Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-12

Texas ON account of the drought. Thousands
of cattle are said to be dying on the prairies
for want of water.
The destruction of cotton by the worms in
Alabama is almost complete, and fears are en-
tertained OF universal bankruptcy among the
planters. In some sections the plants lave
been thoroughly stripped cf their foliage, land
left as bare as after heavy frost.
The testimony of Capt. Richard King the
largest cattle raiser in Texas, before the Bor-
der Commission at Brownsville, strengthens
that heretofore obtained, proving the Mexican
officials guilty of gross neglect of duty and of
completely in the outrages committed on that
frontier. He declares that the continued at
tempts on his life compel him to maintan an
armed force for the protection of his life
The annual statement of the trade andeom-
merce of Memphis, Tenn, shows an increase
of so per cent. over last year. The popula-
ton is $4,000.
A young man named Jewell visited the jail
at Brentville, Va, recently, and deliberately
shot one James F. Clark, confined on a
charge of sedueing JEWELS sister, a young
girl of 16.
Bill Lucas and Ned Harris (coloreO were
recently hanged at Columbia, S. c., for muir
der. Owing to the ropes being improperly
adjusted, the culprits struggled horribly for
ten minutes in their desperate efforts to free
themselves.
The Pope county, Ark, troubles have bro
ken out with renewed violeGce. The County
Clerk and Justice of the Peace have been
killed, and intense excitement prevails. The
Governor will probably place the county under
martial law.
Col. Blanton Duncan, the chief manipulaor
of the Louisville movement. had set-to in
the Gait House, in that city, the other day,
with Dr. J. NJ Keller, a prominent Louisville
physician, in which tine unterrifed Bourbon
leader came Off second best. AS only natures
weapons were used, no serious damage was
done. Only a little notwithstanding
more.
Advices from Brownsville, Texas, give ia
vorable report of the progress that has beer
made by the Commission sent there by oul
Government to investigate the depredations
of the Mexican marauders, and the thief
badgered people of that section express then
selves highly gratifed with the general results
of the investigation. Claims to the amount
of IS, 900, 900 are said to have been proved d
the part of the sufferers.
Washington.
The original manuscript of the Declaration
of Independence, on file in the Patent Office
is fast fading out, the signatures having be
come almost effaced. Washingtons comms
sion as commander-in-chief of the colona
forces is also in the sere and yellow leaf, II,
writing being almost illegible.
The proprietor of rum mill in Washington
has beer fined 800 and deprived of his licens'
for refusing to sell liquor to negro.
Secretary Fish, who is now preparing recen
Geneva correspondence for presentation a
the next Cabinet meeting, says the award
made in favor of the United States are not 81
large as he had reason to expect; still, he i
gratifed with the results of the action of tn
Geneva Board.
The Interior Department recently sold a
auction all the unclaimed models in its posses
sion, application for patents for which ha'
been refused to the unlucky inventors. Tn
models were arranged in lots, and sold all tn
way from SIS to S125 per lot.
1t is now announced that President Gran
has reconsidered his determination to issu
pardons to certain parties confined in tn
Albany Penitentiary as Ku-Klux, until NOR
thorough examination can be had in tbei
cases.
The United States Marshal for the Western
District of Kansas has been directed by tn
Department of Justice not to seize goods i
transit for points beyond the Indian Territor
by railroad, unless he shall be fully Statistic
that they are contraband.
| The railway postal service of the countr
was increased during the year ending Jun
| 80, 1872, 1877 miles. There were at tina
time 81, All miles of railroad mail service i
operation.
| The receipts from customs revenue durin
the month of August are estimated 8
S25, 600 0OO---being tie largest amount eve
received from that source in any one month.
Judge Lewis Dent, brother-in-law to Pres
dent Grant, made raid on the Office of tt
Capital newspaper the other day, and assault
ed the managing editor, Henry Reed, with
walking cane, inficting a series of paint
wounds on the scalp of that gentleman. I'll
affair grew out of the publication of an art
Gle rejecting on the Dent family.
The following is the public debt statemel
for the month of August:
Six per cent. bonds. 81 1863 952,500
Five per cent. bonds...... 44,561 800
--s1 TT .619.s
Lawful money debts 22663.00o
| Matured debt-.......... 6.170675
Legal tender notes.. 3,006,O a6. 152
| Fractional currency....... s0.S19301
Coin certifcates.-......-... 2S,964,S00
Total debt .................. s2,262175.f
Total interest......... 29.S5l.'
Cash in Treasury. COINS 73,9lS.s17
Cash in Treasury, cur
-s 1885,
, Debt, less cash in
Treasury ................ s.. III. 322,020
Decrease during month. 10.763.635