Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-06-23
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FactS and Figures.

| OF one angle worm, and each THINKING he
has got sure thing, eats until he meets
an opposite nose; then comes the tnp of
war, and braeing with their tails, they pull
until the best man wins"
The New York Times SAYS: All Boston
is bragging about young lady of that city
because, being invited on Saturday at III
clock to make tour TO Europe, she was
ready and sailed at o'clock the following
Monday morning. They think that was
really quick work. But Boston must do
better. 1t would not be thought ANYTHING
here. Why, New York girl one Saturday
received dispatch by cable from London.
dated p. ~, saying, Come" and at 9 u.
m. that very day-two hours before the
dispatch was sent-she was on her way
down the bay in steamer. And she Hid
not dispute her dressmaker's bill, either.
THERE is to be general reunion of the
Alumni and Past Cadets of Norwich Uni
.ersity, at Northfield, VT, on the 18th and
l4th OF July next, Ia accordance with a vote
of the association passed in 1866. As this
occurs during Commencement week.
large gathering is anticipated, and the oc-
casion will be one of very general interest.
The Grafton is to be delivered by an emf
nent soldier of the war, Brig. Gen. w. III.
ID. Davis. 1t Is proposed 10y the association
TO visit on the 10Th, en- ndsse, the old site
OF the University at Norwich, and this is
by no means the least attractive part of the
programme.
A RELIGIOUS woman who always kent
Sunday and washed O. Monday, and in fact
all the rest of the week, as she was a wash
erwoman by occupation, had managed to
scrape up money enough to build a snug
little house and barn in the country. and
one afternoon, after she was comfortably
settled, there came along n terrible tornado
which tore her barn to pieces and smashed
a part of the house. The old lady's indio-
nation was at first unspeakable; but at last
she sobbed, "Well, here's a pretty piece Of
business. No matter, though; I'll paw for
this s-Ill wash on Sundays" Divine
providence Is supposed to have met Its
match.
A STRANGE STORY comes from Lisbon.
NJ Vier de Castro, formerly Deputy, and
an author of some note, has stranpled his
wife. He found that she was carving ON
an underhand correspondence with M.
Maria de Garrett, who was considered one
of his most intimate friends, and in the
end she confessed her actual guilt The
husband then half smothered her with
chloroiorm, after which he completed her
death by strangulation. De Garrett, to
whom he afterward sent challenge for a
daei o'drdnce, declined to fight with him,
but lntimated that he was willing to lose
bis lie as an expiation for the injury in-
hictcd. adding that he should pass a GER
tam spot at such an hour. The injured
man. however, did not carry his revenge
further. but went to the Prefecture of Po-
lice and constituted himself prisoner. The
other, II was rumOred, had entered Tran.
pist monastery. The young lady was only
nineteen.
IHE RECENT FIRE at Saguenay caused the
destruction of large amount of property.
and plunged mauy families in destitution.
Ia the midst OF these misfortunes an incl
dent occurred, which is related as follows:
"A farmer named Protais Quay managed
to save iiiteen hundred bushels of wheat
from destruction. The impulses of many
men would have led them to baye sold this
wheat at the highest price they could exact
at the moment. Farmer Quay did better.
lie caused notice to be given after church
one Sunday that he would distribute all the
gram he had among his neighbors iu pro.
portlon TO their wants, and that those who
had the means of paying for it might do
so.others might pay him when they could
and as best they could The account from
|
, ago Farmer Quay came TO the Saguenay
poor man $50 poo- that his friends had to
step in and assist him; to iav he is the
wealthiest farmer in the neighborhood, and
in II position to return, out of gratitude
the favors received by him at his setting
out in life"
The immense iron frigate Sultan, which
, has been In process of construction for a
: long while, was launched mt London June
1. She was constructed for the Turkish
Government, being the most powerful
armor-clad broadside frigate ever built
; She is os 5. 200 tons burden, with most
,, powerful propelling force, her engines be-
ing capable of exerting the strength OF
; 1000 horse power. A novelty in her ar
rangement is the battery-deck, which is
built overhanging the upper deck. She
mounts OF the upper tier eight eighteen
g ton 400 Founders. The central main deck
battery is composed of two twelve and a
half ton 3O0-pounders. The bow and stern
: re pierced for two 3OO-pounders, as chaser-.
, Under the forecastle will be battery COM
prising nine 29-pound Armstrong guns.
. This armament Is the most formidable ever
: placed in any vessel of war, and the caliber
: of the principal guns of the battery has
: probably never been exceeded by the arma-
ment OF any vessel.
. A PARIS banker devised what he c1nsid.
II cred an ingenious measure to prevent a
o defalcation by his cashier. He places an
= IRON cage in front of his safe. and insists
}. that the cashier shall be locked in it unit
q his cash account is verified at the close o.
: the day. He has as yet found only one
O man W ling to accept this condition. ''Yor
a must enter the cage at a. m, and yor
e will be liberated at 4 p. M, after your ac
n count has been verified. said the banker t
a an applicant. agreed" "You must no
: leave 1t during the day, under any pretence
| keep the key in my pocket" ''All right
am used to confinement. Where have
: you been?" I'm the penit,niiary durinl
: these last fifteen years. Position still
' open.
THE fire at Constantinop,e proves to hav,
= = been one of the most frightful catastrophe
= of mod, ri times. 1t is now ascertainet
Il that up~.s IS of two hundred and fifty hu
st man beings met their death, either by tn,
4 flames or being crushed by the falling walls
la Many of the Turks, with that fatalisn
Z which is one of their distinguishing char
= acteristics, we're self-imprisoned in thei
!. firedoomed houses, and obstinately refused
Ie assistance. Others perished from loss o
n presence of mind and sheer despair. Ii
j. some cases entire families we're hemmed il
by the flames in full view of crowds q
spectators, who were unable to make IN
8, least effort toward their rescue. Over z,
Q. 900 buildings by actual count have beeI
IL DESTROYED, some of them the finest in tn
10 city. and the total loss OF property vii
a reach e25, coo. OO0. $50
IN A VERY ill-natured step-mother in Union
!, vile, Orange county, N. j., has succeeded
Ie by her hateful influences in accomplishin
b. a result which she perhaps little dreame
a would be the effect of her persecution
q Miss Carrie Jones has been banished fror
ID home for five years past pursuing Le
studies at the expense of her father. A
s the instance ofhis wife. who had conce i've
IL a violent spite against the young lady, til
% father informed her day or two sinc
- that she must hereafter rely upon her ow
no resources, and that she could neithe
=. return home nor be supported at schot
of by means OF his purse. This intelligenc