Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-12-21
News and GOssip.
Gen. Lew Wallace is in Florida.

Gen. Lew Wallace Is in Florida.
The salaries OF librarian and state
house attendants for the year
amount to g, Os6 &c.
Sam F. Cary has yielded He is
to inflict a series OF lectures i'm Iowa
upon finance and general reform.
What's the matter with Boss
Tweed? Can it be that he has the
ndfetchitatthenose?"
There are ten tons OF matter trans
ported daily between the Indianaro-
lis post office and the Union depot.
mel. That editor must be northern
~buIl-dozer." Persons going through
F. W. would do well to go armed to
che teeth.
Fellows who hold commissions
signed by Rutherford B. Hayes will
find Fort Wayne a very unhealthy
place to live in."-Fort Woyne Senti-
Messrs. ]. G. and G. W. ShankIin
have sold the Evansville Courier to
J. s. Reilly. The Shanklin Brothers
will continue to conduct the editori-
al department CT the paper.
According to the atlanta Constitu-
ton, from $4,000 to $4,000 month
reaches Atlanta from the gold fields
OF northern Georgia. The silver
mines are also very profitable.
"Dam-fi no." printed on a badge
and pinned on the lapel OF the coat,
Is all the rage now. 1t Is worn in
self defence and answers all ques-
tons from inquiring friends about
the latest news from the south.
One Of Ben Hills happicst retorts
to Fernando Woods blood and thun-
der speech in the Democratic eau
Gus was the remark: PERHAPS the
gentleman is not aware OF the con-
scrvative influence OF "a fifteen-inch
shell with the fuse in process OF COM
bustion."
The New Orleans Republican
says OF the appointment OF n congress
sional committee to visit Louisiana:
Every tru Republican will receive
this assurance with unfeigned graft
fication. Whatever happens, the
truth will at least be known about
Louisiana. and the truth thus made
known cannot fail to secure TO the
Republicans OF Louisiana a warmer
sympathy and a juster judgment than
they have hitherto received from
their brethren morrill,
The celebrated libel suit of Thomas
McIntire vs.. John E. Fawkner and
the Indianapolis Sentinel has been
brought to a close. The suit has
been dismissed at Fawkner's cost
and On payment Of $1,000 1t is esti-
mated thar the McIntire suit from its
first inception has cost John E.
Fawkner "A few hundred dollars OF
$4,000, besides damaging him social
Is, occasioning his dismissal from
the Odd Fellows lodge. and making
him generally motor Gus throughout
the city and all this part of the state.
At a public meeting recently
held 10 New Orleans, Gen. Nichols,
the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor, sail: "Peaceably, fairly, legally
elected. your Governor. by over 5000
majority OF votes of both races in the
state, 1 announce to you my fixed
determination to assert and main
tain my right TO that position. and /
know you are equally determined /
shall do So / shall be prepared to
10 my whole duty. and shall expect
the same from every citizen Of
Concerning the condition OF the
State House at indianapolis. ths
State Librarian reports: The d.
lupidated condition Of the state
house renders IL difficult and expen-
sive to be kept in proper order for
the various departments and the
many strangers who annually visit il.
The sky lights are out of order and
will have to he repaired at a consid-
cradle expense to the state. The
rafters Ia the dome are Iottsn. The
roof on The entire building Is giving
way. 1t has been repaired but it can
not last much longer"
LogaRsport Journal: We know
OF no better service the coming leg
islature can render the state than to
restore that section OF the Baxter
temperance law which renders the
liquor seller liable to any person who
shall be injured in person, property
or means OF support by an intoxica-
ted person. and making the leasor OF
the building in which the liquor was
sold liable with the dealer. This
statute has been in operation now for
years in New York and other states,
and with the most happy results. He
who sells liquors to q person who
cannot be- trusted to make temper
ate use OF them ought to bear the
pecuniary injury consequent upon
the intoxication caused thereby.
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