Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-02


order of Congress.
in the matter of public appropriations, as
compared with that Of last year, sums up as
follows:
Last gear. This gear.
Navy. So, 25O00 SIG. 900
Army ...-....---...-.- 5l,loOOOO zs,.oo,OOO
Legislative. ............... 3,75O,OO0 D5OO,OOO
Fortincations. l,sSS'VOo g0aO'Oo0 0
Indians: oSvoS0 o9 soo 0Oo
Deficiency. II, 12S, 600 100000
go. William A. Dennison, of Ohio; Henry L.
Blow, of Missouri, and ex-senator A. G.. Cat
tell, of New Jersey, were appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate, on the
govern the District of Columbia until new
form of government is adopted. The name
of Alexander r. Shepherd was mentioned by
the President as one of the Commits
sion, but he was rejected by the
decisive vote of SO against g..
Nothing whatever is said in the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill passed by Congress
about civil service reform" and no APP
preparation was made for carrying it out.
Thus, as Ben Butler remarked, "Civil SER
vice reform dies instead of being killed" -.
The new Postal law makes the postage on
daily and weekly newspapers three cents per
pound, prepaid. Newspapers in county
may be sent through the mails at ten cents a
volume, prepaid. The postage of the Con-
gressiondt Record is fixed at ore cent. The
law does not take effect until Jnauary next,
by which time new one may possibly have
been passed and the present one repealed.
The President having approved Of the
bill for the distribution of the Geneva award,
has appointed the following gentlemen to
be Judges of the Court of Commissions Of
Alabama CLAIMS; Hezekiah Wells, Michigan :
Martin Ryerson, New Jersey Kenneth Ray
nor, Mississippi; VIM. A. Porter, Pennsyl-
vania and Caleb Baldwin, Iowa.
LYMAN 4. Bass refuses to accept the office
of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury on ac-
count of the inadequacy Of the salary. :. Post
master General Creswell rendered his resigna-
mediately accepted it, and named Hon. Eugene
Hale, of Maine, as his successor. The grand
jury of the United States Circuit Court for the
District of Columbia has found an indictment
against A. C. Buell. for defamation of charac-
ter, in that. as correspondent Of the Detroit
Free Press. he procured to be printed, few
months ago, in that journal, statement that
Senator Chandler. Of Michigan, had been
helped from the floor of the Senate. in open
session, in q state of intoxication. 8. The
President and family left on the 25th of June
for the White sulphur Springs of Virginia
General.
Mrs. AUDUBON, widow Of the distinguished
naturalist, died at Shelbyville, Ky., June Is,
aged 50 /; Mrs. Cameron, wife of the Senator at
Harrisburg. Pa, June 10, and NJ. Jules ia
min, the French author, at Paris. June 49,
aged 20.
ANOTHER new planet has been discovered
this time by NJ. Perrotin, of Berlin. The
stranger is in a little more than 16 hours of
right ascension, and 22a degrees of south de-
clination.
Political.
CoNGREssMEN Blaine and Frye, Of Maine,
have been renominated.
The Prohibitionists of Michigan have
called State Convention to meet at Lansing
on July 80, for the nomination of State Off
GERS.
JOSEPH A. TITcoMB is the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Maine.
THE Anti-Monopolists Of Iowa met in con-
vention in Des Moines on Wednesday, June
"a, made declaration of their principles, and
put in nomination the following ticket for
State offices: Secretary of State, David Nor
gan, of Mahaska county; Auditor. j. VI.
King, Of Dubuque county; Treasurer, j. w.
Barnes, of Dies Moines county Attorney
General, j. T. Keatley, of Pottawottamic
county; Clerk of the Supreme Court, George
W. Ball, OF Polk county; Supreme Court
Reporter, J. NJ. Weart, of Buchanan county !;
Register of State Land Office, NJ. Rodermal
of Story county.
In New York the Republican, Democratic
Liberal Republican and Prohibition parties
have each determined to put ticket in the
field.
Foreign.
The Deputies of the Left Center a the
French Assembly publish note again invit-
ing an alliance with the Right Center in order
that both parties may establish republic
The Left Center will offer all the necessary
constitutional guarantees. and declare that if
an alliance is refused. the Right Center will
be responsible for the probable return of the
Empire. At reception of the Cardinals by
the Pope, his Holiness mentioned that pro-
posals had been received, emanating from
exalted political personages, looking to recon-
citation between the papacy and Italian Gov
eminent. He declared, however, that he
would yield nothing; that any con-
cession on his part would be inju-
rious to the church and society.
The London Times reports a severe engage
ment between Spanish Republicans and Car
lists, at Alsora, which terminated in favor of
the former, and in which Don Ensigne, the
son Of Henry of Bourbon, fell at the head of
a bosly of Carlist zouaves.
An Havana letter states that trustworthy in
formation, through insurgent sources, reports
the arrival Of an expedition, under Aguilera,
on the north coast, with 1000 arms, 6 pieces
of mountain artillery, and a large quantity of
ammunition. All the material was safely
landed, and communication was established
with the forces of Maxima Gomez This is
said to be the most important expe iition got
ten up by the insurgents since the first year of
the war. A rigorous consumption is been en-
forced in many places by the Spaniards. 49,
NJ. Lucien Boun has Informed the Committee
of Thirty that the Legitimists intended to again
introduce in the French Assembly motion in
favor of the restoration Of the Monarchy :.
In the House Of Commons, on the 10th.
Pourke, Under-Secretary for the Foreign De-
partment, in reply to request for informa-
ton, stated that Her Majesty's Government
was not unwilling to mediate between Brazil
and the Argentine Confederation, but that it
had not as yet been invited to use it's friendly
Offices in that direction. The yellow fever
is raging with great violence in Bahia. The
Cathedral Chapter Of Posen, Prussia, has re-
fused to obey the Government orders to elect
vicar-General, declaring that it does not
hat