Marshall County Republican., 1877-01-25
THE NEWS CONDENSED,
THE EAST,

THE EAST.
ADAvENPoRr grain merchant, who has beer
investigating the matter, finds that two-thir.,s
OF the corn crop Of Iowa is still in the hands O,
the farmers. The loss Of property at Cincin
natl by the recent breakup of ice in the Ohio
river Is estimated at between $500 COO and
s40O' 900. winch falls princi Ially upon the coal
dealers. About 50 lcacei and $50 empty
barges were sunk or carried away from the
landings.
CHICAGO elevators contain 3,511, 911 bushel.
of wheat 1,6S6, ,s3S bushels OF corn 64I. OsC
bushels of oats; ZIG G61 bushels of rye, and
l,1OS,6OS bushels Of barley, making grand
total of 7.160,O98 bushels. against 4 2I7. 32l
bushels at this period last year Five Sioux
cmeis' bearing nag CT truce, were recently
pounced upon by Crow scouts and murdered
within few hundred yards of Tongue rive,
cantonment- Gen. Miles was indignant be-
yond measure at the bloody tragedy The
Michigan Legislature has reelected MIR. Ferry
to the United States Senate.
THE WEST.
BOLD attempt was made at Chicago, the
other day, to rob the express car on the Chi
cago and Alton railroad. Three thieves board
ed the car rs the train was pulling out of the
depot and compelled the messenger TO give up
the key Of the safe. The robbers, as the re-
suit shows, were not experts. for in q very
oungiing manner they proceeded to unlock the
safe. Having accomplished this they made a
hurried search through its contents. The
treasure account was light not exceeding
s25,0CO, Of which 1000 was for the Paw
master OF the Alton road at Bloomington. In
the rapid scramble for wealth, the thieves
snatched what was most prominent in sight
And in irving fill fhair
ersl PACKAGES Among them was one contain
ing S19, 600 which was found on the platform
Another Of % ono was picked up on the floor,
after the robbers took their departure All
they succeeded in getting away with was the
Springfield bag, which contained valuables to
the exteat Of S1S7 and a lot Of drafts for
collection. The robbers escaped.
Three exceedingly well executed 81, 900 coun-
terfet notes have been discovered in circula-
ton In st. Louis. Franklin Moore, one of
the Oldest and moet prominent merchants Of
Detroit, is dead.
1HE funeral services Of the unidentified
victims Of the Ashtabula disaster occurred in
that place last week. Nineteen bodies were
buried in one grave. The clergy of Ashta-
bulls, assisted by two Episcopal ministers from
Cleveland, held joint services with the Ma
sonic order at the grave. Three bodies still
remain In the vault in the hope that the r
friends may be able to identify them by pieces
rf clnging changing to them.
The long drought in California has been euc-
ceeded BY copious rains, and there are cheerful
reports Of the crop prospects from all parts of
the State Chicago papers announce the fail
ure OF w. B. Keen, Cooke & Co, one of the
Oldest book firms in the city Char es Collin.
Chief Engineer Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroad, committed suicide at Cleye-
land, few days ago. More or less blame for
the Ashtabula disaster had been placed AT his
hands. and 1t " supposed that the weight of
censure woich he felt sure the public laid upon
nim led him to commit the tragic deed.
THE SOUTH.
On the 18th inst. the President telegraphed
to Gen. G. G. Augur, commanding the troops
at New Orleans, follows: 1T has been
the policy OF the administration to take no
part IN the settlement OF the question of right
OF government in the State Of Iouisianaoat
least not until the Congressional COMMITTEES
now there have made their report But il ia
not proper 10 sit quietly by and see the State
Government gradually taken possession of bv
one or the claimants for gubernatorial honors
by illegal means The Supreme Court set M
by Mr.. Nichols can receive no more reeogni-
ton than any other equal number of lawyers
convened ON the call of any other citizen OF
the State. A returning board, existing i'm &C.
cordsnce with law. and having judicial as
well ss ministerial powers over the
count of the votes, and in declar-
ing the result Of the late election
has given certifi ,ates OF election 10 the TSc;s'
lature OF the State A legal quorum of each
House holding such certificates met and de-
ciared MIR. Packard Governor. Should there
be necessity for the recognition OF either IL
must be Packard You may furnish a copy of
this to Packard and Nicbolls.~ Packard. on the
4anA daV nnblfaho1 4
ising the Nichols governments as "a iswle-s
and reasonable conspiracy" and Commanding
its immediate dispersal
Mrs. MINNIE BLAzES, of Dayton. Ky.. arose
from her bed the other night, and, without
arousing her husband, dressed herself. took
her ten-day old infant, and. proceeding In the
river, threw herself and babe into the stream
and was or 'wned. Temporary insanity.
HoS. GEonoE Wells, for the past fifty years
President of the Farmers and Planters Bank
Of annapolis. Nd, is dsfaulter in the sum of
s65 900.
POLITICAL
IHE Democratic members Of the Delaware
Legislature met in caucus. the other day, and
nominated Mr.. Salisbury for re-
eiection TO the United States Senate.
MEssRs. BLAINE, Of Maine, Perry, of Michi
gAn- and Window, of Minnesota, have been
reelected to the United States Senate by the
Legislatures Of their respective States. In
Arkansas, sx-Gov. Augustus II. Garland has
Senate. - ''-'
The Democrats Of New Hampshire have
nominated Daniel Marcy for Governor. The
Republicans Of the First and Second New
Is1r
Marston and James Briggs for Congress.
ALVIN SANDERS has been elected bv the Ns-
braska Legislature to succeed MIR. Hitchcock in
the United States Senate.
TnE Tennessee Legislature ON the 7sd bal
lot, elected James g. Bailey to the vacancy in
the United States Senate caused by the deatb
OF Andrew johnson. The Legislature Of
Massachusetts has chosen George r. Hosr ..s
the successor Of Mr.. Boutwell, in the Senate
from that State.
1t Is said that the method of selecting the
supreme Court wing of the Presidential tri-
punai appears to have been one of the most
difficult problems to solve sstisfactorilv with
Wlicn tne JOINT committees found themselves
confronted IL was known or supposed. sa,sa a
Washington correspondent that Justices Or
lord and Field had supported T,liep and Han
ur1cks at the last election. IL WAS aIso kuo vn
ana believed that the other Justices, with the
exception OF Davis, had supported HAYES and
wheeler. The position of Justice Davis. 40
Tar ~ political bias WAS concerned. was the
subject OF much discussion and doubt. The
i<Puo leans generally regarded him ne a Demo-
crat and the Democrats considered him an in
dc pendent Republican with Democratic pro-
chvirles- IL the i've senior Justices were taken
the commission would consist of Clifford
swayne, Miller, Davis and Field. II was ella med
tnat wfnle this should be reg arded as eminentlv
iAr, II CID not suit the Republicans. who be-
heve that what chances Of bias there were wer,
against them. Finally the geographical idea
was suggested; and further that il would
hardiy be FAIR to take Justices in the States in
which the candidates resided. The Chef Jus-
tice and Justice Ssayne reside i'm Ohio. and
Justice Hunt In New York 1t was then pro-
posed that Justices Clifford and swayue be
TAKEN and that these should choose two hers.
and that the four thus chosen should select
t. nth. This did not suit all around, and the
proposition ensued that Justice Clifford. vino ia
the senior Justice. and who resides in Maine.
should be taken ss one. Justice Strong who
resides Ia Philadelphia, and Justice Miller,
WIo lives In Iowa and Justice Field, of Cali
fornia, as the three others. and these four
Should name the 6fth member of the tribunal
Th;s proposition was at last accepted, and il IL
{od r,r<.f.. f.Iu l.~ss cr.l