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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Curious Phenomenon.

One of the strangest natural phenom-
ena (says the Japan Mail is now to be
witnessed at the excavations being car
ried on at Noge. 1t will be remember
ed by those who have been along the
line of railway towards Kanagawa, that
Just outside the station yard large e1ca-
vations are being made in the side of
the hill. A near inspection of these
will show that at one spot where the
earth is being thrown down from the
brow of the hill, the soil appears t( be
smoking. Large stones appear IS If
smouldering, and the loose rubble IS It
rolls down the face Of the cliff emts
thick mist. On ascending the hill, the
place where the hot earth is being dug
can be seen. A small semi-circle has
been excavated few feet deep, and al
though the earth when untouched pre-
sents no extraordinary appearance, the
moment the pick enters the smoke
arises in every direction, emitting a
strong sulphurous smell, not sufficiently
powerful, however, to have any effect
on the coolies at work. The earth,
which is warm when dug out, is thrown
down the hill, whence it is taken away
in lighters. t
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Abrasion of Coins.

A statement having been made that
a single bank in London had lost 1856, 900
in one year by the abrasion of the gold
coins, a practical philosopher visited
the Bank of England in order TO exam
inc into the matter. This gentleman
reports that the whole breadth of a
counter, upon which the sun happened
to be shining, displayed myriads of par
ticles of gold, which had evidently been
struck off, mainly, by the sharp edges
of the steel shovels used to remove pcr-
tons of the heap of sovereigns. 1t is
also asserted that the milled edges of
the soyereigns must assist in the natu-
raj raspings of the coin.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Mems Rights.

A correspondent of the New York
Tribune addresses the editor Of that pa
per as follows:
SIR-You growl about the lost popu-
lation of New York, and seem to won
der what is the matter. will tell you
what's the matter in FIVE words: Men
refuse to marry nowadays. Why? Be
cause the burden and legal pains and
penalties of marriage are too great for
any except rich people. Our Legisla-
ture, by series of women's rights en-
actments, and our courts by q series of
oppressive decisions against men, have
made marriage hardship. 1t is no
longer blessing as it was forty years
ago. The husband no longer has any
authority at home. He has become Il
slave TO his wife's caprice and extrava-
gance. Whenever he ventures to re-
sist her folly, the law steps in and lays
its heavy hand upon him in pains and
penalties Should he proceed to adj
minister proper correction land per
sonal correction is the cornerstone of
marriage), he is at once hauled before
Judge and imprisoned. If he endeavors
to check his wife's extravaganza by re-
fusing to pay debts incurred by her, he
can be sued and compelled to pay. 1t
he wishes to sell his real estate, ii takes
weeks and months of weary coaxing
and expensive presents to get his wife
to sign the deeds. If his wife leaves
him to go back to her lparents-or
worse place-he cannot bring her back
by law to his home; she can laugh MS
authority to scorn. If, on the contrary,
he leaves her, disguised with her follies,
she can get a warrant for MS arrest
more promptly than warrant can be
got for the arrest of a thief or a muir
derer. If she has any real estate at the
time of her marriage it remains ler
own; if he has any she gets dover
right of one-third. Truly she can say,
What's yours is mine, and what's
mine is my OWL
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Cement from Soluble Glass.

A cement of great hardness, snd Of
great applicability, it is repor'ed, is
made by mixing different bass with
soluble glass. Combined wi1 fine
chalk, and thoroughly stirred, it will
produce hard cement in the curse of
six or eight hours with fine alphide
of anthony, black mass is Produced
which can be polished with agate, and
then possesses an excellent metallic
lustre. Fine ron.dust gives gray
black cement. Zinc dust produces a
gray mass exceedingly hard with a
brilliant metallic lustre, SO tina broken
or defective zinc castings can be mended
and restored. 4 white cemen OF great
beauty and hardness is obtained with
soluble glass and chalk alone.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
The GosneI of Comfort.

We should be startled out of our pro.
priety if some statistician could tell us
Just how many children are murdered
every year in the midst of our Christian
civilization. We do not mean the af
fairs technically known to the courts
as murders, though there are enough of
them too; but the refined, fashionable
genteel killings to which children are
daily subjected, and to the preparation
of which the dapper keepers of garish
shops devote all their energies, while
the fond parents Of the victims fee
them handsomely tor their assistance.
These and other murders are being
done daily all over the land. The
mother dresses her daughter in white
garments. which scarcely reach her
knees, leaving her legs unprotected,
save by the thinnest,of fashionablesto
ings; and in this summertime costume
takes her shopping" in mid-winter,
pretending to keep her warm by put
ting bit of fur about her neck, where
she ought to wear nearly nothing, and
encasing her hands in a fashionably
small muff. And so, with her cruel
white dress and crueller kid shoes, and
cruellest cotton stockings, the child
comes home in due time with a well es.
tablished consumption in her system
and the mother asks sympathy in that
+" the poor dear is SO delicate
We see murders like this in the
course of preparation every day. Al.
our thoroughtares are full of them
Every fashionable shopkeeper ministers
to them across his counter daily, and
the only wonder is that no cry is raised
in the streets for the suppression O.
such cruelty. The mothers who dc
these things mean well, doubtless, and
are often excellent people in their way.
They hear platitudes every Sunday at a
fashionable church, and scrupulously
| keep themselves unspotted from the
vulgar word. But would not som7
missionary find work enough to do IN
preaching the gospel of WOODEN stocE-
| lngs and linsey frocks and thick soled
boots among such people? We sly
nothing of the still more barbaro1s
practice of pinching young waists with
corsets, and sending children to md
night parties when they ought to bem
bed, because people who do thse
things already know better. The
scarcely less dangerous and much con-
moner habit to which we have referred
is often the result of ignorance. There
are people doing it every day, who if
they could only know the extent ofthe
injury done, would put thick shoes on
their children's feet, warm frock' on
their backs, and even make their legs
unfashionably thick with WOODEN stock
ings, though their hearts should tche
at the vulgarism OF all this comfort
The good missionary would need bu
one text, and that a short one: Aeel
your children warm" He could eacf
no truer doctrine than this, tha tn,
first duty of the child is to grow ant
certainly no child can grow healtlfull.
or comfortably, dressed in thin goods
with legs almost bare, hands benrmbe'
by kid gloves tight enough to stop tn
circulation, feet with nothing but a bi
of thin morocco to shield them fror
the cold and the damp, and neck mut
fed up in furs.-Hearth and Homo
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Cheap but Honest.

Many years ago, when Judge Robert
NJ. Charlton, of Savannah, Ga, was
quite a young man, he, in company
with his father, Hon. U. H. Charlton,
spent every summer in the delightful
village of GAINESVILLE, in Northeast
Georgia.
One day Robert was passing along
the street in GAINESVILLE, and it hap
pened to be election day members of
Congress were then elected by what
was called the general ticket system,
and not by districts, as they now arel,
when verdant but honest voter of the
mountains accosted him thus:
Mr.. Charlton, are you the man that
is running for Congress p
''No, sir, am no candidate nv ia
ther is, however. But may I ask you
why this inquiry?"
Nothing, only | haven t voted yet"
If it is not inconsistent with your
feelings, then, [ would like it if you
would vote for my father"
" would as soon vote for him as
anybody"
Mr.. c. thanked him, and thinking
perhaps his friend was seeking treat,
AhNileu ulIn lHlO d Helgn OOrlnS tavern.
What will you take?"
81 never drink anything, but I see
they have some ginger cakes. I'd as
lief take one of them as not >
"Very well; give us cake
Ny brother is in town with me-"
"All right take him cake with my
respects
Another cake was purchased and
paid for, and the two friends parted :;
"Greeney" to find his brother, and Mr..
Charlton to join his friends in a parlor
hard by.
"The golden hours on angels wings"
passed rapidly away with Mr. Charlton,
and his friend was soon forgotten. Late
in the evening our verdant friend, very
much to the surprise of every one,
stalked into the parlor and inquired for
Mr.. Charlton. Drawing from his bosom
a four by six inch cake, he said:
Mr.. Charlton, here's your cake. My
brother had voted afore seed him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

THOMAS HEBRON, man employed by
DR.. Henry Fenner, near South Orange,
N. j., vent to the village early ON Sun
day evening intending to spend the
evening with some of his acquaintance.
On his way he stopped at the saloon of
Patrick Hand, where he remained dur
ing the evening drinking with the pro-
prletor and Hugh Conlan. They had a
trihing dispute, which led to blows,
Heron being pitted against the two.
They beat Heron numerically, and
afterwards set a ferocious dog upon him.
His clothes were torn off by the ami
NAL, and his face, arms and legs were
badly lacerated. Friends of Heron
happening along in season he was res
cued and carried home, arriving at his
employers house at midnight. His re-
coyery is pronounced improbable. F
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
An Ant Answer.

An Irishman one morning went out
very early in search of some game on
an estate where the game laws were
strictly enforced. Turning a sharp cor
ner, whom did he meet but the gentle
man who owned the estate. Paddy,
seeing the game was up, coolly advanced
toward the gentleman and said: "The
top of the morning to your Honor, and
what brought your Honor out SO early
this morning?'' The gentleman replied
by saying: Indeed, Paddy, | just
strolled out to see if would find an ap-
petite for my breakfast" and then,
cycling Paddy suspiciously, said: "And
now, Paddy, what brought you out SO
early this morning?" g Indade, your
Honor, l just strolled out to see if |
could find breakfast for my appetite
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

AN editor was serenaded, and in the
next issue of his paper complimented
the serenading party on their Judi
eious taste in the Collection of pieces
He was afterward informed bya listener
that they had played the "Rogue's
March,"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

The. Fort, Wayne, Ind,,. woman who
sued her husband for l4years Of service
in his household, on the ground that
that there was a flaw. in the marriage
ceremony, has been awarded 81, 1853 by
the Allen Circuit Court.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

A QuAKER's advice to his son on his
wedding day: "When thee went
counting | told thee to keep thy eyes
wide open; now thou. art married.
tell thee to keep them half shut"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
4 New Volcano.

There is, since the first of May, new
volcano in the Philippine Islands. 1t
burst out near the valley of Camlguln,
a small island north of Mindinao, about
seven miles from the coast. The erup9
ton of stones, sand and ashes, brought
death to, 80 or 80 persons engaged IN
Manila hemp culture, whose escape was
cut off during their endeavors to save
their property. The volcano was N
feeble action when last heard from, in
August. AS British naval vessel visited
the island in June while the eruption
was still exceedingly active, q report IS
expected, giving further scientific de
tails. - s.-s~,ss
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
STOKES

is about FIVE feet nine inches in height.
His body is well knit; his head is COW
cred with glossy curls his complexion
is clear; his features regular, and his
ewes dark blue. His forehead is wide,
but not high. He dresses in the height
of fashion, with a tendency to gaudi-
ness, and gederally wears large. dia-
monds. He is a fluent talker and is
very quick of motion. He speaks rap
idly, and uses many gestures. Col.
Fisk seems to have confded entirely to
Stokes's sense of honor, and to Mrs.
Mansfeld's sense of gratitude. Appar-
emily he had not the least notion that
Stokes would endeavor to supplant him
in her affections. Stokes, however, ap-
pears to have fallen in love with Mrs.
Mansfield at first sight. His attach
ment was apparently reciprocated, and
the readiness with which she transferred
her affections from Col. Fisk to his as
sassin gives an air of strong probability
to the rumor that she had deliberately
trapped Col. Fisk for his money. The
attachment between Stokes and Mrs.
Mansfield was not discovered by Col.
Fisk until weeks had elapsed. Mean
while the Colonel was paying tor the
very dinners at Mrs. Mansfeld's house
to which she had invited her friend
Stokes. Thouhh warned by his
friends of what was occurring, he refused
to believe it, and it was not until he had
assured himself from conversations with
Mrs. M. that the reports were true, that
his eyes were opened. The first move
the Colonel made with his usual energy.
He forbade Stokes's visits to the house,
and reasoned with Mansfield, but to nc
purpose. The next movement was a
startling one. Stokes was arrested on
the charge of embezzling the oil com
pany's funds and kept in prison two
DAYS. When released on bail he retail
lated, and Fisk was arrested on an accu
sation of conspiracy and false imprison
ment. The fight was a bitter one, and
benefited no one but the lawyers. Fisk
then rescinded the verbal contracts by
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

The First Court Circular-King Ar
thurs round table.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18

H1sroRIcAL-The reason. why they
beat the drum was because 1t called the
harp Tyre.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
Foreign.

AT the installation of the Conservative
Mayor of Limerick, on Tuesday, tumultu-
GUS mob alternately Missed at the name of
the Prince of Wales and cheered for " home
rule. ..... The King Of Italy sent special
ambassador to the Vatican OF New Years
day to tender His Majesty's congratulations
to the Holy Father. The ambassador was
met by Cardinal Antonelli, and informed
that His Holiness was indisposed and unable
to receive visits...... Dispatches from Algiers
report that the French troops have won a
brilliant success over the rebel Oran. Two
rebel chieftains and $50 horsemen were
killed.
THF floor of courtroom at Kittyclogher,
in Leitrfm, Ireland, gave way recently
while trial was in progress. The room
was crowded at the time and 800 persons
were precipitated a distance o. thirty or
forty feet. Some thirty were badly injured,
most of them fatally ......A dispatch from
Constantinople announces that four Greek
briggs have been wrecked in the Black Sea,
and all on board persisted. German resi-
dents of London are petitioning Bismarck
to demand an apology and indemnity of the
United States for supplies given by Ameri-
cans to the French in the late war...... The
Commission of the French Assembly to
whom the subject was referred, has made
report approving the project of steam
ferry across the Straits of Dover, between
the towns of Dover and Calais. s
A SPECIAL from Berlin says that Bis
marck's circular memorial to France on the
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-15
ST. LOUIS.
Address Of the Liberal State Executive
Committee Views Of the
Presidential Situation.
The st. Louis Stamping COmpany's Works
Burned-LOss 5O,OO0-Sale Of
Railroad Property to Eng
lish Capitalists.

ST. LOUIS, October 14.-The Liberal
State Committee have issued an address
to the Liberals of Missouri, in which the
recent elections are reviewed, and much
hope for the future expressed. 1t is
claimed that all the Southern States,
excepting North and South Carolina and
Mississippi, viii 90 for Greeley, giving
him ninety-eight electoral votes. New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Indi-
ana, Nevada and Missouri are regarded
as certain for the Liberal ticket, giving
eighty-three, enough to elect. New
Hampshire, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Cal
ifornia and Illinois, although doubtful,
are considered almost certain for Gree
ley; at least enough votes viii be OBJ
tained from them to render a victory
in November sure.
The st. Louis Stamping Company's
Works, situated on Collins street, be-
tween Cass and Florida streets, were
damaged by fire, last night, to the eX-
tent of seventy-five thousand dollars.
The works were nearly new and origi-
nally cost one hundred and ten thou
sand dollars. The amount of insurance
is not ascertained.
Later estimates place the loss at fifty
euouShhu uolldisf iuSuIduCei lOIly-uNe
thousand dollars.
The Kansas Pacific Railroad Com
pany, last Friday, sold to George Grant.
Of London, England, ,twenty-four square
miles in Ellis county, Kansas, lying Va
the railroad and Victoria and Smoky
Hill rivers. Grant will lay out a new
town on the railroad to be called Victo-
ria,and bring from England, next spring,
a large amount Of bloOded stock, farm
ers, stock raisers, etc, and make the
land Immediately productive.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-15
INDIANA.
An OfIieial View Of the State Elee-
tiORs-A Vigorous Renewal OF
the Presidential Contest.

INDIANAPOLIS, October l4.-The Off.
cial vote of seventy-seven counties re-
eeived at the Secretary of States Office
with some officiSl returns from the othel
eighteen counties, give ]. A. Hendricks
Democrat, for Governor, S94 majority
Leonidas Sexton, Republican, for Lieu
tenant Governor, 1873 majority; w
w. Curry, Republican, for Secretary o.
State, 1853 majority J. A. Wildman,
Republican, Auditor, 1924 majority; J.
B. Glover, Republican, Treasurer, 152C
majority; G. L. Orth, Republican, fol
large, 1l47 majority VIII
liam Williams, Republican, Congress-at-
large, l474 majority. The balance Of
the State ticket, except Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, is Republican. Fol
the latter office Milton B. Hopkins, Demo
crat, is elected. The Legislature from the
official returns, will stand 81 Re
publicans TO 46 Democrats in the House,
and p Republicans TO 3 Democrats in
the Senate.
The official vote Of the Ninth Con-
gressiOnal district elects Neff over
Shanks (Republicanl by 2S votes; but in
one township inAdams county (Shanks' IS
district AZ Republican votes were thrown
out on account Of the words Republi-
can ticket" being printed at the head OF
the ticket. II these votes are allowed in
the final count, Shanks will be elected
by 10 votes. Both parties are preparing
TO renew the contest for the Presidential
election.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-15
NEW YORK IN SLICES.

NEW YORK, October a.
The steamers Greece and w. Young
have arrived from Liverpool.
A large number of friends Of the late
Mr.. Seward left last evening for Auburn
TO attend the funeral to-day.
In Brooklyn a Mrs. Van Sickle died
on Saturday night from the effects OF
arsenic administered in her tea. She
was possessed of considerable money in
her own right. Her husband is said not
10 be a good one. An investigation is
progressing.
The National Democratic Committee
have issued an address to the people Of
the United States, in which they re
hearse the results of the recent elections,
and urge the performance of energetic
and courageous measures for the prose
cutiOn Of the campaign.
1t is now thought that HavemeyeT
will be nominated for Mayor by the
Committee of Seventy, and Commits
sioner Van Mort, Tweed's successor, viii
be nominated by the Republicans. This
will make four candidates in the field
for Mayor, the other nominees being
Lawrence and O5Brien.
A Boston dispatch says suit has been
begun by the present trustees of the Bos
ton, Hartford and Erie Railway against
the former trustees, under the BOydell
mortgage, for the recovery of some two
millions and a half Of bonds, which it i
alleged have not been properly paiO
over according to contract.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-15
MASKED BURGLARS.
They Enter Lady's Chamber, Rob Her
Of One Hundred and Thirty-flVe
Dollars, and Escape.

From the Philadelphia Bunetin.l
Shortly after one O'clock on Monday
morning, a daring burglary was com
mitted in the house No. 1923 Cathsrine
street, which is occupied by Mr.. An
thOny Rue and family. Mr. Rue is
conductor on the street cars, and does
not reach his home until after three
o'clock. The two burglars-who most
likely knew of the absence of the head
of the house" "jimmiedn q rear window
shutter, silently pushed upthe sash, and
jumped into the kitchen. They CROPPED
their way TO the sleeping-room Of Mrs.
Rue, which, at the time, was occupied
by the mother and two children. The
door Of the chamber was fastened, buI
was broken open with a Jimmy and
the burglars glided softly into the room.
The noise they made, however, Ike
Mrs. Rue, and with wonderful presence
of mind she remained perfectly quiet,
and watched the dark forms as they
moved about the room, which was dim
" lighted by the faint rays Of the moon.
One said in low voice, Let's have a
light; we can't be stumbling about in
this way; Wen wake the woman" One
struck a match and lit the gas, and al
lowed il to burn to a small taper.
Mrs. Rue feigned sleep, but between
her partially o''eed eyelids she took a
careful survey OF tire burglars. They
were dressed in dark clOUAes, wore sloucb
hats, and black masks covered their
faces. One was tall, 1.-the of form, while
the other was short and of the stumpy
order. The former bent over the bed
and looked suspiciously at Mrs. Rue, but
she stirred not a muscle, and he
was satisfied. The man then ran
sacked a bureau which was near
the bed and took out a handful Of
silver coin, number Of silver
spoons and a roll Of bills containing one
hundred and thirty-five dollars. While
the tall burglar was thus engaged, one
Of the children in the bed moved, and
the short man stepped to the bed, and
as his tail companion turned to watch
what be did, the stumpy fellow said,
"GO on with your work, never mind
me; pu soon fix 'em if they make any
noise"
Having secured their spOils, the bur
glars went out Of the room. Mrs. Rue
then jumped up and grasped a revolver,
armed with which she hastened. after
the burglars. She snapped the pistol at
them four times while they were re-
treating, but the charge failed to ex-
plode, and they got off safely.
Policemen were soon summoned, and
Mrs. Rue related what had occurred.
She carefully and infinitely described
the appearance Of the men, and her de-
seription of the last one is almost that
Of celebrated burglar who is well
known to the police. The authorities
are looking up the depredatOrs.