Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-11-28

tue ulalu IOOn. HIS IO'il 10 II iCSs "Aue,
SS feet deep and "a feet high. The pros
cenium, or stage, is Is feet deep and 2i
wide, with spacious green rooms on each
side, and is separated from the audience
room by an immense arch supported on
two elegant Grecian columns. On one
side of the dress circle is flight of stairs
leading to the gallery. This is built in the
form of half-c circle, has elevated seats and
will comfortably seat $50 persons the par.
quet and dress circle will seat about $50, OF
LOO in ALL The walls and ceiling are
richly frescoed and the wood work grained
with beauty OF finish that shows a mas
ter hand. The whole work. from the lay
ing the foundation stone to the completioni
has been done under the immediate super
vision and direction OF the architect of the
/ building, Councilman T. w. Defrees. He
assures us that all the walls are heavy and
built of the strongest masonry. and grea,
care has been taken to bind all the beams
AMI timbers into the walls with strong iron
anchorage, thus making the building safe
beyond doubt. The Opera House will be
opened on Monday and Tuesday evenings
December "a and Cd, with a gland CON
cert
The South Benders can also boast of 8
steam fire engine. 1t arrived there on the
18th, and was tested the following day.
The lynx killed in that county a short
time since is said to have belonged to the
Canada species, distinguishable from 9th
ers of its genus by black tufts on its ears
and tail. 1t is a night prowler, says the
Register, and has the reputation of hav
ing the sharpest sight of any other known
animal. We have heard that before, we
believe; 'ynx-eyed is very common
synonym, or used to be until it became an
j.
The Stark County Ledger, OF last week
contains the preamble and resolutions of q
Vigilance Committee, signed by James s.
Geddes, Secretary. The committee de
clare the object of their organization to be
to prevent the stealing and killing of hogs
and cattle the plundering of farms and
firing Of prairies, causing the destruction
of fences. hay &c, by parties who so into
that county under the pratext of killing
wild game, and that, while We cannot dis
criminate between bona tide hunters, OF
those whose intentions are honest, and
thofe who come into our county for the
purpose of stealing, killing hogs and cattle
&c, that as great destruction Of fences
farms, hay and other property Is occasion
ed by the fires kindled by hunters, whether
Intentional or otherwise, il becomes oul
duty, our right, TO make and put in execu-
ton the necessary measures TO pIeyent and
stop hunters and robbers alike, from cou..
ing into our county for tie purpose of
either hunting or robbing AID that We will
not tolerate them 20 come and camp with
In cur borders, neither sl!ali they do Sc
with impunity."
The Elkhart Rcviclo, Of Thursday last,
says: "Three horses were stolen from s.
S. Aurand, Of Washington Township, Sat
lurday night, November lG, described a:
follows: One light sorrel gelding, eigh,
years old, white face and white legs. One
horse, five years old, speck across the left
eye, carries his tail slightly TO the right
One three year old red sorrel horse, lef
hind leg white from the boof up, between
four and six inches, white crooked streak
on face. One hundred dollars will be paic
for the recovery of the horses, and one
hundred dollars for the arrest Of The
.hieves.
The Connersville Times, of November
2l,says Canada lynx was killed in Fsyettt
recently, and another was seen the mex
day and was shot at but made its escape
The same paper says lot of ninety hogs
averaging 3s5 lbs, was driven into Con
nersville week previous by a. T. Beckett
They were raised and fattened by Johl
Brumfield and Jacob Sample, of jackson
Township.
The Rochester Chronicle, of Novembe
2l, says citizen of that place, named Nil
ton Moore, came near being buried alive il
his well, which caved in while he was en-
gagged in cleaning it out and buried him
all but his head. He was rescued in shor
time by those present, and was very slight
ly injured.
The Corydon Democrat says that Mrs
J Elizabeth Miller, wife Of Charles L. Miller
and daughter of the late Colonel Shields
! living about twelve miles south of tha
place, committed suicide on Saturda,
morning, the lG;h instant, by hanging her
self with rope. When found she was OF
her knees in an clubhouse near the DIVE Cling
with rope around her neck, which wa.
fastened to an upper joist. She had beer
subject TO spells of mental alteration fol
eighteen months previous, caused by ipju.
ries received from being thrown from 6
buggy.
The Logansport Journal, of Saturday
last, says very fine Thoroughbred beifer
two years old, and bull calf six month.
old. arrived here this week, consigned to
citizens of this place. They came from
Delaware, Ohio. Both animals are splen-
did specimens of the Durham breed and
will be found valuable additions to the
stock of our county. We are informed
that very fine young bull, thorough bred,
and far superior to anything now in the
country, may be purchased in Delaware at
a very low price.
John Clark came to Logansport from
Chicago, on the goth, and, as souvenirs,
froze fast to two carpet sacks at his board
ing house. John was overhauled by the
police as he was getting on the train to
leave town, and, though he pleaded that
he was drunk when he committed the Of
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