Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-16
Items of Interest.

has agreed to report General Buffers
bill to repeal the tenure office act.
Bonanza OBrien's estate amounted
to less than six millions. He leaves
100000 to orphan asylums. and the
rest to relatives.
Charles O'Conner, at "a. is as heal
thy and vigorous as he has been for
eight or ten years, and bids fair to be
an octogenarian at least.
tits now pretty generally admitted
that the sugar crop will fall short 80
to sc per cent as compared with last
year, or from 100000 to 100000 tons.
They make no provisions for in
sanity. either temporary or confirmed,
in Florida. There is not an asylum
for the insane in the State.
Rufus Calf, Of Champaign, Ill, the
cattle king OF that region, a very
large land owner and stock dealer,
widely known, died at his home, q
few miles west of there, in Piatt coun-
ty, May 9th.
Switzerland is suffering greatly
from business depressiOns. The
State OF Europe diseourages travel,
and the Swiss hotels are In a very
poor way.
Members OF Congress now think
they can adjourn by the last Of June.
II they should relent and conclude to
disperse sooner, the people will sub
NIT without a murmur.
The Chinaman is gradually work.
ing his way across the continent, and
the colony in New York City at pres
ent can not be less than 1000, and
the number is probably larger.
The Pops's Swiss guards, about
whom so much has been heard Of
late, all come from German Switzer-
land, and are chosen by the parish
Priests for their good character and
devotion to the church.
1t is claimed that open and shame
less illegal voting was practiced at
Terre Haute at the present election,
and a meeting to devise means to
bring the law-breakers to justice has
been held.
American peanuts have been trans
planted in the South of France, where
they grow well. Oil is made from
them, which comes back to this coun-
try, and after paying duty is used
on salads as olive oil.
Mrs. Kate Sothern, who killed Miss
Cowart in ball room In Georgia, a
year or two ago, in fit OF jealousy,
was found guilty Of murder on the
first instant, and was sentenced to be
hanged on the 21st Of June.
Mr. Joseph Sheridan, son Of re-
spectacle widow in Madison, has re-
ceived information of the fact that
his great aunt. who died recently in
Baltimore, left for him and other
heirs an estate worth about S1,000,-
600.
Mr.. Robinson. Of Lafayette, aged
one hundred and nine years, walked
six squares to vote on Tuesday. he
heretofore voted the straight Demo
cratic ticket, and on Tuesday deposit
ted his first Republican vote.
Prof. John d. Campbell, Of Wabash
college, has been appointed by the
superintendent OF the coast survey
to execute the geologic surver OF
Indiana. Gen. Cults and Professors
Campbell and Cox will meet at In
dianapolis during the present month
to locate a base line for the survey.
Crop reports received last week
from all parts OF the State OF Cali
fornia show generally a flattering
prospect for an abundant harvest.
In some of the northern counties
grain on the low lands is suffering
from excess OF moisture, and the
crop may be lighter than that Of last
year, but the southern portion OF the
State will much more than compen-
safe for any such loss.
Further disclosures concerning the
Cincinnati whisky ring indicate that
it probably has wide ramifications
and a variety OF persons either 10 the
whisky business or in the revenue
service. The manner OF the frauds
is said to differ from those unearthed
at st. Louis some three years ago
but, as In that case, there has beer
guilty collusion between the distill
ers and revenue officials.
A female communist is exciting
considerable attention In Washing
ton. A few evenings ago she deliv'
cred a speech on Pennsylvania ave
nue. to an interested crowd, in which
she showed great familiarity with th'
stock arguments on the subject, at
tacking banks, corporations, capi
talists and property-owners In gen
eral, with almost as much vigor an,
fiuency as Voorhees, himself. Some
body should put an end to her ma
career by marrying her.