Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-04

street, decoyed him into his house, murdered
him, dissected the corpse, packed it into a
barrel and conveyed it in wheelbarrow to the
bank of the river and dumped it in the waters
where portions of it were subsequently dis
covered.
Bankruptcy proceedings have been CON-
menced at Des Moines, Iowa, against B. F.
Alien, the suspended banker.
Agang of resurrectionists was recently broken
up by the Chicago police, and one of the party
arrested. In their possession were found a num-
Der Of barrels, containing five cadavers in good
condition. One of the miscreants who escaped
received two bullet wounds, and is probably
fatally injured.
VAIL Brothers extensive glue factory, in the
southern part of Chicago, was destroyed by fire
on Monday last. Total loss about S4O0, geo; in
sursnce, $50 500.
Something of a sensation was created at the
Office of the st. Louis & Southeastern railroad
in st. Louis, by the discovery of q partly dis
sected body of man in box received there
about week ago, and for which no claimant
appeared
The Ohio House of Representatives has
passed compulsory educational bill.
The proposition to repudiate Missouri State
bonds amounting to $4,000, 600 las been de-
feated in the Legislature of that State. The
question of politics did not enter into the dis
cussion.
Cnicagoans are in an ecs.acy of delight over
the wonderful impersonation of Wilkins Mi
cawber b. Mr.. George Fawcett Rowe, the ac-
complished English comedian, who is playing
at Mcvickers Theater to crowded audiences
Mr.. Rowe enacted this part 500 consecutive
nights in London.
Several coal shafts in the Brazil lind. mines
were Get On fire by striking miners and burned
last week.
! In the celebrated divorce suit of Ann Eliza
against Brigham Young, at Salt Lake City.
Judge Mexican delivered decision the other
day, by which Ann Eliza receives $4,000 attor-
neys fees, and $500 per month alimony pend
ing trial alimony to date from the flliIg of the
complaint, which was about twenty months ago.
The South.
The Georgia Legislature investigation, under
tile direction of the Finance Committee, shows
that s150,000 worth of bonds have been paid
1 twice and the examination Is not concluded
State Treasurer james stated to the committee
that he was unable for long time to obtain
from Henry Clews & Co., of New York, TIE
! financial agents of the State. any account OF
their transactions. When the statement was
/ finally obtained, it showed that the same bonds
had been paid in New York and by the State
Treasurer, to the amount above stated. Treas
urer James charges, by implication, that Clews
paid the State bonds and without canceling
them, again put them upon the market.
A New Orleans dispatch of Feb. "a says the
Conservatives have agreed to accept the Wheeler
compromise.
II is shown that tax of 65 cents on 800 VIII
be necessary TO meet the expenses of the Ten
nessee State government thepresent year. As
this tax cannot be collected in time to pay the
debts which must be paid, and as the Legisla-
ture has taken from the Treasurer the power to
borrow, the entire State machinery viii soon be
blocked for lack of funds.
j. W. Thomas, Representative in the North
Carolina Legislature from Warren county, has
been expelled from that body for denying the
existence Of God.
Hon. Daugherty White, proprietor of the
Manchester, Kv., salt works, and father of
Hon. John d. White. the only Republican Con-
gresham from Kentucky, committed suicide
few days since by drowning. Before throwing
himself into tho water he tied himself SO that
he could not escape. His brother once Speaker
Of the United States House of represents
tives, terminated his life by suicide.
large meeting, attended by some 1000
Democrats. was held in New Orleans on Friday
last to denounce the Wheeler compromise.
McEnery and several others addressed the meet
ing, and bitterly denounced those favoring the
compromise.
Washington.
Bill King is to be indicted for perjury, a
special bill looking to that end having passed
Congress.
The national convention of Mexican war vet
Grams net in Washington last week, Gen. ]. W.
Denver presiding. Sixteen States, two Terri
ties, and the District of Columbia, were repre-
sented
The President has appointed Harvey Jewell
brother Of the Postmaster-General, to be
Judge of tie Court of Commissioners of Ala
bama claims.
Our government has received an official dis
patch from Caleb Cushing, from Madrid stating
that the virginius indemnity papers have been
formally transferred, and that the entire ques-
ton is settled on the basis of a payment b.
Spain OF $500 to the family of each victim.
The Spanish Minister called upon the Secre-
tary Of State the other morning and presented
to him an autograph letter from young Al
fonso, in which tho latter states TIA. ne has
been called to the throne by reclamation of the
Spanish people, and desires that the United
States viii accept the proffer of his friendship
The House Election Committee have made
report to that body, stating that, in the course
of their Investigations Of the several Arkansas
contested election cases. they have examined
the returns Of every county concerning which
there has been any dispute, and find that
the returns show Baxter to have been elected
by 712.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of