Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-09
NEWS SUMMARY.
sEyry The East.

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museum and menage RE, in New York, is up
ward of $25o,OOO. Among the animals lost
are several of t % most rare in the country,
which it will be. difficult, if not impossible, to
replace, incl ddirst two giraffes-the only ones
in the United States-costing $50, 900. His
nature history collection is said to have been
the most valuable in this country. This is the
third time the great American Snowman has
been burned out2the first time in July, 1865,
and again in March, 1868.
Cathcart Taylor, city editor of the Philadel-
phia Press. has been convicted of libel.
Susan B. Anthony and thirteen other females
whoyoted at she late election at Rochester.
N Y, have been bound over for trial before
the United States District Court
1t is now known that seven persons persisted
in the fire in Center street, New York, on
Christmas eve.
The roof of a car-wheel factory fell in Phil
adelphia, during the recent snow-storm, bury
ing a number of workmen, of whom three
were killed outright and several others badly
MANNED ~ m ae v e "
During the services in the Seventh Ward
Baptist Church in Williamsport, Pa, on Christ
ing 500 people into the basement below. Four
teen persons we're killed outright and forty
more injured, some of them seriously and
probably fatally.
In wrestling match at New York, recently,
for $500, between Harry Grace and Homer
Lane, the former was victorious, and was de-
clared champion of America.
New York city has decided to issue $5.OOO,-
900 worth of city bonds for the purchase Of
land for the Riverside Park e
In the Stokes trial at New York, the other
day, the accused testified in his own behalf
He admitted that he shot Fisk, but did not
intend ts kill him, and said rhe shooting was
in self defense, Fisk having drawn his pistol
first.
The people of New York have been somewhat
agitated of late over-what they clam TO De
evidence of a concerted plan for the destruc-
ton of the city by the Internationalists- Many
Communists expelled from Paris are lurking
around and their movements have excited
much suspicion. The recent epidemic OF fires
they are unable to account for except on the
theory of incendiarism. Extra men have been
engaged by the fire department, and additional
engines ordered; insurance managers are
alarmed and further advance in insurance
rates is limited at vigilance committees are
talked about and there is a probability of a
vigorous movement for the suppression of the
International Societies in New York and
vicinity. - t-tsrl
The late snow-storm in New York was the
heaviest expenencedfo for twenty years.
State Treasurer Mackey has purchased, for
800. 600, controlling interest in the Pitts
burgh Commercial
New York had IS fires for the week ending
Dec. %, involving loss of 81, 157, 800.
The source of the money that put the New
York Tribune back in the hands of Whitelaw
Reid is Hon. William Walter Phelps, arecently-
elected Administrations Congressman from New
Jersey. He is a warm personal friend of the
present editor of the Tribune, and is i'm
mensely rich. He has clearinghouse on
Wall street.
Samuel Sinclair has retired from the position
of publisher of the New York Tribune.
The stockholders of the Etna Fire Insurance
Company, at meeting last week, unanimously
voted to reduce the capital stock from $780,
900 to $4,000, 900, and afterwards voted to in
crease to the original amount, and assess the
stockholders 335 per cent.
GsS2sAS1SI The West.
Mr.. William e. Cramer. the veteran editor OF
the Milwaukee Wisconsin, made the hearts
and stomaehs of the newsboys of that city ex-
ceeding glad on Christmas day, by rendering
them sumptuous dinner at the Newhal
House.
The Chicago, Wilmington and Western Rail
way Company, for the purpose of constructing
railroad from Chicago to Muscatine, Iowa
has been organized. ~
The Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
railroad was recently sold at auction to Georg'
L. Schuyler of New York, for $1,000.
saFwelves persons were recently buried by
snow-slile at Little Cottonwood, Utah.
The heirs of John Bostwick, of Madison
county, Ill, have brought suit in the Superio
Court, at Chicago, for the recovery of tn
ownership to 81, 600, 900 worth of real estate il
the southern suburbs of that city.
The st. Louis Democrat publishes list O
disasters on the Western rivers during the yea
lust closed. The pecuniary loss is set dow
at 50, 225, 200. Fifty-eight lives were lost b
Explosions ano 365 by falling overload.
Mach Milligan, of Colorado, is the lates
lunatic who claims to have discovered perpetua
motion.
Large deposits of coal have been discovers
in the vicinity Of Puget Sound, Oregon nea
the western terminus of the Northern Pacifi
railroad.
AS an aid to the efforts of those who ar
working to get Colorado Territory Admits
into the Union, it has been proposed to increas
its population to an approximate standard b
hnnexing to 1.-The most thickly settled portion 0
wyoming Territory. The Wyoming peopl
have taken great alarm at this, and are send
ing to Washington indignant protests agains
such ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Tie sAtchHon, Topeka and Santa Fe railroa'
has been completed to the west line oflKansas
This company has built 1852 miles Of road sine
March last. In August so miles of track yer
laid-the largest months work ever done Of
any railroad in this country. The entire lengtl
of the road including branches, is 40 miles
all graded, ironed, and equipped since 1869.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad is nego