The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-10
News OF the Week Condensed.

! Peru and BOLIVIA have declared war
against Chilli,
Cadiz, Portugal, had a slight shock
OF earthquake Friday.
Three feet OF snow fell at North
Troy, Vermont, last week.
William Harris, a Louisville pedes.
TRAN, has died from over exertiop.
Wholesale arrests OF Nihilists con-
tinue to take place throughout
Russia
A fire On Race street, Philadelphia,
Saturday, destroyed property to the
amount OF a million OF dollars.
Walter Watson was hung at New
port, Ind, Thursday for the marder
of Ezra Compton. January 10
The Lafayette, Muncie aud Bloom
ington railroad was sold Thursday to
the bondholders for Sl,413.000.
Chief Moses and number OF Iadi-
a. biSu'o udNc SeiC ~ Ne'hiuo aOb
to adjust certain treaty 10 s.ters.
The debate in the Senate on the
army appropriation bill will occupy
at least Il week, and perhaps two.
A bill has been introduced la the
Senate TO make Gen. Shields a Bri-
gadier. General on the retired list.
The eastern portion of Ontario,
Canada. has had a two days SNOW
storm, and travel is much hindsred.
The Berlin Official Gazette still an
nounces almost daily, the suppression
of socialists soc cites and publica-
lions.
A FIRE in ST. Louis, Friday night,
destroyed half million dollars worth
OF property and three lives are report
ed lost.
The English house OF commons has
reduced the imr ort duties on Indian
cotton goods preparatory to a total
extinction.
! The State Treasurer OF Indiana has
negotiated ia New York the sale OF
$4,000 OF two year per cent bonds,
at ; preiaium.
A Szegedin contractor has under
taken to repair and raise the dams
within thirty eight days. The rebuild
ing of the town commences in June.
Frank Stewards saw mill, near
Henry Vile, Ind, exploded its boiler,
killing the owner and John Conover,
an employee. Two other employees
were badly injured.
A Lahore dispatch says the British,
under Captain Cough. defeated 5000
Afghans and killed 400. The British
loss was officers and three men
killed and 81 wounded.
The hard freeze Thursday night
seriously damaged the early vegeta-
BILE crops in South Carolina. The loss
to the truck farmers around Charles
ton Is estimated at quarter million
dollars.
The United States steamer Plym-
outh, which came from the West In-
dies lasl fall with yellow fever on
board, but which had been disinfect-
ell and sent back this spring, has
again returned, having had two cases
OF yellow fever on board.
a severe tornado passed over
Browns Summit, N. c., Thursday.
Several houses were blown down,
scattering the furniture, etc. One
boy was killed. Many were seriously
injured by falling trees. The fences
were Frustrated and great damage
done.
The Mississippi papers state that a
fatal disease has broken out in the
counties bordering the Alabama line
which is pronounced by the physi-
clans as "black measles" and by the
negroes as the "black plague" 1t is
represented to be very contagious
and usually fatal, not a single case
having thus far recovered.
An Egyptian officer was sent to
break up the slave depots at Bahr Ell
Grzal, Kordofan. reports an engage
ment with Suleiman, chief OF the
slave traders and owner OF twenty
five depots in which women alone are
awaiting importation into Egypt to
the number of 10000. The Egyptian
forces number 1900, part armed with
improved rifles, and were intrenched
Suleiman, with 1l.000 Arabs, made
seyerrl assaults, but was completely
defeated and fled In disorder, leaving
1857 dead. The Egyptians lost TWEEN
ty men.