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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A War Story.

A correspondent of the Toledo Blade
tells the following good story OF how
German picket repealed rebel attack:
The best drilled company and one of
the most efficient in the regiment was
composed almost entirely OF Germans.
Very few of the men got sick, and the
company was the largest in the regi-
ment. The men had a way of their own
of doing nearly everything, and though
other companies excelled them in a
skirmish, the "Doitch COM pa-nee" was
always firm in battle and untiring in a
march. This disposition gained for the
company the title of Cavalry" and
whenever hummer shouted "Order
out the cavalry" he meant for the per-
severing Germans to take the field.
Just before the march on Sewell Noun
tain commenced, the cavalry were
ordered out to participate in that cam
paign, while the other companies re-
NAMED at Gauley. One day the COM
pany on picket duty near Hawks Nest
we're attacked by a scouting party of
rebels. The lookout was posted on a
PERCEPTIONS rock. Here were four men,
who considering their position safe from
all attack were munchlng crackers and
watching closely the road at some dis
lance. All this time the rebels were
creeping up the steep ascent, and with.
out any warning three men in gray
stood before the astonished Germans.
A stalwart Prussian dropped his gun,
and graphing with the first rebel threw
him to the ground and rolled him down
the almost precipitous side. This un
militarylike maneuver puzzled the re
mainder of the assaulting party, who
standing two to four, turned and scram
bled down after their tumbling com
panion. Curious as it may seem, none
of the Germans fired, but peering dowr
after the retreating rebels, shook theil
fists and dared them to try it again
The transaction puzzled the next post
the men having seen the rebels on tn,
rock, and having seen them disappea
without gun being fired, an inquir.
was at once instituted. When aske,
: why he did not shoot his man, the Prus
sian replied, "Vat's the use; 1 no wan
a fight up dere und make big noise
so zhoost tip him over leetle, so quie
, as l would schmoke pipe. He 70
| down beautiful, and feel worse may b
t than eef he was bin schot."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A SMindIing Clergyman.

The advantages of advertising are well
illustrated by the life and adventures of
an English clergyman, whose peculiar
career has landed him, at last, in a
police court. This clever advertiser was
a broken-down curate, who, weary with
serving Heaven and starving, resolved
to transfer his allegiance. He managed
to get chapel on Clapham road, Lon
don, and then proceeded to trade on
his reputation. He issued circulars
asking for money for families in his
charge who were suffering from small.
pox. On the e143 received for these
unfortunates he lived in comfort for some
time, and then transformed himself into
500 poor children in want of Christ
mas dinner, and advertised for aid. The
resulting EGO maintained him until 6
few weeks ago, when the police de
scended upon him and put an end to hi
swindles for the time being.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A BeIligerent Mother.in.Law.

The managing mamma" who throws
her manageable daughters at the head
or heart of every marriageable man, is
and of social life. In brilliant contrast
with her conduct is that of Mrs. Fon-
taine, of Los Angeles, California. Her
fifteen-year old daughter was beloved
by gentleman named Wells, and, de-
spairing of the maternal blessing, they
resolved to elepe. Mrs. F. discovered
the plot, armed herself with a pistol
with which she had lately shot tie
stealer of her cows, and, when Wells
appeared, threatened to deal the same
fate to the stealer of her daughter.
There was no elopement. A few months
afterward, however, they managed to
escape together, fed into Lower Califor-
MIA, and were married. Returning to
fall upon the maternal bosom and be
forgiven, they learned, as they neared
Los Angeles, that the maternal bosom
was racked by hate instead of love, and
that Mrs. F. was seeking them armed
with the self-same pistol. The unhappy
pair fled to Kern river and actually
swan to an island therein, in the vain
hope Of escaping the wrath to come
The mother soon appeared from the
main land, pistol in hand, and declared
strict blockade. For three days she
starved the fugitives, and then, wher
her revenge was stated, permitted then
to come to the shore, forgave their sins
and took them to her home,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A Diamond Romance.

A foreign correspondent writes: "At
Old Calabar l met an Englishman in
November last, who was actually suffer
ing from the want of the necessaries of
life. This Englishman was formerly a
wealthy dealer in the sugar trade of
Liverpool, and failed in 1864. Since
that time circumstances went steadily
against him, until the African Diamond
up oar aroused his ambition. After
some difficulty he procured loan from
an old friend, so that he might pay his
way out here. Months and months
passed, and the unfortunate Mr.. Sand
ford, formerly merchant of Liverpool,
the charity of those who spoke his Ian
guage. On the fifth morning of last
December, Mr.. Sanford renewed work
on little lot which he had frequently
abandoned. On that morning he dis
covered ten stones, averaging ten carats
each, which made their aggregate value
s1,O00s or $1,000 gold. His fortune
did not abandon him at FL, 900. On the
following day he was offered $4,000 fol
his little lot CT claim as the English
call it. He refused, and that night
came seeing Sandford the master Of
100000, or 100000 in gold. He still
continued to work, but for several days
his toll was fruitless, and he began te
suspect that his little estate had gone
dry Still luck hannted him, for or
December l6, he raised $4,000 worth O.
garnets and diamonds, on the 26th ht
discovered $4,000 worth of the fines
stones ever seen in that quarter, and OF
Christmas Eve he had the greatest lucl
of all. Fifteen large and splendid
diamonds found on that day brough
him S35,C00 This was his last hit
Then the yellow clay began to appea
in his lot, and yellow clay is sure sig
that the diamonds are all exhausted
Sanford returned to England wit
$4,000, or about $4,000 in gold"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
Tornado in Kansas.

A tornado struck the town of Coffey-
vile on the evening of the l4th inst.
Ex-senator Ross's newspaper Office was
blown down, and the press was carried
a quarter of mile from the building.
Mr.. Ross and his son, who were in the
building at the time, escaped with slight
bruises. The Varnum House was COM
pletely demolished, and five families
were buried in the ruins, but escaped
without serious injuries. The laundry
of the Eldridge Houe was destroyed
and four inmates were injured, -one, il
it is feared, fatally. The Flag drug store
and seven or eight other buildings were
demolished. A train of freight cars or
the Leavenworth, Kansas and Calves
ton railroad was blown 100 feet from
| the track.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
"Reminiscences of Miss Milford.

In Henry Cherley's edition of the
letters of Mary Russell Milford, Mrs.
Acton Tindal relates this story about
Miss Mitford's appearance at an even
ing party:
She was curiously. almost unfortu-
nately, ignorant about all matters of
dress, and in general perfectly indifter-
ent on the subject; yet now and then
lieved that her engagements required
some head-dress more elaborate than
the simple motherly cap, trimmed with
gray or white ribbons, in which her
friends knew her best. When this
sense of social duty oppressed her, she
found it difficulty to arrive at any sue
cessful arrangement. Something would
60 wrong with the unnatural fnery, and
on one special occasion dear Miss Nit
ford forgot to remove the shop-ticket
from the border or bow, where it dan
gled throughout the evening in a very
| conspicuous manner. To her unfortu-
nate ignorance on such matters we owe
the destruction of an excellent likeness
of herself taken by Mr.. Lucas, and fire.
quently alluded to in her published let
tiers. He was then very young as an
artist, and when summoned to Three
Mile Cross he felt that his experience
as portrait painter hardly warranted
him in insisting on an alteration in the
elaborate attire which his sister had
selected for the occa ion, and with
which she was evidently naively pleased.
Her kind friend Lady Madalina
Palmer had been consulted-they had
laid their heads together on the subject
of costume-and instead of wearing the
simple cap and the soft lace cape folded
over the dark dress she usually wore.
Miss Milford was induced to accept the
loan of large black velvet hat, sur
mounted by a plume of white ostrich
feathers, and gorgeous cloak of gen.
tinella blue, lined with white satin.
Thus invested, our dear old friend sat to
the secretly demurring artist for what
proved to be, so far as the head and
face were concerned, an excellent like
ness, though the plumes and mantle Of
the Dukes daughter spoiled the pic
ture, SO strangely were they out of keep
ing and unbecoming on the head and
shoulders of the careworn literary gen
tlewoman. The artist fretted over the
, bad taste of these sumptuous and un
: natural accessories, at last Cancelled the
picture in a fit of desperation, and wen
down to Three Mile Cross to pacify Mis-
Milford by painting and presenting t.
her a portrait of her father.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A Daring Rescue.

A somewhat curious incident recently
occurred in Gwinnett county, Ga. Mr..
Knight was out with two foxhounds.
They were in full cry after reynard, all
running to Stone Mountain. Suddenly
the dogs disappeared, and it was not
known what had become of them.
There is steep, perpendicular side to
the mountain, and later in the day
some parties passing in the valley below
heard bark, and on looking up saw
the two dogs, dimly defined, stand
ing on little crag which jutted
out from the wall about two thousand
feet from the base While the men
were straiDing their eyes, one of the
dogs was seen to slip, and as he rolled
from the crag all hope of his safety was
abandoned. The lockers on expected
to see him fall a mangled mass at their
feet. But with surprising agility the
hound caught on crag below, where he
crouched as if determined not to lose
his slender foothold again. The report
spread, and eager crowds gathered to
see for themselves the perilous position
of the dogs. TWAS on Monday that the
hounds got themselves into the strange
situation, but not till Wednesday was
any determined effort at rescue made.
Several humane gentlemen climbed to
the mountain top, and by means of a
strong rope, tied to strong cedar, de-
scended live hundred feet. Here a new
rope was tied to another friendly cedar,
and Fernando P. Julian, Jr., prepared
to continue the perilous journey down
the steep decivity. He pulled off his
boots, and, taking the rope in his hands,
walked and swung himself six hundred
feet below his companions. Here he
found the first dog, and by means of
the rope had him safely landed above.
One hundred and twenty feet further
down he found the second dog on a
length and about two feet in width. At
first the hound resisted the rescue, as it
is presumed that hope had died in his
heart, and he WIS sullen with despair.
But by little coaxing, the intrepid
youth overcame resistance, and the dog
was lifted from his narrow resting place.
When they reached the top, and con-
WINGED of their safety, the dogs were
almost wild with gratitude. They laid
their heads in the lap of Mr.. Julian,
fondled on him, and tried to thank him
in every possible manner. 1t is pre-
sumed that crafty reynard led the dog:
through a crevice, and SO far up the
mountain side that they could neither
return nor go forward. That they had
struggled to regain the plain was shown
by their feet, the claws of the hind fee
being worn off. A strong wind wa
blowing when Mr.. Julian made thu
perilous descent, which rendered tn,
undertaking all the more hazardous
His brave act should endear his nam
in the hearts of all the gallant foxhun
tiers of the country. And those who CT
out at field sports, should remembe
that such sports make just such COO
daring fellows as young Julian prove
himself to be. Men of his stamp are tn
country's hope in the hour of danger.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A NOlle Pros.

When John F. Sale was Attorney
General at Memphis, culprit was ar
raigned charged with manslaughter.
Gen. Sale looked at the docket and
found that the name OF Judge M. was
written there Z" for the defendant" Adj
dressing the court, the Acknowledgement
said: MAY it please your honor, |
must enter nolle pros in this case. p"
Will you state the reasons, Mr. Attor,
ney General?" asked Judge FL. -" Yes,
and if it please the court, they are ire
fragable, l find that the defendant is
mad-insane, sir. He has absolutely
employed Judge NJ. to defend him, ano
insist, if it please the court, that the
saolle pros be entered" We need no
add that Judge M, whether his ellen
were sane or not, showed symptoms o
insanity on the spot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
An Intelligent Dog.

Turf, Field and Farm says: We have
commended more than once that dogs
are possessed of high order of intelli-
gence, and that some of them act as if
reason was the basis of action. But the
following anecdote of little Whitley
brown terrier called Joe, told by a cor
respondent of Land and Water, is hard
to believe. If true, it proves that the
terrier had a wonderful ear for Ian
guage:
"a lady who resided in Joe's mistress
house took great notice of the dog, used
to have him up in the drawing-room,
pet him and take him out to walk with
her, so the little creature became very
much attached to her. Mrs. B., as l
shall call her, left to visit friends in
England, and Joe went down with his
mistress to see her off by the packet.
His distress on her entering the boat at
the end of the pier, which was taking
her to meet the steamer, was so great
that he jumped into the water, an ele-
ment he detested, to swim after her, but
was brought back and taken home. The
poor little animal grieved to such de
gree that his mistress feared he would
die. He refused to eat, and used to sit
in the arawing-room looking at the va
can't sofa. At last there came lettel
to tell of Mrs. BIS intended return
Joe's mistress read it aloud to her hus
band, also the following postscript
Bring Joe to meet me on the pier OF
Tuesday Joe jumped up, friskec
about, and began at once to eat hi
breakfast, before unnoticed. All tina
and the following day he conducte'
himself in the usual manner, and whel
Tuesday arrived Joe was in waiting 70
his mistress at the street door. He trot
ted off of his own accord, and when sh
came down dressed in walking costum
toward the pier, became, on seeing tn
steamer approach, nearly mad with jo.
his delight being if possible still mol
evident when Mrs. B. landed"
7 IT is proposed by a number of S
9 Louis capitalists to erect mammot
: iron warehouse on the levee in front
that city.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
Water Supply of Boston.

The threatened water famine in Bos-
ton has been provided against in what
promises to be very effective manner.
The Legislature has passed bill to al
low the city to take water from Farm
pond in Framing CHAM, which is fed by
the Sudbury rivrr. For the present, the
waters of the pond will be conducted to
Lake Cochituate by means of ditch to
Beaver Dam brook, and thence through
the brook to the lake. This ditch will
be completed in sixty days. Ultimate
ly, conduits of solid masonry will be
built, and it is also proposed to con
struct permanent conduit directly
from Farm pond to the reservoir or
| Chestnut hill.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
Current Items.


THE alligator season has opened in
Florida, and the absorption of the PEN
sive angler or coniding bather is mat
ter of daily record.
Two companies are hotly contesting
for the privilege of running horse cars
across the government bridge between
Davenport and Rock Island.
ACCORDING to the Indianapolis Mirror,
John Hetherington, of that city, a
young man In moderate circumstances,
has lately fallen heir to 100000 and
family estate.
LAST week Michael Schwartz, ESQ.,, of
Bangor, Me-, found upon his door-steps
forks, spoons, etc., to the value of about
ten dollars, which some repentent
burglar had returned to their rightful
owner.
A LARGE owl flew into the cab of an
engine on Georgia railroad, few
nights ago, and alighted upon the
shoulder Of the engineer, holding fast
his position until the fireman picked up
billet of wood and killed him.
Mrs. Hoss, of California not only
brought down a two hundred and twen-
ty pound buck while out hunting re-
Gently, but carried the hind quarters
home herself, which gives point to the
old comparison" strong as hoss."
THE town of Mexico. Me-, claims the
notoriety of possessing man who will
lift barrel of kerosene oil with his
teeth, and carry cask of nails several
rods by the climb in the same manner,
on dollar wager. He has doubles set
all round.
A FEW days since, at Hartland, Wis,
a man named Hills picked up club to
throw at an unruly COW, and the club
being icy, slipped from his hands as he
raised it to throw, stiking his son, a
little fellow, in the stomach, killing
him instantly.
LYDIA E. AVER has recovered $500
damages from the city of Norwich,
Conn, for injuries received by being
thrown from a carriage, in consequence
of her horse becoming frightened at a
tent which the city authorities permit
ted to be pitched on the highway.
AT Newburgh, N. Y, Frank Wilson,
three years old, was supposed to have
died on Monday, but when the child
was placed in the coffin, Tuesday af-
ternoon, indications of life wore shown.
The funeral was indefinitely postponed.
The child lies in a state of trance.
Miss LIZZIE MOORE, living near She
; boygan Falls, Wis, captured and killed
! a large eagle, measuring seven feet six
inches across the wings. 1t was at
: tempting to carry off young lamb
+ The fight was desperate one, but the
eagle lost his life, and the girl hel
apron.
The Supreme Court of the United
: States having decided that HUSBAND
Y can recover damages for the loss of hi
4 wife, proportional to her usefulness AM
u capacity to earn money, Boston maj
e whose spouse persisted in recent rail
s way accident was allowed by the dis
e eliminating jury exactly six cent?.
. The Mormon women are taught t.
= believe that eternal felicity in the Para
:. disc promised by Brigham is not their
. unless they are the helpmate of som
q saint. Accordingly, when a virgil
4 daughter of Israel falls sick, and hear
y the flap of the wings of the Angel G
j Death, she straightway sends to tn
4 nearest male, and gets herself sealed
~ or married to him with the utmost dis
v patch.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
Controversial Preaching.

The evil effects of controversial preach
ing were illustrated anew the other day
in the case of the pastor of free church
in Topeka, Kansas. He undertook to
cffer psychological explanation of the
conversions produced by travelling re-
vivalist. The latter was accompanied
by reformed gambler, who was exhib-
tied as one of the results" of his con-
verting powers. This ruffian being an
gered by the attempted expose of his
friend, lay in wait for the Topeka cler-
gyman and attacked him with heavy
club. The clergyman was nearly killed,
but fortunately the reformed gambler
was caught, and will have to answer for
| his bloody deed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02
A Spring Caprice.

Came your merry laughter falling.
Musically on mine ear,
As from birds in spring days calling
To their loves, the carols clear:
Came your sweet low laughter pealing
Through the sad grove of my mind,
As between sere beech-leaves stealing
Blows the gentle evening wind.
C;ime the richness of your laughter
As song that, brought again,
IN the mournful days hereafter,
Bids the dry heart melt in rain;
Cane its tones, such music making
As when. ranked in merry, band
Cull The crisp waves lightly breaking
On the dull and sullen sand.
Came its liquid murmur clearly
As a fountains music sweet.
That in the parched desert. dearly
Doth the tir'd traveller greet:
Came its cadence lightly speeding
Der my hearts waste, silent ground.
As Ewes silver laugh from Eden
To the bare, blank world around!
London Society.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02

WHAT is a house without baoy 2
Well, comparatively quiet.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-05-02

IT is proposed by number of St.
Louis capitalists to erect a mammoth
iron warehouse on the levee in front of
that city.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1872-12-05

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