The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-08


There have already been $40 vessels
wrecked this year, or AS more than
for the same time last year, and the
pecuniary loss is $2.25O,OOO.
A car containing thirty packages of
dynamite exploded at Stratford. Ont,
Monday. killing two persons. injuring
several. and doing damage to the ex-
tent OF $250,O0O.
The Mississippi valley labor con-
vention at Vicksburg was Dumer-
ously attended by both white and
colored delegates and was qnite har-
monious in spirit.
freight train pear Round Valley,
Idaho, consisting OF Ii cars, some
loaded with silver bullion, was blown
from the track last Friday, and some
OF them carried a distance Of Is feet.
The Pinkerton detective agency
made an important arrest in New
AOih "ouuoy VI % pdtSOu uduucu
Henry Hall, who Is supposed to be
one OF the Manhattan bank robbers.
A prominent Chicago merchant
namsd Weber was shot and killed
last week by Mrs. Robert a widow
who claimed to have been wronged
by him. His friends say that she was
a blackmalirr.
| The London and Westminster
Bank ON Friday took $5,OOO.OOO Uni
ted States 4 per cent. bonds at A..
making In all $35,OOO,OOO OF United
States securities this bank has re-
Gently purchased.
A boy in Philadelphia has obtained
q verdict for -. 500 damages against
some saloon keepers, who put out
his eye by the wad OF toy cannon
they were firing TO celebrate the
Fourth OF July.
Strenuous exertions are being
made by the war and interior de-
partments to prevent the proposed
invasion by professed settlers, who
were to start for Cofreyville, Kansas,
on Wednesday OF this week.
The first negro Presby.el ian church
in Virginia was dedicated at Lynch
burg last week. 1t grew out OF a
Sunday school, which, since tho war
and Reconstruction. has been faithfully
maintained there in the face Ut much
opposition.
Further advices from upper Egypt
represent that conflicts between the
Egyptian troops anil slave dealers on
the 18th AMI 18th OF January. re-
suited in the complete defeat OF the
latter, with loss OF G.00O killed,
wounded and prisoners. The loss Of
the Egyptian troops was 500.
Two afr lirs accompanied with great
loss OF life are reported from the east
One was an earthquake in Persia, by
which 9l2 lives We're lost aud 81 viii
lagos totally destroyed; the other the
caving In of large hill in Spain which
killed 30 people. wounded IL and de-
stroyed several houses.
Affairs lie Russia are growing worse
continually. Hardly day passes
that bombs are not exploded in the
streets OF st. Petersburg. The whole
empire Is virtually placed under mil
tary rule anil arrests are made by the
thousands. Orders have baen issued
to send 1900 prisoners with their
families to Siberia.
Advices by the steamer Halliday.
arrived ut Memphis, are to the effect
that several hundred negroes have
armed themselves near Carolina and
Leoti landings. Mississippi. Their
object is said to be to seize the first
passing steamer that may come with
in the jurisdiction and compel the
vessel to convey them toward
Kansas.
A correspondent ut Rome reports
that the progress Of Catholicism In
the United States has induced the
Pope to arrange the complete orga-
nization OF hierarchy and a more
intimate union with Rome. New
tishoprIcs will shortly be created and
the establishment of tho society OF
Jesus will be more satisfactorily or
ganized.
The strike OF coal miners In the
Clay county district. which began
April l. is about to eliminate Ia col
lision between the authorities and the
miners Monday morning. miners at
work in two mines were compelled o
stop. and the union declare their in
tention of preventing further work
till the operators come TO terms.
Advices from Southeastern Kansas
say that about 1000 men have gone
into the Indian territory within the
past week; also, that rich silver
mines have been discovered just
south OF the Kansas line, and claims
in large numbers are being registered
daily In the squatters' registry office.
two miles from Baxter Springs. Kan
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