Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

ton, for S9S5, 0e0, subject to mortgages of
S276, 0O0.. The rapid transit" question con-
- tinues- to occupy the attention OF New York
- WHILE party Of eight workmen were en-
gagged in sinking pneumati, cylinder, near
Fall River, Mass. few days ago, the cylinder
exploded. killing four men and seriously
wounding another.
The suit of Miss Proctor against Moulton
has been compromised. BENZ. d. Silliman
acted as referee, before whom Miss Proctor
swore to the falsity OF the charges made
against her. It was also stipulated that
Moulton should make an apology to Miss
Proctor, as wen as pay all costs incurred.
amounting to over $4,000.
The West.
DAVID A. GAGE, the defaulting ex-City
Treasurer Of Chicago, has been tried at Wau-
skegan, Ill, and acquitted.
PARTY Of FIVE masked men stopped pas
senger train on the Kansas Pacific road, near
Kansas City, No., on the Sth inst, and robbed
the safes OF Wells, Fargo & Co. of abont $780,
600. The passengers were not molested .
-Four children were drowned near Springfield,
H., one day last week, while skating on the
ice in the Sangamon river. Quite a sensa-
ton has been created in Chicago business
circles by the shortcomings of Henry I.
Thomas, a stakeholder in and business nan
ager of the Prairie Farmer newspaper. and
junior member of the grange commission
house of Reynolds. Corbett & Thomas. The
amount Of his defalcstion, according to the
Chicago papers, foots up about $50 600, and
his forgeries of warehouse receipts to nearly
$4,000. Thomas has fed to parts unknown
The Episcopal Convention at Davenport,
for the election of successor to the late
Bishop Lee, of the diocese of Iowa, has
chosen Rev 81. C. Potter, of Grace Church,
New York
The South.
TEE Sheriff of Warren county Miss, has
resigned, in compliance with the demands of
the Taxpayers League of vicksburg.
THERE is q deadlock in the business of the
New Orleans City Attorneys Office, through
conflict of opinion between the City Council
and Governor Kellogg as to whether Walshe
or Jonas is entitled to the Office. The city
authorities win not allow walshe to exercise
the duties, and the courts will not recognize
Jonas; 80 it makes q nice middle
A bold and daring robbery is reported from
Corinth, Miss. Four mounted men rode I'D
to the Tishe mingo Savings Bank in broad
daylight. Two Of them entered the building,
and compelled the President of the bank to
surrender the keys of the safe, from which
they took about $1,000 in currency and dia-
monds, mounted their horses and escaped in
safety.
DISPATCHES received in Washington from
Louisiana foreshsdow trouble, and probs-
bly, bloodshed, in that State. 1t is intimated
that if the Returning Board counts in a Kel-
logg Legislature the most disastrous results
may be anticipated.
Washington.
JUDGE DuRELL, of Louisiana, has resigned
to escape impeachment.
IT is stated that an offensive and defensive
alliance has been formed between the North
ern Pacific, Southern Pacific and cotton-tax
Hobbies ;. Justice Bradley. of the United
States Supreme Court, in case invoiding the
validity Of the Enforcement act, pronounces
that piece Of legislation wholly unconstitu-
tional- 1t nas been decided by a majority Of
the Judges in Washington that the late grand
jury which indicted the alleged safe burglars
was illegally chosen, and therefore all the in
dictments by that grand jury are utilities. =.
The Postmaster-General has issued an order
forbidding letter carriers issuing New Years
addresses calculated to induce the public to
make them gifts. Walker Fearn succeeds
Judge Durell. of louisiana; and Mr.. Macarthur,
Of Philadelphia, steps into Supervising Archi-
tect Mullett's shoes.
The Legislative, Navy, Army, Indian and
Fortificstion bills, as reported to Congress by
the respective committees the first day of
the session, provide for the following appro-
priations:. Legislative, 49, ,4S4; Navy.
SIC, s76, DOG; Army, s27, 7o1. 500; Indians, ga
s61, 507; Fortifcations $50, 00O . Commander
VIM. B. Gushing, of the navy, has been con-
fined in the Government Insane Asylum ct
Washington. -
SECRETARY FISH has received an important
dispatch from Minister Gushing, at Madrid.
nnouncins that he had received an eH6cial
communication from the Spanish Minister of
Foreign Affairs. in which Naturalization for
the American citizens captured on the vir-
ginius was virtually conceded :. "A MOLE pros.
has been entered In the safe-burglary case.
and 10 has been given out that the Attorney
General willnot prosecute it further -
= 5ss-7 80 Political.
~ JuDeE CARR gets the certificate Of Congress-
man from the Eighth Wisconsin District, his
majority over McDill being just t,ro rotes. g
"A BILL regulating the printing of election
ballots in the south win be offered in Congress
at an early day. It provides that the tickets
OF All parties shall be alike, except as to the
names printed upon them, the object being
to prevent espionage and intimidation At the
polls.e "a iseiaaAss s5.9a. y
silss~ .s3a41s General. iaU O su
81 AFrKa weeks OF consultations and confer
J ences the Pittsburgh paddlers and iron man
-ufacturaxs have come to- deadlock, and the
puddlers have thrown down the gauntlet
and inaugursted . strike Over 1O0, 900 work
men are thus Thrown ont Of employmsnt. 49,
The management Of tia Philadelphia Cepten-
, NAL Exhibition have given out that they
odonot intend to ask further Tor AID from Con-
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