Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-05-01
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PLYMOUTH, INDIANA
NEWS OF II WEEK.
The East.

The bodies are being rapidly recovered from
the wreck of the Atlantic. The Dominion
Government, hearing that the White Star line
have not made provision for the burial of the
dead bodies yet to be recovered, has ordered
the Collector of Customs to attend to it at the
public expense.
Capt. Williams, of the Atlantic, has been
censured by the Halifax Investigation Com
mission, and his commission revoked for two
years.
Nearly a quartero of a million dollars of United
States bonds, which had been obtained by Nc
Donald alias Bidwell, and his associates in the
Bank of England forgeries, were recovered in
New York the other day day. Out of $500, 900
obtained from the bank by these forgeries, all
but $780, 900 has already been recovered.
The West.
A postofice clerk is under arrest at La
Crosse, Wis, for burning letters to save the
trouble of distributing them.
A serions riot arcong the Chinese of Sacra-
mento, Cal, occurred last week. Pistols were
freely used, and several persons were danger
ously wounded.
The war against the Apaches goes brayely
on. Maj. Randall, of the Thirty-third In
fantrv, recently attacked a band and killed Al
warriors and captured a number of women
and children. Large numbers of the worst
Apaches are suing for peace, promising to
surrender and go on the reservations.
Secretary of Interior Delano was recently
hung in efigy by the people of Yreka. Cal.
Spring brought Nebraska the hardest snow
storm of the last sixteen years. 1t lasted
three days, destroyed a large number of cattle,
and probably some human life, although but
one death has been reported.
Congressman Crebs, of Illinois, and Cotton,
of Iowa, repudiate the back pay.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 21st says:
The peace conference at Camp Verde resulted
in the unconditional submission and surrender
of two of the worst bands of Apaches. Peace
was brought about through the complete rout
of the Apackes, who have for the last twenty
years deied the Government. Over 200 war;
riors have been killed in the last campaign in
the Apache country The warriors gave up
their arms. When the talk began the Apache
chiefs we're the first speakers. All acknowl-
edged complete defeat. They desired peace.
Gen. Crook accepted in a few remarks. The
chiefs promised to send word to all outside
Indians in arms to come in and surrender.
Passes to protect runners were promised,
when the conference broke up. The van
pushed Apaches went VI the river to the old
post, where a feast was given them. The
Generals policy will be to treat the Indians
humanely, place them on reservations, make
them no promises which will not be fulfilled;
to maintain order among them, instruct them
in their simple duties to God and man, and
thus prove to them that peace is better than
war.
A telegram from San Francisco of the Doth
says: A Yreka dispatch reports that the Indians
are still in the lava-bed, some of the Modocs
having been seen where young Hoyey was
shot, evidently keeping open communication
with the lake for water. A number of shots
we're fired along the line just before he left.
The troops are still remaining in the lava-bed.
The Indian found in Jacks cave was Scar
Faced Charley, without doubt, by the descrip-
ton. He was dead. instead of wounded, as
before reported. Eugene Hovey's body was
buried near the camp on Friday. 1t was so
horribly mutilated as to be scarcely recog-
nizable.
Two workmen on Potter Palmer's new hotel,
in Chicago, were killed the other day, by the
giving way of an insecure scaffolding.
Reports of the late storm in Western Ne
braska show it to have been one of the severest
ever known. Men were frozento death within
two rods of their houses while trying to get to
their stock to feed them. Families were COM
PEELED to take refuge in cellars or keep their
beds for three days. The destruction of
horses was great, some losing all they had.
One party lost his whole herd of rs head.
The gullies of the railroads were filed with
snow as hard as ice. ~Snow-plows were useless.
The South