Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08
NEWS SUMMARY.


The East.
THE extensive dry goods irm of Jordan,
Marsh d Co., OF Boston, is charged with
frauds on the revenue to the amount of
81, 200, 000 and the books and property of the
house have been seizeo by an agent Of the
Treasury Department. These frauds have, it
is alleged, been carried on systematically for a
series of years. A Baltimore dispatch states
that the steamer Edgar Stewart is fitting out
in that port for Cuba. :. The United States
sloop-of-war Juniata, having ON board the
surviving passengers of the Virginius, arrived
at New York the other day, and an examina-
ton Of them was at once commenced by the
United States District Attorney. 1t is stated
that there is concerted plan among the
prisoners to profess utter ignorance Of the
nature of the Virginius' mission at the time
she was captured, and all facts relating to her.
They have agreed to this scheme. it is sup
posed, in order to avoid trouble with the
United States Government, in case it should
be proved that the neutrality laws were vio-
lated. Miss Elise Holt, the wel[known ac-
tress, died at Pittsburgh, few days ago, of
pneumonia
A CHEERING sign of the gradual recovery Of
the country from the effects of the recent
financial crisis is shown in the fact that nearly
all of the large manufactures in New England
are resuming operations -
The accounts of the Brooklyn Street Com
missioner are s55, 900 short :. The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has ordered reduc-
ton in wages of 10 per cent, to apply to all
the officers and employees of the Eastern
Dlvision.-3,500 in number,-not excepting
even the President and ce-President. 1t is
duction, but under protest, not receiving it as
full pay. The Brooklyn On. - Commits
sioners of Charities are charged with squander-
ing S4OO, 900 of the city charity fund
W. W. SToRRs, Treasurer of the National
Savings Bank of Concord, N H., has con-
fessed to q deficiency of S65, 900 in his ac-
counts. ~
Tho West.
JUDGE GoDDIN, of the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict of Kansas, has given decision in the
disputed Usage lands in favor of the settlers
The case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court The accounts of the Treasurer of
Leavenworth coun1y, Kan, are in con-
fusion, and a committee who have examin ed
them report that that officer is ''short"
$4,000
The National Crop Reporter, of the 29th ult.,
publishes returns from the States of Illinois,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas,
Missouri, and Indiana in relation to the sup
ply Of hogs for the current season, showing
that the total number fattened in the States
named is 8 lilo per cent. less than for the
season of 70. The comparative falling of in
each State is follows Illinois. per cent;
Minnesota. 10 $40: Wisconsin. $40; Iowa,
$40: Ohio. 92-10; Kansas, Z clio; Mis-
sour, $40; Indiana, $40. Through the
negligence of a turnkey, eleven prisoners
quietly walked out of the Peoria Qll.) Jail
few evenings ago. The report that the engi-
neers of the Northwestern and Illinois Central
railroads had joined in the late strike was
premature. The earnings of the Illinois
Central railroad for the six months ending
Oct 81 we're So, 169 $50. g. an excess of ST.
523.65 over last year. David A. Gage, the
defaulting ex-Treasurer of Chicago has turned
over his property to trustee for the benefit
of the city. The property is valued az $685.
500, while the deficit in his accounts amounts
to S507, 600.
TIE report of the produce trade of Chicago
for the past year shows a marked increase
over the preceding years. The receipts of
bresdstuffs aggregate Sc, 731, 59S bushels,
against SO, 426, 842 bushels in 1872. There
were received the extraordinary number of
1850, 900 live hogs, and 765, 900 head of cattle
The value of the produce received during the
year is S24O, 00O, GOO. The State Teachers
Associations of Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana
last week, and the attendance shows that great
importance is attached to these occasions. -.
Nineteen business houses were recently burned
in Stevens Point, Wis. Estimated loss, $50,
000.- "A party of striking railroad engineers
went to the engine-house of the Jacksonville,
Madison and Indianapolis railroad, at Indian
apolis, and, while one held revolver to the
head of the Waterman, the others broke up
and disabled ten locomotives. The enumera-
ton of the school children in Indiana. Just
completed, shows 631, 149 white, and 9,183
colored school children. Total, GAG, 1872.
PAPER manufacturer of Beloit, Wis, is
about to establish In Rockford, H., a large
mandatory in which to make flour barrels,
tubs, tobacco casks, cigar boxes, wash-boards,
ETC., out of paper.
TIE threatened general strike of en-
ployes upon the Western railroads has been
averted, Tor the present at least, by the rail-
road companies withdrawing their reduction of
wages. The only roads that have been af-
fected by the strike are tho lines operated by
the Tom Scott combination, and the strike ON
those roads is practically ended. The
spotted fever has been prevailing to al
alarming extent in Greene county, H. -.
Three persons were killed and eight wounded
by the rear coach of . train on the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton railroad being thrown
from the track near Brownsville, Ind, a few
DAYS ago. - Hammond, the revivalist, has
caused great awakening in Alton, Ill, and
many gamblers and saloon keepers have been
converted. . The receipts of all kinds of
grain at Milwaukee during the past year
amounted to 32,471, 900 bushels; receipts of
flour, 1,230, 600 barrels. Davenport, Iowa,
expended 81, SOC, 600 for public improvements
last year.. Miss Baty, living near Fort
Wayne, Ind, was assaulted by rufian whom
she met in the road The brave woman de-
Tended herself bravely knocking the scoundrel
senseless with a club, and afterward had him
arrested. The taxable property of Colorado
is SIS, GOO, 900, having increased about S12,-
OO0, 900 In two years. Judge Blodgett, of
the United States District Court, sitting at
Chicago. has decided that national banks can
not be thrown into bankruptcy under the
Bankrupt law, being only amenable to the
provisions of the Currency act
washington.
II is stated that the estimates for river and
harbor improvements viii be cut down from
so, ZOO, 900 to "a, OOO. 600. Several members
of the Senate COMMITTEES on Privileges are
hard at work on schemes for amendments to
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