Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-28

The Brazil furnace is making thirty-five
tons of pig-iron per day.
Statistical.
THE shipments of the new wheat crop from
Kokcro amount to 800, 900 bushels. and of
corn IS. 900 bushels. for which farmers have
received over $4,000.
VIM. NICHOLS, of Rockville, Parke county,
has, during the year just closed, sold and de-
livered to firm in Buffalo, N. Y, 365, 900 feet
of black walnut lumber: to a firm in Chicago,
10000 feet; to firm in New York city,
rs, 900 feet; to firm in Terre Haute, so, COO
lumber was all manufactured in Parke
county, except 40, 600 feet, which WAS manu-
featured in yermilon county.
HE Superintendent of the State Reform
School has filed with the Governor a supple
mental report, in which he gives these fig
ures Whole number of boys admitted since
opening, $780, number in the institution Jan.
/. 1853; admitted during the year, 1922 dis
charged, IL; on ticket OF leave, 81 escaped,
z died, g. Total receipts, $50, Os9 25 ex-
penses, S65.614.97; present balance, S447.97.
Casualties.
GOSHEN has net with great calamity, in
the destruction by fire of the Highs School
building, handsome two-story brick edifice,
with seating capacity for 500 scholars. The
building cost $4,000.
YOUNG child of John Brainipf, living at
South Bend, was so badly burned the other
day that it's life is despaired Of. 1t had been
left in the cradle, and the mother sup
posed far enough away from the stove to be
out Of danger. She was recalled to the room
by the screams Of the child and found the
cradle wrapped in flames, and before they
could be extinguished it had received fatal
injuries.
A BRAKEMAN on the Bee Line road named
Perry McBeth was accidentally killed at Union
City few days ago.
Crime.
The second escape OF Bill Rodifer from the
Jeffersonyille Penitentiary was one Of the
most daring and extraordinary cases Of prison.
breaking on record, SURPRISING even the apoc
ryphal stories abont Jack Sheppard and other
noted English craftsmen. He was missed
from his cell on Friday morning, and re-
NAMED hid within the prison walls all day, as
the officers allege, tho most vigilant search
failing TO discover his whereabouts. About
4 O'Clock Saturday morning, as subsequent in
ves.igation shows, Rodifer left his hiding
place, went to the south side OF the dollhouse,
climbed Up an iron water-pipe about sixty
feet, got on top Of the prison wall, passed the
guard, and disappeared through trap-door,
and landed OF the third floor of the prison,
and then down flight of stairs to the second
floor. Here he could look over a railing and see
all that was going on below. He peeped over,
and found the guards in the room below were
asleep, and stealthily he descended the last
flight OF stairs, carefully opened wooden
door, and entered the room where the two
guards were sleeping. went to q desk, got
bunch OF keys, unlocked the heavy iron door,
and passed ont into the main hall OF the
prison, and unlocking another door, stepped
out upon the street. The Warden has offered
$500 reward for tue capture of the escaped
convict. 1t will be remembered that Rodifer
is the same daredevil who escaped month
or So ago, and was recaptured after most
desperate struggle with his pursuers.
Bull RUDIFER, the noted desperate, was
captured at Scottsburg, Scott county. last
week, while burglarizing the residence of the
Sheriff of the county, and is again safe within
the walls of the Jeffersonville Prison.
Personal.
Hon. GEORGE b. WILLIAMS formerly of La
fayette, in this State, has renewed an en-
gagement with the Japanese government, for
an indefinite term, Commissioner of the
Imperial Revenue. He receives a salary of
$4,000 a year, togethSs with furnished
house. servants, etc.
Deaths.
ID. CLUSTER, Esq, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Attica, died at his residence
N that city a few days since.
miscellaneous
A STRIKE among the printers Of the Daily
Free Press occurred at Richmond last week.
The strikers asked for an increase of the price