Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-02-19

+! AWAsHINGroN dispatch states that the re-
port of the Senate Transportation Committee
is nearly ready. The testimony alone covers
| 800 printed octave pages. 1t is believed that
| the committee will either report absolutely
against Government aid, or else favor the
adoption of one particular route, to be COM
pleted under national patronage. &. &. The House
! Committee ON Railroads and Canals has de-
cided to report in favor of chartering narrow
gauge railroad from point i'll North Carolina
to Leavenworth, Kan.
/ The Army Reduction bill, under considera-
ton by the House Military Committee pro-
yides for sweeping reductions in the army
among others, of five regiments of infantry,
two of cavalry. and one of artillery. Officers
who may necessarily be affected by the reduc-
ton are to receive one years pay on being
mustered out.
Political.
THE Republican State Convention of Con-
necticut, in session at Hartford last week,
nominated Henry B. Harrison for Governor.
The platform declares that States should be
left to regulate their own internal affairs; in
dorses the course of the National Administra-
ton in reference to the recent election in
Texas; opposes any further increase of paper
currency; favors early resumption of specie
payments and equal taxation; denounces land
| grants to monopolies; demands prompt pun
| ishment of dishonest officials, and strict
economy in national and State Governments.
| MAG.-GEN. JAMES B. STEEDMAN, has been
elected to succeed Chief-Justice Waite as
member of the Ohio Constitutional Conven-
ton from Toledo.
The Grange.
| THE National Grange, at st. Louis, has
unanimously adopted declaration of purposes
and principles. They state that they mean to
cooperate for their mutual advancement in
every way morally, sacially. and industrially.
AS they theoretically put it, they propose to
meet together, talk together. work together,
buy together. sell together, act together. IN
short, do about everything together except
vote together. Every Patron is left free
to act with any party that he thinks
will best carry out his political idea
They take pains to disown anything like
hostility to middlemen or to railroads. but
they will not have surplus of the former nor
submit to any monopoly by the latter. There
is plea for education of q practical sort in
agricultural colleges. The women of the
country and their friends have not failed to
notice that women have taken part in the de-
alterations and committee work of the grange
and the declaration closes with pledge that
has more promise in it for the rights of woman
than any other thing that has been said or
done in her behalf in America.
THE National Grange circular for January
shows an increase, since the 18th of December
when the last circular was issued, of 1866
oranges. The total at that date was 1896;
the total at that of the last circular 10 S62.
The membership is only approximately stated
at about $50. 900. The increase is largely in
the South and the Valley States.
General.
An extensive cave, Astounding in articles
and hieroglyphics Of great antiquity, has been
discovered near Ottawa Canada. The Coun-
Gil of the Choctaw Nation has entered it's
protest against Territorial Government for
the Indian Territory.
THE National Crop Reporter of the 9th inst.
publishes estimates of the percentage of the
last crop of barley and rye in the hands of pro-
ducers Jan. Is, in the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The percent
age of barley on hand at the date named in
the five States, which produced in 1878 some
g. 500, 600 bushels. is placed at 81 $40 per cent
The rate of consumption, by which is meant
both shipments and home consumption, is
highest in Kansas and lowest in Wisconsin
being respectively 76 and sc per cent. The
per centage of rye on hand averages 26 Clio
year of about 1900, 900 bushels, indicates an
amount now on hand equal to trife less than
Las, 000 bushels. The consumption is
heaviest in Kansas-sO per cent.-and lightest
in Wisconsin, per cent.
DISPATCHES from the West continue to
furnish details of Indian outrages. Indian
Agent Howard telegraphs from the White
stone Agency to Washington an urgent appeal
for military protection. 1t is estimated that
5000 Sioux, Cheyenne and Arspahoe Indians
are ready to take the war-path and that at
least 10, 900 soldiers are needed to protect life
and property.
Foreign.
A LONDON dispatch Of the It'll says: $50
far 4S4 members of Parliament have been re-
turned, of whom 255 are Conservative, 900
Liberal The Conservatives replace II Liber-
ais and the latter have ousted "a Conserva-
| tives. Baron Rothschild is defeated in the
| city, standing at the bottom Of the poll. 1t is
now rendered certain that Disraeli has secured
a fair working majority in Parliament. The
| defeat Of the Gladstone party is attributed to
Bruce's unpopular licensing act the division
of the Liberal party on side issues-such as
the Education act, female suffrage, the Per
missive bill, etc." Sir Charles Dixie and the
MARQUIS of Lorne have been reelected :.
Sickles has left Madrid for home. Another
railway disaster is reported from England.
| Two trains on the Great Western road col
lided, killing and injuring many people. "A
London dispatch announces the death of
Baron Meyer Rothschild.
| THE news from Cuba is important. Cap
tain-General Jovellar, who has lately been in
vested with extraordinary powers by the Mad
rid Government has issued a proclamation
placing the whole island in Etate of siege,
and ordering the mobilization for active
service of four volunteers out of every
ten. this mobilization to begin i'm
mediately, and continue six months. All per-
SONS between the ages of 20 and As not volun-
teers on the LIST of February are to be enrolled
in the militia. Voluntary enlistment is to be
for one year. and any volunteer who may en-
list for one year will be exempt from all flu
ture drafts. Every drafted volunteer will re-
ceive 500 bounty. The proclamation en-
braces other stringent orders, which the
Spaniards think will have the effect Of ending
the war before the summer is over. Two
women lately fought duel in Sinaloa, Mexi-
CO, one of them being killed and the other
wounded.
A COMPANY has been organized in London to
lay new cable from Great Britain to Halifax,
ria the Azores, by which messages will be