Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-11-08
News Items.

The Texas cotton crop this year will not
ii is thought, greatly exceed one-fonrth of
last years crop.
George Calver. clerk in New York
Bank, has absconded with $4,000 in gold
checks belonging to his employer.
The Vermont House of Representatives
has adopted the Constitutions. Amendment.
The vote stood yeas 10, NAYS l.
The payment Of the October interest on
Government securities and the disburse-
mcnt of the SI6O.o00 extra compensation
to- employees in the Treasury commenced
Oct. lst.
The registering clerk of the st Louis
Post Office has been arrested at the In
stance of The Post Master F0y. on charge
of embeZz.ement. He has hitherto borne
an unb!emishcd name.
The President has appointed W. b. Mer-
rit, editor of the DcS MOinS (Iowa) States
man. said to be the meanest Copperhead in
the State. to the Collectorship of that Dis
trict. vice Sanford Efaines, removed.
In Michigan. al colored persons having
less than quarter African blood in their
veins have been declared by the Supreme
Court to be white, and hence are entitled to
vote.
The total number of voters registered i'm
New York city up TO Monday, was I25,-
l62.
The jury in the trial of the Adams Ex-
press robbers. at Danbury, has rendered a
verdict against all the prisoners.
The receipts from internal revenue in
the Chicago collection diStict, for the month
of October, were Sil6,633 53.
General Sheridan is removing the vast
stores of munitions ofwar which have been
accommodating at Baton Rouge. and sending
them to New York.
The City Council of Cincinnati has
adopted resolution requesting President
Johnson 10 Use his influence to have the
sentence of death recently passed upon
| McNIahon and Lynch RENTED.
Extensive prep!rAtiOns are being made
in Cincinnati for the approaching meeting
of the Grand Army of the Tennessee
Hali-tare arrangements have been conclu-
ded with the leading railroad companies.
1t i; said that Lieutenant General Sher-
man will shortly return to Washington and
receive Instructions from the President
when he and Minister Campbell are to leave
for the Mexican frontier.
The New York Tribune has a special
dispatch from New Orleans to the effect
that subscriptions are being taken and
preparations being made 10 send party of
Thugs and cutthroats to Washington with
a view 10 overawc. and if possible, break
up the next session.
Hon. Meredith p Gentry. of Nashville.
/ died a. the residence of relative. near
Louisville on Saturday He uas a represen-
tative in Congress for six terms. closing his
connection with that body in 1862. He
was ...,crwarus 4 :.aidAie for Governor
F., of Tennessee against Andrew johnson, bu;
was defeated by about two thousand votes.
! During the Rebellion he represented his
State III the rebel Congress.
General Butler attempted to address a
/ Republican meeting in City Hall Park,
/ New York, Saturday afternoon; but was
shamcfully insultcd by yelling. hooting
crowd of Democratic FOUNDERS, thieves and
shOulder-hitters. who threw anapple AT him,
and the meeting was broken up. The
General did not cover To the villainous
crowd, and only quit the stand after adj
ministcring scorching rebuke to the ruff
/ fans.
The trial of Rev. ID. F. Lums,lcn took
place at Toronto Saturday. The court
room was densely crowded. and the great
est inter, st manifested. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty. and the prisoner
was discharged. The Judge. after the
rendering of the verdict, addressed few
concluding remarks to the prisoner, sta
ting that the jury had taken a mcrcifu
view of the case because they did not con
slider him responsible for his conduct al
Fort Erie in consequence of his inordinatt
love for strong drink. and concluded by
expressing the hope that he would learn {
useful lesson from his experience. and avoi6
intoyica.ion and bad company in the future