Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-04
News of The Week Condensed.


States Senate have reported bill to repeal
the bankrupt law.
Twenty five candidates for Congress are
already announced in Beverly Dou glass
district, in Virginia.
The Ways and Means Committee have
decided to reduce the tax on manufactured
tobacco, cigars, &c, 60 per cent.
The effort made in the House Thursday,
to transfer the Indian Bureau to the War
Department, proved unsuccessful.
Five to ten car loads of horses consigned
to foreign agents, are shipped over the
Chicago & Northwestern road daily.
Sherman declares that he can easily re-
sumo specie payments on the first of JAM
uary, unless Congress interferes to pre-
vent him.
4 bill has been introduced in the House
of Representatives TO increase the number
of Judges in the United States Supreme
Court to fifteen.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has affirmed the decision of the lower
courts, in passing the death sentence on
Donnelly, Molly Mcguire.
Dexter Park, Chicago, has been sold to
the Stock Yard Company, and will imme-
diately be cut up into railroad lines. This
leaves Chicago without race course.
General Anderson was released from the
New Orleans parish prison Monday, the
Supreme Court refusing a rehearing OF his
case, and reaffirming the former decision.
News from all parts of the Northwest
shows that there was considerable snow
and frost during the last week. but reports
generally agree in the opinion that fruit
has been but slightly injured.
The steamship Abyssinia, which arrived
in New York Thursday, brought from
Liverpool $500, 600 in silver bars, while the
steamer Celtic, which sailed for England
the same day, took out $500, 600 in. gold.
Michael Clare and John Banfoi, both
fell dead at their homes in Fl. Wayne
Thursday. Both were apparently in good
health. The Coroner's jury returned a
verdict of death from heart-disease in each
case
Rhode Island Yesterday elected an en-
tire State ticket, including Governor.
There were three tickets in the field, Re-
publican, Democratic and National or
GIeenback. We go to press too early to
learn the result this week.
Sir Garnet Wolscley, one of England S
generals, declared, at a London dinner
the other day, that Englands military po-
sitiOn was never better, and that the army
was fully capable of accomplishing any
task which the honor and interest of the
country required at IFS hands.
Secretary Sherman, in remarks before
the Committee on Banking and Currency,
Monday, claimed that after the resumption
of specie payments, he will have authority
to reissue S3O0.0OO,O0 of legal TENDERS by
authority OF the law of 1878, as contained
in the REVISED statutes, relative to the re-
issue of United States notes received for
taxes.
The Marquis of Salisbury has been APP
pointed Secretary of State for foreign af.
fairs, TO succeed the Earl Derby. The
new minister is a descendant of Robert
Cecil, the famous minister of Elizabeth
He is forty eight years of age, and sat in
the House of Commons as member 70.
Stamford from 1853 until 1868, when the
death of his father gave him the success
sion to tie marquisate.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press, writing from Alexandria, Egypt
says everything is at a stand. still in tina
country. The government have neither
money nor credit, and are in great distress
Discomfort prevails among all classes, ant
all suffer alike. The Khedive is at til,
end of his resources, and the Mussulmani
would be perfectly content if Englan.
should take possession Of the country.
The new evidences of an understandin,
between Russia and Turkey-the appoint
ment OF Osman Pasha as commander a
| Constantinople; the arrival of Admira
Popoff, the inventor of the circular Rus
sian iron clads, at Constantinople; tn
transfer of the Egyptian troops from Var
ma to the Asiatic side oil the Bosphorus
the new movement in the vicinity .
Buyukdere-are not things to encourag
, the view that Russia will secure peace b,
making concessions.
1t is stated that the House COMMITTEE
/ on Electoral Count has agreed to report il
favor of a constitutional amendment, fix
ing the tenure of the Presidential office a
six years, and declaring the President in
eligible for reelection. The proposition
to abolish the electoral college, and Il
substitute for it prorating of the popula
vote, based upon the number of Senator
and Representatives, with view 10 secur,
minority representation, failed in the com
mittee by tie vote.
General Martinez Campos, has isssed
proclamaliOn declaring tnat peace has DeeI
substantially re-established in Cuba; ant
. that all persons now in Imprisonment fol
treason, rebellion and sedition, or for be
: ing accessory thereto, are to be liberate;
and allowed to return to their homes. AL
cases now pending in the courts for sucl
crimes are to be abandoned Immediately
and all persons banished or deported TO
such causes are to be permitted to return
home, and toibe free from molestation OF
persecution. All deserters from In,
Spanish forces, who are still in arms, ar,
l to be pardoned.
The reduction in the public debt fol
March was $2,3l3,6l5, and for the min,
months, $50, 434, 700. Compared with las