The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-06-19
News Of the Week Condensed.

growing crops. and great losses of
cattle.
The will OF William Lloyd Garrison
gives $500 to each of his grandchil
dren, and bequeaths the remainder Of
his property TO his Eve children, to
be equally divided.
Hanlan, the champion rover OF
America, beat Elliott, the champion
rover OF England. easily, last Mon
day morning. on the Tyne, and IL now
the champion rover OF the world.
Returns to the Department OF Agri.
culture indicate an increase in the
area planted with cotton OF some
what over 2 per cent. The average
condition Is SO. 1t was 80 last year.
While the steamer Orpheus. bound
to Koenigsburg was lying in the bar
Dor OF Stettin, her boiler burst, and
many persons aboard were killed.
Ten bodies 80 far have been recov-
cred.
Policeman Nugent, Of New York,
the officer arrested on a charge OF
completely In the robbery OF the Man
haitian Savings Bank. has been CON-
mitted to the tombs in default Of $780,
900 bail.
Tnd second trial OF Guetig for the
murder OF an innocent girl Was closed
at Indianapolis, Saturday evening,
and the jury, after being out only ten
minutes, returned a verdict of guilty,
fixing the penalty at death.
The Sengerfest at Cincinnati
closed Saturday. Four thousand
people were present at the matinee
Saturday. A picnic was held at H.
wood Park, Sunday, and was attend
ed by $4,000 pleasure seekers.
Jackson, Mich. had 100000 fire
on Wednesday, of last week. ARd
near Philadelphia, lightning struck
the works Of large oil refinery.
burning 10000 barrels OF oil and five
ships; loss estimated at over a half
million dollars.
On Wednesday, OF last week, EN-.
peror William and the Empress Au-
gusta, OF Germany. celebrated their
golden wedding. All Germany par
tieipated, and 1t was a gala day
throughout the empire. Fifty years
Of welded life Is seldom enjoyed by
king and queen.
The storm at Michigan City, Satur-
day, was very severe one. The wa
tiers OF the lake were much agitated,
and the nets OF the fishermen were
torn to pieces, and some OF the stakes
torn out. One vessel was beached,
between the city and New Buffalo.
and che man drowned.
George A. Reynolds. bigamist. Of
Salt Lake, was, on Saturday, SEN
fenced to two years 10 prison and
$500 flne. He Is the first Norman con-
yicted OF polygamy since the passage
OF the act In 1862, and every effort
was made to prevent conviction. 1t
is expected he will leave Monday, on
his way to the Detroit penitentiary.
Hong Kong dates OF the 21st ult.
state tn at Grant and his party ar
rived at Shanghai on the 18th. In
reply to an address OF the citizens he
said he wished he had known teR
years ago what he had lately learned,
and that his experience In this part
Of the world would be Of great inter-
est and possibly OF great use In the
future.
A man named Seidlsr was thrown
from his buggy while driving on
Main street, Elkhart, Sunday eve-
ming, and SO badly injured that he
cannot live. After striking the
ground, he slid some thirty feet.
bringing up against the sidewalk,
smashing one side of his head in.
His horse became frightened by the
harness breaking.
The little two-year- old daughter OF
Peter Sprull, living at North Man
chester, Ind, was scalded to death
Sunday. The child was lying on the
floor close to the front OF the stoye.
Its mother was sweeping and hap
pened to knock leg from under the
stone. upsstting the tea-kettle, which
was full of boiling hot water. The
child lived but thirty minutes.
The reports on the contested Iowa
election cases are being prepared.
Eleven members OF the Committee
on Elections agree that, while there
Is ambiguity In the Constitution, the
question was construed by the Iowa
State officers In favor OF October for
the Congressional election, and that
the Congressman elected Ia that
month are entitled to their seats.
This decision allows the present dele
CATION to stand. Mr.. Collsrick, of In
diana, will report in favor of Novem-
Der, and Mr.. Springer that neither
election IL legal. The present dele
cation in Congress, and the one that
two Nationals and seven Republicans.
At Buffalo Gap, Dakota, Thursday