Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The East.


The great mass OF attendance at the Tilton-
Beecher trial is comUosed Of the 800 jurors,
from whom the twelve good men are to
be chosen. On the 9th inst.l a lady was OBJ
served pushing her way through the throng
to the front, when Judge Nelson instructed
the officer in charge Of the door that no ladies
were to be admitted, whereupon the lady was
ignominiously excluded.
The reduction of wages of mill operatives
at Fall River, Mass, which went into effect
Jan. 1, is causing much distress. The wages
of weayers, men and women. range from 20
to $3.50 per week; OF the spinners. who are
all able-bcdied men, most of them with fam
lies, 50 to sl1 The operatives are discour-
aged at the prospect, and general strike is
anticipated.
The South.
Two Of the elected members of the Louisi-
ana Legislature have entered suits against
Sheridan and Emory for $4,000 for being
driven from the State-House.
Gov. Kellogg. in testimony before the Con-
gressional investigating committee at New
Orleans, stated that he had information that
had laid their plans and determined upon an
attempt to assassinats the President Of the
United States. The organization which he
referred to was composed of ignorant and
reckless men, who probably argued that the
President was responsible for his (Kellogg 81
government.
A New Orleans disf atch of the It'll inst.
says: "Mr. r. Fl. Mari, representing the
White League, waited on Gen. Sheridan last
evening and stated that the White League
was ready to surrender to the civil authorities.
Gen. Sheridan has expressed himself as de-
termined to break up the organization, and is
going to compel them to disarm."
New Orleans advices of the 9th inst. re-
port everything quiet. There is a move
ment among many prominent Republicans
looking to q Reconstruction of the State.
Judge Henry c. Dibble has written and had
published letter, addressed to the Congress
sional Investigating Committee, urging such
a course. The plan is to have bill passed
BY Congress providing for provisional gov
eminent for the State, under military rule.
Gen. Sheridan has addressed the following
kilograms to the Secretary of War:
New ORLEANS L., Jan. 8.
W. Belknap, Secretary of War, Washington,
DC:
Several prominent people here have for the last
few days been passing resolutions and r,snufac-
turing sentimental protests for Northern political
consumption. They to be trying to make
martyrs Of themselves. 1t cannot be done at this
late day. There have been too many bleeding ne
eroes and ostraeized white citizens for their state
ments to be believed by fxir-n,inded people
Bishop Wilmer protests against my telegram Of the
4th inst, forgetting that Saturday last hs
testified under oath before the Congressional Com
mittee that the condition Of affairs was substan
tally as bad reported by me- shall soon SEND
staten EFT of the number OF murders committed
in this State during the last three or four years
the perpetrators of which are still UNPUBLISHED
think the number will startle you. 1t viii be VI
in the thousands.
The city is perfectly quiet. no trouble is ap-
pretended.
(Signed) p. H. SHERIDAN,
Lieutensnt-General.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 8, 1875.
WV. BehDap, Secretary of War, Washington
DC:
shall send ysu, this evening, report of affair
as they actually occurred here the 4th inst
My telegram TO you Of that date, and those Of thu
5th and 9th inst, truthful Of the condition o.
affairs this section, and strike the water
line that ministers of the gospel and others ar,
appealed to to keep the ship from sinking. HUI
man life has been held too cheaply in this Stat,
for many years.
(Signed) P. 81. SHERIDAN,
Lleuteaant-General.
Gov. Kellogg and the leaders Of the party
in Louisiana repudiate the letter Of Henry C
Dibble proposing another reconstruction Of
the State. .s.f
The City Council of New Orleans hal
adopted resolution stigmstzing the state
ments of Gen. Sheridan regarding the in
security Of life and property IS an infameui
libel.
Washington.
State Senator Graham, of Virginia, WHIT
made the original charges against Rspresen
tative Stowell Of having sold naval cadet
ship, appeared before the House Naval Com
mittee the other day, and testified that he hat
agreed to pay Stowell $1,000 for making thu
appointment. Graham gave to Stoweu TIT
name of the boy who was to be appointed, ant
he was appointed.
Washington dispatch says there is Mt
probability that the President will issue sucl
proclamation as Gen. Sheridan suggests il
his telegram to the Secretary of Wsr.
The evidence thus far taken in the Pacif
Mail subsidy case elbows that the enormou
lobby sum Of s775,001 is accounted for b.
payments by Irwin. az follows: Hon. ]. G
Schumacher, s275, 1000; Charles A. Bert. s125,
600; R. B. Irwin, 800, 600; R. B. Irwin, $50,
600; 3. A. Whiting. 100000; w. s. King
$4,000. Total, s775,000. B. A. Whiting
whose name is in the list, is brother-in-la'
of ex-senator Cole, of California, and is gen
orally regarded as the counsel who man
aged the subsidy in the Senate.
The oaly developments in the Pacihc Ma
inqniry on the It'll were the Identification
H. d. Cooke and George W. Riggs, bankers
of three checks paid to Representative Schu
maker amounting to Si50,060.
and Cobxx L