Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-07

1t is said that over 1000 outlaws infest
the mountain Businesses of California
The census takers name is not given.
Prof Mulkins, the scientific teacher
of writing, is giving lessons in Rochester
The Prof is a success in his line.
There is a Crane in our city that
weighs 240 h. He IS young vet; but
to-day he looks as we'll and hearty as he
did yesterday. How strange.
Married, on Saturday, May 2a, 1874,
by Rev. A. Fuller, at his residence, Mr..
Henry Rankert to Miss Jane Schroeder,
of North township.
The Enterprise says Michigan City
has but two citizens of the age of 10 years
who can neither read nor write. That
will do pretty well for Hoosier town.
Twenty four Democrats announce
their names IN the Rochester Sentinel as
candidates for office, and it is considered
backward season too When warm
weather comes more of them will sprout.
Died in Jackson township, Elkhart
county. Ind, on Monday, April 18th, Mr.
Isaac Burkey, aged II years, six months,
and eleven days He was one of the
Oldest citizens of Elkhart county, having
lived on one farm for 35 years.
Rochester has seven school children
over the age of ten who can neither read
nor write, five of them boys and 2 girls.
One of the girls is deaf and dumb, and
one of the boys is blind. 6S5 school
children in all, in that town. So says the
Sonttnd.
Mr.. Eliza S:ansbcrry lost one of his
horses one week ago to day. He was
hauling load of wood from his farm,
when the horse feel, ard died in less than
three minutes. Mr.. Stansberry can not
account for its sudden death, although he
thinks it was heart disease. Barney Ry.
der claims that the horse did not get its
drinks regular How is tsoE Eliza?
"A Kentucky minister mysteriously
disappeared thirteen months ago." SAYS
the Detroit Free Press, 'and now it turns
out that some of his congregation drown
ed him to get rid of paying his back sala-
ry." Well, what is there strange about
this affair? Would you have parcel of
Christians work five or six months to
pay their minister his salary when they
could drown him in five or six minutes.
"A juryman in Chicago raised his
wages from $3.50 to $3.50 by mark of
his pen; but when he took his order To
the Treasurer, he discovered the irregu-
larity and refused to pay until he had
inquired into the matter. John MeGraIh,
the juryman, saw the point, when the
Treasurer told him he was liable to be
sent to the Penetentiary for the act, and
left for the West without getting even
the $3.50 due him.
The South Bend Union calls people
newspaper beots," who sponge their read
Ing to save the expense of paying for
papers Of their own. There is no bust
ness that suffers so much from dead
heads" and dead beats" as the newspaper
business, in small towns. Notices of
public meetings of every kind, religious,
political and social, are publised gratui-
at the request and in
the interest of persons who never pay
their local publisher dime for anything.
Those same persons always know what
is in the paper, especially if the editor has
Independence enough to say something
they don't like.
"A Democratic candidate for Sheriff
was driven from the canvass, We are in
formed, by the prospect that in order to
procure the nomination, he would he
obliged to spend the valne of his farm for
free drinks at the saloons. He was known
to be a temperate man, and was in the
way of other aspirants; therefore, for the
purpose of getting rid Of him, he was told
by prominent Democrat, what would be
required of him. The saloon business
will flourish for the next SIX months, if
the Democratic candidates for fat offices
will each contribute the value of a good
farm for their support. The probability
is that the number of Democratic candi-
dates will fall off pretty rapidly if it is
generally understood that they will be
required to accept the terms.
Newspapers opposed to the ladies'
temperance movement, say that the ex-
citemeat is over, the ladies have retired
from the crusade, and the reformed sa-
loonists have returned to their old bust
ness, and are now dealing out the ardent
to thirsty customers more freely than
ever. From this they argue that the
excitement was gotten up by fanatics. and
not being founded ugon reason, must
necessarily last but short time. The
facts in the case are that the ladies have