Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-29
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The East.

The East.
The Mill river region in Massachusetts has
been the scene of another catastrophe, the
breaking of dana having let loose flood
which carried with it disaster and destruction
to the extent of S2O0OO worth of property
in the villages of Westham and Norfolk. about
IS miles from Boston. No loss of life is re-
ported.
The centennial celebrations at Concord and
Lexington of the first shots fired in the war OF
American Independence took place ON April 10,
On which occasion the patriotism of the old Bay
State seems to have been aroused to its utmost
pitch. The day was ushered in with the firing
of cannon and then followed civic and military
professions, orations, songs. etc. The Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States,
members of the Cabinet. United States Sena-
tors, members of Congress, Governors OF
States, Judges, Generals, poets, orators, and
eminent men of the republic, lent their pres
ence to the patriotic occasion while mighty
crowds, only limited in size to their ability to
reach the historic scenes, participated in the
memorable celebration. The extreme cold
weather had the effect to interfere somewhat
with the complete fulfllment of the ccntem-
plated order of procedure but nevertheless
the joint centennial was magnificent success.
Owing to inadequate railroad facilities at the
Concord and Lexington celebration, some 3, 600
people were forced to camp out over night in
the latter place, sleeping in barns. churches,
etc. All night long the road to Boston was
crowded with pedestrians
The National Board of Fire Underwriters met
relative to insurance interests. The percent
age of losses the past year has been greater
than any year since the great Chicago fire.
wearied with the continued drudgery of re-
portorial work attending the Beecher trial. DR..
Julius Duncan, q reporter of the Brooklyn
and is now with the angels, it is hoped. He
left letter stating that he was sick of the
blasphemy and perjury of the Beecher trial.
The Vest.
The Sioux City party of miners in the Black
Hills was recently attacked by Indians, and one
man killed.
Advices from Kansas City, No., report that
800 to 1000 Cheyennes are on the war path.
Prof. Thompson, geologist arrived at
Omaha a few days ago, with specimens
of pure gold, taken from the placer dig
gings ON Douglas creek, in the Medicine
Bow range, 80 miles from Laramie. Miners
from Idaho and California made so to $40 per
day there. Valuable quartz was also found in
the vicinity.
A telegram from st. Joseph, No.. says
The warm days have Matched and revealed a
myriad of grasshoppers in all the counties of
Northwest Missouri. Considerable apprehen-
sion is felt ON account of the fact. The hope
of the farmers is, that they may take wings, as
is their habit, and leave the locality of their
Matching"
The Supreme Court of the State of Kansas
have decided the .ct authorizing counties and
municipalities to issue bonds for the purchase
of seed grain for destitute settlers to be uncon-
stitutional
A successful attempt was made a few Gays
ago to wreck q train on the st. Paul and Sioux
City railroad, near Mankato Mimi. The engine
and half dozen stock cars were precipitated
through bridge into a ravine below. About
fifty head of cattle were killed. but the pas
sengers miraculously escaped.
The Northern Pacific railroad has passed into
he hands of a receiver.
Exciting reports of Indian outrages continue
to come from the frontier. Four soldiers had
a fight with band of savages near Grenada,
Kan, last week. Several of the latter were
sent to the happy hunting grounds.
The Chicago Tribune publishes a large
number of reports concerning corn pros
poets in various parts of the West, from
which it appears that widespread damage has
resulted from the recent extremely cold
weather. Great injury has been done to win
ter wheat, and other small grains sown early
in the spring have suffered from heavy frosts
and protracted cold. In many cases fields
win be replowed and planted with corn, the
acreage of which promises to be unusually
large. From the frrit~growing regions the
reports indicate extensive, disaster to the pros
poets of the seasons crop by reason of the
Arctic wave.
The suit for libel brought BIZ Miss Alice A.
Early, of Rockford. H., against Wilbur L.
Storey, proprietor OF the Chicago Times, was
tried at Chicago last week, and resulted in
verdict for $4,000 damages.
B. f. Allen was last week declared bankrupt
a. Des MONIES. a sufficient number of creditors
having petitioned for such decree. S. S.
Etheridse was appointed provisional assignee.
It is probable that the creditors will realize from
fifteen to twenty per cent. from the estate.
Considerable damage was done, and interrap-