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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
More Ocean Steamers.
From the New York World.

SIX immense steamers are being con-
structed at Belfast, which will consti-
tute new line between this port and
Liverpool. The pioneer of the lot, the
Oceanic, is nearly finished. She is 44O
feet in length, and built mainly of iron,
with engines of 5000 horsepower, and
capacity of 5000 tons burden. Her
length is divided by six iron bulk
heads, reaching from the keel to the
main deck, and making seven compart-
ments which are fire proof and air
tight. She has four masts, they being
tubes of hollow iron, and having
strength to withstand the strain of a
large area of canvas. Her spars are
most accurately balanced, and her
model calculated to afford speed, 30
that even were she deprived of the use
of two engines, she would be able to
move as rapidly as a clIpper-built ship.
Below her fittings show many improve
ments. The main saloon is separated
from the state-rooms, is large, we'll
lighted and ventilated. A private sa-
loon or parlor Is Get apart for ladies'
Every state room has fourteen inch
side light and furnished with fresh wa
ter. The rooms of married people are
set apart from the rest, as also are
those of single women. No passengers
are placed below the water line, that
space being given to the engines and
cargo. The vessel is of the utmost
solidity throughout. The stern-post
alone weighs not less than eighteen
tons. The engines are the most pow
erful ever used In a merchant ship
The Oceanic is built to carry 200 cabin
and l, 900 steerage passengers, a num-
Der that in so large vessel viii find
ample room
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
Aimless Education.

Here is a rich. mans son, who has
been educated at great expense and
pains, who has graduated from college,
and has come out gentleman. He
has studied, not with view of fitting
himself for any vocation in life, but
with the view of being n gentleman.
Soon, his father breaks down; and he,
when he is about twenty-five years old,
finds himself poor mans son, and de-
pendent on his own exertions. And he
says to himself, "What shall 1 do for
a hvingl" He asks his feet, and his
feet say, 81 do not know" He asks
his hands, and they say "I do not
know" He asks his head, and it says,
"Inever learned anything about how
to get living" There is but one
man who can befriend this poor wretch
and that is the sexton. Could any
thing be more useless than such a per-
son? Could there be anything more
pitable than such histories2 And yet
they are occurring every day.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

The STEAMER S. exploded several
years ago with terrible effect, and
burned to the waters edge. Captain
s. was blown into the air, alightine
near floating bale of cotton upon
which he foated uninjured, but much
blackened and muddied. Arriving at
last at village several miles below, to
which news of the disaster had preced-
ed him, he was accosted by the editor
of the village paper, with whom he was
well acquainted, eager for an item:
81 say, is the S. blown upl"
eyes"
"Was Captain S. killed2"
81 am the captain"
"Tha thunder you are! How high
were you blown2'
High enough to think of every
mean thing l ever did in my life be-
fore / came down again"
The other started on a run for his
Office The paper was about going to
press, and not wishing to omit the
item of intelligence for the next issue,
two weeks of, he wrote as follows:
The steamer S. has bnrst her boil
ers, as we learn from Captain S., who
says he was up long enough to think oi
every mean thing he ever did in his
life before he Lit. We suppose he was
up about three months"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
A Man Murdered for his Money, and his
Body Burned.

We learn that most atxocious MUIR
der was committed at Richmond, Ale
gan county, about ten miles this side OF
the mouth of the Kalamazoo River, a
point on the Chicago and Lake Michi-
gan Railroad, last Tuesday night As
near as 1 can learn, the circumstances
are as follows: A man named O'Brien,
labofer on the above named railroad,
and who also kept boarding house at
Sherman's Mill, for the gang of men
who work on that section of the road,
started last week to go to Holland to
get bis pay, some 5000 in money. He
had succeeded in his mission and re-
turned as far as Richmond, Tuesday
evening, where he intended to remain
over night and go on the next day to
Sherman's Mill, which is in Clyde
township, some eight miles north of
the junction of the Kal. & S. H. r. R. with
the above named road.
With this purpose, he stopped at a
tavern In Richmond, but after he had
been there some time, two men came to
the tavern to see him. He was called,
and finally went out with them and was
seen no more. At o'clock in the morn
ing, an old shanty not far distant from
the tavern was d. discovered to have been
fired and was rearly burned up. On
investigation the remains of human
being was found in the smoldering ruins,
the body terribly charred, both legs and
arms burned away, and nothing left of
his form or features for Identification
Under one armpit piece of a shirt was
found that had escaped the fire. A
knife and a portion of a woolen COM
forter were also found. Subsequently
these we're identified by the wife of
O'Brien. The knife, especially, was
known to be his by his wife and son,
who recognized peculiar break in the
point of it, which they had both FIRE
quently noticed.
A Deputy Sheriff brought the re-
mains of poor O'Brien to Sherman's
mill, Thursday. 1t is supposed that
two men named Hogle and Hayward
were the perpetrators of the act, and
they have both been arrested on suspi-
cion. O'Brien was an honest hard
working man of good habits. He
leaves wife and three children, utter
ly destitute of means, and application
has been made to the township of
Clyde for aid for them.
Ii is supposed that O'Brien was muir
dered and then conveyed to the shanty,
and that was fired to conceal the evi-
dences of guilt. As yet, however, no
trace of blood has been discovered, and
the body is so badly mutilated by fire
as to conceal all blows, if there were
any inflicted.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

All at once sudden light broke upon
the darkness. she turned her heavy
eyes and there, there between the
curtains, stood her lost love In the sun
shine, looking tenderl at her.
Rose half raised herself, held out her
trembling hands, and cried, Arthur,
my love! you have come to me. / am
not afraid; am not at all afraid !"
"Afraid of what, darlingl" replied
the phantom in tone of greater sur
prise. ''Come to youl of course have
: straight from the station. Have you
headache, that the room is so dark
ened ~
The last words we're lost upon Rosie.
He was kneeling by her, her head on
his breast and q torrent of tears were
utterly spelling the spectre's shirt front.
Gradually, with great difficulty, he
learned the ruth; and by dint of sooth-
ing and cares sing, and laughing little
at her, the tears dwindled into an occa-
sional sob, the color came back to the
rosebud mouth, the light to the eyes,
and Rosie was herself again.
'It was all that gossiping Miss Smith
ers,n Arthur explained. "That family
seemed destined to annoy us. L had in
tended coming by that train" (Rose
shuddered, and had to be restored by
kiss), "but / found my business
would not let me- ] was vexed at the
time, little thinking from what j was
preserved. i mentioned to Miss Smith
ers by chance what time / should come
back and as I did not turn up by that
train, she added me to her list of killed
and wounded. OF course / hurried
here directly when returned, and came
in this way hoping to find you alone.
l was in a dreadful suspense, and when
I heard my darling's first words"
"But should never have said them, !"
whispered Rosie, blushing very much,
elf hadn't thought you were"
GA ghost" he answered, laughing.
81 know that it was owing to a certain
young lady's belief in apparitions that
1 was spared the torture of making an
offer; for it is torture to a shy fellow
like me. Now don't say a word more ;
but keep quiet and get your nerves all
right again"
Rosie pleaded to say one word, which
was-"I never cried at all about you,
Arthur, till / found nothing had hap
pened to you"
But he didn't seem to take that much
to heart. 4E
According to the rules of fiction,
Rosie ought to have had brain fever,
and even to have furnished touching
death-bed scene but all the effects of
her fright on this romantic young per-
SON wera that she did not Uat urita
strong for few days, during which
time great deal of Captain Slade's
company was required to divert and
amuse her.
In after years, when little Rosies and
Arthurs clamored for story, some
one would say, "Ask mamma if she
ever saw ghost" But there would
be no reply.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

Lady Wilmot Horton died in Derby
shire, England, on the 10th instant, in
her eighty third year. 1t YVES she who
inspired Lord Byron with the first song
OF the Hebrew Melodies, beginning :
She walks in beauty; like the night
VI cloudless chimes and starry skies;
And al that's best of dark and bright 4
Meet IN her aspect and her eyes,
The stanzas were written by Byron ON
returning from a ballroom, where he
had seen Mrs. latter wards Lady, Will
mot Horton, wife oE his relation, .who
xas qvyf4nofpf V151mz 2 On as oe.
casion, Mrs Wilmot Horton had ap.
peared in mourning, with numerous
spangles on her dress, and in the full
bloom of beauty.-London Orchestra.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

D@ WHAT Is DYsPEPsIA2--THEQ CUES
TIoN SErTLED.-Two young medical students
were disputing the other day at the house of a
mutual friend, to the nature of dyspepsia.
One said the primary cause was a diseased
liver; the other insisted that the disease origi-
mated IN the epigastrium- "I can tell you
served the host, lsughingly. "Wsll.' said one
Of the young medicos, "let's have your opin-
ion-" "DyspeT sia, said he, " is . complaint
that you can't retieue, and that PLANTATION
BIrrERs cures In sfr toeeks ~ The person who
made this remark resides at 1873 Greenwich
avenue, and his name i0Martin w. Myers =
pa SEA Moss FARnsB from pure Irish
Moss, for Blanc Mango, Puddings, Custards,
Creams, &c., &c. The cheapest, healthiest,
and most delicious food in the world.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
For Dyspepsia,

Indigestion, depression of spirits, and
general debility IN their various forms
also, as preventive against fever and
ague, and other intermittent fevers, the
" "Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Cali
saya," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, and sold by all druggists. is
the best tonic, and as tonic for pa
tients recovering from fever or other
sickness, it has no equal.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
A coRREspoNpKNr of S,uthern pa

A CORRESPONDENT of S1uthern pa
per writes this of Natchez: ssNatche z
is sadly. changed The aristocracy,
proud and exclusive, yet generous and
chiyalrie, have disappeared. Their
places are desolate, and in their orna-
mented grounds the owl and fox have
their nests. Large plantaf ,ons, once
yielding net income of from $25, 600
to $50, 600 now lie ,uncultivsted, or de-
formed with little, halfcultivated patch-
es of cotton; andthe graves of the house'
hold, ouna. decorated with tho rafesi
flowers, are now overgrown with BRAN
bles. A new population fills the city
itself. After twenty years absence, ]
traversed the main thoroughfares with
out recognizing single person."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
BROUGHT TO THE POINT.

Nix - - =
., DO you believe in spirits, Captain
And the speaker looked up seriously
from her drawing, balancing an H. B.
on a very dainty little finger.
Those two, Rosie Brandon and Ar
thur Slade, would have made a very
pretty picture, now that art delights in
depicting modern young ladies in
costumes" and gentlemen of the
period, instead of god and goddess in
nothing particular Rosie was like
her name, having dear little face with
a rosebud mouth, and being very pleas
ant to look upon; and Captain Slade,
who was evidently of that opinion also,
looked well matched with her, being as
fine specimen of a gentleman as you
might wish to see.
"Well, that depends on what you
mean by the word, Miss Brandon he
replied, rather abstractedly. cit has
a rather wide signifcation.
81 mean," she said, laying her pen
Gil down, and still more serious, "that
If you love any one very, very much, it
Is possible that they may come to you
after death-just possible, you know n
she added ssDon't reason me out of
the idea, as know you are going to
do. like to believe it,
1.Then won't say a word about it, /"
said he, his face suddenly flushing !;
but in turn will ask you question
been afraid to say anything about it,
for you are so much to good for me
but L can't keep keep quiet any longer.
Rosie, my darling, do you think you
could
''Mr. Smlthers, if you please, miss :
and at this importune moment lank'
young curate was Ishered in.
Was ever anything more provoking
Rosie felt as if she could have cried
with vexation, and the Captain glared
at him as if his coming were a personal
insult. MIR. Smithers, however, being
preoccupied and short sighted, saw
neither Arthur's frown nor Rosie 8
-blushes, and plunged into the account
of school-treat preparations, the vid-
ows' tea, etc.
By the time these subjects were ex-
hausted, the family party had collect
ed, and any chance for further tete-u-
tete for the two was gone. Arthur
stood pulling his moustache, and now
and then furtively looking at Rosie,
who drew diligently, though, it must
be confessed, more to the detriment of
her picture than otherwise.
.'Have you any commission for me
In town, Mrs. Brandon 2" he saN at
last, ruefully looking at his watch. 81
have to go up to-day on business, but l
only stay the night"
III Captain Slade would bring home a
valuable brooch, which had been re-
paired, it would I've so much safer than
sending is througo the post, and line
to the jeweler would be written in a
moment. When the note was written,
Arthur took leave of all of Rosie's Sis
ters in order, and then coming to her,
held out his hand with wistful look.
The soft little fingers were trembling
with cold, but he felt sure they slightly
returned his pressure, and he went
away happier, though disappointed
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

A PRIVATE letter from Paris brings
to our notice curious case of what is
called the irony of history. The Great
Exhibition of 1851 was supposed to be
the Inauguration of period Of perpet-
ual peace Alarge collection of French
wheats was sent to. it by order of the
National Assembly. After the Exhibi-
tion these samples were stored for the
benefit of the curious in the galleries
of the Conservatoire des Arts ct Meters.
The directors of the museum and their
families, and the sick andwounded (for
whom beds had been prepared in the
'building), have lived through the. latter
PORTION of the siege upon good white
bread made out of the samples above
mentioned.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

The late Lord Bentinck's fox hunt
ing stud was sold at auction at latter
Sails, London, lately, and some fifty
horses brought more than f10, 900.
During the ten years that he led the
Burton hunt, Lord Bentinck spent up
on it more than ESQ, 900.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
Telegraphic Notes.
AT HOME.
KENNEBEc river is clear of ice.


KENNEBEo river is clear of ice.
A FREsHET prevails in James River
A GANG of counterfeiters, consistin,
of eight persons, has been arrested II
Harrisburgh.
A YOUNG man named Ed. Clelant
committed suicide at Chicago on tn,
18th, by taking laudanum.
Rev. CHAs NJ. Fox, late rector of st
Paul's Church at Brooklyn, has accept
ed call from st. James's Church o.
Chicago.
The steamer Lightwood, with a car
go of $50 bales of cotton, was destroyed
by fire on Bayou Bartholomew, La, or
the 18th.
Gov. CLAYTON, of Arkansas, has re.
entered the arena as a candidate for the
| United States Senate, and it is thought
will be elected.
MUNICIPAL elections were held
throughout Maine yesterday. Augusta
and Bangor elected Republican Mayors
and Biddeford Democrat.
The Senate has confirmed Herman
Raster collector of internal revenue for
the first district of Illinois, and f. ID.
Zoulin, Indian agent for New Mexico.
DURING the gale of the 10Th, a num-
Der of houses in the upper portion of
the city of New York and ON Long Isl
and were blown down. Several vessels
were wrecked in Long Island Sound.
Two counterfeiters named Charles
Fredericks and Michael Hartzell, un-
der arrest at Pittsburg, for counter
feiting, are charged with having MUIR
dered boy named Toke, in Schylkill
county.
SENATOR TWEED has written letter
emphatically objecting to the erection
of the Tweed statue. He says the
movement originated in a joke, and is
doing him injustice and injury, and
hopes it will be stopped at once.
The steamship Europa, from Glas-
gov, lost overheard, in the gale of the
4th instant, Capt. Mcdonald, first Off
Ger Davis, and third officer Waller
Owing to the fearful sea, no boat could
be launched to attempt to save them.
COPPER and other token coins will be
redeemed at the u. S. mint in Philadel-
phia, in sums of not less than twenty
dollars. Checks for the same will be
drawn upon the Assistant Treasures
in New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
or San Francisco.
ABROAD.
IMAGINATION has left Wiesbaden on his
return to France.
A CONVENTION for the return of the
French prisoners in Germany has been
signed at Ferriere.
VERSAILLES has been evacuated by
the Germans, and a French garrison
has been installed in the city.
IT has been ascertained that twenty
German soldiers were killed and sixty
injured by the accident at Plateaux.
( EMPEROR WILLIAM has set out on his
return to Berlin, accompanied by a
large and brilliant suite of princes, Off
GERS and representatives of the German
f, Government.
A PRIVATE telegram announces the
death, at Vienna, of Princess Leapold.
ina, Duchess of SAKE, second daughter
OF Don Pedro, second Emperor of Bra
zil, at the age of twenty -four.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
pI HEALTH HAS A BEAUTY OF IT'S OWN.
No erupfiops sores mr. diacoloraf;ons d;sf;g'

ure or annoy the man or woman whose stom-
ach, liver and bowels do their duty thoroughly.
To compel them to their work, to render it inn
possible for them to do it in q slovenly, inn
perfect way, it is only necessary to take few
doses of DR.. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs.
This potent vegetable specific renovates every
weakened organ and controls every disordered
function
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

The will of the late Major Sherley,
of Muscatine county, which was pro-
bated the, other day, apportiens $40 !
900 worth Of property sppne hls wife
and children, and provides that the
heir that goes 20 lay over the will shall
get nothing.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

THEY have smart children at Martha's
Vineyard. A little six-year old girl,
daughter of Methodist minister, com
mitted a fault, and denied it. Her
mother, learning she was guilty, asked
her why she told the untruth, when che
replied, with great sosg froid -" I
should not, if I believed as you and
father do, but + am Universalist.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

GovERNSESr officers recently made .
raid on illicit distilleries in the third
Tennessee district, and destroyed S6,
600 gallons of beer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

Boston is to have another rolling mill
erected for the manufacture, on a
large scale, of Boston brown bread.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23

what force make hullaballo
Bout Chinaman comee out here -
Can't Chinaman make good shoe
. Like other men called foreigner7
What no ne have muchee pigtail7
> What 10 his face darkee and bare
Don't Irishman gottee shillalee,
And teeshee all covered With hair?
The Chjnaman eattee, Of course,
Some rattee and niece AID frog,
- But the Frenchman Iftee the horse,
And the 1rishman esttee the hog.
The Irishman whisky like much,
The Frenchman wine mustee be,
The lager beer fkllee the Dutch,
But the Chinaman drinkee he tea
So Why notice be citizen, too,
nigger so blackee than he,
And vote like Irishnen 90.
For Inginee called Taminse?
Then Chinaman Alderman, too,
With BELLE so biggee as drum,
And muchee tobacco he chew,
And drinkee much whisky and rum.
And then be viii very much soon
~ y Take holdee Of Tweedce great hand,
BE high cockalorum Tycoon
OF this grestee and glorious land.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
How to Manage spring Pigs.

In answer to this question, put by
one of its contributors, the American
Agriculturist has the following 1t de-
pends on the breed, the food at COM
mand, the conveniences for feeding,
the probable price for pork next fall,
and the price year hence. We should
premise, however, that in any case the
pigs should have all they will eat of
some kind of food. The only differ
ence to be made between growing
pigs and fattening pigs is In the char
acter of the food A fattening pig re-
quires rich, concentrated food grow
ing pig more bulky and less nutritious
food but in either case, the pig, to do
well, must have all it will eat. If you
have small boned, well bred pig,
such as q grade. Essex or Berkshire
or Suffolk, we think it would be far
more profitable as a rule to fatten
spring pigs than to winter them over
Let them have the run of clover pas
ture, all the milk and slop from the
house, and all the corn and other grain
in water twenty-four hours before feed
ing. If well bred, such treatment
should give you pigs that will dress 800
pounds by the first of December. On
the other hand, if you have coarse,
large-boned breed of pigs, the better
plan will be to winter them over In
this case, give them the run of good
clover pasture, plenty of water, what
waste from the house you have to spare,
and little grain to keep them growing
as rapidly as possible.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-23
n@ THERE IS NO pouBr but what Cor,

b@ THERE Is NO DOUBT but what Co.'s
DYSPEPSIA CURE excels all remedies ever dis
covered for the cure of Dyspepsia. Indiges-
ton, Pain after Eating, Cramps, Colic, and
distress in either Stomach or Bowels. The
people all speak in the most fiattering terms Of
It's merits.