Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-04-05
The West.

The bill before the Wisconsin Legisla-
ture restricting railroad tariffs, was defeat
ed in the Senate, on the 29th, by all indefi
mite postponement
Captain We;more has received $1,000
damages from the Little Mama Railroad,
for an assault committed on him by a bag
gage man armed with hatchet.
The Ohio Senate on, on the eth, passed
the long pending resolutions to strike the
word white" from the Constitution Of the
State. The vote stood % to H. Only two
Republicans voted nay.
At Cincinnati, on the Goth, Samuel Case
a lad of fifteen, was convicted of murder
in the first degree, for the assassination of
James Hughes, last month. He and two
accomplices will probably be hung for his
crime.
A prize fight between Frank Drew, of
ST. Joseph, and Joseph Brainard, of Mon
tana, occurred in Kansas opposite St.
Joseph, on the Both. One hundred and
sixty-five rounds were fought, occupying
over two hours Drew was the victor.
At a Injecting held in St Louis, on the
1st, to consider the feasibility of rebuild
ing the Lindell Hotel, burned on the even
ing of the 30th ult, 100000 were sub
scribed for that purpose, and next day
100000 more. The work of rebuilding
has been commenced.
Advices from Utah and Colorado say
that the weather was intensely cold in
March, in some localities the mercury fall
ing forty degrees below zero. The snow
was very deep, and disastrous floods were
| looked for in the mountain districts A
large number of horses and cattle were
frozen to death.
A child twelve years old. Louise Back
haus, was most brutally murdered by her
father, in Chicago, on the 3lst ult She
was dying with meningitis, when she was
dragged from her bed, and flogged by her
inhuman parent with strap, so that she
died in few minutes, because, as he al
legged, she would not take her medicine.
Only day or two previously, he logged
her for over an hour. The coroner's jury
i'm the case returned verdict i'm accord
ance with the above facts.
The largest and finest hotel in the coun
try, the Lindell House, at St. Louis, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday evening, the
21st ult. involving loss of million and
q half of dollars. About nine o'clock the
fire was first seen breaking out of the sew
enth story, whence it spread downward
over the whole building. 1t is beievedt the
fire originated in west front room of the
fifth story, from jet. The great height
of the building interfered with getting the
hose on the fire There were about four
hundred guests in the hotel, a large num-
Der of whom consisted of families board
ing i'm the house The latter lost most of
their personal effects, owing to the confu
sion and excitement prevailing, and the
disbelief that the house would be destroyed,
until it was too late to remove them. The
building owned by Edgar Ames and Henry
Ames, Jr, is total loss 1t was insured
for $4,000, mostly in various local com
panies. The lessees were Hatch, Weaver,
Felt & Co. But little furniture was saved
but they had an insurance of 100000 on
it, There was also an insurance Of $780,
600 insurance on the stocks Of the stores in
the building, which were worth about
100000 The fire was visible twenty
seven miles.