Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-03

Gen. Myers, Chief Signal Officer OF the
Army cold Probabilities " has submitted
his annual report to the Secretary Of War
Sixteen new signal-stations have been es
tablished in different portions Of
the country. Fifteen daily OBJ
servations are sent to Canada
in return for o like number received from the
Dominion. Arrangements are being COM
pleted with all the nations of the northern
hemisphere whereby the atmosphere of hall
the earth may be studied as unit, and the
whole history of passing storms be secured
A great many storms were formerly in the
habit of going OF into the British possessions,
leaving the whole corps Of weather-guessers
in the United States totally ignorant of the
place of their dissipation. The General con-
graduates his superior that this state of things
is at an end. Stations in the West Indies
will also henceforth herald the advance Of un-
welcome "pressures from the middle At
lantic. The Generals report betrays q scien-
tific enthusiasm which gives assurance that
this most difficult of practicable problems is
in the right mans hands.
1t is stated that President Grant has written
to Minister washburne offering him the port
foliosof Secretary Of State.
The belief that Miss Winnie Ream, the
sculptor will be selected to make statue the
of Admiral Farragu creates much dissatis-
faction in art circles.
The Commission for the examination OF the
subject Of an inter-oce&nic canal, across the
Isthmus of Panama, met at Washington on the
Goth inst. to examine the different reports
presented, and to determine the practicability
Of the work.
The production of spirits last year was SO,
572, o62 taxable gallons. The government
received S49. 444,090 from this source. The
government also collected tax on nearly two
billions of cigars, nearly hundred millions
more than paid taxes last year.
From q dispatch to a Western paper we
learn that the views which the Presi-
dent will probably submit to Congress on the
Civil Rights bill are foreshadowed by the
opinions which he has expressed within a day
or two, in conversation, to some Of his
friends. He says that he has always looked
upon some of the measures advocated in that
direction as exceedingly unwise. He does
not think that legislation designed to regu
late the social relations of any class of people
is judicious, as it generally gives rise to g
state of feeling calculated to do more mis-
chief than good.
The Legislative, Judicial, and Executive
Appropriation bill for the next fiscal yea,
= L. hn hoo ~ rad,
ton from last years estimates Of to 10 pei
cent.
Mullett, the Supervising Architect of the
Treasury, has rendered his resignation to the
Secretary of the Treasury on account Of GER
tain disagreements between the two officials.
Secretary Delano has requested the Wal
Department to remove the gold-seekers from
the Sioux reservation in the Black Hills, te
the end that all provocation to war on the
part Of the Indians may be avoided.
There is much interest manifested among
printers in the type-setting contest which il
to take place in Washington on the 5th o.
December. Two composing sticks, one golt
and the other silver, are the prizes.
The Senate Committee on Transportation
in their report, just published, devote consid
cradle space to the subject of sleeping cars il
relation to the expenses of railroad companies
Their conclusions are that the sleeping ca
companies are q questionable advantage II
the railroads, and that the charges for tn,
berths are excessive. Mr.. Pullman, Presiden
of the Palace Car Company, in letter to tn,
committee, contends that the railroad com
panies cannot manage the system of sleeping
and drawing-room coaches go satisfactorily q
q company that makes speciality, and that b,
the adoption of his system constant annoy
ance is saved to fnvalids, ladies and travelling
parties.
Political.
Ex-Gov. Randolph seems to have the in
side track for the New Jersey United States
Senatorship.
The President declines to interfere in thu
Arkansas gubernatorial imbroglio.
Senator Chandler sends word to friend il
Washington that his re election Ia assured
The Republican majority on joint ballot il
the Michigan Legislature is estimated at o.
Warrington dispatch to the Chicago Trit
une says: Some Of the Republican Con.
gressmen who have arrived have started Z
new political rumor. They state that tn,
ticket which is now favored by the Presiden
for the succession in 1876 is: For President
Elihu B. Washburne, of Illinois; for Vice
President, Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut
subject, of course, to such modification Al
future exigencies may demand.
General.
The law, which goes into effect on the Isl
Of January next, requiring the prepayment Of
postage on newspapers, will, it is thought
largely increase the revenue from that source
At present the postage is collected in amounts
of but few cents, and frequently is not col
lected at ALL The new regulation will insure
the collection If all postage in bulk, thus saw
ing expense and trouble. The subscribers Il
newspapers, not the publishers. viii be thu
gamers by the new system, as publishers can
not afford to increase their subscription rates
on account Of it.
Tho mansion aervice Of the TJnited State,