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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-15
Editorial Excursion.

The members of the Editors and Pub
fishers Association Of the Tenth and
Eleventh Districts of Indiana are hereby
notified that ample arrangements have been
made with the Burlington & Missouri
River Railroad Company for an Excur-
sion to the city of Lincoln, Nebraska.
The Excursion party will leave Chicago
on Thursday, June 2eth, at 10;45 a. m,
on the Pacific express, and arrive at Lin
coin about 10 O'Clock next morning.
Those preferring to start at an earlier
day, so as to be enabled to visit inteme-
date points along the route, can be ac-
commodated, but it is earnestly desired
that all reach Lincoln on the morning OF
the thirtieth of June, to participate in the
reception ceremonies.
In accordance with the expressed wish
es of the members of the association, no
passes viii be issued to publishers in the
two Districts who have not identified
themselves with our Organization. An
opro -tunity TO become such is afforded
by the payment of one dollar, to d. f.
Manufacturing, Treasurer, Plymouth
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-15

Js1n Bloozhhuff, badly b1rned in had
Man named 0rtman, badly burned.
Henry Reeker, badly burned.
Iamss seihriug. badly burned = -
Frederick Huelsman, killed instantly
VIM. Wellington, slightly burned. -
F. F. Boltz, badly Burned de4frious
DIR. Rodman, burned slightly 90
Geo NJ Myers, badly burned.
- ia Downsy, badly burned, invani'y,
and cut on head
George kikr.r 5adiy 'b;ddfbed-.7 - {
Frank yogel, slightly buried
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-06-15


John Groffe, badly burned
Hermann Michael, slightly burned.
Barney Kiser, badly burned
John Godown, slightly burned.
Barney Rehner, slightly cut on head.
Frank Rohley, badly burned.
Robt Show. badly burned.
Gilbert Lyduke, severely cut in the
head.
John Tremmel cut badly in head.
John Downey, badly burned.
James Edwards, slightly cut face and
hand
Toys. Mannix, Chief of Department,
badly burned.
Henry Michaels, slightly cut.
4. F. Laurent, slightly cut in face.
Thomas Stapleford, cut on head Sc
verely.
Charles Davis, severely burned
Frank Fowler, severely burned
Sam. Fletter, severely burned in face.
VIM Seddy, severely burned.
Fred Hartmeyer, slightly burned.
Isaac n. Brookhart, severely burned.
Jesse Patton, burned severely on face.
Pliilo Birmingham, burned severely in
face
State # Ia,siana, -iuea County
At an inquest held by John p. Waters,
Coroner of Allen County, in the cause of
the death of Frederick Huelsman, de-
ceased. John n. Brown being duly
sworn, says: went into the cellar of F.
T. Boltz. on Calhoun-st., in the city of
Fort Wayne, in said county, found de
ceased lying on his fee; | assisted to car
~ him up into DR.. Meyers's office. He
expired in a few minutes
(Signed) JNO. VI. BROWN.
DR. Meyers being sworn says: Fred'k
Huelesman's death was caused by injuries
received at the fire of Jan. Z, 1871, at
Fred Boltz's grocery store.
tsigned) W. II. MEYERS, NJ. ID.
ISQrEsT.
We, the Jury, being duly impanneled
and swon, by John p Waters, Coroner
of Allen county, do find that the deceased.
Fred'k HuelsInan, came to his death BY
injuries received attlle fire of F. f. Boltz' :
grocery store, on Calhoun ST.. in the city
of Fort Wayne, on the 9TH day of June,
\. d., 1871; and that the immediate cause
of his death was sufFocation from coal oil
burning, and being burned and further
find that his age is about Is years. He
had on his person memorandum book
containing Sll.
II. Kiymeir, Thos. j. Hedges, Henry
Waiiemoth, ID. A. Robinson, Jno. Coke.
Schomikle, Edward Fleischer and Thos.
Meegan- The jury.-F'oSt WaySe G,szette,
,JzAe .SA. .-.-
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10
A Riot In California.

A terrible not occurred In the town oi
Los Angeles California, which originated
in the following manner: A fight having
occurred in the Chinese quarter, ofllcer
Bilderan attempted 10 arrest one China,
man for shooting another, but, upon
meeting resistance, called upon citizen
named Robert Thompson TO assist him.
The officer aud the citizen again attempt
ed 10 arrest the ChinnmAn, when the
Chinese on both sides Of the narrow
street began firing. Thompson fell. shot
through the breast, aud soon died. Bid
enn was shot through the shoulder, but
succeeding in reaching his horse and es-
capped. A Mexican boy named John
jose Mandevls was shot through the leg.
\ mob soon collected, and attacked the
whole Chinese quarter but the Chinese
defended themselves stoutly. About
600 armed men then surrounded the
Chinese position and cot them of from
escape, and k6 Chinamen who were cap.
turrd were summarily hanged by thc
mob. Fire was applied to many of the
houses, hut the flames were eGiinguished
by the Chinese. The authorities sue
ceeSled in restoring order, aud prevented
further bloodshcd.
The mob Was composed mainly Of na,
tive Cahiornians aud Mcxicans aud Ia,
dregs Of society. All the Chinese that
were hanged were frightfnlly beaten and
mnltrcated before hanging. One of them
was child only : or . years old. In ad
dition 20 the l6 persons hanged. two
men and one woman were foand, dead,
and another man was discovered in jail
in an insensible condition. Only one ,oi
those who were hanged has been id.nti-
fled as having shot at the officers. The
others are supposed 10 be innocent, the
guilty ones having escaped before the
mob assaulted their houses. The old
Vigilance Committee has been reorgan.
iEed 10 prevent a repetition OF rioting.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

Affairs In Utah have taken new turn,
and one that will no doubt be the means
of rovolutioniEing the institutions of that
territory. In the case of the Mormon
Hawkins. n saint. who was tried, Mrs
Hawkins, the defendants first wife, tee
titled that Hawkins gave no reason for
taking other women for wives except that
Rhe had had her day, and II was proper
be should have some one elise, She said
she had borne him seven children nt the
time he took another wife. The defence
offered no testimony, except 10 prove the
marriage of Hawkins with his second and
third wives. General Maxwell spoke for
tho prosecution, and assuming that the
defence would rest upon plural marriage
as'being part Of religious faith, argued
that polygamy was direct violation OF
bath the ccclesiaStical and common law.
Fitch concluded at late hour for the
defence, He contendcd that Hawkins,
being u Mormon. had no intention of
committing a crime, and that intention
was essential to conviction that hcIe
,sls 40 ta's Romans v, l3l against poiy,
g6lny ,rAeH ho took his second rJs: and
lac eould not be guilty of adultery, be-
cause he was legally married 10 the Wo-
man according 10 the usages and Gus
tomas Of the Mormon Church.
The jury in the case came In with a
sealed verdict, which, ON being opened,
was found 10 be- "guilty." The court
room was crowded. aud the announce
ment created much excitement The
counsel for the people moved that the
defendant be taken into custody, which
motion was stoutly resisted 10y the de-
defendants attorney. The prosecution
however, were firm in their demand
that the case should take the ordinary
course. aud the United States Marshall
was accordingly directed to bold Haw-
kins as prisoner. Time vas allowed
to prepare a motion for new trial and
arrest of Judgment The penalty pre-,
scribed by the Utah statute for the crime
of adultery is imprisonment for not Over
I twenty years and not less than three
I years, or fine of not over ~ 600, OF
both hne and Imprisonment, at the dis
/ cretion Of the court This is a test case,
and virtually places all polygamists a;
the mercy OF the first wife, who, under
the act is the only party who can insti,
tute proceedings against the husband
/ The case was conducted on both sides
I with great determination, and the charge
Of Judge Mexican to the jury is spoken
OF as being eminently able.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

In these latter days, when the Office oi
the Surrogate is the theatre Of so much
unseemly wrangle over the wills of tesla,
tors that men who have property 10 leave
may sometimes despair of their wishes
beng eonsnmmated, an aneedote of Eze-
kiel Webster, brother of the Z" "lgodlike, u
may be aptly quoted
When in fun practice he was employed
to defend the will Of Roger Perkins, OF
Hopkinton. The physicians made afi-
davit that the testator was struck with
death when he signed his will Mr..
Webster subjected his testimony 10 q
most thorough examination, showing,
by quoting medical authorities, that
doctors disagree as to the precise moment
when dying man is struck with death
some affirming that il is at the CON-
mencement of the fatal disease, others at
its climax, and others still affirming that
we begin 10 die as soon as we are born.
"a 81 should like TO know" said Mr..
Sullivan, the opposing counsel, "what
doctor maintains that theory ~
"Dr. Watts. said Mr.. Webster, with
great gravity
{" The moment we begin 10 live,
We al begin 20 die"
The reply convulsed the Court and au-
dience with laughter.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

In Buckingham's Newspaper Speci
mems" VIC find That the first attempt "a
set mp a newspaper in North America. No
far as can be ascertained from existing
records or from tradition, was made in
Boston in the year 1890. Only one copy
is known 10 be in existence, and this IA
deposited IN the state paper Office IN
London.
Number one Of this paper. and proha-
bly the only number ever published. il
dated September -, 1890 Immediately
ON its publication the Legislative author.
ities spoke Of u rs n pamphlet, stated
that il was contrary 20 law, and con-
tained reflections OF a very high nature. v
They strictly forbade " any thing in print
without license FIRST obtained from those
appointed by the government 10 grant
the same" This paper was printed by
Richard Pierce for Benjamin Harris
Mr.. Pierce il said 90 have been the first
person who carried on the printing busi-
ness in Boston.
Benjamin Harris. who was the proprie.
tor of this paper, had a printing house
in Boston, and in 1922 and 1894 printed
the acts and laws Of Massachusetts,. and
was printer 10 his Excellency the Gov
eruor, and Council" Harris's commits
sion 20 print the laws was in the follow
ing words
"By his Excellency--I order Benjamin
Harris TO print the acts and laws made
by the great and general court or assem-
bly, of their Mgjesty's province Of Massa-
chusetts Bay OF New England. that we
people may be informed thereof.
WILLIAM PHIPPs
Boston, December l6, 1862. +"
This il curious, interesting and i'm
portant history, showing that the advent
Of the newspaper 10 this country took
place a hundred and eighty years ago
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

The accident, for such il was, by which
woman suffrage became the law Of Wvom,
ing happened in this way The President
Of the Council Of the first Territorial
Legislature OF Wyoming strolled into the
Office Of the Secretary of the Territory
one morning IA November. 1869, 90 talk
about local politics. Woman suffrage
came IN for its share Of attention. Said
the Secretary. who was a staunch adyO.
cate Of womnn's right:
''Mr. President, do You know Won have
the greatest opportunity Of any man in
America 10 immorialiEe yOurself?"
How inquired the president.
"By introducing a bin b. the council
extending the right Of suffrage 10 wo-
man, replied the secretary.
"By Jove' I'll DO il il you'll draw up
the bill, " responded the president.
Agreed" answered the secretary
and Mr.. President smiled the quiet smile
OF satisfaction incident 10 the birth Of a
new idea, pulled away at his cigar,
Strengthened himself and walked 20 the
Council chamber 10 ponder on his future
greatness. The hill was drawn, intro
dltcod and passed the first reading of the
Council-more for the novelty and no.
toriety than because its members were IN
It's favor.
In the lower house, however, the bill
met opposition, and berame the subject
Of earnest dissension ON the part Of a
minority The majority looked upon
the whole thing as joke Of the rollicking
secretary, and were disposed 10 let him
have his fun, while they would enjoy
the big supper promised them by the
secretary II they would pass the bill.
Thus the bin passed the House. not sup
posing the Council wonld confirm il on
It's final reading. The Council, however,
did pass the bin, whether from indiffer-
ance or 10 appear consistent with It's
former action il is impossible 90 say, as
Il is equally impossible To account for
most OF the laws passed by this Legisla-
ture on any known hypothesis. But
whether joke or design on the part Of the
secretary. the members OF the House
were certainly yiciimized, for they never
got that big supper. and the bin did pass.
IL only waited now for the Governor 4
signature under the great seal Of the
Territory b. make this bill law in the
land. In few days the bin was return
cd with his Excollcncy's familiar q. X.
and woman suffrage became both fact
and a Law in Wyoming.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10
A Story Of IndnStrH.

The French papers have a story about
the beginning OF Nj. Thiers's career which
is a pendant TO that Of the first intro
duction of the great banker, Lafhttc, Il
the tide that led on 10 fortune. Young
Iafitte being rebufled by a banker q
whom he applied for employment, and
turning sadly away, spied a pin ON the
iOor, and stopped 10 pick il up on
which the banker called him back, mad,
him a clerk, aud finally a partner, and
so made his fortune. The Theirs story
is that soon after he came to Paris t.
seek his fortune M. CoSte, the editor oi
the Temps, and NJ Belief. one of his
chief collaborators, noticed light al
WAYS burning in the attic of a house
they had 10 pass about , A. NJ, as they
left the Office 10 go home. This excited
their curiosity so strongly that one night
they knocked at the door and asked the
porter who il was that lived dH ciH-
QrieHas. He said il was an industrious
young man, working hard TO fit himse,i
for Journalist. Upon this they mount
ed to the garrct, and presenting them
selves TO the youth, like Providence in
human shape ; and, brief conversation
satisfying them Of his competency, the
editsr gave him Immediately place on
the stall OF the paper, which was the first
round Of young ambitions ladder,
which has conducted him TO the highest
places of fame and power. We tell this
story. as the French papers say in such
cases, drec toaf'es ies reSerres. by no means
guaranteeing its authenticity. There is
no inherent improbabihty about il
and, at any rate, it is a good story.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

A manufaeturer and vender OF quack
medicines for rheumatism and the
growth Of hair combined, recently wrote
10 friend for 4 recommendation Of his
THE mannfacturer's) balsam." In a
few days hereceiyed the following, which
we eIll pretty strong
De1r Sir:-The land composing this
farm his, hitherto been 80 poor that n
Chinaman could not get living of il,
and so stony that we had to slice our
potatoes and plant them edgeways but,
hearing of your bRlsam, / put some on
the corner Of a ten-acre field surrounded
by rail fence, and in the morning
found the stones had entirely disappear
ed, and neat wall encircled the field /;
the rails were split up into firewood,
and piled mp symmetrically in my back
yard. put half an ounce in the mid
die Of q hncklebery swamp; two days
saw it clear of, planted with corn and
pumpkins, and row of peach trees in
full blossom through the middle. As an
evidence Of Its tremendous strength,
would say that It drew a striking likeness
Of my eldest son out Of mill-pond,
drew blister all over his stomach. drew
a load Of potatoes four miles to market,
drew grease out OF a flint. and eventu.
ally drew prize OF ninety-sevcn dollars
out OF n defunct lottery"
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10
UglIness Of Mormon Momen.

A late writer says Nothing impressed
us more in Salt Lake city than the home.
liness Of the women. 1t may be ungal-
liant TO mention il but, "a every one
that goes there thinks il, here goes the
statement of the fact Now, homelineSs
OF feature is not disadvantage. There
is handsome ugliness and pions
homeliness but with these Mormon
women it is a vicious, outrageous un-
comellness, indicative OF moral disfigure-
ment. The Tabernacle was alive with
them. They made us shudder. II is
" assault and battery" 10 have them look
ut you. What Brigham or any other
man would want of seventeen such crea-
lures cannot imagine One OF them.
should think, would be n great horror
Such disloeations Of noses and misplace
ments of mouth, and ruins of eyebrows,
are not gathered together in any other
place on this continent. There must be
a good many witches among them. We
would not have been much surprised 10
see them riding home on broomstick.
The only excuse that we can see for poly
gamy is that il would take ut least fifty
such women 10 make one wife.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

OuR HousE AND HoME. Says Mrs
Stowe There are certain characteristic
words which the human heart loves tc
coniure with, and one of the strongest
among them is the phrase, "Our House. =
II is not my house, nor your house, non
their house, but Otg House II is the
inseparnble Jre who own il, and il is the
IRE and the or that go a long way toward
impregnating il with the charm that
makes il the symbol of things mos:
blessed and eternal.
Houscs have their phsiognomy, as
much as persons. There are common
place houses, suggestive houses, attrac-
live houses, and scientific houses, and
fascinating houses, just as there are all
classes of persons. There are houses
whose windows seem 10 yawn idly-to
stare vacnntly-there are houses whose
windows glover weirdly, and look at you
askance there are houses again, whose
very doors and windows seem wide open
with frank cordiality, which seem 10
stretch their arms 10 embrace you, and
WOO you kindly to come and possess
them.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10

fn view OF the urgency of immediate
aud cop4nns aid from the people outside
Of the State. the following appeal 30 the
United States has been issued by the
Michigan State Relief Committee
10 he People ~ he United STATES We
need instant and plentiful aid. From
IL, 900 to $4,000 people, az least, In the
State Of Michigan. have lost their homes,
food, clothing, crops, horses aud cattle.
On the night Of the Chicago fire 1000
people ON the cast shore OF Lake Michi-
gan, aud 5000 10 6,000 ON the west shore
of Lake Huron were reduced 10 almost
absolute destitution. Within two on
three weeks other small settlements have
been blotted out The number OF indi.
yiduul farm houses, barns aud frontier
dwellings which have been destroyed by
the all-preyading fires cannot from want
Of Information, be- accurately calculated,
The aggregate we know 10 be enormous.
The iires are still burning, aud new ones
spring up. The area of ruin aud devasia.
/ tion Is daily increasing. and much suffer,
/ ing exists. A long, hard aud cold
Winter Is approaching, aud large mum,
bers OF these people are accessible 0nly
/ by water. and navigation will soon be-
closed. Scarcely "A month, or six weeks
at most, remains in which 10 feed, cloth.
and shelter them for the Winter season
which extends far into the Spring
They must be helped now, or they vii
/ perish. They vail need, too, in earl,
Spring, seed and implements for harvest,
next year. A greater portion OF then
mNst commence life entirely anew AM
without preparation az the beginning o
Winter. Their isolation from the centres
of commerce and the means of eoinmuni
cation makes the problem of relief NOR,
difficult and urgent The people O
Michigan have nobly responded 10 ap
peals which this misery has made 20 thei
! sympathy and generosity, but they ar
sorely crippled, indirectly in their busi
ness by the Chicago fire, and directly b,
the assistance given 20 the sufferers from
that calamity before they were aware O
the demands which would be made npoi
them al home. Many of them, too, hav
lost their resources by fires which oc
cntred in this State. In their name
and ON behalf of the victims alread,
known aud many whom We fear are We
unknown, We ask prompt and eificien
aid from our benevolent fellow citizen
everywhere. Money and supplies ma,
be sent direct 10 Michigan Relief Com
mittee at Detroit or Gand Rapids.
The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-10
Disaster on the Lakes.

Following the disastrous fires in thcWest
are disasters on the Lakes. A number OF
vessels have been lost with all on board.
Among them is the propeller Coburn. A
dispatch says two boats of the C05RrR
have been washed ashore one empty, the
other having II her two dead bodies.
those Of colorcd man and a boy. This
settles the question OF the fate Of those
not already reported saved, in all proba-
bility. The CoJHra has FIVE boats one
was stove. two were found with persons
alive in them. and two are found with no
one living. IL can hardly be otherwise
than that the persons who failed 10 save
their lives in the boats have porished.
In all probability they number as many
as thirty, at the loves; estimate, aud n
mong them are doubtless the Captain.
Gilbert Demont Indian Agent Smith
and his wife, MAJOR Atwood, aud all the
ladies on board. of whom there are re-
ported 10 have been eight From what
can be learned OF the scenes during the
last hours Of the steamer, the ladies very
likely went down with the boat. either
unable 10 remain outside. or lacking the
hnrdihood. It seems likely, too, that
several were seen in the sabiu just before
she sank. Flour and articles with The
name of the CObWrH on them came ashore
at Kincardine all day.
II is more than probable that all the
books, papers, &C. belonging 10 the
steamer went down with her, consequent
ly some time must necessarily clapse be-
fore n complete list of her crew and pas
sengcrs can be obtained, and there is n
strong probability that the names Of all
Of her crew will never he known, ms moth
ing ON her books will show them.