Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-01
News Summary.

News Summary.
Benz amin Phinney, wealthy farmer at Rock
port, ILL.,. was recently poisoned to death with
strychnine by his fifth wife, pretty girl, whom he
married six weeks ago.
The Hon. John G.. D,vis, long member Of
Congress from the Terre Hsute (lndana) District,
died in that city on the 18th inst of apopleIy.
John Sherman has been elected United States
S enator by the Ohio Legislature. The Democ rats
voted for Allen G.. Thurman.
By al orler of the war Department large
number OF Major. Brsvet VI ,or and Brigadier Cen
erals Of the volunteer service are honorSbly mus
tered out, and the officers so discharged who hold
commissions in the Regular Army are ordered to
return to their former commands
| The Committee from the British Provinces,
now in w ashngton, not likely VIC hear. to get
a renewal of the Reciprocity Treaty, AMI will
turn home fully satisfied tina. the attempt is use
less.
/ New Jersey has formally ratified the Consttu-
tonal Amendnen abGlisins and prohibiting Sla
very throughout the United States. The vote in
the Senate on the ODD, on concurrng with the As
scmbly, stood: Yeas l3; NAYS S-just Ia. reverse
of last years record. IF we mistake not. New
jersey completes the roll of the former Free States
that ratify the Amendment-not one standing out.
The Secretary Of the Interior reports that, in
cities Of the United States having population Of
10000 and upward (the number OF such places
being l02). the capital employed in manufactures
Is SilI .l29, 234: number OF hands employed, males
.921 fem Ties Ia 0oj; value OF pro lucss sS74,-
934.s27. The value ofproducts in Chsago is put
at Sll 100000
At the annual meeting Of the Massachusetts
Ant-Slavery Society, On the 18th, resolution to
dissolve the organic ,tion was rejected. John A.
Sergeant was elected President.
At tan interview of leading Penn,yvanians with
the President, on the 9th. Mr.. Johnson reiterated
the opinion that the rebel States should be admit
ted to representation in Congress, and stated thai
he considered the passage of the negro suffrage
bill as unmely, but intm .ted intention to veto
it.
steamer arrived at San Francisco on the 23d
from Portland, Oregon, bringing over Si)o,0JO in
treasure.
Gen. King, commanding the district Of Angus
ia, Ca, while driving out Of the city, last week. in
company with his wife and another lady and gen
tIenan. vas met by highway robbers, who deliber-
ately embarrassed the horse. from hi, carriage
and rode off with them.
In BROOKLYN, on the 2Ith, Pellicer, jointly in
dicted with Gonzales. was found guilty of the muir.
der of Otero, the Cuban.
The Washington Republican announces the res
ignation Of CaptG. V Fox, Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy to take effect on the LIST Of NJ rch next;
and states that he resigns in order TO accept the
Presidency of the California Stea mship Com
pany. recently organized in New York, alta salary
Of SIS. 600.
Gen Shcrmln has been mmoncd to Washing
ton by Gen. Grant, for consultation upon the new
army bill.
The negro testimony bill was passed by the Ten
nessee House of Representatives on the 2ith
Nicholas Smith of Kansas has been appointed
Minister Resident to Greece.
Officer. appointed by the Freedmcn's Bureau
for taking the OF the colored population OF
the District OF Columbia, have completed the CEN
sus Of Washington City, and find therein upward
Of 900 colored persons.
The Treasury Department has discovered 1--WE
counterfet interest coupons which had been paid
and returned here within a couple Of days.
letter from Paris says that. in an interview
OF Minister Bigelow with the Emperor Napoleon,
the latter expressed his desire TO preserve peace
with the United States. and his Willingness to
withdraw his troop. from Mexico as soon rs he
could be assured of the continuance OF 4 neutral
policy by the United States. He minated, how
ever, that he should not abandon Macmillan
long as there was danger that our Government
would attempt his overthrow.
The Paris correspondent of London paper says
that at recent ministerial council, all, or nea rly
all, the Ministers favored speedy recall of the
French troops from Mexico; but the Empe ror
thought that this should not be done until the
Emperor of Austria had completed the necessary
foreign contingent for the maintenance Of Maxi
milan
/ 600 men mustered out Of the lOlst Colored
Infantry.at Nashville. Tenn, the other day. 45o
made contracts to gointo the country to work on
farms. AZ each man took with him a family aver
aging three persons, about 800 colored persons
left the city within single day.
More than 1000 contracts. comprch ending
about. A 900 freedmen, were made in Memphis du
ring the first week in January.
Mosby, the guerrilla leader has been relee sed
from arrest.
Secretary Harlan was serenaded. at Washing
ton. on the night Of the Goth; and, in making some
remarks on the occasion, said that it could not be
expected that the people who had been in rebel
lion would nd once acquese in giving negroes the
rights of citizenship, but the safety Of the country
was OF more importance than the feelings of reb-
els. He did not claim to speak for the President,
but thought Mr.. Johnson entertained simi- /.
views.
De.meeh March' icoo' anu august LOU, So'-
74i 900 worth of cotton was seized by the Gov
eminent, in the valley ofthe Mississippi. Ofthis
s., 300 900 has been received by the Treasury
Department; and the remainder has been restored
to its original owners, having been improperly
seized.
i The coinage of the United States for tho year
ending June 80, 1865, amounted to $32.6l9, 24s.-
81.
/ A counterfeit 800 ON TIE First National Bank
of Indianapolis has made its appearance in New
York.
Miss Velsor. lady of 81 years, living near
Princeton, ILL.,, was she dead, the 23d, by her
brother, child ef only years. who was snappiD 6