Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-09-18

Minister to some changes which the Chinese
Government wishes made in treaty. . .Presi
dent CASTELAR, begins his administration of
Spanish affairs with energy. He has decided
to reinforce the Republican forces by calling
out 100, 600 of the regular army reserve and by
making a levy of 500, 900 men from the militia,
and with these accumulated resources intends
to wipe the Carlsts and Intransigentes out of
existence. San Domingo item: Col Rivas
attempted the life of Col. Luperon with a
sword. Luperon evaded the blows, drew a
revolver, and shot Rivas through the head.
FURTHER particulars of the great confagra-
ton in Havana have been received. The to-
tai loss is variously estimated at from IS, OO0,-
900 to IS, 900 600. The insurance only
amounts to 1924, 600, nearly all in English
companies. Owing to the rapidity with which
the flames spread, very little property was
saved. In less than three hours from the
time the fire broke out the entire square was
mass of ruins. Upwards of $500 people
who occupied the buildings are homeless, and
nearly all have lost everything. Great distress
prevails among them, and numerous subscrip-
tons have been started in the city for their
relief.
The cable reports another accident on the
Northeastern railway, of England. Three per-
sons killed and twenty injured. A party of
Mormon emigrants, who recently arrived in
Paris ON their wav to America, were notified
by the Project of Police that if they attempted
to hold their religious exercises in public they
would be expelled from the city.
THE cholera has broken out in Paris. -.
William of Germany will shortly pay friendly
visit to Joseph of Austria. .Salmeron, late
President of Spain, has been unanimously
elected President of the COrtes.
Political.
THE Anti-Monopoly party in San Francisco
has elected two Senators and twelve Represent
atives to the Legislature. The returns from
the interior indicate that the Anti Monopolsts
will have majority in both houses of the
Legislature.
Ex-senator FooTE pronounces IAN inten-
tional and villainous falsehood" the statement
that he is to be provided by the Administration
with lucrative appointment as a reward for
denouncing the Southern leaders. .Foote says
he never applied for Office in his life, and de-
sres no position in the gift of Gen. Grant.
The Texas Democrats have nominated Richard
Coke for Governor, and II. Il. Hubbard for
Lieutenant-Governor.
THE Maine election came off on the 9Th inst.
Dingley, Republican. is elected Governor by
II, 900 or $1,000 majority. The vote was very
light.
TEE San Francisco Bulletin gives the compo-
sition of the nevly-elected California Legis-
lature as follows Republicans. Al: indie
pendants, SO Democrats. 40 Sixty-one votes
will be required to elect a Senator. The indie
pendents and Republicans together would cast
so votes. Assuming that some hold-over Re-
publicans will vote for Booth his strength at
the outset would be greater than any other
candidate.
THE Massachusetts, Republican State Con-
vention, at Worcester. nominated Washburn
for Governor by acclamation-Butler. recog-
nizing the hopelessness of the contest, having
very sensbly withdrawn his name. The bal
ance of the ticket is composed as follows
Lieutenant Governor Thomas Talbot; At
torney-General, Charles r. Train Secretary
of State, Oliver Warner; Auditor. Charles
Endicott; Treasurer, Charles Adams. Jr. The
resolutions condemn the salary-grab. depre-
cate the practice Of interference in State cleo
cheap transportation and temper snce laws.
General.
News has been had from the Juniata expedi-
ton in search of the Polaris. On the 18th of
July, Commander Braine was at Holsteinberg.
Greenland. He sailed thence to Disco. and
Will ~ -iOui tHcic W upper Up W tuc
10th of July nothing has been heard at Disco
of the Polaris or her crew.
The late storm on the Nova Scotia coast
was by all odds the most fierce and destructive
ever experienced on this continent. Addi-
tional particulars of the disaster continue to
be received. A late Halifax dispatch SAYS
- The loss of property is immense. In Cape
Breton those farmers who have lost their
barns will have difficulty in saving their crops.
1t is feared there will be starvation among the
fishermen, and il is probable that even among
the farmers, who sustained heavy losses by
the gale. there will be suffering. The country
will not get over il for years. On the Nova
Scotia side of the strait of Canso, all the
wharves between Port Mulgrave and Sand
Point are carried away. Thirty vessels, with
all hands, lost in North Bay alone.
The whole number of Modocs killed
during our late unpleasantness with that
tribe was exactly four. For every Modoc en-
gagged in the war there were two United States
soldiers killed.
THE schooner Abbie Bradford which arrived
last week at New Bedford from Hudson Bay,
reports the wrecking of two whalers. which
went ashore on Marble Island. Fourteen of
the crews died on the island from exposure
and lack of proper food. Among those who
died was Murray d. Mcconnell of Jackson
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