Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-05

zibar The date of the great travellers death
ia still uncertain, but the sad event probably
happened some time during the month of Au-
gust last
THE Parliamentary canvass in England
grows more exciting as it progresses. Glad
stone opened the campaign, at Blackheath, in
speech in which he admitted that Parliament
had been dissolved because the Government
felt that their power was ebbing. He sharply
attacked Disraeli for seeking to divert the
attention of the people from domestic to for
eign politics. He spoke for an hour, and, at
the end, received a vote of confidence. The
address of Mr.. John Bright to his constituents
is published. 1t fully concure in the policy
announced by Gladstone. Mr.. Arch has been
invited to stand for Parliament in Birming-
ham. Daniel Grant has been nominated for
Parliament by the Liberals, in Marylebone.
:. The repnted capture of Santander by the
Spanish Carlists is contradicted.
LIEUT. GEN, HENRY J. FRENCH, of the British
army, and Lord st. John, of Betzoe are dead.
49,. A report comes from Torria, Spain, that
"a volunteers sought refuge in tower which
the Carlists burned, causing the death of the
whole number. The excitement over the
Parliamentary election in England is undated.
Meetings have been broken up and dispersed
and candidates mobbed in a number of towns.
Joseph Arch has declined tho use of his name
to the Birmingham electors -. Field-Marshal
Baron Won Gablenz. of Austria, recently COM
mted suicide in Zurich Switzerland. The
controversy between De la Marmors and Bis
marck regarding the cession of German terri
tory to France has produced GOODNESS be-
tween Germany and Italy. Charles Kingsley
has sailed for America, where, of course, he
will lecture.
Political.
THE lower house of the Missouri Legislature
has defeated, by vote of n to 80, a bill al
lowing women to be elected to Office under the
school laws .Balloting for United States
Senator commenced in the Kansas Legislature
ON the 28th of January. Twenty-nine candi-
dates were voted for.
GEN. s. B. MAxEY has been elected to the
United States Senate from Texas.
The Grange.
THE Changers of Michigan, at their recent
State Convention, adopted the report of the
Committee on Transportation. 1t declares
that railroads are amenable to State regula-
ton as much as plank and gravel-road COM
panies. The Legislature has as much right
to regulate their charges to fix turnpike
tolls or the charges of millers for grinding
grain. Accompanying this assertion of right
is an appeal to the rnilroad companies to re-
member that their interests are identical with
those of the farmer, and not to kill, by exor-
bitant rates. the agricultural goose that lays
the golden egg.
THE Changers Of Colorado assembled at
Denver last week and effected the organic
alton Of Territorial Grange. Over forty
subordinate lodges were represented, and the
best of feeling prevailed. Oranges are being
formed all over the Territory A Washing
ton dispatch says: "The Illinois delegation
have not agreed to take any united action
with regard to the answers which they shall
make to the letters addressed to them by the
Executive Committee of the Illinois State
Grange. One of the members has already
sent formidable answer, making a small
volume"
THE Executive Committee of the Illinois
State Grange has elected s. ]. Frew, of Aledo
State Purchasing Agent.
General.
TIE recent election in Canada resulted in a
complete and overwhelming victory for the |
Ministerial party. The following is an ex-
hibit of proceedings in bankruptcy in United
States courts, with a statement of cases in |
in said courts, and their DISPOSE |
ton, from March 2, 1867, to Dec. 81, 1872: