Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-18
Items Of Interest.

-Ffinfe1's Circular.
Items Of Interest.
Dubuque has a 10-year old boy
who weighs 125 pounds.
Hunters from the buffalo range re-
port that nearly all the buffalo have
left Texas.
The photograph building on the
Centennial grounds, Philadelphia.
which cost $4,000, was sold at auc-
tion at Saturday for $41O.
The Union school building at Dun
dee, Illinois. burned to the ground
Tuesday. Loss, $25, 200; partially in
sured.
California crop reports are, with
few exceptions, OF the most favorpble
chracter, indicating an abundant har-
vest In all parts OF the state.
The Pacific railroad ring is put
down as owing the government $50,
600. 900. Now we know what a 3sink-
ing fund" means.
1t is wonder that plague has not
broken out In Constantinople. The
deaths Of refugees In the mosques
have averaged seventy a day.
Rev. p. Adams has been suspen-
ded for one year BY the New England
NJ. E. Conference on charges OF
heresy.
Archduke Francis Charles, father
Of the Emperor Of Austria. has left
one third of his fortune OF $4,000, ,0OO
to the poor.
DR.. Julius Robert Mayer, the cele-
brated physicist and discoverer ol
the mechanical equivalent OF heat
died at Hellbronn on the 20 OF last
month.
Ex-Governor Throckmorton and
Governor Hubbard, now seem to be
the leading candidates for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for Governor oi
Texas.
Preparations are making for a Gen.
tennial commemoration OF the battle
and massacre Of Wyoming. July Sd
1873. President Hayes has promised
to assist.
The Jonesboro (Ga., Ne,os wants
the whipping post re- established foI
the punishment of the idle. The ne
groes, it says won't work, and tht
white folks are worse than the ne
groes.
A negro born slave. William N
Stevens, is one of the most highly es
teemed members of the Virginia Sen
ate. He worked his way through
college, and is a graceful, fluent and
logical speaker.
A fire last Tuesday night at Ian
caster, New Hampshire, destroyed
about half the business portion OF thu
town, eight stores, dwellings and th'
Office OF the Republican. Loss, so
600; insurance $15,OOO.'
There are 125 insurance companie
doing business In this State. o
these only two are home companies
and the largest proportion have thei
headquarters in New York, New Jer
sey and Connecticut.
A fire at Galveston, Tuesday, de
stroyed Is frame buildings on boil
sides of Market street, betweel
Twenty. eighth and Twenty mint
streets. Only one building in tn
block was saved. Loss. $4,000; In
surance $4,000.
State Senator Moffett, OF Virgins
the inventor of the bell-register. |
described as middle-aged bachelor
OF excellent attachments and aggree
able appearance. He is, moreover
good speaker, and an accomplishe
physician.
The Gar has ameliorated the con
dition OF the Jews In his dominion
on account Of the services they hav
rendered to the army. Foreign Jew
trading IN Russia are now allowed I
become merchants OF the first guile
acquiring all the rights OF nativ
traders,
1t is believed that the forgeries {
Joseph w. Bugbee are more exter
sive than at first reported. Notes ar
continually going to protest, an
there seems to be an impression tha
nearly all of the s229.OO0 In note
held by the Boston banks are |
some way compromised,
Washington and Jefferson colleg
Pennsylvania, has graduated since I
; beginning $3.50 students, OF whom
have been governore. 8 United Stats
senators, Al members Of congress,
55s ministers, 786 lawers. 3S2 phys
; clans, 10l college presidents and pr
iessors, and 20 foreign missionaries.
Bishop Anderson, Of the New YoI
t Methodist conference, has decided tn
{ the licensing Of women as preache
i. L. co;c.< <ha donfrs aao ~ WooIa