Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East.

The nailers and feeders in the Pittsburgh
nail mills are On a general strike
The SANTANA Bay Company held meeting at
New York, the other day, and ratified the con-
tract made with the San Domingo Government.
The following officers were elected for the en-
su;ne wear: A. B. Stockwell, President; Paul
n. Spofford, vice-President; Henry Clews,
Treasurer: R. R. Hazard, Secretary. The
company intend purchasing or building three
STEAMERS besides the Tybee, which Will run
regularly between New York and SANTANA Bay,
establishing weekly communication.
Sanderson, a lawyer, has sued the Brooklyn
Union for $50, 900 worth of libel
A New York dispatch of the I'D says: IL was
a painful scene when the sisters, Mrs WOOD
bnll and Tennie c. Clahin, and Col. Blood we're
for the fourth or fifth time taken to court to-
day to plead to the indictment for the same
libel. this time for repetition OF 1t. strong
minded women and weak-minded men were
conspicuous by their absence and the prison.
ers. already under heavy bail, could not furnlsh
new bail, and were let out on parole.
The Hon. VIM. Cassidy, editor Of the Albany
EreY,ino Argus and one of the famous Albany
Regency, is dead.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
has decided that the State elections shall be
held on the Tuesday following the first Monday
in November, and city and township eiectlons
on the third Tuesday in February
Three persons were swept from prlage
over the Little Delaware river, near Hampden,
Del, and drowned, during the freshet
The smallpox is rapidly decreasing IN Bos-
ton.
The Cashier of the National Granite State
Bank. at Exeter, N. H, has absconded, leaV-
ing defalcation Of 100000.
Pennsylvania will give $1,000 600, and the
CITY OF Philadelphia s5OO,oOO to aid the Cen
tennial cause.
The West.
A man named Kidder was recently killed near
Epworth, Iowa, by the falling OF tree.
Uriah Howe, one of the first settlers Oh
Manistee, Mich, was recently frozen to death
Later intelligence from the scene OF Dat'le
with the Modoc Indians, in California, states
that IA whites were killed and % wounded
The troops were obliged to leave their deao Oh
the field.
The well-known druggist, P. c. Samson, one
of the oldest and most prominent citizens Oh
Dubuque. Iowa, died recently, after lingering
illness, of consumption.
John Crowder, one of the pioneers OF Du-
buaue county, Iowa, was found dead IN neid
near his home, where he had gone to cut WOOD
He died from old age.
Six persons were drowned at Evansville, hlu-,
recently. while attempting to cross the ONO
river in a skif.
Hammond the revivalist, Is converting 'no
I'll ciDnerS
The Grand Army of the Republic meeting
at DAYTON last week, was slimly attended
A disease similar to the epizootic attiiets the
Detroit horses.
The epizootie is ravaging the Pacific coast.
The Modoc Indians, flushed with their re-
cent victory. threaten raid on the white SET
Elements.
The Lake County 1nd.) Infirmary was burn
ed last week Two insane women were de-
-youred by the flames.
tt is stated that some LOO suits are about
to be entered against the Missouri PACING ano
Atlantic and Pacific railroads of Missouri, 10
unjust discrimination in freight charges
These suits involve over million OF dolars
J.aura D. Fair Iectured at Sacramento, tn
other night, in a lager-beer saloon, having oeei
unable to obtain any public hall Her sub1ec
was. Evolves in the Fold Finding nobod
maid to enter the cellar, she ordered the doc
thrown open for free lecture The place wa
immediately filed. She then went on the plat
form and delivered the lecture.
The Mayor of Detroit has been fined SIG
Inv the Recorder for violating the small-po
ordinance.
Capt. Jack, the Modoc Chief, recently a
lacked Col Bernard's camp, and was repulse'
The white settlers are greatly apprehensiN
of raids bv the savages, and many families al
leaving.
The South.
Gen. Gordon has been elected United Stat
Senator from Georgia. The vote stood
Gordon 112; Alexander b. Stephens, Sc; e
Acknowledgement Alderman, IA.
Alexander H. Stephens has been nominate
to Congress in Georgia, and accepted II
Governor will order the election soon.
Kentucky is agitating the project of reno
ing her State capital from Frankfort to Lou
vile.
The people of Georgia, Alabama, Floric
and other Southern States are serious
alarmed at the tide of emigration which
set in from those States to Texas. In Tex
the computation is that the arrivals of settle
from other States are equal to 5000 per ola
this is during the present season, but In
spring greater number is expected
Washington.
The House Banking and Currency Commit
have decided to report bill relieving natio
banks from the operation of the local us'
laws.
The Commissioner, of Internal Revenue
decided that imitation wines of home manuf
ture are exempt from taxation.
The Senate has voted, two to one, to abol
the ranking privilege after July 1. The
lowing is the vote: Yeas-Alcorn, Antho
Foreman, Casserly, Chandler, Cole, Conki
Cragin, Ferry (Ct.), Ferry CMich.), Flanag
Hamln, Harlan, Hitchcock, Howe, Johns
Kelly, Lewis, Pratt Ramsey, Sawyer, Schl
Scott, Sherman, Sprague, Stewart, Stockt
Thurman, West, Wilson, Window and Wri
IL.