Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-04-11
News Of the Week Condensed.

latiOhS nave decided That hostile Chinese
legislation would be in contravenion of
the existing treaty between the United
States and China
The House, Friday, by vote of 100 to
so expelled Doorkccper Polk, and de-
volyed the duties Of the Office on the SER
geant alarms until the appointment OF "a
new doorkeeper.
The supports of Il derrick gave way at
Flushing Tunnel, on the Tuscarawas
Railroad, Harrison county, Ohio, Satur.
day, and the derrick fell killing two men
and fatally injuring third
The general superintendent of all the
railways in the United States, met in
New York, yesterday for the purpose of
arranging the spring and summer time
tables.
A Constantinople special says: a re-
port comes from good source the Khe-
dive, of Egypt, has announced that he
will declare his independence, should
Turkey form any alliance against Eng
land.
A strike occurred on the Atkinson
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway last week,
which for a time threatened to become Sc
rious, but trains are again moving, and
the trouble is believed TO be at an end.
Isaac w. Saunders shot his wife through
the heart, at Brazil, Indiana, Saturday
evening, killing her instantly. She was
very estimable lady, and the daughter of
Jonathan Crosedale, one of the most
prominent citizens of Brazil. Whisky
was the sole cause.
A horrible accident occurred at Gill
man, Ill, Friday night An unknown
man was caught under the wheels of a
moving freight train, and literally cut to
pieces, his head and body were ground up
beyond all recognition. He wore dark
plaid pantaloons and good shoes.
The schooner Minnehaha, Captain III.
F. Ford, arrived at Chicago late on Sun
day night with a cargo of cedar posts
from the Straits. The Minnehaha is the
first sail vessel from that locality thi s
season.
Allen Croft, the worst man OF all the
moonshiners in Kentucky, was captured
Monday in Morgan County He has de.
flied the United States Marshals fol
years, and near his still was posted sign
reading: "Ifyou value your life, come nc
nearer
An oil train ran into a freight train or
the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Lat
ington, Pa, Friday morning, exploding
the engine of the oil train, and an OF
tank. Two men were instantly killed
six others were seriously burned, and
thirteen were considerably injured.
The Blue Book, which contains tho
names of every person employed in any
capacity whatever in the government
service, has just been published. II
makes the total number of persons hold
ing Federal offices $3.50 or an office
for about every 450 of the entire popula
ton.
tits stated that Russia has officially of
fered to quit the neighborhood of Con
stantinople if the British feet withdraws
Italy is endeavoring to induce the porte Il
suspend hostiliiies in Thessaly, allege
ging fears OF grave complications. Greect
is similarly endeavoring to influence the
insurgents.
One of the buildings of the Steuber
county n. Y, Poor House was set OF
fire Saturday night by an insane pauper
The building was of brick, with iror
grated windows, and the inmates wert
unable to escape, and fifteen out of the
sixty confined in the building persisted in
the flames; the others were rescued The
insane man who fired the building wa.
among those burned to death.
lis claimed on all hands, except in pure
ly partisan discussions, that the Eng
lish Cabinet is sincerely DESTROYS to avoid
war. The withdrawal OF the treaty o
San Stefano, or its unconditional submis
sion TO the judgement of Europe, are re
garded as the OILY alternatives to war
Lord Lyons, the British Ambassador, a
Paris, designated to represent Great Brit
ain at the Congress returned Saturday
which is considered to indicate that M
great hope is felt Of speedy meeting o
the Congress.
The Sandy Fashion, a small steamer
running from Catlettsburgh, Ky, up tn,
Sandy River exploded her boilers Satur
day night at the mouth of the Sandy, an,
sunk in three minutes in nine feet of wa
ter. She had about forty passengers ant
crew. Joseph Newburg, merchant. Rich
mond, KY; A. Osborn, pilot, and tw,
others, names unknown, were killed
Hiram Rice, engineer, badly scalded
Cyrus Preston, clerk, cut in head; Hiram
Tugart. cut in head Several others wer
injured, but not seriously.
Saturday evening a fifty-horse powe
boiler in the engine room Of the Boston
stamping manufacturing company o
Zeavy Il Co., Third street, Cambridge
Mass, exploded. Three men were killed
another was fatally injured, and six 9th
ers more or less wounded. The boile
was hurled through the lirick walls of tn
engine room 100 feet across the cana
The main building, five stories high. an
in which 100 persons were at work, wa
considerably shattered, and on the sid
nearest the engine room every pane o
glass was broken.
; Mr.. Williams, member of Congress
from Michigan, has introduced bill I
prohibit fishing in the great lakes wit
pound nets, from October Is, TO Novem
Der %, or after March l, and to prohibi