Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
The East.


York have agreed to an advance of IS on their
steerage passage rates. The advance Will
affect those taking passage TO or from this
country.
The Governor OF little Rhode Island is highly
indignant because United States Marshal in
terfered with the State Constabulary for the
seizure Of some liquors, and says if such things
are to be tolerated the State Judiciary and
Executive may as well resign their offices and
leave the control and direction of State affairs
to subordinates of the United States govern
ment"
4 shocking tragedy is reported from Sey-
mour, Connecticut. A Mrs. Evans cut the
throats of her two children, aged three and six
years and then cut her own throat.
The West
A lawyer OF Ironton, o.. has discovered a
specimen of ore which proved TO be an agglom-
Grafton of pure diamonds, weighing twenty
ounces net. and worth about 100000.
woful tale of Indian barbarity comes from
the West The LOCO Indians, headed by Stone
Calf, who recently surrendered at the Cheyenne
Agency, were accompanied by Ella and Lizzie
Germain, survivors of the Smoky Hill mas
sacre. whore their parents and one sister were
killed BIZ the Indians. They tel pitiable tale
of suffering and terrible treatment Gray
Beard took Ella aged IL, and Stone Calf had
Lizzie aged IL. Ella, who is enciente. says she
can identify all who took part in the killing.
They we're dressed in Indian costume. and were
nearly starved.
The amount of wheat remaining unshipped in
Minnesota is stated at 2S44. $40 bushels, against
1858, 779 bushels at this time in 1874.
Chicago elevators contained ON the 10th inst.
8. $50. $50 bushels of wheat, 1,795. S4S bushels
of corn. $50. 09G bushels of oats, A,314 BUSH
els Of rye, and 215, 7o3 bushels of barley, max
ing grand total of 6.i47, $50 bushels, against
I. AS 73S bushels at the same period last year.
Buell.. the correspondent who arrested at
st. Louis under the = Poland gag-law" for libel
ing Senator Chandler, has been discharged Oh
account of defect in the Indictment.
Large numbers of strangers are concentrat-
ing at Sioux City Ia, with the intention OF
joining the first expedition to the Back Hills.
The annu j report of the packing business OF
Chicago, printed in the papers Of that city, show
that the total number of hogs received. alive
and dressed. during the season, was 2.372, 974,
against 2. DAB. PIP for the season of 1874. The
average price of the season just closed has been
s6.G2lz against $3.50 last year. Trade has
been peculiarly active, and the season has been
generally profitable to packers.
Washington dispatches state that President
Grant has sent strict orders for the employ.
ment of such military force as may be neees-
sary to check the Black Hills expeditions now
organizing at Yankton and Sioux City.
by order of Judge Mexican, of the United
States Court, of Salt Lake, Brigham Young has
been fined SIS and imprisoned in the penitenti-
airy for one day, for contempt of court.
The chief occupation of the Chicago grand
jury seems to be the finding of indictments
against the editor of the Times. Four fresh
ones were returned last week three for libel
and one for obscene publication.
The South.
bill has been introduced in the Virginia
Legislature to punish parties creating disturb
ances in hotels, theaters, and other places of
amusement. 1t provides that persons who
create disturbances in hotels by boisterous de-
mands for accommodation. after the proprietor
or his agent has declined to entertain them for
want of room or other reasonable specified
causes, shall be punished by fine and imprison-
ment- In case of theaters, managers are to
have the right TO issue reserved seat tickets
stamped mot transferable" and when party.
not the original purchaser, demands admit
lance, the door-keeper can refuse him. but the
price of the ticket must be refunded and if lie
refuses to take the money, and thereby creates
disturbance, he is liable to arrest and fine. In
both cases half the fine goes to the hotel-keeper
or manager. as the case may be- There are
similar provisions regarding steamboats, and
railroads.
Washington.
Doubt is expressed as to the possibility of a
reorganization of the Treasury Department.
owing to the alleged discovery OF clerical error
in engrossment.
Bill King arrived at Washington the other
day, and of course has been interviewed. He
proper use of one dollar of the money" He
was glad to say that the committee, as he put it,
INDICATED him ON that subject. He will claim
his seat in the next Congress will not resign
viii bodily meet all charges. He says he can
fully explain the apparent discrepancies as to
his testimony, and can disprove the pack of lies
told against him.
Opinions differ as to the length of the extra
session of the Senate-some Senators believing
that the discussion of the resolution recogniz-
ing the kellogg government, and the one admit
ting Pinchback wiz prolong the session to six or
eight weeks while others are sure that the ses-
siorl viii end within a month.
Returns received at the Internal Revenue