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

News Summary.
The State Treasury had balance
Of S204, 626, 40 on the 1st of January.
Over two thousand barrels of po.
tatoes were shipped South from
New Albany last week.
The Treasurer OF Daviess county
has made an assignment for the ben
eft Of his bondsmen.
The Second Presbyterian Church
of Indianapolis viii be dedicated on
Sunday. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
and other distinguished clergymen
viii be present.
A MARRIED lady in St Paul has
leen in q trance state for six weeks,
and her huiband refuses to send for
doctor. He says he intends to
enjoy o quiet time us long as posi-
bic
The Adjutant General Of the State
deicnes 20 give further warrants for
pay or services Of the Stnte militia
during the war, the Legisla tive
appropesation of 100000 tor that
purpose having been exhausted.
There are still outstanding claims
for about 500, ZOO.
The Evansville Journal learns
that there are two ladies in Grier tip.
who are each over 100 years old.
Mrs. Dolly Hunnicutt will be los
years old next March, and walks
about quite lively. The other GEN.
tensrian is a lady named Thompson,
who is 102 years of age, and is in
the enjoyment of excellent health.
ACCORDING to the very latest ac-
counts the war in Paraguay was at
Al end Lopez had fed into Bolivia
to his family. An agreement has
been made between Brazil and the
Argentine Confederation, according
to which Brazil will withdraw 1000
men from Paraguay and the entire
contingent of the Confederation will
retire
The successor of Mr.. Stanton On
the Supreme Bench ia canyassed
more in outside quarters than N Of
fetal circles. To a member of Con-
gress who merely alluded to the va
cancy on Saturday, the President
replied that it would not be filled till
Justice Grier formerly left the bench
on February lst. Pennsylvanians
are confident that Judge Strong, of
that State, will finally receive the
appointment, though a candidate
from New Jersev has appeared.
PARTIES interested have been
sounding the President on the Vir-
ginia question, and report him as
standing squarely to what he said in
his message, viz: that the State
ought to be admitted ut once. The
reasons grow stronger every day for
believing, however, that she will not
get in this month without q hard
struggle, If at all. Some Of the
persons who testified for admission
before the Reconstruction Commit
tee have changed their evidence
while going through the Government
Printing Office. so that it is now sat
isfactory, and the latest advices are
that q majority OF the committee
will require further pledges from the
State before reporting for admis-
sion.
The Cincinnati Commercial says
"During the war there were three
civil officers, in direct contact with
military affairs, who displayed great
executive ability, viz: Stanton. An
drew and Morton. However others
were distlnguisbed-though Curtin
of Pennsylvania, and Dennison,
Todd and Brough OF Ohio, were ac-
tive, Jealous and capable-the first
distinction for grasping the respon>
sibilisles of the occasion, and be-
coming recognized positive personal
forces, distinctly and vastly infuen
tial, belongs to the Secretary Of
War and the Governors of Massa-
chusetts and Indiana. The labors
performed by these men-the ener-
Ky they put into the war, the mighty
impulses ttey gave to the armies,
can not be understood by ordinary
workers were but dimly appreeiat-
ed in the days when their services
were most essential, but they win
stand forth defined and gigantic in
history,