Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-15

Augusta, Ca, Wednesday, and passed
off quietly. The Democrats elect their
Mayor by about 800majority, and their
council Troops were sent from Allan
ia and stationed near the polls, but did
not interfere with the election. The
Democrats held grand rejoicing and
illumination
THE health officers discovered six
new cases of small pox In the eastern
district of New York Wednesday, and
one in the western.
Mr.. JNo. A Cox, Superintendent
the Pennsylvania and New York Central
Railroad, and who resided at Towanda,
Pennsylvania, died Wednesday %. m
at Waverly from an apoplectic fit.
THE Kentucky Board of Examiners
counted the vote OF the state in the re-
cent congressional elections at Frank
fort on the 5th. The figures show that
the best contested fights were in the 9TH
and Sth Districts, Becks and Adams.
The first gives Grassland, Democrat,
3,546 majority; the Second District,
McHenry, Democrat, 1924 majority;
Sd District, Lewis, Democrat, 1,657
majority; 4th District, Read, Demo-
crat, 5,4S3 majority; 9TH District,
Winchester, Democrat, 5,173 majority;
9th District, Arthur, Democrat, 5,173
majority; 7th District, Beck, Democrat,
8, 1896 majority; 8th District, Adams,
Democrat, IS majority; 9Th District,
Rice, Democrat, 3, 1850 majority. Ad-
ams's majority in 1868 was 462. In the
1e-N s.-4.. - -
of Trimble; in the ID, McHenry that of
Sweeney; Sd, Lewis that of Galloway;
4th, Reed that of Knott; 9th, Arthur
that of Jones. I'm the 5th, 7th, Sth and
9th, Winchester, Beck, Adams and
Rice are reelected
THE second session of the State As
sembly of Virginia met Wednesday
forenoon.
A FREIGHT train on the Grand Trunk
Railroad broke through a bridge at
Falls, Canada, on Tuesday,
and was precipitated into the river.
The fireman and one other person we're
killed.
The contest for the United States
Senatorship In South Carolina was de-
of Senator Robertson. The vote stood,
Robertson 50, Butler, Democrat, 81,
Moses %, and Cardozo, colored, IL.
Born houses of the New Mexico Leg
islature are in session, but merely adj
journ from day to day without transact
ing any business until it can be de
termined whether the session is legal
or not. Some of the lawyers and nearly
all the members OF the Legislature con
tend that the first of the biennial ses-
sions provided for by the laws of Con-
gress can beheldnow. Others contend
that the first OF these sessions should
not be held until Dec. 1st, 1871.
AT meeting of the Board of Canal
Commissioners, held at Albany, We'd
nesday, it was resolved that the time
for closing the Erie Canal, Middle and
Eastern Divisions, be extended to the
10th, and on the Champlain Canal to
the 18th inst, unless the same should
be sooner closed by ice.
YESTERDAY, in the House Of the Ala
bama Legislature, Forester was seated,
and Davis, the sitting member, unseat-
ed-Forester having the certificate of
election. The latter Is a Republican
and Davis a Democrat. Davis viii
probably regain the seat by contest, as
he received majority OF the votes cast.
In Joint convention, Wednesday, for
the election of "A United States Senator,
Goldwaite, Democrat, received 50 votes,
Warner, Republican, 80, and HaratOOn,
Republican, a Goldwaite, having
received a majority of all the votes cast,
was declared elected for the term of six
years from March next. Goldwaite
has been Judge OF the Circuit and Su-
preme Courts, and Is an able lawyer.
He has been citizen OF Montgomery
for over forty wears, aud the people are
greatly rejoiced at his election.
THE Naviioes have commenced war
against the Apaches.
UNITED STATES detectives Kelly and
Hammond seized four more cigar stores
at POughkeepsle, and closed them, for
alleged revenue frauds. This makes
six seized within a week.
GEN. MCMAHoN, President Of the Gu
ban League, has received a letter from
President Cespedes expressing gratifica-
tiOn at the establishment Of the League.
He denies that the Cubans have invited
the atrocities of the Spaniards, and ex-
press confidence that the latter viii be
driven from the ISLAND. which viii then
take place among the nations which
have established claims by courage,
long sufferings and capacity for self
government so steadily developed dur
ing prolonged honorable struggles.
FROM Thursday the cable companies
double the price of press rates. The
New York Associated Press alone has
paid the cable company tolls, ia gold,
besides their tolls on all European tel
egraph lines, within the Last six months,
to the amount of S25, 600.
FOREIGN.
THE Ontario parliament was opened
at Toronto on the 9TH, by the Lieut.
Governor He reported a large increase
of the population by immigration, and
said that the condition of the province
was hopeful, showing an advance in
trade, agriculture and manufactures.
THE King of Bavaria has sent note
to King William inviting him to assume
the title of Emperor of Germany. -
The Russian government has IN its
employ a number OF American workmen
in Russia, engaged in manufacturing
Mitrailleuses. There is ample evidence
of other kinds that Russia is preparing
for war on grand scale.
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The Lady Of Lyons.