Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-07-11

DaSeDall cluD.
Valparaiso has purchased the
ground for the immediate erection of
new city hall.
The Dispatch says the rate OF b.
komo's city tax for 1873 is one dollar
on the hundred.
Congressman Baker delivered the
Fourth of July Grafton at Middle
bury, Elzhart county.
Nine young ladies and two young
men graduated from the LaPorte
public schools last week.
a. d. Miller, who was shot by Hugh
Wells, at North Manchester, a few
weeks since. bids fair to recover.
The Spy reports the prospect for a
large peach crop as splendid in the
vicinity of Rochester.
The street car companies at Fort
!. Wayne are reported as not getting
rich very rapidly.
The LaPorte Herald completed its
fortieth year last Thursday. and
starts out upon its forty-frst year
brighter than ever.
The Democratic County Conven-
ton. Of Kosciusko county, has been
called TO meet August 10Th. The Re
publicaus meet August l4th.
In Decatur County some low lived
person or persons have been driving
iron rods in the wheat fields and
three reapers are reported as serious
ly damaged thereby. Shotgun 'em.
A train consisting of locomotive
and two passenger cars passed over
/ the III. S. Il. II. recently at the rate Of
/ los miles in 100 minutes. VIM. II.
Vanderbilt and Supt. Paine were
aboard.
The officers of the Fulton County
Fair Association have omitted this
year all premiums for fast horses
out OF the county. The speed pre-
minms are to be contested for by
home nags.
Rolla Martin, young man near
Rochester, committed suicide in a
saloon in that place last week, by
shooting himself in the head. he
died Sunday evening. This was the
third time he had attempted TO
shuttle off this mortal COLL"
Logansport is excited over a case
of body snatchinS. The grave OF a
young lady named Krig, who was
drowned in February laSt was mo-
Tested. The mayor has recomme nded
the city council to offer $500 reward
for the discovery Of the offenders.
The Eel Rioer Tdlley NelCs, of North
Manchester, has come out 10 favor OF
the "flat money doctrine. When that
paper started it proclaimed that 1t
would sell its columns for political
influence to the party furnishing the
most lucre and we suppose the party
has been found.
Martin Dedrick, OF Warsaw, is said
to be one OF fifteen heirs to an estate
OF deceased uncle in England. The
estate is valued at S17,0O0,0O0, and
Mr.. Dedrick's share will be S3O0,000
AT Peru, a day or two ago, q Wa
bash engine, used on a wood train
was In the round house when loafeI
got on the cab, and at the request Of
John Shea, wiper, attempted t.
back the locomotive. He pulled the
throttle, and she backed, but wher
he tried to stop her he failed. he
and Shea, jumped of, and the en-.
J CINE kept on going until she ran into
a coal train, which she pushed off the
} track, tearing out twenty feet of the
COttl-uOuoC, anu OOitS htOS'th'A
about $500 damage. A collision witt
I the accommoda train was avoided
! by only three feet.
As freight train on the b. & o
was passing under what is known az
. Bruce's bridge, a short distance from
: the water tank east OF this place, OF
Saturday evening OF last week
Michael Roam, n brakeman on III,
same train. was struck by the bridg,
and knocked down. bat was no
thrown from the top OF the car
Medical aid was. summoned immedi
ateIy, and Doctors Leonard anC
Lennon made an examination o
/. the wounded man, and found that he
7 had sustained a severe fracture O
II the skull. Atthe present writing he
is resting pretty well, and the proba
biliiies are that he win recover. The
company had put new cars on the
road, which areab0ut one foot higher
: than those formerly in use, aud one
of these was ia the train In question
The. unfortunate man happened K
be upon This car as the train passed
under the bridge, hence the accident
His brother is section boss ut thI!
place, and lives here, and the injured
man was Immediately taken to The
residence of the former where he
now lies in critical condition, witt
the chances in favor OF his recovery
Albion NelC Era.