Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-22
S5larsllall Gaurtp Republican
PLYMOUTH. INDIANA !
NEWS SUMMARY.
The East.

The Eest. e
A REVOLVING scene took place in the Hudson
county On. j. jail, the other day, at the exc
cution Of Jacob Michela. After Micheia had
been hanging about three minutes, and while
being lowered for the convenience of the
physicians the knot slipped, and he fell
the rope was readjusted and Micheia was
again suspended, and after few commissions
was declared to be dead President Thomp-
son has assured the engineers that the Penn
sylvania railroad will raise their wages as soon
as the financial crisis is over
Nine thousand coal miners at Pottsville,
Pa, have struck in consequence Of the pro-
posal of Of the operators to reduce their pay
to s2.25 day. 1t is thought there will be a
general and prolonged strike
NEARLY the whole business portion of the
town of Natick, Mass. has been destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at nearly 81
coo.
A FIRE broke ont in building IN Sixtieth
street, New York, few days ago, and 30 rap
idly did the flames spread that TIE inmates
were unable to escape Mr. Stiner, q we'll
known tea merchant, his wife and daughter
were burned to death. Ex-senator Graham,
of New York city, who embezzled the funds
of the Waikiki National Bank, of which he was
President, has been sentenced to ten years in
the Penitentiary The unfortunate Spanish
iron-clad Arapiles is again in trouble. While
attempting to leave the Brooklyn hayward,
the other day, she went ashore at the foot OF
Bridge street. where she ia likely to remain for
some time.
The West.
A GREAT calamity hxs overtaken the city of
Helena, Montana Territory. At $50 on the
morning of the 9Th inst. q confagration broke
out in the Chinese quarter of the town and
swept away nearly the whole of the city. All
the hotels. banks. newspaper offices, and tele-
graph Office were burned. 4 strong wind was
blowing, and nothing could stay the progress
Of the flames
THE loss by the Helena (Montalia Territory
fire is estimated at $3.50 900, upon which the
insurance was very light. fire at Sand
Lake, Mich, on the 10th inst, burned 100000
worth of lumber.
ONE man was killed and three injured by
collision ON the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, near Alton, Wis, on the 18th inst.
Bennett Peters, the original proprietor Of
the well-known Red Jacket Bitters, committed
suicide in Chicago few days ago. -Four or
five years ago Peters vas wealthy and IN
fuential business man. but wine and women
had latterly reduced him to a condition of the
most abject poverty and misery "A bill has
been introduced into the Illinois Legislature
to prevent the watering of railway or other
stocks.
AD-zEN business blocks were destroyed by
fire at Alton, d., on the 14th inst, involving
loss of s1OO, O00.. A shooting ARRAY oc-
CURED at Anderson, Ind, the other day. be-
tween Col. Thomas N Stillwell and John E.
Corwin, in which the former was shot through
the head and instantly killed BIZ Corwin- Still
well was Minister to Venezuela under Presi-
dent Johnson's Administration.
ELISHA CowLEs, the Iowa postal robber
(whose wife is sister of Schuyler Colfax) has
been taken 70 Omaha for trial. The contest
for the location of the next Iowa State Fair,
has resulted in q victory for keokuk-. The
printers of Omaha are on strike against
reduction of wages, and have started a co
operative daily paper of their own: Mr.
james McGinnis and q daughter, an estinable
young lady, were burned to death by the ex-
plosion of = kerosene lamp, at st. Joseph,
Mo-, few days ago. Mrs. McGnnis, son
aged IS, and an infant daughter, were so
seriously injured that their recovery is doubt
full.
80 The South.
THREE Indians and ons white man have been
sentenced to be hung 9. Fort Smith Ark, on
the Sd of April, for murders committed in the
Indian country.
Iris alleged bys Washington correspondent,
who derives his authority from naval officer
al Key wess, that it was understood among
naval officers there that the Virginius would
go to the bottom before reaching New York.
He states further that the meteorological
rs to ascertain the probability of a storm
which would furnish an excuse for the sinking
Of the vessel.
The negroes on Bayous Lafourche and
Teche, in Louisiana, are on a general strike
against reduction of wages, and large num-
beers of them are roaming about the country in
bands, allowing nobody to work at the pro-
posed reduction Gov. Kellogg has sent an
armed force to the locality to quell the dis
turbances Gail Borden, the well-knoyn
meat and milk condenser, died recently in
Texas, whittier he had gone in search of
health. ~
THE Georgia Legislature met on the 18th
inst. The Governor, in his message, takes a
cheerful view of public affairs. The State
debt IL 50. 600 OOO, and the estlmateQ value OF
taxable property $3.50, 600, 900.
Washington.
Mr. McCRARY's bill for the regulation of
commerce by railroad between the States was
taken up ON the 10th by the Committee on
Post Roads and Canals. They accepted five
of its fourteen sections, with amendments in
creasing the powers Of the Board of Railroad
Commissioners which it creates and extending
the term for which they hold office. The
President has nominated Seth N. Barber,
Pension Agent at Cleveland; H B. Swope,
United States Attorney for the Western Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania; George S. Peck, United
States Attorney for Kansas Several Of the
members of the Appropriation Committee
think the estimates viii be brought down
about $40. 000, 600. The President has nomi-
mated Caleb Gushing for Chief Justice. The
appointment occasioned some surprise at
Washington. and was . matter of establishment
to Mr.. Cushing himself, as he had completed
all arrangements to leave for Madrid.
TIE reply Of the Secretary of the Treasury
to Senator Windows resolution calling for in
formation - to the money expended for
public works, railroads, canals, and wagon
roads, shows that the total amount expended
for public works, from 1855 to 1873, was clos, :
2Ql 5O1 and the total for railroads. canals and