Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-10-31

FRANK Carpenter, young son OF Judge
Carpenter, of Warsaw has passed tn,
requisite examination to secure his ad
mission to the Naval Academy as cadet
The school fund of Michigan City has
been enriched to the extent of over three
hundred dollars by fines inflicted on sa
loon keepers during the last two months
The town of Winamac was considerably
excited last week over the suicide of Miss
Annie Richards. 1t is the old story OF
love and desertion, and is said to be Win
amac's first suicide.
In voting population, LaPorte county
ranks as the sixth county in the State, the
large counties coming in the following
order: Marion, Allen, Vigo, Wayne,
Elkhart and LaPorte.
Father Foote accomplished journey of
80 miles this week, 40 of which were ira
versed in an open wagon, returning home
improved in health and spirits. AS our
readers are aware, he is ninety-two years
of age.-Rochester Republican.
The Baptists of LaPorte made an at
tempt to dedicate their new church recent
ly. There was an Indebtedness of $500
to liquidate, and as they were only able to
raise $4,000, the dedication was postponed
until they could dedicate it clear of debt.
John Brownfield. President of the South
Bend Iron Works, manufacturers of the
Oliver chilled pillow, sold his stock in the
company TO James Oliver, last week, for
$49, ,25 cash down. The capital of this
company is estimated at half a million
dollars.
Work on the swing bridge which the
Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago and the
Michigan Central companies are jointly
building at Michigan City is progressing
finely. When completed it will greatly
increase the dock facilities of the two
roads at that point.
The walls of the Crown Point Court
House are nearly up. and the workmen
will soon be ready to put on the roof.
And now the people of that town have
commenced begging and giving entertain
ments to get five hundred dollars with
which to buy clock for the building.
Valparaiso's rowdies were engaged last
week in removing planks from bridges dur.
ing the darkest nights. endangering the life
of every one that passed, and in removing
the brakes from cars standing on inclined
tracks, and letting them run until they
run off the track. Rather rough set OF
boys
James Masten. son of A. E. Masten. of
White Pigeon, Elkhart county, shot him.
self through the head on Thursday eve-
ming, during the absence of his wife from
home. He left a note saying that domes-
tic affection had cauaed the deed. At last
accounts he was still alive, but with no
hopes of his recovery.
Char Vinson, the butcher, has nat.
ural curiosity. which smacks somewhat OF
the millennium. His shop cat is raising a
family of kittens, and among them, enjoy
ing all the privileges of natural born kit.
ten, is large rat. When the rat leaves
the box the motherly eat goes about hunt.
ing it with plaintive cries.-South Bend
Register
II is well to remember that bills are now
pending in Congress to permit State banks
to be organized with the power to circu.
late bills The Democratic cry for the
destruction of the National banks has the
ghost of the old State banks rising be.
hind it. The real motive for the change
is based upon the State rights" doctrine
of the party, which, if once in power, will
not rest until both National bank aud
greenback notes are retired to give place
to State bank Issues Crdrfordsciue Jour
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The Michigan City correspondent of th,
LaPorte Herald says: DIR. ID. F. Rein
hart, who went from here 10 Memphis in
aid of the yellow fever sufferers, himself
fell victim to that terrible scourge, hav
ing died on Saturday last. as we were in
formed by the Chicago daily papers, which
report was verified by telegram from the
Howard Association to n citizen of this
place. He leaves o wife and two small
children, who are said to be in destitute
circumstances. 1t should be the duty Of
our citizens to see that their wants are
supplied. Charity always begins at home
or ought to at least"
Mr.. Nathan Douglas, an aged citizen Of
Goshen, went to Elkhart, where his
daughter, Mrs DR.. Pease. resides, on the
afternoon train yesterday, and soon after
his arrival there committed suicide. Pur.
chasing two half ounce walls of chloro
form, he went TO the City Hotel, where he
emptied the contents of both walls into q
tumbler, and drank it. He sat on chair
saying, "This is the last of life" and
leaning his head upon his left hand, soor
expired. Mrs. Douglas. who was at Elk
bert at the time, knew nothing of the
daath ~ har bpohapd until ~ uao ta1a