Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-10-17
NeighbOrhOOd Notes.

NcighbOrhOod Notes.
The Republicans of Miami elected their
Representative by six majority.
Cass county. heretofore Democratic,
gives Republican majority ranging from
800 to 500.
The Rochester Republican says there is
large emigration to Kansas from that
vicinity this fall.
An animal of the lynx species is report
ed around Lagrange. 1t visits the slaugh-
ter houses at night and feeds off the beef
heads.
Criminals are becoming numerous in
Howard county. The Jail at Kekomo is
full, and now they have to ship them to
neigbboring cities.
n farmer named Leonard Coy. living
eight miles east of Goshen, fell from an
apple tree, Friday evening, breaking his
neck. He was about sixty years of age.
The LrPorte Herald says General Pack
ard has sold his household goods and
broken up housekeeping at LaPorte. He
and his wife go to Chicago for the present.
About Z o'clock Thursday evening nine
prisoners in Jail at Kokomo for grand lar
ceny, made their escape by tunneling un-
der the walls. None have yet been cap
tured.
AT the recent term of Circuit Court in
DeKalb county there were 800 civil cases
on the docket, all of which went over to
the next term, as the time was all taken
up with criminal cases.
LaPorte county gives a Democratic
plurality of about 500; but Major Calkins
has III majority for Congress in the coun-
ty and 500 in the district. The Green
hackers cast about 10 votes in the county.
Fulton county elects the Democratic
ticket. with the exception of Recorder.
The Democratic majority on the State
ticket was about 100. The Dem ocratic
candidate for Auditor was elected by eight
majority. The Nationals only cast 26O
votes.
The Republicans of Starke county were
badly acooped at the recent election, but
if they have the courage to keep their or
ganization intact, they will find that in the
end such defeat is worth as much TO
them as a vicrory-for victory in the flu
ture is assured.
jacob Roberts, who lived some four OF
five miles west of Columbia City, com
mitted suicide last Friday, by chopping
the main artery of his left arm entirely of
with an old ak. He bled to death in short
time; but was discovered by his family be
fore life was entirely extinct
There is young lady in this city who i:
justly considered prodigy by all hel
friends. She is left handed, but by careful
training she can chew gum on the streets
i'm the presence of tho most refined com
pany, and at public meetings. She is rap
idly learning how to wear diamond jew
elry and heroically struggling to proven
herself from learning anything abou
household duties. Her ambition is to b,
the spouse of very rich and noble pirate
and her destiny is to be the wife of an in
fernal fool.-LaPorte Argus.
Horace Beais, an employee on the ma
chine floor of the Walworth & Lawtol
factory, met with a disastrous acciden
while at work with universal wood
worker, yesterday, by getting his left hant
caught in the cylinder and every finger OIL
it was more or less mangled before h
conld extricate it. The injured man wa
taken to the Office of Drs. Partridge 6
Myers, when it was necessary to amputat
the second, third and fourth fingers. Mr.
Beals is a married man and has always
been careful, industrious workman
South Bend Herald .
Lewis Abbott, who was tried in DeKall
county last week for the murder of Fred
erick Holton, last May. was found guilty
and sentenced TO the penitentiary for life
The jury was out seven hours-six of tn
jurymen being in favor of hanging. TIL
trial lasted two weeks. Seventy specia
jurymen were summoned, and sixty q
them were rejected. The prisoner is onl
about % years of age. but has alread
served two terms in the States Prison
He is dangerous character, and probabl
the best place for him is where he can d
the State some service.