Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-06
Personal Items.


Daniel X. .Colburn, President of the
Wall Street Exchange Bank. died suddenly
at his Office on Saturday last. -
Able Bauer received 0,0O0 for
preaching the sermon at the Inauguration
Of the Suez Canal. ss...a..ss-sss--1-.
-Barnum's manager, John Greenwood.
Jr-, is now connected with the New York
Sunday Times.
Olive Logan ws.s born in Lima, New
York, in 1889. She was the daughter of an
actor, Cornelius A. Logan.
1t Il said that elegant apartments have
been secured at the Clarendon Hotel, in
New York, from May l, 1870, for Prince
Arthur r. -. ca -. So :.
Probably the oldest Publisher in the
United States is William Beals, of the Bos-
ton Post, who entered on his eighty-ffth
year las week. 80
Ex-Governor Orr is opposed in his
candidature for the Supreme Court OF
South Caroline by q colored aspirant,
named whipper. - 81 {
One of the stockholders of the New
York Tribune, DR.. Aver, CT pectoral fame,
has Just closed a lease of building in New
York city to the United States government,
for S7s. 600 per annun. The cost Of the
prope ty thus leased was s25S, 600.
-George Francis. Train has sent tele-.
gram to Sir John A. Mcdonald, Premier of
the Dominion, Ottawa, Canada, from Pom
tiac, Mich, asking permission to lecture in
Canada against reciprocity, annexation.
and Fenian invasion.
Madame Olympic Audouard. the wo-
man who dared to brave Brigham Young
IN his own house. is lecturing in Paris on
the ''Fi.s West" She gives Mormonism
some hard knocks.
A NOVEL EXAMINATION A teacher APP
piled for school to one of our western SUI
perintendents. After the customary pre-
hnlnaries, tie young man stated his OBJ
|iect The officer told him no special exam
nation was needed. as be could tell by the
manner OF his walk xhat his qualifications
were. He was directed to walk in the d.
rection from which he came and not to
look or turn back until he was called. OFF
started the expected teacher on his level
prettiest, a little une asy I1ndeEtlle critical
scrutiny, but determined to throw his
whole character in it and make it satlsfac
tory. Hearing no voice he at length stole
backward glance to discover the approx
ing smile and anticipate the welcome sum-
mons. but to his great surprise, the official
had disappeared and the door closed. 1t
is needless to add that light broke in upon
his mind very soon aud he was not slow In
inferring that this as equivalent. to a re-
iusal.
The real estate OF the hate Gov R. Fw.
Allston, was sold IN Georgetown, 8. c.,
last week, under decree OF equity. Five
plantations, containing 4 106 acres, were
sold for S42, 700 = The same plantations
cost Gov. Allston 500. 500. Very large
quantities of pine and swamp land at low
prices -ffom eight to twenty-five cents per
acre. The terms were one-eiehth cash
balance on credit Of one, two and three
years.
The report of the Bureau of Statistics
shows that the imports for the nine months
ending with September amounted to 1884,
563, 934 in gold, an increase of about S66,
600, 900 over the similar period the pre-
vious year. Two hundred and fifty millions
of the total were transported in foreign yes
sells. The domestic exports were S321, 655.
798, or about eight and one-half millions
less than in 1858; FOREIGN goodsre-exported
$50, 1S4, 1919, or five and one-half millions
over 1853. OF the total exports, about two
thirds were in foreign vessels or VIZ :
Fashion Aple dressmakers nowadays
require thirty yards of black silk to make
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