Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-14
INDIANA NEWS.
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

HE people OIL Brazil are happy over the
prospect of the erection of a large rolling
mill there.
The tobacco dealers Of Roclport Spencer
county. have bought, up to date, about
1000, 900 pounds of tobacco, at an average
price of 10 cents per pound, making about
$4,000 paid out by dealers thus far this
| season.
COAL and mining company of Clay county
has introduced an English coal cutting ma
chine in one of its mines near Fayetteville
The machine is said to perform the work of
thirty men: and mines 100 tons of coal daily.
| CoNNoRsvILLE. Fayette county. has a fur
niture manufacturing company, with capital
of $50, 900.
CEAwFoRDsvILLE is happy over the discov-
cry of rich vein OF coal near town.
THE amount of building contracted for the
next season, at Richmond, shows that it will
be unusually active in that depari lg.ant of
business.
PERSONAL.
Ir is William D. and Thomas r. Graham
who are the latest heirs to English estates.
They reside at Newcastle. The windfan
am. UNITS to $4,000.
QUARTET OF one-armed employees who
have lost their limbs in the service of the
Pan Handle will give ball at Indianapolis on
the Attn inst, for their own benefit.
INDIANAPoLIs is happy in the belief that
Charley Ross is concealed in that city, because
the burglars killed at Blue Ridge once lived
there. The police are making thorough
search for the lost child
CASUALTIES.
SAMUEL WOLF, of La Grange county, fell
from ali elevated porch, striking the side of
his head on the solid frozen earth, killing
him instantly. He was 81 years old, and an
old pioneer.
A BRAKEMAN on the Bloomington road
named William B. Miller fell from freight
train between Indianapolis and Brownsburg,
a few days ago, and was instantly killed, his
body being horribly mangled.
DEATHS.
JEREMIAH SMITH, the oldest member of
the bar in Randolph county, and founder of
Union City, died at Winchester Ind, last
week.
JAMES REID (familiarly known as 'Uncle
Jimmy Reid y, an old pioneer, died at Sull-
van, on Monday, at the age Of 81. The Terre
Haute Express says OF HIM. He had no re-
ligion, and died without giving expression to
any religious views In his last days he refused
TO take medicine or any nourishment. He
said the machinery Of his body had literally
worn out He was charitable and kind-no
deceit or hypocrisy could enter into the ele-
men.s that make up the character of Uncle
Jimmy Reid. His character for honor and
integrity was unsulied.,'
LEGAL.
THE saloon-keepers Of Charlestown, Clarke
| county, have brough. suit against the town
trustees to recover the amount of license paid
by them to the town during the years 1S6s'70.
The amount they sue for is 500 each.
The Indianapolis papers note singular
suit in the courts of that city, wherein John
Rothart has instituted proceedings supple
mentary to execution against Mrs. Elizabeth
Jolly to get possession of $500 alimony re-
Gently decreed her by the court from her
divorced husband. The petitioner alleges
that the defendant contracted debt prior to
her marriage, to liquidate which he asks to
have this amount applied.
NATHANIEL G. SELBY has sued the New
Albany Wooden Mills for $50, 0a0 damages for
injuries sustained by his son, James Augustus
while working in tina. establishment.
An important case was recently decided in
the Circuit Court at Fort Wayne. The points
in the case are: The plaintiff, JAS K Edgar
ton, is owner of ge amount Of land in this
county, on which he paid one-half of the
taxes, in accordance with the law of March 8.
1878. When the other half became due, on
the 18TH of last month, he was delinquent, and
the lands were so adjudged and would have
been offered for sale on the second Monday
in February. Mr.. Edgarton subsequently
offered the Auditor and Treasurer the exact
amount due for taxes, which was refused
and brought suit for an injunction ags>nst the
county Auditor and Treasurer to prevent their
advertising his lands as delinquent Judge
Lowery decided the case in favor of plaintiff,
stating that he thought the opinion of the
Attorney General was not legal ono. As he
construed he law of March 8, 1873, it makes
no provision for the collection of the second
installment of the tax either by sale or other
wise.
In the case of the editor Of the Newcastle
(Ind.) courier vs. the editor OF the Knights
town Banner, an action for slander before !