Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-27
NEWS OF TuE WEEK

The following nominations were sent
to the Senate on the 10th: Z. l.. BOYD.
Register of the Land Office at Salinf,
! Kansas; Dr. Wm. Egstaff, Receiver on
Public Moneys at Salina, Kansas.
/ A HARTFoRD telegram states that an
evident error has been discovered IN
the return cf the votes from the Fourth
ward of New Haven, by which one
hundred more votes were returned for
Governor English than should have
been. This number was returned more
than was checked ON the poll list, and
the Democratic state ticket was declared
to have received like number of votes
more than the Republican ticket,
while the Republican state and repre-
sentative tickets were about equal The
matter will probably be investigated by
the Legislature
The crops throughout Northern Kan
sas promise a finer harvest than ever
known.
THE Leonard -Scanland tragedy con-
tinues TO receive a large share of atten-
tion in Chicago.
Ar Warren, Ohio, on the 9th, Fred
erick Schaler committed suicide by
drowning himself in cistern.
HEAVY rains visited all portions of
Kansas during the last few days. The
prospects of the fruit and wheat crops
were never better.
A DISPATCH from Helena, Montana,
states that nine inches of snow have
fallen in the mountains. The streams
are swollen, and bridges are being
carried away
AN Omaha dispatch of the 14th says
"There has been another severe SNOW
storm along the valley of the Platte to-
day. at and near North Platte Station.
SO that it was dangerous for man or
beast to be away from she ter An
other dead body was found to-day near
Grand Island Station, being that ola
soldier from Fort Kearney, named
Michael Foley, who had perished in
the storm of Sunday night and Mon
day last. His body had been robbed
when found"
The south.
AT Atchison. Kansas, a gale demol-
ished the cupola of the Baptist church,
stripped off several roofs, and caused
considerable damage. At St. Joseph
several buildings were blown down.
AK old fisherman named Harbert,
living at Trotter's Landing, opposite
Helena, Ark, was murdered by party
of negroes, on the Sth, for his money.
l.. n. REvIs, through the columns Of
the ST. Louis Democrat, nominates
Horace Greeley for the Presidency in
1872.
GNArs are killing large numbers of
horses ann mules along the Mississippi
river. The recent overflow has made
them and mosquitoes unusually nu-
merous.
tEisceIiu rccus.
The Pittsburg and Connellsyille rail
road is completed.
TIE citizens of Albany have contrib
uted 81, 600 for the relief of the family
of O'Brien, the fireman who lost his
life at the great fire last week.
A YOUNG man named VIM. s. Hill was
run over by a railway train and killed
at Downer's Grove, ILL.,, on the Sth.
EIGHT acres of lumber in the suburbs
of Boston were destroyed by fire on
Saturday.
Ok the 1st inst, Apaches captured
Jones wagon train OF over seventy
mules, and killed Dutch Henry, one of
the drivers. John Burger, of Prescott,
one of the oldest residents of the ter
ritory, and companion, were attacked
near Wickensburg aud killed.
Grimes and Casualties.
DIR. J. B. LYMAN, a well-known ply
sican of Chelsea, shot himself on the
9Th In his office.
SEVERAL persons were injured by the
explosion Of cannon during the Ger
man peace jubilee in Quincy, ILL.,, ON
the 10th.
SEVERAL casualties occurred during
the peace celebration at Cleveland On
the 10th. Two lads were killed by run
away horses, and a German had his left
hand blown off.
AT Jacksonville, H., on the 10th,
notorious desperate named Joe Gillett,
shot and fatally wounded a man named
Reuben Hammond. A family quarrel
is ascribed as the cause of the tragedy.
rHE remains of Geo Varney, watch
man of tie Wemyss furniture factory
of Charlestown, Mass, who disappear
ed at the time the factory was burned,
have been found among the ruins.
THos. NJ CUfLoM, OF Philadelphia,
who said he would rather rot in prison
than pay the fine imposed by Judge
Ludlow for refusing to serve on a jury
with colored man, has paid the fine,
and la released.
THE Canal Mills at Ferre Haute, OWE
ed by Chas. Rattman & Co., were burr
ed on the 10th. Loss S14, 600; partial
ly insured.
The chemical works of Harrison &
Bros, at Philadelphia, was injured by
fire on the 10th, to the extent of $15,-
900 TO $4,000.
The Canal Mills, owned by Chas.
Ruttman & Co, at Terre Haute, were
burned ON the 10th. Loss $4,000;
partially insured.
THE town of Linneus, Mo-, was visit
ed with a most destructive fire on FRI
day night last. resulting in the destruo-
ton of property valued at $4,000.
The east wing of Emery & Sons can
die factory, was damaged by fire at
ON the 10th, to the amount
of from $1,000 to $4,000: partially in
sured IN Eastern companies
A FIRE at Boston on the 9th destroy
ed the extensive works of the Union
Wise Company End the currying estab-
lishment of Messrs. Easton. Loss of
the Union Wise Company, $35, 900.
Messrs. Easton's is not yet ascertained.
SEVENTEEN business houses in New
burn, N c., were destroyed by fire on
the 18th. Loss upwards of $lo0, 1000
largely covered by insurance.
Foreign. -
RECENT movements lnaugurated in
Cuba by Valssmeda are expected to /.
give great results. The troops captur-a
ed Emilio Zalvidor on his way to the
United States with correspondence. He
was afterwards executed. A severe en-
took place at Monte Oscuro,