Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
INDIANA NEWS.

landing New York freights at Indian
apoiis in seventy hours after leaving the
first named city.
Last jail a young girl of II years was
married to man of 81, in Jefferson
township, Allen county. Six months of
wifehood satisfied the child, and she has
now returned to her parents.
The question of who was "next "
precipitated fight in an Indianapolis
barber-shop Saturday night, two of the
participants of which will be laid up for
a week or more.
The Cumberland Presbyterian
church in Evansville has received num-
Der of valuable accessions to its member
ship, and will erect anew and commo-
dious house of worship at an early day.
An elopement in high life was frus-
trated in Fort Wayne, through the acct
dental dropping of note by the young
lady in the case that explained the arrange
ments. The old man filed the daughter
appointment to the infinite disgust of
the lover.
-Tramps are becoming 80 numerous
that the railroad companies are much an
noyed by them, and some of the yard
masters have given orders to keep empty
as well as loaded cars locked, so that
these loafers cannot make their lodging
places in them.
"A prominent Granger of Washing
ton county says that the very dry
weather of the past two or three weeks
had very injurious effect ON the wheat.
He also reports the entire fruit crop
killed, and the prospects for swarm of
those pests of the agriculturist, the
chinch bug, very alarming.
The Indiana Car-works at Cam
bridge Cityare working their usual num-
Der of men on full time. The company
are now completing contract to build
fifty street cars for a st. Louis street
railway. These are the only works in
the State where street cars are manufac-
tured.
The Newport HOOsier State says
ga number of farmers in this township
report the foxes to be so numerous that
they cannot raise pigs any more unless
they put them in close plank pen I'M
der lock and key. The foxes are very
plenty southwest of the town, and have
been annoying the old farmers very
muchly of late. Adam Zener, living
east of town, has lost nine litters of pigs
in the last few weeks.
-Aman named Bacon, toll gate keeper
near Indianapolis, is the possessor of two
wooden legs. On retiring one night re-
Gently he unscrewed his igneous ex-
tremities and laid them aside. An hour
passed on the Hoosier woke to find his
house on fire, and he nearly suffocated
by the smoke. A neighbor who heard
his screams ran in, without waiting to
dress, and carried the helpless cripple
to place of safety, and thus Bacon was
saved.
"A. II. Barnett, the veteran hote
keeper of Indiana" and J. Atkinson
capitalist, both of Logansport, recently
visited Chicago in search of an architect
to arrange the plans for one of the finest
hotels on the Wabash. Mr.. Barnett has
been landlord of one hotel, the Barnett
House, "a years. Judge BlackmOrt
boarded In the same hotel 81 years
Judge Buchanan has been boarder IL
the same house 35 years, and Judge
Biddle 33 years.
Speaking of the fire in the Erpres,
Office, the Terre Haute Journal says
"It is thought by the proprietors that
without doubt, it was caused by an In
cendiary. He evidently entered the job
room, and there started the fire near the
elevator. This suspicion is strengthened
by the fact that it occurred on Sunday
night, which is the only time during the
whole week in which there is not some
person in the building. Besides, nc
printing office is supposed to be KEEP
under lock and key as is store, being
almost at all times accessible to EN-
ployes.
A number of gentlemen interested
in horticulture met at the Office of the
Hdi0aa Farmer, in Indianapolis, ,
few days since, and effected an organ
ization, to be known as the Indianapoli
Horticultural Society, by the election o
Sylvester johnson as President, A. j
Pope as Vice President, W. s. Hubbard
as Treasurer, and s. V. Morris as Score
tary. These officers were constituted
committee to consult with the Mariol
County Agricultural and Horticulture
Association, with. view of effecting