The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1878-12-26
News OF the Week Condensed.

News or the Week Condensed.
A party OF fourteen mounted Indians
raided Walkers rancho. eight miles west
of North Platte Nebraska, Friday.
The absconding Glasgow Bank Direc.
tor escaped from Ireland by being carried
in a coffin to the steamer
The governor of Washington territory
does not think there will be any collision
between the settlers and the Indians.
DR.. Henry Blodgett, a missionary in
China, estimates the number Of deaths by
the recent famine in the Northern Prov
ince at 100000
Snow twelve feet deep is reported in
North Scotland. The oldest inhabilant
does not remember to have seen SO much
snow on the Vosges.
Isaac Cohen, the tramp orator who
stirred up so much trouble among the
colcred laboring element in Washington
last summer. has returned to the capital
for a winter campai- n.
The salt wells of East Saginaw, M;chi-
gan have been very productive this season.
For the year ending November IL, 1850
SS4 barrels were reported, an increase over
last year vi 1874 .907 barrels.
A later dispatch reports the rescue Of
ninety persons from the steamer Byzan-
tine, sunk in the Mediterranean. This
greatly reduces The list OF lost, but leaves
nifty "r sixty still unaccounted for.
A Washington dispatch Saturday morn
ing, says Congressman Williams died
this morning, Beverly Douglas is not
expected to live during the day, and Gil
bert w. Walker is dangerously i'll.
kilograms from Geneva, Switzerland.
says no post has arrived from Germany or
from German Switzerland. Wolves have
penetrated To the gates of Metz. There is
more snow on the Voges than the Oldest
inhab:iant remembers.
Unusually cold weather is reported
throughout Great Britain. and the hcav-
est fall of snow that has occdrred in thirty
years. The reports of trade depression
and distress among the poor continues,
and the outlook for the winter is gloomy
1t is mentioned as an interesting coinci.
dence in connection with the first sale of
that on the same day the receipts of the
government i'm coin and currency were
exactly equsl, the amount oi each being
1901 900.
The southern Senators and REPRESENTA-
tives Thursday, had n meeting at the CAPT.
tol al Washington aud passed series Of
resolutions expressing the most grateful
feeling toward the people of The north for
their generous charity and Kindness during
: he prevalence oil the fever.
A dispatch from Buffalo. Monday says
The severcst snow storm since 1871 visited
this section last night snd is sill raging.
Full three feet has fallen On the level and
is badly drilted. Trains ON sll the roads
are delayed. II is very cold A heavy
Snowfall in the neighborhood of Water
town blocks all trains.
The "Old Catholics" in Europe have
decided that priests may marry. provided
they consult the bishop as to the fitness
of the women selected for wives. After
the bishop, the priest who is
about To marry must consult the members
of his congregation. majority of whom
must approve his choice.
The London Times says new appara-
tus for autogmphic tclegraphy, or process
Of transmitting messages in the actual
of the sender has been in
vented. and exhibited at the General Post.
Office. y here it has been submitted 10 the
for trial. II is the invention
of NJ. ID. ArlincouIt, of Paris.
The greatest distress prevails through.
out the manufacturing districts of England
and Scotland Famine is threatened in
some quarters unless the Government
steps in and relieves the poor. Strange as
it may appear, there are several thousand
laborers ON strike. who can get work il
they will only come down to their en-
ployers' figures
Bayard raylor's funeral was notable
event in Berlin Sunday The king and
members of the royal family were repre-
scented and their private carriages were
drawn in the procession. Some of the
leading lilemtcurs paid their tribute TO the
dead minister's worth. The body will lie
in Jerusalem church. Berlin, some months
before transfer Ia this country.
Hickman, Ky has been suffering from.
river pirates, Early On Tuesday morning
Joseph Browns store was robbed. Mar
shall Warner traced the thieves to the riv-
or and kept watch on an unfrequcnted is.
land, and last night surprised three of
them aorund a camp fire, and with drawn
revolver demanded their surrender. Two
yielded. One man escaped in the dark
ness. The capturei men acknow leaged
number of barglaries and restored the
property.
MAXENKUCKEE.