Marshall County Republican., 1877-02-01
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE EAST.


for alleged no1-paymen. Of income tax.
MEssRs. MOODY AND SANKEY opened their re-
vival services in the Boston Tabernacle, en-
Sunday last.
A BLOCK OF business houses in Hartford,
Conn.,. was destroyed by fire lss. week The
lossis estimated st 1920, 600. . J.B Ford & Co.,
the publishers of Henry Ward Beechor's paper,
the C7,riStidR Union, have gone into bank
ruptcy the second tine They offer their cred
itors 80 cents on the dollar. Among the assets
is the contract with Henry Ward Bsecher to
write life OF Christ. It is indorsed ''value
uncertain"
TUE WEST.
A REPORT reaches Sioux City that train
coming cut of the Black Hills YVES recently
captured by Crazy Horses band OF Indians,
and thst twenty mea who were With the train
were massacred.
CHICAGO elevators, az per official returns,
contain 536 733 bushels of wheat; 2O51, 600
bushels of corn 6i1 500 bnrbels of oats 234-
9i6 bushels OF rya. and 1 0S0, 496 bushels of
barley, making grand total of T. 545 All BUSH
els, against 4, 551, AL bushels at this period
last year.
Detective JAMES Brooks, of the Govern
ment Secret Service, who has been for some
time diligently pursuing the manufacturers
and showers Of the queer in the West has Just
made rch haul in Cincinnati Over 100
fiEe' Y executed plates were captured. Amopg
them we're pla Is for the Manufacture of S10
notes on the banks st Richmond LAFAYETTE
and Muncie, Ind He also recovered 40. 600
81 cent pieces These pieces so closely re-
sembled the genuine that none but experts
could distinguish the difference between
them
THE people OF Chicago have become thor
oughly alarmed st the dreadful ravages of
scarlet fever and diphiheria in that city. and
measures are to be taken to arrest, il possible.
the further progress Of these dangerous NAL
aides.
THE Academy of Mnsic, at Indianapolis, was
destroyed by fire last week. The loss is esti.
mated at s1C0 coo. =. A peddler called mt the
house of Mr.. s. s. Chalfant, near Thornville,
OnIo. The other evening" and obtained permis.
sion to lodge over night. Dnring the night be
chIorofcrn ed the entire emily, and ransacse
the honse, carrying of 5000 in money and
$4,000 in drafts. BY the explosion of a
boiler IN Goff's saw-mill, near Eaton, Ind, 3
few days ago. three men were killed and four
darge.onsiy injured.
TaE SOUTH.
The lower house of the Florida Legislature
has passed an act to declare and establish the
appointment by the State Of FLORIDA of cleo
tors for President and Vice President
Three men were killed and several dans erous-
ly wounded, near Little Rock Ark, few
days ago, by the explosion Of a boiler in q
shingle facrory.
The Supreme Court OF Sou,h 1arolina has
rendered decision in the qt.o wsrrauto rro-
ceedings against the Hayes electors, dismissipe
the case on the grounds that the proceedings
were illegally presented on the oaIt of tbe
sia,e, instead OF the United States. Robert
Gibson, Dputs United States Marshal. was
murdered at Memphis, a few days ago. by
Robert DIury, whose father a noted counter.
feiter, had been arrested by Gibson. w. C,
ID. Whlpps, proprietor OF the Willard Hotel
Louisville KY, shot and killed his chief clerk
hotel Office, few days ago.
COLUMBIA Is. CO. dispatch says: Judge
Mac o. has granted a preliminary injunctier i
restraining State Treasurer Cardozo and Comp
nolr General Dunn, respect vely. from draw
ing any rranis or paying out any funds from
.ne nsste treasury under the Appropriation bll
passed BY the Msckey House at its late sessier
upon tue ground that that body, which pre-
ttnfed to originate ard pass it, was not III.
legal Rouse of Representatives"
POLITICAL.
JOHN r. MCPHERSON, Democrat, has beer
elected to succeed Mr.. Fre,inghuysen in tn,
United States Senate from New Jersey.
j. W. L.zwELL, one of the Oregon Demo
cratic candidates for Presidential Electors a,
the late election, testified before the Senst,
COMMITTEE on Privileges and Elections Las
week He went to the meeting of the Oreoor
Electoral Commiitse. because he upderstoot
the Il publican electors we're going to take thu
eIeceo.si cernncafes from Cronin by force
witness understood Secretary of State Chad.
WICK to cay, rs be handed tho envelope con
tanning the certificates OF the electors to Gro
mn. "Gentlemer, here are your cerf,fic Al a.
he heard the Republican electors ask Cronir
for Their certificates, and Cronin replied II will
see hcil freeze over before will give them up.
Mr. EATON, Of Connecticut, was the only
Democratic Senator who voted ae aims. the Ar
batration bill The announcement of the fac
"a the Connecticut Legislature was received
with hisees from the Democratic side.
The contest for the United States Senator
ships from West Virginia, has been settled b,
theelection OF H. @. Davis for the long term
and Frank HerefLri for the short term.
The Georgia Legislature has chosen Beniamir
IA. HUI to srceeed Mr.. Norwood in the Unitet
States Senate from that State.
WASHINGTON.
THE Washington Chronicle has susp.ndaf
publication The State Department has re-
eeived notice that the German Government
ha< determined to abolish what are called ~,
honorary Consulstes in the United States an,
10 establish and maintain no cousulates hence
loftn except those 20 which a fixed salary i
attached. Beverly Nash (colored)
hayes eiector in South Carolina at th
recent election, testified before th
Senate South Carolina Investigating Con-
mlttee the other day, that he was offere
s4o,OJO by one Childs, a banker Of Columbia
To cast his vote for Tllden in the electoral col
lege. Childs denies the story, and saws Ma
manufactured it out Of whole cloth.
The House Judiciary Committee have unan
imously resolved that articles OF impescb
ment ought to be preferred against Georg
N hobeson, Secretary of the Navy TT,
house Sergesnt-at Arms arrived at Washing
Ton from New Orleans last week, having Il
cnarse Cassanavs ana Kenner, members OF In
Returning Bosri-
n WAsHIsoTos telegram of TIE 2ith saye
President Grant gives neither side comfor
n Louisiana He again declares that he in
TENDS TO mf ke no final decision until ALI tn
eY dsnce Is before hin, and until the reports Q
the southern committees have been presente
~ eDo Cohlridtfeu Dt congress. lie is wear
OF the eternal row. =. Gen. Belknap. who Ina
been waiting in Washington ten months 10
tIlal since his indictment has Addressed
letter TO tae Di-trict ATTORNEY. inform
ing him that be should apply directl
to the Court for an immediate trial.
The House has practically decided to act unfa
voraoiy upon al bills which propose to repes
taxation A bill providing for the repeal o
TIE 10 per cent. tsx on State banks. reporte.
Sasersely from the Banking and Currenc
Committse, has been tabled Action we
taken In The House the other day which will
probably result in preventing the Texas Pacifi
nsihoad bill from seeing daylight again durip,
tne present session. The bill wa, referred 1,
the committee OF the whole, and a tyo-third
woe VIII oe necessary to get it before tn
House again. w.
1HE Secretary oftae Treasury to-day issre,
the fhirty-eighth call for the redemption O
sl0000000 Of $50 bonds OF 1866, Nav an,
November. The principal and interest vii
De paid on and after tho 24sh of April next
snn interest will cease on that day. The fol
lowing are the descriptions of the bonds
coupon bonds. SIOO, Nos. 21 Pol to rs. sos
Doth inclusive; $500. Ncs. 26 701 to 81, 500
potn inclusive IL 900 Nos. f2 40I to 10, $50
both inciusivs total $4,000 009. Registered
bonds, $50. Nos. sol TO 400. both inclusive
slcO. Me-. sol to $500, both inclusive $500
Nos 25l 10 COO. both inclusive: Al. 600