Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

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and they have now consented to pay $3.50, OOC
to get rid of the prosecution.
Two colored members of the Arkansas Legis-
lature engaged in fight in the hall of the
House of Representatives at Little Rock, the
other day. over the ownership of pistol.
The Governor of Tennessee has vetoed the
local option tippling bill.
Bardstown, KY, was recently the scene of a
cold-blooded and unnatural murder Mr.. G..
H. Holtshauser, an old and respected citizen,
was sitting in his Office with one of his sons,
when another son entered the door, and, with
out uttering word, pulled out his revolver
and shot his brother three times in rapid sue
cession, producing instant death. The MUIR
| derer fed, and is still at large
Washington.
The President has appointed Gen. ]. d.
| webster Assistant Treasurer at Chicago.
Jason Brown, the Indiana Democrat who
made the fight in his Stat against Greeley,
has been appointed by the President Secretary
of Wyoming Territory.
The rush for office since the 4th of March
has far exceeded that four years since, when
| President Grant first entered the White House.
| Ex-senator Sawyer, of South Carolina, has
| been appointed Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
The following additional appointments have
been made by the Pc p.,rroer:. Collectors Of IN
/ set'la1 Northumberland H. Whiting Fifth
district of Illinois; VIM. R. Sapp, Thirteenth
District of Ohio; Henry Harnden, Second Dis
trict of Wisconsin S. H. Bailey, Fourth Dis
4rio 4r1fN a.,
trict of Ohio. Postmasters-W. S. Krake,
Ravenna, o.; VIM. Jackson, Rock Island, Ill;
James Newsby, Cambridge City, Ind P. Cuner
Upper Sandusl1y, O.; R. J. Tompkins, Mount
Carroll, ILL.,; F. NJ. Cassiday, Winterset, Iowa.
The President has committed the sentence of
the murderer O'Brien, of Washington, to i'm
prisonment for life.
Minister Mori, for long time..Japanese Min
lister to this country has left Washington for
Japan.
Frederick T. Love- our Minister to China,
has resigned. 1t is said his successor will be
either ex-senator Cole OF Nye.
Samuel H. Fiber, has been appointed by the
President Governor of Colorado, in place of
Gov. McCook, resigned.
. The following nominations were sent to the
Senate on the Goth: Cyrus ]. Scofeld, United
States Attorney for Kansas. Registers of Land
Ofice-Wm. H. Fellers. Duluth, Isinn John
P. Owen, Taylor's Falls, MINI. Receivers of
Public Moneys-Lewis Lewiston, Duluth,
Mimi; James c. Bradin, Litchfeld, MINI.
James F. Casey has been confirmed as Col
lector at New Orleans.
A Washington correspondent sends out the
following item of political news: Parties
who have converted with Gov Hendricks.
and other leading Democratic politicians from
Indiana, now in this city, say that the leaders
of the Democracyin that State have concluded
to abandon the ancient organization, and to
form new liberal party based on the living
issues of the day
Senators Sherman and Stevenson have been
appointed members of the Board of Visitors
to West Point
The commissions of the present Ministers to
the Central American States will expire on the
LIST of July, when, by law of Congress the
missions will be consolidated and only one
Minister assigned to all those States Col
George Williamson, of Shreveport. La, an
ex-Confederate army officer, will probably re-
ceive the appointment.
The President has indefinitely postponed his |
Southern trip
Hon. John A. Bingham, of Ohio viii prob
ably be appointed Minister to Japan.
Foreign.
The annual budget of the French Govern |
ment shows gratifying condition of the |
public funds. There is now in the treasury |
half the sum due Germany
Three shabbily dressed men, believed to be |
Americans, have been arrested in Cork. Ire
land, while attempting to deposit $40. 600 in a |
bank They are supposed to be the parties |
who recently committed frauds on the Bank of
England.
The three Americans arrested in Cork on
suspicion of being implicated in the Banl of
England frauds have been released. nothing
being found to criminate them
serious riot between Englishmep and
freshmen occurred at Wolverhampton, near
birmingham, recently. At least 5000 persons
were engaged in the conflict Firearms and
knives were freely used, and there was much
blood shed, though no cases of fatal injury
are reported
francisco Salmeron has been elected Presi-
dent of the Spanish Assembly.
The French Assembly has ratified, without
dissenting voice, the treaty for the payment
of the war indemnity and the evacuation of
French territory.
The English political crisis has been brought
to conclusion, Mr.. Gladstone and his col
leagues having agreed to resume their Offices.
The preliminary inquiry into the case OF
Marshal Bazaine has been concluded. The
manner and place of trial have not vet been
decided upon. Many Frenchmen of noble
rank are serving with the Carlsts in Spain.
Christianity is tolerated in Japan by special
edict. 1t lis determined to throw the whele
country open to foreigners. The Government
Is endeavoring to form a code, based on
European systems.
Japan is making arrangements for grand
universal Exposition at Yeddo.
France has forbidden the expectation of war
material from that country to Spain.
Austin Byron Bidwell, alias Warren. has
been arrested at Havana. He is believed to
ha