Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-01-19
summary Of Late Nsws.
AT HOME.


Providence, Bureau county, Illinois
was burned Thursday night, and two
OF his children perished in the flames
GEORGE HARMAN hung himself Fri
day at Saginaw City. Cause, whisk,
drinking. The same day aad place
boy named Bachman was found frozer
dead in box car.
FRANK u. PRATT, a cotton buyer from
Boston, was found dead in his bed a,
Memphis, Tenn, Sunday morning.
The Coroner's jury rendered a verdict
of death from an overdose of narcotic.
A. ENGsTRoM, living with q. p. Cas-
sell, four miles from Altoona, Ill, was
almost instantly killed Saturday, by
the bursting OF the cylinder of an old
corn-sheller, which he was turning for
amusement.
Ross & GossAGE, a heavy and we'll
known retail dry goods house of Chi
cago, have been forced into bankruptcy
by the house Of H. b. Clafin & Co, OF
New York city, who are creditors to
the amount of $4,000.
DIR. L. b. VANPATrES, of Pennington,
ILL.,, was so badly injured Friday, by
being thrown from his wagon, by a
passing railroad train that he died Sun
day morning. The deceased was widely
known and highly respected.
THE American Merchants Union Ex-
press Co. advertise a reward of IS, 600
for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the parties who rob
bed and attempted to murder their
messenger while crossing the railroad
bridge at Albany, at 8 O'Clock Friday
evening. No clue has been obtained as
vet. The messenger, Halpine, was in
favorable condition Sunday afternoon.
AU. S. OFFICER arrested in Pough-
kespsie, n. Y, Saturday, three cadet
refugees from West Point, and took
them back to the post. They declare
that they were dragged from their
quarters blythe first class after dark and
conveyed to the mountains, where they
were deserted, and told to feave forth
with, under penalty of being tarred and
feathered. They have sent a written
statement of the entire transaction to
the post commander.
The tide of emigration from Tennes-
see and Georgia is heavier than during
any previous season. Texas seems to
be the main direction. According to
the Avalanche, the number of wagons
which crossed at Memphis since Sep
tember 1st is ] ,664; the number of peo-
pie over 1900. AT Helena the crossing
has been greater, and it is said large
numbers have crossed at Point Pleas
ant. As a class, the emigrants are
much better than those who have gone
before, have better outfits, and are gen
orally i'll condition to purchase farms.
EDWARD s. Stokes, Secretary of the
Brooklyn Refinery Company, was .ar-
rested Saturday for collecting money
due the company and appropriating it
to his own use. Stokes procured from
the Devoe Manufacturing Company
checks to the amount of S27, 500. and
forged the company's signature. He
then had the checks certified, and de-
posted them to his own account. On
the 4th inst. he withdrew $4,000, and
Oh Saturday the remainder. When the
checks were presented for payment the
forgery was discovered, and e warrant
was issued for Stokes arrest.
A LARGE four-story brick building, at
Plainfield, n. J., owned by Elston
Marsh, and occupied by Baldwin &
Schefften, clothing manufacture and
A. d. Eaton, clothing merchant, was
totally destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning. The total loss is S204, 900, of
which $4,000 falls on Baldwin &
Schefften, who were insured for 81, ,000
The owner OF the building loses s16,-
900. insured for $4,000; and Eaton
Sl3, 900, insured for 5000. Over five
hundred sewing women, in various
parts of the state, are thrown out of
employment by the burning of the fac
tory.
AT SAN Francisco the United States
steamer Saginaw went ashore on the
morning of Saturday, Oct 90, on Ocean
Island, near Midway Island. Very few
provisions we're saved, though the ship
did not entirely go to pieces until the
18th of November Her executive
officer. Lieut.. Talbot, with sub-offlcers,
started on a gig for the Sandwich
Islands. After enduring incredible
sufferiDgs, they reached Kanai Decem
ber 18th, but all were very weak.
Lieut.. Talbot, Peter Francess, quarter
master, James Muir and John Andrews,
sailors, were drowned in the surf in the
landing. Their bodies were recovered,
The news was sent at once to Honolulu.
and the schooner Kona and a packet
were sent by the American Minister
with provisions and water, and two
days later the stesmer kelan was
placed at his disposal by the Govern
ment, and was also dispatched. 1t IS
hoped she Will arrive i'm season to save
the lives of the wearied crew, ninety in
number, all of whom were on quarter
rations, the island yielding nothing.
ABROAD.
BoURBAKI's army is said to be about
lao, 900 strong.
THERE has been almost continuous
skirmishing in France since the 1st.
THE Franc Tireurs at Gieu surround
ed and captured a detachment of one
hundred Germans near that place.
MosT of the French captured at Nuts
have escaped since the evacuation of
Dion or been delivered by Franc
Tireurs.
The German residents of Marseilles
have sent letter to the King of Prus-
sia expressing indignation at the bar
barous character of the struggle, warn
ing him against spirit of conquest,
and demanding cessation of the infa-
nous war.
GEN FAIDHARBE insists that he won
victory on the Sd, and charges the
Germans with falsehood In their re-
ports concerning that battle. He says
that, as to the pursuit of which the
Germans boast, the only fact to sup
port them is, that on the morning of
the 4th, two squadrons of cavalry
charged the French rear guard One
of them was annihilated, and the other
wheeled off and fed. rs
AT THE NORTH PoLE.-Capt. Hall,
the Arctic explorer, in his recent lee
ture in New York, was reported thus:
When he shall stand on the North
Pole there is one thing which viii
trouble him, and that, how shall he