Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.


The sugar refners of New York have
struck, and the refneries are idle.
The employing manufacturers of New
York have resolved to resist the eight-hour
movement to the bitter end.
Since June l, 142, 051 emigrants have ar
rived at New York-an increase of 1876
over the same period last year.
The trial Of Stokes, the slayer of James
Fisk, Jr., opened in New York, on June 10.
The venerable Peter Cooper, of New York,
has given the shirt-cutters 81 900 to aid
them IN their strike.
At he recent Convention of Railway Man
ayers of the New York Central, Erie, and
Pennsylvania Central railroad lines, an
agreement was made to sell hereafter no
more passenger tickets for political meetings
or State fairs at reduced rates.
Joseph Jeferson's condition, it seems, is
not SO bad as was at first supposed. The
great artist is said to be daily improving,
and there is every reason to hope that his
eyesight will be completely restored within
a very short period.
Among the gentlemen spoken of for Presi-
dent of Erie are Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan; T.
B. Blackstone, of the Chicago and Alton
road and James F. JOY, of the Michigan
Central. 1t is the impression that Gen.
Mcclellan will be the successful man.
The Jumel will case is again up in the
New York courts.
The Senate of New York, sitting as a
court of impeachment, is engaged in trying
Judge McCunn.
Gov. Hoffman, of New York, vetoed 50
bills during the past session of the Legisla-
ture.
John W. Avery is to be hung at Hacken-
sack, n Y, for the murder of Jacob W.
Erb.
On June 10, over the Mystic Park race
course, Boston, the celebrated trotting mare,
Goldsmith Maid, made the fastest time on
record over mile track-2:163.
Mayor CASTOR. of Boston, has vetoed the
order passed by the City Council for opening
the public library on Sundays.
The Japanese Government are having five
twenty bonds and greenback currency en-
graved by the New York Bank Note Company,
under the direction of Clews & Co. Monthly
shipments are now going forward to Japan
About s1O,0O0,OOe have already been sent.
1t may be authoritatively stated, says New
York telegram, that there is absolutely no
foundation for the report that Miss Nellie
Grant has become engaged to Scottish Lord.
Paul E. Lowe, son of ex-Gov. Lowe, of
Maryland, has been bailed in $4,000, at New
York, to answer for shooting VIM. Deune.
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reunion of the Greeley editors is to be held at
Baltimore on July 9.
Robert Kirkwood, prominent citizen of
Pittsburgh, was shot dead on his own porch,
while surrounded by his family on June II, by
a man named Flanders, be cause he refused to
fulfill marriage engagement with the assas-
sins sister.
In Philadelphia, last week, young man
named George Welsh shot and instantly killed
his mother, while sitting at the supper table.
He is supposed to be insane.
The Saltwater wooden mills, near Providence,
R. L, were burned June %. Loss, S35O, 900.
Lizzie Garrabrandt's death sentence has
been committed to imprisonment for life by
the New Jersey Court of Pardons.
Two persons were killed and several injured
by the explosion of a steam lighter at New
London, Ct, June "a.
Rev. E. L. ". Jones, wealthy Pittsburgh
clergyman, goes to the workhouse for three
years for swindling widow lady
Three boys, aged s, II and Is years, respec-
lively, we're drowned at Albany, NY, June g.
while bathing in the Hudson.
A clever swindler named Price has been
swinding Jersey farmers by selling them lots
in Communipaw that did not belong to him.
He realized $4,000.
The West.
Chandler & Pomeroy, of Chicago, who
have been running big " corner" in oats,
have come to grief. The corner collapsed
on Tuesday, June IS, and c. P. are out
some 100000. Immediately after their
failure oats reccded from AZ cents to 80 cents
per bushel.
The Apaches in Arizona are again on the
war path, notwithstanding the late peace
palaver.
Myron Bush, wealthy farmer of Ant
werp, Ohio, shufied off his mortal coil, the
other day, by hanging himself with log
chain. Temporary insanity did it.
Eldorado and Augusta, two rival Kansas
towns, are engaged in fierce county-seat
war. The Augustians, the other day, armed
and equipped, marched over to Eldorado
with the svowed intention of seizing the
county records. But the Eldoradians were
up in arms, and the valiant Augustian army
beat an inglorious retreat without securing
the coveted plumber. They threaten to re.
new the attack, and lively times are looked
fer.
Norman B. Judd, ex-member of Congress
has been appointed Collector of the Port Of
Chicago.
The National Division of the Sons of Tenn.
perance commenced its twenty-eighth an
nual session in Chicago on June 10. A
membership of s2,341 was reported, being
decrease of 1888 for the year.
Six cases of sunstroke in Chicago on
June 10.
A comet-the tail of which is described
by the telegraph as ga wavy. luminous and
rose-colored vapor"-was seen by the San
Franciscans on the night of June Is. 1t
moved rapidly, and soon disappeared.
Near Des Moines, Iowa, on June 90. q
young man named Allen was fatally anr-