Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-03-21

"A SALOON KEEPER at IOnia, Mich.,s has
been called on for 5000 for the family
of a drunkard.
The sunkan steamer KYLE. near Cairo.
Ill, was raised at noon ongTuesday. and
LETT Tor st. Louis on Wednesday morn
ing. Ao' -''
CHEYENNE is happy over the purchase
OF several pianos and parlor organs. in
dlcatlng the purpose of residents to re-
main another season.
MISS Anna c. BRACKET. princinal Of
the Normal school at st. Louis. is maid
a salary of $500 per year-the largest
paid to any female teacher in this
country. rtatAith
The Maine Central Railroad Company
paid last year tospersons on account of
injuries received in the accidents at
Ere Free dpoo, Farmingdale, and Bangor,
p'o'ooo' me $3.50
SAN Francisco has nondescript ami
NAL which is the genuine offspring of a
mule. 1t resembles horse much more
than 1t does a mule, and is covered with
short curly wool. eal1f
JAMES BURcHALB, of East Toledo. o..
while deranged through the effects of
fever, arose about midnight on Monday
last, and wandered, almost naked, to a
farm house eight miles distant.
A MER1DEN, Conn.,, lad, few DAYS
ago, was brought before court for tru-
ancy and other boyish misbehavior, and
when asked the reason for his conduct,
replied, "I've got stepmother."
ELLEN CARL, young woman of Madi-
son, Ind, has been brooding over the
:" dark days" prophecy made by the
pious nun several hundred years ago,
until she has gone hopelessly insane.
The culture of the orange is becoming
quite common in California The beauty
of the tree is regarded as sufficient com
pensation by those who own fields and
front-yards, even if no fruit is produced.
RUSSIA has placed an embargo on the
marrying OF children. and hereafter the
male and female youths of that domain
must wait until they arrive at the ma
ture ages of Is and ii before setting sail
on the matrimonial voyage.
BENZ. EDWARDS, hackman, convicted
of murder in the second degree for
shooting L. Levy, in difficulty con-
corning woman at Petaluma, has been
sentenced to twenty years in the Cali
fornia State Prison.
In responding to request from New
York for his autograph, Gen. Spinner
wrote: 6 You ask for my autograph with
sentiment. Ny sentiment is this:
When gentleman writes another on
his own business, he should inclose a
postage stamp
THE body of Clement McCausland,
Deputy United States Marshal, was
found on Tuesday afternoon eighteen
miles from Frog Point, D. T., he having
persisted in the recent storm while in
pursuit Of escaped prisoners. McCaus.
lands home is in Lowell, Mass.
The Journal of Apphed Chemistry recon-
mends the use of small quantity Of
carbolic acid in paste for laying paper
hangings and in whitewash. 1t will
neutralize the disagreeable odor conse-
quent upon the decomposition Of the
paste, and also repel cockroaches and
other insects.
SAVANNAH has in her City Hall Park
WV AASANSSSAAl'S 4OHl' lAo W OlC III
them, opinion is divided-some con-
tending that it is wild goose, while
others assert that it is brant. The
other is badly mixed bird, with the
head of turkey, the body of hen, and
the voice OF a guinea.
ANDREW ALLISON, farmer of Scot
land, McDonough county, ILL.,, lately
| committed suicide by cutting his throat
with razor. He was So years old, I'M
married, and had accumulated property
to the amount of 100000 through the
most AFFECT penuriousness. He com
mitted suicide because he had been
beaten in q lawsuit which involved some
of his property.
IT is reported that the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad Company have
purchased the Milwaukee, Green Bay
and Manitowoc railroad, which is being
constructed along the lake shore. The
route passes through some of the most
important towns and cities of Wiscon-
sin, and viii be very desirable connec-
| ton