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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
The Southern TrOubleS-ActiOn Of the
National Authorities. r--
On the I'd inst. President Grant addressed
the following letter to Secretary Belknap:

On the I'd inst. President Grant addressed
the following letter to Secretary Belknap:
- Lone BRANCH. Sept. 2, 1874 p
Gen. W. W. Belknap, Secretary of War:
Recent atrocities in the South, particu-
Iarly in Louisiana, Alabama aud South
rights Fights and personsi protection Ss ion that
ought not to be tolerated any civilized
Government. 1t looka it, unless speedily
checked, matters must become worse, until life
and property there will receive emo protection
rom the local authorities until such au-
thority becomes poweriess. Under such circum-
stances. it is the duty Of tn, Government TO give
all aid for the protection of life and civil rights
legally authorized. To this end, wish you would
consult With the Attorney General who Is we'll in
formed as to the outrsges already committed, and
the localities where the greatest danger lies and 50
order the troops to be available in case OF neces
sity. All proceedfDgs for the protection OF the
South will be under the Law Department OF the
Government, and will be directed by the Attorney
General, liz accordance with the provisions OF the
Enforcemeut act- no frftructions need, Therefore
be given the troops ordered into the southern
States except as they msy be transmitted from time
to time on advice from the Attorney General, or as
= lsienedJ :, FS7 O. S. GRANT.
On the Sd inst. Attorney General, Williams
issued instructions to all United States Mar
shals and Attorneys in the South tc the effect
that they shall proceed with all possible ener-
gy to detect, expose, arrest, and punish the
perpetrators of all Ku-Klux uoutrages, giving
them the privilege Of calling upon any United
States troops ia the vicinity to assist them
whenever it may be necessary. They are eau
toned not to interfere in any way with any
political or party action not in violation of law,
but to protect all classes in the free exercise
of the elective franchise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Kneadlng Bread Objectionable.

A medical correspondent of the Bos-
ton Globe puts forward the theory that
the present method Of bread making
is mainly instrumental in communicate
ing many diseases and in producing
many deleterious effects which do not
assume the form OF positive disease. He
says: q
That impurities of the blood are
worked off through the skin is fact so
well recognized that specific diseases
are treated by this means, and it is even
proposed to eliminate from the system
the virus of hydrophobia by process
of sweating. The pores of the hands
are more open than those of many other
parts of the lbody. The constant per
spiration of the hand in warm weather,
even when unexercised, will remind
every one of this fact. When the hand
is exercised, it perspires freely. The
present process of kneading bread is
decidedly Objectionable at any time, but
in constant flow it is an undoubted
means of introducing into the most uni
versal article OF diet the impurities and,
too frequently, the seeds of positive
disease from the body of the person
making the bread. How many persons
can eat bread without so much as know
ing who makes it, or whether the maker
is infected with disease or not? 1t is
not pleasant consideration, but an i'm
portant one. In the hard exercise of
kneading bread and pastry, perspira-
ton, and all of those impurities of
which it is designed to free the system,
are constantly exuding from the skin
and are mixed with the bread. 1t is no
security that the hand is externally
clean. The cleaner the skin the freer
the perspiration. What ill-effects re-
suit and what diseases are communi-
Gated in this way, can be learned only
by experiment and close observation.
Let us hope it will be well considered,
and that some improvement may be de-
vised upon this long established but
Objectionable method of preparing the
commonest article of food. r'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
The Black Hills Gold district.

Gen. Clusters expedition has re-
turned. The glowing accounts of the
beauty and the agricultural and mineral
resources of the Black Hills country
have attracted universal attention to
that hitherto unknown section of the
Union. Gen. Clusters dispatches, Gen.
Forsyth's diary, and the reports of
correspondents, all agree as to the facts
above stated.
In his expedition, Gen. Custer took
his line southwest from Fort Lincoln
till he struck the Little Missouri, and
thence, crossing over to the North Fork
of the Cheyenne, entered the Black
Hills from the northwest and, passing
through them, sent several parties to
the South Fork of the Cheyenne. These
two streams seem to embrace the entire
Black Hills district. From the South
Fork he turned northeast to Harvey s
Peak, in the vicinity of which gold was
found In paying quantities, even with
the superficial prospecting the miners
were able to give the country. Hence
he pursued his way north to Bear Butte,
and, exploring an important section of
the Little Missouri, he returned east
ward through Hart River valley to Fort
Lincoln.
With our present means of transit,
the Black Hills can be more easily
reached than any of our other mining
districts. Bismarck and Yankton, Oak.
North Platte, Neb., and Cheyenne,
Wye, are all accessible by rail and
the distance from each to Harney's
Peak is not very different. t
OF course the best and cheapest route
to reach the mines will depend on the
location of the adventurer at the time
of starting. From all this section, and
eastward, the most direct and the
cheapest route, and in all respects the
best, is by Yankton. The Bad Lands
must be crossed from Bismarck and
from the Union Pacific railway north
ward, the country is by no means invit-
ing. From Brule City the route is up
the Valley of the White Earth, where
an abundance of pasturage, wood, and
water can be found. Full outfits can
be purchased at Sioux City and Yank-
ton on reasonable terms. Were it not
for the iniunctions the Sioux, and the
Government as well, put upon emf
grants, the mines could now be reached
from Chicago in from seven to ten days
at most
As the Government is responsible for
the excitement sure to follow these i'm
portant discoveries, an effort should be
made as soon as possible to extinguish
the Indian title, not only to the Black
Hills, but also to the Big Horl Noun
tains and the adjacent districts.
But, while, in due time. we expect
to see great rush to the Black Hills,
we warn our readers that to go now
would be not only hazardous, but a
most foolhardy experiment.
The Sioux regard this as sacred terri
tory. They will concentrate their saw
age bands, and defend it to the death
with several thousand warriors. Who
ever values his life more than gold will
stay away till the Indian title to these
lands is extinguished. Any one, no
matter how large his party, goes there
now at his peril.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
The Sharn Man.

The sharp man IL mistaken for the
wize one, but he IL just az different
from wize one az he IL from an honest
one. -. 5lgf
He trusts tew his cunning for success,
and this is the next thing few being a
rogue. Ssh
The sharp man IL like razor-gen-
orally too sharp for anything but a
shave. .rr7l
These men are not to be trusted-they
are so constituted that they must cheat
somebody, and, rather than be idle or
lose good job. they will pitch into
their best friends.
They are not exactly outkasts, but iv
clos on the borders of criminality, and
are liable tew step over at emmy time.
1t IL but step from cunning to ras-
cality and it IL short step that is alwuz
iuvitin tew take.
Sharp men have but phew friends,
and seldum confident. They learn to
fear treachery by studyin their own ma
They are alwuz bizzy, but like the
hornet, want heap of sharp watching.
The sharp man IL awuz q vain one.
He prides himself upon his cunning,
and had rather do a shrewd thing than
a kind one. Josh Billings 30. = sSt
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Manure as Was Manure.

The following testimony to the vir-
tues of a patent medicine was received
by its owner: dear Sir-The land
composing my farm had hitherto been
so poor that Scotchman could not get
a living off it, and so stony that we had
to slice our potatoes and plant them
edgewise but, hearing of your manure,
put some on ten-acre field, sur
rounded by a rail fence, and in the
morning / found that the rock had en-
tirely disappeared, neat stone wall en-
circled the fields, and the rails were split
into firewood and piled up systematical.
" in my back yard o. arl - 80.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
The Destruction of the Earth.

Prof. Denton, the well-known geolo-
gist, takes no stock in the various popu-
lar theories of the inevitable destruc.
ton of the earth by burning, freezing,
bursting, perpetual darkness, or any
one of half dozen other ways. He
says that people who believe that the
earth attained its present maturity in
less than six thousand years, may not
unreasonably suppose that its destruc-
ton in some of the ways specified may
soon come to pass, since if wonderful a
world had grown to its prime in SO short
a period of time, a few years more
might with reason effect its destruction,
But when the story of the mighty past
is learned from science, the conclusion
is very diffe rent. He does not believe
in any such quick growth.
Tracing the earth's history in the
great book of nature, in the solid rocks.
the depths of earth and the mountain
SUBMITS, he concludes that hundred
thousand years at least "have been
spent in bringing man to his present
state" that much longer period will
be given to carry humanity to its high
est ideal of excellence, and predicts
glorious future which, metaphorically
speaking, foreshadows to coming gen.
erations ga light brilliant as the sun. :"
That is more cheering, and aids to dis
pei the gloomy forebodings induced by
the prediction of that French astron-
omer who insists that the moon is badly
cracked and liable to come down upon
our heads in great jagged fragments
some day, and grind everybody to
powder while it brushes also through
the crust of the earth and lets loose the
pent-up fires of the moulten mass
within. saf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Sap Of Plants.

A German professor says that the sap
of trees and plants which live through
winter, do. not freeze He says that,
though it is true water, as we generally
see and understand it, and freezes at
thirty-two degrees, it does not do So
when its particles are finely divided.
Tropical plants have large cells, and
these are the ones in (which, the sap
freezes, but in plants with very small
cells, in which the liquid particles are
finely divided, there is no freezing of
the liquids until after the structure has
received injury of some sort. hnsfs
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Tie Life Of Man.

:, How graphically the, varied aspects of
the leaf picture the various seasons Of
mans life. The tenderness of its bud.
ding and blooming in spring, when that
rich golden green glints on it that
comes only once'a year, represents the
bright beauty and innocence of youth,
when. every sunrise brings its fresh glad
hopes, and every night its holy trustful
calm. The dark greenness and lush
cvigor of the summer season portray the
strength and self-reliance of manhood !;
while its fading hue on the trees, and
its rustling heaps on the grond, typify
the decay and feebleness of old age,
and that strange passing away which, is
the doom of every mortal. The autumn
leaf is gorgeous In color, but it lacks
that baimy scent and -dewy freshness of
hopeful spring; and life is. rich and
bright in its meridian splendor deep
are the hues. of maturity, and noble is
the beauty of success; but who would
give it for ali. the. tender sweetness of
iife's morning hours? Happy they who
keep the rchild's heart warm and soft
over the sad experiences of old aga
whose life declines as these slast FQoto-
Der days 90 out witA the, rich, tipts Of
autumn apS the s! b5lps ssspvpnny aT ass ct
THEY are so busy in Kansas that they
spell it 11worth.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

BoRERs, if allowed to remain ID the
holes which they have made, win de,
stroy the tree; they should be cut out OF
punched to death with a wire thrust IN
the holes; and in future skept out By
tying 9bEoad strips of 4 tarred paper
around the lower part of the, stems ct
the trees, removing some OF the earth
for this purpose.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
Met His Fate.

A New Orleans Judge, riding in the
cars recently, from single glance at
the countenance of lady by his side
imagined he knew her, and yentured to
remark that the day was pleasant. She
only answered
"Yes. Z" itfln r.4ll. 81
Why do you wear a yeil?''
Lest l attract attention"
1t is the province of gentlemen to
admire" replied the gallant man Of
law. r3 89lIic lsuf
u Not whenIthey are married.
st (" But l am not.''y ~a
/" Indeed p -
Oh, no; I'm bachelor.
The lady quietly removed her vel,
disclosing to the astonished magistrate
the face of his mother-in-law.-
He has been a raving maniac ever
since. n sse7tt
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17
A Boys Wit.

A Scotch lad delivering milk for a
dairy in the suburbs was stopped in his
round of calls by two detectives, who
asked him for whom hesdelivered the
milk. The boy, on telling them, was
asked if his employers put anything in
the milk. "Ou ay," was the innocent
answer and the Officers, thinking they
had clear case, each offefedffhe boy a
penny if ohe would tell them what was
put it, "Ah," said the boy with a
/ 'telrt We J" 7" Oh, yes, We will, /" re-
turned Gle officers. ssfGiest then, said
the little fellow, doubtfully. The pence
were then handed over, with the ques-
ton, NOW. what do you, pat in the
milk?" :.sWhy." said the boy, with a
cunning look, '1pit the measure in every
time / tax ony ooti''ss "a
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

Gov. EElLooe, of Louisiana, has offered
reward Of 5000 for the apprehension and
conviction Of any person concerned in the
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

THEY are so busy in Kansas that they
spell it 11worth.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17


A PRIEST who was examining a confr-
nation class in the South of Ireland,
asked the question, sssWhAtiis the sac
ramentzofl matrimony ?'iG "a little girl
at the head of the class answered, "'Tis
the state. of torment into which souls
enter to prepare for another and better
world" !" Being" said ne priest, "the
answer for pafgatory." bssePut her
DOWN. says the curnte--'tpnther down
to the .fut Of the ,classs,'sb sfLeave her
alone" said, the priest II Z tqr anything
YOU or I know to the contrary, she may
be parictiy fight" = s'''sn sc
s'STATBAIRSE."- -The Cincin-
natl Times relates the following ''Pa-
pa, do you think ,Beech- Hush,
johnny .. But, papa, don't you think
Beech. t1Ds Didn't you Hear me tell you
to stopsyour noise, isifa fs~on't have
'yon taikis 9about these things, Go in
and get Your, face washed And john
ny, with tears in his, eyes, wants to
know Why papa won't tell him whether
beechnuts are ripe"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-09-17

taxation, and demands that State and ma
tional legislation compel the railroads to pay
in the came proportion as individuals receg-
nizes the power Of the General Government
to regulate commerce between the States !;
recommends the establishment of double
track railway between the East and West !;
favors an amendment to the Constitution
providing for the election of President by
direct vote; opposes third Presidential
term; declares the Quaker Indian policy a
failure and approves the Civil Rights bill.
ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS has been renomi-
mated for reelection to Congress from Geor-
gia Judge Poland has been defeated for
Congress in the Second Vermont District.
The. vote is as follows, in all but ten pre-
cincts Poland, 5, 295 Denison, 6,4s6 Mead,
ST; Davenport and scattering, 2, 127 Denison
| over Poland, 1871. Hence there is no choice
in tl,e district. majority being. required in
order to an election at the first triaI. AT the
next trial a plurality will elect.
GEORGE f. HoAE, OF the Worcester Mass. }
district, announces his Willingness to BECOME
a candidate for Congress. The Democratic
ticket has been elected in Wyoming Territory.
Steele has been reelected Delegate to Con-
gress by from 500 to 600 majority. /.
A CONVENTION Of Southern Republicans has
been called to meet at Atlanta. Ga. on the
18th of October. for the purpose, rs stated in
the call, of setting forth to the nation the
/ true condition Of the South" The Con-
sentative State Central Committee of Louisi-
ana have issued an address to the people of
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THE MYSTERIOUS BELL RINGING IN BAL
TIMoRE-A few days since the American con-
tanned an account of a mysterious case of bell
ringing In the western section of the city. The
mouse at which il occurred is situated on
Stricken street, near Cook, and the ringing
continues at irregular intervals during the ca.
tire day and night, and yet the cause remains
UNDISCOVERED. The house is surrounded every
night by crowds OF curious people, who are
greatly sgitated over the ringing. Last vening
Prof. Uhler and several other members of the
Maryland Academy of Sciences visited the
house and carefully inspected every room aud
although the bells were ringing almost inces-
sanity, the learned scientists failed to uuraveI
the mystery after q search of three hours The
bells are rung with such force that the sound
can be heard on the opposite side of the street.
There are three in number, and are rung both
separate and together. The wires of the bells
are exposed to view, and are in no way com
nected. In several cases the ringing was pro-
loDged for fifteen or twenty minutes, aud ON
Thursday night the residents in the house were
compelled to muftie the clappers. The peo 9le
of West Baltimore are greatly excited over the
aftatr.-Bait. american, 10th.
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s.at ,,or % 81 beg leave 70 ask the favor OF
, ~ IN the interest of law, order aud de-
The ~ Oh yesterday, October 6sh, at about
~ az eff p. m, on the north west corner OF
os, a. streets northwest, opposite the Patent
~ &c building, lady of this city, whilst await
+" 4 the arrival of the car north was approached
md tnsulted by a we'll dressed white man. She
Immediately noticed the policeman, who was
near ct hand, aud requested the arrest OF tais
stranger ruftian. Strange TO say, Mr.. Editor,
this request was answered by the officer thus:
He, the police officer, obtruding his nose almost
against the lady's face, in a cOntemptuous and
sarcastic manner replied: "DO yoa wish to ap-
pear against him?" frightening her Sd badly as
70 produce Illness, which is likely II produce Sc.
Tfons consequences. The lady insisted on his
arrest, ana well dressed cOIored gentleman
arriving on the ground st this juncture also
insisted upon the arrest of this filthy iusnlter;
but, instead Of arresting the party, the police.
man and the insulter walked off together, ap-
parently friends. The 7th-street car arriving At
this moment the lady returned home. Suchcon-
duct upon the part of those in whom is vested the
power of atfording protection is a sal comulen-
taTy, indeed, upon the efficiency OF our city au-
tGorities' Cannot enough decent men be found
to III TIE places now occupied by such police
men? Very truly, yours,
october !. 1874. ADDISON DENT,
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INV YoRE October lO-The P0Sg's filarciai a. ticie
say. Tue Wall street markets are quiet 6 u ~
900 speculative sSsres are lower IhAn ysstaTd
All sales CT gold have bl6I At Hoo ll0is. o. ~
loans the Tates haze been at % tV4 . z cen- aar
a. ual use. Foreign exchange j. no1inaily
As and ss5ts for prime bansersi serii1g, aoi &c
TALLY @SiG4S45s aud sS71s HsGz MDaeg h8re
i "a AID per cant ior cAu i1sns, sud
6G4 per cent. for prime mercantile paper.
GaveTLme5t bonds GHlCt Ebd fam. \ aye 1nds 4
the besrd dbl and heavy for New Y k bonds
ard lover for TtunesSFes, old, wuich soiI.
sN-Co1 pom, az % Stocks Hrerpd l-RF-s
lower Inan yesserdsy closing, the weakest -JroS
hRtlt been Erie. Until noa1 tHe msrSet was
h-sf Frots fOlio wins 4 on Since noon there -
been an ufwAfd reaction, tie entire &C ipe Of ne
m r. ing iLg been rec vered. Extreme sale 5
have been as q loVs: Lake Sbore, TS1t d7gF; rtla
gar, IS taIess; kri". 291E GISl1s; Pacific "a,
.6Ss94flsi Northwest. s776tG}sss; W-rs=A, u 32'g
Rocb Island, ltsdl025s; uhios, e 4G27s; It. Paul,
3-l1SSas, suo New \ 0Tk Central, lull alulta
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The Colored schools.
REPORTS FOR sEPTgMBER.


regular monthly meeting Of the teachers
connected with the public schools for colored
children in the cities OF washington aud
va h9,Idins Trus Ssss e.
johnson and Brooks we're present ar .Iohn
son presiding, ana Superintendent Cook pre-
septed his report for the month OF September.
IL elbows as follows:
1St DistricL-Sumner building Number OF
pupils, 546; average enrolled, 534; average
daily attendance, SD; percentage attendance,
20; taTdiness, %; suspension, 1. Stevens
uiiding-Number, 80; average enrolled 7O7:
average daily attendance, 68S; percentage OF
attendance, ga; hardness, Is; suspension, 0.
2d DiStTict.-JOhn f. Cook building-Num-
Der, SOS; average enrolled, Te4; average daily
attendance, FAC; percentage OF attendance $40;
t2Idiness, IS; suspension, 4; corporal Drnish-
ment, 10. Rbees buildIng-Number, 2lS; ave-
rage enrolled, 234; average daily attendance,
81; percentage Of attendance, IS 5; hardness,
"A; suspension, 0; corporal punishment, 4; days
teacher absent, -.
81 Distriet.-LincoIn building-Number, SO;
average enrolled, 5GS; average daily attend
auce, 62f; percentage OF attendance, 81 .; tar
dimes, s.; Suspension, o. corporal punishment,
70. LOYejOy building-NUmbeF, 19l; average
enrolled, us; average daily attendance, ia;
percentage OF attendance, 9I4; t.rdineSs, -,
Suspension, 0, corporal punishment, 2.
4h District. - Anthony Bowen build
ing Number Of Pupils, 563; average
525; percentage OF attendance, g6.9: tar,
diness, 6ii suspension, 4; corporal punish
ment, p. Delaware sveBUe-Num6er of pupils,
SCI; average enrolled, Sji; average daily at
tendance, SO; percentage OF attendance, % 2;
hardness, 6; suspension, Q; corporal punish
meht, !.
"a District, Ge0rgeJsg - Chamberlain
building = Number OF pupils, 3}J; average
enrolled, sos; average daily attendance, %;
percentage OF attendance, 9S .; taTdire s, %:
suspe nsion, 0; corporal punishment, 2; days
teacher absent, IL.
a cOmE arison with previous years shows the
following mprOvement:-P ercentage OF attend
aEce tor lSe9-70. 81, 1SIG71, 30 2; 1871 -. 50 s.
1872 g. 94I; 1881 % .. Gases Of hardness for
the same years respectively as fellows :-21 T75,
1894 1850, 1916, 3,3O2; clses OF SUSPENSION
452 446, $50, 33T, z63; cases of corporal punish
ment, al, $50, Lice, $50, 92s. The schools
as shown by the above results, are doing we'll,
and the trustees and superintendent are doing
all in their power TO make them a continued
success. In the musical department, under
Professor Esputa, a marked improvement is
percepttSle, music being now taught instead of
Tote SINGING.