Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-29
NEWS ITEMS.

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Snow fell in small quantities at Chicago,
and in large quantities at ST. Paul, Mime
sofa, Wednes lay, the 2lst inst.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York World SAYS that Major Gener-
al Slocum viii probably be appointed ma
val officer for New York
friedrich Weed, nephew of Thurlow
Weed, late of Second California Volun-
teer Cavalry, committed suicide at Salt Lake
City on the 18th instant
The amount of gold held by the Treas
ury, on the 2lst, was ninety-One millions of
dollars, of which seventy millions belonged
to the Government, the residue being held
in gold certificates
The country press of East and Middle
Tennessee notice very extensive exodus
of citizens going on for two months past
to Texas and Arkansas.
Influential Bostonians, in Washington
are pressing Mayor King. a peace Demo-
crat, for the Boston Collectorship. Their
solicitations do not meet with much en-
couragement from the President.
circular has been issued by the Paw
master General, under a decision by the
Attorney General, directing the payment
OF the extra bounty to all colored soldiers
who were slaves when enlisted.
\ Washington dispatch says there are
$4,000 or 10000 troops concentrated in and
nearW aShington. Various speculat:ons are
abroad as to the intention in concentrating
so large force at the present time.
t1ot = IL
ed 10 leave Mexico by the French. is dis
credited at Washington. General Grant ex-
presses the opinion that he will embark be-
fore the 3Ist of December, proximo.
Judge Alexander Walker, formely edi-
tor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and now
residing in New Orleans, has just obtained
verdict for $4,000 in the latter city, as
fec for saving $500 bales of cotton for
rebel widow.
The Pittsburg, Fl. Wayne 6 Chicago and
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago rail
WAYS, have made arrangements for the es-
adjustment ofanew line extending through
Indiana to the coal fields on the banks of
the Ohio river.
John III. Surratt, the accomplice in the
assassination of Lincoln. who escaped, was
recently discove red serving in the Papa!
ARMY, under tn !, nam, OF John Watson
He was arrested on demand from Gener-
al King, but managed to escape by leaping
over pecipice and fleeing into Italy. Ef-
forts are making to recapture him.
A Lcavenworth special dispatch says,
Lieutenant Ames with detachment of
twenty-five men recently encountered
band ofone hundred Sioux Indians, near
Fort Sedgwick, killing eight and wounding
seven, and captured forty -four horses, sew
enteen of their ponies and plumber, and
burned what could not be brought
away. He marched one hundred and sew
enty miles in thirty-six hours, with nothing
to eat for men or horses.
1t is said that the President will advo-
cate in his forthcoming message, return
to specie payments. of ~e
An oil refinery at Oil City, Pennsylvania,
was destroyed by fire Friday morning.
Loss $4,000, partly insured.
The Governors of the States are invited
to participate in the mass welcome TO Con-
gress. General Logan will deliver the adj
dress. The colored people will participate
in the procession.
The Alabama Legislature, Thursday,
elected Ex-Governor John A. Winston,
United States Senator for six years, from
the fourth of March next, by a majority of
four votes over George s. Houston.
Dispatches to the Governor General of
Canada, from England, state that the pos
sibility of trouble with the United States,
renders increased vigilance necessary on
the part of the Canadian Government.
A party consisting of six persons, two
of whom were ladies, who left Knoxville,
Iowa, in October to cross the plains, were
recently captured by the Indians, and all
murdered, with the exception of the ladies.
The Commissioner of Indian affairs is in
formed that the reports of hostility on the
part of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes are
without foundation. The country adjacent
to the Smoky Hill route is perfectly safe
to travel.
Advices from Salt Lake City give
gloomy picture of affairs in Utah. The
rights of the Gentiles are not respected by
the Mormons, and property is insecure
The only hope is that Congress will res
pond to the calls which will be made on
it for protection.
The receipts from customs from the 10th
to the 18th instant were as follows: Boston,
$780, 90; New York, $l,963, 7S9 Co.,
Baltimore, $I2O, 29O 90. At New Orleans
the receipts from the 4th to the 10th instant
were $l32,OlSO0; and at San Francisco,
from the goth 70 the 9th ultimo, $l33, "A
90.
The Presidents friends in Washington
profess to believe a report that prominent
Radicals held a meeting at Philadelphia on
the twentieth instant, at which articles OF
impeachment against the President were
prepared, which are to be submitted to a
caucns of Republican members of Con-