Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-31
On Tuesday morning at about 3

On Tuesday morning at about
o'clock the citizens OF Walkertor
were alarmed by the cry of fire. Mr.
Christian Tank, German citizen
keeps boarding house and saloon
east of the L. Z. and G. II. X. depot
and this building was the scene of
confiagTation. The people turned out
e'a masse and did all that~they could
to save the building but it was of no
avail, the house was consumed to-
gether with the principal part of its
stock, both being valued at $4,000 on
which there is understood to be an
insurance of $1,000. Some adjoining
houses were saved by the energetic
endeavors of the bucket" brigade.
On Tuesday of last week valua-
bic horse belonging to Mr.. U. s.
Dodge Of the Parker House was
mired in a small mud bayou on the
east side Of Yellow river, a short dis
lance above the fiume dam. On the
4 following day the horse was discov-
cred by some boys fishing in the riv-
err, who Immediately informed the
owner Of its condition. After a few
unsuccessful efforts to release the an
imal and thinking it beyond all help,
Mr.. Dodge gave the horse to Feni-
more easier and Bert. Reeve, who
succeeded, by means Of ropes and
pulleys, in drawing out the unfortu-
nate animal. The boys are now en-
gagged In saving the life OF the horse
and have good prospects of soon hav-
ing one nearly as good as new"
A special to the Chicago Inter
Ocean from Rochester on the 18th
inst. says Jennie Dillon a day or
two since attempted to drown her
self in Maxinkuckee Lake. She had
mischievously written note to James
Duddleson, her lover, charging him
with going with another girl, treat !
ing her coldly, etc. 1t is thought |
that she had thus maliciously oharg-
ed him, and not having the heart to
retract, wrote another letter saying
she intended drowning. A few days
after Duddleson saw Miss Dillon 60 |
ing toward the lake, and mistrustine
her intentions went in a boat with 7
her. After riding a short distance she
threw herself into the water, but was
rescued by Duddleson. He turned
toward home, but before reaching
the shore she threw herself out OF the
boat into the water second time,
but was rescued as before. A medi-
cal examination made adjudged her
insane, and she was taken to the
asylum at Indianapolis. ses ,lfs
-Died.-At home, near this city,
August 10Th, 1876, after an illness OF
eleven weeks. Cynthia A., wife Of
Stephen s. Staley. She was born in
Clinton county, Ohio, November 18th,
1926. and at her death had reached
the age Of fifty years, nine months
and nineteen days. At the age of
nineteen she united with the Presby-
terrain church In plymouth, and con
tinueda tconsAtent mennb er<4of the =
same until 1866, when she united
with the Richland church, OF which
she was a member at the time Of her
decease. In all her relations as wife,
mother, daughter and neighbor, she
was esteemed and loved. A little be-
fore her death, feeling that her days
were almost numbered, she called her
children to her and gave them the
benediction and council &, Chris
tian mother. She selected as the
text for her funeral discourse, Cor
inthians, 9Th chap, LIST v. "For we
know il our earthly house OF this
tabernacle were dissolved, we have a
building Of God. an house not made
with hands eternal in the heavens,
which expressed her hope in the fu-
ture, and her desire that. hef friends
would meet her Ia that house not
made with hands. The funeral ex-
ercises were conducted by the Rev.
G. A. Little, at the Richland church,
August Both, .ls76,qI 1qziiss s'iaal1at