Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10
EEWS OF THE WEEK.
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Newburyport, Mass, on the 25th ult.
The Nashua and Rochester road has been
completed. and. with it's connections forms
an air line between Portland, Me-, and New
York city. The old line between the two
points is 444 miles long, and by the new line
the distance is reduced to 33S miles, thus eff
fecting saving of log miles between New
York, Portland, st. John, Halifax, and other
points in that direction. A new line of
steamers between Portland ard English ports
has just been put on
Col. Forney has sold the Philadelphia Press
to Col. A. K Mcclure and other anti-Admin-
istrationists for $3.50 900.
number of prominent citizens Of New
York, among them Edwin D. Morgan, John
]. Cisco, Jonathan Sturges, Thurlow Weed
and William E. Dodge. have petitioned the
Police Commissioners to enforce the laws
against Sunday amusements in that city.
Particulars of battle among the coal
miners of Westmoreland county, Pa,
Nov. 90, have been received. A band
of about twenty-five Italians entered
the village of Showers, and conducted them
selves in a riotous manner, but were finally
driven of, and in the afternoon of the same
day they were attacked by party numbering
seventy-fve. During the fight, which lasted
nearly an hour, four Italians were killed and
number severely wounded, while the Amer
leans escaped entirely unhurt. The Italians
finally surrendered, and promised to leave the
place.
Mayor Havemeyer, of New York, died sud-
denly of apoplexy. in that city, on the morn
ing OF the 30th ult.-the day of the expiration
OF his term of Office.
Col. Forney has reconsidered his deter
mination to sell the Philadelphia Press, Mr..
Childs, of the Public Ledger, having agreed
ments.
The West.
The Atchison (Kan.) Champion computes
the number of destitute IL the State frem
20,00e to %, 600, but Of these many are located
in the older CT lnties, where the crops, with
she exception OF corn, we're fair to average
In eight conuries the restitution is general.
Almost the whole population will need more
or less assistance. At least Is, 600 people
must be assisted during the winter and until
another crop is grown
The schooner Augustus Ford, from Detroit
to Oswego, with wheat was wrecked at Port
Maitland during the late gale. Cap. Pease
and three Of the crew, one named Charles E.
Hurd, and q woman cook we're lost.
Michigan's official census, just completed,
shows that the State now has population Of
1886, SOs, being an increase Of l52, 526 since
1870.
The Indiana Supreme Court has decided that
colored children are not entitled to tie public
school benefits of that State, because the
State Constitution provides that only the chill
dren of :. citizens are entitled to those bene-
tts, and that colored people, not having been
''citizens when the State Constitution was
adopted, the Fourteenth Amendmsnt Of the
National Constitution, subsequently adopted.
does not ssnersede this provision of the State
Cons titutios.
A convention Of those interested In an ex-
pansion Of the currency was held at Indian
apoIis last week. Alexander Campbell, of
Illinois Alexander Troup, Of Connecticut
James Buchanan, of Indiana Horace H. Day,
of New York; L. A. Wood, of Kentucky, and
several other prominent infationists, were in
attendance. dec laration of principles was
adopted, in which the withdrawal of national
and State bank-notes, and the issuance OF
greenbscks in unlimited quantities in then
stead, is demanded. A national convention
of.Expansionists, to nominate candidates TO,
President and yice-President was arranged
to be held at Cleveland OF the 11th Of March
1875.
The Chicago papers announce the death il
that city, at the age of As years, of s. c.
Campbell, the great baritone singer.
The committee of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters. who visited Chicago to in
spect the Improvement made there, with
view to safety against fires, report that the.
feel very hopeful FOR the future prosperity O
that city.
Two serious earthquakes were experience,
in Nevada on the 29sh ult.
Walter Strain, of Buffalo, N Y, has re
turned from the Black Hills, where he ha
been prospecting since August. He made
thorough prospect, and reports some "pocket
gold found, but not enough to pay. He de
clares that there is not shadow of truth il
the statements made as to discoveries of gol
in that country. Two of his comrades wer
ruOt ny Inc 1nolane, Oh WuOm the bills ar
full.
The 0outh
hurricane at Tuscumbia, Ala, Nov. q
made terrible havoc, killing some twelve pc
sons, and iniuring many others, besides de
-stroying oHe-half of the residences Anon
The killed are: Mrs. William Winston, til
mother Of the late ex-Gov. Winston; the wifi
and two children of the Hon. j. B. Moore
State Senator, and F. D. Hodgkin, Esq
e6itor of the Chronicle, his wife, and fou
children Appeals for assistance have bee
made to Huntsville, Louisville, Nashville an
Memphis. The storm also visited the tow
of Montevallo north Of Salma, killing two pei
sons, and seriously injuring fifteen or twent
others, besides destroying twelve houses.
A Little Rock (Ark.) dispatch Of the 24t
of November states that Gov. Garland hs
offered 3 reward Of 81, 900 for the arrest of Y
" Smith. the rival claimant to the Goyerno