Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-05-06
indiana Items.
Buchanan has q new Base Ball club.

BUCHANAN mas new Dase Dali cluD.
The Farmers of Pulaski are setting out
a large number of fruil>trees.
The 'grave yard at Winamsc is shame
fully neglected"
The new jsil to be erected at Logans
port is To have marble nantes. That 5
Democratic economy.
w. H. ii. Stoner. formerly of Kos
ciusko county. has been appointed Pests
master at lnwood. Marshall county.
A great railroad meeting is proposed to
be held at Warsaw, May 9Th, TO promote
the construction Of the road To Peru.
The late freshet did Considerable dam
age" to Buchanan.
Paul's Point has been blessed with a
marriage, which resulted in the union of
air. Reuben Wheeler. of Flint Lake, and
Miss Mary Ann Phracs, of The Point.
DIR. NJ. J. Coons has received the ap>
poinlment foo Postmaster at Eina Green
A Good Templars' convention is to be
held at South Bend on the 18th and 18th
of May.
Mr. Peter Young, residing three mics
southwest of Crown point. sold his farm
last week for the snug sum of S7,0OO-s4O
per acre.
Yesterday Mr.. Valentine Berkey, Of
Harrison township. brought 10 our office
an egg-the production of a common
breed hen-that weighed nearly ounces,
and measured 6 inches in circumference,
ard inches around the long way Whose
hen can beat thai?-- Goshen Times
w. III. Talbot is about 10 institute suit
against the prOprietors of The Indianapolis
Journal for slanderous publications made
against him as president of the sinking
fund. 1t appears that the Journal pul,-
liShed something like the following: lie
apr opriaied ! 600 of the moLey be-
longing 10 the school children of IEdi,
ana, aud used it up in gold gambling oper
aiions in New York"
Last Wednesday desperately frighten>
ed team ran from near the depot down East
Main street, coilidiny with and wrecking
a buggy of Mr.. Jake Davis. which MAS
standing near the Post Office. and tearing
the hind wheels from wagou.-La Po, te
Herald.
A virulent disease, which has assumed
the form of fever, is now prevalent IN Il G
ueighborhood of Pleasant Grove Phys>
icians are unable To check il. and almost
every one who is stricken down with the
Complaint dies. The disease seems 10 ex
ist in the throat and tongue, and is named
the red tongue fever Winam &c
Democrat.
AccIDESr-On Tuesday night last, Mr.
Edward Savage. living some three or -four
miles west Of town on the railroad, net
with an accident by which he lost Ills lefi
hand and came near losing his life. II
appears that Mr.. Savage. in company with
a comrade, was on his way home. Tley
were cvertaken by tue night freight. and
Ir. Savage not stepping FAR enounh from
the track was struck by the passing train
and Knocked down,an.i a part of his hand
cut oil. He Was bruised and cut about the
head also The injured man was taken
up by the night Express east. and brought
to town and taken TO the residence of Mr..
Casey. DIR. Sfcarns was called in, and
bis wounds were dressed as well as they
could be at The time. On "Wednesday, DR..
Stearas. assisted by DR.. Kitiingcr, smpr-
tsted the hand above the wrist.
On further enqary, we learn that whis>
Ky WAS the primary cause Of the man c.
ing injured. he and his companion both
being the wore for liquor wien they LETT
.awn. He can charge the loss of his hai d
to those who furnished him liquor, and his
own love and desire fer it.
In connection with the above accident,
we heard story. whether true or not we
cannot say, to The effect tina, Father King;
who had been called in to see the injured
man. on his way home found fhe man who
had been with Savage sitting on the track
in blissfull Inconsistencies of danger
Father King immediately began to presch
temperance by the free use of his cane
laid over the back of the man who was
thus jeopardizing his life. We hope the
Father gave him such basting tina, he
viii remember it as long as he lives
" q nnc Ren