Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-02-01
5flarslall Countn Republican
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.


million, with partial insurance. The
crew of the Prussian bark Bertha have beer
arrested at New York for refusing to do duty
unless they received spending money and
shore leave. They will await the reouisition
of the Prussian Consul......A child of three
years and g new born infant, children of a
French Canadian named Beltort, We're
burned to death early on Tuesday morning,
and their mother nearly smothered, by fire
in the room they occupied in somerville,
Mass.
THB Franklin statue was unveiled and
presented to the printers of New York on
Wednesday, in Printing House Square The
statue was accepted by Pr, sident Savage, of
the Typographical Society, who thanked
DeGroot, in behalf of the printers. for his
gift. Rev. DR.. Prime, Professor Morse, and
William Cullen Bryant also made addresses.
The presentation address in behalf of De-
Groot was made by Horace Greeley... The
New York Chamber of Commerce has sent a
memorial to Congress regarding the great
depression of the American shipping interest
engaged in foreign commerce, asking the in
terpos1tlon of Congress for its relief and for
such legislation as will enable American
builders of iron ships to compete with those
OF Great Britain.
Mrs. CoRNELIA BURKE, was burned to death
at a boarding house in Hartford, Conn. on
Thursday. She was alone in her room, and
in some unknown way her clothing took
fire, and she ran down stairs in blaze and
and fell dead in the Kitchen
TIE New York Times says that further
fraud has been discovered in the department
of public works, growing out of four con-
tracts for iron pipes, conducted under the
supervision of Tweed. whereby the city was
robbed of some S120, 900 "A woman fol-
lowed man named Thompson into street
car at Utica, n. Y, and shot at him with a
revolver, the ball passing through his nose,
and striking a Mr.. Hall, Of Ogdensburgh.
sitting next to him, lodged in his heart,
killing him instantly. Miss Isabella Titus,
aged Is years, young lady from Boston,
and respectfully connected in that city, shot
herself on Fridsy night in New York, at the
residence of friend, dying instantly.
The Trenton Bank, at Trenton, n. j., was
robbed on Sunday morning of United States
bends to the amount of 500, 1000 An old
colored woman, Aunt Phillis, said to have
been spy in the Federal service among
the Tories in revolutionary times, was
burned to death on Friday night at Brick
town, n. J.
TwEED's constituents request him either
to go into the Senate or resign. 1t is stated |
that Tweed only wants to buy two more of |
the Legislature to secure him from expul- |
sion, and that he is waiting TO obtain them. |
..-...King's distillery, at William burg, n. |
Y, was damaged to the extent of $4,000 bv
lire on Monday; insured.
The West.
GEORGE BEcHTEL, living eight miles north
Of Bourbon, Ind, was instantly killed on
Tuesday, his head being crushed between
two saw logs he was helping to load on |
wagon ......As a western bound train on the
Nandalla road was approaching Highland |
Station, between Brazil and Terre Haute, on
Wednesday, a girl about IS years old, living
near Highland, rushed toward the track and
ourposely threw herself in front of the en-
51ne and was torn in pieces. Her name,
md the cause Of the strange suicide, are not
Coroner's Jury at MarysviIle.
nd, on the body Of Levi Vardel, who was
Killed by an Ohio and Mississippi train, re-
urned verdict of manslaughter against
he engineer, Isaac Ackley, the testimony
estlng on the point whether the whistle |
sounded in time to give reasonable warning
o the deceased...... Rev. DR.. John Bergen, of /
springfield, ILL.,, who was stricken down with
paralytlc stroke on Monday last, died on | :
Wednesday morning. He was one of the
'ldest preachers in Central Illinois, having
esided in Springfield forty-eight years He
vas born IN New Jersey in 1890, being 81
7ears old when he died .....John Rau,
wltchman of the Northwestern railway, was
'un over by locomotive aud instantly
killed at Chicago, on Wednesday.
A LIVELY commotion exists in political
ircies IN Kansas, caused by an expose pub
ished in the Lawrence Standard giving the
James of ninete, members of the State
who were bribed to vote for {
caldwell for United States Senator last win {
er, giving the sum paid to each member. I
The Standard declares itself prepared to sus- t
ain It's charges with abundant proof The c
esolution directing the payment of State
'onds, maturing this year, in currency in
tead OF com, which lately passed the Mis-
ouri Senate, passed the House on Thursday ]
y vote of IS to 3d. Hugh Gleason, lad 7
Who lost his right leg year ago by being c
I'm over by street car, has no legs at ali {
low, the left one having been crushed in | e
he same manner at Chicago on Tn ursday... |
Irantz Pavelin was instantly killed and q
frank Hartbard probably fatally injured at t
lineage on Thursday, by the falling of I
oase which was being raised The Cali t
ornia Assembly has passed bill TO strike \
ut the words white" and male" in the I
ttorney act. U
A FIRE occurred at New Albany, Ind, on !.
thursday night, destroying the salt shed and e
ay warehouse of Col. B. C. Kent. Also u
wo-story frame residence, and the pork v
acking establishment of McMahan, Good
Re IL Co., which contained an immense t
uantity of pork. Loss estimated at SIS 900 c
r SIC, 0O0......A resolution to appoint a Joint P
to investigate the alleged frand p
4 the election of United States Senator \
asst winter, has passed the lower House Of a
ne Kansas Legislature without dissenting L
,te- Il
The report of the Trustees of the Illinois
oldiers' Orphans Home shows that since u
s establishment the Home has admitted r
nd cared for 579 orphans. 2S9 of which =
ave been provided with comfortable homes. | Il
he average daily attendance has been 2s5. h,
nd the total expense for each inmate was W
ally 81 cents per day. P
AT Urbana, O., on Friday night, Simon il
berlin, an old and respected citizen, was 70
tackled by man named Jacob Miller, who a,
bbed him of $50 and a valuable watch, and Dr.
terribly beat him that he cannot recover
In Gallon county, O., On Saturday even
g, James Nj. Ewing shot and killed his ha
n law, David Lowell. Ewing was ar BIZ