Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-21
ages without the trouble of separately stamp

ages without the trouble of separately stamp
ing publications destined for the same post
office 1t is announced that the Administra-
ton has negotiated reciprocity treaty with
Canada. A Washington dispatch Of May II
says: 1.-The receipts of internal revenue
thus far for the fiscal year $50, 000, 900,
leaving ga, 000 900 to be received during the
remainder of this month and June to reach
the estimate made by the Commissioner of
100000 600 for the fiscal year ending with
June"
THE bill introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Ramsey to aid the completion of the Northern
Pacific railroad purposes that the Government
shl III guarantee $40, 900 in bonds for every
mile of the road constructed and equipped.
In rcturn for this guarantee the bondholders
are willing to surrender the road already built
aud t. be built to the control Of the general
Government until it shall have been reim-
bursed for its outlay. The bill provides that
the bonds of the road now out
standing shall De exchangeable for
the new per cent. guaranteed bonds. -.
Four convicts escaped from the Penitentiary
at Jacksonville. Ind, fsw days ago. They
were pursued and overtaken by the guard and
several citizens. A fierce fight ensued. the
convicts resisting like demons. One of them
was killed and the other three captured and
returned to prison, one of them being danger
ously wounded. G.. Chamberlain, one of the
guards, was shot through the head and killed.
-. The Railroad Commissioners of Wiscon-
sin have prepared table of rates of freight
on all the roads in the State as prescribed by
the new law, and will shortly publish them
and prosecute any violations. This indicates
that the law. constitutional or otherwise, will
be enforced by the authorities unless declared
invalid by some competent authority.
TIE bill agreed upon by the House Com
mittee on Postofices, for the prepayment of
postage matter, accords with the recommends
tons of the Postmaster General, and provides
their publications by the pound, probably at
the rate of two cents pound. Ii
this law goes into effect, it will
imply be necessary to weigh each mail
edition of newspapers and periodicals in
bulk, and will compel publishers to charge
postage on the matter which the latter
receive. The plan will reduce the rate very
largely, and is aimed to simplify the bust
ness of collection. which is badly
arranged and difficult to execute.
The vote in the Howard court on the question
of General Towards responsibility for the
matters proven was as follows: For declar-
ing him not sponsible-General Sherman,
General Meigs, Colonel Reynolds and Colo
mel Miles, For holding him responsible
General Mcdowell, General Pope and Col.
Getty.
Oen0raI.
An agreement has been signed by represent.
atives of the Chicago and Northwestern and
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Companies
to subscribe g, 500 900 each for the compile
ton of the Canada Southern railroad. Bond
holders of the road have pledged g, 600, 900
for the same purpose.
THE ice at Quebec, Canada, suddenly gave
way and commenced to move ON the 9th of
May, causing tremendous damage to the ship
ping The scene on the river is des cribed as
Unprecedented, the ice showing with force
and rapidity, and crushing the vessels as if
made of lath. Long lists of vessels which
have suffered are given, while the loss is
600, 900. =. The Erie railway has leased the
Atlantic and Great Western road for period
of ninety-nne years, at total rent Of thirty
per cent. of the gross earnings.
THE National Temperance Society held its
annual meeting in New York last week. Will
lam E. Dodge was elected President. Eighty
eight Vice-Presidents were elected, among
them yice-P President Wilson. John b. Cough
Henry Ward Beecher, Maj .-Gen. o. o. How
ard, the Hon. Schuyler Colfax, and g eneral
Clinton b. Fisk
Political.
A CALL has been Used for State anti-mo-
nopoly convention, to be held at Des Mones,
Iowa. on the saith day of June, 1874. to place
in nomination candidates for State officers.
VIM. W. Eaton received the nomination of the
Democratic Legislative caucus at New Haven,
Conn.,, on the 18th inst for United States Sen
ator.
PERSONAL.
ADMIRAL FRANKLIN BUCHANAN late Of the
confederate navy, and for many years dis
tinguished officer of the United States navy,
died on the 18th inst, aged "a.
Foreign.
THE coal-miners of Durham, England, have
yielded to the terms of the employers, and
the strike has ended.
MADRID advices state that the Carlists, un-
der Don Alfonso, have been defeated with
heavy loss in an engagement with the Repub-
lican troops. Bilbao has been completely re-
victualed. The populace of that city have
burned the houses of several prominent ad-
herents of Don Carlos. .Britons are becom-
ing solicitous about the condition of their
navy The iron-clads on the active list are
said to be in q deplorable condition, few of
them being in good order.
CAPTAIS-GENERAL CoNcHA has inaugurated
a complete reign of terror in the island of Cuba.
A recent Havana letter says: 1.-THE court
martial is doing its work, and by wholesale,
pronouncing the penalty of death, the chain