Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-28
one mustn't be too peaceable, as the
Quaker said when he took up pitch
fork as he saw the mad bull coming.
"Jack-in- the-Pulpit," st. Nicholas
for December.
Items Of Interest.

AtCuuc VI AntcfcSts
Dallas, Texas, is puzzled by the
in one night of large
pond that has for many years exis.
ted In the linSi of that town. t
1t is said that Congressman Tay-
lor, Of Tennessee, will be the youngest
member OF the next congress, he be-
ing but twenty-five years of age.
Spurgeon will be presented by his
congregation with $4,000 on the.
completion OF his twenty five years
labor as Baptist minister, Decem.
ber 81. se
By a decision OF the Supreme
Court OF Florida validating the three
precinct returns rejected in AIachua
county, Bisbee, Republican. is elect.
ed by 45O majority, i4fI
A woman in New York was recent.
ly assaulted by a man for "bewitch.
ing him. The Express OF that city
says there are a number OF people
there who still believe in witchcraft.
There lives In Franklin county, n.
c., man forty-nine years old, who
never heard sermon preached, new
er read a chapter in the Bible. never
fired gun, and never saw a white
man married. eao - ~
A train on the New Brunswick
railroad ran off the track at Peel. six.
miles below Florencevilie, The cars
rolled down an embankment and ono
passenger car took fire. Three per-
sons were killed and several injured,
some being badly burned.
The business being done by the
Chicago railroads just now is said to
be immense. The Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific earned more mon.
ey by carrying freight last Monday
than it has any day since the road
was operated. se
United States Marshall Wharton,s
Of Louisiana, is In Washington, hav-
ing been summoned thither to ex-
plain why he did not enforce the
United States law In New Orleans
during the recent election.
Two workmen in the shoe factory
in Stoughton, Mass. habitually drank
OF the alcohol used by them ia their
work, and when poisonous liquid
was substituted, they did not know
the difference, but took draughts
that killed them. s
The Chinese legation in Washing
ton Is composed OF a studious set of
members. nearly every one being en-i
gagged several hours day in master.
ing the English language. reading
English works. and acquainting him
self with the institutions and work.
ings Of this government.
The oldest man has been gathered
to his fathers. he was German
living in in Geluhausen. and was 14S
years old when he died. His life had
been protracted struggle with pow
erty. He left two sons, sixteen
grandchildren. and 34s great grand.
children to mourn his loss.
In his annual report, the Comp
troller of the Currency states that
the 6.6l6 national and private banks
now in existence have an aggregate
capital of s675. .776, 900. with deposits
CT s1.9l9954.0 900. The Comptroller
defends the national banking system
at length. and argues for its cont.uu-
ance.
| Colonel George H. Butler, the
nephew OF General Butler and form
or consul-general to Egypt. is now
undergoing a sentence OF thirty days
In the Washington workhouse In lieu
OF a fire which he was unable to pay In
the police court. During the past
year Butler has been Of dissirated
habits, and has been either in jail,
the hospital or the workhouse. one
half OF the time. His relatives and
friends and wife, have done. every
thing to induce him TO reform. but
with out success.
A very important conference Of the
coal oil producers. manufacturers and
refiners was in progress in New York
Thursday, and will be continued FOL
several days The meeting was
, strictly secret. 1t was stated that
! the object OF the meeting was to en-.
; deavor. IL possible to agree on some
plan Of operations tending to regu.
/ late the trade and supply Of oil pro.
duced so as to prevent the ruinous
, state OF things now claimed to exist
The driver OF what the English cal