The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-02-06
News Of The Week Condensed.

AtNS WI ftC0h tOHONnoNNs
General Sherman is on tour of in
spection in the South this week.
Richard Henry Dana. the poet and
essayist died Sunday, aged 93 years.
BY an order of Council, passed Sat
urday. Canada prohibits the impor-
tation Of American cattle.
The United States Mint at New Or
leans was reopened Saturday, 1st inst,
after being closed nineteen years.
A. dispatch from Rio Janeiro says it
is reported that the black plague has
broken out in the province of Cara in
Brazil.
Senator Christiancy was at Lansing,
Mich, Saturday, but he had not re
signed his Senatorship nor accepted
the mission 10 Peru.
Albert Grant, the great English
railroad king, has filed his petition in
bankruptcy; liabilities S3.400. 900 as
sets not mentioned.
Telephone communication was
maintained, Sunday. between Mil
waukee, Wis, aud Toledo. o.. and the
conversation was plainly heard.
The House. in committee of the
whole, rejected the amendments re-
dueing the army to 1900 and 10000
men. The vote was 11S nays, G6 yeas.
The Senate Monday, in executive
session. confirmed the New York Gus
t0m-h0use nominations after a pro-
longed- struggle. by vote of 33 to
"a.
It Is feared that half the inhabi-
tant5 OF the Southern provinces Of
Morocco viii perish by starvation and
disease, on account OF the scarcity
caused By last years drought.
The Louisville. KY, aims house was
entirely destroyed by fire, Friday.
There were $40 people in the building
nearly all of whom were imbeciles or
criples yet nearly all escaped.
In the House Monday morning,
under call OF states Mr.. Cutler in
trodaced bill appropriating one
hundred million dollars for the pay
ment OF arrearage OF pensions.
War sometimes works its revenges.
The plague which Is now threatening
TO devastate I.issil was imported in
a shawl brought by returning Cos
sack soldier from the far east to bis
lady love.
The place that was once the City
OF Memphis is now governed by two
State Commissioners. The property
OF the former corporation has been
attached for claims amounting to
over sl,Ooo.0O3.
The Greenbackers and Nationals
are TO hold meeting in Washington
for the purpose OF consolidating
their forces and trying 10 "hold the
balance of power They propose, il
possible, to control tho organization
of the next House.
Dressaat, tho alleged confidence
operator and the man who, while o;
his way as a prisoner to Boston
jumped, manacled. through window
OF an express train going thirty mile:
an hour. was rec aptured in New Yoil
Friday.
A dispatch from Dealwool. Jan. 81
is to the eff ct that while nun Der o
hostile Indians have crossed The line
Sitting Bull still remains ia Canada
aud declares he will not return TO tbs
States. 1t is stated that Sitting Bull
does not rule his camp.
The German official press speal
very coidIy of Greyy and his election
to the French Presidency. German,
will acknowledge Grevy President
but will require fresh credentiall
from the Marquis de St. Waller, the
French Ambassador at Berlin.
Chief Joseph and the interior de,
partment have arranged for the ces
sion by the Nez Perces of about 800
square miles in Idaho. Tho term.
six townships in Indian Territory an,
$4,000 in money, to be placed in th'
treasury AID to draw four per ceat
interest.
A brutal outrage recently occurred
across the Rio Grand. A party o
Mexican bandits took three womeI
and two men, tied their hands behin(
them, robbed them and bound thea
to trees. where they left them t.
starve. When found buzzards wer,
about them. Three OF the perpetra
tors have been captured and summa
rlly dealt with.