Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-29

feed her furnishing population in India. :. "A
report has reached London that the King of
Ashantee has sued for peace.
WnkEsBARRE (Ps } dispatch says the coal
miners are growing turbulent and disorderly |:
that thousands of miners are idle throughout
the Wyoming region. and if the suspension of
mining continues much longer, or if strike is
precpitated, the greatest lawlessness VIII
arise Gov. Straw. of New Hampshire, gave
a reception and levee to the printers, editors
and publishers of New Hampshire, at his new
chateau in Manchester, few evenings since
LONDON has just experienced another of
those dense fogs so peculiar to that latitude.
According to the Spanish official reports
of the engagement at Los Melones $50 Gov
eminent troops. under Col. Espanda. met
| 1SOO of the insurgents. and after severe
| fight of six hours and half the Spaniards re-
treated. having four officers and fifty priyates
wounded. Espanda having his nose shot on
Private Cuban advices say that Espanda had
| 200 men, only $50 of whom escaped death,
wounds. or capture . A London dispatch an
nounces the death of Nadine. Parepa-Rosa,
the celebrated cantatrice. :. The Acheenese
continue to make desperate resistance to the
occupation of their country by the Dutch.
Political.
Gov. DAVIS. of Texas, has twice asked Pres
dent Grant to help him hold the Gubernato-
rial chair. and has twice been refused. To
his last appeal the President has replied
/ through Attorney General Williams, that he
has already held the Office longer than the law
allows and that his right TO stay still longer is
at least so doubtful that no Federal troops will
be put at his disposal, as he requests.
THE newly-elected officials in Texas have
| gained full possession of the State Govern
ment. The political disturbance in Missis-
sirpi has been settled by the Supreme Court
| of the State which holds the last election
legal and constitutional. This puts Ames i'll
the chair as Governor
The Grange.
C. L. KING. Deputy of the Michigan State
Grange writes: The number Of oranges in
the State now exceeds 200, and the applca-
tons come in thicker than ever before. The
calls on the National Grange for charters OK
coed 100 a week. The Georgia state
Grange was in session at Atlanta last week.
275 subordinate oranges being represented.
The Wisconsin State Grange met at GAINESVILLE
on the Dist inst. The most of the proceed
ings were of a secret character. Three hum
dred and four oranges were IN working con-
dition in the State ON Oct. /. and some 25
have been organized since. The Treasurer
disbursements. S2,277, which leaves only
81, 740 in the treasury. Grand Worthy Master
Cochrane delivered an address. in which he
represents the order TO be in flourish
ing condition and spreading rapidly.
George Parsons and the associate officers Of
the Minnesota State Grange Of Patrons of
Husbandry have fled articles of Incorporation
under the laws of the State. The objects of
the incorporation are to advance the agricul-
tural and horticultural interests Of it's men,
bers, and the purchase and sale Of agricultural
and horticultural machinery, grain, produce,
throughout the United States to carry out
these objects The Michigan State Grange
was in session at Kalamazoo last week. Up
ward of 700 delegates we're in attendance. and
the proceedings we're harmonious. The State
Grange was organized last April. There are
members to each. This is a small estimate.
The organization is composed, in most cases,
Of the best farmers and leading men,
TIE Agricultural Committee of the National
House of Representatives has appointed
subcommittee to take into consideration the
complaints of the Changers. These complaints
pouring into Congress from all sections of
the country. and embrace multitude of sub
jects, including transportation with its rates
andinconveniences also. the great cost of man.
ufacturing wheat into -four The Wisconsin
Changers have resolved that the taxation of
railroads should be increased to 5per cent.
and that the United States Government should
provide currency enough to do away with any
danger of panic The Executive Committee
of the Michigan State Grange, in their report,
recommend that the delegates to the National
Grange make an effort to have charter dues Of
subordinate oranges reduced from SIS to SO,
and annual dues TO the State Grange to cents
per capita also, to allow the comforting Of
axx1 faa
of deputies uniform; TO make provision for
mileage and per diem Of delegates to the Ma
tional Grange: to pay delegates in orders on
the subordinate grange; and that oranges be
not allowed to be located within five miles of
each other.
General.
Mr. ". C. FLAGG, President of the Illinois
Farmers Association, delivered an elaborate
address before the National Cheap Transpor-
tation Convention, at Washington, in the
course of which he gave his solution of the
transportation problem. His plan. in brief, is
to build eight grand trunk railway lines, con-
Meeting the North, West. South and East. He
thinks they could be built for S25 600 per mile,
which would be about S25, 0O0. 900 for each
road. or 5000, 900 for the whole-abont
$1,000, 600 on the average, for each State
through which they run, or an assessment of
miles of line, or two-thirds of per cent. ON
the total wealth Of the country, which is less
than one-half the annual railroad charges of
the country "A Washington dispatch says
the House Committee on Railroads and
Canals have agreed upon McCrary's bill
to regulate commerce by railroad among
the several States, and will report it
to the House at the first opportunity,
together with report on the subject of
the bill, which Mr.. McCrary is now preparing.
-. The National Crop Reporter Of the 10th
inst. publishes the final estimates of last
years crop of oats and hay in the States of
illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri, Ohio. Tennessee, and Wisconsin.
The estimated total production of oats in the
States named in 1872 was, in round numbers,
1872 800, 900 bushels, and the falling of from
this in 1878 is placed at 10 2-10 per cent. In
diana shows the heaviest loss being over IL
per cent. and Tennessee the largest gain. or
nearly per cent. THIS estimates of the hay
crcp give an average falling off in the crop Of
1878 as compared with that of 1872 equal to 81
per cent, and makes the total yield last year
in the above States nearly 10, 600, 600 tons.
The National Board Of Trade. in session at
Baltimore last week, adopted the report Of the
Committee on Transportation appointed at the
Chicago meeting some weeks ago. the prin-