Marshall County Republican., 1877-02-08
FHE NEWS CONDENSED.
THE EAST.

'fHE NEWS Condensed.
THE EAST.
TIVE Coroner's jury in the case of the Brook
Ivn Theater calamity has just rendered q
v,rtIict They say that, OF the 21s victims of
the fire. two were burned to death, aud the
remainder were suffocated.
APPLICATION has been made to Judge Hare
of the Philsdoiphia Common Pleas Court. for
an injunction to restrain the vestry of st.
Marks Episcopal Church from ringing the
church bells. The church is in one of the most
fash ouable negbborhoods in the city, and the
wealthy property-holders object TO the ringing
of the bells. claiming that it is a serious an
noyance, ard consequently injurious to the
value of property.
THE WEST.
Mrs. MITCHELL, Chicago woman, has dis
tinguished herself by killing burglar. The
victim was Dave Rsggio. one OF the most dan
gerous desperadoes in the city. He attempted
to rob her Of gold watch and chain, and re-
ceived pistol ball in his anatomy, which gave
him his quietus.
THERE is stored in Chicago elevators 3.533.-
$50 bushels of wheat 2,367, 7s8 bushels OF
corn; 660,940 bushels CT oats 249. .Os2 bush
els of rye, and 1,o49, ,631 bushels of barley
making grand total OF 1850 971 bu.hels,
against 4, s45, 800 bushels at this period last
year.
NEWS has reached Bed Cloud Agency that
Crazy Horses camp is located at the mouth
Of the Powder on the Yellowstone, and con-
sists Of LOO lodges. The 500 Chevennes
.5hipped bS Gen. Mackenzie in he Big Horn
mountains late In November had reached the
village after a terrible march through storms
scro-s the country. They were destitute of
food, ammunition, and shelter, and MANY
wounded d ed en- route. All are said
TO De very much discouraged, and
A telegram from Kansas CITY, Mo-, saws re-
ports are coming in from all quarters that ter
rible havoc is being made among the cattle
herds between Los Ansima and Fort Dodge
On account OF the severity OF the weather
Thousands of cattle are reported dead on the
plains of Colorado and Wyoming" A fiend-
ish conspiracy has been discovered and
broken up in Williamson county, Ill
Some twelve or fifteen villains had perfected
a system of arson and robbery, involving muir
der whenever it should be necessary or de-
sirable. and were all ready to carry out the
fiendish programme when the existence OF the
organization was accidentally ascerts;ned and
sfter several arrests had been made, the parties
turned States evidence. and disclosed informa-
ton which enabled the authorities to com
pletely break up the organization.
The Minnesota Legislature has voted $500
each to the two citizens OF Mortified who
killed the two members of the Younger gang,
last summer. John Pierson. a prisoner con-
fined IN the Bloomington GILL jail, has made
confession that he murdered Gen. MURRAY
Mcconnell. Of Jacksonville. ILL.,, in February.
1869. He says that on the night previous To
the murder he stopped at the Ayers House.
IaHES0nV1lla lnI,r II
the morning, being penniless. he went to Nc
Conneifs house and asked for money, when
Mcdonnell refused it, saying, sGer out Won
=, and other abusive words. In fit of an
ger Pierson seized poker aud struck McCon-
nell several times, knocking him down, bleed
ing. Plerson then fed, stopping the first night
with farmer near Jacksonville. and not rest
ing In the journey until he reached Sedalia.
Mo.
ONE span OF the Toledo, Wabash and West
ern railroad bridge, $50 feet in length, crossing
the Wabash at Logansport, Ind, was entirely
carried away one day last week. by the heavy
floating ice. The bridge was being rebuilt OF
iron A portion Of the iron for the new bridge
was also swept away.
THE SOUTH.
CIRCUIT JUDGE CARPENTER hiss rendered a
decision at Columbia to the effect that Cham
berlain's late Inauguration as Governor of
South Carolina was illegal; that Hampton has
not been legally inaugurated, and that Cham
berisin rs therefore lawfully acting Governor
until bis successor shall be duly qualified.
H. o. Holloway, q Republican trial Ju-tice.
was recently assassinafed at Timmonsy lie s.
Y. he assassination" so the telegraph in
forms us, :. fired the blacks. who immediately
armed. and the whites organized n strong
police force. The two parties came in COLI
SION on the outskirts Of the town, and the
result was that two special policemen were
wounded, when the whole force returned TO
town. ~
In q habeas corpus case coming nm last
week before Judge Msckey. ut Columbia. s.
e. he again decided that Wade Hampton was
the legal Governor Of the State. His decision
was appealed from to the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON.
To ALL the appeals of the Packard Govern
mcnt for recognition a. the lawful STATE au
thority Of Louisians the President replies
that he VIII do nothing Whatever to forestsIl
tne decision OF the Presidential question,
which Is so interwoven with that of the State
election that the settlement of the one will
carry with u be other. Unless some sc, of
violence Is Attempted in New Orleans the az
istiDg situation VIII be maintained and. il ap
Outbreak should occur, martial law will be pro-
cial nis a. and the State will remsin under mill
tary administration until the whole matter can
be adjusted by the arbitrsting commission
The supreme Court has adjourned till the 18Th
or February on account OF the impending
Withdrawal Of i've OF the Justices to form the
Judicial branch OF the tripartite electoral Com
mie-ion.
The President has appointed A. T. wik,
Pension Agent at Columbus. Ohio. The tria !.
.. Gen. Bsiknap. for receiving bribes while
acting As Secretary of War, is set In the Grim
y, ana' court At Washington, beginning Feb
Judge Fullerton, Of New York, wiz conduct
his defense.
The President has appointed Claiming
Richards United states Attorney for the
Southern District of Ohio. II. III. Msddox
the Treasury Agent, who testified i'm the
Louisiana case has been removed bv ths
President ~
BIZ the suspension Of Congressional work At
the Office OF the Public Printer about GOO per-
sons are thrown out Of employment. The
Public Printer has no money other than unex-
partmenfs and Congressional Library. and for
printing proceedings and debates Of Con
gress.
SYSTEM Of customs frauds, thought TO be
unparalleled in breadth and ingenuity. has
just been unearthed at Washington. The direct
means Of defrauding the revenue has been
through falss invoices and the only means Of
their detection lay in attaching guilt 20 United
States consuls in Europe. This has been done
oy Leans Of United States Official travelling
ncognito among the crooked consuIates. who
has recently returned to Washington. having
succeeded In securing clews that will lead To
the convection Of some Of the largest irpportino
nrm5 In the East. Suit II to be commenced nv
the District Attorneys against the Offending
merchants. and the Developments promised are
OF startling character.
PRoF. 8. @. BARTLETT, of the Chicago Tbeo-
logical Seminary, has been elected President
OF Dartmouth College.
PETER p. WISrERMurz who shot and killed
Gen. MeCook st YAnkton, Dakota, two wears
ago' died last week OF consumption at his
fathers home, in Osepung county. NY.
TIE statement Of the public debt made Feb.
is as follows:
1u par cent bonds ......s s3f,sT7,aso
i've per cs1& eouds.-..-- m, 2,320, ,<50
Four and half per cent
onos.-....---.-------s A.o0o,fO0
xcs1 cV1n oo.W 81 ,691, 797, 500