Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The East.

Joseph Brown was recently hanged at Potts
vile, Pa, for the murder of an entire family
about three years ago. This makes the tenth
execution in Pennsylvania in six months.
An expedition of 500 men, with a military
organization is to start from Boston for the
Black Hills about the middle of April.
The third match-game of billiards for the
championship of America and the Delaney en-
blem, at three-ball game, was played in New
York last week between grille Dion and Wig
naux. and was won by the latter.
vice-President Wilson has engaged pas
sage on a European steamship, and will shortly
start for three months tour in Europe.
The mining fever is spreading from Massa-
chusetts across the line into New Hampshire.
The affairs of the Erie canal for the last
seven years are to be investigated by Commits
sioners appointed by Gov. Tilden. among
whom are to be Horatio Seymour and Samuel
y. Ruggles.
The Wcsf.
billiard tournament begins at Chicago the
first week in April. Experts from all parts of
the West and South will participate.
The entire tribe of Sheebit Indians. about
80, were recently baptized into the Mormon
Church, at St. George, Utah.
Prof. Hayden, the well-known geologist and
explorer, writes to an intimate personal friend
in Chicago advising him not to take stock in
the assertion that there is gold in the Black
Hills worth going there to dig.
Considerable excitement mas been occasional
in Sioux City, Ia. by the receipt of letters from
party in the Black Hills, announcing the dis
covery of an extensive silver-lead all claiming
it to be very rich.
detachment of cavalry is now EN- route for
the gold-seekers.
Evansville has challenged Indianapolis to a
Geographic spelling match.
The total number of hogs packed in the West
during the season of 1918 was 5.537, 12i.
against 1888. $40 last year. The aggregate cost
of hogs packed is SOC TAG. $50 against 500. &c.,
339 last year. Average cost S6.G5, against S4.3S
last year.
Two sms II parties have already left Yankton
for the Black Hills.
The decision of the Arbitration Committee in
/ Louisiana acting under the terms Of the
Wheeler compromise has been submitted to
/ Gov. kellogg. It's effect is understood to be
/ the award Of seats in the Legislature to
( eleven Conservatives who were not counted in
by the Returning Board. and the unseating OF
six Conservatives claimed to have been elected.
1t leaves majority for the Democrats in the
House, while the Republicans have the
Senate. with small Republican majority upon
1 Joint ballot. An extra session of the
Legislature will probably convene about the 18th
of April.
A destructive tornado passed through the
central part of Georgia last week. Several
lives were lost.
The Alabama Legislature has withdrawn the
! license tax from hotels. and authorizes land
/ lords to make contracts with boarders.
An elaborate and exhaustive charge to 3
Memphis grand jury upon the subject of the
Civil Rights law was given the other day by
Judge Emmons of the United States Court,
who instructed the jury that the denial to q
negro of the full and equal enjoyment of the
accommodations and privileges OF theaters and
inns is matter that tie State government
alone controls, and can only be reached by q
civil action.
The tornado that recently devasted section
of Georgia and South Carolina was one of the
most appalling visitations of the kind that has
ever been experienced in that region OF storms
There is great distress in the devastated dis
trict, embracing eight counties in Georgia and
two or three in South Carolina. The destruc-
ton of property is immense, and the list OF
killed and wounded appalling. The path OF the
tornado was from 200 to 600 yards wide. The
cyclone was cylindrical in shape, and rotated
with fearful velocity from north to south. The