Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29
News or the Week Condensed.

; News OF the Week Condensed.
The grand prize has been awarded Edi
son, for his invention, by the Paris Expo
sition.
Emerson Etheridge declines the Rcpub
lican nomination for Governor of Ten
nessee.
The new tramp Law at Erie, Pa, under
which tramps are required to breas stone,
works beautifully.
Two cases OF yellow fever were discov-
cred Saturday night in Philadelphia. They
came from Vicksburg.
Samuel Mclaughlin, Tippecanoe
county farmer, was garroted and robbed
in Lafayette Thursday night.
A negro was taken from the officers at
Shelbyville, Tenn, last week, and hung
by mob. He had outraged woman.
1t is rumored IN Paris. that President
Mcmahon will resign his position as
President of the French Republic in Oc-
tober @
Live stock rates to New York, from and
after September 1, have been fixed at So
cents from ST. Louis and 60 cents from
Chicago.
The glass blowers at Wheeling, w. Va,
are on strike because the proprietors
would not discharge non-union en-
ployee,
sissippi was sold in Cincinnati Thursday
for $..155. and the money deposited for
the benefit of the fever stricken cities.
BY order of the Quartermaster- General
of the army, two hundred common tents
complete for use were shipped from Jeffer-
sonville, Ind, TO the yellow fever sufferers
al Vicksburg. last week.
There is still desperate fighting in Eu-
rope, and Austria seems 10 be making but
little progress in taking possession of the
Turkish provinces. An army of one hun
dred and eighty thousand men has been
ordered into the field by the Austrian
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government.
There is no change to note in the yellow
fever districts of the South Contribu
tons continue TO come in from abroad,
and the authorities are doing all in their
power 10 alleviate the distress and subdue
the ravages of the disease. But the suffer
ing and distress consequent on the paral-
| yzation of all industries are very great.
In consequence of reports from Phillips
county, Arkansas, that organizations sre
being formed with a view to depriving the
colored men of the privileges of voting at
the approaching election, Governor Mil
Ter has caused an order to be promulgated
declaring all such organizations illegal,
and ordering them disbandcd.
A terrible crime was committed near
Belyidere. Ill, last Thursday, on an aged
maiden lady, named Miss Melissa Payne,
Thunder Mill, about one mile from the
town, by negro tramp. He demanded
some food, and the kind hearted lady set
about getting him something to eat.
While thus engaged, the scoundrel as
saulted, seized and bound her, and then
outraged her. A large body of men have
since been searching for the wretch, who
will probably be hung when captured,
Miss Payne's condition is critical.
A battle occurred in Overton county.
Tenn, Friday evening, between revenue
officers and moonshiners. Three officers
aud one illicit distiller were wounded
The fight continued till Sunday, the Off
GERS being surrounded. Citizens from
Cookeville finally persuaded the moon
sinners to allow the officers to depart.
A dispatch to the associated press, dated
at Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 90, says Com
missioner Raum has telegraphed Collec
tor Woodcock to employ all the men nee
essary TO the suppression of the Illicit dis
tillation of spirits In his district Mr.
Woodcock will consequently employ NOR,
force, to be sent to day to the scene of tn.
troubles. 4 .@o.....
Robert Mitchell, colored, was hanget
Friday at Union Springs, Ala. for pois
oning his grandmother and step grand
father, in April, 1877. Tent thousand