Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-03
Hlarshall County 9epublitan
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.
NEWS SUMMARY.


Another installment of 600 Mormon recruits
arrived at New York from Europe the other
day-all single men and women - r4-
Gen. Sherman has been interviewed by tbe
irrepressible reporter. He expressed the
opinion that the French Republic would sur
we Theirs, whom he regards as an earnest
patriot, and that the Republic will attain
high degree of prosperity under his admlnis-
tration. The General has high opinion of
the efhclency Of the Prussian army, and thinks
United Germany is destined long to exert a
controlling influence in Europe He hints,
however, at the possibility of its falling to
pieces on the Withdrawal of the single hand
by which the combination is held together
an event which may happen at any moment
james I. Johnston, Superintendent of the
Stamp Department of the Sub-Treasury at
New York, is a defaulter to the amount of
nearly 100000. and has fled the country
Charles O'Conor positively declines to allow
the use of his name in connection with the
Mayoralty of New York city, s er
A. T. Stewart refuses to permit himself to
be run for Ms yor of New York ~L
The defalca alton in the Sub Treasury at Now
York is said to be not less than s1S50OO
Over the Prospect Fair Grounds course.
New York, the mare Huntress has Just ac-
complished the most extraordinary trotting
feat on record. 4 purse of 81, 900 was offered
to any horse that would beat the famous
Dutchman's time 1929, in dash of three
miles. Huntress accomplished the three
miles in 7:21H, beating Dutchman's time liz
seconds. She trotted the first mile in 2:28.
the second mile in 2:26, and the third in
1869. She dashed up the home stretch in
the last mile under strong pull, and did not
seem at all distressed at the termination of
The race What added to the wonderful per-
Torrance of Huntress over Dutchman is the
fact that the mare trotted in harness. while
Dutchman trotted under the saddle and was
ridden by the great horseman Hiram Wood
ruff. kI
Forester, the alleged murderer of Benia-
min Nathan, at New York, has been dis
charged, there not being sufficient evidence
to warrant his detention on the charge He
is now held to await requisition from Gov,
Palmer, Of Illinois, he being indebted to that |
State to the extent of some thirteen years |
penal service.
A steam canal-boat has just made the trip |
through from Buffalo to New York, via the |
Erie canal, in five days less time than the
usual horse locomotion.
the West.
The late Rev. Samuel j. Browne. of Gin
cnnati, whose shooting of boy in his orchard
some weeks ago created such an excitement
ID that city. bequeaths in his will $3.50, 900 for
The establishment of university to bear his
name, and also the land wherein to erect the
building, and an additional sum for
The endowment Of professorships.
VIM. Sweigart, the murderer of Kane Hie-
gins, near Chicago, has been sentenced to
for life
The value of all the property in Hin oils,
as fixed by the Board of Equalization. is ,
s51O, 900, 900.
Quincy, ILL.,, has been agitated by the mys- ,
erlous disappearance of two young girls. /
Forty-two Chinese children, from to 90 {
ears old, recently left San Francisco for New
Haven, CT, to be educated
The steamer S. S. Merrill has been burned
IN the Mississippi, at Warsaw LII. No lives {
ost.
Two new national banks have been author
zedto commence business in Chicago. {
The Mormon papers are much excited over /
he disclosures concerning the Mountain s
Geadows massacre sras s~@-s'ssi e. 50 ~
convict IN the Illinois Penitentiarv. at
Toliet, recently committed suicide by drown {
ng himself in the canal +
vein of lead has been struck in MORGAN =
ounty. III. Ast1t4A 81 +tas4@- 11-
man named Morgan was literally sawed i
q twain, in saw mill at Benton Harbor,
Itch. the other day.
The vigilance committees in the region of r
'ort Randall, Dakota. are making it warm for
he desperadoss that infest the country. | +
lumber Of them having been strung 10 re- \
emily.
Miss Phoebe Couzzins and Miss Snow have F
een admitted to practice in the District b
curt, at Salt Lake City, s-.-s-ss.sz- w 4
New York papers containing the expose of is
ne Mountain Meadow massacre commanded G,
rom $3.50 to IS per copy ia Utah. 1t has
great sensation throughout the o.
erritory. VI
The Apache chiefs on the Dale Creek reser-
alton, Ii Arizona, were detect ed, recently. al
an attempt to sneak off on the war path. in
en- Crook, with guard, tried to arrest to
lem, and was fred upon by 400 or 500 In NJ
ans. The fire was returned, killing 80 of
10 red devils, whereupon the whole party ar
ID to the mountains, pursued by two COM la
anies of cavalry. W,
Helena, Montana, had sharp snow-storm wi
| the 22d of September.
The Texas cattle fever is raging in Morgan ia
ID Scott counties,lIa. @Hundreds of cattle
we been carried off, and the disease defies Mt
treatment. 11gss3 J6 JIG SRI
Chicago has been agitated by another cold, OF
'oded murder, the victim this time being lf
inter in the employ Of the Tf,ses, who was 4
OF down without any apparent provocation, pr
llle quietly walking the street at the hour of
dnlght, by some unknown ruffian. IN
The landlord of a-Dubuque Qowa) hotel tn
Gently endeavored to carry out the rrous- mi
as of the IRA Rights bill by admitting 8
lored guest to the common table. The Is
sh-tened waiter girls rebelled, and refused Y
serve the sable guest. whereupon they were Sc
mmariy dismissed.
August ,MeDosellssr Of the firm of Nc /.