Marshall County Republican., 1875-02-04
General.

The non-sectarian law is meeting violent OPP
position in New Brunswick. John Clifford
constable, in attempting to arrest the leaders of
a not at Caraquet a few days ago. in company
with squad Of special constables, was fired
upon and instantly killed. Two of the rioters
were wounded. one fatally. The military was
called out and at last accounts everything was
quiet
The Secretary of War has forwarded to the
House of Representatives tl.c reports of the
Quartermaster-ieneral and the Conlmissary-
General of Subsistence giving in detail the cost
TO those departments of the Modoc war amount
ing in the aggregate to Si11,0O0.
Fires and Casualties.
A DREADFUL calamity recently occurred at
3Oucherville, village q few miles from Mon
treal- Canada The house of farmer was de-
stroyed by fire, and in the flames perished the
entire family consisting of nine persons.
The Navy Department building at Washing
ton was seriously damaged by fire last week.
All the official records were saved but ia a
damaged condition.
An accident occurred on the line of the At
laRtic and Pacific railroad at Aloselle, No.. a
few DAYS ago, resulting in the wrecking of the
entire train of five cars. Twenty passengers
were wounded three of whom not expected
to recover. A broken rail is said TO have been
the cause of the accident.
The ice gorge in the river at Cincinnati gave
way few days ago. The steamers at the
wharf all escaped damage, but about forty
empty and loaded barges were torn loose, some
of which were sunk and others carried down
the river. The total loss is supposed TO be about
$4,000.
FIRE at Stratford. Ontario. ON Sunday last.
destroyed S145O 900 worth of property.
Crime and Criminals.
w. ~ WEEKS, coiored. Assistant Secretary of
State of Louisiana, was killed in New Orleans.
few nightst ago. By George Paris. colored, Tax
Assessor in an alteration reported to have
been about woman.
KATE CLARK. seaInstress in the family of
Senator Stewart. at Washington, robbed her en-
ployer of $4,000 worth of plate. bonds. dia-
monds. laces, etc. and fed to Baltimore, where
she was arrested the other day and taken back
to the capital.
\ BUSGIING and cowarily attempt to capture
the notorious James brothers was recently made
near Kearney. Mo. A party visited the house
of one Samuels, the stepfather of the despers--
does. at night, crept stealthily up to the window
and threw a hand-grenade inside, in the mean
time setting fire to the house ON the outside.
samuels. hearing noise. and went out
side He found the house on fire. and after
putting il ont he returned inside. when he
discovered the grenade or small bomb
shell lying on the floor. and Mrs.
SAmuels attempting to throw it into the
fire. Not knowing what it was he picked it up
and threw it into a large fireplace. The whole
family then came into the room. and almost inn
mediately it exploded, wounding four of the
family. Mrs. sanluels lost an arm a child eight
years old was killed, and two others were in
jured. Firing then commenced outside. The
James brothers were either in the house or
barn, and going out, the battle commenced. A
number of citizens were wounded, some it is
feared seriously, if not fatally.
SAWYER the man who arrested at Haver-
hill, n. H.. on suspicion of having murdered
Mrs. Emerson. the w,man who was found
sitting in her chair with her head blown off. has
made confession. bat claims that tine gun was
discharged accidentally.
SosIE excitement prevails in the aristocratic
circles of Boston caused by the arrest of Charles
F. Sterne, son of Professor Sterne. of Yale Col
Iege, ON the charge of forgery and swindling.
The evidences of his guilt are positive.
A THIRD attempt has been fcade to fire the
Navy Department building at Washington.
Some five or six years ago, youth about seven
teen wears of age WAS arrested for setting fire to
some seven or eight different buildings in that
CITY, He confessed mis- crime, but upon the in
teryention of Chief-Justice Chase, was released
without punishment It is thought probable
that this boy, who Is a grown man. and
is employed as q messenger in. the department
is the would-be incendiary.
The Supreme Court of Dakota Territory has
rendered decision in the Wintermute case Oh
the motion for a new trial, ordering the arrest
of judgment Of the court below and granting
him new trial fixing the amount in bail bonds
at $50, 900. wintermute tried at Yankton
last spring ON charge of murder, for killing
Gen. McCook and convicted of manslaughter
and sentenced to ten years imprisonment.
The firm of Ames, Sherman * Co., of Chi
cago, have filed q voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy showing liabilities to the amount of
$l33, 41O.sS and assets. consisting wholly of
outstanding accounts. amounting to S39, 255.
IT is announced that the Rothschild- -Seiigman
syndicate has concluded with the United States
Treasury a contract for S25. 600. 900 of the new
fiyes, and that with this contract goes the priv
ilege of taking the entire unsold remainder any
time within six mouths. This makes total of
$60. 900, 900 taken by the Rothschilds and Selig
mans and their associates.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says: Applications
for the establishment of new National Banks
and increased circulation, under the free-banling
clause of the new Finance bill, nearly all come
from the Middle and New England States. The
Western and Southern States do not avail them
selves of the benefits Of the new bill.
Political.
Ex-PREsrpESr ANDREW JOHNSON has been