Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-29
VOL l3. NO. A..
grcuities.
Miscellaneous Items.

| hh cAonhiSc cdiis prlZe-Hpnler5 'tnc
knights of the Broken Nose.' o..
"A grizzly bear skin has been received
at Omaha measuring s feet long and 6
wide. yr
AW.J, Willetts, prominent citizen of
Detroit, was murdered by burglar on the
night of the 18th inst '
/ The French settlements in Kanknkee
County, Ill, Is in q great state of destitu-
ton and call is out for relief.
The Powell expedition arrived at the
mouth of Virgin River, the head of naviga-
ton on the Colorado, on the 30th nit.
The mIlliners of New York are doing
an immense business. One of them has
fnllen heiress to q considerable amount. and
all the young men are investigating the
matter. r
"A card was hung out of little oyster
shop III Sandusky City, Ohio, while the
State Sabbath School Convention was i'm
session in that place, which read: sOisters
IN evry stile, coked to order Friends of
the redeemer will please caul."
"A Cleveland surgeon was sent for hur-
riedly by a wealthy family lately, to set a
fractured limb, and, making great haste TO
the house, pct poodle, which had met
with an accident, was borne in with house.
hold lamentations by domestic.
An exchange says: There are two
crimes practiced TO some extent in this
world that approaches nearer than any
other to the unpardonable sin; one is
cheating minister OF the gospel, and
the other is doing the same unnlannerly
act toward newspaper office.
And now comes the Washington Star
ruthessly tearing away from the dead Mel
son kneass part of his slight claim upon
posterity. 1t says Thomas Dunn English
was the writer Of the ballad ."Ben Bolt" "
and Kneass only composed the music TO
which 1t was generally sung.
Two noted Saratoga bellies got into q
dispute on the piazza Of tho Clarendon the
other day about which had the longest
trail each one stoutly claiming to have
the longest. 1t was finally settled by
measurement, when the difference was
found to be just half an inch, the longest
being - feet Ga inches.
The mosquitoes of Alaska are most
agreeable insects. They distill delicate
aroma when they bite which has the anes-
thetic effect of chloroform, and their bite
is not vsnomous. The tired tnyeler conrts
their music Ak presage of good nights
rest. Mr.. Seward was so pleased with this
product of Alaska that lie took pains to
have some specimans sent to the Patent
Office in Washington.
"A prominent physician of Portage Co,
Ohio, relates a case within his knowledge
where boy, now some fifteen years OF age
has used tobacco since he was five months
old. Being nervous and fretful child, a
plug OF tobacco was placed i'm his mouth,
and produced soothing effect. The
remedy was often used during infancy and
through the teething period, and before
the chlld could talk plainly 1t was con-
firmed chewer.
1t is rumored In literary circles that
Miss Harriet MartinealI is the writer a
anti-Byron communications IN the London
News. The October Galaxy will have q
sketch of the Countess Guiccioli, Lord
Byron's intimate friend, bya friend of hers,
a New York lady, who speaks from her
own knowledge. The Lord Wentworth,
who has published letter about the Byron
scandal Ii Ralph Gordon Noel, Viscount
Oekham aud BYRON Wentworth.
The entrance examination OF the Cor
nell University, was held last week. The
number of candidates has been nearly four
hundred, and the entering class will be
hpoue tuicc nuuureu ana twenty, altnoucf
the standard ofadmission was raised They
represent almost every state in the Union,
with several from Europe and the West In
dies. Six additional professors have been
chosen, including Bayard Taylor, and
Charles Schafier, lately of the University
of Gottingen.
delaware is n small state, and is grow
ing smaller. The Delaware encroaches up.
ON 1t from ten to twenty feet every year,
and the sites of houses that once stood in
the midst of fields are now under water.
The lighthouse near Bowers leach has
been removed three times, and O small no.
tel on the same beach, that once stood in
the midst Of cultivated grounds, consid
cradle distance from the bay, with large
trees in front of it, has its walls now wash
ed by the waters.
During tho terrific gale last week lady
in Providence, II. l., became alarmed fol
the safety of her two little children, who
were Mt school, and sent servant to bring
them home. The teacher refused TO trust
them IN the streets in such tempest, and
the mother, seeing the servant coming bacl
alone, believed that her fears were true, anC
that something fearful had happened. Nc
explanations could satisfy her, and she
went into commissions, from which she soor
died.