Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-18

and Samuel Boyd have been found guilty of
causing the death of Miss Oliver, of Wood
River, Neb., by causing abortion. The for
mer has been sentenced to three and half
wears and the latter to six months, in the
Penitentiary.
AT sandusky, O., on Monday, Mr.. J. B.
Merck, architect, aged about so years, fell
from scaffold, striking on his head and III
aictinp injuries which caused his death in
sbout two hours......On Monday morning
the depot building of the Louisville, New
Albany and Chicago railroad, at New Provi-
| dence, Ind, was entirely destroyed by ire,
including the telegraph operators and rail-
road books. railroad tickets, Postoffice books,
etc. Loss $4,000.
The South.
AT the annual festival of the colored peo-
pie at Graft Hall, in Frederick, Md, on
Monday, the floor gave way, and the wall
caved in, by which two persons were killed
and twelve seriously wounded.
A FIRE at Smithland, KY, on Saturday,
destroyed the hotel, three business houses,
| and six dwellings.....A fight occurred over
a game of cards in the jail at Bowling
Green, on Tuesday night, between two horse
thieves, in which one named VIM. Thomas
was struck on the head with board by the
! other and killed almost instantly.
RoBr. CAMBRIDGE, a cadet at Nashville
University, a youth of fifteen years, while
hunting pigeons in the new theater on
Thursday afternoon, fell from the upper
ceiling to the floor, some thirty-fve feet,
and was killed.
Washington.
THE Subcommittee on Commerce, who
were designated to make up the river and
harbor appropriation bill, have completed
the work. The following are the items for
the West: Improvement of the Ohio river,
$500 600 improving navigation at the falls
above Toledo, 81 ,000 Toledo harbor, S15 goo
Sandusky river, SO, 900; Sandusky harbor,
$4,000: Ashtabula harbor, SIS, 900, Vermil-
lion harbor, $4,000; Port Clinton harbor,
| $4,000 Rocky river harbor, 900 Chicago
harbor, 800 ,009; Calumet harbor, $50 .000
Michigan City, Ind, 0,O00; improvement
of St. Mary's river and canal, $300,000 i'm
prove ment of the Des Moinos rapids
$4OO, OOO...... The contract for reporting snd
publishing the debates in Congress, as gu
| thorized by the recent law, was signed on
Wednesday, Rives & Bailey, of the Globe
being the contractor.
Mrs. SHEA, who has been on trial for sew
ersl days, charged with the murder of
police officer, who was shot by her while at
tempting to enter her house with search
warrant, was acquitted on Friday, after the
jury had been cut fifteen minutes. The de-
Tense claimed that the pistol in the hands o
Mrs. Shea went off accidentally.
THE President has appointed Samuel A
Irwin Collector Of Internal Revenue for Chi
cago, rice Raster, resigned. Irwin was FRS
Deputy, and is appointed under the civil
service rule for promotion, though Congress
man Farwell first approved of the same.
Foreign.
THE trial in Paris of the libel case of Gen
eral Trochu against the Figaro has ended
NJ. yillemes SAINT and Viter, the editors
were acquitted of the principal charge Of
libel, but found guilty Of insulting func-
tionary of the Government, for which they
are sentenced to one months Imprisonment
| and a fine of 5000 francs.....On Monday
while the races at Lurgan, Ireland, were in
progress, stand crowded with spectators
gave way, and about 200 persons were pre-
cipitated. to the ground amid confused
mass of broken timber. Thirty were in
iured, some of whom cannot recover.
THE number of emigrants leaving the
British Isles during March exceeded that Of
February by 7,OOO......A convention has been
signed by the Maintenance Construction
Company of Great Britain, and the Govern
ment of Portugal, to lay cable from Lisbon
to Brazil via Madeira and the Cape Verde
Islands.
IN the case Of DR.. William c. Miner, whC
killed workingman at Lambeth, England
recently, the prosecution announced hi.
belief that the accused was insane, anc
asked that the jury so find. After hearing
the evidence, the jury rendered verdict o
not guilty. 49,. The celebration of Holland:
independence was attended with disorder!
and breaches of the peace at various points
The most considerable disturbance occurred
at Osterhout, in North Brabant, where
mob collected, broke the windows Of houses
and committed other outrages. The demon
STATIONS became so threatening that the
town authorities found it necessary to cal
upon the military to suppress the riot
Upon the appearance of the troops, the mol
dispersed. but several persons had beer
seriously injured before quiet was restored
The cause of the outbreak is supposed to b
dissatisfaction with the Ministry.
DISPATCH from Yeddo, dated March %
announces that an attempt had been mad'
by party of twelve persons to assassinat
the Mikado of Japan. The efforts of tn,
would be murderers proved unsuccessful
The guards of the Mikado captured two 0
the party, but the other ten escaped. Thi
attempted assassination caused great uneasi
ness on the part of the Government. Order
have been issued forbidding foreigners to g
beyond the limits of the city of Yeddo.....
The London Echo says: Sir Travers Twiss
whose wife mysteriously disappeared durinl
the examination OF Charters upon a charg
of publishing articles defamatory of he
character, has become insane.
The city of Antioch, in Syria, has beel
visited by an earthquake, causing a terribl
loss of life. One-haif of the city was total
destroyed, and 800 persons lost their live:
Great distress prevails III that portion of tn
city that was not demolished, and the re
manning inhabitants are sadly in need c
assistance.
Proceedings in Congress.
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