Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-07-31


THE Apportionment Committee in the Ohio
Constitutional Convention has reported in
favor of adopting the cumulative system of
voting at elections in that State, as now prac-
ticed in Illinois :. .An the parties engaged in
the kidnapping of Lord Gordon have been
committed for trial by the Manitoban court
-. "A horrible tragedy was recently enacted at
Pleasant Hill, Neb A German named Scholtz
beheaded his sister with ak, and then end
ed his own life by cutting his throat. The
Texas cattle fever is spreading in North Mis-
souri, Over 200 head of native cattle have
died of it in one county-Caldwell The
grasshoppers are ravaging the grain fields Of
| Nebraska Eight conyicts escaped FROM the
Missouri Penitentiary last week. One was
| at Princeton, Ill, the other day, made an
ascension to the clouds head downward, on a
| single trapeze. The local paper pronounces it
g the most daredevil sight ever Witnessed"
The outh.
| THE cotton reports from Arkansas Texas
| and Louisiana up to the middle of July, show
| a decided improvement in the condition of the
crop.
ONE Capt Garland INDUCED in the luxury
of slapping the face of the Chief Justice of
Louisiana the other day, for which he paiG
800 and spent "a hours in jail.
JAMES CANNON, of Louisville, deliberately
murdered his wife, the other day. by shooting
her twice with pistol. He had separated
from her, and was jealous of the attentions
paid to her by other men, He claims that he
was not in his right mind when the deed was
committed. Matt Gaines, of Washington
county, Texas, leading colored politician,
and State Senator, has been sentenced to the
Penitentiary for higamy.. Six or seven Gal
weston firemen have been arrested for arson
| 1t is hardly necessary to add that Galveston
has volunteer fire department.
| CROP reports from Arkansas, Alabama and
Mississippi are highly favorable The bust
ness portion of Jackson, Tenn, has been
| burned. Loss, S10O 900.
| IT turns out that the Government troops
were defeated at Igualada, Spain, by the Carl
| lists, who sacked and burned the town The
crews of number of Spanish men-of-war
have revelted, and the Government has issued
proclamation declaring them pirates.
Washington.
| PosMAsTER-GEN CREswEIL believes the
abolition of the franking privilege will so in
crease the revenues of the Postofice as to
| make it self-sustaining. :. In the Washington
| Police Court Hon. Caleb Cushing has obtained
| judgment against Fernando Woods coachman
| for keeping vicious and troublesome dog
and ordered to remove or kill it. The fact
that Senator Conking has recently purchased
a large and elegant residence lot at the capital
| is cited i'll confirmation of the rumor that the
Chief Justiceship has been offered to him
1t is said the postal-card manufacturers are
losing money ON their contract.
A DOUBTFUL report has reached Washington
that battle had been fought on the Mexican
frontier between Col. Mackenzie's forces and
a body of Mexican troops, in which Col. NJ
was killed. 1t needs confirmation.
Foreign.
ADVANTAGE has been taken of the Shah's
absence by his undutiful subjects to excite
rebellion, which will compel his speedy return
to Persia The Khan of Khiva has signed
convention to pay to Russia 1900, 900 roubles
indemnity within ten years, in virtue of which
he is confirmed on the throne 4 Buenos
Ayres correspondent narTates the particulars
OF the discovery III province of the Argen-
tine Republic; OF wonderful gold mine said
TO be the richest in the world. One-half of
the site of the mine has been sold, according
to the narrator, for 800, 200.
SPANISH ITEMS: An engagement of some
magnitude has taken place in the Province of
Barcelona between the Republicans and Carl
lists, resulting in he defeat of the insurgents.
number of killed and wounded was very large
both sides.-A new ministry has been
Termed, with Nicolas Salmeron at the head
1t is reported that Don Carlos at the head of
10000 men, in advancing on Bilboa-A Repub-
lican VOLUNTEER has shut himself up in the
powder magazine at Estella, and threatened to
blow it up rather than surrender to the Carl
lists. Samuel Wherefore. D D.. Bishop of
Winchester, and son of the great philanthropy
list, William Wiberforce, fell from his horse
near London, recently, and was killed. He
was riding with Earl Granville from Leather
head to Lord Covers countrv-seat where
Gladstone awaited him. The horse was going
at full speed at the time the Bishop fell.
His neck was broken, and death was instanta-
neous.
GUSTAV Rose, the eminent German chemist
is dead aged rs. He was one of the most
noted mineralogists in Europe. . The insur-
gents in Spain have achieved decided advan-
tage by the surrender of seven ships-of-war at
Cartagena, brought about by the muiiny of
the crews. The vessels thus taken include
four iron-claas the best ships in the Spanish
navy. Serious disaffection is also reported
among the Government land forces. In Wit
| toria it is said there are 1000 Republican
troops in a complete state of Generalization
and ripe for revolt. In the Cortes too mat
ters are anything but harmonious and the
minority are about to withdraw Altogether.
unpromising The Emperor of Austria has
been inspecting the American department in
the Vienna Exposition with which he ex-
| pressed himself favorably impressed. The
model of the excavation of He'll Gate, in New
| York harbor, was closely examined by HIM.
and elected the remark, 1.-THE engineering
feats of these Americans are Incredible"
England has been having some extraordinary
| hot weather.
The Carlists in Spain are reputed to have
80, 900 men under arms. Notwithstanding this,
President MacMahon refuses to accord them
the belligerent rights for which they have
sought formal recognition, and forbids Span
ish Republicans in France to- send their
countrymen any aid. Nancy and Verdun are
now the only places in France held by the
Germans. The insurgents in the north of
| San Domingo have defeated and routed the
forces of President Baez.
The Cholera at Chattanooga.
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