Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09

HENRY HOWARD (Rep.) has been reelected
Governor of Rhode Island without opposition.
A WASHINGTON dispatch states that there is
no likelihood of the Massachusetts, Legisla-
ture arriving at choice for Senator. 1t is
stated that there is an expectation, If not
tacit understanding, that no choice will be
made, and that the Legislature will adjourn
leaving vacant the unexpired term of Senator
Summer.
Foreign.
FROM statement made in the House of
Commons on yesterday by the British Home
Secretary it appears that sixteen Fenian pris-
oners are still undergoing imprisonment for
offenses against the Crown. The Secretary
announced that the Government did not in
tend to interfere with the execution of the
sentences This bars the Fenians from all
hope from the Disraeli Government. The
French Assembly has rejected a motion to
take vote to decide the future form of gov
eminent of France. The coal-miners of
Staffordshire, England, to the number of 12,-
600 have struck work.
The annual rowing race between the Oxford
and Cambridge crews came off on the river
Thames ON the 2Sth of March, and Cambridge
scored her fifth successive victory. The
losses in the late battles before Bilboa are
said to have been very heavy on both sides.
:. 1t is reported that Rochefort and Pascal
Grousset have escaped from the penal colony
of New Caledonia to Australia.
THE report that Henri Rochefort and Pascal
Grousset had escaped from the French penal
colony of New Caledonia Is confirmed. They
have arrived in Australia. Advices from
Carlist sources deny that the Royalists were
defeated before Bilboa, but assert on the con-
| trary that they maintained every position in
| that vicinity, and furthermore that the tele-
| graph wires have been cut in the rear of Ser
rano's army.
| RocHEFoRT announces his intention of COM
| ing to America ON lecturing tour. The
steamship Nile was lost on her last voyage
from Hong Kong to Yokohama, and all her
passengers drowned. Among them we're the
Japanese Commissioners to the Vienna Exhi-
bition. There were IS persons ON board
| The news from the Island of Cuba is interest
| ing. The patriot army in the Central Depart
ment now numbers over 20, 900, and the whole
army throughout the island is estimated at
near $4,000. The impression is that Gen. Con-
| cha will make propositions Of peace to the Mar
quis of Santa Lucia, but no conditions will be
accepted except unconditional surrender of
the Spaniards and their departure from the
island. The incendiary torch is making great
havoc in the sugar plantations of the island.
| Reports from the districts OF India Affected
by the famine chow great improvement in
the situation. There are now no actual cases
of starvation outside of Tiraoot. aud in that
district only a few. A movement is on foot
in England to make the Government reim-
burse the English sufferers by the 6epredations
of the Alabama The conflict iaaugurated
in Germany by the recently enacted ecclesias-
teal laws still continues. A third church dig
nitary. the Archbishop Of Boulogne, has fol.
lowed the Archbishops of Treves and Posen
to prison. Gladstone has reconsidered his
determination to resign the leadership of the
Opposition in the British Parliament, whereai
has friends are greatly rejoiced. i. London il
enjoying the delights of panic.
THERE is some prospect Of peace in Cuba
1t is thought the insurgents will propose
cessation of hostilities. to be followed by
formal treaty of peace, the basis of which
will be general amnesty to all political offend
ers, and representation of the insurgents in
the Cortes. The treaty will include stipula
ton that the island shall remain united te
Spain . 1t appears that only 20 pilgrims, in
stead of III. we're lost overheard recently
from the Mediter1 anean steamer.
ADvrcEs to April from the scene of the
war before Bilboa show that the Republican
troops have taken no position held by the
Carlists since March %. A three days armis-