Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East.

The East.
THE death is announced, at his residence in
Buffalo, N. Y, Of ex- President Willard Fill
more. aged IA. He was conscious to the last,
and death was painless.
New YORK fool named Henry Connors
made wager, the other day, that he could
drink pint of whisky and gallon Of beer in
an hour. He won the bet, but died short
time after swallowing the poison.
BOSTON is having an epidemic of fire. Ten
were reported in one night'la week.
The West.
The temperance crusade in Ohio. Indiana,
and Illinois is still being prosecuted vigorous
ly, and is gradually spreading to other States.
At Columbus, the capital of Ohio, the war
RACES fercely, but the saloon-keepers stub
bornly refuse to he moved. In the smaller
towns, however, the crusaders are meeting
with better success, and hardly day passes
that does not witness the closing OF several
rum-mills. Praying and singing bands have
been organized in numbers of towns in Hi
nois and Indiana and Iowa, Wisconsin and
other States in the West are threatened with
an invasion of the temperance wave Hills
dale (Mich College has been destroyed by
fire. Loss, S75, 900 insurance, $4,000.
FRIDAY March 6, writes q correspondent,
will be a memorable day in the annals of Day
ton. Ohio. The womens Prayer League, in
two divisions, of about twenty women each,
marched upon the three hundred bar
rooms of Dayton through drenching rain
and slippery streets. When the columns de-
bouched from the English Lutheran church,
after making prayers the commotion on the
streets was intense. The saloonists were in
stantly notified to put their houses in order,
and stand guard They were visibly agitated,
rs natural consequence of an assault to which
no physical or even legal, resistance could be
offered. Every saloon in the city was visited.
At many they refused admittance, in
some instances being rudely repelled. But
they were not to be put off in this way, and
when the doors were closed in their faces the
deveut ladies dropped upon their knees in the
nasty sloppiness, and sent their prayers up to
Heaven. 1t was An affecting spectacle, and
many of the spectators were visibly affected
The rum dealers showed little disposition to
yield, but the women VOW they will never
cease their labors until the iniqui-
The National Crop Reporter gives the most
fiattering accounts of the fruit prospects and
the condition of the fruit buds in the West
1t states that there were a great many trees
killed last year in various manners, but at
present, on all living trees the buds are, as a
rule, in the best possible condition for large
crop, with favorable weather in the future.
THE troops sent to the relief of the Red
Cloud Agency have arrived safely at their des-
tination, where they found everything quiet,
and the fears of an Indian have almost
entirely vanished. A man named Bigelow,
stabbed and killek Joseph Peschke at Muske-
gon, Waukesha county, Wis, few days ago.
"A young man named Fred Odds recently
shot and horribly mutiated q grocer named
Ferris. in Topeka, Kansas Both Houses of
the Iowa Legislature have passed the Railroad
bill, which originated in the State Senate by
vote of go to 4. Il divides the roads of the
State into three classes, and enacts directly
without the Intervention of Board OF Com
missioners, as in Illinois, the rates that may
be charged in each class, for freight and pas
eengers. These rates are cents, 81 cents,
and cents. respectively for passengers. A
fund of $40. 900 is placed in the Governors
railroads that infringe the law. When dam
ages are sustained BY any one, he may recover
five times it's amount.
develop itself in Missouri. :. Scattering war
parties of Indians are reporte d in Dakota.
The house of George King, at Independence,
Iowa, was recently burned. Mrs. King and
two children and Mrs. Moses persisted in the
flames
THE Ohio women have closed up 396 saloons
30 far. Eight convicts recently escaped from
the Penitentiary at Laramie City, Wyoming,
by overpowering the guard and knocking the
keeper down All the saloons in Winchester,
Ind, have capitulated to the praying women,
but the druggists refuse to sign the pledge.
A TELEGRAM from Fort Laramie states that
General Smith with eight companies Of cavalry
and four of infantry had started for Spotted
Tails agency. The Brules and Winneconjous
were concentrating near the agency, and
threatening fight. The Indians under Red
Cloud were also very threatening. and there
was much bad talk The Ohio Constitu-
tional Convention has refused, BY vote Of 4S
for to 80 against, to submit to separate vote
. section allowing woman SUFFRAGE.
THE pioneer settlers of Michigan are to meet
Association. The Milwaukee brewers have
receded from their purpose to advance the
price of beer. The Indians of the Winneba-
go Agency. in the vicinity of Sioux City, Iowa,
are becoming troublesome.
The South.
BRYAN, Texas, has been visited by another
destructive conhagration. The Louisiana
has adjourned The closing scenes are de-
scribed the most disorderly ever witnessed
an . Legislative assembly Recent heavy
rains have caused the overflow Of the Missis-
sippi river ut number of places below Cairo
snd above Memphis, and some sections Of the
country are covered for miles BY water. An
extraordinary duel was fought at Atlanta, Ga,
a few days ago, between two colored men,
Peter Blair and Moses Sullivan. Peter told
Moses he was no gentleman. Moses demand
ed an apology, which Peter couldn't concede.
A challenge followed, seconds were chosen,
and the party repaired to the field. The
ground was paced of, and Colts five-shooters
placed in the hands of the principals. The
word was given, Peter, is you ready?'
Yes, sab, responds Peter. Moses, is you
ready?" "Yes, saA," quoth Moses Then
they commenced shooting, and both parties
fired away until the last barrel was discharged.
The pistols were reloaded, the principals re-
sumed their position, words of command were
repeated. and firing recommended and was
continued until Blair tell to the ground shot
through both legs
GREAT floods are reported in the Mississippi
Arkansas, White and Red rivers.