Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-10


have passed eight hour laws.
The cost of living in New England is
now higher than in any other country on
the face of the globe.
Twenty boys were locked up in the
Boston TOmbs, one Sunday night recent
~, for playing ball ON the Sabbath.
1t is proposed that the Government
adopt the plan of selling lite annuities as
means of paying the national debt
The Chicago Egg Preserving and
Packing Company, with a capital stock of
$4,000, have filed articles of association
An iron Ratchet was found near
Joliet, Illinois, one hundred AMI twenty
feet below the surface. How did it get
there?
"A Scriptural student, who has just
heard of the Russian treaty, says Uncle
Sam is like the prodigal son, because he is
wasting his substance in fur country.
The San Francisco Times tells of
young lady in that city who recently be-
came insane by over-taxing her mind in
endeavOring to master difficult piece of
music.
The Chicago Lake Tunnel, 1t is said,
prOfited the contractors about $4,000.
This will give them salary Of about
$1,000 year each for their services-pret-
ty good wages.
The POstOflice Department is about to
sell at public auction some six thousand
daguerreOtypeS, ambrOsypes, &c, that were
sent through the mail and finally found
their way TO the dead letter office
"A bank stock and bont,-and- mort
gage wedding" came off recently in BoS
ton The friends and relatives of the
welded pair arc said 10 represent at least
twenty millions. No poor relations in
that family.
"A project is on foot to connect Boston
and East Boston, by a suspension bridge
1t will cost half million. 1t is proposed
to run il from the end of Commercial or
Union wharf. and to build il three hundred
feet above high water mark.
The Buffalo & Erie Railroad has
adopted in its new cars the station indi-
Gator" whereby, after the manner of re-
volving calendars, the passenger is con-
stantly Informed the name of the next - A.
ton at which the train will stop.
-Forepaugh's immense menagerle and
circus will shortly exhibit under canvas in
New York The menagcrie is said To be
the largest IN the United States, and in
cludes twenty-five cages of wild animals.
The infant elephant, thirty inches high,
IS one of the attractions.
The great sewing sisterhOod and dry
goods fraternity have been brought To the
depth of despair by the abolition of crino-
line, which has now been worn for many
years The present style of dress re
Guires only eight yards of material, instead
of twelve-a reduction of thirty three per
cent.
The members of the TOnkawa tribe OF
Indians, in Texas, feed upon roast OF
broiled Camanche whenever they can get
one but they eat no other human flesh,
white or copper-cOlored The Camanchcs
are equally fastidous, and eat none of their
kind except Tonkawas.
"A deed was filed April 9th, in the
Office of the Recorder of Santa Clara coun-
ty, California, by the Quicksilver Mining
Company of Pennsylvania, conveying Il
the Quicksilver Mining Company Of New
York the New Almaden quicksilver
mine The consideration was $3,500,000
Captain VIM. w Clark, of New
Haven, an old, successful and intelligent
whaler, who has spent years on the coast
of Russian America, declares trat the
cOuatry is worth ten times what we paid
for IT, Its fisheries are apparently mex
haustible, its harbOrS frequent and safe. ITS
climate comparatively mild, and its land
rich in valuable ores
Ernest Sheerer, of Philadelphia, hav
ing promissory note falling due, under
took to get rid Of its payment Monday in
a rather surrepGtious manner. He called
upon the holder, asked for and received Tia,
note as if he intended to pay il and imme
diately transferred it to a capacic us mouth
and at one gulp took it down. He was ar
rested and committed to Jail in default o
$1,000 bail.