Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-01
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successful landing Of her fifth cargo of arms
and men upon the island of Cuba, is said to
be fitting out at Baltimore for another run.
ANOTHER member of the Tweed ring Senator
Henry W. Genet, of New York, has been con-
victed.
SERIOUS collision occurred on the Eastern
railroad, near Kennebunk, Maine, last week,
by which three persons were killed outright,
and two dangerously wounded. The Coroner
of Brooklyn, n. Y, Is charged with noiding
bogus inquests. 1t is said the city, during the
past year, has paid for 623 bogus cases Of small
pox alone.
IT is now asserted that proofs have been
found against Woodruff & Robinson, an inn
porting firm of New York, of customs irregu-
larities which. under the law, make their ag-
gregate penalties the large sum of y, 900, 600.
Henry W. Genet. of New York, the last
convicted member of the Tweed ring, was per-
mitted by the Sheriff to visit his wife few
nights ago. and has not since been seen. 1t
is thought he has fed to Canada, whence he
will sail for Europe
A WASHINGTON dispatch says the majority
of the Senate are not IL favor of the total re-
peal of the Bankruptcy act, but Of amending
it in such particulars as will guard debtor
from the exactions of a small minority Of his
creditors. leaving the question of involuntary
bankruptcy to be determined by those largely
Interested The increase of receipts of in
ternal revenue warrants the belief that the
ante-panic average will soon be regained, and
the Secretary Of the Treasury expects his re-
serve will hold out till next May The Gov
eminent Directors of the Union Pacific rail-
road have made their report to the Secretary
of the Interior. They say that the condition
of the read is vastly improved since the last
annual examination, and speak very encourg-
ingly of its future prospects. They assert that
the road can be made to pay 81, 000, 900 per
annum with no exertion beyond reasonably
good management. Calculating operating
expenses at 50 per cent, they estimate that
this will pay interest on the first mortgage
income and Government subsidy bonds, be-
sides ) per cent. of net earnings to the Gov
eminent, and leave 800, 900 for dividends on
stock The earnings last year were little
over SO O0O. 600. They take the ground that
the road is completed in the meaning of the
act that applies per cent of the net earnings
to form sinking fund.
The vie OF Alexander Agassiz, son of the
late Professor, died last week in Boston, of
pneumonia, superinduced by fatigue in attend
ing upon her father-in-law.
The West.
Two-IHIRDs of the business portion of the
town of Jacksonville, H.. was recently burned.
Loss, $780, 900, with little or no insurance
THE great bridge across the Mississippi
river at st. Louis rapidly approaches compile
ton. All the arches have been closed, and it
is calculated that trains will be running over
il bv the LIST Of july Andrew ]. Perfect. the
negro who murdered his wife in Chicago three
years ago by cutting her throat with razor,
was executed at Joliet, ILL.,, on Friday, Dec. 19,
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beginning to move Three highwaymen, who
had murdered and robbed farmer on the
road, were recently caught in Saline county,
Mo-, and hung to a tree.
THERE is considerable exeter tent in the In
dian Territory over the recommendation of
President Grant, in his message to Congress,
to organize Territorial Government there for
the purpose of locating the wild Indian tribes
among those people. The civilized Indians
protest against the scheme. and desire to be
adopted as citizens Of the United States.
The cashier of the freight department Of the
Michigan Southern railroad, at Chicago, Is a
defaulter 20 the tune of $40, 1000. The defal-
cation of the late Treasurer of Chicago, David
A. Gage, is ascertained to be exactly S507,-
1852. The well-known trotting horse Ripon
Boy died last week in Oshkosh, Wis, of hydro
phobia He was valued at go, 900. :. An i'm
mense meeting of workingmen was held In
Chicago the night of Sunday, Dec 81, to
consider the condition of the unemployed
classes. Speeches we're made in English,
French, German, Scandinavian and Polish,
and the sentiments were to some extent very
radical. The general ground taken was, that
it was the duty Of the Government to find
work for the unemployed laborers- The press
was denounced as in league with capital against
labor Similar meetings were held in Indian
apolis and Cincinnati on the same day.
THE unemployed workingmen of Chicago,
to the number of about 5000, marched in pro-
cession to the City Hall, the other night, and,
through q committee, had conference with
the Mayor and Council. Mayor Colvin as
sured them that he would do everything in
his power to afford employment and relieve
the prevailing distress, after which the pro-
cession dispersed and everybody went home
apparently satisfied. Similar movements have
been had in Cincinnati, Louisville, ST. Louis,
Philadelphia, and other cities, arising from
lack of employment In the latter city there
has been some rioting among the dock la
borers-
A WATCH FACTORY is to be established at
Rockford, H. The town Of Lincoln, New
Mexico, was lately the scene of bloody
tragedy, in which David Warner, Mr.. HerTold,
]. L. Glynn, and Juan Martin were killed
Martin was constable, and, with posse,
tried to arrest the other. Warner killed him
The Sheriff g party killed Warner, and the
other two named were also found dead riddled
with bullets. Edward Schwarzvoegel. his
child and wife, all Prussians, and recently
from Baltimore, Nd, were found in their room
at q hotel in CINCINNATI, the other morning
the two former dead, and the latter dying
from inhaling the gas, which they had neg
lected to turn of before retiring.
washington.
THE President has nominated Henry Kesslel
for Postmaster at Cincinnati; also A. G. West
at Milwaukee, and H. w. Heslock, at Nash
vile. Officers of the Engineering Bureau
have reported in favor of dedicating the Isl
and of Mackinac to public use as park
The nomination of Henry Kessler to b
Postmaster at Cincinnati has been withdrawn
by the President Naval deserers are offered
full pardon if they will return by Feb. L..
The House Ways and Means Committee ars
said to be averse to any present increase IL
taxation 1t is the opinion of many well-in
formed politicians at the capital that the nom
nation of Judge Williams viii be rejected BY
the Senate on the reassembling of Congress
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