Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-14
OUR IxDuANA EXCHANGES.

list, and firmly believe that we ought Il
strike of many more who are in arrears
and perhaps will ever be 80. No pape
ought to be published ON anyothsr pla,
than that Of advance pay. More is los
than made every year by the trust system
There are many subscribers who arc ow
ing us for two years subscription, and VIZ
need the money and ought to have it. Viii
they send it along?" The publisher of this
paper can bear testimony to the truths o.
the latter portion of the above.
The same number of the Register con
tains the valedictory of Corydon f. Fuller
Esq, as co-editor, and the salutatory o
Alfred B. Miller, Esq. Mr.. Bcals con
tinues in his position as one Of the editors
and publishers. We regret to lose Mr.
Fuller from the press gang, and hope lac
will MOI long remain unemployed. To his
SUCCESSORS we extend cordial welcome
into the ranks Of the editorial fraternity
and trust that he will find his new duties
o'th PsS"SS"s ohu PtOutooiC.
The Northern Hdionion, of last week,
contains notice Of the death, on the I'd
instant. at Oswego, of Wade Whitaker.
the cx soldier, an account of an accident
to whom, by which he was thrown from a
wagon and had both his anclcs dislocated.
wc published week ago. He was men,-
ber of the first infantry company raised in
kosciusko County, and after his regiment
was mustered out, re-enlisted in the Fifth
The Peru Republican says the City
Council, on the evening of the LIST instant,
indefinitely postponed the Street Railroad
Ordinance, which is construed as equiva-
lent to refusal to grant the right of way.
This does not, however discourage the
company, as Chief Engineer Scott declares
that they will "lay rails to the Council
Chamber before the first of March-and
sooner, il the weather is warm and favor
able for operations, whether they get a
fright ofway" or not.
On Saturday, the I'd instant. S. F.. Skin
ner, residing near Mexico, Miami County,
was fixing the lock and opening the tube
OF a loaded shot gun, when il was acci-
dentally discharged, and his wife happen
ing to be in range received large portion
of the charge in her breast, making a very
painful, but, it is believed, not very dan
gerous wound
The Baptists have commenced the cree
ton of magificent church in Peru. The
are now being laid and the
brick work win be pushed forward as soon
as the weather will permit in the spring.
The dimensions of the building are to be
i5x15; height Of basement ceiling, I | feet ;
height of arched ceiling of chapel prop
er, 10 feet.
The Miami County Teachers Institute.
for 1861, will bc held in the Graded School
in Peru, commencing November
-, and continuing five days.
The Logansport Joarnol boasts that a
magnificent hotel has been put up in that
city during the past season, which is now
being plastered. The walk in front OF the
hotel is to be paved with cut stone slabs.
each covering the entire width of the walk.
The Journal says some confidence men
swindled an Irish laborer out of 500 al
the depot in that place last week, on the
basis ofa bank check given to secure a
loan. The same game was played by iwo
men on passenger on a westward bound
train on the Wabash Railroad. about tho
same time. They got one hundred dollar:
from the passenger on bogus check, bu
were ovcrhauled by the conductor, Just a:
they were getting off the train at Logans
port, and made to disgorge. The scamp,
then went over to the Peoria depot and 20
upon the passenger train bound west. Ii
short time they had relieved passence,
of forty dollars and made good their es
cape.
The Indianapolis Journal, of the al
instant. says Preston Sharile. baggage mas
ter on the Terre Haute and Indianapoli
railroad, was killed at Tcrre Hau,c the da,
previous, while engaged in the act of coup
ling cars. From the same paper we ais,
learn that suit has been entered against tn
Trustees of the Indiana Female College fo
balance of $4,000 purchase money. Thi
does not sound well for the Methodists O
Indianapolis. Instead of law suit tn
College ought to have full treasury.
The Valparaiso Republican saws
National Detective Association, with Hon
Firmin Church, as President, and A. Cur
ney, as Secretary, has been organized a
that place. Its object is the recovery O
stolen property. The organization is ad
mirable, and as such augurs the most com
plete success.
number OF entcrprising citizers of Val
paraiso have organized Driving Park AS
sociation, and are fitting up the old fai
ground for their purposes.
The Crown Point Register has deter
mined to adopt the cash system on the Is
OF January next The editor complain
that some delinquents ere owing him il
sums Of $50 and upwards, on which he ma
advanced at least half in the cost of paper
ink, etc.
Common Pleas Prosecutor E. c. Fields
of Crown Point, recently received som,
rather severe injuries by the running away
OF his horse, but is now recovering 81
A grand hunt took place in Lake Count,
week before last. The competing compa
mics were commanded by Captains Mana
han and Krinbill The band of the fornc
was victorious, making 1855 counts agains
2,335. The losing party gave supper t,
the winners, followed by dance, in whicl
all enjoyed themselves.
The ConnersviIle Times complains o
the prevalence of crime I'm that locality On,