Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-29

Chicago jail few nights ago. They present.
ed cooked revolvers at the head of the Tailor,
and forced him to deliver up the keys, with
which they opened the doors, walked out and
made good their escape.
The Chicago Tribune prints a special tele-
gram from Laramie, Wyoming Territory, pur-
porting to give al account Of the discovery of
the Arizona diamond fields by the veritable
discoverer himself 1t is sensational in the
highest degree. The man who claims to have
found this modern Golconda is one T. Edward
Arnold, Kentuckian. He says that %, $780,
900 worth of brilliants have already been gath
cred up, and that the supply seems inexhaust-
ible.
Nine years ago son of Mr.. George W.
Depler, of Chicago, aged eleven years, mys-
teriously disaI peared from home, and has long
been mourned as dead. A few days ago the
missing boy-pow grown up young man
gladdened the hearts of the old folks by re-
turning to the paternal roof.
The South.
Louisville commercial and banking circles
have been thrown into state of confusion by
the discovery of forgeries to the amount Of
$780, committed by Robert Atwood, who
had been looked upon as staunch, reliable
and worthy business man. Atwood fed the
city, but was captured at Seymour, Ind. Wild
speculation led to his downfall.
Two brothers named Lod and Josh Duke,
merchants of greensboro, KY, had dispute
about business recently, and resorted to pis
al, Josh dan G1x-
wounded
Lexington, the greatest race-horse that
America ever produced, died lately, on Mr..
Alexander's farm, in Kentucky.
A party of thirteen persons we're struck 81
lightning in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, last
week. Several ladies we're severely burned,
but none fatally.
Robert Atwood, the Louisville Spectator
whose forgerles caused such an excitement
among financial men in that city, has been
placed in jail. His operations amount to up
ward of half million dollars one bank alone
suffering to the extent of $4,000.
Gen. Smith, Surveyor CT Customs at Mem
phis, recently seized on and tore up large
number of rails of the Memphis and Little
Rock railroad. TIC satisfy unpaid dues amount
ing to some $4,000.
negro murderer named Wade was lately
hung by mob in Stewart county, Tenn.
Baltimore has been thrown into fever of
excitement by stupendous bank robbery. A
party of burglars entered the Third National
Bank, cut into the large safes, and secured
$1,000 of the banks funds besides large
amounts belonging to private depositors. 1t
is thought the total losses will reach half
million dollars.
The boil worm is doing great dsm mage to the
cotton in Mississippi
The Pope county, Ark, troubles have ended,
and all are quiet again.
Washington.
1t is announced that eighteen of the South
Carolina Ku-Klux, now in the Albany On. Y.)
Penitentiary, will shortly be pardoned by the
President. through the intercess,on of Gerrit
Smith.
The contract for carrying the Pacific mails
between the United States and China has been
awarded to the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany at $500, 900 per annum.
The Internal Revenue Department has de-
termined to enforce the law for the discontin-
uance of the one-third beer-barrel stamps, and
refer all who are injured by this course to
Congress for relief.
Under the late law of Congress granting to
disabled soldiers artificial limbs, or, in lieu
thereof, communication those who have been
paralyzed or have sustained some bodily injury
depriving them of the use of their limbs can
make application on Communication to the Sur
geon General of the army.
President Grant has declined the invitation
to visit Chattanooga
Claims aggregating Sill, 500, 900 have been
fled before the mixed American and English
Commission now sitting at Washington, from
British sources, for damages sustained by the
seizure and confscation of blockade-runners
and their cargoes, during the rebellion, by the
American Government.
President Grant has signifed his intention,
in case of reelection to remodel his Cabinet,
with single exception.
The recent newspaper statement of the
amount of claims b. British subjects against
America is pronounced by the Secretary of
The Quartermaster General will soon open
bids for supplying headstones or head blocks
for the graves in the National Military Gene
teries under the act of Congress. Three nun
dred and fifty thousand are required, and
there is an existing appropriation of 1920, 900
TO pay for them, but as this is not sufficient,
an extra appropriation will be asked for by the
War Department from the next Congress.
Each block or stone is to be marked with the
number of the grave, name of the soldier,
rank, company, regiment, date, and place of
death. The blocks for unknown soldiers will
be inscribed with the legend Unknown
United States soldier"
Foreign.
NJ. Kaiser, the celebrated German astrono-
mer is dead.
Reliable advices from Mexico are to the eff
febt that Diaz has laid down his arms and ac-
cepted the amnesty, which finally closes the
rebellion in that country.
Additional troops have been dispatched to
Belfast and other towns in the north of Ire
land, in view of apprehended disturbances in
consequence of the celebration by the Roman