Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-18

Saginaw Valley mills have struck for a reduc-
ton of time to ten hours. Several mills have
been closed in consequence.
John Mcnamara was killed at Chicago, on
the 4th, by policeman VINO was attempting
his arrest. John Kelly, a friend of McNamara's,
was probably fatally wounded in the affray.
An aeronaut made an ascension in balloon
from Chicago on the 4th of July. The balloon
refused to be controlled by the air voyageur,
and landed him in Lake Michigan, some two
miles from the shore. He was finally rescued
in half drowning condition.
William Smith, an old Cincinnati journalist,
and brother to Richard Smith, of the Gazette,
died July 4, aged 60.
AT Seymour, Ind, on the evening of the
Fourth, a man, in lighting the hall prepare
tory to theatrical performance, let fall coal
oil lamp IN the midst of group of children.
The lamp burst, spreading the oil in every
direction, setting the clothing of the children
on fire. The little sufferers ran wildly through
the hall, and before the flames were extin-
guished three of them were burned to death.
Another fearful mine disaster is recorded.
fire broke out in a new mine at Limaville.
Ohio, July3 resulting in the death by suffo-
cation of eleven persons.
A party of fifty Bostonians were lured out
to the Pacific slope by swindler who pretend
ed to have discovered rich gold diggings in a
portion of Oregon inhabited by Indians. The
sharper succeeded in getting $4,000 out of
the Hubites, and abandoned them at San Fran
cisco. Some of them are left without funds to
return home.
Two boys were drowned in Luding creek,
Cincinnati, July Z.
There is general str e among the lumber
men of Saginaw Mich valley, and the mills
are silent. Employers and employees each de-
clare their firm determination not to bulge.
The strikers orderly and quiet
At Cincinnati, July Z, Rev. Samuel J.
Browne, aged S6 years, shot and killed boy
of II years who had entered his premises to
recover baseball that had been thrown over
the fence. There was much excitement in
the immediate neighborhood, and a strong
disposition manifested to lynch the aged muir
derer
Two men were drowned while bathing, near
Moline, ILL.,, July Z.
District Attorney Bates, of Utah, has pro-
vided Grand Jury with view to present in
dictments against several prominent Mormons
for violation of the anti -polygamy law of 1862
1t is expected that these cases will be brought
up for final decision in the Supreme Court of
tn United States within a year.
1t is reported that rich gold diggings have
been discovered in Logan county, Ill.
Mrs. Henry Southworth, of Cleveland, re-
Gently poisoned her three children, aged 9, z
and years, and then cut her own throat, She
was insane.
San Francisco telegram states that the
Apaches from the great reservation of Ari-
IONA, who made treaty witk Gen. Howard a
month since, and been full fed, have left with
the avowed intention of going on the war path.
Troops are pursuing. Many depredations are
reported.
The South.
Near Brownsville, Tenn. July l, Benz. II,
Wray and John A. Wilson, broth ers- in law,
quarreled at the breakfast-table, when Wray
drew pistol and shot Wilson, killing him in
stantly. He then shot himself, infict:ng
fatal wound. Both we're wealthy planters.
Mr.. Thomas A. Scott, the railroad king. is
moving for the construction of road from
Shreveport, La, to the Pacific. He has Just
returned from trip through Texas. and it is
announced that he has determined upon a
speedy contamination of the enterprise.
A PARTY of four blacksmiths engaged in an
affray at Trenton, Mo-, July 8, which resulted
in the death of two of the combatants- John
flanagan and NJ. Larkin
Thomas Guthrie, negro, was hung at Dan
vile, Ky, July 5.
The Naval academy at Annapolis is to have
sensation in the shape of colored cadet
midshipman from South Carolina
The steamboat business Oh the lower Mis-
sissippi is duller this season than ever before
known.
Washington.
The War Department will shortly appoint a
board to investigate the cause of the late
wholesale assertions from the army
The following is the public debt statement for
June: