Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-01-18

A fire at New Albany. Ind, on the, 9Th. dcs-
troyed the Phoenix Foun' ~; loss, including pat
terms, $50 600. The property was recently owned
By Thomas Phillips, OF Cincinnati, but had been
sold within few days to the Jeffersonville rail
road company.
Hon William B. Hubbard, prominent citizen
OF Ohio, died at Columbus, the the 9Th. sged II
years. He was Speaker of the Legislature. in
1881, Masonic Grand Master from 1850 to 1883,
and President of the Fir,t National Bank-of Col
umbus. lie was struck with apople1y few days
before his death. the result of oyerwork upon a
fnsnciai essay. Bid never again recovered con-
The Legislature of Nebra ska organized on The
9th by the election of James G.. Megrath, oi,Doug
las county, Speaker of the House. The Council
still remained unorganized, the parties standing six
and six in that body. The seat of General Heath
member OF the House from the kearney District,
is in contest mainly the ground of his being in
the military service. The question has been re-
ierred to committee for report.
| The new daily paper at Detroi, viii be i.sued
March Lit, and WILDE called The Post. A. com
pany ha. been formed on basis of 5000, 00J CAPT
tai, and the official articles of association filed in
court show the following among the Stockholders
Shares S25 each :)-Scnator z Chandler, 20J
shares; J. NJ. Edmunds 900; T. A. Parker, 900;
f. b. Ward 900; VIM. A. Howard, 50; Geo.
Jerome. So Senator Jacob NJ Howard, 40; L.
Cuhl, 40; n. w. Brooks, 40; etc.
| Heavy cotton frauds have been discovered in
Florida, duplicating parties high in authority.
The colorcd troops are being removed from
Mississippi, .,...,, r.-..,T
The President has expressed himself in favor OF
negro suffrage in the District Of Columbia
Prof. Mapcs, the well known asr.culturist, died
at New York, on the 10th.
Hon. George Bancroft has accepted tho invita-
ton to deliver the euogy on Prcsident Lincoln be
! fore Congress
The gross expenditures of the y. S. Treasury
for the quarter ending December 81, loG5, were
$2e6, o9c ,2l9 IA.
-Four of the parties concerned in tho recent rob
be nv of the Adams Express Company have been
arrested, and $250, 900 Of TIE money recovered.
Hon. J. A. J. Creswell, Senator from Maryland,
has been designated TO pronounce eulosy upOr
the late Henry Winter Davis before the Dousr oil
Representatives.
i The Senate Distrc. Of Columbia Committed
have rejected the bill granting unqualified suffrag,
to colored citizens, but will report bill granting
the right of suffrage to those who have resided il
the District six months and can read and write.
1.-The fenian Congressional Court Marital have
rendered verdict against the Senate. The tota
receipts of the Fc1ian Treasury from October to
January were STAT 900 OF this sum, Sll7 ,0Ot
have been spent in rariou. ways.
The Bcllcfontanc & Indian, polls railroad Com
pany, which suffered so severely by the burnin.
OF tho Round House at Gallon, last Fra,
morning. week suffered second loss in ihc burnin,
os some buildings and the destruction of an old en-
gnc, at Muncic, Indiana. on the same day. Tn,
loss ranges from SIS, 600 to $40 900.
The I20th Indiana, from North Carolina, lcf
Baltimore Monday, en- route for indianapolis
There are only two Indiana regiments now in til,
service-thc 9Th cavalry in Texas. and the 1851
in North Carolina.
The amount OF national currency Issued last
week was s., S32.055. The total amount in cir
cuaton is S242 ,926, 600.
VIM. Mackcy, cashier of the sub treasury at Sar
Francisco is defaulter to the amount of $4,000
Mr.. Douglas, widow of Senator Douglas, is to
be married on the 3Oth lust. to Gen. Williams, A
I A. G., U. s. A. 81
Florida Legislature has elected Acherson Cal
and Ex Gov. Marvin United States Senators
Two rebel Generals were their OF 'onents.
A heavy robbery wa. committed on Friday a
Greenfield, Hancock Co Indiana Some burr lar.
broke into the County Trcasurers Office, and stol,
sixteen thousand dollars.
Hon. James Harlan hss been elected United
States Senator for the Ion. term and Governor
kirkwood for lhs short term, by the Iowa Lsgisa
ture.