Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-25

capital invested in the manufacture of stoves
in the United States was stated at 1896, 900, OOO
giving employment to $50, 900 men.
W. D. Richardson. of Springfield, has hired
$50 of the Illinois Penitentiary convicts TO,
five years, at SIS cents per day.
Rev. Samuel J. Browne, who shot and killed
the boy Schick, at Cincinnati, last week, has
/ been bailed in $4,000.
! Two ladies were drowned In Walnut creek
near Topeka, Kansas, July 10, while bathing.
Two persons (colored) were killed at Madi
son, Ind, July H. by gas explosion.
Oscar and Pliny Whitcomb, aged 16 and -
were drowned while bathing near Geneseo
H., July 10.
Two men were killed by lightning at Bell.
flower Station, ILL.,, July IL.
And still they come. John Summers, OF
Milwaukee, while bathing in the canal, July
IL, sank to rise no more-slive.
| A brother of the man Dorman, who COM
mitted suicide near where the Mercer county
| (Ohio) mob hung Ri nmell and Mcleod, killed
himself by cutting his throat with razor, OF
were in some way connected with the murder
/ OF MISS S6cOT0. Inc excitement still continues
high IN that section.
Advices from Fort Sully represent that the
Indians, to the number of 1000, have taken
the war path with the avowed intention OF
resisting the proposed survey of the Northern
Pacific railroad through their country The
surveyors escort of LOCO troops
and battery, under command of Gen. STAN
ley, an experienced Indian fighter-itis thought
will be able to conduct them safely over the
route
Salt Lake telegram of July II says the
| greatest body of mineral ever discovered has
| just been located by two Illinois men near
| Echo, on the Central Pacific railroad. The
/ ledge yields $3.50 to S1,100 per ton of per-
fectly free silver ore. Visitors to it estimated
the rock in sight to be over 20 900 tons. valued
at over S5,O0O,OOO Old mining experts and
prospect ers are greatly excited.
son of Charles Hoffman. a prominent
grain merchant of Peru, ILL.,. while playing in
his fathers warehouse. July u. jumped into
corn bin while the grain was running through
the spout. The father lea ped.in to rescue his
boy, and both persisted.
By the explosion of the boiler of steam
threshing machine in field in st. Clair
county, ILL.,. july IL, three persons were killed
and four wounded.
Alpena, Mich, was visited BY disastrous
confagration on the 18th of July, upward of
S2OO,OOO worth of property being destroyed.
The saddest part of the disaster was The loss
of life-no less than five persons having per
ished in the flames
The rather novel sight of funeral process
sion stopping before Photographic establish
ment while the coffin could be carried I'D
stairs and its inanimate occupant photo
graphed, was witnessed in Milwaukee the
other day.
The French Garde Republicaine band ar
r1ved In Chicago on the 14th of July, and
were enthusiastically received, over &C, 600
citizens turning out to welcome them.
The Northern Indiana State Prison, at Mich
igan City, was damaged by fire to the extent
of $50, 900 on July Is.
Two lrishmen were detected, the other day
In Alameda county, Cal, setting fire to hay
stacks, and were summarily hung by the in
censed farmers of the neighborhood.
The Canadian Pacific railway SURVEYORS have
N-A'NA coSh py Iuo OuucOdI1Q INDIANS.
They are determined that no freight or travel
shall pass through their country.
Sam. Platt, the well-known San Francisco
criminal lawyer is dead
The South.
VIM. Hagmann suicided at st. Louis. july
y, by jumping into the river from ferry
boat. About the same hour Mrs. Ellen Allen
poisoned herself with Paris green. Cause. in
both cases whisky.
The caterpillar is playing havoc with the
cotton fields in some portions of Alabama.
John H. Lane, of Illinois, stopped at Litch-
field, KY, last week, wrote on slip of paper.
" Old Death, 1 salute thee" took dose of
morphine, and shuffied off his morta, coil.
Seven persons were killed outright, and sew
eral dangerously injured, by bridge giving
way beneath railroad train, near White Sui
phur Springs. W. Va, ON the 18th of July.
The caterpillars, in unusually large numbers.
have appeared all through the cotton belt of
Alabama, three weeks earlier than ever be-
fore. The same report comes from South
Carolina. There is much depression among
the planters in consequence.
Stilson Hutchins has sold his one-tbird in
terest in the st. Louis Times to Henry Ewing
for $4,000
Advices from Pope county, Ark, the scene
of the recent disturbances, state that Gov.
Hadley had gone there to investigate the out
RACES. The militia were in arms, pressing
horses and ammunition from the people,
On the evening of July IS, some boys who
were bathing in the river at Memphis we're
fired upon by Waterman named Sturgeon.
the weapon beng musket loaded with slugs.
Three of the missiles entered the head of
little boy named Johnny Murphy, producing
instant death. The murderous watchman,
frightened at his bloody work. Immediately
jumped into skiff and made his escape down
the river.
The caterpillars and boll-worms are playing
havoc with the Alabama cotton fields.
freshet in the Alabama river and tributa-
ries recently destroyed over $4,000. 600 worth
of cotton and corn crops.
Judge Linton Stephens (brother of Alexan-
der H. Stephens), for many years prominent
In the politics of Georgia, is dead.
Washington.
Washington telegram of the 9th inst
Saws The sancafiopa ~ H.