Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-03-01
BRIEF MENTIONS.

The Harpers Ferry prisoners. Stephens and
Hazlett, have been sentenced to be Hung on Fri.
day, the 10th Of March. The Governors Of the
States, including Kansas, are sixteen Republicans
sixteen Democrats, and two, in Texas and Mary
land, Americans. Easter day will fail on Sun
day, the 9Th Of April-a fortnight earlier than last
year. =. The Richmond Wing says that .is Is GER
tain that neither Maryland, Kentucky, North Car
oliaa, Tennessee nor Missouri will send commits
sioners to the proposed Southern Convention."-
From present appearances, the Southern Conven-
ton will be great failure as the famous Hart
ford Convention, and is certainly as Illegal gath
ering =. The indianapolis Atlas is informed thai
Dick Ryan has quit making Democratic speeches
until after the Charleston Convention. The cit
liens of indianapolis on the 18th, voted an appro
pration Of $4,000 for the permanent location oftle
State Fair at that point The vote stood, for the
appropriation ,479 against 2i2. runner called
on the Chillicothe Branch of the Missouri State
Rank for twenty Ell hit thousand dollars, but moi
of respectable citizens protected the bank from the
'run." That has become very fashionable way oil
keeping Banks solvent within a few years past.
Gov. Magofin, of Kentucky, has vetoed a bill tc
increase the capital stock of the Commercial Bark
of Kentucky. Judge William P. Bryant, who
Polk, died on he 18th ult.. at his residence ir
Rockville, Ind 1t is said that Daniel E. Sickles
is under conviction and it is expected he will soon
mite with some Church in Washington. :. 1T j:
reported on reliable authority that the census Of
Kansas imperfectly saken-rurposely so.-
Kansas and fraud seem to be almost synonymous
terms whenever the Bucllananists have anything to
do with it. Col. ]. II. Lane, it is said, will be
elected one OF the U. S. Senator's from Kansas.
The Morgan Ga=efte says that wild pigeons arc
gathering in that county in millions. Everybody
is out with rife, shot gun and pistol TO kill them
They have done a good deal of damage to corn
fields and young timber, it is said. 1t is under
stood that the Pennsylvania delegates to the Char
Charleston Convention willsupport the nomination
ofBreckenridge, though they not yet appointed
Mr.. Bigler will go as one of the delegates. :. A
Mr.. J. II. Allen has been arrested at Laporte on a
charge of having causes the death of founding, by
violence, whom he had a short time before volun-
tarily taken to raise. The Jacksonville Dem
ocrat says theatre has been established in the
State Prison.. John Wentworth has been nom
mated for Miyor of Chicago by the Republicans,
and will be elected. "A brother of Congressman
keitt murdered i'm his bed the other day at his
residence in South Carolina, by his slaves. The
bill to expell the free negroes from Mississippi
which passed the House. has been defeated in the
Senate. The defeat of similar oppressive bill,
now pending before the Legislature of Tennessee
Is considered certain. Adectructive fire occurred
at Danvlc KY, on the 22d ut, eighty buildings be-
ing consumed, including three Churches, the Court
House. Adams & Co.'s Express Office, the Buster
ton Hotel and the leading business houses. Loss
estimated at s22o.0 Insured for one fourth
A Germamin Cincinnati, while attempting to drive
some cats out of his premises, got one into
ner, and the Cat flying into the Germ ms face, in
ficted number Of severe wounIs, of which the
man died in few hours.