Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-03-13

Inc EDWIN Forrest estate has been appraised
at 1920, 600.
The Democrats of the Second Congressional
District of Connecticut have nominated ex-
Gov. James E. English for Congress.
1t is rumored that Alden B. Stockwell, Presi-
dent OF the Pacific Mail Company, and for
several years one of the heaviest and boldest
operators on the New York Stock Exchange,
has failed to meet his contracts, and that his
failure is inevitable.
The ce1ebrai ed Jumel will case will be car
ried into the United States Supreme Court.
The widow of James Fisk Jr, has sued the
Credit Mobiher for q, 900 shares of it's stock.
The Supply sailed from New York for Trieste,
the other day, having on board cargo of every
variety of American products and machinery for
the Vienna Exposition. The Guard is now being
loaded at Brooklyn, and will sail in few days.
No American locomotives, billiard tables or
light carriages will be sent to the Exposition
America will appear 20 the greatest advantage
in the department of fine arts.
A committee Of the Constitutional Commits
sion of New York charged with the duty of
investigating the city, county and town debts
in the State have reported that these local
exclusive of the State debt proper
The West.
The Modoc Indians of Oregon are out of
provisions and clothes, are tired of hostilities.
and have intimated desire to treat for
peace.
Samuel c.. West, of Geneva, Ill, who has
just been sentenced to a life term of i'm
prisonment for murder, is IS years old
J. B. Mccormick, member of the cele-
brated reaper manufacturing firm, died at
Dayton, Ohio, recently, aged SO.
singular accident happened at a coal mine
near Des Moines, Iowa. last week. A miners
drill four feet long and an inch in diameter
fell from the mouth of the shaft, and struck
Benjamin Couch, 12S feet below, in the back at
the night of the spine, just above the hips
and passing through his body came out near
the rectum. The drill made a terrible wound.
but it was withdrawn by fellow-workman at
COUGHS request. Medical aid was summoned
at once, and the sufferer will probably recover
The notorious Buffalo Bill y was arrested,
recently, at Usage, Kansas, for demonstrating.
At the time of his arrest he was lecturing on
Life on the Plains.
Six women have just received their diplomas
as graduates of the Woman's Hospital Medi-
cal College, of Chicago.
new line of ten first-class propellers is to
be engaged this year in the lake traffic between
Montreal aud Chicago.
The lower house of the Kansas Legislature
resolves that Pomeroy is unworthy the conf
dence and respect of the people of the State
George L. Wedgewood, the rascally school
superintendent of La Sale county, Ill, was
arrested at Quincy the other day.
Rafferty,, the Chicago murderer. who has
been twice tried and sentenced to death, has
obtained supersedeas and Will probably be
granted new trial.
The troops in Arizona have had two more
encounters with the dusky Apaches. in which
twenty-five of the latter we're sent to their
happy hunting grounds" Only one soldier
was killed.
Advices from Arizona report Gen. Crooks
army in excellent condition. Crook considers
the backbone of the Indian war broken. but
has no faith in Coctise's promises to keep the
peace.
The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis railroad
has brought suit for $4,000 damages against
some of the persons who detained its trains in
the attempt to ride for the legal fare of three
cents
Advices from Oregon report that there is a
prospect of the peace negotiations with the
Modoc Indians coming to favorable termina-
ton.
Capt. Oscar G. Pratt, welI-known journal
list, recently committed suicide at Omaha
The
Alexander n. Stephens has been elected to
Congress from the Eighth District of Georgia
without opposition.
Members of the Legislature of South Caro-
lima, and other citizens of that State have
signed memorial to the United States Senate
charging Senator Patterson with bribery, aud
petitioning that he be refused his seat.
G. W. Lowell, Postmaster at New Orleans,
is defaulter to the extent of about $40, 600.
He was arrested and bailed in $4,000
Several hundred families have been rendered
homeless and much suffering caused by the
recent destructive confagration in New Or
leans, which destroyed some 200 buildings
The Mayor of the city has sent forth an appeal
for aid 4
Gen. W. L. Mcmillan has been elected United
States Senator from Louisiana for. the long
term, by the McEnery Legislature.
-laai Washington.
President Grant has sent message to Con-
gress, asking them to take some action. if any
be feasible, to put an end to the complications
that are now prostrating the business and
political interests of Louisiana He recites
the facts of the conflict of authority, the ex-
istence- of two Executives and two Legisla-
lures, explains and defends his interference
to sustain Judge DureH, and states that, in
case Congress does nothing to restore order
In the State, he will feel it his duty to do SO
by recognizing and maintaining the Govern
ment declared elected by the Lynch Return
ing Board.
The President has sent the following norni-
nations to the Senate: Charles Stephan. Col
lector of Internal Revenue, Twelfth Illinois
District Postmasters-LeonardW Wilson, Mar
shall, No. David A. Ryers, Kit Carson, Col.
The aggregate of appropriations, by the time