Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-01-25

The benefit TO "Stonewall" Jarkson's widow
last Saturday night, in Richmond, Melted her over
one thousand dollars.
The Eagle -four mills, at ST. Joacph, Mich,
were burned on Tuesday night, involving loss oil
SIS, 600.
The Fenians in prison in Dublin were each sup
Piled with substantial cake on Christmas day by
MRS. Stephens. wife Of the escaped Head Centre.
DR.. Mott. of the Union College, is failing very
fast Last week his doath was looked for daily
lie cannot survive many days.
Hon. J. G. Smith, ex Governor of Vermont, has
been elected President Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company.
Gonzalez Fernandez, who has been on trial in
New York Tor some time past charged with the
murder oil the Cuban Otcrc, has been convicted Of
the crime.
The Government has relieved Provisional G. ".
ernor Marvin, of Florida. and recognized Hon. d.
:. Walker rs the consttutionally elected Govern
or of that State.
Gen. James s. Rains. who fsur very conspic-
iuo"sly with Gen. Price in the Missouri and Ar.
ansas campaigns, in the early part of the war, is
now living in Wood county, Texas.
Shipments of specie from New York on S.tur-
day were $e9S, 900.
! There are 63l frcedmen's school in the South,
,24O teachers and 1884 pupils.
Col. Osborne. Commissioner OF Freedmen for
Florida, has submitted plan TO Gen Howard for
colCnzed freedmen in that State. He proposes
that Government purchase all OF that State south
OF the 2cth degree or latitude give il territorial
form OF government none but freedmen TO be per
United to buy or pre- empt land, aud each head Of
n family to have eighty acres.
nation from Nashville that movement has been
concoctcd there, among certain members Of the
Legislature, to introduce bill into the House Of
Representatives providing for suffrage and polit-
zeal equality on the bas. OF intelligence regardlsIs
oil color or rebcllious antecedepts. We are also
assured that there is good prospect Of it's con,id
Grafton and adoption.
/ The Pennsylvania Senate has unseated c. NJ.
Duncan, the Democratic Senator from the 18th
Adams and Franklin) district, and admitted D.-
vid McConaughy. Republican, to represent that
dstrict-thereby approving the consttu,ionality Of
the act Of Congress disiranchisn deserters bv re
Jectlng the votes OF that class OF persons polled
for Mr.. Duncan. This increase, the Republican
strength toll votes against l2 Democrats.
Gen. Lew. Wallace has resigned his commits.
sion in the army.
The Columbian Marine Insurance Company o.
view ] Crk mas ialled. j he liabilities cstim2
ted at 5000, 900, and il is claimed that the asse
are ssilicnt to meet them ALL The company suff-
cred very heavy losses from the depredaIons oil
the pirate Shenandoah.
vessel which took out a clcarace Mt New
York, op the Odd, was seized by the U. s. authori
ties before she put to sea, on representation by
the Spanish Consul that she was intended for the
CHILEAN service,
Our Western exchanges bring MS ,al accounts
OF suffering and OF Indian atrocities on the Plains
In the vicinity Of Fort Dodge. several parties hav
been attacked 10y the Sioux and Ara;shoes, nd
some killed and scalped. strong force was sent
from the fort in pursuit. The weather has been
intensely cold in the Arkansas and there has been
great suffering among the trains, not less than
twenty OF which are laid up on the Plains. The
loss of stock hiss been very heavy, somc trains
losing nearly all, and many Of the men have been
badly frozen.
The New Jersey Legislature has ratified the
constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery.
John Abrams. of Allen county Kansas, wa. sho,
dead on the li,h inst. bv his son, because the old
man put the bay mother out o! doors.
Bishop Morris, of VI. E. Church, is very i'll a,
Aenia, Ohio.
The trial Of the rebel Gen. Mercer, at Savannah
Ga, Tor shooting Union soldiers, has been con.
cludcd, and the Court has adiourcd sine die. The
hndhSs arc not yet promulgated.