Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-18
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

Estimates of the cost of the East river
bridge are now fixed at 80, 5000
Owing to the intense heat, the price CT ice
in New York city has been advanced about 40
cents per 100 pounds.
The new directors of the Erie railroad have
commenced suit against Jay Gould for &c.
10000, On account of the alleged misappro-
priation of funds belonging to the company
during his management of its affairs.
The New York Senate, sitting as a Court of
impeachment, has decided to remove Judge
McCunn, the vote being unanimous.
1t appears from statistics gathered at the
Pension Office that there are living at the
present time two widows of Revolutionary
soldiers who are under 40 years of age, and
that the Oldest surviving widow has arrived
at the age of lis years
The great running race at Long Branch,
July 2, resulted in victory to Harper's Long
fellow, over the horse Harry Bassett, the dis
lance run being two and one-half miles. and
the time 4:S4. The horse Littleton, also owned
by John Harper. won the mile heat race and
purse of $500.
While John Robinson's circus and menagerie
was passing under bridge at West Haven.
Ct, on July 4, the structure settled and six
animal cages were struck and broken to pieces.
The lion and tapir escaped, but were soon
caught. cage containing fifty monkeys was
among those wrecked. All the MONKEYS are
loose in the woods. Loss, $4,000.
The heat in New York, on July 4. was in
tense. Many of the miitiamen, while parad-
ing, were prostraed several of whom died.
Scarcely half of the number that set out re
turned with their command. Ninety-seven
cases of sun-stroke were reported in the CITY.
"a proving fatal.
Three persons we're killed and many injured
by railroad collision on Long Island. n. Y,
July 4.
Rudd Doble, the well-known Jockey. who
handled Dexter so successfully, has. in view
of the alleged trial of Mr.. Bonner's horse Joe
Elliott of mile in 2:1515, and the repeatedly
alleged performance by Dexter of mile in
ZIG, challenged either or both of these horses
to trot the Maid for from $4,000 to $500 a
side. IF the Ledger man still adheres TO his
former objections to a public match for a
prize or money, Doble then offers to meet
any or all of his horses in match simply for
the sake of fairly and regularly deciding the
question of speed.
John P. Bigelow, ex-Mayor of Boston. died
July 5, aged "a.
ending July was terrible. the daath roll
reaching 1000.
The Long Branch racing meeting just closed
was the most successful. ever held in
America.
The New York Times announces the CONSOLE
dation of the Enc and New York Central Rail-
road Companies under the direction of the
English stockholders, Commodore Wander
bit being elected President with unre-
stricted powers. An advance is to be made
IN freight and passenger rates West and
North.
Three men we're killed by stroke of light
ming, near Boston. July s.
Margaret Elliott murdered her daughter
Jane, aged II, at New York, July 5, by strang-
ling her TO death.
Near Utica. n. Y, July 6, barn in which
party of railroad laborers had taken shelter
was blown down. and two of the laborers killed
and several seriously injured.
The reported consolidation of the Erie and
Central railroads, and the elevation of Com
modore Vanderbilt to the head of the new
corporation. turns out to be without founda-
ton.
The deaths in Philadelphia for the week
ending July numbered 764 IAN increase over
the preceding week of $50. One-half we're
children under one year.
Judge John 81. McCunn died in New York
July s, from nervous prostration. the result of
oia llncatien and grief at being removed
i Ice by the State Senate on the ground
of corruption and malfeasance. Judge McCunn
left an estate valued at So, 900, 900.
Three boys were killed by an explosion of
fireworks in South Boston, July 5.
policeman was beaten to death bv gang
of rowdies in New York, on the night of
July T.
In one day, last week, twenty-three bows
were sentenced to the Penitentiary, in a New
York city court.
e. L. sanderson, lawyer, sues the Brooklyn
Union for libel, claiming $50, 900 damages.
A man fell from the top of the Brooklyn
tower of the East river bridge, distance of
100 feet, the other day, and, strange to relate.
was uninjured
The West.
News of a most foul and unnatural murder
comes to us from West Point, Iowa. Mrs.
Washer, the mother of seven children. was de-
iberately murdered in that village by two of
her sons, aged II and 16. The lady had
parted from her husband, Dr. Washer. some
time previous, and, the Doctor being absent
from home, she took occasion to visit her
children. She prepared to return to her own
home Saturday, June 20, but the two sons
persuaded her to remain over till Sunday. She
stayed, and at 6 o'clock Sunday morning the
two boys murdered her, stabbing her in the
back, breast. and throat. After killing her
they dragged her body to the barn and COW
cred it with hay. The youthful matricides are
n prison.
G. NJ Taylor, City Marshal of Baxter
Springs, Kan, was murdered last week by
COL Boyd, the Mayor of the town.
The same old. story. Thomas W Dunn, of
Jacksonville, H., in playful mood pointed
pistol at his sweetheart, Lizzie Voorhees,,
Just to brighten her. He succeeded admi-
rably, for the pistol went off and sent a ball
IKto Lizzie's head, INJECTING q dangerous
wound
Another boy, Robert Dole-the 999th this
season-was drowned at Milwaukee, last
week, while bathing. John Brennan, at
Toledo, Ohio, met his death in a similar
manner, July1.
The new Illinois liquor law, which went into