Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-30

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GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
! CONGRESSIONAL Il
In the House, or the 9th, resolution
7 inquiry as to the powers of Congress to regI-
tie the safety and fare of passengers on railroads
az adopted. Bills were introduced and referred
admit Arkansas to representation in Congress !:
authorize the construction of bridge over
Ounties to certain sSidsrs VINO we're eisn dig
AIRED On account of disability incurred while
In the House, on cln sstS EbiihsTwers
Tered and referred for the admission OF the States
South Carolina, North o.rolins and Eepisisr,a,
A resolution Of INQUIRY into the sleeed ffafSlt
ads sciota and catawba' 10 siexander swim 4
o. was agreed to-. A resolution wa referred
the protection of American vessels IN the ex-
1 Of ST. IN iae asnlnS g Rt,s l P, ne
ICES, as recognized IN the treaty Of 17SS. fittli
Miscellaneous irsTH-'s'sA
The secon a trial of John 4. Surratt Is
xed for May 18th. - - -. ,..'H'''
The COle-Hiscock trial was progressing
Albany on the 24th. a'77 ''-s.'-.i g. ~
General Schofeld, on the 2ith, issued an
rider indefinitely postponing the election
Virginia. q. e Fses 49, = =, - -. 90
Farrell, who attempted to assassinste-
'rince Alfred, has been tried found guilty
nd sentenced to death.
Bills have been introduced in Congress
II the admission of North and South
'arolina, and Louisiana.
The trial of Burke, Casey and Shaw
)mmenced in-London on the 2Sth Gen.
al Naglestri~l islapponsed for Ma ' AK
The boiler of rolling mill in Philadel-
hia, Pa, exploded on the a7th, killing
.lree men. Thirteen others were wounded,
ur seriously. UF=xUG9
The trial OF the Clerkenwen prisoners
as concluded in London on the eth.
arrett was found guilty and all the others
ere acquitted. atiAAt' p - p ~
The trial of Edwin Kelly for he murder
Thomas Sharpley, both well known
egro Ministries, commenced in New York
The President, on the 24th, withdrew
re nomination of Thomas Ewing. as
ecretary of War, by sending to the Sem
e the nomination of John NJ. Schoield.
A number of counterfeit five-ccnt notes,
the last issues have been recently
'esented at the redemption Bureau of
re Treasury Department. for redemption.
\ Cheyenne dispatch. received in ST.
ouis on the 2tth, says. the Indians at /
cked a party of laborers in the Black
ills on the 23d, and killed four of them.
hey also captured six teams belonging to
train. % az 'lAtA
An accenmotlation train On the Ale
hany Valley Railroad was thro~-n off the
ack and rolled down high Ell 5ankment
ITO the Allegheny river, on l. c morning
the eth, severely injurins several of
ne passengers but nom we're killed.
An assassin, supposed tobe aFeHimsI
Gently ATTEMPTED 10 kill Prince Allred,
ne OF Queen Victoria sons, in Australia,
-hich country he was visiting. lie was
not and wounded but Is recovering. The
'ould-be assassin has been arrested. +
Detectives, placed for the purpose in a
I'll adjoining the one in which Whelan
as confined. overheard the latter boldly
ckrOwledge his guilt of the crime with
hich he is charged, saying that he shot
lcGee, . like dog and that hi, " aane
ill go down to posterify." --sAiaaE .s-i--
The London TINES of the 9th, has a
elegram TO the effect that King Theodorus
iade desperate resistance to the English,
ut finding his cause made hopslsfs blythe
.ssault of Napiers storiners, he committed
Iicide by q pistol shof, az the British p;
reached his last standpoint = =, .-.s,r !,
The COroner's jury in the case Of the
,rie disaster have rendered verdict that
ne accident was caused By a rail- Broken
4 two places; that the train was running
the rate of thirtyJmiles per hour, and
hat, from the testimony of officers of the
Dad touching the condition 81, tIse track
nd the quality Of iron upon portions oil
he track, they deem the rate of speed too
asst for the safety of passengers on that
livision.
Dispatches from eaby ssinia, received ia I
.ondon on the 26th, give the intelligence
hat battle was fought on Good Friday
,efore Magdala, between the British
roc ps, commanded by Gen. Napier, and
he Abyssinian forces, under the King in
person. The latter were defeateS, and re-
reated into town. Their loss was very
ic'ryy. On the morning following Gen.
Iapier ordered an assault upon Mag,lala.
The town and citadel were carried by
torn. King Theodore was slain. A
arge number of his warriors were killed,
Wounded, and taken prisoners. The entire
,apital remained in possession of the
British forces. Loss of British, small. All
he British captives were found in the
,ity, alive and well, and were set free.
Impeachment. q
After the opening of the .court ON the
9Th, the Chief Justice stated that the first
business to be considered was the order |
'ffered by Mr.. Edmunds, the day previous
O admit official reporters to report the |
on the final question. A mo-
ion to postpone to the 9th was agreed to. |
lr. Summer offered an order That the |
senate, sitting for the trial of Andrew |
Johnson, President of the United States,
viii proceed to vote on the several articles |