Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-05-13

The LaPortc Argus favors Morsan's
Rights (')
LsPorte went Republican a the late
corporation election.
Mrs. Glenn has the reputation OF being
the most industrious woman ever in the
southern prison. She still declares her in.
nocence.
A. Gantner's carriage factory at Evans
vile, was destroyed by fre. Loss, $500;
no insurance.
The steam saw mill of Slough d Morn
swcck, near Bremen, was burned on the
9Th instant. Loss, 81 900; no Insurance.
A German named Fraugood Schellihger
was killed by falling under The cars at
Mishwaka. $75 were collected fer his
wife and four children
Two men. Isaac Hardin and Jesse Will
Jams, and four horses, were Instantly kill
cd, on Wednesday Of last week, by stroke
oflishtnins.
FIsur.--We were recently shown =
lake trout, caught near Michigan City, and
offered for sale on our streets, which we
were informed weighed some fifty pounds
before being dressed. This is supposed
10 be the larges, specimen OF . trout ever
caught in Lake Michigan. Bs,her who
have been accustomed To performing their
ablutions in its refreshing waters will do
well to read the tragic fate Of Jonah and
take Warning therefrom.-LdPorte Ar
gus.
ACQUISITION Tuesday morning q.
Selstinc Vcarrier was dressing q grind
stone al the South Bend Iron Works, the
tool with which he was working slipped
from its position and his right hand was
caught between a large iron bar and tho
grind>stone. Before he could withdraw it
two Of the lower knuckles were ground of
and his hand otherwise badly manslcd.-
81. 10 Register.
The election last Tuesday was q tame
affair The good people of this city must
be very well satisfied with the doings of
their city fathers, as very few of them
cared enough about the election to attend.
In the first ward Clayton Weaver was
elected without opposition. In the second
ward L. A. Hogan was elected with blu,
little opposition. In the third there was q
spirited contest between A. L. Jones, and
Simeon Pierce. Simeon Pierce was elected
by 10 majority. The vote on helping
railroads was nearly unanimous. On tie
whole, our city council may feel that they
have we'll discharged their duties In the
| past Tidctte.
! At Wcstyille the election resulted in tie
complete success Of the Republican ticket.
AcoIDESr.--We learn that Henry STRAIT,
ton, boy employed in the extensive chair
mandatory OF Purdy, Barnes & Weir,
recently met with the loss OF one Of his
| fingers by coming in contact with rotary
saw. Such accidents are Of frequent &C.
currence, and the number Of people Grip
led for life In Q similar manner, should
startIe the employers or such establish
ments, and cause them TO be duly cautious
in their movements about such machinery.
Argus,
Aaron Gordon, living in New Philadsl'
phia, maltreated his wife SD that she is moi
expected to live, I'D then absconded, pur'
sued by number of exasperated citizens
having rope with them with moose al
the end. Gordon had been married but
three months, and was in the habit of cho-
king and beating his wife, knocking hel
down, pinching pieces out of her, &c. He
was . captain Ia the iate war.
Every morning at Q o'clock, there meets
10 the little room adjoining the NJ. E
Church, . prsyer-meeting, where the de-
voted Christian people OF the city mset to
spend one half hour In prayer. These
meetings are well attended, and ara pro-
ductive of great good. Let every praying
man and wpras feel an interest in them
and none eau predict vhercurto ibis work