Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-08
Editorial Clippings.

Rabbits are so thick in Arkansas as to
endanger the crops
The colored Catholics are a numerous
body IN Washington.
New York railroad men declare in
favor of narrow guage for short roads.
Rhode Island, Notwithstanding her lack
of territority, has sixty-two National
Banks.
Seventy-fve bushels of Apples, of fair
quality, were sold at Grafton, Vt, few
days ago, for one cent bushel.
A japanese can live comfortably en- two
cents a day; but then he has 10 work
more than eight hours to earn them.
There are at present 1000 inmates in
the institutions on Blackwell's, Wards
and Randall's Islands. New York.
There are over $4,000 soldiers claims
now on file, the most OF them awaiting
evidence. which has been asked for.
The future prosperity of Omaha, II is
expected, will lie seriousIy impeded
through lack of farmers in the cnvirons
of the city.
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts
has decided that contract made and
carried into effect on Sunday cannot be
repudiated by either party.
The State prisoners of Massachusetts,
were iiendlshly tormented with six pounds
of native plum pudding a piece on
Thanksgiving Day.
Horse-car etiquette in Chicago Is
thing of the past Whenever a new
conner can squeeze into seat he or she
does it, and all the other he or she's look
look savage about it.
Philadelphia is the fourth in rank
among the cities of the civilized world,
and contains about 10, 900 dwelling
houses, or about 10000 more than New
York. So says the Day.
There will be great pressure Of bust
ness at the approaching session of Con-
gress, and members are not disposed to
give consior;.,.,;on to anything but What
they cnnsidsr vital
The British Government Is buying =?
all the explosive material in the market |
1t may be long before such an opportu-
nifty will be offered TO retail dealers in |
keroseue--N y. World.
The Chicago Republican vouches
for the fact that by means of ingeni ously
prepared printed forms an industrious
attorney of that city Is able TO file from
thirty to forty divorce bills every after
noon. That beats Cincinnati.
Some of the Canadian newspapers
affect to disbelieve the report that there
are newfoundlanders in New York city
who desire TO see their native land an
nexed to the United States.
Tho Chicago Republican says that
Horace Greeley was a candidate for
Congress, and hoped to be elected but
he was be.:ea ont of sight by better
man." Had tie Republican seen fit 10
mention that this 'better man is "Shoo-
fly Cox" the value of its comparison
would have been better estimated.
The New York Times can recall DO
instance so illustrative Of the power of
economy to transmute poverty into
wealth as that afforded by the case of
one of the assistant clerks of the Board
Of Supervisors in that city, who, since
1861, on salary of 81, 500 year, has
TO save up about $500, 900, with
out dying of starvation.
According to the Elkhart Union the
Michigan Scuthren Railway Company
have just made a purchase of large
plat OF ground, located between their
present territory and st. Joseph street,
and will next season, erect another mann
moth manufacturing shop, larger than
the one now finished. 1t Is 10 be 800 feet
100 feet wide and 40 feet high. |,