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Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Greeley as a Prophet.

At the reorganization of the New
York Republican General Committee
on The 5th of January, 1871, Mr.. Gree
lev made a speech from which we ex-
tract the following:
"As to the administration of Gen.
Grant, recognize no one as Republi-
can who is not grateful for its judicious,
energetic, and successful efforts to pro-
cure the ratification of the Fifteenth
amendment, the keystone of our polit-
ical arch, whereby the fruits of our
great triumph over rebellion and slave
ry are assured and perpetuated.
"That the President has made some
mistakes in appointments is Obvious
| it would be strange, indeed, if one Sc
inexperienced in the conduct Of politi
cal affairs had wholly escaped them
While asserting the right Of every Re
publican to his untrammeled choice o
candidate for next President until
nomination is made, venture to sue
gest that Gen. Grant will be far bette
qualified for that momentous trust /
1872 than he was in 1868. Such, ger
/ tlemen, are the ideas and conviction
which have impelled me to take m
! place among you, and accept the T
sponsibility you have imposed upo
u men
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
stuffed in his boots, as unscrupulous

stuffed in his boots, as unscrupulous
maligners have asserted.
THE Mobile Register is complimentary
to the Cincinnati candidate. 1t says:
We must resolve to go together, and
if we all agree to vote for an imp OF the
devil as better fer us than any other
imp, let us plump him." Horace VIII
probably be "plumped."
In the opinion of Hon. John z. Con-
ner, of Texas, some very melancholy
contingencies hang upon the action OF
the Democratic Convention at Baltl-
more. Should that body fail TO nomi-
nate Democratic ticket, he says, !" the
clock of civilization will move back
full century. and the cause of millions
of men both in America and foreign
lands who are struggling for constitu
tiona1 freedom regulated by law, vii!
indeed be lost" If this melancholy
result can be averted by an old-line
Democratic nomination there should be
no hesitation in making it.
THERE was just severity in Senator
Chandler's characterization of Sum
ner's brutal assault on a man who
could not answer, because he is not a
member of the Senate" The attack
of the Massachusetts Senator was COW
ardly, for he knew that the President
was not only shut out tfrom all opportu
nifty for self-defense in the Senate
chamber, but that, under established
, custom, the occupant of the White
, House is debarred from all controversy
with those who choose to assail hin
> during his official term.
4 "I'M getting old; can't last long,
e walled an octogenarian of Kentucky
a the other day. 81 don't want to GO t,
t the other world and meet our old Dem
s ocratic neighbors and tell EN- ! woun,
: up my life by votin' for a man who ha
J. abused our party all his days, and t
n whose infamous teachings more than t
3 those of any other man living we ow
5, the sad, SD. weeping days of fire an
e sword and deslation and ruin of tn
is past twelve years" 1t was under
stood that the old man intended to e1
tt press himself in opposition to Greele!
s. JAMES LYONS, of Richmond, who We
IL a co-signer of the Jeff. Davis bail-bon
D. with Mr.. Greeley, is resolutely oppose
e to the latter's candidate. He says: ''
as will not vote, for Grant if am force
% to choose between him and Greele.
IN but between them will vote for hir
te Although he went into the war al
at fought it out, and suppressed the Co
Is stitution, yet he did not, like Greele
5f' labor for twenty years to get it up, al
ne then stay at home to fan and urge t
'er fame. We know, too, the worst
'er Grants administration it is past.
ler Greeley we know only that he is {
ol void of all capacity as a statesma
osU that he has been the advocate of
ct. most every disorganizing absurd
ose which has annoyed the country a
disturbed its peace; that he has bt
consistent in nothing but his enmity
the South; that with him he will br
ew in men as hungry and as unprincip
tee as himself"
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

the Yoonited States and the Republican party
ginerally; and, -ur
WHEREAS, We are in favor of gittin all the
help we can therefore.
Resolued. That the nomination of Horns
Graly by the liberal Republican convenshun
meets our warrum approval, and we advise all
Republicans to vote for him; an we hereby
declare him to be our first choice for President
if the Dimmikratic convinshun says so.
Resolued, That Horris Graly has nagur
wife is not throo, that he was divorced from
her good while ago that she died before ne
was married to her, and that he niver did marry
her at all; but if the nagurs behave he did an
vote for him on that account it5 all right for
| thin.
| Resolued That we entertain undying hatred
| for ould England an will vote as we always
have done-agin the man she hates.
ResolUed, That we will not commit ourselves
| to amy candidate till after the Dimmkratlc
convinshun.
Larry McGrath said he thought the WHARF,
ases were bether than the resolushuns
There was some objections made. but ths
president said lets adopt them yoonanlmous.
The enrolling of the names of members wa
postponed for the present. an the mating al
journed. PHEELIN oFLAHEHTi'
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

The people of Virginia lately voted
upon a proposed amendment to the con-
stitution concerning usury, and the re-
turns show tlat they have ratified it by
a very large majority. Its purport is
that it shall be lawful to receive any
rate of interest, not exceeding II per
cent. per annum, which may be agreed
upon by the original parties and speci-
| fed in the note, bond or other writing
evidencing the debt. The motive OF
the amendment is doubtless to attract
capital to that State for investment, and
it may be safely predicted that such
will prove to be its effect.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

A MAMMOTH century plant, forty feet
in height, and weighing three and
half tons, has been shipped from near
Jacksonville, Fla, to parties in New
York. The plant is on the eve Of
blooming a second time, and is there:
fore nearly 200 years old. 1t may well
he doubted whether in beauty and
grandeur of appearance this plant has
its equal on the continent. Its leaves
extend over an area the diameter OF
which is not less than eighteen feet,
while the central shaft or column on
which the blooms are to appear, though
only few weeks old, has already at
tanned an altitude of fifteen feet. 1t Is
still growing at the rate of about sl1
inches day, and will continue to do Sc
for about three weeks longer, when al
| its upper portion will become clothed
with mass of magnificent bell-shapeC
blossoms of purest white, hanging II
dense clusters, and extending for,
space of not less than four feet from tn
apex downward.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

GEORGE JOSEPH BAcHMAN, a forlorn
Brooklyn youth, boughtl5 cents worth
of flaudanum and went out in Greenwood
Cemetery to kill himself. He left be-
hind letter stating that he killed him
self for reasons which concerned nobody
but himself, and alleging further that
he was born with his neck broke. AL
though such a noted condition would
seem to obviate the necessity of subse-
quent selfdestruction, George Joseph
found it far otherwise. The closing
portion of the letter indicates that he
INDUCED no extravagant expectations
for he says, "1f was sure Of going tt
Heaven I would hope to meet you al
there" His friends followed him to the
graveyard and found him perched upoI
the fence, pensively regarding his laud
anum bottle, which he had emptied Q
its contents the ground. III
was exceedingly mournful, and remark
ed, ~ am mortal all forlorn."
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Training War Horses.

In training the Prussian war horses,
a sieve of oats held before young
no. se's nose while pistol is fired over
its head, accustoms and reconciles it to
the sound of firing. The kindness with
which the horses are treated is most
remarkable and any man caught strik-
ing or otherwise maltreating horse
may make sure of getting from two to
three weeks imprisonment. A CORE
spondent adds the following curious
particulars of this branch of Prussian
administration "All theyoung horses
of the present year bore some name
beginning with R-Regulus, Reinette,
RUNE, Ro ierich, Romeo, Robinson, for
instance and, in fact, the letter R is
kept exclusively for the 'remounts' Of
1870. The system of identifying horses
of particular year by the initial o.
their names was introduced twelve
) years ago, when all the hve-year-oldi
received at the depot were called b,
some name beginning with A. B. wal
| the letter of the following year. Their
came C, and so on, until now R ha
been reached. 1t has been foreseel
that @, the initial of so few prope
2 names, might be source of trouble
3 SO it was determined to reserve the LEI
ter for horses of the one-year volunteer
of whom there are seldom more tina
o half a dozen in the same squadron.
a present, then, if you once know tn
t name of Prussian cavalry horse yo
j knowaits age, at least up to seventeen
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

A HALF MILLION ACRE FARMER.-Mn-
ler & Lux own forty miles of land ON
the western side of the San Joaquin,
and other persons own almost equally
great tracts. 1t is said that Mr.. Miller
is the possessor of half million OF
acres in this State; he has nearly lOO,-
600 cattle, and, being shrewd business
man, he is fencing in his great estate,
to reserve it for hi own cattle. He is
rapacious for more land, and is said to
have determined that he will not rest
until he can drive his cattle over his
own land from Los Angeles to Sacra-
mento. Two men in Sacramento saw
him sitting somewhere, lost in thought
and one asked, 81 wonder what Miller
is planning now ?" The other replied
"He is making little plan to buy the
rest of the State" Miller & Lux have
now about 125 miles of fence built, ano
will build 500 miles more this year
Fencing costs them from $500 to 500
per mile. OF course these are not the
men who oppose mo fence" law
California Cor Neao York Tribune.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
A New Attraction for Niagara.

Among the sensations they propose to
open the summer season with at Mag
ara Falls is grand buffalo hunt. The
fashionable city people who spend the
season at the falls desire to get a
glimpse of Far Western prairie sports ;
therefore that Buffalo chase was con-
ceived. They sent out to Nebraska for
the live buffaloes, which they propose
to convey to Niagara Falls in cars, and
then have party of Pawnee Indians. IN
aboriginal costume, hunt the butfaloes
down.
4 dispatch was received here yester
day, stating that seven buffaloes hao
been captured south of North Platte,
distance of about fifty miles. Six of the
seven died, having been exhausted IL
the operation of being run down.
If those city sports want to see a gen
uine and exciting buffalo chase, the.
had better come out to Nebraska ant
Join in one en- the prairie, in all its ex
element and reality.-Omaha Tribune
| June l3.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Political Notes.

JEFF DAVIS says he doesn't much care
who is President, but he is going to vote
for the ass who spoke to Bail him.-Chi-
cago Post.
Mr.. GREELEY has not yet decided to
crafty his Southern admirers with a
visit during the pending campaign; but
if he receives many invitations as cordial
and enthusiastic as the following, it is
not probable that he will be able to
refuse:
| Come Mr. Greeley. come to the South.
| You can lower your chin and open your mouth,
When your neck strains the rope you are tied on
Don PIArT says that Carl Schurz is
self-opinionated and egotistical, with no
/ more heart than hollow turnip. Such
a comparison must be exceedingly un-
pleaeant-to the turnip.
The Philadelphia Press says that out
of l62 weekly Republican journals pub
lished in Pennsylvania, sonly five advo-
cate the election of Greeley and Brown.
OF the Democratic papers, it says it has
seen but one that hoists the Greeley and
Brown standard.
Horace GREELEY's father was pool
, farmer, one of his biographers says. 81
is Horace. 1t is wonderful how genius
8 is transmitted from father to son, some
a times.
A TICKET that would set on fire all tn
prairies: For President, Hon. DAME
Webster Voorhees,, of Wabash. Fo
!. ce-President, Hon. Bovine II. O. Leary
of Chicago.-Louisville Courier
al GEN. PICKETT, c. S. A, no longe
~ roosts on the pickets of the politics
e, fence, but fops his wings on the STUN
Be- of the Cincinnati platform, and crow
|. Justify for Greeley and Gratz.
oe In regard to white hats, Mr.. Greele
says: "I have some experience
n; white hats. To prevent the ravages +,
n the moth upon this important campaig
re institution, first catch the moth, GOV
M it with a thick coating OF gum shell:
lat and feed it upon clippings from N
:. rino calf Whoever says this is an
N, fringement on any patent is a liar"
That old rebel sheet, the New Orlea
ms Times, the publication OF which "
= once so abruptly terminated by the
are m pearance of Farragut's fleet in front
the city, is now uniting with the n
tty York Tibane in adoring the slml
md hearted and natural Horace Greele.
us, =; Tt devotes recent article to Prov
! of that its hero doesn't wear his pa
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

A MURDER story has just reached US
from Brazil, the effect of jealousy IN
Paris. A young couple, the Marquis de
Mello and wife, occupied: lately, rooms
at the Grand Hotel, and dined at the
table 9hote. A Moldavian officer sat
near them at the table; the husband
was seized with jealousy without provo
cation save that a pretty woman al
wavs draws attention. In moment OF
rage he told her he would one day give
her the pleasure of long tete-G-tetc with
her admirer. The innocent wife pro-
tested, and the young couple went back
to Brazil. The officer, in his travels
went there, never thinking of the ta0te
dhots beauty. One morning the Mar
ouis came in late to breakfast, and sit
ting down before silver-covered dish
said: C told you in Paris | would Civ
YOU some day long tete a-tete with you
adour.' Then lifting the cover n
showed the officers head on bed G
parsley. He then drew revolver, sho
her, and afterwards himself.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Encounter With a Shark.

A recent number Of the Honolulu
Gazette gives the following account OF
the narrow escape of a native Sandwich
Islander from being deyoured by a
shark:
1--WE learn from Kawaibae that about
two weeks since a native Kahoio was
attacked by shark while on his way
from the shore to the fishing ground in
the bay. The old man was going out in
small canoe, which, by his weight,
was depressed in the water so that his
legs were but few inches above the
surface. He had just passed beyond the
reef and was padding along unaware OF
any danger, when large and hungry
shark made break for him. The jaws
of the ravenous fish closed upon the
mans thigh and the canoe, making a
hideous wound in the former, some
eleven inches long, and tearing the
flesh from the bone nearly halt the cir.
cumference of the thigh, leaving II
hanging down in shreds as the teeth
Grew away, and leaving in the wood o
the latter three or four teeth, broker
off The man was nearly dragged ou
of his canoe, and at the same time wa
almost swamped by the onset OF the tish
which, disappointed of its prey, lmme
diately disappeared: The old man
though bleeding profusely from his sev
eral wounds, was able TO get his cano
hack to shore. thankful for escapin
with his life, and on landing receive
from MI. Chillingworth and his nativ
neiehbors whatever help they wer
abIe to bestaw. From Mr.. Chillingwort
we hear that the wound is doing vel
and that the old man is in fair way {
, recovering. The teeth that RENAME
: in the canoe were swo inches across til
l line where broken, thus indicating
S shark of unusual size as well as strengt
D The accident has caused the natives
D Kawaibae to regard the placid waite
e of their bay as somewhat more unsa
l then they have heretofore been co
e | sidared to hen
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

AMERICAN LADIES MoBBED IN EDIN-
BURcH.-On Sunday evening three Ia
dies from America left the Royal Hotel,
Edinburgh, about o'clock, to see
Hoiyrood Palace. They went on foot
without escort, and returned by the
Canongate and High street. Here their
hesitation as to the route, their fashion
able attire. and the lateness of the
hour, it being nearly 9 o'clock: attracted
the notice of some idlers, who followed
them UP the street. At the north bridge
the listeners to a street preacher Joined
in the crowd, making up 8 considerpole
mob. No noise was made or violence
offered and two policemen escorted the
ladies till cab could be procured. The
ladies were then driven TO their hotel
but tn |. crowd hung about for some
time. Yesterday the two senior magls
trates, after causing a strict investiga
tson to be made, called at the hotel, ant
found that two of the ladies had LET
town, but they were satisfied the mo-
| had been attracted by their unusual az
pearance in the locality at SO late a
hour, and that no insult was intended
London Times, June 6.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

CHINESE BOWIE KNIvEs.-The weapon
with which the Chinaman got cut on
the head, mentioned in yesterday morn
ing's Herald, was produced in the Police
Court yesterday, and is murderous
looking affair. 1t consists of two short
swords, held in one hand together, and
so used; with the handles rounded on
the outside to fit the hand, and level on
the inside to lay close together. The
blades are ten inches long, two inches
wide at the handle, and tapering toward
the point, which rounds off abruptly
The weight of the two was three pounds
and the blades bore the blood marks o.
the recent encounter. The weapon!
are carried In short, stout sheaths, and
John Chinaman, of the Coolie class
does not consider himself properly fitte,
out without one of them.-Sah Lax
Herald.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

A RAILROAD RAcE.-The Vermont
Central and Passumpsic River railroad
lines are soon to have race to deter
mine which shall have the contract for
carving the British mails, the one
making the best time to have the award.
This is no new thing. Some 20 years
ago the Vermont Central and the Rut-
land roads were competitors for the
same business, and determined it IN the
same manner, the race being from Bos-
ton to Burlington. At that time the
Central was successful, beating the
competitor into Burlington by few
| minutes.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04
Current Items.


THE seventeen-year locusts are to ap-
pear again.
DRY weather in Cuba has increased
the sugar crop per cent.
New HAVEN has offered Connecticut
81 ,O00, 900 for new State House.
SwAsHJoGGERs is the name of clique
of Kansas politicians.
WHISKY distilled from sawdust is the
fastest Washington enterprise.
UTAH has a bismuth mine, the only
one in the United States.
THE dividends payable in Boston in
juno amount to So, 49,, ,495.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, is to have a new
Court House to cost 81 100000.
MOVING machines have been intro
| duced into Northern Mexico.
| THE Boston water-works have paid
| expenses for the first time this year.
CHICAGO is to have million dollar de-
pot and three million dollar hotel.
Two TONS of boys marbles lately ar
rived at New York from Germany.
"FEMINARY'' is the latest for female
seminary.
A PENKNIFE was found in the heart Of
a tree lately felled in New Haven.
A ABLUNDERING Dubuque printer alludes
to an attoIney-atjaw.
A DANBURY, Ct, man hasn't slept out
of town for thirty years.
, One hundred and ninety thousand
quarts of strawberries arrived in Jersey
City one day last week.
IRoN-FRAMED vessels are becoming
popular on the lakes.
;, SHEEP-sHEAR1NG festivals are bucolic
Michigan amusements.
. FIRsT-RATE fishing in Ausanauquotau-
e songomongotongo Lake, Me.
MINNESOTA farmers are turning their
:. attention to the peanut crop.
y ONE-HALF the slate pencils used in the
e world are made in Vermont.
SEVENTY EIGHT acres in the heart of
Evansville, Ind, are in litigation.
IS THE average cost of building a mile OF
N road is $44 ,225 in this country.
lie CHARLES MARROW, the Chautauqua
rs county IN. Y murderer, will be hung
lie on the I'd of August.
at IT is singular that the price of gas in
I'd Washington is to be reduced lmme-
O. diately after the adjournment of Con-
H. gress.
OF 1T is thought that the wheat crop OF
We Northern and Central Texas will reach
In 100000 bushels. three times the
70 amount ever before raisedin one season
IN IA THE New York World announces thai
aiss' colored table-cloths and napkins are
O.e superceding white in many of the up
a. a. town restaurants of that city, as co oret
- walters already have done.
i've WILLARD's Hotel at Washington ha
mr. been leased at the rate of $4,000 tn
he first year, $4,000 the second, S25,OO
Of the third, and $4,000 the fourth yea
hot and thereafter.
AMONG some curiosities from Florid'
Gov. Crosby, of Belfast, has grasshol
FOR per that measures five inches in lengt
red from head to the end of the hind leg
ok and with body as big as sparrow.
un- They have a novel style of gymnasti
tie in certain woolen mill In Pittshel
at Mass. Some weeks ago young ma
ver- made descent through the elevat
e opening from the third story to t
suit, basement, landing safely on his fe,
lnge He went about his work as usual. L.
and other day younger lad performed t
Her same feat, falling into basket OF blllr
and He was "little stiff next morning.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

THE failure of the land act as a means
of mitigating the hardships which the
tenantry of Ireland feel that they are
laboring under, is strikingly illustrated
nv the recent murder of Mrs. Neil near
Dublin. The crime is also significant OF
the desperation which characterlzes
these people in administering what
some epigrammatic minister has styled
" the Justice of revenge" 1t was com
mitted, not in remote and secluded
region, but in one of the most populous
| suburbs of the Irish capital. Mrs. Neil
resided at Sydenham Terrace, Rathgar.
She had small property in her own
right, in Kings county. Some OF her
tenants had failed to protect her rights,
and had permitted a right of passage
through a portion of her estate to grow
up by prescription. Hence she deter
mined to eject them, and, being ar
energetic, fearless woman, had actually
served the notices with her own hand
, though she was obliged to thrust then
under the doors. A few evenings after
ward. two men were observed loiterini
about her house at Rathgar, and later Il
the evening, there was knock at tn
door. One went 10 open IL llefsoAi, alr
her husband heard her conversing Wit
. some one in low tone, after which h
? heard the discharge of a pistol. Il
q hurried to the door and found his wifi
b diving in the hall, and saw man rul
It ming away from the house. Great ettor
r. have been made for the arrest of tt
e murderer, and ono of the eyicted te
o ants has been apprehended, but it
.. very much to be doubted whether al
,s convictions can be secured.
Marshall County Republican., 1872-07-04

TEE WOMAN WHO KILLED A MAN FOR
KISSING HIS W1FE.-Mrs. Fair appeared
in court early yesterday. She was look
ing pale and worn, but seemed in un-
usually good spirits. She was escorte
to a seat between her counsel, and at
once entered into an animated conver-
sation with Mr.. Curtis. She wore a
magnificent black silk Ky walking ll5ir 81 suit
elaborately trimmed with silk fringe
and some piping, laid on in rows and
fastened with small satin buttons. Hel
hat was a black straw, very fine, and
handsomely trimmed with jet and spray
the whole being covered with black
illusion veil, thrown over her face and
caught behind with an elegant jet pin
Black kid gloves and pair of jet brace
lets completed her attire. She Laughed
and chatted gaily with her counsel AM
toyed with her little black fan in tn
easiest and most graceful way.-Sd
Francisco Chronicle, June s.