Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-24
NEWS OF THE Week.


The suit of Miss Proctor against Moglton
has been compromised. BENZ. D. Silliman
acted as referee, before whom Miss Proctor
swore to the falsity Of the charges made
against her. It was also stipulated that
Moulton should make an apology to Miss
Proctor, as we'll as pay all costs incurred,
amounting to over $4,000.
The death is announced Of Ezra Cornell
the founder of Cornell College. in the 6Sth
year of his age.
The ..boy-fend," Jesse Pomeroy, Of Boston,
has been found guilty of murder in the first
degree and it is recommended that he be i'm
prisoned for life.
An earthquake shock was felt in New York
city, along the Hudson river, and in Connecti-
cut, on the night of the 10th inst.
The trial of the suit of Tilton against Beech
er has been again postponed-this time until
the first Monday in January.
The merchants and ship-owners Of New Bed
ford. Mass, have decided to prosecute in the
Court of Alabama Claims for constructive
damages on account Of prospective catches Of
whales destroyed or frightened out Of the
Arctic ocean by the Shenandoah In 1865.
The five children Of John Datterich, ran
ging in age from to 16 years, were drowned
the other day, while amusing themselves with
sled on pond near their parents residence
at Preaknees, N. J.
A heavy defacation, amounting to about
s4S, 600, has been discovered in the accounts
of the Financial Agent of the freight depart
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in Pittsburgh
The question of the abduction of the boy
Charley Ross from Philadelphia is in fair
way of being solved, but in a somewhat tragic
manner. The secret Of the kidnapping is
about to be brought to light by the death OF
two notorious New York burglars, who we're
killed near that city, . few days ago, while st.
tempting to rob the house Of Judge Van
Brunt. One of them made dying confession
to the effect that he was the veritable abduc-
tor. but failed to reveal the hiding-place OF
tie boy.
Boston was visited by two disastrous con-
fagrations on the morning of the 18th inst,
destroying property to the amount of over
one million dollars. On the same day q
FIRE in Charlestown, Mass, consumed S125,
600 worth of property, and another at An
Sable Forks, N. Y, destroying rolling mill,
involving loss Of s125,OOO.
The Republic, the new Republican paper
started in New York few weeks ago in oppo.
sition to The Times, has suspended.
The West.
The Episcopal Convention at Davenport
for the election OF successor to the late
Bishop Lee, Of the diocese of Iowa, has
chosen Rev. II. @. Potter, Of Grace Church
new York; lsef - sFrzr
Advices from the frontier report the Sioux
and Ute Indians on the war-path, and the
settlers arming for the purpose Of giving
them q warm reception.
Chicago papers announoe the death Of
Michael Morrissey uncle or John Morrissey,
ex-M. c. and sport, in the 1o0th year Of his
age. si't4 49,. 60 80 rf-.
r. Since the robbery of the express car on the
Kansas Pacific railroad at Muncie, recently,
the police officers Of that region have been
unusually vigilant, and when q Kansas City
a sport named AeDAnieass came gallopine
into town after an absence of some days, with
three reviewers and more money than he
generally carries, he was promptly arrested.
bill has been introduced in the Ohio
Legislature to provide for compulsory edu-
cation.
half-breed scout, who recently had occa-
sion to visit the Black Hills in search OF stolen
horses. has returned to Bruie City, Dakota,