Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

many months an invalid, and for several
weeks prior to the sad event her death was
daily looked for. Notwithstanding the partl-
san feeling of which the bereaved husband
has been one of the principal objects, he has
the sincere sympathy of the public in his sad
affection. He was constant and untiring at
tendant at his wife's bedside up to the last
moment. Mrs. Greeley leaves three daugh-
sars.
Judge Ingraham, of New York, has granted
The application on behalf of George s. Scott
for an Injunction to restrain the Chicago
md Northwestern Railroad Company from
issuing any stock until such issue is author
lied by two-thirds of the owners of the CAPT
tai stock.
The bankers in the oil regions of Pennsyl-
yania have been holding meetings with view
of forming a combination to control the crude
oil market. The plan is to organize an agency
with a capital stock of 100000 through
which the entire production is to be bought
and sold. By this means it is believed the
price can be maintained at IS per barrel
The jury in the case of Chief of Police Nc
Williams, of Jersey City, failed to agree, and
he was balled in $21, 0G2.
The wife of Indian Commissioner Vincent
Colyer was drowned recently, near Darien,
CT, while attempting to drive across swollen
stream.
The trial of Mayor Hall, of New York, has
resulted in disagreement of the jury. It is
said they stood seven for conviction and five
for acqulttal.
Chief Justice Chase's health will probably
compel him to leave his seat on the Supreme
Bench for time.
The notorious Mrs. Woodruff and Mrs.
Clafiin were arrested in New York recently,
on the charge of circulating obscene htera-
ture, and locked op in Ludlow Street Jail.
George Francis Train offered to go bail for
them, but they refused to accept BAIL The
charge was based on seandalous and libel
GUS article published in Woodruff Dc Ctdftn's
Weekly, rejecting on the characters of Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher and Theodore Tllton,
the editor of the Independent. Proceedings
against the twain had been expected for
several days, and their arrest created no sur
prise. The New York papers say that
nothing more obscene in the way of words or
atrocious charges has ever obtained currency
III any CO bldA tl1O dNeoNho VI eAASS>
women on Mr.. Beecher. Their Office was also
seized, together with the books, furniture,
and entire edition of the paper. There Is
much indignation among the virtuous New
Workers at the audacity of the publication
complained of, and general satisfaction Is e1-
pressed at the arrest of the authors. and the
prospect Of their prosecution and conviction.
At Rochester, N. Y, the other day. three
men we're suffocated to death in new min
eral wells
The United States Grand Jury at New York
has indicted Mesdames Woodruff and Clafin
for circulating obscene literature. Bail was
fixed in the sum of $4,000, In default of
which they wese remanded to jail to await
trial. Stephen Pearl Andrews. the great
head-center of the free-lovers, has also been
arrested on the charge of being implicated
with the danes.
Some excitement has been caused in West
chester county, N. Y, by the reported dis
coveries of gold quartz there.
The West.
Three blocks of business houses were de-
stroyed by the fire at Grand Rapids, Mich,
last week. The loss will reach over 5000. 600
The st. Louis National Stock Yards Com
pany, capital stock 81 900, has just COM
pleted its organization by the election of 8
Board of Directors comprising representatives
of the various railroads centering there
They will Immediately proceed to the erection
of mammoth stock yards and pens in East St
Louis.
The work on the Northern Pacific railroad
is progressing at marvellous rate of speed
The rails are laid IT'S miles west of Red river
and the road is now open to the Missouri
river, ass miles west of Lake Superior. Gen
Cass, the new President of the road, hal
lately returned from tour of inspection
along the line of the road. A st. Paul CORE
spondent of Chicago paper, announcing hi
return, says: 1T is understood that while
they found the road well constructed, the,
were met at all points and in nearly every de
partment with evidences of the most reckless
and extrayagant management, the full dis
closure of which would astonish the country
This will undoubtedly be shown in the oficia
report to be made by these gentlemen. blu
how much of it will be given to the publ
time alone will tell. 1t is also asserted with
directness that leaves little doubt of its cor
rectness, that with the completion of tn
road to the Missouri river, all building opera
tions on this md of the line will be suspende
for at least e, and probably two years"
In reference to the reported suspension o
work on the st. Paul and Pacific road. tn
officers say that their road is beng built indie
peDdently of the Porthern Pacific road, tn
latter company having no financial response
bility for its affairs and that the temporar
suspension of work ON the st. Vincent exten
sion of the st. Paul line was caused by mis-
understanding with the cempany's fnancis
agents in Amsterdam, from whom all fund
for its construction are forwarded.
The South.
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