Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-21

dtoriai contest IN illinois, and indica-
tons point to walk-over for Gener-
al Logan.
Gen. Sherman. In his annual report.
says the Indians need more food and
more soldiers to keep them IN
bounds. He states that the army
now numbers 24.761 enlisted men.
s. R. Manson, who ran for Cover
nor in Pennsylvania last week on the
Greenback ticket, has gone into in
solrency. Over $4,000 in judc-
ments had been entered up against
him.
Samuel Sloan, the great railroad
king, was In 1882 an errand boy for
shipping Arm In New York. He be-
came partner in 1916, and retired ia
1850 with large fortune, which has
since sweIled to millions.
The annual sugar production of the
world Is estimated at az2O,OOO 600
pounds. The estimated consumption
in this State is 80 pounds per head
annually. In England and Scotland 80
pounds, and in France only about
pounds. - -,
The Boston Post, faithful Demo,
cratic paper. is discouraged, and
says: Principles. not men, used tc
be the motto which controlled Dem
ocrats. The recsnt election In this
State seems to have largely demon
strated that IT now has little force.
Mr. Foley. Of Salford, England, the
age OF him sixty-eight, welded
young wife. On the marriage nieht
she asked him to unleoe her boots.
He wouldn't do H.; there was a quar-
rel. and the end OF it was he tried to-
brain her with the tongs. Mr.. Foley
is passing honeymoon Of six long
months in jail.
II Is said that Lord Salisbury. "a hts
reply to Secretary Evarts, Is az earnest
In his position that the Canadian flsh-
cry award was made In accordance
with the treaty Of Washington as is.
Evarts in maintaining the opposite.
view. The correspondence is not likely
TO be concluded by the 23d, when the.
award IS drs, and II will probably be-
paid under protest.
But little while ago and Mr.. A. T.
Stewart lowered among his fellow
men, and was honored as one of thu
money kings OF the earth. Now his
bones are jostled about in . bag.
rudely tossed by profane hands, and
hidden away in the dark dens of
thieves. 1t is repulsive reflection.
indeed, bat at tho same time 1t il =
stern comment upon the vanity of.
wealth and earthly honorA
A drunkard in Sacramento, warned
by touch Of delirium tremens THAI
he had carried his drinking altogeth
er too lar, resolved to reform or die.
DE declared his purpose to severat
friends, locked himself In his room.
seated himself In an easy chair, and
put loaded pistol on /: table within
reach. The craving Tor alcohol grew
stronger, and stronger aud at last un~
able to resist bis thirst. he shot HIM
self through the heart
There is no lack Of doctors In Chi.
ma. but correspondent OF the New.
York EDening Post intimates that
their kOov ,dge Of anatomy Is defect
ive- The standard medical work OF
forty volumes informs the student
that the lungs are six 10 lumber, nd
suspended from the spine. The
emotions orginste In the pit OF the
stomach, and the liver Is the resi-
dence OF the soui. Hersee -
The waters OF the Tiber have over
dowed it's banks. The lower part
Of the city Of Rome Is Inundated. and
it is expected during the week the.
ficod will become nearly as wide
epread as the disastrous one OF 1870.
There have been violent storms
throughout central Italy. and the
damage caused by them Is almost
unparalleled. Travel on all rsilro ads
between Rome and the eorth Is In
terrupted.
Joseph Kain was supposed to ho at.
the point Of death from rheumatism
in CIeaveIand. DR.. Brown, reputa-
BILE physician, said that be could not:
recover. and left hin at night. belisv-
ing that hc WOULD die before morning.
In the morning, however, Kahn waa
not only alive. but apparently free
from his disease. He declared that
he had been cured instantly in an
swer to prayer. He Is Free Metho-
dist, and q believer In modern mira
cles; he subsequently,, however, had
relapse. n. -
Senator-elect Slater, OF Oregon, IL
said to have left Illinois (where he
was bornl for California 10 40, and to
have entered the State without mon-
ey. He hedtw partners. who pur-
chased an ox-teapa Snd eaGaged him
to drive it overland. with the under
standing that II successful he was to
pay the others for one-third of the
wagon and oxen. With another OF
the partners he mace the journey.
losing one OF their oxen and entering
the Sacramento valley with bat ona
animal to draw their ancient wagon.
The yellow fever relief oormittses
of the country are making their re-
ports. and thus far it Is seen that over
81 $500 were given. or this sum
New York gave <335,0oc, Philadel.