The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-16
News Of the. Week Condensed.

News Of the Week Condensed.
Maryland Republicans held a me. t.
ing at Baltimore. last week, to rcol-
ganize the party.
The French government propose
to pardon all Communists except the
ring leaders and participators in the
massacres.
In his message, the Cover or OF
Connecticut favors allowing women
property holders to vote on questions
affecting property.
Capt. Bogardus finished his great
shooting match the night OF Jan. 9th.
Out OF the 5000 glass balls fired at,
he missed only ID.
A terrible gas explosion occurred
in a coal mine at Pittston, Pennsyl-
vapia, Thursday. Two men were
badly injured.
Another Congressman is reported
very i'll. Representative Finley. 81
Ohio, has hemorrhage OF the lungs
which may prove fatal.
The Supreme Court of Pennsyl-
vania has decided that bankrupt's
wife Is not Invested OF her dover by
reason Of sale by an assignee.
The report OF the New Orleans
Howard Association shows receipts,
1888, i49; disbursements. $3.50, 1856.
Moro than BLOOD patients were re-
lieyed. -----4
A resolution was introduced on
Jan. 8, In the West Virginia Lsgisla
ture. to so amend the Constitution as
to make the whipping post a legal
punishment.
Mr.. Sleicher, member cf Congress
from Texas, died ut Washington last
Friday night. Seven members of the
present Congress have died since
their election.
Four thousand miles of railroads.
representing forty eight different
roads, with capital Of 100000, goo.
have during the past year been sold
under foreclosure.
The Coneett Iron Works. the re-
est makers OF ship plates in England,
have temporarily suspended at most
Of their mills, throwing out Of en-
ployment about 5000 hands.
The House Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor have agreed upon a
bill providing that no more than If
teen Chinese shall be admitted to
this country any Qua vessel.
The Potter Committee has ordered
an investigation OF the Tilden cipher
kilograms. The Republican members
of the committee declined to vote on
ordering the investigation.
Telegraphic communication In all
parts OF France is interrupted by
snow, especially In the midland de.
partments. Trains are blockaded.
and all tidings Of them are lost.
The committee on Banking and
Currency have agreed to a bill to al
low National banks to use gold or sill
yer az part OF their reserve, instead
OF legal tenders, which the law now
requires.
A fire a. Ainsworth about twenty
FIVE miles south OF Chicago, on the
Panhandle road, last Thursday night,
destroyed the Union Rendering Com
pany's establishment. Loss, So. 900;
half insured.
An express train on the Indianapo-
lis, Cincinnati & Lafayette road, Fri.
day morning, when running at live
ly speed, passed safely over a broken
rail in which piece seven feet In
length had moved out Of position.
Advices from Fort Sill state that
the Indians there have been greatly
discontinued for two months. and
that recently 1000 OF them started
southwark and were soon heard from
as depredating upon the ranchmen.
Before the Teller Committee, Fri
day. District-Attorney Leonard, OF
Louisiana, gave testimony corrobora-
ting the charges OF violence and in
tiInidation in the late election on the
part OF the Democrats.
Two months ago the English hold
ers Of Erie railway stock were glad to
get rid of it at $l1 share, and of
course at an immense sacrifice. With
in the last week they have been buy
ing it lack at so, and consider 1t
cheap.
A dispatch from Berlin says the
conservative journals agree 10 ex-
pressing scruples about that article
Of the parliamentary discipline bill
which provides for handing an offend