Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-08
News OF the Week Condensed.

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Jerseys pig-iron crop has doubled in 5
years.
A dozen murders occurred in various
parts of the United States, Saturday.
A terrific wind and rain storm did con-
siderable damage in Detroit, last week
Instructions are of daily occurrence in
parts of Europe, affected by the late war.
Marion Kirk was smothercd to death
by damp one day last week, while cleaning
out we'll at Hazleton, Ind.
A terrible storm passed over Toronto,
Canada, Sunday. Hailstones as large as
walnuts fell, doing great damage.
The horses of Philadelphia are said to
have disease very much rest milling the
hay fever. 1t does not seem to be conta
gious or fatal. Epizoot.
The German Parliamentary elections
show larger vote than was ever before
cast. The liberals and conservatives gen.
orally waved their differences ana unite
against the socialists.
The general result of the election of
members of the Legislature In North Car
DINA is favorable to the reelection of
Senator Merriman. The contest was he
tween Merriman and Vance.
A one-sixth interest Of the Ohio State
Journal. of Columbus. was sold Thursday
on valuation of $4,000 for the whole
property. General ConIey still retains a
ethird interest in the paper.
Congressman Hayes, of Alabama,
has challenged w. w. Screens, editor of the
Montgomery Advertiser, 10 fight duel.
Tbs editor called him 'the great Ameri
can Ananias," and other pet terms which
were offensive.
August opens with an unprecedented
sale of four per cent. bonds. Over $4,000
900 were sold on Saturday, making 1900
900 for the first three days of this month.
One New York bank has already taken
$l4,OO0.OO0 of them.
Secretary Sherman and Senator Burn
side had long conversation at New York,
Saturday, with the leading bankers, on
the leading feasibility of immediate re.
sumption. The Secretary thinks with gold
afiGat on called in bonds, the supply Of
coin will really exceed the demand.
A terrible wind and rain storm passed
over portions Of Illinois, Wednesday
;ob Of 1ao nj al,l
damage. The storm was severe at Gin
ton. Tolono, Homer, Rock Island, Chenoa,
Aledo, Henry, Moline, Mansfield, Aurora,
Champaign, LaIIarpe, ard many other
places in central Illinois.
A frightful accident occurred on the
Pan Handle Railroad near Mingo juno
ton, Ohio, about two o'clock yesterday
morning. a passenger train collided with
a freight train. Twelve persons were
killed and fifteen or twenty seriously in
jured. The entire train except the sleepers
was thrown from the track and terribly
wrecked.
The towns on the Mississippi river are
establishing a rigid quarantine against
New Orleans with a view of preventing
the spread of yellow fever Memphis re-
membering the fearful scourging it under.
went a couple of years ago. has resolved
not to permit the entrance into that city
of either persons or baggage coming from
New Orleans.
The Toronto Mia says: Taking the
counties where wheat is already ripe
along with those where it is getting ripe
It's a safe assertion that the wheat harvest
of 1873 is the largest ever known in Can.
ada. The great heat wave has caused
much grumbling among residents in cit
les but has added untold millions to the
wheat crop of North America"
The mystery of the explosion in tn,
Greenfield candy factory six months ago
by which several persons were killed, i,
still unexplained, but it is now found that
the inventor of singularly destructive
powder composition, of which he hold:
the secret and which is manufactured
solely by the Russian government, hat
his office in the Greenfield building at tho
time of the explosion. and it is though
that the presence of this compound may
account for the disaster.
A gang of robbers are making life un
pleasant for the people of Cumberland
county. Pennsylvania. Recently they
entered the house of jacob Eckert, ageC
rs years, bound him and an aged lad,
named Pagan, who made her home with
the Eckerts. and then compelled Mrs
Eckert to accompany them through the
house in search for money. They sc
cured $235, and then binding Mrs. Eek
! ert also, they departed. A night or two
after they had VISITED the house of Johr
Beethoven, who Is 93 years old. Iii.
wife, who is nearly as old, and a servant
laso quite aged were besides himself
the only inmates of the house. When
BeltZhoover heard the noise at the doc
he went to see what it was about, wher
he was knocked down and bound hanC
and foot. The aged servant was also
bound. and Mrs. Beltzhoover compelled
to show them through the house. They
realized only 500, for Mr.. Beltzhoover
though wealthy, never kept much money
about the house. 1t is feared that Mr.
Bsltzhoover will die from the effects of the
ssiaY on his head.