Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09

buse that disastrous smoke occurred in
that city, about o'clock, last Monday
morning. The smoke came from a pile
of rags and bale of cotton batting, in
the basement Of Leib Bros dry goods
store Fortunately one of the proprietors
opened the store and pitched the smoking
rags out just in time to prevent the great
est smoke ever known in Northern Indi-
ana. The building was not severely injur
ed ;but some of the dry goods were nearly
ruined. Insured. Store closed to invoice
and ascertain damage.
An Association, orparty, has been OF
ganized in South Bend, in opposition to
temperance generally, and to the Baxter
law in particular, on the plea that any re-
straint upon the liquor traffic or Sunday
drinking is opposed to the personal liber-
" of the citizens. They adopt the reso-
buttons of the Indiana German editors,
which we published two week ago.
Pulaski county, in this state has an
artesiap we'll that spouts both gas and
water. 1t was bored by oil hunters to
the depth of $50 feet The gas is infam-
mable and the water sulr, rous. Mr..
Lyman Blair, formerly Of Michigan
City, now of Chicago, was president of
the company Of oil seekers. They inves-
ted about $4,000 in the well, and still
hope to utilize it in some way.
The Bourbon ladies have been inter-
viewing the saloon-keepers, in that place.
They were respectfully treated by the sa.
on-keepers: but the wife of one of them
threw some dirty slops from porch over
the saloon, on the ladies. She wished she
had not done it, when the ladies' friends
took the matter IN hand. One of the sa-
loon-keepers is willing to sell out and
quit
Rev. Clark Sklnner, of Rochester,
passed through the city en.route for
home, from North Indiana Conference.
on Monday evening. He surprised US by
telling Us of his transfer 70 Waterloo. In
this, Rochester, North West Indiana
Conference loOses an excellent minister
Waterloo, North Indiana Conference
gains one Of the best men of North West
Indians Conference. We are indebted to
BRO. Skinner for the North Indiana Con-
"a ence appointments. in this vicinity.
=. 1t issaid that the sale of whisky in
Ohio nd Indiana. has fallen off to such
IN cr.c1 t, that in the month of February
he L. S. revenue was less by $4,000
han 1T vas the month previous. In Ply
mouth the PIT fits on the liquor traffic
have fallen off 10 much, that two of our
most prominent ,saioofs Keepers are oolig-
ID to deny them selves the luxury of
weekly visits from tine MsRsHALL CoUN-
II REPUBLICAN. The playirg women
are injuring trade surely.
"A. j. Carney Who assumes the office
IF preacher, has visited several towns In
Northern Indiana recently. prea. hing in
he streets, or wherever be could ind a
place that suited him. lie delive. I'd
lecture in front CT the Court HOUSE, in
Lapcrte. LAST Saturday night, in (Which f'e
look "The other side Of the Temp erancc
Question" Immediately after the close
Of the lecture he was arrested for an as
sault on George Barnet. a peanut senA IT,
and taken before Justice oftke Peace.
He plead guilty, and his fine and costs
to e2025.
The Republicans held . convention
last Thursday, in South Bend. for the |
of candidates for city Offices. |
The present Mayor. Hon. VIVA Miller.
and Elliot Tut, Esq, were before the
and were the candidates for
Mayor. Mr.. Miller declined being a can
di<late, as he stated in hts letter, to pre-
serve harmony in the Republican ranks.
Mr.. Tut was nominated. A reporter for
the Chicago Tribune gives an account Of
the convention, which shows on its face,
malice against Tut, and desire to dis
rupt the Republican party in South Bend.
The Cincinnati Commercial says that
the New Jersey Legislature has enacted a
law prohibiting the election or appoint
ment of the Governor of that State to any
State or Federal Office. This is done to
prevent Governors from making their
Office an electiooeering point from which
to get into the United States Senate. The
law may effect that object; bat how the
state of New Jersey can prevent the
President, or any Of the U. s Depart
mcnts from appointing Governor to a
Federal Office, we cannot understand.
The ladies temperance league in
Warsaw have set watch upon Lathrop,
the saloon keeper of that place. Their
object is TO ascertain who are in the habit
of drinking and then to persuade them to
quit the practice. Six ladies keep watch
during business hours-three at the front
door and three at the back door. They
are relieved at regular intervals, the same
as guards on military duty. One night