Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-18


Arizona. But are they sure it is no,
Charley Rossl
The PorATo Germany
has issued an edict forbidding the impor
tation of the American potato. A pru
dent fear of the bug doubtless dictates
this hostility to our favorite esculent.
"OLD CoCKEYE" TO THE REsCUE.-Ii
is announced that Ben Butler will take q
hand in the Brooklyn battle Immediately
after the adjournment of Congress. He
viii espouse the cause of Tilton. Now
there will be fun.
SPAIN.-King Alfonso's army in Spain
Is making it very lively for Don Carlos
and his followers. A series of victories
are reported several chiefs killed, and
the Don himself forced to fly for self
preservation.
GOVERNOR OF CoLORADO.-The Presi-
dent has at last concluded to remove
Gov. McCook, of Colorado, and has sent
to the Senate the name of Col. John l..
Routt, of Bloomington, ILL.,, at present
Second Assistant Postmaster-G General, as
his successor
THE PROPOSED TERRITORY OF OKLA
HoMA.-The project to create the new
Tel4Itory of Oklahoma is defeated for
this session of Congress, the Senate
having postponed the consideration of
the bill to the second Monday of
December next.
THE LoBBY.-Old members of Con-
gress agree that there never was so for
midable lobby at the National Capital
as is now operating there. 1t will be a
miracle if a large number of "jobs are
not rushed through in the hurry attend
ing the closing hours of the session.
Coop NEWS FOR THE DRUGGISTS
''Little Tariff" bill, which has just be-
come a law, contains, among other pro-
visions, one repeating the stamp tax on
medicinal preparations. This repeal will
be very acceptable to the druggists of the
country. The tax on patent medicines
remains as heretofore.
THE FRANKING PRIv1LEGE.-An at
tempt to revive the franking privilege
was again defeated in Congress last week.
The speeches of nearly all the members
indicated a strong yearning for the flesh
pots of Egypt, but the majority deferred,
and the proposition was rejected by the
very decisive vote of SO to 129.
Observation-Disclosures three years ago
Gov. Butler, of Nebraska, was impeached
and deposed from Office, the charge
against him being that he had meddled
with and Incorporated State funds.
1t now transpires that the evidence upon
which he was convicted was misunder-
stood, and a resolution to expunge the
matter from the State records has been
passed by the Nebraska Legislature.
DEATH OF A UNITED STATES SENATOR
Death is busy thinning the ranks of Con-
gress. Three members of the House
have died since the present session be-
gan-Rice of Illinois, Croker of Mas
sachusetts, and Hersey of Maine-and
now comes the announcement that Sen
ator William A. Buckingham, of Con-
necticut, has passed away, at the ripe
age of II years.
PERCENTAGE o. BANKING CIRCULA-
T1oN.-The Banking ana Currency Com
mittee of the lower house of Congress
have reported bill to equalize the per-
centage of circulation which shall be
issued to national banks. Under the
present law banks with circulation of
$4,000 or less are entitled to so per
cent of circulation. Banks with between
$500, 900 and 100000 capital 80 per
centum, and banks with still larger
circulation 60 per centum of circulation.
The proposition of the bill is to make
the percentage uhifor.n at 80 per centum.
BoNAPARrIsM LOOKING UP.---The Bona
partists In France IRE growing daily
more confident. Their agents are, if
possible, more ubiquitous than active,
and their success more patent than ever,
Though their show of supporters in the
Assembly remains small, the dissemina-
ton of sort of Napoleonic sentiment
among the rural population goes on with
unabated success. Old men Of to-day
need not be surprised if they live to see
Bonaparte at the head of the French
nation.
BAD FOR THE SEw1NG-MAcHINE MEN,