Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-28

civil authorities, and the city is now quiet, the
State buildings being altogether in the possess
/ sion of the Baxter Government.
THE Mayor of New Orleans reports that
there is still great restitution in the region
overfowed by the waters of the Mississippi
river. .Neephagon College, at Cross Plains,
Tenn, was burned down recently.
Washington.
IT is said of the petition of the Northern
Pacific railroad, asking the Government to
guarantee the interest on its bonds. that there
is no prospect that it will be fsvorsbly con-
sidered either by the committee or by Con-
gress. The Senate has been laboring for
several days on a new financial scheme, and
| after protracted debate, it was finally
| passed. on the evening of the 14th, in the
shape of a substitute for the one passed
several weeks ago by the House. Mr..
Edmunds declared, in debate, that the Presi-
dent could not, in the face of his recent veto,
possibly sign the bill.
THE President has expressed unequivocal
condemnation of the Finance bill just passed
by the Senate, and. unless amended in the
House, it will probably be vetoed. The
ways and Means Committee failed to extract
much information from Prescott, Sanborn 8
lawyer. he claiming that he could not d;vulge
professional secrets. The health OF the
Vice-President has been much improved.
IT is reported that Toombs, of Georgia, and
Lamar, of Mississippi quarreled at party
given recently by Senator Gordon in Toombs'
honor. The latter uttered some criticisms
upon Lamar's remarks in the House of Rep
resentatives in eulogy of the late Senator
| Sumner which provoked Lamar to reply ::
Amy man who does not agree with the sentl-
ments of my remarks in the House Is a coward
and poltroon. and unworthy of tie respect of
decent Southern man.
General.
PIoHIBITIoN seems to be meeting with con-
tinued drawbacks throughout the country.
In Massachusetts the State Senate has re-
pealed the State Police law. which is virtually
the Temperance law. In Cincinnati, as some
of the crusaders were praying i'll front OF
saloon, mob of nearly 400 men crowded
around. sweeping the Mayor who was present,
and ladies into the gutter, and uttering yells
of - Kill the Mayor. he is in league with the
women" The crusaders are WORKING, against
odds in Fort Wayne, Ind. in the matter of
prosecution. etc.
WESTON failed to complete his 500 mile walk,
giving up on the 430th mile. Mr.. Baxter's
new steam canalboat City of New York, COM
peting for the 100000 State prize, made the
trip from New York to Buffalo in six days
and half, all told, and about five and half
DAYS running time. This is the fastest time
on record.
THOMAS LowMAN recently completed
tramp from Philadelphia to Montreal, Canada,
distance of 665 miles, in II days, a fraction
over 80 miles per day.
A LARGE number of ladies' in Cincinnati.
engaged in prayer crusade against saloons.
were arrested and tried fer disturbing the
peace, the result of which was their discharge
W. tn warning not to resume their Efforts.
A member of the Springfield co. City Council
spoke eight hours upon the question Of re-
stricting the liquor traffic The ecclesiastical
trial of the Rev. David SWING pastor OF the
Fourth Presbyterian church of Chicago, closed
May 20, he being found not guilty of the
charges which were that he "had not been
Jealous and faithful in maintaining the truths
of the Gospel. and had not been faithful and
diligent in the exercise cf the duties of his
position" and that he did not sincerely re-
ceive and adopt the Confession of Faith of
the Presbyterian Church, as containing the
system of doctrines taught in the Holy
Scriptures" The proceedings of the trial,
which occupied nearly month, were dec
orously conducted, and the final vote on the
charges was 46 for acquittal and ID for con-
vict,On.
Political.
A CALL having 5000 signatures is published,
inviting the farmers of Indiana to come
together in mass convention on the 10th of
June.
THE Illinois Prohibition Convention will be
held June 80, at Bloomington. The Sanga-
mon County Qll.) Farmers Association has
called a meeting of farmers. mechanics, la
borers md others of the county in sympathy
with u Decatur platform, to be held in
Springfield on June 6. to determine whether
to appoint delegates to the State convention
to meet on June 10. Great mass meetings of
workingmen we're held in seven al of the prin-
cipal cities of the United States, on the even
ing of the 18th, at which speeches were made
favoriDg concerted political action.
THE caucus nomination Of w. W. Eaton for
United States Senator from Connecticut has
been confirmed by the Legislature of that
State he receiving 16 votes out of 20 in the
Senate. and 1872 out of 227 in the House. -.
A workingmen's meeting was held in st. Paul,
Mimi, on the evening of May 49, which was
addressed by Gov. Davis, who spoke at length
against initiating the currency and in favor of
a speedy return to specie payment.
Personal.
DIR. SAMUEL G.. HOWE, Resident Commits
sioner Of the SANTANA Bay Company, in San
Domingo, has returned to the United States .
-. Gen. A. B. Dyer, of the United States
army, died in Washington May 20.
Foreign.
The Queen gave q state banquet on the
14th to the Car Of Russia and the Grand
Duke Alexis. The Prince and Princess of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
and other members of the royal family, and
Messrs. Gladstone and Disraeli, with all the
members of the Cabinet were present. The
Epoca Of Madrid Spain, publishes long let
ter from Gen. Burriel defending his course in
the Virginils affair A special from Spain
to the London Times reports that Gen.
Manuel de Ia Concha has received orders to
hold 5000 troops in readiness to march to
! Madrid. At last accounts Gen. Concha was
advancing with $4,000 men on the town of
valmaseda, twenty miles southwest Ct Bill
bao with the intention of driving the Carl
| lists into Navsrre. The Duke de Broglie
accepts the challenge of the Left and ex-
treme Right of the French Assembly on the
Electoral bill. and will make his motion to its
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