Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14


ton of the Court OF Claims.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 5th inst.
says the Senate Finance Committee has taken
further action on the House Currency bill,
and, by majority vote, agreed to recommend
the incorporation in it of the following pro-
visions The maximum greenback circulation
to be 1882, 900, coo. New national bank notes
to be issued to the amount of S164, GOO, GOO,
provided that for each million of such new
notes issued, there shall be S500,000 green
backs retired until the total greenback crcU-
lation shall have been reduced TO $500, OO0.
0O0 The committee voted to fix Jan. l. 1877.
as the date at which specie payment should
be resumed. 4. a Washington dispatch of May
6 says There is not much doubt that the
President has the name of Elihu B. WASH
burne, of Illinois, under serious considera-
ton for Secretary of the Treasury, in place of
Richardson. who will have to retire. The
Senate has confirmed the nomination of
Samuel Burdett, of Missouri, as Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, to take
effect June /.
THE House has discovered that the public
business is very backward, and a resolution
has been adopted fixing IL o'clock in the
forenoon as the hour for meeting in the
future. 1t is expected that Congress will not
be able to adjourn before the middle of July.
Political.
tirement, has again appeared on the political
stage. He is now on visit to Nashville, and
is credited with desire to represent the State
in the United States Senate. The managers
of the impeachment trial of State Treasurer
Hayes, of Kansas, held meeting recently at
Topeka at which counsel for Hayes presented
his resignation, and desired that proceedings
be stopped Both houses of the Texas
Legislature have adopted resolutions in
structing their Senators and Representatives
in Congress to support Tom SCOTS Texas
Pacific Railroad bill.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN is the prospective Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of New York.
The Advisory Council of the Illinois
Farmers Association, consisting of the execu-
tive officers of county organizations. met at
Bloomington on the 9Th inst. After considera-
BILE discussion it was determined that the
farmers organization in Illinois enter the
political arena the coming fall. and nominate
candidates for the several offices. State and
Congressional. To this end State Conven-
ton has been called, to meet at Springfield on
the 10th of June.
General.
THE balance in cash in the Michigan State
Treasury, bnt March 81, was 1922, $3.50.
The receipts for April were S17S 916.4S. The
payments for the same time we're SO 2S3 A
leaving the balance in the Treasury 81, 3l1,-
991 "a. +. The women crusaders have at last
got down to work at La Sale. Ill. They be-
gan April so circulating a citizens pledge
and petition to the Common Council of the
city of La Sale. An important item. in this
connection. is the heading of the petition by
N IT. l.
sistants, of St. Patrick's Catholic Church
AT Rpon, Wis, liquor-dealers are being
prosecuted for violations of the Sunday and
liquor laws Forty liquor licenses have been
taken out under the : $50 rule, by saloon-keep-
ers of Oshkosh Wis; fully GO more announce
their intention to come to the scratch. A few
OF the smaller beer-halls will be closed. .. The
wholesale liquor-deslers of San Francisco, Cal,
have perfected their organization for the pur-
pose of protecting their customers in the inte-
rior from the crusaders and the operative local
opposition will raise a very large fund to
defray the expenses of fighting both in the
courts.
GERMAN bondholders in American railroads
have sent over to this country to protect
their interests Mr.. Osterberg, editor of
newspaper published at Frsnkfort-on-the-
Main. Mr.. o sterberg's clients specially
concerned in the Rockford, Rock Island and
st. Louis railroad. This road has bonded
debt of 80 900. 600. of which all but 1925. 900
is held in Germany. In the matter of the
long-pending controversy as to whether
Omaha on the Nebraska side. or Council
Bluffs, on the Iowa side of the Missouri river,
il legally the Eastern terminus of the Union
Pacific railroad. the House Committee on the
Pacific railroad, in Congress. has reported in
favcr of the claim of Council Bluffs.
Hon. WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs and Judge B. r.
Curtis both pronounce the Wisconsin Railroad
law unconstitutional, mainly because it takes
the property of the railroads without compen-
sation. Z.
THE competing lines of railway from Chicago
to the East have advanced their rates of
transportation on freight i've cents per humid
red pounds.
Foreign.
THE Londen Times commenting on the
failure of the United States Senate to pass
the Currency bill over the Presidents veto,
remarks: 1T is probable that the danger Of
increasing the paper currency has been per-
manently avoided" and it advises the substi-
tuition of Treasury currency for the present
national bank issues. The House of Com
mons will take recess during tie WhitsuD-
tide holidays, adjourning on the 18th of May
election in Stroud, Gloucestershire, has been
annulled On account OF bribery, and new
election ordered. =. The Daily Ne,cs SAYS:
:. The lockout of farm laborers will soon be
submitted to arbitration for settlement"
Official dispatches from Madrid announce that
fighting was resumed before Bilbao on We'd
nesday. Some advanced positions of the
Carlists have been captured by the Republican
forces, with slight loss.
A FAMINE is prevailing in Asia Minor. 1t Is
estimated that the daily number of deaths
from starvation in the town of Angora is 100.
Angora is 235 miles distant from Constanti-
nople, and is city of $4,000 inhabitants .
Politics in Nova Scotia is uncertain
science in other countries. Mr.. Wood
worth. member of the Provincial Legisla-
ture, had experience of the fact, the other
day, in a novel and not delightful way. He
had made charges rejecting upon the Provin-
cial Secretary. and had been ordered by the
Legislature to apologize. Woodwork re-
fused to apologize or to leave the Legislative
Chamber reaceaDly, whereuPon he was elected
by force.
THE Spanish Government has issued de-
cree calling for levy Of all persons liable to
military duty over nineteen years of age.
Steerape passeppers are now bookeo frnm