Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-12-05
NEWS SUMMARY.


earthquake shock the other day, which shook
up things in lively manner.
The venerable Thurlow Weed is recovering
from this recent severe illness.
By the breaking of platform on the third
floor of the New York Herald building, the
other day, five workmen were prccipitated
into the basement, three of whom were fatal
lyinjured.
Stokes trial begins at New York on the I'd
of December.
The New York Chamber of Commerce has
appointed committee to take measures for
the establishment of a Board of Engineers,
with legal powers to take possession of and
blow up buildings during general confagra-
tiop.
The steamship Columbia, of the Havana
line, has been confscated by decree of the
United States District Court, at New York, for
smuggling cigars.
There arrived at New York from Europe,
during the first ten months of the year,
272,209 immigrants. against 2O8,627 the pre-
yious year.
Horace Greeley has been suffering seriously
from nervous prostration.
Stanley, the discoverer of Livingstone, ar
rived at New York from Europe last week.
The extensive job printing house of Rand l.
Avery, in Boston, was burned last week. 1t
was the largest and best appointed printing
establishment in New England, employing
over 200 hands. Loss, $3.50, 900.
The large tobacco warehouse of Perrin 4
Hace, in Jersey City, was destroyed by fire
recently. Over 5000 hogsheads of tobacco
we're burned, involving loss of between
$500, 600 and $500, 900.
Jay Gould has been arrested in New York
on the complaint of President Watson, of the
Erie railroad, who charges him with having
defrauded that corporation out of about ten
millions of dollars.
Mrs. Putnam, of New York, has recovered
Railroad Company for the loss of her nus
band, who was mul dered by one Foster on a
car belonging to that line.
Another of those fearful nitro-glycerine ex-
plosions has occurred at Scrub Grass, Pa, on
the Allegheny Valley railroad. A large lot of
the powerful compound exploded. shaking the
esrth for miles around, and blowing to atoms
Henry J. Wolfe, telegraph operator, and R.
A. Wright, torpedo agent, not piece of
whom larger than m ans hand could be found
Bits Of flesh were found fastened to trees a
long distance from the scene of the disaster,
and watch belonging to one of the unfortu-
nate men was picked up a considerable dis
lance off.
An ingenious but audacious scamp named
Henry S. Bogart has just been arrested in
New York. His plan of operations was to go
to wealthy banker or merchant, and, repre-
senting himself as newspaper reporter, al
lege that he was in possession of information
concerning some of his personal peccadilloes,
which he would publish unless paid for sup
pressing it. A. T. Stewart, Clafin, and othar
noted men, it is said, have at different times
been bled by the rascal.
The Boston Jubilee building has been sold
at auction for SO, 500.
The Erie railway has brought suit against
Daniel Drew for the recovery of So, 1000 900,
alleged to have been embezzled by him while
treasurer of the company in 1868, by the sale
of $4,000 shares of watered stock.
No little excitement has been caused in New
York by the recent corner" in Northwestern
stock, and the signal failure of the big f" bears
of Wall street in their scheme to control the
market. The triumph of the Jay Gould and
Vanderbilt party over Daniel Drew, Henry n.
Smith, W.B. Travers, VIM. B.Duncan and other
leaders in the "bear'' movement was complete
and overwhelming. The latter have lost enor-
nous sums. Smith alone is said to be out over
S4,000,0 600, while Drew's losses will not fall
short of 50, 100000. Others lose from $780,
600 to 100000 each.
The West
A st. Paul dispatch says river men consider
the Mississippi river practically closed to
navigation. With the exception of 1857, this is
the shortest season of navigation in twenty
two years.
The notorious Mrs. Laura D. Fair has en-
tered the lecture field in California. Hell
subject is g Wolves in the Fold" The Pa
cifc slopers are highly indignant at the au.
dacity of the woman.
The Illinois Female College, at Jackson.
vile, Ill, has been destroyed by fire. LOSS
$4,000; Insurance, $35, 900.
Gregory Peri, of Chicago, who was SEN
fenced to 9eath for the murder of Danie
O'Brisn, on the night of the great fire, has
had his sentence committed by Gov Palmer
TO imprisonment for life
Buffaioes are so thick along the western
line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad that trains cannot be run with safety
They roam along the track in hundreds OF
thousands, making their way south.
A man named Stanton arrived at Denver
Col, from Arizona, last week, with what pur.
ports to be a $3.50, 900 ruby 1t is described
as stone of remarkable beauty, but experts
are divided IN their opinions regarding Its
genuineness, some pronouncing 1t simply q
garnet. Stanton also exhibits what he calls 8
$1,000 diamond, which he says he picked UP
in Arizona.
The Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Odd.
Fellows of Indiana reports that within the past
year "a new lodges were instituted in that
State, 4 old ones resuscitated, and IS Rebecca
Degree lodges organized. There are nov in
the State 377 lodges, q 422 contributing mem.
bers, and 4,19S Past Grands. The total re.
sources of the lodges is 9791, O11.16. The
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