Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-01

front cloud was black as night and half mile !
high; rear was Illuminated by a bright light. |
The tornado was preceded by duh, heavy |
roaring, as of heavy artillery in the distance.
1t spent its greatest fury in about three min
utes. An eyewitness says the senses we're
utterly deadened and appalled, There was
crash, roar and the minghng of hum
dred terrific and unearthly sounds. Houses
were demolished and oaks that h ad withstood
the storms of a century were snapped in
twain.
The South Carolina Legislature has elected
Thomas C. Dunn Comptroller-General of the
State. Dunn is a Northern Republican, and
generally respected.
A bill to regulate railroad freights has been
defeated in the Tennessee Legislature.
Gov. Kellogg has issued a ali for an extra
session of the louisiana Legislature to meet in
New Orleans April IA, to carry ont the terms
agreed upon by the recent compromise, and to
adjust other State matters.
A Board Of Special Agents recently sent to
New Orleans to inspect the Custom-H House there
recommend reduction of S144, coo in the
nual expenditures
There has been another Mexican raid across
the Rio Grande into Texas.
Gen. Augur has taken command at New Or
leans.
Washington.
The grand jury of the District of Columbia
has indicted Whi.elaw Reid, of the New York
Tribune, for libeling ex-Gov. Shepherd.
The Supreme Court has just made an impor-
tant decision relative TO the old income tax
question. 1t holds that dividends and profits
earned in the last half Of the year 1870 are
subject to the income tax of 21S per cent.
Postmaster General Jewell has decided to en-
force the new Postal law at once.
The vital statistics of The District Board of
Health show an alarming death rate among
negroes, being from to 75 per cent. above
white people. This is mainly attributed to
improper food and lack. of protection from the
1 cold.
! Secretary Bristow will not resign as reported.
/ Treasury officials state that the operations
of the new Currency act show a constantly
increasing contraction of the currency, and
that the proportionate amount of fractional
currency which is retired under the law will
never again be reissued.
The Attorney General has instructed District
Attorneys to institute suits against several of
4 the Pacific railroads for the amounts certified
by the Secretary of the Treasury to be due the
government for the percentum of their re-
spectiye net earnings.
1t is rumored that Treasurer Spinner is about
to retire from the Office he has so long held.
By the proposed change in the classification
of calf hair and cotton goods it is thought ST.
100000 viii be annually added to the customs
revenues.
delegation of Wisconsin Winnebago Chiefs
have been in Washington II request that the
tribe be permitted to dissolve its tribal relations
and become citizens.
The rumor that Secretary Bristow was about
to resign is emphatically contradicted.
In connection with the call of $50, 600 of
bonds for the sinking fund, several questions
have been raised as to the lost coupons. The
department has decided that all the coupons
must be deducted from the par value of the
bond, and the loss borne by the owner of the
DOuu- luefe rs no way VI preventing TIE pay
ment of lost or stolen coupon.
! The Attorney General has decided that the
President has power to ill the place lately
occupied by Judge Durell of Louisiana there
fore the Office will be vacant until the next ses-
sion of Congress.
/ The Secretary of the Interior has appointed
Walter ?. Jenney:. Geelogist for the explora-
ton of the Black Hills country.
/ Acknowledgement Williams decides that an
Indian charged with murder cannot be tried by
military commission.
/ 1t was unanimously decided in Cabinet meet
ing. the other day, not to reopen the case of
Fitz John Porter.
The Republican State Convention of Rhode
Island has nominated Henry Lippett for Gov
ernor. and Henry L. Sisson for Lieutenant
Governor.
Miscellaneous.
A bill for S419. 25 has been presented to the
Brooklyn Board of Supervisors for dinners fur
nished the twelve jurymen in the Tilton-
Beecher case and three court officers, for forty
three days, beginning Jan. IL and ending
/ March IL.
Gen. Butler thinks that 1.-The Civil Rights
bill does not give any right to a colored man to
so into drinking saloon without the leave of
the proprietor, and that "a barber shop is a
private business, in which the law does not in
terfere."
A dispatch from Washington states that the
Interior Department is about to send geolosi-
cal .arty into the Black Hills to examine into
their mineral resources. and report.
The price of gold has shown steady advance
for several weeks, and is now higher than it
has been for eight years. The market appears
to be in the hands of New York clique that is
determined to force the premium OH specie up
to the highest figure it will stand.
You can now enjoy the luxury Of ride in a
Pullman palace car from Chicago to Washing
ton. over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. for
the insignificant sum Of 80 in greenbacks.
Young man. go East.