Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-09-02
Miscellaneous Items.
Philadelphia Is suffering for want of
water, the SchuylkilI being unusually low.

The Chicago Republican treats its
eli ''Also'e.'
"A Pennsylvania, who mas kept
record, reports twenty-five deaths in that
state, last week, from kerosene oil expIo-
sions.
Indianapolis has first class Grim CO..,
sensation, in the elopement OF the wife OF
prominent citizen with o political ad7en
turer.
George W. ellison, a local editor of the
Missouri Democrat, was thrown from his
carriage and seriously injured on the 17th
inst
As a result Of the strife between riva
freight lines, piano was shipped through
from New York to Evansville, Ind. last
week, for 81.
Twelve car loads of through FREIGHT
from Boston to San Francisco passed
Omaha on the 2lst by what is known rs
the Red Line"
A company has been foaraed at Paine
vile, Ohio, for the manufacture of nitro
glycerine, their works having a capacity
for 2 600 pounds a day.
"A theatre was struck bv lightnino IN
Chicago on tho 20th. This was provideu-
tial. church was struck at the same time
and that was accidental.
The cotton seed oil mills. at Mepnpb;z.
have produced about 1900 barrels Of OIL
during the season now drawing 10 close.
Scarcity of seed has compelled all but one
to close.
"A horse jockey in Manchester, \ H..
has traded 5000 times in five years, and
neverlost a dollar in his bargains The av-
plorn x-alg-Q of fbaco y GOQ l-,.,or ..rts.-.
ted at Sl5
In July, 33l, 277 citizens Of Boston.
men, women and children, availed them
selves of The privileges and advantage.
afforded by the various public bathing
honses in that city.
The other day = lady in the DARK Cor
ner of Carroll county, Georgia gave birth
to twins On the same day and in the
same house two Of her daughters brought
forth twins-all boys.
"A bulldog and n large bald headed
eagle, owned in New Haven, have become
strangely attached to each other. They
sleep and eat together, and neither permlis
any interference with the other.
1t is claimed For the Arlsansas Hot
Springs that the waters win not only de
stroy the taste for liquor, but will clear
from one s system IN a very short time ali
the effects ofTrevious dissipation.
1t is stated that, at Philadelphia, the
mean velocity of the wind during the eu
tire yeai, is found to be about eleven miles
an hour; at Toronto its average velocity Is
nine miles; and at sea 1t IS estimated Ut
eighteen miles.
"A woman of rare presence Of mind was
oyertaken by train on a high tresfle
T. -
and dropped between the Tier, holding
herself suspended by her arms until .ne
train passed over, when she climbed back
again; all without a scream.
The New York Telegram gives the fol
lowing definition, which is worthy of
place in Webster: "E,1n6 is n French
word, for an American malady, which gen
orally arises from the want ofa want, and
the complaint of those Who
who have nothing TO complain OF.
The New York Sun. in SPEAKING Of the
TO establish in this country
great university after the pattern of those
IN Europe, says: "To our mind this
seems the perfection of nonsense. We
want workers u this country, not idle
dreamers among books; and next to hang
ing man, the worst use you can put hun
to Is shutting him mp in college library
The Albany Express intimates tha
James Fisk Jr., 1T Is said, proposed to Mr.
Ramsey to settle the Susquehanna Rail
road dilliculties by play ing a game OF seven
mp, moro commonly known as ssoid
sledge" Mr.. Ramsey quietly replied TO
to the Admiral that he did not know how
to play cards, he would surely lose the
game.
DR.. Austin Flint writes a long article
in the Quarterly Journal of Psychological
Medicine, to prove that the '.Isochester.
Rappings" were produced by the medium
displacing her knee-ioint He
upon her with great ingensi-
" and perseverance,, and apl ears to have
made out bis case so far as tle Fox girls
lre concerned.
Henry Vincent writes that his forth
coming visit this country must be his last.
50 Indeed" he says, "I should have de
,ided not 10 have come acain, did I not
feel the strongest desire to take n personal
farewell OF the many generous friends who
have so warmly greeted nc on former oc-
,asions. / hope TO lecture in TIE East,
New York State and Pennsylvania, up 10
he end OF December"
Asa Rhodes, of Richmond, Vt, whose
safe was myrteriously robbed OF nearly
$4,000 three weeks since, recovered the
money IN rather strange way, at Green
field, a few days ago. Ii seems that, while
he agents Of circus were IN the latter
town making arrangements for an exlibi-
ion, they found among the robes OF their
buggy between 81, 600 and SS,000in money
and notes, some of the latter beiag drawn
IN the name of Mr.. Rhodes. A telegram
vas immediately sent to Mr.. Rhodes, who
vent down TO Greenfield and identified his
1roperty, every dollar of the amount stolen
being recovered. 1t IS supposed That the
burglar placed his plunder m this odd
place to escape detection, while the circus
nen were at Richmond few day. after the
'obbery.