Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-28
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The Peru Republican, of the Goth inst,
gives long account, taken from the La
fayette Journal, of an accident on the To-
ledo & Wabash Railroad near West Leba-
non, by which the locomotive was thrown
from the track and the driver killed. The
accident was caused by lies being placed
in cattle guard, by three youths, sons oi
wealthy and respectable men, who have
been arrested and are now in Jail. The
driver was highly esteemed and great ex-
citement arose all along the road when il
became known that he had been killed.
His funeral took place at Lafayette on
Sunday, the 18th, and, in order to give his
friends an opportunity to attend, the Off
GERS of the road ordered a special train OF
fourteen cars to run from Fort Wayne and
one of twelve cars from the western emo oi
the road. At Logansport, as the special
train from Fort Wayne was returning, a
sad accident occurred, by which another
poor fellow mortal was instantly killed.
The cars to be left there, together with the
locomotive, were detached from the train,
while running with consideral velocity, in
order to switch OFF," Two men were
standing on the forward platform Of the
car nearest those detached one of whom
Mr. Carr, German citizen of Peru, think
idg he was about to be left, made an effort
to jump to the platform of an advancing
car The distance was too great and he
fell upon the track. the wheels of one truck
passing over his body, ,mangling it in ter
rble manner and causing death instantly.
His remains were brought on the train to
Peru and carried to his home. He leaves
4 wife and family.
The Warsaw Indidnidn. of the DIST, says
that the 'old sinner" (PhilpoD still rms his
fish market. and that horse race came oil
in East Warsaw on Saturday. 1t also says
that Shane &, Speyer have slipped from
that place an immense quantity of cranber-
res this fall, and that had the brick been
ready, the Wright House would in all prob
ability have been enclosed this fall. Why
did not the proprietor send an order to one
of our enterprlsing brickmakers for what
he wanted.
From a communication. lin the Logans-
port PhcrOs, over the signature of d. b.
Mcconnell, Post Commandant of the G. A.
r., we learn that one hundred and sixty
dollars has been put into the relief fund OF
that Post, by the lecture of Hen. Schuyler
Coliax, for the benefit of disabled soldiers
and soldiers widows and orphans.
There was an election for Justice OF
the Peace in Eel Township, Cass County,
on Wednesday OF last week, and although
the Democratic candidate was elected, II
was greatly reduced majority.
The indianapolis Journal. Of the goth,
contains the decisions of Judges Hines and
Blair. the former of the Circuit and the lat
ter Of the Common Pleas Court Of Marion
County, upon the conflitutionaliiy of the
Gravel Road Law. Both Judges pronounce
The law constitutional. 1t was passed al
the last session of the Legislature, and au-
thorizes the assessment of all lands within
one and one-half miles on either side of any
plank or gravel road.
The Valparaiso Tidcttc and Republic
announces that il will shortly be printed ON
power press. If our friends would pay
up srrearages and for year in advance
we, also. could procure a power press
We ought to have one by all means.
The Vidcttc says, and it is true. ths,
notwithstanding our bounty bonds, the
county Is nearly out of debt, and our coun
ty tax is fifty per cent less than the Demo
cratic counties Of Cass, Blackford, Dear
born, Marshall, Allen, Floyd and other
strong Democratic counties Of the State.
Wherever the Democracy are in the ascend
ant, the county taxes are higher than IL
Republican counties. The taxes in Mar.
shall County, under the circumstances, ART
twice as high as they should be. Wher
the people want an economical administra
ton of affairs they will elect a Republican
Board Of Commissioners.
The South Bend Register, of the 2Ist,
says "a farmer living southwest of thi:
place, just in the edge of Marshall County
was swindled out of twenty dollars las
Friday by confidence man who should
go to Chicago, that paradise of confidence
men, to ply his calling. The farmer wal
coming TO this city with load Of II .rket.
ing, when he overlook a stranger carrying
a small bundle, who asked to ride They
had gone but little ways, when the stran
ger suddenly jumped from the wagon and
running ahead short distance, picked up
a hun.ing-case watch, which, after close
examination by both, was declared TO be
gold and worth about ninety dollars. Just
this side of the toll gate the stranger ex.
pressed his intention of going TO Mishawa-
ka, and as he was "honest but poor" he
didn't want 10 take the watch with him
but for the trifling sum of twenty-five do
lars as reward for finding it. he would
leave it with the farmer, until the owner
was found, who would gladly return the
money for the recovery of 50 valuable 0
watch. The farmer hadn't but twel ty
dollars, which he freely gave land the "pool
but honest stranger started ON his winding
way, leaving the farmer in possession of a
brass watch worth about two dollars. The
farmer is of the opinion that the stranger
placed the watch in the road on purpose
to deceive him, or somebody else. We
agree with him.
South Bend can boast of splendid
Opera House, of which her citizens, OF
rather its proprietors,m may well be proud. II
was built during the past season by two en-
terprising and wealthy brothers named
Good, of Portage Prairie, in that county,