Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-23
BRIEF MENTIONS.

man named Bartlo was sentenced to the Pen.
itcntiary last week at indianapolis, for ten years.
on a charge Of having caraal intercourse with his
own daughter against her consent. The brute
should have been sent for at least twice that length
Of time. The Shoemakcrs Of Lynn, Haverhill,
Nartlehcad and other towns in Massachusetts held
meetings last week and determined to strike for
higher wages On the 22d February. :. "A large
Germln Republican Club has been organized ut
indianapolis. . Two hundred and fifty six bills
and resolutions. merely for the purpose of reference
were introduced INTO the house the l6th--a lar
ger number than ever before introduced in one day
There were 2l6 the day before. Mr.. Morrill, has
introduced bill into the House for the prevention
of polygamy in the territories. We hope it will
pass. Jefferson territory has sent delegate to
Congress, who asks for an act authorizing the in
habitants to call convention to form a Constitu-
stitution, preparatory to admission into the Union
-. Mr.. Morris. of Illinois, has introduced bills,
authorizing the people Of the territories to elect all
their offcer, and for the election OF deputy post
masters by the people. Both these bills, together
i that abolishing the franking privilege Ought to
be adopted. Fcnton has introduced bill for the
settlement of the claims Of officers and soldiers of
the revolutionary army. and the widows and chill
dren Of those who died in the scrvice also Pacific
Railroad bill. Referred to the committee ON Mill
tary Affairs. :. .Ducll has introduced a resolution
requesting the Postmaster General to communicate
copies of all resolutions instructions to Postmas
tiers, as to the opening and destroying of newspa-
pers supposedto contain incendiary matter. Re-
ferrcd to Committee on Post Offices. Grow on
the 18th introduced bill to prevent the sale ofpub-
lie lands except to actual settlers until 10 years af
ter their survey. a bill for the admission of Kan
sas, and the Homestead bill were also introduced.
Campbell presented the resolutions ofthe Penn
sylvania Legislature, in favor of protective tariff
The House after agreeing to the Scnatc's a
mcndmcnts to the Postofice appropriation bill OK
cept the one abolishing the Franking privilege.
passed it. The Senate concurrcd, and the Pres-
dent forthwith approved it. The bill to abolish the
Franking privilege in toto taken up the same
day in the Senate and passed, ayes SO, nays 9. 1t
was read in the House Oh the 18th and referred to
a select committee of five. SO far the Senate
Senate Harper's Ferry Committee have made no
important discoveries or added any material facts
not known before. Its proceedings excite no pub
lie interest whatever. The Washington cores
pondcnt of the Post says Mr.. Seward has great
speech prepared on the slavery question, to be de-
lvered at fitting opportunity. The Committee
on Agriculture have instructed Mr.. Grow to report
a Homestead Bill The new bill covers all the
land subject TO pre- emption, and extends the right
to all who are settled, well as to those who
may hereafter settle. The Equestrian Statute
of Washington was inausurated Yesterday at Wash
ington City with great ceremony, under direction
of Joint Committee 'of the two Houses. The
time for holding the National Republican Conven-
ton will not be chan cd. We arc content. Let
us all in the meantime be getting good ready, by
marshalng our State and County forces. A lit
tie boy. four years Of age son of Mr.. Johnson, a
blacksmith at Warsaw. fell backwards somehow in
to washboilcr. filled with boiling water, which
his mother had just lifted from the stove, one day
ast week, and was so severely scadcd that he died
the same evening. lIazlctt, the last ofthe Har
pcrs Ferry consprators, in custody. was convicted
ON the 18th inst of murder in The first degree, and
will doubtless be hung.