Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-11-12

ened oy approaching foots cps, and Lick wa
picked up iRsensible
boiler explosion at the Vulcan Iro
Works, st. Louis, caused the death of tbre
men,
Gov Allen, of Ohio, has designated tn
18th of November as a day of thanksgiyin
and prayer.
The South
Twelve counties in Alabama report tn
average increased cotton yield at Is per cent.
twenty-four counties report q decrease of Q
per cent. The crops will be picked cleane
and earlier than usual. Fifteen counties il
Missis sippi report an average decrease of g.
per cont. Lowndes county shows an increas,
Of Is per cent.
An alteration took place in the streets Of
New Orleans last week, between Mai. Burke
leader Of the Conservative party, and Gov
Kellogg, which had its origin in local politics.
Burke took umbrage on reading some letters
addressed to the press by Kellogg, in which
the Major was reflected upon, and when they
met the former drew q cowhide and struck
kellogg several times. Pistols were drawn
on both sides, and shots exchanged, but no
serious damage was done.
The great Vinewood herd of short-horn
cattle, owned by B. B. Groom, of Winchester.
KY, was sold on the 29th ult., and is said to
have been the best large sale of Dur
hams ever made in the world. One hundred
head Of these fine bovines were disposed of
at an average Of 5000 per head.
Gov. Leslie, of Kentucky, has issued
proclamation offering an aggregate reward of
about $1,000 for the capture Of the masked
rufians who recently shot young negro girl
in Shelby county.
Hon. Jeremiah White, one Of the owners of
the Houston County (Tex.) Democrat, was
shot and killed by John H. Hubbard.last
week
New Orleans is in arrears to its fire depart-
ment for several months pay-s7OO, OOO-and
the hremen have threatened to strike on
Nov. 10, unless their demands for settlement
are complied with.
Louisville, Ky, is shown to be the largest
market in the world for leaf tobacco. The
sales Of that product during the past twelve
months aggregate SO, $40 hogsheads, against
53,O56 in the twelve months previous, the
total amount Of sales being 81, 677,71O
Gen. Humphreys, the Chief Of the Engineer
Corps, has recommended an appropriation of
s100, 900 for the enlargement of the Louisville
md Portland canal, according to the plans
heretofore reported.
Washington.
All the United States Treasury officers in
Texas, excepting one Collector of Customs
Ind one Collector of Internal Revenue. have
'een removed by the President. The follow
ng are the new appoiRtees: Gen. B. G. |
Shields, Customs Collector at Galveston /;
Ridge Paschal, Customs Collector at Corpus |
)hristi; Wesley Ogden, Customs Collector az
ndianola Gen. Malloy. Internal Revenue |
Collector for the Jefferson District; Robert |
:. Campbell, internal Revenue Collector for
he Austin District. None of these men ap-
lied for the positions, and they are said to |
70 men Of honesty and integrity. The Post
masters at Galveston and Houston have also |
zen removed, and new men substituted.
The internal revenue receipt s for the pres
mt fiscal year promise to e4ceed the esti-
mates of the Commissioner.
Judge Humphrey, who is presiding over
he court now engaged in trying the safe
urslary censpirators, warned the newspaper
eporters that they must make no comments
n the proceedings Of the court, for he had
be power to lock them up for contempt.
The War Department holds that q retired
ficer vacates his rank by accepting civil
hce. If Gen. Meigs does not accept the
'ussia mission he will probably be retired and
ZEN. Ingalls, be made Qnartermaster-General.
The Congressional Record in seven vol
mes, containing all the debates of Congress
the last session, has just been printed
Secretary Bristow has had under considera-
on for some time the question whether Fed
raj officeholders should be allowed TO become
for election for offices while thew
cid their positions.
bockrsy, the American who was arrested
the Spanish authorities in Cubs, writes
ON Santanda, Spain, that he has been sem
need to penal colony in Africa for term
ten years.
The attention Of the Postmaster General
Is been called to the fact that the salaries
Postmasters in large towns and cities are [
,tirely out of proportion to the work per- |
med
The internal revenue receipts for the month
lding Oct 81 were s9,2O4, ST.; for tie off,
al year, s35, $50, 4ss.
Gen. Spinner viii in his report renew some
his old recommendations with respect to {
% currency, and will have some new sugges-
'ns as to the means by which the ultimate
sumption Of coin payments can be attained. t
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued a q
u for s5,O0O,0O0 Of coupon bonds. five !
entities. to be redeemed Feb. 8. at which I
te the interest upon them will cease. e
During the month Of October the public q
BIT was reduced 1851, 49, The following is
Q state ment in detail
Pr cell.. oonos. n ,1S2 SO, $50 4
Te Per cent. bonds. ............. $50 SOS 900
Tota coin bonds. 81 100 7O8 $50 .
wIui money DEBT. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 14,678,OOO Il
- - - ...-............. ~, 800 n
80 49,. eo'eo. .....-............. ~, O75, 267
rtincates OF deposit. 52.525 GOO q
schonhi CURRENCY. 4S.I5I O24 | n
w oef'incA'es. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 400, 400
Total without interest. ......s sO4, s2l. 500 .,
Total debit 40 49, - - | n