Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-08

bonds for tho extension and protection of
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A LITTLE 7-year-old daughter of Mrs. A
Grissam, near shawnetown, Rl., was burned
to death on Sunday by her clothes taking
fire.. Louis Zimmerman, of Cleveland,
aged 10, committed suicide Monday morning
by shooting himself. The spoke and hub
factory belonging to the Defiance Manufac-
uring Company, at Defiance, Ohio, was de-
troyed by fire on Sunday. Loss, $50, 900 !;
insured for $4,000.
JOHN OBURN committed suicide at Joliet,
ILL.,, on Monday, by shooting himself with a
shot gun. The shot took effect in his heart,
causing instant death. The deceased was a
very Incorporate man, and leaves a wife
and six children in destitute circumstances.
ION Monday night Frank Grice, city
editor of the Kansas City Ne,os, shot Charles
Whitehead, city editor of the Times Both
had previously INDUCED in newspaper per
sonalities. The latter sought the former all
evening, and finally found him at the Neaos
office, and in the darkness grappled with
him. Grice finally drew Derringer, and
shot Whitehead in the hip. The latter will
be laid up month. Grice gave himself up,
and was released on bail.
The South.
AT Annapolis, Md, on Wednesday, Mrs.
Wharton was acquitted of the charge of
poisoning Gen. Ketchum.At Louisville,
on Wednesday, a German blacksmith named
Conrad Weber fell out of window in fit,
and broke his neck. He died in about FIVE
minutes. Snow fell at New Orleans on
Wednesday for the first time in several
years.
A WILMINGTON, IN. CO. dispatch says that
the Lowry gang is committing fresh out
RACES. Among the last attacked was plan
ter named O'Neil, whose daughter and wife
wero seriously wounded. Gen. R. S. Ewell
died at his residence in Maury county, Tenn.
on Thursday morning, between two and
three o'clock. In giving directions touching
his tombstone, he laid particular stress upo3
the fact that he did not desire any word to
be employed in the inscription that could
reflect IL any way upon the Government of
the United States.
AT Tullahoma, Tenn, on Thursday, An
drew Martin, quiet and respected citizen,
was shot and killed by Mat Darwin, a noto-
rious desperate, who escaped.
A FIRE at Nashville, Tenn, on Saturday.
destroyed property to the amount of $780,
Ooo......A Raleigh special says the North
Carolina Legislature has authorized reward
of $4,000 for the arrest of Henry B. Low
ray, and $4,000 for each of his gang of out
laws, or $500, 900 in liza fire at St Louis
on Sunday morning DESTROYED the works of
the St. Louis Brass and Hardware Manufac-
turing Company, the commission house of
M. D. Hettzell Co., and the tobacco fac
tory of Moran & Powell. Total loss $3.50 900 ::
insurance $95 900.
THE Congressional Investigating Commit
tee commenced its session on Monday at
New Orleans. The committee is besiesed nv
both parties, anxious to give their testimony
......A fire in Jefferson, Texas. on Monday.
destroyed square of buildings on the south
side OF Dallas street, next to the steamboat
landing. The Office of the jefferson Times
was also destroyed. Loss, 100000; insur-
ance, S7O,OO0......On Sunnay morning three
prisoners escaped from the Covington, XIV
jail, by means Of key taken from the
turnkey.
SPEAKER CARTER of the Louisiana Legis-
lature testified before the Congressional in
vestigating Committee at New Orleans on
Tuesday that there were about fifty news
papers in Louisiana living on State printing
which could not be supported
without it. He estimated the annual profits
Of the New Orleans Republican, of which
Warmoth owns over one-third, at 100000
from State patronage Gen. M. W. Ran
som has been elected United States Senator
from North Carolina. The Republicans gem
orally took no part in the election, claiming
that the Legislature has no right to elect
senator at this time......The South Carolina
House OF Representatives has adopted Joint
resolutions declaring the proposed reduction
81 import duty on rice unwise, partial, and
1lsastrous; also instructing Senators and
Representatives to use their intlu-
ence to secure the continuance of the pre-
sent duty.....The Grand Duke arrived at
Louisville on Tuesday.
Washington.
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
-ected the Assistant Treasurer at New York
% purchase S1,O0e,OOo of bonds on the first,
bird and fifth Thursdays of February, or
s., 100000 il all, and sell 81 900 600 of gold
IN the second and fourth Thursdays, or
g, 900 900 in all.
Foreign.
THE steamship Made, on her voyage to
Egypt, encountered heavy
gale. The steamer was crowded with ma
ives, many of whom were on deck. During
he heaviest of the storm, sea swept the
ieck from stem to stern, and tnirty-fve of
he native passengers were carried overheard
md drowned.
The Emperor of Germany has knighted
md conferred the Order of Merit on the dis
inguished English painter, Edward Land
eer......The census of Rome has been COM
'leted. The total population is $50 900.
LADY FRANKLIN has offered reward of
1900 for the recovery of the records of the
srebus and Terror, supposed to have been |
deposited in King Williams Land A dis
latch from Nice, France, reports terrible
abroad accident near that city. While a |
rain from Cannes was crossing bridge over
he Paglione River, the structure gave way,
nd the cars were precipitated into the |
water. fourteen persons were killed and |
The Pope's advisers are urging |
lin to quit Rome.
THE steamer America, plying between
'uenos Ayres and Montevideo, burned on |
he night of December %. "A large number |
+ passengers were on board, of whom 81 |
ost their lives, being either burned to death |
r drowned.
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