Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-08


Cal, was destroyed by fire, recently, resulting
in loss of over $4,000 Forty-five valuable
horses were burned in the stables of Shearer
Il Evans. A well-known frontiersman writes
a letter to the Omaha Herald, in which he
stoutly maintains that there is an abundance
Of gold in the Black Hills. He concludes by
stating that it would be madness for parties
to attempt to go to the new Eldorado this
fall or winter, on account of the hostile In
dians
The South.
A COLLISION occurred last week on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, between Smith
ton and West Union, W. Va. Two passenger
trains collided at that point. wrecking both
engines, and the postal car attached to the
west-bound train was burned. Fire being
communicated from the lamps to the mail
matter, the flames made such rapid progress
that one Of the postal clerks, named Bradford
was burned to death, and the bulk of the
mail matter destroyed. The baggage car of
the same train was also burned, with the
greater portion of it's contents. The plat
forms Of q number of passenger cars were
also demolished by the force of the collision
None Of the passengers were injured. :.
On the morning of Sept. "a train Of six cars
on the Selma, Rome and Dalton railroad
went through the bridge on the Waxatchina
Creek, in Alabama, falling sixty feet The
engineer, fireman and several passengers were
killed, and nearly all the remaining passengers
were wounded. many dangerously. Among
the killed is William Boyd, ex.Judge of the
Supreme Court of Alabama. The Citizens
Bank of New Orleans has resumed business.
Ii is reported that Judge Shacklefcrd, a
prominent lawyer Of Nashville, Tenn, has re-
ceived a letter from law firm in Gainesville.
Texas, stating that, about the close OF the
last century, one Liton Lanier killed man st
Nashville, and left the country, abandoning
500 acres Of land, on which Nashville now
stands His heirs. living in Texas, propose
to recover his property.
The following is the agreement of the two
parties in Louisiana by which it is hoped to
secure fair election in that State:
The undersigned announce the following
as the result Of the conference between the
committees of the two political parties of the
State Of Louisiana The committee repre-
senting the Conservative Peoples party pledge
themselves to cause all violence and intimida-
ton, if any EXIT, to cease throughout the
State, and to assist the constituted authorities
in maintaining peace, and insur;ng a strictly
fair and impartial registration and election :
also to discountenance acts and threats Of
personal violence and all improper infiue aces
to control the will Of the elector, and rem
der assistance and use every effort to subject
to the penalty of the law all persons who may
commit acts of violence, or intimidation. or
conspire to do the came.
In order to guarantee fair registration
and election there is hereby constituted and
established an advisory Committee composed
of five members, namely: Messrs. Albert
Voorhees, and Z. s. Burke, selected bv the
representatives Of the Conservative Peoples
party, and Messrs. S. B. Packard and B. J.
Joubert, selected by the representatives of
the Republican PARTY, and an umpire, namely:
DR.. Nj. f. Bonzano, who has been Jointly
selected. This Advisory Committee is to
supervise and carry on the registration
throughout the State on behalf of all parties.
to the full extent of suggesting changes
in the registration officers and the
manner of conducting and carving on
the registration. Gov. Kellogg, in the in
serest Of fair and impartial registration. of
his own accord, pledging himself to act upon
the advice and suggestions of the Advisory
Com-nittee, so long as such advice and sug-
gestions are in consonance with and permitted
by the existing laws of the State.
Third, 1t is agreed that two persons shall
be named by the representatives Of the Con-
servative Peoples party who shall be elected
according to law. to I'll two vancancies which
shall be created by resignation in the return
ing board within twenty days.
(Sgned) I'D. F. KENNER,
4" For the Conservative Committee of Confer
ence.
(Sgned) "a. A. ArocHA
For the Republican Committee of Confer
ence."
Gov. KELLOGG has issued al address to the
people of the United States, reviewing the
political and financial condition of Louisiana
49, "~N' ~-~ NoAcAoiAS tuo COURSE OF
bis administration. "A Washington dispatch
Of the 30th ult., says: -Four companies of
cavalry were to-day ordered to Western Ala
bama on account Of the disturbed condition of
that section"
Washington.
lr Is stated that the Postmaster-Gene
will adopt the recommendation of Third As
sistant Barbour that newspaper postage under
the new law, going into effect Jan. l, be paid
by stamps affixed to memorandum of mailing.
Stamps to be Of denominations from 2 cents
TO go. to be Cancelled by perforation.
PRoF. JOHN NJ. LANosroS and DIR. Purvis,
both colored, have brought suit against Har-
Vey Holden, proprietors Of fashionable
sating-house in Washington, for refusing to
allow them entertainment. The suit is
brought under the Civil Rights law passed by
The District Assembly year or two ago.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has d.
rected the Assistant Treasurer at New York
10 sell $500, 900 gold each Thursday during
October. The total amount to be sold is
81, SOC, 600.
PosTMAsTER-GESERAL JEWELL has decided
hat in no case shall person be taken into the
postofice service unless there is an appropria-
ion to cover it, and even where appropria-
ions are made no one shall be employed uu-
e9a his aarvicaa oofr,,Ify ,oo1o1