Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-03-16
Telegraphic Notes.
AT HOME.

The New York police have recovered
So, 900 worth of silks lately stolen from
the French Steamship Company's docks.
THE conference committee on the
Southern Pacific Railroad bill have
compromised and will report in favor
of mai1f trunk, with a branch from
Marshall, Texas, to New Orleans, via
Alexandria and Baton Rouge, and a
branch of the Southern Pacific Rail-
road to California, from the. thirty-fifth
parallel, to connect with the trunk of
the Colorado river, near the thirty-sec-
ond parallel
The Senate on the I'd confirmed the
following nominations: n p. Chapman,
Secretary of the District of Columbia !;
VIM. I'll. Lessig, Surveyor-General( (Col-
orado); Thos. J. Mckinney, Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs for Washing
ton Territory; N. Connoyer, Indian
Agent at Unadilla, Warrington Terri
tory; Joel Palmer, Indian Agent at
Siletz, Washington Territory.
THE statue of Roger Williams, con-
tributed by the state of Rhode Island,
has reached Washington, and will be
placed in the old hall of representa-
tives.
THE Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion of Indianapolis have purchased
the lease of the Exchange Varieties
Theatre, at that place, and the institu-
ton will close on Monday.
The recently arrived japanese en-
bassy were presented to the President
on the I'd. There were present, besides
the President and Secretary Fish, Mrs.
Grant, Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Bancroft, Mrs.
Davis and Mr.. Davis, and others.
A FIRE at Ottawa, Canada, on the I'd,
consumed the extensive dry-goods es-
tablishment of Hunter, Shielbred &
Co. Damage to stock, $4,000 bHild-
ing, $4,000
The prize of five hundred dollars for
the first Prussian battle-fag captured
in the war, offered by California French
men, is claimed for Ricotta Garibaldi,
who captured the flag of the Sixty
first Prussian regiment at Dijon, Janu-
airy 23d.
CHRISTINE NILSSON has purchased
property, valued at S22, 500, in Peoria,
l
beautiful French villa
ABROAD.
gems. SHERIDAN and Forsythe, of the
| U. S. Army, have gone to Paris.
! A LONDON telegram announces another
terrible colliery explosion at Victoria,
by which twenty lives were lost.
The proffer of Englands mediation
has been accepted by both parties in
the dispute between Egypt and Spain.
THE Belgian army is being placed on
been sent to their homes.
The Partisan populace wreaked their
/ vengeance on several men and women
who were seen communicating with the
German soldiers
The French government has ordered
the Immediate return of the mobilized
National Guards to their homes.
THE Pope has decided not to leave
the Vatican, fearing that if he does the
italian government will confiscate it.
! The Irish question was further de-
bated in the House of Commons on the
evening of the Cd.
MARSHAL BAzAINE's wife, rich and
beautiful Mexican whom he married
during Maximilian's time, has just
borne him a son at Cassel. The child
was literally baptized on French soil,
as the marshal had enough earth
brought expressly from France to cover
the floor of the room.
A VIENNA paper reports the suicide,
by drowning in the Danube, of the no.
torious adventures, Cora Pearl, on ac-
count of an unfortunate attachment.
She has been for years the reigning
queen of the continental demi monde.