Marshall County Republican., 1873-07-10
Wlarshall county gepublitan
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA.
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.


in Brooklyn, this time by the reverned gentle
Church congregation has preferred specific
charges of slander against Henry G. Bowen
the author of most of the scandalous stories
about Beecher. The matter will be thoroughly
Investigated by sn Examining Committee OF
the Church. and the truth or falsity of the re-
ports established. Mr.. Beecher is represented
as anxious to have the investigation made al
once.
The New York Tt-i6unes Boston CORE
spondent, after careful survey of the political
field in Massachusetts,, concludes that Ben
Butler, through the aid of the Administration,
helped by the dissatisfaction with Gov. Wash
burne's course on the liquor question, will Sc
cure his nomination and election to the Cover
nOrship of the Bay State. He adds that large
numbers of Democrats will vote for Butler.
The books of the extensive importing house
of Duden, Freeres & Co. have been seized by
the Custom-Hsuse officers at New York. They
are charged with having, during a series of
years, carried on systematic course of swind-
ling on the revenue department, the penalties
for which, it is said, will reach the enormous
sum of 81 500, 900. Their principal house is in
Brussels, with branches in Nottingham, Lon
don. st. Petersburg, San Francisco and New
York. They deal principally in laces.
HENRY WARD BEEcHER has at last unsealed
his lips and spoken out in regard to the scan-
dalous stories that have been circulated about
him. In brief note to the editor of the
Brooklyn Eagle he says:
''I have just returned to the city to learn that ap-
plication has been made to Mrs. Victoria Woodruff
for letter of mine, supposed to contain informa-
ton respecting certain infamous stories against me.
have no objection to have the Eagle state, in any
way it deems fit, that Mrs. Woodruff, or any other
person persons, who may have letters OF mine in
their possession, have my cordial consent to pub
1ish hon In ion nd of
I will only add that the stories and rumOrs which
for some time past have been circulated about me
are grossly untrue, and 1 stamp them in general
and in particular as utterly false. Respectfully,
HENRY WARD BEEcHER."
The international billiard tournament at
New York has resulted in comforting the
championship of the world on Albert GARNER,
Of Chicago. Col Lionel Percy Sidney, an
ex-officer of the British army, was murdered
and robbed at New York last week Five
men were killed by an explosion of giant pow
der in the Hoosac tunnel, on Sunday.
Woodruff and Clafiin have been again indicted
by the New York Grand Jury for circulating
obscene literature.
The New Hampshire Legislature has in
definitely postponed the bill to allow women
to vote in school districts. :. .Duden, Freres &
Co., the New York importers of laces who are
charged with heavy frauds on the revenue,
declare themselves innocent, and charge that
the whole affair is q blackmailng operation
Prof. Wise proposes to start on his air
voyage to Europe about the Both of August.
He is building his balloon at New York. pri-
Vate company having furnished the necessary
funds. The Connecticut House of Repre-
sentatives denounces the salary grab. Pitts
burg is to have an Exposition. She is raising
$3.50, 900 for the erection of a building.
The West.
ST CT Mich 10 avoItaJ Ox-ar {I,a Jisoo,-
cry of petroleum indications. The Missouri
river has made cutoff near Onawa Iowa, thus
transferring about 800 acres to Nebraska.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Company owns and operates 7S4 miles OF road
all of which has been built in less than four
years. San Francisco is being scourged by
smallpox. David Webb. of Columbus O., was
killed by an explosion of fireworks which he
was taking home in hack for the 4th of July.
"a Minnesota farmer the other day sur
prised highwayman, who demanded his
money, by knocking him down with fence
rail and turning him over to the officers. .
The proprietor of Pennington (NIinn.) ho-
tel and one of his guests quarreled about
the length of piece of candle furnished the
latter to light him to bed. The guest
shot and fatally injured the landlord
and he in turn was shot and instantly killed
by an officer who attempted his arrest
The citizens of Salem, Ind, intolerant at
the laws delay, have terribly avenged the
murder of one of their number. Some days
ago Delos Hetfron, noted desperate. killed.
without any provocation. DIR. Halstead re-
spectacle citizen of the town. Since then
threats of lynching the murderer have been
frequently whispered around. but no open
demonstration toward that end had been made
previous to the 29th ult. About 2 o'clock on
the morning of that day body of masked
men entered Salem. and, after seizing the
town patrolmen, proceeded to the jail. The
Deputy Sheriff refusing to give up the keys,
sIedge-hammer was procured, with which
the mob proceeded to force their way into
tho cell occupied by Heffron. After re-
peated blows with the ponderous hammer
the two doors that interviewed between IL
mob and their coveted prey finally yielded, and
the murderer stood face to face with the yigi-
iants. Hetfron had watched the progress of
the mob which came thirsting for his blood.
and had prepared himself as we'll as he could
Tor desperate resistance, knowing death
awaited him if taken, determined to fight to
the last With some pieces of furniture of the
cell he stood like tiger at bay and guarded
the door. The mob, knowing the desperate
character of the man, and that the first who
entered would meet certain death. hesitated to
attempt an entrance. They procured balls OF
twlne, and, saturating them with coal oil and
turpentlne, threw them into the cell, and
thrust others forward on the end of long
poles Having thus lighted up the cell
bringing the victim into full view, they opened
fire on him, firing some twenty shots.
one entering his breast and another break.
ing his arm. This incapacitated him from
using the chair which he had seized to defend
himself, when rock thrown at him struck
hun on the head and knocked him down. and
before he could recover he was seized. tied.
and dragged out of the cell and jail ''What
are you going to do with me 2" he asked.
- Hang you!'' - 1 will go along with you, y
he said. He was Immediately taken to the
covered railroad bridge, about thirty feet high.
two squares from the jail, when he asked time
to pray, but the lynchers replied that they
could not wait. A rope was put around his
neck and thrown over the bridge. and Heffron
was pushed off. AS soon as he was dead. the
lynchers returned to the juail gathered up
everything they had left which could afford a
clue to their identity, released the Sheriff and
guards, and scattered in every direction.
AT Rawlins Springs, 140 miles west of Lara
mle on the Union Pacific, party of citizens
went to camp of Ute Indians who were ac-
cused of committing some depredations in the
settlement quarrel ensued, which ended
IN the whites falling on the Indians and slay-
ing ten or twelve of them Tho srrvivi,r =,