Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-30

Potatoes are retailing at 75 cents
ia Rochester.
A good number OF country peo-
pie ia town to-day.
The Turks will suffer to day, ut
the hands Of American Servians.
Tho various roads throughout
the county are said to be in a very
bad condition-alr:ost impassahie In
places.
The Methodist aud Presbyterian
churches vii! unite In Union
Thanksgiving service at the latter
church.
The Spy, OF Rochester, has a
column OF Fire Notes" this week.
Better get good fire engine and let
the Notes go.
The train north ON the l., P. & c..
r. Il. leaves here at 30 p. m, and
south at 11-29 a. m. The other train )
run on Same time as heretofore.
On Sabbath last, Mrs. King, iv-
ing near Monterey. Ind, was turied
by the side OF her husband surviving
her aged companion but one week.
Judge james A. Corse OF West
Township lately sold seven hogs
which weighed in the aggregate $40
lbs. They were OF the Poland China
stock, ard the price obtained was
$685. per cwt.
The Rochester Spy says: Mrs.
Qualls. aged about thirty-eight, got
divorce from her third husband
Tuesday night and married the
fourth one Wednesday noon. She is
having more fun than anybody.
The annual report OF tho Chief
of Engineers, Gen. A. A. Humphreys,
shows that $4,000 has been allotted
to Improvements to Michigan City
Harbor For the next year $l45,0OO
is asked by the special officer. having
improvements under charge, for Wa
bash river improvements.
-Messrs. Sharp and Smart, Of the
Moody and Sankey tabernacle have
been holding their revivals in War
saw for nearly four weeks and they
have created great interest. The
churches have been crowded during
the session. and the prospects are
said flattering for large number
Of converts.
More fine stock hus been i'm
ported into LaPorte county. DIR. l..
S. Fitch has added TO lakewood Farm,
from the Glen Flora sales held nj
Waukegan, 18th inst, the Ayrshire
calf Robbie Burns, bred from the
best mich COW sold. From the Chi
cago sales, also the short horn bull,
Hoosier Boy, two years old Oct ii.
weighing 1880 pounds when unloaded
from the cars.
Mr. John W. Parks. OF Bourbon,
has located the Plymouth law Office
OF the firm in the new brick building
on Gano street, halfway between
Center and Michigan streets. This
office is the most elegant one in town.
and hereafter Mr. Parks proposes to
live in this city. The card OF the firm
will be found in another column. We
welcome such professional additions
to our city.
The LaPorte Herald says: Judge
James b. Belford, OF Colorado, MEM
Der Of Congress elect, touched at
LaPorte Saturday evening. stopping
with his old friends here,till We'd
ncsduy evening, when he left for
Washington. The Judge wears his
honors becomingly, aud is the
same genial, companionable gentle
man as OF yore.
The following is the petit jury
fer the December term OF the circuit
court OF this county: Moses Berkey-
pile, Bourbon township: William
Garrison, Bourbon township; Solo
mon Pearman. Center township; Sam
uel Pence, Center township; Freder-
lex Stuckey, Green township; VIII
liam Sellers, German township;
Noah wiltfong. North township;
Matthias Swihart, Polk township;
James Wiley, Union township;
George III. Southall. Tippecanoe
township; Merrill Williams, Walnut
township; William &. Cook. West
township.
In Peru on Saturday the 18th
inst, John Steller was shot in Pc
culiar manner. 1t seems that he had
stolen a. basket OF provisions and
while running away with it was pur-
sued by three men. Ito one OF whom
the basket belonged) andon their de-
handing his srrrender and he refus-
ing two OF them shot toward him, 10
brighten him, it is supposed. The
thief then dropped the basket which
the owner recovered. and soon after
It was reported that the man was
found dead. No doubt the shooting
was accidental. Wendland and Shoop
were the two men who used their re-
volvcrs on the thief.
The Northern Indiana Normal
School ut Valparaiso has just com
menced the second term Of the pres
ent college year They have enrolled
1000 students which is an increase OF
$50 over the enrolment OF last year.
The normal was organized in Septem-
Der, 1873. with thirty-five students
in attendance, and this number has
steadily increased until the close OF
the third year, when the enrolment
reached 800. Many valuable works
have lately been placed in the library,
which wiz row compare favorably
with any college library in the West.
Six large eases OF geological spec
linens, representing every period oi
formation, and 81 900 worth OF philo
sophical and chemical apparatus,