Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-10
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of he3l Counties returned.
At the municipal election in the CITY of PEORIA
Ill.,, last week, the whole Republican ticket, and
five out of the six councilmen, were elected by 300
maj. Peoria formerly Slaveocratic. So we
go.
Secretary Stanton, OF Kansas has Withdrawn his
resignation, thus placing the responsibility of his
retirement upon the administration. Good for
Stanton. This displays more nerve than we sup
posed he possessed.
Old Newspapers pasted together at the edges and
placed between two sheets, are said tn make excel
lent bed three four papers containing
warmth than blanket. This isa highly important
discovery, if true. Try it.
Col. Fremont has been invited to deliver the an
nual address before the Geographical and Sntist
cal Society of New York.
A duel was fought at Waterloo, :. c., recently,
between William and Charles Dcwscn brothers, in
which the former was killed.
The mechanics on the National Capitol devote
one days wages every month t, the relief of the
suffering.
The Legislature of Tennessee has abolished all
fines for non attendance ut Militia MuStcrS-tlus
virtually abolishing the concern altogether.
The bark Suwa, from Hamburg, says New
York paper arrived at Quarantine with 2lj pas
sengers, reports fl deaths on the passage.
Hon. {. e. Clay was reelected L. :. Senator
by the Legislature of Alabama for six wears from
the lth OF March, 1859, when his present term of
office expires.
The teachers in the Dubuque Iowa city schools
arc going to resign. Causc-Thcy want money
for their services, and the city will only pay them
scrip
Wercgrct to learn that the Sugar Cane has been
seriously damaged in Louisiana, hy frost. \ dis.
patch dated Baton Rogue, Nov. 18th, SAYS:
"Canc is killed in Louisiana by ice. Sugar must
60 up here to &c.
The chief Siamcsc ambassador, just arrived at
Portsmouth, England, has fifty eight wives, but he
nevertheless was sm,tcn by the beauty ola Young
luy whom he saw in the dockyirl at Portsmouth,
and offered to purchase her his fifty ninth wife
FIR the sum of Gj00O.
IN the Tennessee Senate, Mr.. Goodpasturc pre-
scented memorial from citizens of Scott county.
asking to be- released from taxation on account OF
the h,rl tines, and tint an appropriation of 81,
0JJ or S5,DlJ he IN ulc for their benefit.
On Tuesl,y ll.,, Geo. E. King. baggage master
on the Boston and Worcester railroad, found Il
package containing 5000 on a seat in the ears, at
Boston. Mass. The owner in the meantime iii.
covered his loss and returned to the depot when he
found his money safely lock"l mp. H. presented
the finder with twenty dollars.
Mr. slidcll has positively declined the mission to
france.
Harry Wood, the negro minstrel min in New
York, isa brother of the Mayor, and makes $4,000
year
The colored men of Chicago, Illinois have clIAl
Icngcd Senator Douglas to meet Fred Douglas, in
discussion relative The rights and capacities OF
the colorcd race.
The Louisville Democrat gives an account of a
fast won III who lives in Christiansburs, Nv. She
wa, married, lost her father, ,thcr, sister and
husband, gave birth to a child, and married again
within period ortwo months.
The Mississippi Legislature has refused to re-
pal the law prohting the circulation of bank note
o. less denomination than So
The receipts into the State Treasury % Ohio from
the c,nals tot the ca,icnt YER, We're SHIFTS, and
the expenditures S339.0G?
Tnc New York Herald s.ltes thlt, ON an aver
age, hpm less apply y At the station
houses in that city for 10 lsinss. Thatslly night
m nv could not ;. a.,omnpiit,l.
The account published in the Cincinnati am
l. ,uisyie papers of the los, of one hundred live,
by the sinking Of COIL boat, the lower Ohio, it i
said. is not true. Several boats were sunk but NJ
lives lost
Grlll preparations are IN ,king al Paris, as vel
rs at jerusalem FOX the voyage which the Prime,
Napoleon is soon goin; to make into PALESTINE
The o.tensibc object of the visit is that OF scientific
research; but there is political chapter in the voy
age embracing two oiects-thc l.thmuS of Sue
Canal and the interests Of the Romn Cltloli
Church at Jerusalem.
The Cincinnati Gazette WAS shown few day
since, specimen of beautiful grInr,atcd suga
manufactured from Chinese sugar cane. The pro
cess is yet secret.
Gov. Lyon has commissioned all the officers 70
the city of ,tim,rc returned as elected notwitll
standing the cnormty OF the i,auls alleged.
w. L. Tuckcrm,n formerly Treasurer of tn,
Eastern Railroad Co, WAS arrested at New lfIvc
the 9th ult, for robbing the mail; he coniesse
his guilt, and saws he has $500 worth of stolen post
age stamps; 500 in notes the Lee Bunk of Mas
: lchusctts were found ON him.
4 despatch dated Detroit Nov. 30, says:
4 large number of vessels are reported ashor
and some wrecked, by arrivals from the upper Lakes
Propcllor st. Nicholas, laden with 10 0O9buS whoa
ashore on Sleeping Bear, probably total los.
crew saved. except he steward, who was frozen t
death; insurance 1000. Schooner Kcnosha ashor
on Thunder Buy Isl and, total loss; crew saved
Schooner Lark, ashore at Carp river, coal-adcu
total loss crew slvcd. Mlny others are rcporte
ashore at different points.
The Herald's w aslingtOn correspondent. OF De,
!, slys: | understand that the French and BIRTHS
ministers here have entered protest against IN
present fillibustcring expedition of Gen. Walkc
intm ,ting rather broadly ,hat the responsibility f.
the escape Of Walker from our shores lies in tn
weakness and insuIicicncy of our government