Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-30

aged 81 years John Bruner, ~ years old
hanged himself at his fathers house in Har
din county, Ky, last week. His father haC
refused to buy him new saddle.
THE new Board of Indian Peace Commits
sioners met at Washington on the 18th inst
There were present Messrs. Sibley, Fisk
Long, Roberts and Smith. Messrs. Butler
and Turney were absent, and there are three
| vacancies not yet filed An organization was
| effected by the election of Mr.. Fisk as chair
man and Mr.. Smith as Secretary. An ex-
| ecutive committee was chosen. consisting oi
Messrs. Smith. Roberts and Butler; aud a
purchasing committee, consisting of Messrs.
| Slbley, Butler, Turney and Long. The eff
| feet of the reduction of rates on package en-
yelopes from Is to cents is shown in the in
crease of sales. During the last quarter of
| the fiscal year there were 1.020, 900 issued.
while the number issued for the entire year
ending June 80, 1873, was but 2.2OS. 900.
During the year ending June 80. 1874 there
were 1ss s15, 500 stamped envelopes sold by
the Postoffice Department through Postmas-
tiers, being an increase over the preceding
year of about 6O0,0
In Maysville, Ky, recently, Miss Julia
Kerrs, adopted daughter of A. B. Cochran,
was found dead in her bed with bottle of
chloroform lying on her breast She had
been suffering from severe headache and it
Is supposed took chloroform to alleviate the
pain and was supplied beyond power to re-
move the bottle. young lady sleeping
with her was so much overcome by the fumes
that 1t was difficult to arouse her. George
Simpson, planter, residing fifteen mil s
from Shreveport, La, was murdered by
negro on July Is. Mr.. Simpson, aged about
10, was alone and asleep, when the negro
slipped into the house. and seizing Simpsons
gun, shot him dead. The negro was pursued
and captured, and when within six miles of
the city was taken from his captors and
killed.
Washington.
IT is understood that Secretary Bristow
contemplates abolishing the secret-service
corps Of the Treasury Department, and will
look hereafter to the various United States
District Attorneys throughout the country to
detect, arrest, and punish counterfeiters of
United States currency. The United States.
after all will make the first payment. under
the treaty of Washington, to British subjects.
whose claims were adjudcated by the mixed |
commission provided by that treaty. Con- |
gress, at its last session. appropriated 81 90O,-
900 for that purpose and the Money is now |
ready fer the claimants who were successful |
against the United States.
The balance in the Treasury Department.
July 90 at the close of business, was, in cur
rency. SI3, COG, 779; in coin, 80, 767, 1897. The
receipts from all sources since June had
been S14, 500, 600, while the disbursements
during the same period amounted to over
s1O, 600, 900. Gen. Sherman, in a late con-
Versation, said that in his opinion, the Indian
problem could not be satisfactorily settled
until the whole matter was placed under the
,nrlfr f,f fbay nar If A..
had the proper authority to follow the maraud-
ng Indians on their reservations, and sum-
narily punish them, it would go far toward
iuelling these annual outbreaks. He was
Isked IF Clusters command would be re-
allied from the Black Hills expedition in case
! general outbreak along the frontier oc-
urred?' He replied that it would not He /
would not say what would be his course in
ase of such an outbreak.
THE Secretary of War has acceded to the re-
uest Of Gen. Sheridan and directed that In
ians guilty of raiding upon the settlers shall
70 pursued and punished wherever found. i
! denial comes from Washington of q rumor
o the effect that 1.-THE Mexican Government
as proposed to the Government of the United {
tates, to cede to the latter all that portion of
ne Mexican territory lying north of line of {
altitude drawn directly from the mouth of the i
10 Grande to the Pacific ocean, c
THERE is difficulty in obtaining evidence on !
hich to base indictments against the parties 4
oncerned in the safe burglary at Washington {
uring the progress of the District investiga-
on The case has again been postponed in II
le hope that testimony will be obtained,
hlch shall warrant the presentment of all Z
oncerned. The affairs of the Freedmen's .
avlngs Bank are in worse condition than I
as supposed. Investigation shows that a =
mt M L..
es that are absolutely worthless, while other j.
mounts were loaned to contractors and others
Washington, with only the individual notes 4
the borrowers as security. The Interior :,
apartment has decided to retain Indian
gent Miles, notwithstanding the demand n
II his resignation from the Society of ei
rlends- The grand jury Of the District of h
olumbia has failed to indict TIE editor of d
e New York Sun for libel on Ex-Gov Shep- ..
,rd r
General. p
AN Escanaha (Mich.) dispatch Of July 20 IL
VS.: THE miners at the various iron u
ines in the Ishpeming district, Lake su- ca
rior, inaugurated strike for higher wages A
is morning, and tonight work is com OF
etely suspended in these Mines A rumor ia
at ore was in better demand and command tn
g higher price was the cause of the move II
ent, but as there are but few mines that OF
we untitled contracts, and many more that NJ
Q anxious for some opportunity to close to
wn for awhile, it is thought no great effort an
IL be made to retain the men or prevent FL
EN- from striking. -. A special to the st. tn
'uis Republican from Carthage. Jasper =.
UNITY Mo-, gives an account of the blowing ar
and burning of the lead smelling furnace on
s. Picher, near JOHN, No., by mob of in
ragged miners, who thus sought revenge tn
some fancied wrong in connection with the tn
yalty o. black jack, which ROYALTY had been
sed by the proprietor of the furnace.
le four great trunk lines leading from New
rk to the West-the New York Central and
ldson River, Erie, Pennsylvania, and Balti-
,re and Ohio railroads-have made an agree n'
INT to observe the following regulations Co
rst-Free passes or tickets Of any kind will an
be issued to any officer for the purpose of nm
iuencing traffic. Second-Return tickets r.
u not be sold at less than full passenger OF
es 70 livestock brewers. Third-Passep- Be
+ agents are not allowed to issue free Til
sses, and all passes now in their hands are =.
Toked- Fourth-The established through wi; VII
adopted by the General Pas ,l
,ger and Ticket Agents Assoc alton. with Gu GU
proportions, will be collected on all uei
ough tickets Of every class. Fifth-Only o oss
pounds Of baggage will be transported SSI; gs
Q upon each ticket sold and all IN
.aas m weight will he g. | VI