Marshall County Republican., 1872-10-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

Otl6r
day. Mr.. Froude explained that the object of
his visit to this country was to contribute to
the form alton of public opinion in this coun-
try regarding the relations between England
ard Ireland
Conyers, the recently appointed colored
midshipIuan, is having about as bad time of
it at the Annapolis Naval Academy as Cadet
Smith did at West. Point On last Friday
night, when the midshipmen were in line
marching from the lower part of the grounds
TO their quarters, an attack was made on Con-
yers by some score of middies, who kicked
and cuffed him unceremoniously cadet
officer rushed in with drawn sword among
the crowd that had gathered about the un-
fortunate cadet and stopped the attack. The
Presidents attention has been called to this
matter, and he has promised that all the
parties engaged in the affair shall be dis
missed.
Athrowing match between baseball players
took place at Brooklyn, n. Y. the other day.
Hatfield, of the Mutual Club, threw the ball
133 yards, foot, inches, winning the first
prize. Leonard, of the Boston Club, threw
119 yards, foot 10 inches, and Harry Wright,
of the same club, III yards, foot, inch
Ben Butler has been renominated for Con-
gress by the Republicans of the Sixth Massa-
chusetts District
The will of the late William H. Seward is
clear, succinct document, singularly free
from legal technicalities, and written entirely
in his own hand. He bequeaths his late
home at Auburn to his three sons. His other
property he divides into four equal shares
among his sons, Augustus. Frederick, and
William, and his adopted daughter, Olive
Risley Seward. The property amounts to
about S200000.
It is reported that James Gordon Bennett
will soon commence issuing German edition
or the New York Herald
Mr.. Borroughs, a well-known New York
hotel keeper formerly proprietor of the
Continental Hotel at Long Branch, and lat
terly of the Everett House, New York, has
eloped to Europe with Ella Wesner, male
character vocalist and variety actress. He
leaves wife and family and numerous credi-
tors to mourn his flight.
Ground has been broken on the new Con-
necticut State House at Hartford.
Snow to the depth of four inches fell on
the Penobscot river, in Maine, on the 18th of
October.
The horse disease which has been raging in
Canada has broken out in New York, and
causes much alarm among horse owners.
New York merchants report the trade with
the South greater this autumn than at any
time since the war.
The Canada horse epidemic is prevailing to
an alarming extent among the horses of
Buffalo.
The total vote of Pennsylvania, at the Octo-
Der election, was $4,000, and does not vary
much from the vote of 1868.
In the baseball tournament at New York.
the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia, carried off
the first prize, 81 500; the Boston Club the
second prize, 81 200; and the Mutual Club. of
New York, the third piize, $1,000. The Ath-
letics won four games, the Bostons three
games, and the Mutuals one game.
Arrangements are making in New York for
a public debate between James Anthony
Froude and Father Burke on the Irish ques-
ton.
The following in the official vote of Penn
sylvania at the October election, as compared
with that in October. 1868:
OCTOBER, 1865. OCTOBER, 1872.
Ha1tranft ep....38l 415 Hartranft, Reps5s. .ses
Boyle. ,7s9 Buckalew, Lb.....8l7.85s
Rep majority. s.e77 Rep. majority..~. 35.5t5
There are twenty murderers confined in the
New York Tombs-
The Cambria Iron Company's rolling-mills
at Johnstewn, Pa, resumed work just one
week after their destruction by fire.
The West.
The stockholders of the new Merchants
Exchange at st. Louis have authorized the
issue Of $1,000, 600 twenty-year bonds for the
construction of the projected edifce.
Mrs. Alger, of Grand Mound, Iowa, recently
committed suicide by hanging herself to a
door knob with bed-sheet.
A petition for mechanics lien on Potter |
Palmer's great three-millon-doIiar hotel, at |
Chicago, has been filed in the Superior Court |
of that city by the contractor and builder of |
the structure. The Connecticut Mutual Life |
Insurance Company has mortgage of S1,-
100000 on the property, and the plaintiff |
prays that said company be made party de- |
fendant and that the land and buildings be
sold for the payment Of the sum of $4,000 |
due to plaintiff.
The great trot between Goldsmith Maid.
and the California horse Occident for purse |
of $4,000, at Sacramento, On the 10th of |
October, was witnessed by crowd of over
ten thousand people, and created an immense
sensation. The race was won by the Maid |
eaeily, in three straight heats. Time, 2:2O55 |
2:201a, 2:22. The result was a sore disar-
pointment to the Californians, as they had |
fondly hoped their favorite morse would wrest |
from Goldsmith Maid her well-earned need of |
queen of the turf" Occident is sorrel |
gelding, about nine years of age, who served |
his time in a vegetable wagon, and was uu-
known to the public until purchased by ex-
Gov Leland Stanford, President of the Cen
1ral Pacific Railroad Company. and trained by |
lanes EoF, well-known horseman
James Oval met his friend Michael Con- |
nors, at Grand Tower, H., the other day, and |
IN shaking hands the latter hurt boil which I
Oval had on his hand. From this trivial |
cause an alteration arose, which eliminated
in Michael receiving death stab from the |
amiabie James. n
William Chuck has been sentenced to he
hanged, at Indianapolis, for the murder of
his wife in April last -