Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-22

In a conversation with an Administration
Senator tonight, with regard to Cushing's
nomination. the President said: IT nomi-
mated a LAWYER for Chief-Justice, and you re-
7 fused him, because you said that he didn't
knew enough. Then sent in the name of q
man who is recognized by the bar as a
thorouph lawyer, and You object to him be-
cause YOU say he is an atheist. If you reject
him. / will send the name of Jeremiah s.
Black. Mr.. Hurlbut, of Illinois, has intro
duced in the House bill chartering double
track trunk railroad from New York to the
Missouri river, for freight only. The bill Is
similar in detail to the one recommended by
the State Farmers Convention held at Bloom
ington nearly year ago, and is designed to
furnish ameans of cheap transportation from
the West to tide-water. The capital OF the
corporation is not to exceed hundred
millions of dollars.
THE House Committee ON Postoffices and
Post Roads have perfected bill providing
for partial restoration of the frallking priv
ilege.
THE following is the message of the Presi-
dent withdrawing the nomination of Caleb
Gushing:
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Jan. IA, 1874.
" To the Senate of the United States:
"Since the nomination of Caleb Cush-
ing. of Virginia, to be Chief-Justice of the
supreme Court of the United States, informa-
ton has reached me which induces me to with
draw his nomination for the highest judicial
Office in the Government. 81. 8. GRANT"
WAsHrsToS dispatch announces that the
President is not in favor of q new election in
Louisiana. as reported. A telegram of the
18th saws: Various names continue to be
mentioned in connection with the Chief
Justiceship. From certain indications, the
nomination may come from New York in the
person of Mr.. Woodruff. The names of
Conkling and Curtis, of Massachusetts,, are
also prominently mentioned.
Foreign.
MADRID items Spain viii make many
changes in the representatives abroad, but
Admiral Polo, Minister at Washington, will
remain there. The Government continues to
receive congratulatory kilograms from all
quarters, especially Cuba decree has been
issued calling out the entire reserve of 1874
for active service. The suppressed Carlist
journals have been permitted to resume on
certain conditions. The Ministry has issued
long manifesto, addressed to the nation, de-
clsring their objects to be identical with the
revolution of 1868 A decree has been pro-
mulgated dissolving the Cortes, and announc-
ing that the election for new body will be
held as soon as order is rendered secure, and
freedom and universal suffrage are unhiD-
dered. The Carhsts completely surround Bill
boa and are about to renew their attacks on
Portugalete Louie, the Tichborne witness
who testified to the voyage of the Osprey, has
confessed that he was bribed. :. A Matamoras
(Mexico) paper states that claims exceeding
S1OO, oO0. 600 against the United States have
been presented before the Mexican Frontier
Commissioners
GREAT excitement has been caused at Tifiis
Persia, by the capital punishment of Mia
Yussof Khan, an able and popular statesman,
who was educated in Paris at the expense of
the Shah. Yussuf 8 offense was the mal-ap-
preparation of moneys intrusted to him for
relieving famine that had broken OH in
Astrakhan. A serious Intransigente insur-
rection has broken out in the province of Bar
celona. Spain. The returns of the recent
elections TO the German Parliament indicate
that the Liberals and Progressionists have
elected about an equal number of members.
=. 1t is announced from Madrid that Presi-
dent Serrano will not convoke the Cortes for
twelve months He will lend all his energies
to the suppression of instruction, and the
tranquilizstion Of the country, and not until
sss.s 49, .rs .s'.R- .isSe ", Of ne
was being vigorously pushed at last accounts
another magazine is reported to have ex-
pioded in the city, killing over 200 people.
The insurgents in the Mexican State of Goa
hula have been defeated after a severe en-
gagement.
The Spanish provinces of Madrid. Avila,
Cienca, Ciudad Real, Guadalajara, Segovia.
and Toledo have been declared in state of
siege. The French Assembly, after vio-
lent debate has adopted vote of confidence
in the Government by majority of IS.
AT last the insurgents who have so long
been holding Cartagena, Spain, against the
siege and bombardment of the Government
military and naval forces, have been obliged TO
capitulate- The city has been surrendered,
snd is now in possession Of the Government.
SPANISH items: The Madrid Government
announces that order has been restored in
that city. Abortion of the force engaged in
the siege of Cartagena has marched against
the Carlists. The Government forces, on oc-
cupying Cartagena, found the Notifications
and all the buildings badly damaged by the
bombardment. The members of the Junta
surrendered the iron-clad Numarcia to the
French authorities at Mers Ell KeLir, and the
tri-color now floats at her masthead The
condition Of the forts around Cartagena con-
firms the suspicion of treachery, and provis-
ions were found to be fairly plentiful in the
town The returns from all parts Of the
German Empire show definitely that 100 I'll
tramontanee and 230 Ministerial Liberals have
been elected to the Reichstag-
A MEETING of the Deputies, constituting q
majority of the late Spanish Cortes, has been
held at Madrid, and vote Of confidence In
Senior CASTELAR, adopted. The London Times
correspondent at Cartagena reports that
tumult of the people, who were convinced Of
the treachery Of the leaders, precipitated the
surrender. It is understood that the French
Government viii deliver to Spain, under the
extradition treaty, those of the Cartagenian
refugees now in Algeria who are accused of
piracy and other civil crimes. :. The Chinese
Government has very sensibly come to the
conclusion to make no treaty with the new
Peruvian Minister until his Government shall
have released and sent back every coolie held
in servitude there, and pledged itself to dis
continue coolie importations in the future
Political.
The New Hampshire Democratic Conven-
vention has nominated James A. Weston for
Governor. Resolutions were adopted re-
Affirming the Baltimore and Cincinnati plat
forms. The Republican State Central Com
mittee of Indiana, at Indianapolis last week,
passed resolutions denouncing the salary-grab
and favorinp an elastic currency. A State