Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-07-13
News Items.

putt OF New 4 Ofk, ON tue 4tt ul-lIuD, WIFI
hundred passengers, mostly German emigrants.-
Forty of the passengers and crew were rescued by
tie steamer Meteor, and taken to st. Johns. and
il Is hoped that many were saved in boats and may /
yet be picked up, but large number undoubtedly /
persisted.
Hon. Asa Picker has endowed a college to be /
erected near Bethl chem. Pennsylvania, with half Il
million of dollars and fly seven acres OF land.
Advices from Hayt state that the rebellion is I
making Roadway. and that Gefirard, who has Ia
ken command of the troops in person, has suffered
several reverses. Many Dominlclans have taken
arms against him.
David Grcgor and William Hopkins, recently
found guilty of murder, are to be executed at
Philadelphia on the | lth Of August
! A commission has been appointed by Governor
/ Holden, of North Carolina, to proceed TO Wash
ington to confer with the authorities in regard to
confiscation in that State. IL is thought that a
set cement of the question is Necessary, rs large
emigration is setting in from the North, and many
real estate transactions pending decision.
The number OF troops to be concentrated ia
Texis will reach about eighty five thousand
Some of Wezei's expedition still ut Mobile.
Others ut New Orleans, and some on ship board at
Galveston.
Secretary Welles has issued an order reducing
the navy to a peace establishment. The service
which now embraces 65OOemen, will be reduced
to about $4,000 or $4,000. 'o'
The Secretary of the Treasury estimates the
amount of cotton west Of the Mississippi at
miliol bales, and that east of the river a. about
the same amount, and is confident that the vast
ytlues therein represented will aid him in return
10 specie basis.
The Spanish Government has officially notified
the State Department that order will uc issued
TO the Captain General of Cuba to deliver the reb-
el ram Stonewal to the United States.
( Governor Pierp,nt has abolished the old Vr
gna Court of Appeals. He expects to have the
machinery Of State Government in full operation
by the first of August.
Commodore Parker, who last Winter failed to
prevent the raid Of the rebel rams on the james.
has been released from arrest. court martial
found him guilty of neglect of duty. 10 recon-
mendcd him to clemency in consideration of his
long and faithful service. Secretary Welles dis
approved the finding, and released him.
General Banks delivered 4 speech in New Or
leans On the ith taking grounds in favor OF negro
suffrage.
A rigLtful railroad disaster occurred at Ann
Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday morning. By the
displacement of switch, six cars OF a train con-
tanning regiment of Michigan soldiers. were
thrown from the track. Almost proyideniially hut
ore was killed, and this fatal result would
probably not have occurred had he remained in
his seat. A few Others of the soldiers were slight
Is wounded. Only two of the cars we're badly
dam ged the other four, by their great strength,
were in a condition to be placed on the track for
use
The town OF Morton, Md, was DESTROYED by fire
on the night of the 4th inst. The dav had been
celebrated Sy the people. and the fire took place
from the explosion of rocket IN the upper story
of store.
The President ha. so far recovered from his re-
cent severe illness a to be able to attend a long
Cabinet meeting on SATURDAY. Mr.. Seward was
likewise present. The President also received
delegation of Virgnans, who urged the Withdraw
Al OF the $780, 900 clause of the Amnesty Procla-
nation.
The freedmen AMI refugees at st. Lonis are in a
very destitute con litiOn, support hlvng been
withdrawn from them by the GDvcramen:. The
City Council has decided to take Of those who
are sick
The cash receipts OF the Soliers' Fair at Mil
waukce. M to Thursiiy nj -ht. Duntel To near
ly S. 900. The fair was continued until We'd
nesday.
Georgia, which is under comm md of General
Stedm,n. hls been divided into four districts, with
comm snders as follows: S,vanuah. General Bran
nun, Augusta, Gre erii Mplipeaux; Alatnon,,
General King; Columbus, comm lnler not vet as
signed
The New Orleans Times announces that mvri
ads OF worms have appeared on the cotton pllntl-
tons .cr0ss the river from New Orleans. Al
t-OuG' appearing upon the cotton plant. they have
done no injury vet; but the greatest apprehension
j. fet. 1t is believed that thev are a different
species from the army worm. which appeared last
year. and hopes are entertained by some that they
will prove harmless.
The act recently passed nv the Kentucky Leg
islathre imposing fine of five dollars for hiring
negro without the consent of his owner, failed TO
become law owing to the refusal Of the Cover
nor 10 sign it.
General Ilurlburt his been h)nor lbly dischlrg-
ed from the service. at his request.
Adviccs from Mexico state that the cession to
France of the States OF Sonora. Cinaloa and Dpr-
ango would be formtllv ACCOMPLISHED by n dc ,res
10 be issued about the lst instant One thousand
French soldiers had arrived at Vera Cruz, and
been sent to the interior, and more were to follow.
The screw steamer MAZDA wasSa was successfully
launched on Saturday at the BROOKLYN Navy Yard
She is expected TO make speed of fifteen knots
an hour.
AbOu: forty suits are about to be brought against
Governm mt Detective b ,ker. az New York. AT
idivits are printed setting forth that persons who
had been summarily arrested were released by
paying from $500 to $1,000.
General Sickles has mide report of his mis-
sion to South America, but it will not be made
public for the present.
General Hooker will no. assume command of
the Department Of the East till the close of July.
! Yellow fever has broken out at Wilmington and
4 strict quarantine will be enforced against all
vessel; coming from that port.
Tho sales of seven-thirtes on Saturday were
S5,25l 800, and for tn e week SD SIS 800.
In consequence of the riotous proceedings of
late at Mort TX. Virginia, martial law has been re-
established there. ~
The amount of old tobacco stored in AMI about
Lynchburg is very large, exceeding all estm ties
heretofore named.
A New Orleans correspondent says FIVE Treasu-
ry Agents, who recently went into the interior
from Franklin, Louisiana, in search of cotton,
have not yet returned and it is feared that they
have been murdered by guerras.
Mr.. Dole has resigned bis position "a Commits
'sioner or Indian Affairs and is succeeded by Judge
D. N. Cooley, of Dubuque, Iowa.
Among the recent arrests at the South are those
Of Prof. Mccullough, chemist, who WIS engaged
in the plot to burn Northern cities, Thomas c.
Harris Of the rebel army. ex u. S. Senator Yulee,
Of Florida, and acting Governor Allison, of the
same State. - ~
The original hlg which waved over the New
Orleani custom:lion,e ut the outsSeak of the war
has been found by Col iFrAl .iSturing, Of the 72d
Illinois, Provost Marshal General of the Gulf De-
par ment, and forwarded to the u. S. Collector at
that port. who has restoEed is to its old place