Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-16

Indians should be struck hard and at once.
He ADDS that Big Tree and Satanic, with
three-quarters of their tribes, remain quietly
at the Fort Sill reservation.
The Chicago. burlington aud Quincy Rail-
way Company have reconsidered their pre-
vious determination regarding the Iowa law,
and adopted schedule of freight and passen-
ger rates which is in substantial complain ce
with the law. The points of difference are of
an unimportant nature.
A BATTLE was fought on Wind river,
Wyoming Territory, on the 4th Of July, be-
tween two companies OF United States cav
airy and $50 Shoshone Indians on the one
SIDE and a camp of hostile Sioux ON the other.
Result-50 Sioux killed and wounded and 100
horses captured two soldiers killed and four
wounded. The rancho of A. G. Myers, on the
Canadian river. was attacked by Indians June
27. Three men were killed. The Indians
were repulsed, however, and ii Of them
killed, after three-hours fight. Gen. Sher-
man has ordered regiment of cavalry to the
scene of these outbreaks. A dispatch from
Topeka, Kan, dated July 9, says: "A large
party of Indians, comprising Comanches,
Kiowas and Arapahoes are ON the war-path
in Southwestern Kansas, and threatening
the lives and property Of the people on the
border. Mr.. Miles, the Quaker Indian Agent,
facts contained in his dispatch to Washing
ton are confirmed by advices from the seat of
the troubles"
The South.
Miss KATIE WEST, an accomplished young
lady of Paris, Ky, took arsenic the other day,
TO improve her complexion. She succeeded
admirably, for in a few hours she was g beau
tiful corpse. III. d. Welsh, a well-known
rl.ok
MORALLY wounded by B. b. Barnes, another
prominent lawyer.
The following is summary of the South
ern Cotton Exchange crop report to July 1 !:
Mississippi-Reports from forty-four coun-
ties decrease the acreage z per cent Fair
average stand. LOuisidnd-Twenty-six par
ishes reported. Acreage decreased 20 per
cent. Average stand condition of plant gen.
orally good and promising. though three
weeks later. TerGs-Forty-five counties re-
ported. The acreage increase will average Is
per cent. Stand COED. Two weeks later
planted than last year. but in fine growing
condition, free from gloss. ArkGnSdS-
Twenty-Five counties reported. Acreage de-
crease percent. Stand better than last
year. Tennessee-Tweuty-four counties re-
ported. Acreage decrease. 81 per cent.
Stand fair. Crop clear. Aldbdma-Twenty-
acreage decrease. 16 per cent. Crop somewhat
later, and generally cleaner than ever before
Growing rapidly. North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
counties reported. Acreage decrease. 10 per
cent. Planting two to three weeks later
Fair average stand. Crop clean, healthy and
growing finely South Cdrotind-Twenty-on
counties reported. Acreage decrease. IL per
cent. Plant small and condition good. Crop
clean. Growing well. Labor sufficient
Georgid-Sixty-one counties reported. De
crease of acreage. 10 per cent. Weather most
favorable. Stand and condition good. Grow
ing finely. Clean, though small. Florida
Reports meager. Average said to have de-
creased per cent. Stands good Condition
very fine. Clean and growing well.
II is said that the floods in Louisiana have
left the submerged districts in far better
condition as regards sugar and rice planta-
tons than could have been looked for by the
most sanguine. While in some districts the
suger crop is hopelessly lost. this is made up
by large acreage in cultivation and large
yield elsewhere. In addition to
this the weather since the flood has been I'M
usually favorable for laying by crops, and the
season is nearly a month ahead OF last
years.
Washington.
THE Hon. Eugene Hale has withdrawn his
of the Cabinet Office made vacant
by Mr.. Creswell's resignation, pleading the
state Of his health as an excuse. :. Contrary
to the assurance which was received from
Washington several days ago, that all the
original members of the District Commission
would accept Office, ex-senator Cattell has de-
clned.
THE Grand Jury in the Criminal Court of
the District of Columbia have returned true
blu of indictment against A. c. Buell.. cor
of the Detroit free Press, for
libel in publishing statement to the effect
that Senator Chandler had been drunk in the
Senate. The case will be tined in September
next.
TIE President has appointed Marshall Jewell,
of Connecticut. to succeed Mr.. Creswell as
Postmaster-General. The Secretary of the
Interior has appointed as members of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, to I'll the
which recently occurred thereon:
B. Butler, New York city; Gen. H. II. Sibley,
st. Paul. Minr., and Clinton i. Fiske st.
Louis . The finding in the Howard Court of
Inquiry. together with Judge-Advocate-Gen-
eral Hollis review of the proceedings, have
Just been made public through a general
order of the War Department. The court
stood four for acquittal and three against, as
follows: For acquittal. Gems. Sherman. Meigs.
heynOluS ana Miles against. GeDs- mcdowell,
Pope and Getty. =. A terrific hurricane swept
over the city of Washington ON the evening of
the 4th, doing an immense amount of dam
age, the total loss Of property in the city
being estimated as high as half q million
dollars. The same storm. or one precisely
similar, swept over Lewiston, Pa. destroying
$50, 900 worth Of property, and killing seven
or eight persons, besides injuriDg many
others President Grant has appointed
Gen. Howard to the command of the Depart
ment of Columbia. The headquarters of this
department are at Portland. Oregon.
The number of ordinary postage stamps
issued to Postmasters by the department dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 80 was 632,-
7S3, 400. Tie Issues for the previous year
we're Col, 931 $50. The Ecenipg Nail. new
afternoon paper, devoted to free trade and
cheap transportation has made its appearance
1t Washington The new District Govern |
nent has been thoroughly organized, and has |
he applications for currency under the new |
aw amount to but three million dollars, while |
wo millions have been surrendered under its |
provisions.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has notified the Chiefs |
If Bureau in the Treasury Department that,
Until the President formally revokes and sets |
side the civil-service rules, they will continue
n full force, notwithstanding there is no APP |
,ropriation for the necessary expenses
The records of the Internal Revenue Bureau |
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