Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-11-06
NEWS SUMMARY.



died recently at Trenton, N. J., aged &c..
The Deputy Postmaster of Wilmington, Del,
has been arrested for embezzlement. Many
of the New England manufacturing establish
ments have been compelled to shut down on
account of the monetary stringency. Others
are running on short time.
TIE Constitutional Convention of Pennsyl-
vania has adopted a clause forbioding the
granting of passes by railroads except to en-
ployes Charges of immense frauds on the
revenue, based upon the affidavit Of dis
charged clerk, are made against the extensive
New York house Of Woodruff Il Robinson.
The frauds. it is said, amount to over 81, OO0,-
600. :. .Ex-Postma master Stewart, of Pittsburgh,
will be tried on three indictments embezzle-
ment forgery and perjury. The naanufac-
turing districts of Connecticut are represented
to be in an unfortunate condition. 1t is said
from Is, 900 to 10000 operatives and factory
hands have been thrown out Of employment
WHITELAw REID, of the New York Tribune
and Dana, of the Sun, have been indicted for
alleged libel on Judge McCue The Hart
ford CITY Hall has been partially destroyed by
fire. Harry Bassett, the famous running
horse was dietanced in a race at Baltimore
the other day There has been another
heavy decline in Vanderbilt stocks. at New
York, caused by rumors of heavy defalcations
IN the Lake OnOIc, lOlcuO, Wdudou ouu WOSe-
m, and other companies.
The New York Board of Aldermen have
atoned for great many shortcomings by
making the handsome donation of $50 COO 70
the Memphis Relief Fund. Phelps. the de-
faulting Cashier of the New York State Treas
ury Department, has been committed to Jail
for trial in default of SIS. 900 bail The fur
niture factory of John III. Morrill,, in New
York city, was destroyed by fire last week.
Loss, $50 900. A Waterman was burned to
death while trying to extinguish the flames.
IA dispatch from Providence, r. l., says
the Spragues are seriously embarrassed
than their liabilities, and want of current funds
is the cause
The serious results of the panic still con-
tinue. The extensive print works of Garner
& Co., at Little Falls, Cohoes, Rochester,
Pleasant Valley, Newburg. and Hayerstraw,
have shut down, discharging 10. 900 men, The
payroll of this firm amounted to $500, 900
monthly. Other extensive factories, OF va
rious kinds. have suspended work, or have
reduced wages and time. The prospect looks
gloomy for the winter. The third trial of
Edward S. Stokes for the murder of James
Fisk. Jr. has been concluded at New York,
and resulted in a verdict of manslaughter III
the third degree. The prisoner waa sentenced
to four years hard labor In the Penitentiary.
Three persons-a man and two women
were recently run over by train of cars at
FRANKFORT, n. j., while attempting 70 cross
the track in wagon. They were horribly
mangled, and lived but a short time.
The West.
THE Farmers Convention concluded lis ses-
sion at Chicago ON the 23d of October. Vsri-
GUS resolutions bearing on the transportation
question were offered, discussed, and voted
down. the final result being the adoption of
the following substitute We demand the
construction of railroads. and the improve
ment of water communication between the
interior and the seaboard, the same to be owned
and operated by the General Government for
the purpose of affording cheap and ample
transportation, and to protect the people from
the exactions of monopoly.
WILLIAM BEBB. formerly Governor of Ohio
died a. his residence in Rockford, ILL.,, ON the
23d of October, aged H.. The steamer vi
emma. of Cleveland. vas recently lost in a
gale on Lake Superior. All the crew and pas
sengers were saved. Loss about 800, 900. -.
Gov Beveridge, of Illinois, has issued proc
lamation ratifying that of the President
naming the 9th of November day of
thanksgiving and prayer. Rev. John s.
Spaulding succeeds the late DIR. Randall as
Missionary Bishop of Colorado, Wyoming and
Mexico Some of the parties engaged in the
lynching of Delos Hebron, at Salem, Ind,
have been arrested and will be prosecuted.
wISTERMUTE, the assassin Of Gen. McCook,
at Yankton, Dakotah has been admitted to
bail in $50, 900. The National Board of
Trade has concluded its labors at Chicago,
and adjourned to meet at Baltimore on the
second Tuesday in January next. On the
subject of transportation, the only definite
resolution that was adopted by the Conven-
tien was one declaring that the only complete
and permanent restraint upon unreasonable
exactions must be sought in the development
of natural water routes. and favoring The i'm
provement of the canals and rivers to promote
this end. Resolutions fav0ring recip-
rocity with the South American States,
and the establishment of something in the
nature Of National Clearinghouse, were
also passed. The st. Louis banks have re-
sumed currency payments The new inter-
national railway bridge at Buffalo has been
completed Large and valuable deposits of
cinnabar have been discovered In Northern
Arizona. Hon. Samuel w. Fuller, distin-
guished member of the Chicago bar, is dead,
aged ST. John c. Heenan, the once noted
pugilist, died recently at Denver, Col. of
hemorrhage of the lungs. Joseph PuDen-
berger the engineer of the coal-train that
collided with the passenger express on the
Chicago and Alton road near Lemont, Ill, ON
the 18th of August, resulting IN the hllIlng OF
twenty persons, has been tried at Chicago on
a charge of manslaughter. and acquitted. A
whole family of five persons were recently
killed by a stroke of lightning, near Blue
Rapids, Kansas
A CONFIDENCE operator literally captured
the town of Gilman, H., few days ago. In
the short period Of one day he borrowed all
the money and bought all the live stock in
the town, and made large contracts ahead.
He then borrowed horse and buggy and de-
camped. short time after his departure
there was lively farmers movement in Gil
man, which resulted IN the capture of the
operator :. Hon. w. A. Porter. for the last
six years Judge of the Superior Court
of Chicago. died suddenly in that city,
. few days ago, aged 4S years.
The United States Senate Transportation Com
mittee were at Cincinnati on the 9th and 28th
ult. In conference with the committees of
the Board of Trade and Chamber Of Com
merce, statistical reports of the commerce of
the Ohio river cities and towns were read,
footing up $760, 000, 900 annually; Of the COM
merce of Cincinnati, together with the rates
of freight by rail and water, compared, and
the steamboat interest. The joint committees
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