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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
An Inebriated Dentist Goes Cunning.

RIom the Doston Advertiser, Jan. y.
The village of Lakeville, Four Cor
ners, was the scene of good deal ofex-
element on Friday evening. DR.. Chas.
W. Leach, well-known dentist resid-
ing In Four Corners, Lakeville, mem
Der of the Baptist Church, and of the
Sons of Temperance, had been drinking
very freely for a week, until on Friday
he became perfectly crazed with alco-
hol. On that Friday Dr. Leech told his
family to go away into a room by them
selves and stay, for either the Lord or
the devil was coming to see him. He
then took his eldest boy, bright little
fellow about ten years old, into the
front room, where he had double bar
relied shotgun and stock of ammuni.
ton. The doctor then stationed him
self by an open window, where he lay
IN wait for victims. About dusk, Thos.
Bump, who lived in the same house.
came home from work, and while en-,
tering the gate he received load of
shot in his breast and neck. John
Capeless, a neighbor, was the next one
to approach the house, and he received
double dose, over 40 shots taking eff.
feet in his neck and chin. By this time
the nelghbors were aroused, and one of
them, William Coombs, started to cap.
ture the doctor. Although warned to
be careful, he did not heed the warn
ing, and received a charge of shot in
his forearm and another above the ell
bow. Next came Daniel Swift, who re-
ceived several shots in his shoulder and
arm. Messrs. Coombs, Swift, Bump,
and Andrew NJ. Shockley then made a
rush for the doctor, who went for them
with the but end of the gun, but they
overpowered him, Bump snatching the
gun out of his hand, and breaking it
into splinters. During all this time the
doctors little boy was iorced to hand
the powder and shot to his father, who
threatened to kill him if re did not do
1t, and once when the little boy handed
him the shot first he started for him
with an oath, but had his attention at
-racted elsewhere before he could in
Jure him. Saturday morning he was
taken to marlborough, about two
miles distant, where Judge of Probate
nj. III. Wood ordered his commitment
to the Taunton Insane Hospital, Drs.
Comstoca and Drake signing certiti-
cate that he was insane through the use
of liquor. The wounded men are doing
well, although Bump is in a critical
condition, caused in great measure by
his excitement. When he got into the
room with the doctor it was almost i'm
possible to restrain him from killing the
doctor on the spot, and his watchers
were obliged to assure him that the
doctor was not in the house to prevent
him from going for him in the night.
The doctor is about forty years old,
and, although a good dentist, he is said
to be man of considerable temper,
mixed with not a little cruelty, and
hard stories are told of his treatment of
his family. ~.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Death Of a Murderer in Prison.

From the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen, Jan. a.
Ebin o. Leach, sent from Coldwater
in the year 1867, under a sentence of
solitary confinement for life, for the
crime OF double murder, died at the
State Prison last night, aged so years.
The crime of Leach will be well re-
membered. He killed his wife and her
lawyer in cold blood, at Coldwater, in
February, 1867. He and his wife had
not lived together for years, and she had
made application for divorce. That
evening, while leaving the lawyers
office, under escort of Mr.. Brown,
young attorney, who was a member of
the firm who had taken Mrs. Leach's
case, they were met on the sidewalk by
Leach, who Immediately drew his re-
volver, fired, and his wife fell dead at
his feet. The infatuated man then
wheeled, fired at Brown with unerring
aim, and the young lawyer dropped to
the earth corpse. The awful crime
was but the work of moment, and the
double murder was committed in less
time than 1t takes to write these words.
The murderer then gave himself up.
dis trial soon followed, and he was
speedily convicted, the evidence being
overwhelming. In May he was SEN
fenced to solitary confinement for life,
and since then has been in prison here.
Leach was a man of fine attainments,
and finished scholar, but for years had
led reckless life. His wife was
woman of great beauty and accomplish
ments, and was sister of the Rev. NJ.
A. Daugherty. formerly of this city,
The awful crime created great excite
ment in the State at the time.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
After-Dinner Speeches.

In accordance with the usual custom
in Kentucky Senator elect McCreerv
gave a dinner to the members of the
Legislature of that State and others on
the evening of the 18th ult. In re.
spending to toast in his honor he said
that he considered an after.dinner
speech the greatest humbug of modern
times. The fashion was an innovation
upon the good, old-t time customs of the
fathers. There had been, he said.
great deal of good, old, hard sense in
the thousands OF years behind US, but
none OF 1t had ever sanctioned after
dinner speeches. They were about as
useless and empty as the empty de.
canter from which they drew their
inspiration. He said that inspiration
was all bosh hard work does it all; and
If there is any young man here to- night
who has set himself down to wait, or
any old man who has been waiting for
the last forty years, for this thing Of in
splratlon to come skipping along and
make him great, | say to him now, get
up and go to work, and work hard and
long and steady, and, by the time you
are ready to step into your grave, peo-
pie will begin to say that you are a
genius, and commence to think that
you are one of those lucky fellows who
have been blessed by that blessed thing
called inspiration. There's where your
inspiration comes In. That's the near
est approach to inspiration that know
OF, and, if you want it, you can go home
tonight, get sober, and commence at
daylight in the morning upon sixty
years work for it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
The Tricks of Erie.

The Albany correspondent of the
New York Times writes to that paper
as follows:
There is no doubt that the Erie Ring
or what remains of it since the death OF
Fisk and the abdication of Tweed, are
determined to test their strength with
the present Legislature, the same as
they have with the previous ones, and
will bring the same corrupt appliances
to bear to perpetuate their power. The
brains of the conspiracy still live in the
person of Jay Gould, and, although its
practical manager and its advertising
mountebank are out of the concern, the
diabolism and the intellectual power is
as active as ever. 1t would hardly
seem possible, and yet it is true, that
the Erie managers seriously design to
prevent the repeal of the infamous
Classification act by the Legislature, in
the face of the fact that the Republican
party, which has two-thirds majority
here, has repeatedly put itself on record
IN favor of the repeal, and no longer ago
than last winter voted unanimously
(Wlnans excepted) to wipe it off the
statute book. All sorts of devices are
to be resorted to this winter to furnish
plausible excuse to Republicans for
not doing this session what they all in
sisted ought to be done during the last
one. Allusion has already been made
to the scores of remonstrances that
have been sent up here by persons liv-
ing on the line of the road, against any
legislation that will permit the control
OF Erie to go into the hands of British
monopolists. The bill to allow the
Supervisors of Counties on the line to
elect the directors is another trick in
the interest of the present Ring. In
addition to these more open devices
they have already resorted to the tao
tics SO often employed in legislation by
the Tammany Ring, of smuggling into
an apparently innocent and unobiec-
tlonable bill brief clause or sentence
single word is often sufficient-which
will secure their object without attract
ing attention. Thus, in a bill intro
duced in the Senate last week, relatin o
to the holding ofreal estate by foreign
ers, it has been discovered, among the
items of real property that foreigners
shall lot be allowed to hold, is included
" ce. dictates of stock" ia railroads-the
bill declaring that any property so held
shall be forfeited to the State. The bill
was handed to a Senator of the most
unimpeachable integrity, with a request
that he would introduce it, which he did
without reading, and had it passed the
Committee without detecting the Z" mig
ger in the lence," it would have been
printed with the apparent sanction of
his nNme. When the Erie Ring is COM
PEELED to resort to such devices as this
1t would seem to be near its end, and
yet as before stated, it is resolved to
test its power at Albany once more, and
there are already persons here who are
ready to bet odds that it will triumph
over this Legislature as it did over
the last. In my opinion they will be
mistaken.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Phosphorus BrOnZes.

A great advance has lately been made
in the construction of bronzes by the
addition of small percentage of phos-
phorus, although the precise function
of this substance has not been hitherto
well understood. According to Levi
and Kunzel, however. one cause of the
inferiority in bronze consists in the
constant presence of traces of tin in
the state of an oxide, which acts me-
chemically by separating the molecules
of the alloy, thus interposing sub
stance which in itself has no tenacity.
The addition of phosphorus reduces
this oxide, and renders the alloy much
more perfect, improving its color, its
tenacity, and all its physical properties.
The grain of its fracture resembles more
that of steel, its elasticity is much aug
mented, and its resistance to pressure
sometimes more than doubled. It's
durability is greater, and, when melted,
it is of greater fiuldity, and fills the
mould in its finest details.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
" After Many Days.1

Persons who profess to have lost all
faith in poor humanity" may take a
crumb of comfort from the experience
of Mr.. Hirsch, who IS at present a
resident of Louisville, KY. About
seventeen years ago, this gentleman be-
friended young man named Sonnen-
berger by advancing him, on his per-
sonal security, goods to the amount of
$3.50. Sonnenberger was to have gone
on a Southern tour with a peddler's
pack, but instead of so doing took ship
for California. At the Isthmus of
Panama, he met the brother of his
benefactor, from whom he obtained the
loan of mule to transport his goods.
Nothing further was heard of him up to
a recent date, when a letter came to
Mr.. Hirsch announcing that his former
protege, after weary pilgrimage over
the world, had at last found fortune in
the diamond mines of South Africa, and
was now DESTROYS of paying the amount
OF his Indebtedness, principal and in
terest. Cases OF this kind, although of
rare occurrence, have a tendency to
show that a chain of untoward events
has often prevented many an honest
fellow from giving practical evidence of
gratitude for acts of kindness rendered.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
The New Chicago.

The work of rebuilding the Garden
City" is going forward with great ener-
gy. The new Sherman House will be of
stone, in the renaissance style of aychi-
lecture, more solid in external appear
ance, and more elaborate than before.
1t will be six stories in height, with
attic roof and basement. The. base
ment will be occupied for business pur-
poses, the first story for the Office of the
hotel. The contract for the stone
work OF the new Chamber of Commerce
has been let for little over eighty
thousand dollars, the work to- be done
in June. The Common Council of the
city are considering a plan for COMPEL
ing all railroads to enter the city limits
by the three main routes, one in each
Division, giving to the companies room
for two tracks and facilities for erecting
commodious depots.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
A One-eyed Jury.

There dwelt some years ago in Bour-
Don county, Kentucky, a drunken.
worthless, one-eyed fellow named
whose chief occupations were getting
tlpsy and fighting. There had lust
been elected new prosecuting attor-
ney, who was. entitled to part of the
lines which might be imposed on the
Indicators of Bourbon, and he deter.
mined to squelch old c.. He did
moi wait long for an opportunity to have
MN arrested. B, the constable,
said, as it was an important case. he
wanted about three days to get an ap-
propriate jury to try 1t. On the third
day the new attorney was informed that
things were ready at the Court House.
There was the judge, and behind him
the constable. On one side sat old one
eyed C, on the other, the twelve
Jurymen, "jess like him. on benches
forming triangle, each with a plug of
tobacco and jackknife, the gift of the
constable, whiting, and, according to
order, splitting to The center. The aston
lshed prosecutor looked at the jury, and
exclaimed:
Where did the constable get this
juryr
The constable quietly replied, 81
thought the prisoner was entitled to be
tried by a jury of his peers, and I've
been out three days hunting 'em up.
I've got twelve here, but if you don't
like EN-, I've got twelve more outside
waiting"
The prosecutor looked out and saw.
seated on the fence, twelve more dittos.
similarly equipped and employed. He
turned to the Court in undisguised
wrath, and said:
:" III dismiss this case y
The constable wrote his return on the
warrant thus, Dismissed by the county
attorney on sight Of the jury" and so it
stands recorded to this day. The pris-
oner was discharged, and left the Court
House rejoicing at having been deprived
OF his constitutional right of being tried
by the previously mentioned citizens.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Laura Fairs Suit Against Her Mother.
From the San Francisco Post, Jan. II.

HAOhl tHo Sdu FRANCISCO Post, II,
A few months ago DIR. Trask, one of
Laura d. Fairs physicians, brought suit
against her to recover the amount of
his fees. 1t was then discovered that
she had assigned her money in trust to
others, out of the reach of her credi-
tors. Among these assignees her
mother appeared as trustee for $4,000.
and her daughter appeared for So 900.
Everything has gone on smoothly since
then, until within a few DAYS since,
when Mrs. Fair discovered that her
mother had drawn the interest on the
$4,000 which had been transferred to
the child, and had deposited it in the
Odd Fellows Savings Bank. She also
found that her mother intended to con-
vert all to her own use. Last Thurs
day, Mrs. Fair, by the permission of
Sheriff Adams, was granted an inter-
view with her mother, and made a de-
mand on her that she should return
the $4,000. Her request was refused
point blank, and the more she pleaded
the more decided was the refusal. On
being threatened with lawsuit the
mother flew into a passion, which re-
suited in one of her hysterical fits. Mrs.
Fair left her presence without accom-
plishing anything excepting the secur-
ing the money in her little daughters
name from any interference by her mo-
ther. We understand that Mrs. Fair
will Immediately commence a suit for
the recovery of the $4,000.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Farm and Garden.

S0.oing Tomato Ssed-It is probably too
early to SOW seed for general crop;
but those who have warm rooms or
greenhouse may safely try a few plants.
l have some two or three inches high,
and expect to have them we'll loaded
with fruit by the time it will do to plant
out. A half dozen good strong plants.
started early, will yield many good
dish of fruit long before it can be pro-
cured from plants taken from hot-bed
in spring. In starting the plants thus
early, some care is required in pinching
off the ends of leading shoots as well as
side branches in order to make them
grow stocky and bloom early. The
plants should also be allowed plenty of
room and only ore grown in pot,
commencing with the smallest and
shifting into larger ones as the plants
require it. 1t is very easy matter to
obtain tomatoes early if one starts in
time.-Moore'S Rural Neao Yorker.
To Prevent Tvnips F'auoring lNilk and
Meat-When turnips and rutabagas are
fed to milch COWS and fattening sheep
and beeves, the milk and butter and
meat will have decided flavor of the
roots. This may be prevented by feed
ing the COWS only Immediately after
milking; and by changing the feed of
fat animals from roots TO hay and meal
for three or four days previous to slaugh-
tering there will be no unpleasant flavor
in the meat
Salt and Charcoal for Stock. Farmers
who raise stock should give them plenty
of charcoal to eat, and furnish them
freely of salt. Both improve cattle and
keep them in good condition. Salt acts
healthily on the blood; charcoal
strengthens and heals the mucous mem
brane throughout the alimentary canal,
and increases the power of the digestive
organs, healing any unhealthy condi-
ton existing there. 1t prevents worms
generating in the stomach, etc. it alb
serbs the putrescent gases by which
worms are generated, and they conse-
quently die. The free use of salt and
charcoal will contribute to protect cat
tie from epidemics, and will counteract
the effects of putrescent or septic water.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
The Patent Office

The annual report of the Commits
sioner of Patents shows that the num-
Der of applications for patents last year
was 1912 patents issued, 1908;
caveats filed, 1866; patents expired,
1854. OF patents issued, all but 522
went to citizens of the United States.
Connecticut still keeps the lead in re-
spect to the ingenuity of her people,
there being a larger number of patents
issued to them, ia proportion to popu-
lation, than is the case with any other
State. The District of Columbia comes
next in this respect, the atmosphere of
the Patent Office, perhaps, stimulating
invention. Massachusetts is the next
in this order of merit.
The statement of accounts shows that
the Patent Office has received and paid
into the United States Treasury during
the year surplus over all expenditures
of $ll6,624 80 and that in the expen-
ditures, SAT ,S85.37 is included not prop
erly belonging to this years expenses.
and is OF a permanent character that
will not require repetition.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

the salt, yeast, &C., cost next to moth
ing. | vary this meal with occasionally
apple dumplings, being able to buy
about dozen apples (windfalls) for Id !;
and, as a luxury, which I allow myself
on Sundays. buy a pennyworth of lard
now and then. This amounts to six
pence week. do not include my
drink, as, being pure water, have it
for other purposes as well. have lived
on this diet for nearly twenty years, and
am in excellent health, and esteem my
self most fortunate that | am as badly
off as | am, for | am beyond the reach
of temptation. n-Briqhton Guardian.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08
Living on Sixpence a Week.

Isaac Smalls, of laurewick, near
Wakefield, can live on sixpence week.
In a letter to a contemporary he ex-
plains how he manages to live on so
small sum. Living in the country
as do" he says, /" am unable to OBJ
tam what are known as luxuries, even
II my means could afford them but l
have the advantage of living near a
mill, and from the miller buy the re-
fuse of his -four, for which 1 pay 4d
once week. This is the staple of my
food. | make of this my own bread,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

The Chicago Times of Jan. 23d saws:
A gratuitous distributor of handbills
was prominent at the street corners on
Yesterday, incased in huge canvas
bell, his head forming the handle, AMI
his feet projecting from beneath the t .
OF the tongue. 1t is needless to adj
that the bills which he was freely ped
ding were shrewd advertisements of
relics manufactured from the Court
House bell"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

On Saturday seven boys attempted to
cross the river at New Bedford, Mass,
on the ice. The ice broke, and two sons
OF William Wilkinson, aged 9 and IL,
and two sons of William Smith, aged
10 and Is, were drowned. The other
boys were rescued.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

The subscriptions for the proposed
statue of Horace Greeley, to be erected
in Printing House Squire, New York,
now amounts to nearly $4,000.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

BILL Bennett, noted desperate and
gambler, who stole mule team from
Col. Nichols, Paymaster in the United
States army, at Napoleon Ranch, Da-
kota, few days since, was followed by
squad of soldiers, overtaken few
miles from the ranch, and shot dead by
the soldiers, who claimed that he re-
sisted the arrest; but, death being the
penalty attached to mule stealing in
that part of the country, it is probable
that he would have been shot under
any circumstances. Bennett has long
been a terror to travellers through that
section of Dakota. 852 81
REYNOLDS, the drarnatist, observing to
Martin the thinness of the house at one
of his own plays, added, " He supposed
it was owing to the war;" "No,n re-
piled the latter, it is owing to the
piece"
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-11-07
ANOTHER OCEAN DISASTER.

The Steamship Missouri Burned mt Sen
Upward of Seventy Lives Lost.
A Key West letter gives the following par
ticulars of the destruction by fire of the At
lantic Mail steamer Missouri, bound from
New York to Havana, which occurred on
the I'D ult.:
The fire was discovered about 9 a. M, in
the pantry, and suddenly burst out in vol
umes of flame amidships, spreading rapidly
over the ship. The boats were launched
Immediately /; all but one were swamped at
once. Those remaining on board were COM
PEELED, on account of the flames, to jump in
the sea. Those saved landed in one oil the
boats at Albaco about 6 p. m. on the evening
of the I'D, and were taken from there in a
small schooner to Nassau. 1t was a terrible
sight for those in the floating boat to see
those in the water, clinging to the swamped
boats, and begging for assistance. There were
ABOUT ten ladies on board. 1t is not known
whether any of the missing have since been
picked up. 1t is said the captain used every
effort to save the lives of the passengers.
Three of the saved passengers are now here.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Two of the boats of the Inflated Missouri
were burned alongside the vessel, and there
is no probability that any of the others
reached the shore. 1t is probable that not a
single life would lave been saved had it not
been for James Culmer, 8. resident of
Eleuthera, and a passenger on board. a new
boat had been purchased in New YORK and
placed on deck, but as the weather had been
boisterous, she had not been secured either
by gripes or by cocks. When it was known
that the vesseI would be destroyed, Culmer,
with a few others, launched this boat, hold
ing fast to the painter, when he jumped over
board and swan to the boat. Eleven others
followed him, and even then, if it had not
been for Culmer, who was acquainted with
the management of the boat, and piioted her
safely through the suris, she would have
been lost with the others.