Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-05-29
NEWS U MARY.
The East.

N. j., on the 18th inst, for the murder of his
wife and on the following day Michael Nixon
suffered a like penalty in New York city for
the killing of Charles Pfeifer. e. Rev. DR.. Ben
jamin b. Paddock has been elected Episcopal
Bishop for the diocese of Massachusetts.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the editor of
Harper's Weekly, and late member of the Civil
Service Commission, is filling the pulpit of the
Unitarian Church at New Brighton, Staten
Island, during the absence of the regular pas
tor. The ffty-seventh anniversary of the
American Bible Society was held IN Phlladel-
phia last week. From an address made by
Rev. DIR. Fellows, of Madison, Wis, it appears
that there are 5000 auxiliary bodies in the
United States that more than 80, DOC, 900 of
Bibles nave been distributed through the
agency of the society, and it is now sending
out daily 8, 900 Bibles. In the match game
of billiards at New York. between Maurice
DAILY and Cyrille Dion, for the championship
of America, the former won by 241 points.
Liquor is sold at S,409 places in New York
city. . Charles Francis Adams ill-judged eN-
altation of Mr.. seward at the expense OF
President Lincoln, in his recent eulogy, has
called forth another protest. montgomery
Blair, who was Postmaster-General under Mr..
Lincoln, says that gross injustice has been
done Mr.. Lincoln by Mr.. Adams, and that
Secretary Welles shares the same opinion
OERIOOS CudIScS d1O AldNAO ~ ANO"
chants and shippers against Consul-General
Archibald, and petitions have been sent to the
London Board OF Trade asking his recall..--
A negro barber named Jackson the other day
murdered his white mistress, in New York, by
beating her in a shocking manner with a club.
1t is said Hon. William NJ. Eyarts, while
not seeking the Chief Justlceshlp, would
gladly accept if it should be rendered him.
There seems to be some feeling in the North
---a11 IN m q r R0t
more, against the Board of Publication of the
Church. Ne such charges of dishonesty and
fraud are preferred against it as have made
the Methodist Book Concern an object of at
tention. 1t is accused only OF eXpendlng the
church moneys and rendering no account
thereof course which, it is urged With
plausibility, no body of men, however respect
able, have a right to pursue.
CAKES MEs left large requests for educa-
tional purposes. A aronaut named Donald
son recently made an ascension from Reading,
Pa, in a balloon made of brown paper, and
landed safely. -. Nearly eight thousand emil
Grants arrived at New York from Europe in
one day, recently. They were nearly all bound
for the West.
AT New York, the other day, George Francis
Train was tried on the charge of publishing
obscene literature. The jury acquitted him
on the ground of insanity, and no sooner was
the verdict pronounced than the presiding
Judge issued an order committing him to the
insane asylum. Gov. Dix thinks that to IN
clude beer and cider in prohibitory liquor laws
can have no other effect than to increase the
use of stronger drinks, and thereby swell the
very evils of intemperance which such leglsla-
ton seeks to lessen. For this reason he has
vetoed the Local Option bill lately passed by
the New York Legislature. "A great struggle
is prevailing in Shamokin, Penn, for the pos
session of over 10, 900 acres Of land IN the
anthracite coal regions. valued at O,OoO,oOu
One party has burned three houses which the
other SIDE had erected, and retaliation is now
threatened.
THE Connecticut Legislature has passed a
constitutional amendment providing for one
State capital at Hartford T b statements OF
the various members of the crew of the Polar1s
relative to the death of Capt. Hall render the
case more uncertain than ever Ii Esqui-
maux Joe's story is to be believed, there is
little doubt that poison. and not apoplexy, was
the cause of Capt. Halls death. Capt. Hall,
he saws, returned from his last sled well and
happy, but was taken sick after drinking some
coffee. He vomited, his throat swelled, he
could not drink, and was tortured by burning
pains. Joe saws that Capt. Hall told him
that there was something bad in his coffee"
His sickness lasted two weeks. During. part
of this time he studied his medical books to
discover the meaning of his symptoms, ana
came to the conclusion that he had been pol
soned. Joe's account is corroborated by one
of the ~Icelanders accompanying the eXpedl-
ton. Who administered the poison he does
not state but it is evident that his suspicious
point to Buddington. the sailing-master, who
refused, through cowardice or some other
motive, TO allow the expedition to
proceed any further north, and COM
PEELED Capt. Hall to retrane his steps,.
Southern Presbyterians. who are very sensitive
to any inclination of the church towards politl-
cal dogma OF organization. have made so
strenuous IN opposition to the proposed par
ticipation of the church as a church III the
Centennial Celebration, that the Northern
General Assembly has made them a verbal con-
cession. The preamble of the resolutions in
which the Assembly decided to take part IN the
exhibition has been altered to make 1t appear
that the church seeks only to improve the oc-
casion to the glory of God. No other change
than this of words is made, and the programme
of exhibition will be adhered to.
The West.
MoDoc war items Gems. Davis and Gillem
had a narrow escape from drowning while
crossing Tule lake during a heavy storm.
Gen. Davis will not attack the Modocs IL
their new stronghold until he receives rein.
forcements. The troops are suffering from
wan of water. The Modocs lost two braves
IN the late nSnC. Iney enlereu Luo uSA'
stripped to their breech-clouts.
CHARLES MORTIMER, recently hung at Sacra-
mento, Cal, was the murderer of eight women
....Joseph O'Nel was hung at Mt. Carroll
H., on Friday, the 10th, for the murder OF
Hiram Rexford, AT Oskaloosa, Iowa, re.
Gently, a little two-year-old child was attacked
and frightfully mutilated by a rooster.
Eighteen buildings were destroyed by the re-
cent fire at Joliet, Ill. The loss is about
$40, 900. 49,. William Mcdonald, of Cincinnati
the other day fell across a "a inch circular saw
operating at full speed. The saw took off his
left arm and heel, sawed into his body, cutting
his heart half in two. He extricated himself
ran 80 yards, and fell dead.....A new railroad
imbroglio of o rather fierce description hal
been started in Wisconsin by the refusal of the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Company t.
accept the st. Croix Immigrant on the terms
of the recent act of the Legislature. The
reason assigned for the refusal is, that the
title of the State to the lands is in litigation
-...Advices from the lava beds state that thu
Modocs are intrenched in the Crater Butte
Capt. Hasbrouck is camped within watching
distance of the enemy with a force of 210 men