Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-09-19
News OF the Week Condensed.

Mr.. Spurgeon is again so i'll as TO be un.
able to preach.
0'Brien, the notorious thief aud conf.
dence man, of Chicago. was shot and
killed by policeman Sunday.
The Pope is loo i'll to give audiences,
and there is strong probability that his
days in the pontificate will be few.
A coIliery explosion occurred at Aber
cnme, Monmoulhshire. England, last
"Wednesday. by which go men were
killed.
Gen. lanes Loagstreet has been ap-
pointed revenue agent for @, ,rgia and
Florida, vice Spencer, transferred TO Louis.
Vile.
the ruad agents have robbrd number
W cnachss. DeIdin- camp. n. a mining
ctmps in he western territor es during
the past ten days.
The Constantinople bakers refused To
sell bread on account of the depreciation
of the currency. and the Sultan is Gevsing
means for retiring the fiat money of the
Empire.
Shreveport, La. has contributed $4,000
in money and thirty-five nurses tor the
yellow fever sufferers. Size and wealth
considered. Shreveport has done more
than any city.
Reuben Alley, who usually runs the en-
CINE drawing Vanderblt's special train,
took il from Schenectady to Syracuse the
other day in two hours and twenty-four
minutes. Distance, 1856 miles.
Diplomas have been awarded the State
Departments of public instruction Of Iii.
nois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania. Kansas, Milwaukee and st. Louis
public schools at the Paris exposition.
A glycerine magazine near Bransford,
Pa. belonging to N B. Pulver, and con-
tanning 20 pounds of glycerine and 100
pounds of dynamite, exploded Sunday,
killing N. b. Pulver, ]. b. Burkhalder,
A. p. Higgins and Charley Page.
Last Thursday. Deputy United States
Marshal and posse attempted to arrest
two young men of Baldwin county, Ga,
named Ennis, for Illicit distilling. A des-
perate fight ensued. One of the posse was
MORALLY and one severely wounded.
Gen. Miles telegraphs that in his recent
operations against the Bannocks eleven
Indians were killed and thirty-one prison
ers and two hundred ponies captured.
Captain Bennett. OF the Fifth Invantry,
and two friendly. Grow Indians were
killed.
At Lewistown. Maine, on Saturday
night as a young Frenchman and lady
were returning home from the circus, they
were seized by six roughs; two held the
man while four ravished the woman
Five men have been arrested for compile
ity in the crime.
A terrific rain storm visited Western
Pennsylvania and North Eastern Ohio
last Thursday night Immense damage
was done to property In all the cities and
towns of that region. Several persons
were drowned. The Kanawha river is
higher than in the food of 1861.
Matilda Stanley, the late Queen of the
Gypsies, was buried at Dayton, Ohio,
lhC WCIC WituCocCu
by $4,000 persons. The obsequies were
conducted by minister of the United
Brethren church. and did not differ from
those Of Christian funeral. At its close
an affecting scene occurred, the children
of the Queen throwing themselves on the
grave and filling the air with lamentation
Advices from Lasalle. Illinois. state
that Herman Chapman, an express driver
Of that city. was assaulted by three men
on Saturday evening, and robbed of $14,-
900 and watch, and left in badly bruised
and dangerous condition. The money be
loned to the Mathesian & Hegler zinc
company of Chicago, and was sent by the
First National bank of that city. The
place where the robbery was committed
was much frequented. and it is remarkable
that the deed had no witnesses.