Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-03-22
has been organized at Grand Haven,

ncdiiy ~ years oiu, nave dstOnlsneQ thel
selves BY producing twins, born Ia
week.
, The past winter in Russia was the S
verest for many years The thermomet
: Sunday night, was nearly twenty degre
below zero.
The will OF the late Oliver Ames W,
, admitted TO probate at Taunton, Mass
on the 18th His public bequests amour
to $220,0OO.
In some portions of louisiana the plan
ers are still waiting for the settlement
the gubernatonsl question before putin
I'm their crops.
An examination of the books of Wn
j. Rutter, cashier of the First Nations
Bank, of Pottstown, Pa, disclosed defaI
tions of $l1, 900.
a london dispatch says the decline i
the price of bar silver Is due toa reduc
ton of : in Indian exchange, and limit
ed demand for export.
Prof. s. G. Bartlett, of Chicago, has &C
cepted the Presidency of Dartmouth
college, ani will assume the duties of tn,
position about the 18th of MAY.
Three young women took the veil at th,
Catholic church in Rutland, Va, las
Sunday. the first ceremony of that kline
ever performed in Vermont.
The late snow storm, found lumber
camps on the Chippewa, about breaking
up, but they unpacked again, and src
taking advantage of the fall
Madame Octavis Walton Levent, SO
well-knOwn to the people of the two
hemispheres, died on the 18th inst, near
Augusta, Ga, her native State.
Enocb Thomson has been sentenced
by the Supreme Court to be hanged at
Columbia, Tenn, April 27th. for the mur.
der and robbery of Rufus c. jackson last
year.
The furniture factory OF T. N. ID.
Pitcher & Co., and the adjoining saloon,
at Athens, Ohio. burned at an early hour
a the 18th. Loss estimated ut $50, 600.
Insured.
The Connecticut House Of Represents
tives passed bill making the legal rate
OF interest 9 per cent. in the absence of
contra ct. The bill had previously passed
the Senate.
The Cape May ship Bethany, from
Hong Kong. is ashore near New York.
She will be total wreck. Has q cargo
of silks, teas, etc, valued at $500, 900.
Insured in New York.
Smith NJ. Danser, Camden, Chic, uncle
of the late Mary ID. Danser, of New York.
who left fortune Of nearly million dol
lars to charitable institutions, has taken
steps to contest the will
Henry J. Tiffin, recently of the firm of
the Tiffin Bros, of Montreal, has sus-
pended. Liabilities $l25,00O. Tiffin has
a controlling interest in the Decastro
Syrup Company, but it will not be affected
by his suspension.
A fire in Codman's building, adjoining
the American House, Boston, on the 18th,
caused loss of $4,000, Lewis Rice,
proprietor of the American House, died
of heart disease, superinduced by the ex-
element caused by the fire.
The officers of the First National Bank
Of Allentown, Pa, closed their doors the
18th, with the intention 70 close up It's
business. They give no reason for this
action, but state that not dollar will be
lost by any OF its creditors.
Rev. Thomas O'Gara. for twenty three
years priest In the Chicago diocese, one
Of the Oldest officiating clergymen in that
part of the country and well-known as
an efficient worker, died at st. Joseph's
hospital. IN that city. on the 18th.
A party of six Cinnamon employed In
clearing land near Chico, Butler Co. CAL,
were set upon by a party Of rascally
whites, few days ago, and all the China
men foully murdered. with the exception
of one, who escaped by feigning death.
Lucien Eaton. United States Register
in Bankruptcy. st. Louis has Delivered a de
cision ON option deals, declaring that
when parties making such deals have no
inteRtion Of making bona fide pur-
chase or sale, the transaction is null and
void.
General Babcock, late private Secretary
70 President Grant, has taken charge ofthe
Fifth Lighthouse district, to which he
was assigned as Major Of Engineers at
his own request, relieving Major Frank
lin Harwood.
A fire In Nos. 92 and "a Farnklin street,
New York, caused large losses to.several
dry goods firms. Among others, Town
send & Hale, whose loss is from $S5, 600 to
$5O 600. The building was damaged $l5,-
goo: Bullock & Co.. lose sec, 900; Bacon
q Co., t25. 600. All insured.
The failure was announced in New
York, on the 18th, of James Kingon. spec.
ulator in lard and other provisions. at the
Produce Exchange, and also considerable
of an operator In stocks at times. Moth.
ing definite is known as to his liabilities.
but they are roughly estimated at million
dollars.
5. S. Jones. editor of the Religio-Philo
sophical Journal Of Chicago, wa, ASST.
mated in cold blood, on the morning Of
the 10Th inst. by man giving his name
as Prof. VIM. q. Pike, PhrenOlogist. The
cause Of the tragedy is the alleged seduc-
tion Of the murderers wife, by deceased.
Detectives have ascertained that on the
day Kipgan, the wealthy New Yorker,
disappeared he had in his possession
$25, 900 in United States bonds The
Chief of Police believes that Kingan was
followed from the city and murdered,
instead OF committing suicide as many
supposed.
State Senator Webber contradicts the
statement that his brother who was assas-
sinated st Bayou Sara. La, had been
going about the streets with double bar
relied shotgun on his shoulder threaten
ing citizens of that place. Senator Webb
states that his brother never carried
weapons OF any kind.
Elliott's Opera-house and the Monu
ment House and stables, at WooksocS ct
X. l., burned on the 18th. together with
most of the contents. Loss $50. 600: In
sured for $50, 600 The buildings all be
,onged TO ID. w. Elliott & Co. The fir,
originated in F. w. Weeks feed store
under the Opera-house.
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