Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-01
NeighbOring Notes.

new court house to cost $4,000.
The foundation for the new court
house at LAGRANGE will be completed
this week.
The prisoners in the Hancock
county Jail made an unsuccessful at
tempt to break out last week.
The Good Templars will hold dis
trict convention at LaPorte on the
sth and 9th Of August.
General Packard will pass through
LaPorte in about three weeks, on his
way East to attend to business con-
nected with the revenue.
William Butt, residing near Peru,
thrashed 1000 bushels Of wheat from
a little over 30 acres Of ground last
week.
A serious break has occurred In
the hydraulic at Goshen, and tina
city would be at the mercy of big
fire.
The second Indiana camp meeting
for the promotion of holiness will be
held at Warsaw, beginning Wednes-
day, August z, and continuing ten
days.
The Indianapolis papers say that
the prospects of a thoroughly sue
cessful State fair are more favorable
now than for several years past.
DIR. Peck, of Leesburg, had his an
kle thrown out Of place while practic-
ing for the recent game of baseball
between the lawyers and doctors.
Joseph Hoover, highly respected
citizen, residing one-half mile east Of
Roam, dropped dead Tuesday morn
ing Of last week, Of heart disease.
The Goshen Democrat is In favor
of a bargain with the fiat Greenback-
ers and the nomination OF Judge
Tousley for Congress. by the Democ-
racy.
Barnum's show at South Bend af-
forded field-day for the burglars,
and many houses were robbed of
small sums Of money, jewelry, and
other valuables.
The Michigan Central and Lake
Shore road will consolidate their
management and depots at South
Bend, aud new and handsome Un-
ion depot is to be erected soon.
The barn Of Mr.. Kinney, of New
Carlisle, was struck by lightning on
Thursday Of last week. Three horses
were knocked down and himself par
TALLY shocked.
The German Priest Of LaPorte was
robbed last week Of jewelry to the
amount Of 500. 1t was composed
OF family relics, which had been in
the family from generation to gener-
alton.
Attic Pitzer, little seven-ye ole
boy, climbed on train OF the l., p. &
G. railroad at Kokomo, last Friday
was put off the train by the conduc.
tor, lay down on the track, probably
went to sleep, and was run over and
literally cut to pieces by passenger
train.
A mass convention of Democrats
convened at LaPorte, Saturday, anC
nominated the following county
ticket: For sheriff, f. d. Bowen; fol
recorder. John II. Organ; for treas.
urer, T. J. Foster; for auditor, E. J
Church; for representative, Jackson
A. Hosmer.
Kate Butler made an attempt tt
leave this mundane sphere bp jump.
ing in the river near Mishawaka, last
week. She was prevented from
drowning by number Of male com
panions. Her parents are respecta
BILE German people, who reside In
this clty.-South Bend Herald.
At Rochester, Saturday, the Ma
tional Greenback party nominated
the following comfy officers: Fol
clerk. M. 81. Harrington: for auditor
John NJ. Davis; for recorder, j. w
Carter: for treasurer, A. 81. d. Gray;
for sheriff, Orange Merideth; FOL
prosecuting attorney, T. j. McClary
for joint representative of Fulton an6
kosciusko counties, V. Zimmerman
Augustus W. Baker, a brakeman on
the l.. s. railroad, formely proprietor
OF the National hotel in this city
while engaged in coupling cars at
Oceola on the night Of the 18th inst
fell under the cars, which were in
motion, resulting in his left leg being
terribly mangled. Amputation Of
the same is deemed necessary
South Bend Herald.
In Saturdays issue we mentioned
that persons in Kosciusko county
were complaining that a man named
John Carter had induced them to
subscribe for the Advocate, the or.
gan Of the Nationals. and that having
paid their subscriptions they had
never heard anything more from
either Carter or the Advocate. Mr.
Carter writes that he is now and has
been a resident of Warsaw for twelve
years. and can be found there by dis
satisfied persons. He says he car
show receipts from the Advocate for
the subscriptions, and why the paper
is not sent he does not know. We
willingly give Mr.. Carter the benefit
OF these statements. The proprietor
OF the Advocate in New York is now