Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-11

cor. mite the lsrceny having returned Il 70
sne Ifeasurer throuRh third party. L. Is
further stated that tie guilty person. fearful
OF detection resortod to this means OF restor-
ing tie stolen funds, in the hope OF being
saved from public exposure, and that no per-
son connected with the detective service
bad anything to do with its recovery
lie ffesldebt IN his last regular Sunday talk
with the Associated Press agent, il reported
al expressing hin self, anent Louisiana AFFAIR."
substantially as follows: ." 1 do not, he ssi1,
propose to interfere with the Packard
Nichols imhrogho. have nothing before me
TO justify action in the wav OF the recognition
OF either Governor, and, therefore, cannot do
SO. par iculsrly as a committee of each House
of Congress is now engaged in investigat
all the facts OF the late election, including the
contests OF the two GOverTo rs and two
Legislatures, both claiming to be legally
elected. Under these circun stances, to recog-
ME one or the other W .uld be Lardly justIfi-
able. aud l have 70 informed Gov. Kellogg"
The President further said that the Democratic
State organization has the sympathy of such
portion OF tue people Of that State as have the
requisite means to gle sustenance to it, and
ter Governor and Legislature would be recog-
nZed by them even il there were not half SO
many as there are now in the Democratic party
IN Louisiana. The President repeated that he
would not interfere by recognizing either
Government until the contest should be settled
through the Congressional investigation now
In progress. but he should consider 1t to be hi,
! duty t. keep the peace IL occasion required,
and prevent b!oodshed pending the political
complications.
ACCORDING to tho latest statistical publica-
ton the population OF the globe is 423. 9I7-
600. Eurofe has 300, 17S, 800 inhabitants ;
Asia, s24 AS, 500; Africa 1879 921 COO; Australia
and Polynesia, 74S 600 America, S5 519 81 o.
| The increase in America for the year is given
at 1000, GOO. 1t is stated from Washington
that the Postmaf ter General is considering the
proprietv OF requiring Postmasters to report
monthly instead OF quarterly.
AT a meeting OF the railroad passenger
agents, held in New York, a few days ago. the
following advance i'll passenger rates Was de-
termined on by the trunk lines; New York to
Cleveland. IS to Sill; Toledo. 80 to SIS so
Detroit. $40 to Slz; Chicago, sl3 To SIS; St.
Louis 81 to s2S; Indianapolis, s12 to S17
Louisville, as TO $40; Cincinnati. sl1 to 9l6
As FAR as can be ascertsined to u &C .sinty,
at least seventy. five persons were killed iy the
Ashtabula railway disaster. The general i'm
preston Of these competent to juige places
the figure higher than this. Append d is the
llrt, as Furnished by the railroad authorities
Number Ct passengers ON tue train, 1873; Lum-
Dct Ol employees on the IRAN, II; TOTAL. ltf
Rescued passengers 6S rescued employees
.; total, ~. Died sDcs, passengers 8 dice
since, employees. / ; total 4 Names of know
re- cued, "; lost 70; unsccOunted for, 5
total, 147.
The horrors OF Ashtabula do not appear t
be fully revealed. The investigation shows
startling discrepancy between the estimates o.
passengers and Of rsilrca. officials as to tn,
number OF people on the train. Some passen
gsrs place il as between 200 and $40, while til,
railroad men, who ought to be the bette
judges. Tx the number at less than $50
Another rev elation is that passengers wer,
robbed 1t is stated that $1,000 was taker
from orfe corpse and that living men srug
gin g away from the wreck were met by thieves
and forced to give up their valuables.
The inquest in the Ashtsbula horror demon
strates the fact that stubbornness or crimina
neglect On the part Of persons high in author
ity at the railroad station prevented the savin,
of the bodies in q recogniz bic condition. 4
the Let possible saving Of llfe The town fir,
department, with strviceable steam engine
were Oh the spot and anxious to throw waite
upon the burning train. but were prevente,
from 20 doing by orders from persons whom
tlsg supposed had the right to give them.
HE steamship LAmenque. from Hsvre +
New York, went ashore ut Seabright, N. J.
on tho morning OF the 7th inst. Three seamel
lost their lives WI lie going ashore for help
The remainder Of the crew and all the passen
gers, numbering some 200 people, were res
cued oy the life saving station men.
FOREIGN.
The 800 mile walking match between Danie
O'Leary, of Chicago. H., champion of Amer
lea, and William Howse, of London, was GIN
1 n
O'Leary. He left the track utterly tagged on
after he had walked 209 miles. Howse con
!, tnued TO 241 milee, when he too oppe
walking because O'Leary gave mp the match
, Betting was to 4 ON O'Lesry. 1t is al
nouDced from Constantinople that the confer
, ence Of the powers has prolonged the aimistic
to the lst Of March, 1877.
LATE Panama advices, received by steame
at New York, furnish An interesting batch O
intelligence from Central and South America
Ex-Presdent Guardia. Of Costa Rics, is about b
visit Guatemala and Salvador for the purpos
OF inducing those states to unite with Coat
Rica in the war against Nicaragua. Presi
dent HerrArs, OF Costa Rica, by decree, ha
abolished the liberty Of the press and place.
every printing Office in the countr
under the direct control of the authorities
Another battle las occurred between the stat
Of Canca and the republic of Colombia tn
inent officers. The loss Of each eide in tn
previously reported battle OF Garrapot was
Liberals. GOO killed and 800 wounded; Con
servativer, 800 killed and 700 wounded. or tn
wounded at least 500 will die. Mr.. Moreno
the Dutch Consul, Senior Aueustin veltz an
tso other persons have been sssassinated a
Carthagena. The assassins we're arrested.
THE first railway accident In Denmark. In
voIving loss OF life. has just occurred between
Horseus aid Aarhuus. The train conveyin,
hundred laborers TO clear the snow blockade
ran OF the track Nine persons were killes
and thirty seven hurt The injured suffered
greatly from cold and the delay in receivin,
assistance.
LONDON dispatch says there is a stron,
feeling Of sympathy among tho English people
and particularly among the aristocracy, for tn,
Turks. At q MEETING held at the Duke o.
Sutherlsnd's town house S25, 900 were raises
for the relief Of the Turkish soldiers in IN,
Balkans. The Duke Of Portland gave $4,000
- Efforts are being made in Ireland to re
vlve the ancient psstlme OF faconry. Sub
This is not intended to interfere In
any way with the ancient Flsf
Hawker's Club, Of Pills lane. Dublin.
LATE advices from the City OF Mexico stat,
that whole brigades and regiments OF Iglesiss
army have pronounced :or Disz, but the latte
has not yet dsred to attack Iglesias he beini
strongly posted with Is, 900 men at Siloa. Tn,
States of jail CO. Z,catecss, Durango, Sal
Luis Potoei. aud Nuevelon have pronounc es
for Disz. Gen. Mendez, who was appointed
Regent for Diaz. TO act during his absence, la
issued q convocatoria for the election OF Presi
dent Chief Justice, aud members of Cvngree
on Jan. %. Gems. Mejis and Iglesias are boil
excluded "a candidates or electors; also nj
members Of the Ltrio aad Juartz Govern
ments.
F0RTY-FOURTH CUNGRESS.
Regular Proce edincs