Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The East.

The East.
walking match between Daniel OLeary of
Chicago, and John Dewitt, of New York of
100 miles for $1,000, came off in the latter
city last week, and was won by OLeary,
who completed the distance in % hours 81
minutes and IA seconds the last mile in
minutes and IS seconds. Dewitt gave up on
the 57th mile.
fire in New York last Sunday morning de-
stroyed two or three buildings, causing a loss
of about 1896, 900, Several buildings in
Miilerstown Pa, were burned last week. Loss,
800, 600.
A dispatch of the 18th inst, from Hazleton.
Pa, SAYS THE foes that the mine-owners
now have to contend against, together with the
turbulent strikers, are water and fire. All
through this region. water is playing sad havoc,
and, if the miners should surrender tonight, it
would require months to place the property in
working order. In the stockton mine, the
flames are raging with tremendous fury, and
spreading in all directions. Strategy has been
exhausted and the only thing now that can ex-
tinguish the fire is water, and when this mine
is flooded. all others that connect with it must
be filled. At the lowest calculation, loss by
this calamity will amount to half million"
Chas. ID. Thompson, agent for the Cave
Foundry and Machine Shop. of Providence. r.
L, vino was charged with being defaulter to
the extent of $1,000 and who fed to New
York, shot himself in the head while officers
were endeavoring to arrest him in the latter
city, inficting fatal wound.
Judge Nelson and the scandal-case lawyers
have signed petition to the New York Legis-
lature, asking for special legislation which shall
give the Supervisors of Brooklyn power to fur
ther compensate the jurymen who have served
over thirty days.
The discovery of lead and silver in Salisbury
Mass.. is reported. < sale has just been made
of portion of the Chapman lode Newburyport,
on the basis of valuation o. $1,000, 600 ON the
mine.
An Indian battle is reported from the Chey-
Der of 1000. became tired of restraint, and
broke away from the guard. Four companies
in pursuit of the fugitives were repulsed with
sixteen killed and wounded.
The highest price paid for live hogs in the
Chicago market this season is 80 40, at which
figure several lots were disposed of during the
past week.
Four coal-miners were crushed to death near
Canton. Ohio. few days ago, by the earth cav
ing in upon them.
! 4 Jackson Mich jeweler has been convict
ed of writing obscene matter on postal cards
and sentenced to the State Prison for two
years.
BENZ. L. Jessie, one of the Oldest and wealth.
lest citizens of Clay county. No.. has been con-
victed of manslaughter in the first degree, for
causing an infant boy to be left out in the cold
to perish. The child, which was frozen to
death. was his own, borne him by his 16-year-
old daughter
Advices froms the Cheyenne Agency report
that the troops were badly whipped by the In
dams in the recent. fight in the Sand Hills, and
that the loss much greater than at first re-
ported.
The trial of John d. Lee and W. III. Dame
for connection with the Mountain Meadow
massacre in Utah has been postponed.
Commander Leroy Fitch. u. s. N, aged 80
years, died at Logansport, Ind, on Tuesday
last, after several months illness.
second party. consisting of 100 men and
20 wagons, left Sioux City for the Black Hills
last Wednesday.
! Eight companies of United States troops-six
of cavalry and two of infantry--have left
Omaha for the Black Hills.
A stage robbery, by which Wells, Fargo & Co.
lost IS, 500, is reported from California.
Upward Of a thousand men have already left
for the Black Hills gold fields.
The st. Louis bridge last week passed into
he hands of the London banker. Morgan, and
the New York financial agent Humphreys, the
transfer being made under the fourth mortgage
bends. A Chicago railroad man, named Newell,
has been appointed Superintendent.
Five Thousand more Mennonites are on their
way from Russia to the Western Territories.
In the case of John W. Wright for the forg-
cry of Indian bounty warrants, on trial at st.
Louis the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
John welch gave himself up to the police in
East st. Louis last Friday. confessing to hay
ing helped to fire the elevator OF Rush Il Co..
at Indianapolis recently, causing loss of
IS. 900.
A very important arrest Of counterfeiters and
capture Of their tools and product was made at
Boscobel, Wis. last week. >
Mrs. E. L. Erwin. highly respectable young
widow. Of Hannibal. Mo-, the other day, tied
clothes-line around herself and her little girl.
fears old, fastened the other end to stake in
the ground. and then took the child in her
arms and deliberately walked into Bear Creek.
Both were drowned