Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
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irregularities" of Robert Finney, agent and
secretary of the institutions.
WILLIAM NJ. TWEED, the champion New York
thief, goes to Blackwelrs Island for twelve
years. This is prison, or kind Of peniten-
tiary, to which the lowest and meanest crimi-
mails are sent. In addition, he was senter ced
to pay fine of s12. $50. =. The first off cial
bank report in New York city since Sept 20
was made on the 22d of November, and shows
decrease of $50, O00, 900 in deposits, $50 900,
900 in loans, and 80, 1000, 900 in legal tenders.
MEssRs. JAMES r. OsaooD 4 Co., the emil
nent Boston publishers, have retired from the
publishing business, and the atlantic Monthly
and Every Saturday will hereafter be issued
from New York by Hurd 4 Houghton. Our
Young Folks has been purchased by Scrbner
4 Co., and will be merged into ST. Nicholas,
their new juvenile magazine.
INGERsoLI- harrington and Senator Genet,
confederates of Boss Tweed in his gigantic
robberies, have been arrested at New York,
and will be tried for their crimes.
SEVERAL million bushels of grain are frozen
up in the Erie canal, with no hopes of getting
the boats through this season
THE city of Pittsburgh loses about s6OO,OOO
by the failure Of the Union Trust Company.
The West.
OVER 1000 600 hogs have been received at
the Chicago stock yards since Sept. l.. The
fret prize in the billiard tournament at Chicago
was captured by Mons. GARNER. the second
and third by Mons. Ubassy and Mons Cyrille
Dion respectively. A decided French victory
Northern California and Oregon experienced
q severe earthquake shock on Nov o.. The
smallpox is making such fearful ravages in
Cleveland that the Board of Health has been
compelled to adopt special precautions to pre-
vent its spread.
HoS. JAMES R. LOOMS, a member of the
Illinois Legislature from Gelatin county, was
recently elected from train on the Chicago
and Alton railroad, for refusing to pay his
fare. Mr.. Loomis rendered his legislative
pass, but it was refused by the conductor.
Suit for heavy damages is to be brought
against the company by the honorable
member.
WALTER GRAYsos, a cattle-dealer from the
Creek Nation, was recently robbed, in Kansas
City, of $50, 000-
GEORGE COLEMAN, of La Sale, ILL.,, the
other day killed wild turkey of the extraordi-
nary weight OF % pounds
A HAUNTED house is the sensation Of Osh-
kosh, Wis.
washington.
w. j. WILSON. Cashier of the Freedman's
mans Savings Bank, is Is irregular" in his ac-
counts to the extent of some S1O0,000 Mr..
Wilson is q mulatto. The Treasury Depart
ment has unraveled the case Of the Virginius,
and declares that she was an American vessel,
that her registry was regular, and that she
violated no international law. Twenty OF
the best naval vessels will be ready for sea in
a month The Secretary of the Interior has
affirmed the decision Of the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office that no more than
one-quarter section can be entered by one in
dividual under the action of March 3. 1873. to
encourage the growth of timber. The Secre-
tary also affirmed the decision of Commission
er Drummond requiring parties to pay fee of
SO for additional entry under the Soldiers
Homestead act of March 2, 1873, and requir-
ing parties making such additional entry to
appear in person at the local Office, and make
the necessary application and affidavit. -.
Some interesting facts concerning the pro-
duction of tobacco and spirits in this country
In the fiscal year 1873 are given in the report
of the Internal Revenue Commissioner. In
all the forms of manufacture taxes we're paid
ON 116. $50 934 pounds of tobacco, and on
1907, 134. 646 cigars, cheroots, etc. In the
same year there were made 68, 236, 567 gallons
of spirits from other materials than fruit, and
fruits 2, 914, 800 eallons. The revenue receipts
for the year have been STA, 075, 49,
TIE Minister of the Colonies reports from
Havana that the restoration of enlarged
property of American citizens is being dill
gently proceeded with. "A Washington dis
patch of the oath says: "The Spanish ques-
tion is everywhere discussed with more calm
ness than last week, and the impression seems
to prevail, to q greater extent than here
tofore, that there will be no war be-
tween the United States and Spain. The
tone Of the Spanish Ministry continues friend
ly, and q disposition is manifested to act in all
matters Id controversy in such way as Will
preserve peace between the two nations.
Another dispatch of the same date says:
% The Secretary of War has been making
preparations in quiet but energetic way, get
ting the arsenals in shape for active service
and completely arming our Notifications for
coast defenses 1t is announced that the
Ordnance Department is prepared on very
short notice to fully equip any army that
war with Spain might make necessary with
breech-loaders, artillery of all sorts. and am
munition in abundance. Secretary Richardson
has taken occasion again to assure the country
that the Treasury Department will be found
ready when called upon to furnish money to
carry on a war;"
The Patent Office last week issued patent
to ex-President Joheson for a combination
plane.
PRESIDENT UkANT, III al interview TIC Otuci
day with . prominent Western Congressman,
spoke most freely and unreservedly on the
subject of the Spanish complication. He re-
GREETED exceedingly that he was hampered by
the act of 1868, passed for the purpose OF
tying the hands of Andrew Johnson, and
nothing but the law in question prevented
him from taking prompt action and demand
ing the amplest reparation. The President
expressed himself in favor Of free Cuba and
Ultimate annexation. The Secretary of the
Treasury announces that hereafter silver coin
will be paid only for the fractional parts Of
delar, instead of in sums not exceeding IS.
4 WARRINGTON dispatch Of Nov. Is says:
ssThe Administration, notwithstanding Secre-
tary Fish's assurances to the contrary, regards
the crisis as . perilous one, the issue of which
is as probably war peace Even Secretary
Fish is beginning to display something of q
war-like spirit, and utterly scouts the sug-
gestion of submitting the question to arbitra-
ton"
Foreign.
THOMAS Barring, senior partner and founder
of the hclse of Barring Bros, die d in London
ON the 18th inst Consul General Hall tele-
graphs from Havana that the exact number of