Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-06-24


to retract half their hereses and train under his
, banner.-N Y. Journal Commerce.
Jessee Wright, Of Washington county, Ind.
while returning home from Salem in that county;
last week, in state of ntOxicatiOn, laid down on
the Railroad track, and was instantly killed by
the train running over him.
Commodore Jones, the Oldest Captsin in the U
s. Navy, died az Washington City last week.
Fifteen persons were killed by the late lorna
do at Elliston, ii.
The District Attorney has entered a nolle pro-
sequi in Gen. Walkers case.
The Flrarida is ended Billy Bowlegs AMI
his tribe have 'emigrated
Those most competent to form an estimate o
the wealth Of VIM. B. Astor, of New York, state
thatit amounts to between sl0,OOO,OOO and s59,-
100000.
The great Buffalo hunting party viii leave Min
nesota about the last of July. The Vice Presi-
dent, number of Congressman, and the distin-
guished Turkish Admiral now on a visit to thi
country, accompany the party.
| ORIGIN OF Mason AND DIxoS's LISE.-The
New York Evening Post says that the following
extract is from an original manuscript Diary in
possession .of gentleman of that city.
"NEw YoRk, Dec. llth, 1851
This came to town on Philadelphia, eleven
Mohawk Indians, who left Sir William Johnson's
the 25rh of May last, and went down the Susque-
hama to Hams Ferry, where Hugh Crawford,
their conductor joined them.
Tis said that the day after their arrival there
three of the Mohawk Chiefs were met by accident
blythe Cherozees, who thereupon very ceremoni-
ously offered and smoked with them the calumet
of peace.
On the l7th Of June last, the Mohawks went to
Yorktown, Pa, and afterwards proceeded with
two surveyors, Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Mason, to run
the line between Lord Baltimore and Mr.. Penn
As they run this line through the Indians lands,
Sir William thought il proper TO send these In
dian Chiefs down. The famous Hendricks is
among them, and some other principal men of the
Mohawk nation, who, finding the winter coming
on, left the surveyors in oe: to return home this
way"
A telegraph despatch Of the l0th inst, says
that another accident had occurred the La
fayette and Indianapolis Railroad, and that fire.
man and engineer were killed
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ton, is engaged in writing the lstter's biography.
The Hog cholera las again made its appearance
in Kentucky Indiana, Tennessee and Arkansas
and the hogs are dying By the hundreds daily
The Missouri River. at the last accounts, was
over its banks, and rising.
Nine wears ago Minnesota contained but 1884
inhabitants-present population, $50.
! Henry p. Anthony, editor of the Providence
/ R. /. Journal, has been elected United States
Senator fromssthat State.
The Upper Mississippi, the Demoine, and the
Upper Missouri were rising at the last accounts
The st. Louis Democrat says-'When these hoois
are added to the threatening current already
sweeping past the city, the consequences must be
very threatening.
Congress has appointed Peace Commissioner
to proceed to Paraguay with view to settling our
difficulties with that country. A strong naval
force will accompany him, which will probably
be argument enough to induce Paraguay at once
to grant the redress our Government so Justly de
mands Of her.
The difficulty between Harris, of Illinois and
Hughes Of Indiana, has been amicably settled.
Catharne Bronx, young lady of Albany, New
York, died lasely from the effects of arsenic, which
she had taken for the purpose of beautifying her
Two brothers, named Dyon, living Mt
Clemens, Mich, murdered their sister last week,
in most brutal manner. The wretches are now
in Jail.
The laws of Kentucky and Ohio, now forbid
marriages in that State between first cousins.
The town of Naples, on the Illinois river, is to-
Ill
to the high lands for safety.
The dwelling of Rev. Mr.. 1sley, at Roscoe, H.,
was washed of by high water on the Sd inst, and
his whole family, Eve in number. perished.
The horse that was lately beaten in the twenty
mile race, at Detroit, died shortly afterward.
Wood, the counterfeitcr, has been sentenced at
indianapolis 10 seven years confinement in the
penitentary-
The Bedford, Ind. Democrat, says that many
of the wheatfelds in that county, are entirely
destroyed by the Hessian fly.
Porter's esprit of the Times" says that one
pint of sun flower seed, mixed with the feed OF
horses, is the best known remedy fer founder.
Within the first quarter of the present year on
ly 1900 white persons were added to the popula-
ton of California. by immigration.
Lewis Cass, jr. has resigned his mission to
Rome.
Tie population of Ireland is 100000 less than
in 1851, according to the report Of the Register
General.