Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-15
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE EAST.

THE EAST.
NEW YORK papers chronicle the death of John
O'NIahoney, the well-dnown Fenian leader.
FIRE at Scranton, VT. last week, DESTROYED
100000 worth of business property. IL is
reported from Philadelphia that movement is
on foot looking to the formation of n gigantic
coal combination by owners of mines and heavy
stockholders in what are known as the coal
roads- 1t is said the operators in the Lehigh
region have already signed an agreement limit
lng the production of their mines.
JOHN c. TRACY. President. and ]. l.. Chap
man, cashier of the Farmers and Mechanics
National Bank of Hartford, CT, have been ar
rested-the former for misdemeanor in falsify-
ing accounts. and the latter for the embezzle-
ment of $4,000. They gave bonds to appear
before the United States Court. The total loss
by the bank from oyerdrafts and loans ON poor
security Is thought to be about 1850, 900.
THE WEST.
BEFORE the Burlington Gowa) Board of Trade
the other day, bottle was exhibited containing
twenty-five or thirty young grasshoppers They
were Matched in one nest in the neighborhood
of Prescott, Adams county. in the western part
of the State, and the gentleman who sent them
IN writes that III every square foot of ground
there are between 100 and 200 nests. The re-
cent warm weather has Matched them out by
the million, but the cold weather, il is thought,
viii kill them between this and spring.
GIN. MILES has forwarded to military head
quarters at Chicago report of his engage
ment with the hostile tribes of Sioux and
Cheyenne Indians under Crazy Horse. fought
on the Sth of January. The fight lasted five
hours. The Indian camp of 600 lodges ex-
tended three miles along the valley of the
Tongue river below Hanging Womans' creek
They were driven through the canons of Wolf
or Panther mountains in the direction of the
Big Horn mountains. The Indian loss is
known to be severe. Gen. Miles lost four
killed and eight wounded. The hos
tiles were well armed, but otherwise
appeared to be in a destitute condition. num-
limbs, and were living on horse meat. Adj
wees from Arizona state the Apache Indians
are killing and plllndering the settlers in the
southeastern part of the Territory. The Gov
ernor has sent message to the Territorial Leg
islature asking for an appropriation of money
TO raise and equip force of whites and friend
ly Indians to carry ON a rigorous campaign
against the hostiles. He expresses the fear
that under the present condition of affair."
Southeastern Arizona must be abandoned BY
white settlers.
AT Toledo. Ohio, the other day, lad named
Charles Kruck, 16 years'of age, was sent by his
mother to a grocery store to make some
purchases for her. The store had gin-milI at
tachment, in which three brutes were carous-
ing. They made the lad drunk and then in
duced him to wander off with them In their
walks they came TO high bridge over a creek.
The boy looked down ON the ice below, said
:. i guess Ill take dive" and. initiating such
an action, sprang over the railing and struck
upon his head upon the ice below. crushing his
skull and killing himself instantly.
The exceptions taken to the rulings and SEN
tence of John ID. Lee, the Mountain Meadow
murderer, have been overruled by the Supreme
Court OF Utah Territory, and the District
Court has been ordered to fix another day for
the execution. Lees only hope now lies in an
appeal to the United States Supreme Court
Spotted Tail. chief of the Sioux Indians. ac-
companied by 200 warriors, has left Spotted
Tail agency for Tongue river, for the purpose
of counseling Crazy Horse and his band of hos
tiles to accept the terms offered by the Govern
ment, VIZ, to surrender their arms and ponies
THE SOUTH.
A SHIP drawing nineteen feet of water has
passed through Capt. Eads jetty channel at
the mouth Of the Mississippi river. There is
now a good straight channel through the
shoal at the head of South Pass with a mini
mum depth of twenty-five feet.
The following dispatch has been received
at the Internal Revenue Office, at Washing
ton, from Revenue Agent Wagner, dated
Greensboro, n. c.: deputy Marshal Robert
son, of South Carolina. Just reports two men
killed and several wounded by illicit distillers
rsided on by him without troops. Am hurry
ing to provide Maj. Stewart with horses, so W,
can stop this resistance"
BRILLIANT ball was given at the navy yard.
Norfolk, Va, last week, in honor of the Russian
Grand Duke Alexis.
MARTIN HENRY and William Henry Simpson
both colored, we're hung at Port Tobacco, Md.
ON the 9th of February, for the murder Of Johr
w. Everett
POLITICAL.
Gov WELLS was again before the House
committee, on the 9th inst, and, in an answer
to question by David Dudley Field as 10
whetl er, in canvassing the Louisiana returns.
he had altered any figures or destroyed any re-
turns. stated that he declined TO answer any
question touching the action Of the board until
the House gave him his liberty and relieved hirl
OF his disability He wanted to know whether
he was the peer OF any member Of the committee.
or a mere vassal-" number Of questions were
put u the witness concerning his action a
member Of the Returning Board, te all Of which
he declined to answer until relieved Of the sem
tence imposed by the House, which holds him
IN duress. Charles s. Abel, Secretary of the
Returning Board, was also examined He said
he dined with the board ON Sunday Dec g. at
which time Littiefield told him he had DESTROYED
the Vernon parish papers. No one ordered him
to destroy them Witness said he certified TO
ITS votes for the Republicans from that parish.
having full confidence in the clerks knew
nothing about the transposition of votes.
Judge Davis, Chief Clerk of the board gave
testimony similar 10 that of Abel So far as il
affected L;ttlefeld-
DUNCAN T. KESSER, Of New Orleans. denie.
that he offered ]. Madison Wells 200. 900 &c
give the vote Of Louisiana to Tilden. He saw,
Wells asked for 200. 900 to count the vote Of
the State as actually cast in the ballot-boxes
ana mas asked to be summoned to Washington
LOUIS NJ kESSER, a member, and I. w. Eator
and York A. Woodward, clerks of the Lolisians
Returning Board, testified before the Congress
sionai committee ON the 7th inst Kenner sait
ho had NO knowledge of any alterations havins
been made IN the Vernon parish return. or o.
any papers having been burned or DESTROYED
nor did he know Of any proposition for receivins
money Tor any act IN connection with the elec
toral vote; the Returning Board, he said. die
ATTY for troops to protect them Eaton testified
That he did not see Littlefield or any one els,
make erasures in the original returns: Little.
held never asked him TO assist in making an,
alterations Woodward, in his testimony. sale
he worked with Littlefield on the returns the
night Of Dec. 3, when the alteration is alleged
to have been made, but did not see him making
any ensures; first heard Of the Vernon parish
transfer when he came to Washington.
Ex-Gov. SrEARSs, Of Florida, was before the
House Privileges Committee, on the 9Th inst
Tie testified that he never received or sent an,
telegram saying that we (meaning the Repub-
llcans) must have Louisiana, Florida and
south Carolina, by fair means or foul Never
received telegram from; anybody outside the
State requesting him TO send couriers for re
turns which must be made to show a majority
Tor Hayes He said the dispatch from w. II
Chandler, Bismarck ought to come here Al
once, was sent to @. ID. Willard, Of Washington.
and had reference TO railroad matters. Nothing
was said about money in any telegram which
passed between himself and persons in the
North, and be also said he had no knowledge OF
any money having been received from the
NORM either before or after the election.
4 - Levises one a the Hayes electors in
louisiana, was examined by the Senate COM
niiftee. He teytified that ON the 4th of Decem-
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