Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-09-14
News Items.


Brig Gen. Pitcher succeeds Gen. Hovey In
command at Indianapolis. The latter will remain
several weeks settling up his aiftrs before going
to Peru.
A terrible railroad ssls er has occurred on the
Na>l,.,lc and Northwestern road. As train nf
three cars, to which was attached an ammunition
car was in motion short distance from Nash
ville spark ignited some powder, and fearful
explosion OF powder and shells ensucd. completely
wrecking the train. The number oil dead and
wounded i. not known.
Richard Dalton, a lad II years age was drowned
in Clear Lake, at l.aporte, on Saturday week. lie
was in bathing with his companions no made so
much noise that his cries for he were not heard.
DR.. Cobb, late of Arkansas. is about publishing
a very interesting book. narrating events and Incl
dents peculiar to Southern UnioaiSts, TO be called
"'The Southern L1yalist; or the Mysteries or
Southern Babylon.'' We may look for something
of thrilling interest.
One lady on the grand stand at the Saratoga
races, tod a newspaper correspondent that she had
81, 900 worth OF diamonds in her hair, that she
felt perfectly Safe as no pickpockets ad-
mitted within the gates, and her husband hal par
policcm behind her, th nothing else to DO but
see that her diamond head suffered 10 violation.
Bishop SMITH ,Catholic) of Dubuque, the burn
ing of whose stable, carriage AMI horses by Cop
perheads for his patriotic spirit notised in our
columns some time since, has, We are z al to learn
had his losses made good by the voluntary contri-
buttons of his fellow citizens. During his recent
absence new buildings were pu: up in the place of
those destroyed and carriage and horses given
him.-CiR Gas efte.
Eropean advces are to the lst instant. Ii has
been decided not to attempt to recover the Attain
tic cable this year, but the manufacture OF q new
cable has been ordered The reoe secretary Ben
amin has arrived at Southampton. Queen Veto =
ria has inaugurated a statue to Prince Albert, at
Coburg. General sir George Brown and Judge
Halliburton ("Sam Slick are dead. The cholera
is apparently receding.
1t is expected that the colored troops raised ut
the north will soon be mustered out of service -
Those raised at the south will be retained for the
present.
A prisoner has been lodged in Jail ut Vicks-
burg who is conjectured by some to be John Sur
ratt
Governor Sharkey, of Mississippi, Publishes a
letter embOdying a proclamation from President
Johnson sustaining his scheme for the organiza-
ton Of a state militia. in which the president says
that "The people must be sted with their govern
ment". The presidents action in regard to the
subordinaon o.; military to civil authority in Mis-
sissippi is represented meeting with the hearty
concurrence of Secretary Seward. -. Troops are
arriving at Jackson, Mississippi preparatory, i; is
supposed, to evacuation OF the state.
In the Wirz trial, Saturday. letter intro =
duced, written in 1864 by the rebel Colonel Chand-
Ter, in which while praising Wirz, he recommend
ed the removal of General Winder from the com
mand at Ardersonville on account of his inhuman.
i.y and spoke of the stockade as ga place 1.-The hor
of which is difficult to describe and which is
disgrace to civilization
1t appears that Alexander H. Stephens twice
made application to JEFF. Davis for permission to
examine the .Andersonville prison, representing
the barbarties that were there being perpetrated;
but was informed in reply, that the officers of the
prison were perfectly competent TO attend to their
own business.
The Celebrated foot-racing indians Deerfoot, Pc
tiers and Jacobs, have been secured to run against
horses on the race course of the Elkart Co. Live
Stock Association, at its next annual fair--Oct.
llth, 18th, 18th and 18th.
Hon. William Mitchell, ex member ofCongress
from the Tenth Indiana district died at Macon,
Georgia, on the llth inst. His remains are now
en- route for Kendallvile, Indiana, where they are
expected to arrive to-day