Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

The East.
FORTY ladies of Pittsburgh. Pa, were ar
rested, while out crusading, for obstructing
the sidewalks. They were taken to the
Mayors Office, but were discharged. being
warned that second appearance would result
In their being fined as heavy as the law al
lowed.
A TAMMANY Democrat and Republican, in
New York, together with an Independent Al
derman, Mr.. Ottendorf, have united in re-
port to the Board of Aldermen in which the
Police Commissioners are charged with "gross
ineficiency. great negligence, and fragrant
neglect of law, and the Mayor is urged to
remove those who are responsible for the de-
moraliZation of the department. After being
arrested. warned and discharged, the temper
ance crusaders of Pittsburgh. Pa, again
started out to work, with the result of a sec
ond arrest and the imposition OF fines upon
three of the company. The matter is attract
ing much interest. The American Society OF
Civil Engineers, of New York. has appointed
committee consisting of ]. B. Francis, OF
Lowell; Gen. Thomas G. Ellis, of Hartford
William Northern, of Pittsburgh, and E. C.
Davis, of Northampton. to investigate the
Mill river disaster and to report to the So
ciety.
The total number Of lives lost by the Mas
coSAuccsIc IcccfNOI CaldctIOpuc 10 uOW Qc-
fnitely ascertained to have been .147. The
mass of water, when it left the reservoir, was
IFS feet wide and IS feet deep. This, when
we consider that the torrent rushed
down the valley almost with the rapidity of
the wind. gives us a somewhat definite idea
of the terrible character of the disaster.
The students of Bowdoin College, Maine,
have rebelled against military drill. and there
is talk of expelling the freshmen and sophie
mores. =. Mr.. and Mrs. Sartoris have sailed
for England.
The Broadway CNew York; bus drivers
struck recently for an advance Of wages to So
per diem, and the street was stageless for a
day. Julius l.. Shuman. member of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, died May 25 at his
residence in Washington, Lancaster county.
from wound inflicted by one Willmar-
The West.
JUDGE ZANE of the Sargamon County Qll.)
Circuit Court, has decided that the writ Of
certiorari by which the Chicago and Alton
Railroad Company sought to have a case pend
ing before him transferred to United States
court, was not valid. and that therefore his
court possessed full jurisdiction. The Wis
consin State authorities are determined to an
force the new Railroad law while it stands
Gov. TAYLOR has prepared an address to the
people, stating su,h an intention and asking
cooperation. ..Cn the day following the
conclusion of his rial, the Rev. Mr.. Swing
notified the people of Chicago that he had
decided to withdraw from the Presbyterian
Church. as he could not endure further con.
troversy. A. s. Dyckman President of the
State Pathological Society, Of Michigan, re-
ports an abundant fruit crop for 1874 in all
portions of the State, except the southeastern,
whQra N aches rQ m an fav0rahla
Gov. I ,YLoR has issued an address to the
people of Wisconsin, in which he sharply re-
views the course of the railroad companies in
defyng and disregarding the railroad law. He
reiterates his purpose to vigorously enforce
it, and appeals to the people and prosecuting
attorneys and police officers to aid in its en-
forcement.
a COOPERATIVE mining company has been
organized in yermilion county, Ill. Capital,
$4,000. A fatal derailment occurred on the
Wabash railroad, q short distance fr>m Wa
bash, Ind, last night. The accident Vas un-
avoidable. The accommodation train. running
east at full speed, burst a wheel, which threw
q car filed with passengers over on its side
and into the ditch. killing one man and fatal
~ snd seriously injuring others. The Su-
preme Court of Utah has decided to recognize
B. L. Duncan. the appointee of the Governor,
rs Territorial Marshal, instead of McAllister.
elected by the Legislature also that the Pro-
bate Courts have no right to grant divorce. -.
Two prisoners tried to escape from the State
Prison at Saltwater, Mimi, recently, by
crawling through the sewer leading from the
vaults, but were discovered at the outlet of
The sewer and returned to the prison. They
had crawled 500 feet through filth indescriba-
bic.
In the case of The People VS.. The Chicago
and Alton Railroad Company, in the Circuit
Court of Sangamon county, ILL.,, proposition
from the company to let The People take
judgment on certain conditions wss re-
jected, and on the conclusion of the trial a
verdict for 50. 600 was given against the COM
pany. IN Madison, Wis, three suits have
been brought against officers Of the Chicago
and Northwestern and Chicago and st. Paul
Railroad Companies. and the officers were
arrested and released on bail.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire at Independence. Iowa,
May 25, destroyed As buildings in the business
portion of the town, causing damage to the
amount of $500, 900, upon which the reported
insurance is $3.50, 000.. A plot to blow up q
street car filed with ladies belonging to the
Moline GILL Temperance League has been
discovered in that city. A can filed with
powder was secreted in q culvert under the
street car track, with complete arrangements
10 produce an explosion. For some reason
the evident purpose was not carried into
effect.
THE Detroit Board of Trade at a recent spe-
cial session favored the revival of the Reel
procity Treaty with Canada Gen. Custer il
preparing for Z vigorous campaign against the
Sioux Indians The expedition will leave
Fort Lincoln about the 18th Of June. The
opinion of Attorney General Sloan as to the
constitutionality of the Wisconsin Rail- DAD
law has been Published. 1t is very elaborate
and the conclusion reached is that the law il
valid.
The South.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of tbs united States convened MAJ
81 at st. Louis.
TIE Arkansas Legislature has passed reso
luton of thanks TO the President for his &C
ton upon matters concerning that State.
The County Commissioners of Barnwel
county, s. c., have been arrested and lodged
in Jail, upon an indictment for malfeasance il
Office.
The report of the Committee on Fraterna
Relations, in the General Conference Of the
Methodist Church South, upon the PROPOSE