Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-07
News OF the Week Condensed.


The storm last week did immense dam
age on the lakes. many vessels were wrck-
ed and several lives lost.
Representative Bland, of silver.bill no.
tority, is reported TO be so i'll that his
friends are greatly alarmed.
By the breaking of pinion wheel in Pm
iron ore shaft at Boyerstown, Pa, four
msn fell $50 feet and three were killed.
Two bachelor brothers living near
Camden, n. j., were bucked and gagged
on Thursday night and robbed of ST. 500
in money.
The Phoenix elevator at Peoria H.,
with over hundred thousand bushels of
grain was destroyed by an incendiary fire
Sunday night
The convention of stone cutters of the
United States and Canada protested
against the further continuance of the
convict labor system.
Senator Sharon disclaims any intention
of rcsigning as stated in the Washington
Star. He expects to be in Washington
during the winter session.
II is alleged that james Fl. wheatley,
proprietor of the sugar refinery of Brook
lyn, N. Y, is missing with nearly quar-
tor of q million in trust funds belong to
several estates in that city.
During the week rains south were
crowded with returning refugees some
$4,000 reaching Memphis. The New Or
leans board of health declares the epide.
mic over, but advises refugees not to re-
turn yet.
A nephew of United States Senator
Cockercll of Mo-. was murdered by tramps
ut Sedalia 10, last Thursday night lie
was clerking in u store and was robbed of
everything valuable and the money drawer
was rif1cd
The cotton operatives at Oldham, Eng
land on Saturday unanimously resolved
to resis. the proposed reduction Of ten
per cent on their wages Twenty thou
sand hands and eight million spindles will
stop work If the strike takes place
A Parkersburg, w. Va, dispatch says
that along the line of the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad. near that city, dphtheria Is
raging worse than was ever known.
Twelve children died in the last few days.
More than half the families have at least
one case, aud in some Of them AL the
children are down with 1t.
Since the raising Of the quarantine in
different parts of the South. travel and
trade are reviving to a marked degree All
roads running north and southwest from
ST Louis haye restored through slcepers
to their trains, and fright Of all kinds Is
being taken. Travel and traffic to nearly
all points is already very large and rapidly
increasing.
Postmaster General Key took advantage
of his trip TO the Pacific To feel The p,pu-
lar pulse, and lac says tina. h. WAS greatly
asionished to fina the Republicans so gen.
orally in favor of nominating General
Grant in 1880. He believes that the adyo
Gates of a strong government will rally un.
der Grant, and that. If nominated, he Ger.
tainly will be elected.
One hundred tramps captured a railway
trsin in Kentucky Friday, and pursued
their way until they reached the outskirts
of Fulton. The telegraph had appraised the
citizens of that place OF their coming and
they me: the train with shot guns and ri
hes ard compelled them to- abandon il
The seizure of the train has exasperated
the peoplc who believe that the object OF
the tramps is rlunder.
A dispatch from Laramie, Wyoming
Territory, Sunday says: Last night the
coach driver from the north rep ,rscd that
on his trip north from here Fridy night
he was stopped Mt the Platte river f'rj
about mile distant from this POST. BY five
masked men, who took from the coach
two prisoners, Mansfield and Mclaughlin.
and hung them on u larg, cottonwood
tree on the river bank. These men were
charged with road agency. aud had been
in custody in Cheyenne, aud were en-
route for Deadwood under guard of jim
May and Jesse Brown, whom the lynch
ers compelled to give Up their arms and
surrender the prisoners