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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
A Novel and Valuable Discovery.
From the Boston Traveller.

A process by which the heat in the
waste steam from one engine can be
used to heat the boiler of another, and
the amount of power now obtained by
the consumption of fuel doubled, has
been discovered.
When two establishments using steam
power are near each other, the exhaust
steam from one of them can be taken
TO heat the boiler of the other, and no
fuel, fireman, or chimney will be re-
quired for it, and its engine will run
without attention so long as the waste
steam is supplied to heat its boilers, fur
nishing an amount of power fully equal
to that of the first engine from which
the waste steam is received.
The second boiler is heated by passing
the waste steam through it. fues, and
is filled with mixed volatile liquid
composed mainly of the bisulphide OF
carbon, which boils at ITO Fahrenheit,
and at the temperature of exhaust
steam gives pressure in the boiler OF
65 pounds to the inch. The vapor
formed IN the boiler is used to drive the
second engine instead of steam, and
after being used, is condensed by cool
ing, pumped into the boiler again, and
used continually, with small loss. Two
engines arranged on this plan are now
running at the Atlantic Works in East
Boston, and a careful measurement o.
the power of each proves that of the
yapor engine to be the greatest.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
A Cool Customer.

A man entered we'll known restau
rant the other day, and called for q
dinner. His orders were of the most
elaborate character, and fairly staggered
the resources of the restaurant keeper
he fingered long at the table. and
finally wound up with bottle of wine
Then, lighting cigar he had ordered
he leisurly sauntered up to the counter
and said to the proprietor:
" Very fine dinner, landlord Just
charge it to me. l haven't got a cent
but don't know you,' said the
proprietor, Indignantly.
"Of course you don't! If you had
you wouldn't let me have had the din
ner."
"Pay me for the dinner 1 say"
Sand | say can't. Haven't got the
blunt"
"Ill see about that" said the pro
prietor. Then he snatched a revolver
from drawer, leaped over the counter
and collared the man, exclaiming as he
pointed it at his head:
Now, see if you'll get away with
that dinner without paying for it, you
scoundrelr'
"What is that you hold in your
hand?D SAID the man, drawing hack.
That, sir, is a revolver
"Oh that's revolver, is it? l don't
care pin for revolve. l thought il
was stomach-pumpr
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
A Newark Monster.

The New York Herald, of the Sth
inst, says DR.. Dodd, the county ply.
stefan of Newark, has ordered an in
quest to be held in the case of Rudolph
Brichschlaefer's child, just deceased
Rudolph with the very simple surname
is German grocer, who does large
business at 60 Prince street. His child
was sick with the smallpox and died
with it. The authorities are advised of
the astounding fact that he entirely
neglected to procure the services of a
physician. Indeed, he admits it, and
gives as a reason that he was afraid if
he sent for one he would have to hang
out his small pox banner on the house
front, and thereby would drive away
his customers. This admission is equiva.
lent to a declaration on his part that the
child's life and the lives of his neigh
bors were of no account when weighed
in the balance with the profit of few
pounds of tea, sugar, &c. 1t is the in
tention of the authorities to fully in
vestigate this case and have doled out
to Rudolph measure of Jersey Justice
which will prevent others from imi-
tating the unnatural father, if, indeed,
another such is to be found.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
New Postoffice Regulations.

The Easton (Pa.) Free Press says:
Owing to the fact that there are still
few persons who do not understand how
to transact postoffice business properly,
the department has issued series of
rules and regulations for the benefit of
postofice patrons, which it will be well
to remember and follow
CONCERNING MAILING OF LETTERS.
l. Never buy any postage stamps.
Hand your letter to the postmaster, and
ask him if he can change V. If he
can't, tell him you'll hand it to him
some other time. 1T will not be
necessary to do so, however, as three
cents are nothing.)
2. When you hand your letter to him,
do not by any means forget to tell him
to be sure and have that 60. IF you
do not give him warning he will be
very apt to keep it in his Office long
time.)
3. Always remember not to put your
letters in the letter box. (Ifyou do the
postmaster will not have so much bust
ness, and you encourage laziness.)
4. IT'S well to ask him how long be-
fore you ought 10 get an answer to it.
(Of course he can't tell, but just to see
how well he can guess
GETTING THE MAIL.
l. If you have box, do not call out
the number of it, or your name, but
stand and drum on it with your fingers.
This will enable you to show that you
have got a box, and also obliges the
postmaster to take good look at you.
2. When he hands out your mail iii
there is any don't fail to ask him il
that's all. (Postmasters are in the habit
of holding back portion of each ones
mail, which of course they will not dc
after the question is asked)
8. If any expected letter or papsl
does not come, ask the postmaster what
he s'poses is the reason? And tell him
it's mighty curious. (Of course, post
masters are not possessed of super
natural knowledge, but they should
know where the letters are after they
have been in the business a while.)
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
A Heroic Female Michigander.

The Detroit Free Press of the 3lst ult.
tells the following of a rural heroine:
Thursday night last. shortly after IL
o'clock, a farmer, living seven miles
west on the Grand River road, and one
mile north, was awakened by the sound
of feet under his bedroom window, and
slipped softly out of bed, thinking that
he was about to receive call from
burglars Looking through the win
dow, he saw three men few feet away,
holding a conversation, and directly
they started off in the direction of the
barn. Krause was sure that they meant
mischief, either to get into his house or
steal his horses. He took down his gun
and prepared to 60 out and drive them
Oft. Just at this moment something
crept up his back and ran down his legs
and arms, sort of feeling that it was
much safer to stay in the house, even
though he had gun to protect him
outside. He therefore informed his
wife that there was no danger, and was
about crawling back to bed, when she
began to urge him to 90 to the barn.
After considerable argument Peter
went out, but returned in a few minutes
with the information that the barn
doors were open, and that the men were
after the horses. Half dressing, as time
was precious, and going in her stocking
feet to make no noise, the wife took the
gun and made straight for the barn
while the husband remained behind tc
guard the house. Getting close to the
barn, Mrs. Krause saw that the thieves
had opened the large doors, as well a;
the stable door, and, hearing them in
the stable, she passed in on the mair
floor. An alley leads from the mair
floor to the stalls, and as she arrived a
the entrance the men were about tx
lead the horses out. The women wa
much excited and considerably fright
ened, as may be supposed, but she CAV,
shout, drew back the hammer of thu
gun, and would have given the thieve
a bullet had not they released tn,
horses and rushed through the door
Getting outside two or three rods the,
stopped, and she heard them talking il
low tones. Aiming for the spot as vel
as the darkness would permit, Mrs
Krause discharged the gun, and tn
men ran off and returned no more
They mad got the briddles on to tw
| horses, and would have been off wit
them IN three minutes more, had nc
the spunky woman made her appear
ance. The husband remained in tn
house until sure that the men had gone
and then went out and met his wife q
she was retIIrninp
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
An Iron Dock at SANTANA.

Some time ago the Secretary of the
Navy advertised for proposals for build
ing an iron floating dock, which it is
understood was to be used at SANTANA
Bay, Santo Domingo. At its last ses.
sion Congress, at the request of the
Secretary, made an appropriation of
100000 for the purpose of construct
ing the dock. With one exception all
the bids received were over this
amount, some of them ranging as high
as eighteen hundred thousand. There
was one bid for million from Alfred
Lee d Co., of New York city. The Sec
Rotary addressed several letters to this
firm, asking them to come forward, give
the necessary security, and accept the
bid, but he did not receive an answer.
He has since ascertained that Lee & Co.
had no facilities for doing the work,
and intended to sublet the contract.
But it is believed they could not get any
one to do it for the price named. The
Secretary has declared the time closed
for the acceptance of the contract, and
will ask Congress for an additional APP
preparation, as he is satisfied the work
cannot be done for $1000,0O0.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
The New York Times.

A New York letter has the following
newspaper office gossip: "After Mr..
Raymond's death, until the accession of
Mr.. Jennings to the chief position, the
Times languished. Mr. Bigelow presided
over the paper but a few weeks. He
was not suited to the position, nor was
the office suited with him. He was too
wealthy, too famous, too old, and too
much inclined to take his ease. So in
few weeks he resigned, and a Mr.. Bacon,
very pleasant young man, hardly more
than twenty-seven years old, took the
leadership. He was smart and keen,
but was not literally educated, and had
had too little experience of life. After
short reign, he resigned and went to
Boston. Then came Mr.. Sheppard, a
big, putting old Englishman, who has
since gone to England in the interests
of the United States Treasury. He was,
like Mr.. Bigelow, too inactive. He
would drive down to the Times office
from the Metropolitan Hotel in his car
riage, late in the afternoon, and long
before midnight would be dreaming Of
his beautiful young wife over his manu-
script, and nodding his head in the gas
light. He resigned, and Mr.. Jennings
came to the surface. For six years he
had been the American correspondent
of the London Times, position he could
not have held unless he had been man
of marked ability. He is perfect steam
engine in the Times office, and no one of
the editors can tell when he will pounce
upon them next. For an assistant he
has Major Williams, who used to be the
police reporter for the Times. In order
to illustrate trait of Mr.. jennings
character, we will mention an incident
which occurred in the Times office.
When Mr.. Tweed was arrested in New
York, the other day, the Tribune and
| Herald got the news at a late hour at
night, and had it in their next morn.
ing's editions. The Times had not a
word about it. This was considered a
bad beat by the newspaper press
and the Tribune made the most of it
Somebody in the Times Office had to be
held responsible. The result was, 8
week or SO after, the city editor and his
assistant (who had been on the Time.
some sixteen years. had their officia
heads chopped off by Mr. Jennings
They will leave the Times in about {
week, to be succeeded by new editors
who will probably remain until they are
beaten"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
Paris Uncomfortable for Americans.
Paris Cor. n. Y. Evening Post.


Paris has become a very uncomfort-
able place to reside in, particularly for
Americans. Disguise it as we may, we
are as heartily disliked now by all classes
of French as we were once liked. From
Mr.. Washburne down they make no
exceptions; and if in our dealings with
the trades-people they cannot cheat US,
then we "have come here to rob them,
to take the bread out of their mouths"
Here is lady, Mrs. E., who ordered
some dining-room furniture and window
curtains, to be trimmed with silk velvet.
1t was brought home, of cotton velvet,
and the curtains were SO narrow that
when drawn they looked as though they
were ironed down. As soon as they
were placed, the man handed his bill
for several thousand francs, and insisted
on being paid. Mrs. z. said they were
not made as ordered, and he must
change them before she paid him. He
insulted her, and few days after sum-
noned her to appear, and, on her not
doing so, sent seven men into her house
to take an inventory. On leaving, they
left man in charge, obliging her to
leave every door open, that he might
have free access and see all that was
going on. Mrs. E. is Obliged to have a
lawsuit, although General Read, our
Consul General, did all he could to
arrange it. Now, this is one out of sew
eral that have come to my knowledge.
I do not advise any Americans to come
here to remain. The lower classes have
become very insolent. The feeling that
our Legation took the Germans under
their protection and sent them out of
the country rankles in their breasts.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

Of the people of Louisiana. Those
familiar with Jeff.'s course during the
late unpleasantness;' the vim and ar
dor with which he fought the Federals,
and who have read his famous and
somewhat bombastic proclamation, full
minated dnring the campaign in South
east Missouri, in which he threatened
to hang, draw, and quarter two Yam
KEGS for every rebel put to death by the
enemy, would scarcely think it possible
for the Old Swamp Fox to fraternize
as lovingly with Radicals and carpet
baggers. In fact, he out Herods Fl srod,
and is the most intense Radical the
city. He is now Chief Engineer OF the
Board of Public Works, an Office worth,
with perquisites and stealings, about
$4,000 year. He lives in sly -ish
mansion on st. Charles street, drives a
spanking team, moves in the best
(Radical) society, is hail fellow well
met with all the big thieves of the
black-and-tan government"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
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 Whist is the matter. 1 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 a series of women's rights en-
actments, and our courts by 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 a
slave TO his wife's caprice and extrava-
gance. Whenever he ventures to re-
sist her folly, the law steps in and laws
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
marrisge(. he is at once hauled before a
judge and impr. soned. If he endeavors
to check his wife's extravaganza by re-
fusin,y to pay debts incurred by her, he
can be sued and compelled to pay. If
he wishes to sell his real estate, it 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 parents-or a
worse place-he cannot bring her back
by law TO his home; she can laugh his
authority to scorn. If, on the contrary,
he leaves her, disguised with her follies,
she can get a warrant for his arrest
more promptly than a warrant can be
got for the arrest of thief or muir
derer. If she has any real estate at the
time of her marriage it remains her
own; if he has any she gets dover
right of one-third. Truly she can say
"What's yours is mine, and whats
mine Is my own.'
j. D. ELLSWORTH, of Waterloo, Iowa
has become insane in the futile attempt
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

ONE of the incidents of the Chandler
Hale wedding is thus rel,ted by the
Washington Capital: at seems that
when the charming widow Aulick came
to make her toilet it was discovered that
the ruthless Board of Public Works had
torn up the street and cut off the gas.
lady cannot dress without light. The
prospect was dark. News of The trouble
reached the Navy Department. The
Navy Department was aroused. In
few hours an immense force was put
upon the street, land, in full time for the
party, light was thrown upon the
charmed home. This carries us back to
the days of romance and gallantry. A
softened light of more poetic times falls
upon the rude streets of Washington,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
Charles Dickens ON Oysters.

In the Atlantic Monthly, Mr.. Fields
gives some funny letters written by
Charles Dickens to Prof. FELTON, in 1912,
and in two of these epistles are refer
ences to oysters, thus:
" L have long suspected that oysters
have rheumatic tendency. Their feet
are always wet, and such damp company
in mans inside cannot contribute to
his peace"
Perhaps you don't know
who Dando was. He was an oyster
eater, my dear FELTON,. He used to go
into oyster shops, without a farthing of
money, and stand at the counter eating
natives, until the man who opened them
grew pale, cast down his knife, stag
gered back, struck his white forehead
with his hand, and cried, "You are
Dandor He has been known to eat
twenty dozen at one sitting, and would
have eaten forty, had not the truth
flashed upon the shop-keeper. For
these offenses he was constantly COM
mitted to the house of correction.
During his last imprisonment he was
taken i'll, got worse and worse. and at
last began knocking violent double
hHOchS at uSatn uOOr. Inc doctor
stood beside his bed, with his fingers on
his pulse. "He is going" said the doc
tor; II see it in his eye. There is only one
thing that will keep life in him another
hour, and that is-oysters." They were
Immediately brought. Dando swallowed
eight, and feebly took the ninth. He
held it in his mouth and looked round
the bed strangely. "Not a bad one p
said the doctor. The patient shook his
head, rubbed his trembling hand upon
his stomach, bolted the oyster, and fell
back-dead. They buried him in the
prison yard, and paved his grave with
| oyster shells.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
Jeff. Thomson.

The New Orleans correspondent of
the st. Louis Times (Democratic) writes
about Gen. M. jeff. Thompson as fol-
lows: "This ex Confederate officer and
somewhat noted individual is at present
domiciled in New Orleans, and forms a
fraction of the ring of disreputable
thieves engaged in the laudable occupa
ton of plundering the honest portion
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
Beauties of the Law.

There was an episode during the
Wharton murder trial, few days since,
that was sadly in keeping with that
melancholy affair. When the court
met on Saturday morning, the presiding
judge announced an adjournment for
two days for an imperative reason. This
was then explained to be that the wife
of one of the jurors had died very su,l-
denly on the night previous, and this
was the first intimation that the be-
reaved husband had of his terrible loss.
The calamity had occurred in Anne
Arundel county, ten miles distant from
Annapolis. An memorable law would
not permit the jury to disband during
the progress of the trial; so the twelve
were taken by the Sheriff together to
the place where the body lay. They
remained there, at the residence of the
afflicted juryman, over night, and on
the following day attended the funeral
IN body, after which they returned to
their rooms at Annapolis, the morrnel
being obliged to leave behind him his
young and motherless children.
So much bogus gold dust has been in
circulation in Idaho City, that its bust
L
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

TIFFANY Co., of New York, have a
necklace OF pearls which was purchased
from the ex-Empress of the French, by
an agent sent to Chiselhurst for the
purpose. She would sellno other of her
jewels. The price asked is $4,000.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

A MT. STERLING, H., correspondent
tells how Willie, aged IL, eloped with
Lydia, aged Is. Both are members of
highly-respectable families, and no one
knows where they have gone.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

TIE Lebanon (Ky.) Standard has the
following golden opportunity for any
one who !" fills the bill :" young
lady wealthy, beautiful, and accom-
plished-wants handsome, intellectual
gentleman to 60 with her on a bridal
tour to Europe the 1st of June. N. B.
None but intellectual men need APP
ply. Send pedigree. Address Adrienne
st. Clair, care Standard Office, Lebanon"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

j. D. ELLSWORTH, of Waterloo, Iowa,
has become insane in the futile attempt
to invent perpetual motion machine.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

So much bogus gold dust has been in
circulation in Idaho City, that its bust
ness men have adopted an exclusive
greenback currency.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25

THE latest smuggling dodge has been
detected at Ogdensburg, N. Y. For
some time the importation of turkeys
had been unusually brisk, but no sus-
picion was excited until their unusual
weight attracted notice. 1t was then
found that bottle of brandy had been
deity inserted in each carcass, the orr
Gee neatly closed, and then frozen up.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-05-23

The ST Louis Republican offers q
strong argument in favor of the co-opera-
ton of the Democratic party with the
Liberals in the pending election, in the
idea which it submits for consideration,
as follows
/ The election of Greeley and Brown by
Democratic votes involves the inevitable
! accompaniment of the election of Demo-
cratic majority in the lower house of the
next Congress. This is worth more than
the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency, or
both together; for Congress is the real seat
OF power in our government, as the plain
lesson of the last eleven years has demon
strated. A Democratic President, with a
Republican House TO oppose him, would be
the most helpless of beings; but Demo-
cratic house, even with q Radical President
in the White House, would be an immense
acquisition; while Democratic House with
Horace Greeley in the White House and B..
Gratz Brown as presiding officer of the
Senate, would be all but full Democratic
ascendency. 1t would undeniably be some
thing UNNECESSARILY better than Pendleton,
or Hancock, or Hendricks in the White
House with his hands fettered, and hostile
House fiinging his vetoes back in his face.
Between Greeley and Democratic Con-
gress, and Grant a Radical Congress a
Democrat ought not to hesitate an instant;
yet this is the solitary choice. All the
Democratic national conventions that can
assemble this year cannot alter it The
presentation of a third ticket, instead of
widening the field of choice, would.in reality,
narrow it down to Grant and make him the
Inevitable next President.