The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-09
News Of TIE Week CONDENSED.

concluded TO give him the grand
bounoe.-LaPorte Chronicle.
News gf tie Week Condensed.
There has been a heavy snow storm
in Scotland.
A thaw In France Is causing the
rivers to overflow.
Santa Barbara. California. was Wis.,
tied by a terrific tornado Thursday.
Great desolatiop and distress pre-
vail throughout Alsace and Lorraine.
1t is said that Washington banks
fear they will have too much gold
thrust upon them.
The subscription to the four per
cent. bonds Saturday reached seven
and half millions.
Russia will hold grand national
exhibition In lSS0-the twenty ffth
year Of the Emperor's accession.
The gold dial of the New York
Stock Exchange has been taken
down. There Is no further use for It.
The sales OF stamped envelopes
have largely increased since the
twenty per cent. reduction In their
prices.
Last year Great Britain had 15,059
business failures, an increase over
the year before Of more than four
thousand.
1t is rumored that Conkling has re-
considered his determination to op.
pose the New York custom house
nominations.
The city Of Cork refused to give
General Grant q reception, because
thy considered him an enemy to the
Catholic religion.
A Spanish court has sentenced the
editor and manager OF a newspaper to
imprisonment and fine. for insulting
the King OF Spain.
The weather 80 delayed trains that
but few members OF Congress reached
Washington at the opening OF the
session this week
The Supreme Court OF the United
States decided. Monday, that Con-
gress has power to pass laws prohibit
ing polygamy.
Fridays temperature ranged from
seven to thirty degrees below zero 10
the Northern States. and it was cor
rsspondingly cold in the South.
The Cornish Bank, at Truro, Corn
wall, closed Saturday morning. 1t
had been established ITO years. and
had deposits aggregating $4,000, 900.
Last Thursday night, In the village
OF Qaktown, Ind. one burglar wac
shot dead, and another severely
wounded, in attem ptiug to break into
q h6use.S "Fe" "a - s,''
The Mexican government has made
arrangements for the payment Of the
third insiallment of $500, 600 indem-
nifty to American citizens, due this
mouth. -...
A dispatch from Copenhagen, says
the attacks OF the semi Official Prus-
sian press threaten to cause a diplo-
matte rupture between Germany and
! Denmark. -
The severe weather Saturday con-
tinued TO impede railroad travel, and
q number OF slight railroad casualties
and several cases OF death by freez-
ing were reported. s.
The Cabinet. Friday, considered
the. Chinese question, and, il Is said
concluded to confer with the Chinese
government as to limiting the emil
grafton OF the people. seis
Resumption seems to have caused
no special stir, change or comment IN
any of the banking or business cir.
cles Of the country. Everything
moves along a. smoothly as OF yore
Garcelon, the Democratic candi.
date, was elected Governor Of Maine
on Friday. The Republicans, being
compelled TO choose between Smith
the Greenback candidate. and Dem
ocrat, voted for Garcelon.
! Fires have been quito numerous
during tho cold snap. The new Bap.
tist Church at st. Louis, just erected
at cost OF 100000. and the new
Presbyterian Church at Quincy, Ill.
cost 100000. were burned Friday.
]. H. Smith, Secretary OF tho Mem.
phis Howard Association, completed
his report, which shows the receipts
to have been. during the late epidem-
ic. SALT. 1856, and the disbursements
$415.790.53.
Judge Heller, at Indianapolis, Sat.
urday evening, overuled the motion
to give Guetig. the murderer, a new
trial, and sentenced him to be hanged
by the neck 10 the Marion county jail
on the 10Th day OF January, 1879.
] John Norris, Of Petersburgb, Ken
lucky, the last survivor OF the famous
naval engagement OF Commodore
Perry, on Lake Erie, which was
fought Sept. 10th, 1918. died Sunday
morning. He was In his SSth year.
Chicago architects are busy with
plans for business houses and resi-.