Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

trial.
THE James and Younger boys have been
heard from again. Their new exploit is the
robbery Of four stages running between Nal
vern, on the Iron Mountain railroad, and the
Hot Springs in Arkansas. They carried off as
booty about 81, coo in money and much valu-
able jewelry. At last accounts Sheriff and
special posse were in hot pursuit, and conf
dent of overtaking the robbers.
GEN. MILES expedition against the Indians
in Northern Texas has been experiencing a
lively time. Twenty men of the 9th cavalry
recently had five days fight with 400 red
skins on the Wichita river, killing about
thirty. Two soldiers were killed and six
wounded. Maj. Price, of the Sth cavalry, de-
feated a large force of Comanches near the
same locality. killing large number. Lieut..
Baldwin, with three scouts, had a long and
desperate running fight with a band of Kiowas,
killing five and capturing one. Six couriers
for supplies were surprised by 125 Comsnches
on the Wichita, and sitter gallant defense,
the loss Of one of their number killed and all
but two wounded, repulsed them with loss
of twelve killed.
A NEW ORLEANS telegram of the 2lst says !:
90 Reports come in from the country parishes
of tumult and disturbance consequent upon
the changes of officials. The McEnery sp-
pointees now have possession in most of the
parishes of the State, and the fact of the FIVE
days mentioned in the Presidents proclama-
ton having expired does not seem to alarm
them. 1t is likely that the Kellogg parochial
officers will meet with great deal of opposi-
ton in getting back unless they are assisted
by United States soldiers
NEW ORLEANS advices state that there is
some prospect of another instruction in
Louisiana, with the design of forcing the es-
adjustment of military rule.
washington.
Mr. LEGGETT, the Commissioner of Patents,
i has resigned, to be succeeded by Deputy
Commissioner Thatcher.
PRESIDENT GRANT. in reply to the protest
of Gov. Brown, of Tennessee, against the in
reference of United States Marshals in the
matter of the arrest of persons supposed to be
implicated in the Trenton outrages. says that
Congress has passed laws giving the Federal
authorities jurisdiction in such cases, and
that the Const ution makes it his duty to en-
force the acts Congress.
The President has issued an order to the
has proved them efficient at Washington and
New York, they are to be extended to the sew
eral Federal Offices at Boston.
| PosTMAsTER-GESERALJ JEWELL is evidently
determined to administer his office i'll the in
terests of the people. In awarding the con-
tract for stamped envelopes to the Plympton
Manufacturing Company, the other day. he
gave them definitely to understand that they
must not expect any favors from him merely
because they were his fellow-townsmen, and
that if they did not live up to their contract
he would annul it.
General.
THE Navy Department is informed tina,
there is no abatement in the yellow fever a,
Pensacola Navy-Yard.
| FIFTEEN dollars is now the price of passen.
ger tickets on the ocean steamships for Eu.
rope. Competition between rival lines is the
cause.
The creditors of Jay Cooke & Co., in Wash.
ington. held a meeting a few days ago, and
resolved to push their claims against that
firm vigorously, and to have fair and thor
ough showing as to the causes Of the failure
and of the proceedings of the members of the
firm after the failure.
Political.
| THE Democrats of New York, in session a,
Syracuse on the 10th and 18th Of September
nominated Samuel ]. TLden for Governor
and William Dorsheimer for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor. The resolutions declare: Gold and
silver the only legal tender; steady steps
toward specie payments payment of the pub
lie debt in coin Federal taxation fer revenue
only; no sumptuary laws; corporations the
creatures of the State; no third Presidential
term. Gen. John F. Farnsworth has been
nominated for Congress by the Independent.
Reform party OF the Fourth Illinois District
now represented by Hon. s. A. Hurlbut.
The Republicans of Tennessee have nemi
mated Horace Maynard, at present Congress.
man at large, as their candidate for Governor
80. The Republicans of South Carolina, in
their convention at Columbia, adopted unani
mously resolution favoring Gen. Grant fol
a third term. This is the first open adhesion
to the third term movement by any regular
political body. Official returns from all but
seventy-nine towns and plantations in Maine
give DingJey 40, 76S votes, and Titcomb SO, OILS
Dingley's majority, 10,75O.
A PHILADELPHIA dispatch to Western
paper states that new political order, with
signs, grips and passwords, called the "Ordel
of Independents, has been started In that
city. Its leading principles are stated to be-
Equal political rights to all citizens without
regard to race, color or religion full recog-
milton Of the necessity of combination of CAPT
tai for business purposes, and laws to protect
such combination, but no monopolies; all paper
money should be issued and redeemed by the
general government without increasing the
public debt; the government to issue bonds
representing gold, of the denomination OF 81
and upwards, bearing low rate of interest,
and to be made legal tender; prohibiting all
banks frsm paying interest on deposits all
business transactions to be founded on q
specie basis; the rate of interest to be made
uniform throughout the United States an
increase in the number Of courts; no perquis-
ties to be allowed to officers a system Of in
struction at the public expense no private
corporation to receive aid from the general
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