Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-24

Rev. H. C. Potter, of New York, has de-
clined the election to the Episcopate of Iowa,
and the Office has been rendered to the Rev.
W. r. Huntington of Worcester, Mass.
DR.. James V. z. Blaney, Professor of An
alytical Chemistry in Rush Medical College,
Chicago, and one of the most eminent physi-
clans and chemists in the West is dead.
A shocking story comes from St. Paul.
Sunday-school teacher Of that city has been
arrested for the seduction of a number of his
pupils, mere children The wretch has made
confession, in which he admits having de-
bauched six little girls ranging from to Is
years of age.
A Mr.. J. W. Bense, of Minnesota, has
lately arrived at Sioux City from the Black
Hills He confirms the previous reports that
mining parties were at work in the Hills, and
says that they are getting out gold in paying
quantities.
The smallpox is almost epidemic inst
Louis, and the report of the Board Of Health
shows thirty-one deaths from this disease in
one week.
Three indictments against W. +. Storey, OF
the Chicago Times, for libel. have been re-
turned by the Grand Jury Of Cook county,
| Illinois.
Des Moines. the capital city Of Iowa, has
been disgraced by case of lynch-law. At
O'Clock ON the morning Of the 18th inst, dis
guised party of $50 men forced their way into
the Jail. and taking out one Charles Howard
a rough character, who, few hours pre-
viously. had been tried and convicted of muir.
dering John johnson, an equally rough char
acter, in brothel, hanged him to lamp
| post. Howard had been sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life-
TheIamount of grain in store in Chicago on
the 18th inst. was /, $40, 244 bushels of wheat
$50, s22 bushels of corn, 300, $50 bushels OF
oats, %, III bushels of rye, and S03, 65S bush
els of barley, making grand total of 8, 157.-
631 bushels against 2,706, 723 bushels at the
same time the previous week.
The South.
Dispatches received in Washington from
| Louisiana foreshadow trouble, and proba-
bly, bloodshed, in that State. 1t is intimated
that il the Returning Board counts in a Kel
logg Legislature the most disastrous results
may be anticipated.
Col. Samuel B. Thomas, one of the richest
men in Kentucky, died in Louisville last week
The grand jury at Frankfort, Ky., has
found an indictment against Thomas S. Jones,
the present Clerk of the Court OF Appeals
charging him with usurping an Office estab-
lished by the Constitution, by being ineligible
from the fact that he accepted challenge to
fight duel.
In an interview with Representative Sheldon
recently, the President said, in talking OF
Louisiana affairs, that he did not deem it ad
visable to take any further precautionary steps
to pre- sent an outbreak against Kellogg, but
that if violence was again attempted he would
resort to exreme measures and subject the
ringleaders to severe punishment.
Alarge number of citizens Of Vicksburg have
issued an address giving q statement Of the
troubles there. They charge vast amount OF
official corruption, and accuse Gov. Ames Of
being chiefly instrumental in fomenting the
strife.
The Congressional committee appointed t.
investigate affairs in Arkansas will it il
thought, report against the claims Of boil
Baxter and Garland. This will involve the
overthrow Of the existing constitution ant
the restoration to power of Joseph Brooks.
The cotton crop of 1874, as estimated b,
the cotton-growers in their returns to the
Department Of Agriculture somewhat ex
ceeds 3, 500 900 bales. The yield per acre ii
reported less than in 1878. In most Of tn,
States the weather for ripening and gather
ing the top crop has been very favorable
Reports are nearly unanimous in stating
that the proportion Of lint to seeds is large.
A little school rumpus has been created il
New Orleans by the introduction Of half
dozen colored girls as pupils into one Of thu
female high schools, Over fifty of tn,
graduating class withdrew upon the entranc,
of the negroes.
Washington.
Secretary Fish has received an importan
dispatch from Minister Cushing, at Madrid
announcing that he had received an officia
communication from the Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, in which naturalization for tn,
was virtually conceded.
A noUe pros. has been entered in the safe
burglary case, and 1t has been given out tina
the Attorney General will not prosecute
farther.
The report Of the Commissioners of n
Freedmen's Bank shows that the indebted
ness Of the institution is about "a, 0oo, 00o
and the assets at their full value amount t
but SO per cent. of the sum.
Washington dispatches state that propo
sition is now under consideration by the au
thorities of the United States looking to tn
cession to the United States of strip of ter
ritory on the Mexican side Of the Rio Grand
rrnning back from the river to tn
mountains. This cession is proposes
to be made by way of indemnity 70
tae past and security for the future, and if tn
negotiations are successful it will, it is be
lieved enable the United States government
to put an effectual stop to the raiding an,
marauding of thieving bands of Mexican
that have committed such great depreciation
on the people Of Texas.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Company i
at Washington in force, working MP bill 70
extending government aid to continue tn
building of the road.
The House WAYS and Means Committee ha