army or cut
worm. One gentleman in Tennessee writes
that in one night the worm destroyed TWEEN
ty acres of herd grass on his farm, and was
advancing through the ncighborhood. 1t
is stated that the cut worm has attacked
young vegetation generally, but particular
ly corn and cotton. Gardens are suffering
much from the same cause.
Yesterday, remarks the same paper. we
saw gentleman from Tamaroa, a town ON
the Illinois Central, forty or fifty miles
south of the Sandoval, who says the wheat
of that entire section of the State is remark
ably fine in its appearance, and promises
a yield, not twenty per cent. below the
general average. His own is foot and a
half high, and has already begun to head.
The Olney (Ill.) Times vouches for the
following statement, as coming from dis
tinguishcd member of the bar of that cir
cult: "There is a man in White county,
ILL.,, who has wife that has borne him six
teen children; the first six came by 'twos,
the succeeding nine by 'thrces' -while tn:
last one, poor, helpless, lonely thing! came
into the world without company. Sixteen
children at seven births!"
There is not, it is said a daily paper,
published either in Delaware, Arkansas,
Florida or Mississippi, perhaps.
Governor Gardiner has vetoel the reso-
buttons passed by the Legislature for the
relief of the settlers of Kansas, because in
his judgement they contravene the provis-
ions of the constitution of Massa chusetts
and believing them inexpedient.
/ An election for Governor is to be held
in Missouri, to fill the place of Trusten X
Polk, who was elected U. S. Senator las,
fall. Pitch in again, old Bullion, and see
what effect your recent letter in opposition
to emancipation has had upon your popr
larity.
Hon. JAMES BELL, U. s.. Senator from
New Hampshire, died on the 25th ult-
A Republican will be elected to succeed
him.
There was hail storm at Richmond,
Ind, on the 18th ult., the heaviest ever ex-
pericnced in that section. The stones were
as large as hens eggs, and smashed win
dows and trees terribly.
st. Louis has 12S,000 inhabitants, in
round numbers, according to recent cen.
sus.
! Six prisoners escaped from the Jail in
TT. Wayne, on last Wednesday night week.
by saving off the bars of the window.