Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-15

of caumpv in all directions have been opened upon
me I: my abilities haze been disparaged, ard my
integrity brought WESTON; and it seems to me
that public opinion adverse to my appointment
has been created, which might hereafter embarTass
your administration and perhaps impair my useful
With perfect consciousness that have performed
with clean hand and upright purpose ali the dites
of the various public Offices to which have been
called. and trusting to time. and a just public,
when better informed. tor my vindicatioD, re-
spectfullv ask You to withdraw my nomination fo-
Chief-Justice. have the honor to be, with great
respect, GEO. II. WILLIAMS.
The Grange.
The Grange movement has reached the Ter
ritories. Colorado has already ten lodges,
with an aggregate membership OF 400. A
lodge has been organized at Bismarck, Da-
kota.
ORANGES are being formed in Wisconsin at
the rate of two day. The total number in
8th inst, was sos.
General.
The Legislatures of Illinois, Ohio, Mime
sofa Missouri, Louisiana, Maryland. Massa-
chusetts and Maine are in session.
THERE are lis defsulting railroads in the
United States. and the amount of interest they
have failed to pay is s27, OcO, 900. The bark
Polly, from Pensacola for Liverpool, was lost
during a hurricane on the 26th of December.
The second officer, carpenter, steward and
six men were washed overheard and drowned.
=. The National Crop Reporter, of the 5th
inst, publishes a final summing up of the
result of the corn and Irish potato crops for
1873, in comparison with the previous year, in
the West. The percentage of falling of IL
the corn yield in several States for 1873 is as
follows: Illinois. 40 5-10; Indiana, %; Iowa,
26: Kansas. As; Minnesota, % Clio Missouri,
33 7-1O Ohio, 20 4-10; Wisconsin, 10 2-10 !;
nnessee, "a 2-10-an average in the nine
States of 81 9-10 per cent. The losses on
bushels in the same States are in round num-
bers as follows Illinois, LA, 200, 600;
Indiana, 1880, 900; Iowa, $500, 600 !;
Kansas, 14.5O0,Oo0; Minnesota 1000, 900;
consin, 100000; Tennessee, $500, 0O0-s
total of 241. SOC, 900. The aggre gate yield of
corn in the States named for 1872 is given as
$50. OO0 900, and for 1873 ss 514 900, 600. The
result of the Irish potato crop in the follow
ing eight States is shown in percentages of
loss for 1878, as follows: Illinois, 62: Iowa.
80 Clio: Kansas, 70; Minnesota, "a Missouri.
A 7-l0 Ohio. Is $40; Wisconsin, Is $40 In
diana "a 2-1O-an average loss of 80 per cent
The losses in bushels in each are, in round
numbers. Illinois. 5000. 600; Iowa. 1000, 900;
Kansas $500 600: Minnesota. 800. 900; Mis-
sour. /, 400. 900; Ohio, 400. 900 Wisconsin,
1. 100. 600; Indiana, 1 300 000-a total of A.
400, 900 bushels. The aggregate potato crop in
the States named was for 1872, 1900, 600
bushels, and for 1878. 29,000,0 600 bushels.
THE Legislatures of the following named
States are in session: Ohio, Louisiana, Arkan-
sas. Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Pennsyl-
vania. Wisconsin. Missouri. Maryland. Maine
Massachusetts. The public debt of the
United States has been decreased less than
three millions of dollars during the year 1873.
A CONFERENCE of railroad men at New York
has decided to increase the freight rates from
Chicago to the East.
THE Railroad law of Iowa has been sus-
tanned by the United States Supreme Court as
far as to be declared not in conflict with the
Federal power of regulating commerce be-
tween the States. This law requires the rail-
roads to fix their tariffs every September.
make them public by posting at all the sta
tons, and to adhere to them honestly. suit
brought against the Chicago and Northwestern
road for violation of these provisions, and de-
cided against it, was carried by the company
through the State courts to the United States
Supreme Court on the ground indicated above.
The Supreme Court have decided that the law
does not attempt to regulate commerce be-
tween the States, but is only police reguia-
ton such as = State may always enact