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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
Terrible Double Murder.

A fearful crime was recently enacted
ON a farm belonging TO Mrs Turner. in
Crawford county, Pa. A farmer by the
name Of Milton Anderson lived ON the
place as tenant. His daughter Maria.
aged 10, became, recently, a subject of
no little attention at the hands of Harri-
son Turner, "A weak-minded son of Mrs.
Turner. He expressed a determination
to make the girl his wife, in spite of her
openly-expressed dislike of his attentions
and the refusal of her father to permit
him to intrIide his presence at the house.
1t became necessary within the past few
weeks several times TO eject the young
man by force from the premises. Mr.
Anderson and a hired man were walking
across field ON the farm toward piece
of woods, when they were met by Harri-
son Turner, who was armed with an army
musket. When the men we're within n
few PAGES of him he aimed toward them
with his gun, and ordered them to halt.
Anderson and his companion stopped,
but had no idea that Turner intended
them any harm. When they halted
Turner said: Milt, You are cut out for
a., and I'm going to send you to
where you belong" With these words
he fired at Anderson, sending whole
charge of buckshot through him, killing
him instantly. The hired man ran away
in alarm, fearful that Turner would kill
him. He carried the news of the murder
to the farmhouse, and all of Anderson's
family hurried to the scene. The farmer
lay on the ground where he had fallen.
Near by lay the dead body of the muir
derer. He had reloaded the musket,
placed the muzzle under his chin and
fired, blowing his head and face entirely
aWay
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
The Talnud.

Tryon Edwards, IN ScrsJncr's Month
IN, says: The Jews, Protestimts and Ro-
manists all agree in receiving as canoni-
cal the books of our Old Testament But
as the Romanists would add to these the
apocryphal books, SO the Jews insist ON
adding their oral law. They say that
when the written law was given to
Moses, inscribed ON two tables of stone,
God also gave another and verbal law ex-
planatory of the first, which he was COM
manded not to commit to writing, but to
deliver down by oral tradition. When
Moses came down from the Mount, they
tell MS that he first repeated this oral law
to Aaron and his sons, and then to the
seventy, and finally to all the people,
each of whom was obliged to repeat it in
his hearing, to insure it's correct remem-
brance. Just before his death, they say,
he spent month and six days in repeat
ing it to them again; and then, they as
sert, he committed it in a special manner
to Joshua, through whom it was impaired
to Phineas, and so ON through the long
line of prophets, and afterward of teach
ers, down to the time of Judah the Holy,
who lived in the second century, by whom
IL Nao cpukiiittSu W WIltiiiS itne IL sfiouiu
be lost. This work, consisting of six
books, is the famous Mishne of the Jews,
which, with its Gemara, or commentaries,
constitutes their celebrated Talmud, in
which is comprehended all their learning
and much of their religion as people
The whole work is held by them in far
higher esteem than the Bible, so much
so, that they say the Bible is water but
the Talmud is wine; and they even de-
clare that he who studies the Bible when
he might read the Talmud does but waste
his time; and that to sin against the
latter Is far worse than to sin against the
former. So implicit is their confidence
in this oral law that it is almost useless
to reason with a jew out of the Old Tes-
lament; for he is ever ready with an an
swer from the Talmnd, with the authori-
ty of which he is fully satisfied.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
A BRITISH PAGEANT.
The Programme for the Opening of Parlia-
ment by the Queen.

The Whitehall RcUic,c publishes the
arrangements for the opening of Parlia-
ment ON Thursday, the Sth of February.
The Queen will leave Buckingham palace
shortly after / o'clock in the royal state
carriage, drawn by eight cream-colored
horses which are used only for these oc-
casions With the exception of one car
riage Gthat one Immediately preceding
the royal equipage), which will be drawn
Ly six black horses, all the other car
riages will be drawn by the bays. The
sovereign will be accompanied by Prin-
cess Beatrice. Her Majesty, who, until
the death of the Prince Consort, used to
pass through the grand entrance of the
House of Lords, will alight from the
state carriage at the Peers entrance,
where the Queen Will be received by the
Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain nord
Aveland), and the great officers of state
As in previous years there have invaria-
bly, been many complaints by Peers and
Peeresses of the extreme crowding
around the door by which those person
ages enter the House of Lords, both ON
their arrival and departure, it has been
deemed advisable to augment the num-
Der of police stationed in front of the
upper house. In all there will be upward
of 3, 900 corstables between Buckingham
palace and the House of Lords. Those
who have experienced the difficulties and
discomforts of getting away from the
House of Lords after the roval ceremony
will doubtless remember why, on the
next Sth of February, some arrangement
could not be made which would render
the task of getting away from the Peers
Chamber an easier one than has hitherto
been. Under existing circumstances, a
practical suggestion ON this point may
not be considered out of place. Just be-
yond Victoria tower there is large open
space, altogether unused at present, and
likely to be SO for some time to come.
This vacant area might easily be made
available as an immense waiting place
for carriages on the day of the opening
of Parliament, with results which would
be eminently satisfactory to all who have
assisted at the ceremony.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22

On the rolling prairie now; and my
animal took the declivities with plunge,
and the elevation with sure, fierce
stride. Across the brawling ford now
but crack came another rifle echo, and
again a stream Of fire seemed to strike
my shoulder. They were closing in
closing up. L could now make out only
two horsemen following. One of these
had discharged his rifle at me the other
L supposed was keeping his in reserve
until he should be few yards nearer
L knew not where / was, how far / had
come, or how far had TO go; but did
think and hope / must be nearing civili-
zation and Col. Southard's camp.
Could keep up this pace! Would
the horse fail me Away and away went
we; in front, they behind
A momentary dizziness threw me for
ward on my horses neck. Whether /
should have yielded to the faintness, /
know not but distant sound struck on
my ear, and brought me up. Oh, it was
good, that sound but l was not sure
yet, broke into the wild, long, fierce
yell of the border rangers, and sped on
again !; but my horse hal that -pecufhel
twist now and then in his gait that told
me he was faltering.
Again that echo reached me, swelling
out on the rising wind, and my heart
leaped up. 1t was the shrill music of
the fife, and the rumble of the drums of
the infantry; who were probably return
ing to camp from some expedition to
Fort L.. Again l sent out that long,
wild, border cry, and L knew by the
quicker breathing of the fife and the
rapid pulsing of the drum, that the sol
diers had heard, and were coming to my
rescue.
A parting shot fired at random, and
my two pursuers turned; they could not
face the soldiers. But one of them, at
least, was not done with. / called my
horse with peculiar whistle that he
knew. / repeated and repeated it; and
then heard him come crashing again in
pursuit, while his rider shouted and
lashed him, and tried to pull him round
the other way. For brief space of
time, Wolf, for he it was, wrestled with
the animal, lashed, goaded, roared at
him; but my incessant, jerky whistle
call kept his mind and head toward me.
Wolf only gave up the fruitless struggle
and leaped from his back, when squad
of infantry dashed over billowy swell
of the prairie.
"It is Wolf" painted, as they bore
down. $50 in pursuit of him; am all
right now"
No need to urge them. A price was
set on VOLTS head, as they knew, for he
was the most dangerous and desperate
outlaw of the time. / just saw some of
them fly off-while the plain seemed to
be rising and falling about me, and then
quietly tainted; partly with fatigue and
chiefly with loss of blood.
And when my eyes opened again, they
fell on Mr.. VOLTA prisoner. Our men
had brought him in to receive his deserts.
AS for myself, 1 was saved, and the
money also.
''It was near touch, Captain, OBJ
served one of the men to me, "and
should not have liked the coffin at ALL"
But it was the coffin that saved my life.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
MEXICO.
Interesting News from the Land of Rev
olutions-The Republic I'm Sadly De-
moralized Condition.

Interesting News from the Land of Rev
oIutions-yhe Republic I'm n Sadly De-
moralized Condition.
Dispatches from San Diego, Cal. (via
San Ffancisco), furnish the following in
teres.ing budget of news from our un-
happy sister republic Col. Machorro,
late in command of the Twelfth Mexican
Cavalry at Juralgio, has just arrived via
Suma. Machorro was at first partisan
of Lerdo. When the latter left the
country he espoused the cause of lyle
sias. He says everywhere in Durango
the people have pronounced for Diaz
Machorro left here and went to Mazatlan
and Lopez, where he found the same
state of affairs. He then proceeded to
Guaymas, where, finding the people
about to pronounce for Diaz, he came on
to California. He states that the revolt
of the Pesquira brothers, in Sonora, was
caused by Gen. Mariscol. Pesquira,
with few others, has fed to chihuahua.
At Lapaz, in Lower California, every
thing was found in confusion The po-
litical chief Miranda had been driven out
of Lapaz by one j. Tharro, who bad an
allied band of outlaws, and installed
himself in power. Miranda had left for
Guaymas, in a small vessel, but had not
reached that port when Col. Machorro
stopped there.
There is no legitimate Government in
any part of the territory Col Machorro
says the whole interior of Mexico is now
for Diaz, and the whole Pacific coast,
except perhaps Acapulco, and the fact
that both war vessels are now under
Diaz' control is thought to be evidence
that he will secure that port. too.
This state of affairs in republic is
disheartening. The chiefs on either
side, Lerlo and Iglesias, having fled the
country, those having fixed interests are
forced to acquiesce in Diaz' rule. Officers
who, like Machorro, cannot conscien-
tiously join that movement can only
leave the country, not wishing to prolong
what would only be guerrilla warfare.
Diaz, being at the head of the only or
ganized force controlling the army, is for
the present supreme, but it is not be-
lieved his grasp can be held for more
than a few months. Some patriotic men
of great influence are still relied upon
for the future Senior Ballerta, formerly
Governor of Galisco, and Gen. Ygnacis
Maiia, both very popular men, are looked
10 in some quarters to hereafter rally the
constitutional party of the country.
General business is profoundly affected,
but in the interior there has been as yet
no perceptible effect on the masses of peo-
pie, who are about as well off as in
most peaceful times.
Diaz, at latest advices, had established
himself in Guadalajara, where the officer
left by Gen. Caballos in command of
the forces had turned over everything to
him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
The Chamnion Liar.

A Detroiter declared in the presence of
n dozen passengers on a Woodward ave-
nue. car that he had seen forty-seven feet
of snow at cne time in Omaha, burying
up town, that the snow WAS dug out,
and under the crust the trees blossomed
and boys went in swimming, the same as
III July. One man yenIured to ask,
"W.Iat became of the crust ?" "Its
hanging up there yet y replied the noble
liar: "and the man who doubts my word
wants to step off the car for half min
ute y No one accepted the challenge.
and he commenced telling that he had
seen hailstones that weighed six pounds
each.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
UNCLE NED's DEFENSE.

Ny bredren an sstahs, I rises foh to 'splain
s7s niattah dat yous talkin bout-I hope To make it
plain.
Is berry sorry dat de ting hab come befo' de
chu'ch.
when l 'splains it you will see dat it am muffin
much.
Ny friens, your humble speakah, while trabin here
Hab nebber cared to hoard up gold an silver fOh to
we's only stoppin' here a SPELL we all hab got to
An 50 always tries to lay my trcasahs ND on high
Dar's Jest one ting dat posters me, an dat dis
De ravens fed old Iijah but de critters won't feed
Dey's got above dar business an jest goes swoopin'
an nebber turns to look at a-waitin' on de
grcun'-
waited mighty ssr,in like; my faith was pow full
strong:
i rsckoned Ia; dem pesky birds would shuahly be
elcng.
But oh, my frien-y hearshs my faith it cotched
DE aggravatin' fowls went by an nebber stopped
Al ALL.
Dc meal an fou' was amos gone, de pork bar1 get
tim low
An one day cluded dat had bettah go
To Brudder Johnson's tater-patch an borry jest
few.
Twas svsnin' fore got to start, had so much
todo.
1t happened dat de night was dark, but dat didn't
min,
knOwed dc way to dat ar patch, twas easy nutf to
fin,
An den I didn't car to meet dat Johnson foh
knOwed
Pat he would me bout de mess oh 'taters that
owed
Agot dc baskt fun at las and TUX 'em ON my back
L n den was gwine to tote 'em home, when some
thin went ker-whack
fought il was cannon, but it jest turned out
to be
Dat 1ohnSons ole hoss-pistol a-pointin' straight
at me.
tried to argufy wild him; 'pologized a heap,
But ne said dat stealin fsters mean as stealin'
sheep.
Oh course 1 couldn't take dat arr it had an ugly
SCUM.
The only ting fch me to do was jist to knock him
down.
My breiren an sistshs, de story am all told
tOb cs,urse pounded johnson till he yelled foh me
20 hold.
An now hopes you 'grees wild dat dis yere case,
an such.
Am Terry trifin' mattahs to fotch bcfo de chu'ch
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
Upper on America.

Mr.. Martin T. Upper is in Charles
ton, 5. G. The Nc,os of that city prints
n letter which he has written to friend
in England, in which he praises this
country without limit, and says:
81 note everywhere, as an unbiased
traveller, vast advance and improve
ment, not alone materially, but also men,
tally, morally and socially; and of all
these parallel lines of human progress
the marvellous Centennial Exhibition is
the elimination and the flower. Con-
trasted with others L have seen, it is a
Victoria Regia to a common water-lily.
For mentals, there is not a better edu-
Gated people ON the face of the earth.
Schools and teachers, churches and
chapels, books and newspapers, are only
almost too abundant; except among the
newest emigrants from Europe, it is diff
ficult to find an ignorant person, and
there seems to be no home where the
children are not habitually sent to
school For morals, which include So
cials, there is so vast stride toward alb
solute temperance that Americans mny
now be called water-drinlfpg pcop1c
/ have not yet seen single case Of IN
toxication, and habits of drAm-drinking
seem to be quite ON the decline. No
case of cruelty to animals, or even over
driving (perhaps the 2:40 trotting match
es of racing men may be excepted), has
met my glance. l have seen no street
quarrel, no one handcuffed, nor heard
one foul word or execution. Several
cases of curious honesty have occurred
to myself, while the general good nature
and courtesy, and even self-forgetfulness,
of the bulk of those one meets are traits
abundantly noticeable. You may say,
dear sir, that 1 take an optimist view of
things, but simply speak of what / see
that great cities cannot be without sin,
nor human nature generally from folly,
nor Gas is limited to me- political life puri-
fed from corruption, are manifest truths,
but at all events the good is on the sur
face and not the evil, and no one has a
right to condemn what he cannot per-
ceive.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22

highly recommended as good woman. She is
very POOR, and thinks letter from me to Col
Bristow will procure her employment. If You
think SO, it will make her happy, and | have
often found happiness in making others happy.
Truly yours, SIMON CAMERON.
Hon. Ii. III. BRIsTow
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
CamcrOn.Oliyer.

The captivating Widow Oliver, who has
brought suit against Simon Cameron for
breach of promise, laying her damages
at $50, 1000, was appointed to a place in
the Treasury Department through
Simon's influence. The veteran Senator
is almost four-score, and the widow about
a score-and-a-half She declares that her
affections are blighted and her heart
broken. This was the letter of recon-
mendation:
HARRIsBuRG, Sept. 25, 1875.
DEAR Mr.. SEcRErsRy The bearer, Mrs. Oil
yer, is daughter of an officer Of the United
States navy in apte-war times, and the wife of
another officer Of the navy, who was killed or
died on the other side during the rebellion. She
has come to Washington in search of employ
ment, with letters to me from friends of mine
in New Orleans. / know her father, and she is
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-02-22
A Lawyers Charges.

No wonder our leading lawyers get
rich. Look at the charge brought by
w. Il. Martin against the Windsdor
Hotel Company for legal services. Mr..
Martins bill of particulars. contains a
few items such as these:
DraNing lease. ....-......-............S 1900
Drawing summons and complaint. ........... 500
appearance In two bankruptcy suits. ........ 2.Dc0
De1ending foreclosure suit ...............1 10000
DrsNing mortgage and bonds ............... 1890
,i.nu,he mortgage suit. $500
couhsei Zee. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Other items bring the general amount
up to 1000. How many such clients,
one may ask, would lawyer need in
order to get richl The Windsor Hotel
must he very profitable in order to stand
such bill. Instead of paying, however,
the proprietors contest the claim.-Ne,o
York Letter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-10
Air and Light.

Air is essential to human life, and as
respiration destroys its vital qualities,
the ventilation of rooms which are in
tended for habitation should be
primary object in all architectural plans.
Architects, however, seldom provide for
the ventilation of rooms otherwise than
as they provide for thes admission of
light. Now, the properties Of light and
air, with reference to our domestic re-
auirements, differ in some important
particulars-of which it may not be
amiss to give brief enumeration.
Light moves with uniform velocity !; air
is sometimes quiescent, and sometimes
moves at the rate of thirty miles an
hour. Light diffuses itself with much
uniformity air passes in current
from the point of its entrance to that OF
its exit Light, whatever be its velocity,
has no sensible effect on the human
frame. Air, in the shape OF a partial
current, is both offensive to the feelings
and productive of serious diseases.
Light, once admitted, supplies our
wants till nightfall. Air requires to be
replaced at very short intervals. Light
may be conveniently admitted from
above: air requires to be admitted on
the level of the sitter. Light, by the
aid of ground glass, may be modified
permanently. Air requires to be vari-
ously adjusted according to its direction,
its velocity, the seasons, the time OF the
day, the number Of persons assembled,
etc,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-10
HOrseshoeing In Various Countries.

In the United States, England and
France the horseshoer simply takes the
horses foot on his knee to shoe it. This
depends to some extent on the nature Of
the breed of horses, which in some coun-
tries are, on the average, more shy, and
most of them could not well be treated
in this way. Thus in the Netherlands,
and in parts of Germany, the horse is
placed in narrow stall, where short
chains are attached to the uprights;
then one OF these chains is placed around
the horses ankle and the foot lifted and
tied up to q convenient height for the
smith to do his work. In Turkey and
Servia the horses head is held by one
man, another holds the leg on his arm,
while the third operates on the foot. In
Russia the horse is placed in square
cage made of rough wooden planks, and
is strapped around the belly with wide
leather straps attached to cross bars Of
the frame work; his head is also safely
tied, the foot is fixed bo stake in the
ground and held by an assistant, while
the smith nails on the shoe.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-10
Items OF Interest.

Jane. it is eleven o'clock; tell that
young man to shut the door from the
ouslde." ..-
1t is no particular credit for q man to
die game. Wolves and buzzards do that
very thing.
Two hundred stem-winding American
watches have been sent to India for rail
way service.
A grand international cattle fair is to
be held in Switzerland at the close of
September, 1873. ........ ..Ir.-I
"No, ma am" said o grocer 10 an ap-
plicant for credit, ~ wouldn't even
trust my own feelings" l.- 70
Some boys in Woodford county, KY,
tried to smoke out rabbit. Result
1850 bushels OF barley destroyed by fire.
The longest railroad bridge in the
world spans an estuary Of the Tay river,
in Scotland, and is nearly two miles in
length. ..
Stonewall Jackson held that three
kinds of courage prevail among soldiers
in battle, based respectively on insensi-
bility, pride, duty.
A drunken legislator said that he was
a self-made man. "That fact, " said Mr..
Greeley, "relieves the Almighty of q
great responsibility.
The telephone is being rapidly put
into use at Boston. About one hundred
mercantile houses are already connected
with every express office in the city.
Tit for tat. To the white whale sent
over to the London aquarium was fed
a lot of eels. He ate them, and when
the post-mortem took place they were
found eating him.
At meeting of the executive con-
mittee of the American Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals, held
in New York, the following report was
made by the superintendent: since May
last, 474 cases of cruelty to animals had
!, been prosecuted in New York and Brook
Ign, and out OF that number four were
dismissed by the New York courts and
twenty-three by the Brooklyn magis-
trates. During the same period, 74S
horses we're found working in lame,
sore and suffering condition, and sent to
their stables or hospital for treatment;
70 disabled horses were removed from
the streets in ambulances; 541 worthless
and diseased horses humanely destroyed,
and over 200 complaints from citizens
were investigated.