Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-05

ed, it will be made to pay the tax for the next
larger denomination.
An application has been made to the Com
missioner of the General Land Office to pre-
empt the Arizona diamond lands. 1t is stated
that, as these stones are found only in mining
lands, it will be held that they are not
open to entry, but come under the restrictions
of the act of Congress.
The Postoficc Department has at last
agreed upon the size, style, color, etc., of the
forthcoming postal card. 1t will be of light
amber color, 5x911s inches in size, and weigh
about Il drachms.
The internal Revenue Bureau has refused
an application to distill spirits from canta-
loupes under the exemption allowed fruit
distillers, on the ground that the law recog-
nizes those only as fruit distillers who distill
from apples, peaches and grapes.
The Second National Bank of Washington,
capital 5000. 900, has commenced operations.
The Kentucky war claims, which have just
been allowed, amounted to 1927 ,22S, instead
of 1896, 25S, as heretofore announced.
Gen. Gideon J. Pillow having asked to be
remunerated for a large lot of mules seized
by the Federals at Helena, Ark, in 1862, At
torney General Williams holds that the claim
is not good, the property having been seized
in u disloyal State, the owner at tha time being
disloyal to the Government.
And now comes the announcement that the
postal card system is not to go into effect at
present. The Acknowledgement has decided
that the Postmaster General has no authority
under the new postal code to contract for
postal cards, Congress having failed to make
any appropriation for that purpose.
Thus far, 10000 claims, averaging $4,000
each, have been presented to the Southern
Claims Commission, of which number $50
claims, involving $1,600,000, have been re-
ported upon, $50 of them being rejected.
Nearly three million letters were sent to the
dead letter Office last year. They contained
S92, 900 in cash, and more tnan S3,000,0 600 in
drafts, checks, etc. On an average, every
letter that goes to the dead letter Office con-
tains one dollar.
Foreign.
1t is announced that Pope Plus TX. is to seek
an asylum in Belgium, and that arrange
ments to that end are now being consum-
mated.
There is a bread famine in Dublin, caused
by strike among the journeyman bakers
The Belfast riots have been finally quelled,
but not until recourse was had to the military.
The troops charged the rioters, killing and
wounding many of them.
Brazil and the Argentine Confederation have
adjusted their little difficulty, and all fears of
war have disappeared.
A splendidly equipped band of engineers
recently started out from Rio Janeiro for the
purpose of locating the proposed Brazilian
railroad to the Pacific, for the construction
of which English capitalists are to furnish the
funds.
The weather in Switzerland is unprecedent-
eddy warm. The heat at times has been almost
imbearable, and it is said that the cattle even
retire at daybreak to the stables, to avoid the
intense heat of the suns rays.
The Toronto Leader reiterates the statement
that Cuban agents are at work in Canada, en-
deavorlng to enlist recruits, notwithstanding
its denial by the Cuban Adjutant General at
New York
Count de Salla, an italian noblemap, fought a
duel, short time ago, at Leghorn, Italy
The weapons used were pistols, and the
Italian was killed at the first fire. Brewster
was unframed, and subsequently fed from
Leghorn.
/, is announced from London that Gladstone
& Co., large East India and China merchants.
have failed. Their liabilities are stated to be
$4,000, 1000.
The Emperor of Russia assures President
Thiers, that the Berlin convocation of crowned
heads is not aimed at France.
The Prince of Wales, Oh his recent visit to
Trouville, the great French watering place,
was cordially received by TLiers, and the two
promenaded the beach together
The sessions of the International Statistical
Congress were opened in st. Petersburg. with
solemn and impressive ceremonies, by the
Grand Duke constantine, on the 22d of Au-
gust.
All the Mexican revolutionary leaders except
Cadena have accepted the amnesty offered
them. That chief, however, has been cap
tured, and the revolution may be said to be
practically ended. The new President has ne
gotiated loan of $500, 900, which shows
marked improvement in the credit of that I'M
fortunate country, being the first loan she has
been able to obtain for many years
Over quarter of million dollars worth
of property was destroyed by tne Belfast Qre
land) rioters.
The last news from the South African dia-
mond fields is of very favorable character.
The precious stones continue to '.pan out
without any apparent diminution in the yield.
Alexis, at last accounts, had arrived at Cape
town, South Africa, en- route for the East
Indies.
The Lancet, the well-known British medical
journal, speaks il high praise of the hygienic
arrangements of the American fleet recently
anchored at Southampton.
Santiago de Cuba correspondent writes
that the Spanish regulars and volunteers are
in open hostility, that they curse and abuse
each other roundly, that everything forbodes
complete bankruptcy, and predicts that great
events will happen before the 10th of October
The cause of the revolutionists never looked
so bright, and it is evident that the grasp of
spain on the Queen of the Antilles is gradually
and surely slackening.
An American named Hopkins has been con-
victed, in the South African diamond fields, of