Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-30

A'~~~t 'AAOoO
pires on the 4th of March. This result was
brought about by the action of the Democrats,
nineteen of whom voted for Dorsey on the
final ballot.
! st. Louis is preparing for grand Industrial
Exposition.
The erection of the new st. Louis Merchants
Exchange will be commenced shortly.
| J. ]. Moulton, Postmaster at Mobile, is q
defaulter to the amount of $4,000.
At Little Rock Ark, the other day, Henry
Smith killed Jackson Pike, at a negro dance
house, by stabbing him with a bowie-knife.
On the same day Enoch Jackson was knocked
on the head with dray-pin and killed by his
wife. All were colored.
Washington.
IT is said the House Military Committee will
report in favor of giving bronze cannon for a
monument to Gen. Thomas.
The College Land Endowment bill, just
passed the Senate, gives 100000 acres of the
public domain to each State and Territory
which establishes agricultural or industrial
schools in compliance with its provisions.
| The bill regulating the pay OF Territorial
officers, and limiting the duration of the ses-
sions of the Legislatures to forty days, has
passed the Senate, and only awaits the Presi-
dents approval to become a law. The men,
bers of the Territorial Legislatures are to re-
ceive Sc per day and the present rate of mile
age. The salary of Governors of the Terrific
ries is to be $500, and Secretaries $4,000.
A Washington telegram states that the Gov
eminent has determined to institute suit
against the Union Pacific railroad for the I'M
paid interest, unless prevented by legislation
before the close of the investigation of the
committees now in session.
| Senators Wilson and Patterson. and Repre-
sentatives Bingham, Scofield, and Kelley were
before the Credit Mobilier Committee on the
10th. Wilson says that he bought twenty
shares of the stock with his wife's money, on
Ames' guarantee that it should pay 10 per cent,
and his assurance that the Company was not
coming to Congress for aid. When he heard
of the Pennsylvania litigation he returned the
stock to Ames. He adds that all his property,
exclusive of his home does not amount to
IS, 500. Bingham gave Ames $4,000 to in
vest for him in Credit Mobilier and 9TH
er stock, which he never asked to
have delivered to him. He made
the negotiations failed and he did not get any.
He voted against the act of 1864 giving the
Pacific railroad first mortgage bonds preference
over those of the United States. Kelley con-
tracted with Ames for some of the stock, but
afterwards declined to receive it. Senator
Patterson was not in Congress when subsidies
were granted to the Pacific railroad, but voted
for the act of 1864. He never owned any
Credit Mobilier stock. Each of these gentle
men expressed his opinion that transactions of
this nature on the part of Congressman were
irreproachable.
A Washington dispatch states that Congress-
men consider the SANTANA Bay scheme imprac-
ticable, and the Haytien Minister thinks the
American purchasers will find that they have
made bad speculation, being fit for nothing
but naval station.
The House Committee on Patents have de-
cided adversely to the revival of the Miller
straw paper patent.
The bill for the prepayment of all printed
matter and the reduction of letter postage to
two cents will in all probability be passed by
Congress. The Postofice Committee unani-
mously favor it. and the Postmaster-General
also urges its passage.
The House Committee on Elections has de-
cided unanimously that Mr.. Black, Democrat,
is entitled to the seat from Florida, and that
Walls (colored) who has thus far held the
seat and drawn pay during nearly the whole
Congress- must leave it.
Samuel R. Graves. member of Parliament
for Liverpool. is dead.
The Turkish Government has sued the Lon.
don Times for libel in publishing an article
cont aiming untrue statements with reference
to Turkish finances.
Right Hon. Edward Bulwer Lytton, the we'll
known English author, died in London, OF
Jan. 49, aged 81.
1t is said the President will shortly issue
number of additional Ku-klux pardons.
The House Banking and Currency COMMITTEE
have decided to report a bill relieving nationa
banks from the operation of the local usur.
laws.
The Commissioned, of Internal Revenue ha
decided that imitation wines of home nanufac
ture are exempt from taxation.
Foreign.
The London Telegraph publishes a letter fror
Duke de Grammont announcing an early refuta
r4a4z~ 10