Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-08-27
County gepublitan
PLYMOUTH. INDIANA.
NEWS SUM MARY.
The East

IN consequence of the criminal negligence
and stupidity of railway officials in Vermont
an accident occurred the other day by whicl
five persons were killed outright and fftee,
We're seriously injured. 1t appears that
bridge had been carried away bv a freshet
and the section men were aware of the fact
yet they did not caution the coming train
An accident occurred on the 10th inst. OF
the Trenton On. j. railroad, near Eddingkau
Station An excursion train collided with ,
coal train on siding, the switch being mis-
placed. Five persons were killed and four
teen seriously hurt. New York CITY ha,
MADE formal demand upon the Brooklyn
Bank for Sc, 100000 assumed to be standing
to the city's credit, but actually stolen by the
rng thieves The city claims that the checks
upon which the money was drawn bore forged
Endorsements.
AT the request of the License Comm ttse of
the Boston Board Of Aldermen, Passion
Perils, play founded on incidents connect
ed with the Beecher-Tilton scandal. has been
Withdrawn from the stage Of the Athenaum
IN that city The proprietors were given to
understand that another representation would
ciuse their license to be revoked.
The West.
A SERIOUS smash-up occurred on the Toledo
Wabash and Western railroad. near Sidney
H., on the 14th inst, resulting in the wreck
ing OF sixteen cars, the killing of two and the
serious injury OF three passengers.
DECISION has at last been rendered by TIE
Chicago courts in the celebrated Cheney
Wbitehouse case. The effect of the decision
Is e put the bill Of conplanants out of court,
ana to declare that the Rev. Mr..
Cheney was not lawfully deposed
from the Episcopal ministry An
enormous meteor, described to be as laroa
as the full moon and almost as bright as the
sun, passed over Cairo, ILL.,, few DAYS AGO
IL appeared In the northern heavens. moving
with great rapidity, with a tremendous stream
OF nre following it, toward the horizon. Be
lore reaching the horizon, however. il burst
with terrible noise. into a dozen fragments
some of them bursting in their turn. For
nearly half-minute the streets were LIGHT
enough to read.
A TELEGRAM from Fort Fetterman TO Gen
Ord says: "A Cheyenne half-breed from
Powder river reports that at a council of the
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes it was decided tn
recall ali hostile parties from the vicinity of
the railroad and return to the Agency: that
about 200 lodges of Cheyennes passed 81
miles north of that post on Friday en- route
TO the Agency; that 100 lodges of Arranaboes
would follow in day or two; that thew were
very hungry and eating their horses" A
man named Charles Levy a Prussian Jaw
claims to be the murderer of Renism;n
Nathan, of New York, and has surrendered
himself to the authorities of Bloomington
THE self-confessed Nathan murderer ubo
recently gave himself up at Bloomington. Ill.
turns out to be fraud. He was aiming to
get dead head ride to New York Austin
Nevada, has exper euced another cloud-burst'
TO the town BADLY. No lives lost
Inc railroad Commissioners of Iowa have |
written letter to the Illinois Commissioner |
explaining the occasion of their absence from |
the convention at Dubuque. They give "a !, |
rsseon pressing husiness eneaeernants. asssrt |
their sympathy with the objects of the con- |
ference, and say that they will be presep. q,
the next meeting. Advices from the Cnster
expedition state that the hostile Indians will
intercept 1t on the way back, before reaching
he upper Missouri. The hostiles humber
lDout 5000.
A RUNoR comes from the West to the effect
hat Gen. Clusters expedition has come to an
with the Indians, and that forty
D. fifty white men have been killed. The loss
8 much heavier than might have been ex-
oected- though the dispatches state that the
Indians were 1000 strong. Further adyices
VII be awaited with some anxiety.
The South.
A DISPATCH from Charleston. 8. C. ststes
hat reign Of terror exists in Georgetown
n that State, caused by contest between
vo negro factions.
In shooting ARRAY at Point Pleasant.
Tenn, Gen. Darnell was killed by Can't.
Albert Hall, and Capt. Cole and two brothers
famed Coe were seriously wounded. The
hootlng resulted from rivalry between Capts
1al ana Coie, who ran competing ferry I
oats Much excitement prevails in Edge
ED county. 3. c., and war of races ia i'm
alnent. In that event the whites Of Georgia
NIL interfere IN behalf of their friends.
augusta {
A NEW ORLEANS dispatch states that the re-
orted duel IN St James Parish, La, between '
'r. Charles Gray and Deputy Sheriff Rich t
rds is confirmed They fought with re-
divers at distance OF fifteen PAGES Both .
ell at the third nre and died In . few min
ties.
GREAT excitement prevails at the South.
wing to fear of trouble between whites and G
lacks. In Chicot county, Ark, white boy e
as killed by q negro, who was shot while en- L
eavoring to conceal himself in the woods. :
lAs DOuy was Iounu some DAYS afterwarQ by :
egroes who threatened to kill six whites in =
svenge. Both parties were arming. and L
omen and children were leaving for safety.
s. c., is still crowded with col
red militia. who are guarding the Jail. A
,mpany had been summoned by Gov. Moses.
'om Charleston, but only twelve men re- :.
,onded- At Augusta the negroes are plead
g for peace, and giving up their arms. The r r
hites are still organizing, but do not intend Y
provoke a conflict, acting only on the de- :,
snslve. -
Washington. |,
THE work of adjusting tie claims for in ii
nv done during the war by the Confederate =
uisers is progressing satisfactorily, and a n
ajority of the claims that shall prove to be Il
st will be paid before Congress again Of
eets. The award made by the Geneva 81
ibunal will be sufficient to meet all in
Q legal demands upon the fund The d.
achinery for the redistribution of the cur &C
ncy under the terms of the law passed at ca
9 last session of Congress has been COM m
sted. and no delays win take place in accom- pc
'dating all demands for currency from Sec re
ms now deficient in their quota. al
le new Currency act has thus far worked m
ward contraction, about $1,000, 600 more m
tonal bank circulation having been retired ar
an has been issued. =. The Secretary has vi
ued circular stating the number, class and CT,
mpensation that is allowed to each branch to
q Territorial Legislative Assembly, and as
ding that 81 no other officers or employees tn
} authorized, and none others can be paid m,
the Secretary Of Territory" no