Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

had simply taken refuge at some house, and a
few days after the storm turned up all right
1t is now thought that the loss of life at the
utmost limit will not exceed thirty for the
entire State.
The South.
A difficulty recently occurred in Forsythe
county, Ga, between a number of United
States Deputy Marshals and citizens charged
with violating the revenue laws, in which
seventy-fve shots were exchanged. One citizen
Was killed and two Deputy Marshals were
wounded.
S. B. Conover, Republican. has been elected
United States Senator from Florida. Twenty
seven Democrats voted for him.
| C. H. Slocomb a leading merchant, and one
of the most prominent citizens of New Orleans,
is dead, aged Al. He was Captain in the ia
| nous Washington Artillery.
| Commodore Matthew Fontain Maury, cele-
brated for his researches into the physical
| geography of the sea, and for the discovery of
many laws of meteorological science, died on
the LIST inst, at Lexington, Va, aged 81.
| The jury in the Wharton case at baltimore,
being unable to agree, have been discharged
They stood eight to four in favor of verdict
of guilty.
| A few nights ago four highwaymen attacked
the stage between Mitchellsburg and Harrods-
burg, Ky. One of the passengers put his pis-
toll through the window and shot one of the
robbers dead, whereupon his companions fed
but were pursued by the passengers and two
of them captured.
Washington.
The House Commerce Committee has agreed
to the bill relieving goods imported in French
bottoms of differential duties.
While the bill restoring pensions to the sol
diers of the war of 1912 who resided in the re-
bellious States during the late civil war WAS
being considered in the House, the other day,
| Gen. Ben. Butler made brief but earnest
| speech in advocacy of the measure. He said
| those old veterans should have their Dues even
if during the rebellion they were led by cir
cumstances to sympathize with treason, and
ended by hoping that the time was near when
the New Orleans of 1912 would be remembered
and the New Orleans of 1862 forgotten. He
was loudly applauded several times by the
Southern members, who gathered around him,
and the Speaker made no attempt to suppress
the demonstration.
The friends of the Hubbard Postal Tele-
graph scheme claim to have secured a sufficient
number of votes in the Senate to pass the bill
whenever they can get it up. Even if so, it is
said that the bill has no chance in the House.
1t is stated that the President has decided
to appoint commission to treat with the Mo-
doc Indians.
| The President has signed the act abolishing
the Thanking privilege, and it will go into effect
| July 1.
The House, by an almost unanimous vote,
has relieved several prominent rebels of disa-
| bilities, including William A. Graham, of North
Carolina Taylor, Secretary of the Confederate
Navy; John Forsyth editor of the Mobile
Registsr and Buchanans Minister to Mexico,
and D. G. Dejarnette, formerly leading mem
Der of Congress of Virginia.
The following is the public debt statement
for January:
Six per cent bonds s, 341 AS 200
| Five per cent bonds Ala, 567 300
| Total coin bonds ...........S s., 756, 016 600
Lawful money debt ..-.-..............$ 16,608000
| Matured debt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1888 042
Legal tender notes. 35S,G9S 1873
| Certificates of deposit ............. 28,935 200
Fractional currency. 46,O51 1874
Coin certificates. Observation-Disclosures. "a, 246,5OO
Total without interest. ..........s 457.s87 1882
Total debt 81, 233, 494, 1853
Total interest .............s 27,4lsss6
Cash in the Treasury. coin. 62.s42 6O4
| Currency. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1863, 454
Special deposit held for the redemption
| of certificates of deposit, as prescribed
by ............... 1885 900
Total in the Treasury 1925 o58
Debt less cash in Treasury. 2162, 65s 581
Increase during the month. .........S zoe, 243
Bonds issued to the Pacific Railroad
Companies, interest payable in lawful
money, principal outstanding. Ga, 1923 So. 90
Interest accrued and not yet paid. 323, 90
Interest paid by United States. 49, sos, 2S0. 80
| Interest repaid by transportation of
mails, etc. 4,Ao,4SZ.i 10
| Balance of interest paid by United
States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l4,39U,S4S.l5
Senator Summers health continues to i'm
prove slowly.
The President is urging upon members of
Congress the necessity of taking some decisive
action this session upon the Utah problem.
Congress having abolished the franking
privilege, it now proposes to do away with the
ing been prepared.
A pension OF S0O per montn mas Deen grant
ed by Congress to Mrs. Robert G. Ward,
daughter of the late President Taylor, who, it
appears, is in very destitute circumstances.
The House Committee on Claims have re-
ported bill passing the awards of claims al
lowed by the Commissioners on Southern
Claims. The bill embraces 1900 names, and
appropriates about 5000, 200.
Foreign.
rumor comes by the cable that the differ
ences between Great Britain and Russia on the
Khivan question are increasing, and that the
Governments of France. Austria, Italy. Turkey
Denmark and Sweden have determined to sup
port the British Government in its position.
King Lunalilo has been unanimously elected
King of Hawaii by a popular vote.
The Tichborne claimant has entered into
recognizance in e2, 900 to answer to the Court
of Queens Bench on charge of contempt. fcl
his speech at Brighton.
Forty-two members of the International So
ciety were arrested the other day in Paris.
Pauline Luccas petition to the Emperor OF