Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-13
THE REPUBLICAN.
BIZ SZDERS DE- PIPER.
Items of Interest.

Items Of Interest.
1t is stated that 5000, 900 bushels OF
corn are in store along the line of the
Chicago & Rock Island Railroad in
Iowa.
The farmers OF the Missouri Valley,
Montana, all agree that the grasshop-
pers are Matching out thicker than
was ever known before.
There are two ladies on the Pacific
coast-Mrs. Coleman and Mrs. Nc
Donough-whose combined wealth
amounts to at least s13,000,0O0.
The Rev. s. Wood, of Arlington.
Ky, was sick, on a recent Sunday, so
his wife stepped into the pulpit and
delivered a sermon Of average length
p to the astonished but attentive con-
gregation.
A St Petersburg correspondent
says: 1n consequence OF the Turks
endeavoring to provoke hostilities,
Russia and England have agreed not
to withdraw their forces until the end
OF the congress.
Spurgeon shuts himself up on Sat-
urdays to prepare for Sunday. One
day an importunate caller sent In q
message that servant OF the Lord
desired 10 see him. "Tell him." said
Spurgeon, shat I am engaged with
his Master"
The great peace conference will as
semble June IL at Radzenell Palace
Bismarck's official residence. The
men composing it are not orators, and
1t is thought a single session will set
tie all the grave questions it will be
called upon to decide.
In Rhode Island foreign-born cit
lien cannot vote unless he has prop
erty amounting to $134. But II his
wife owns the property it will do just
as well. By late decision Of the
supreme court the man may vote on
the strength Of his wife's property.
Jewish maidens, it appears. are
very much like other maidens when
in love. Miss Wise, daughter of a
Jewish rabbi in Cincinnati, loved
Mr.. Molony, a Christian. She tried
to conquer her love, but could not,
and after long struggle eloped with
her lover, and was married by a
Unitarian clergyman.
Ayoung man at Jacksonville, Ill,
named Norton, who has been suffer-
ing for IT weeks with disease of the
joints, now lies suspended in a bath
tub filed with water chemically pre-
pared, nothing but his head being
aboye water. He has been In this po-
sition for nearly two weeks, and is re-
ported as improving.
Miss Eliza Maury, fourth daughter
OF the late Commodore Maury, has
issued an address to the women Of
Virginia, urging them to make a de-
termined effort to redeem the finan-
cial honor Of the State by organizing
into local societies, and by making
and soliciting contributions for the
payment Of the public debt.
A correspondent writes to the
Scientific american this remedy for
cinders in the eye: "A small camers
hair brush dipped in water and pass
ed over the ball of the eye on raising
the lid. The operation requires no
skill, takes but a moment, and In
stantly removes any cinder or par
ticle Of dust or dirt without inflaming
the eye."
The SON Of the late Speaker Kerr
says his father died absolutely with
out money. There was not dollar.
His account with the sergeant at
arms was overdrawn, he having used
tho advance to pay local bills around
New Albany. His life was insured
and the family's first application Of
that money was to settle the account
with congress-.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific railroad has adopted a new plan
for unloading gravel trains. The fiat
cars are fitted with single track in
the center, lengthwise, on which runs
. large shovel, in the form Of a snow
plow, operated by q locomotive.
The plow scoops the gravel from the
cars on either side Of the track, from
one end of the train to the other, in a
very few minutes, thus gaining vast
amount Of labor with a gravel train.
There are very few men, however
degraded, who will not recognize the
presence Of lady by curbing their
language. There are hundreds OF
boys in Chicago who have no more
realization Of their duties In the pres
Of lady than hog. They talk loud
obscenity on the streets while ladies
are passing. or under windows where
ladies and childred must hear. The
question Is, what kind Of men will
such boys make?-Inter- Ocean.
Awidow In Iowa Is In the strangest
predicament- She and her husband
having quarreled. divorce was ap-
piled for, but while proceedings were
pending the two made up. After
while the husband died. and the re-
lict thought to enter upon his estate.
II Was then abe found that the law.