The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-02
News of the Week Condensed.

ihC psiduCc vi tIaue tnlS month was In
favor of the United States to the amount
of nearly s32,0O0,c0O
There is to be cutting down of railway
postal employees in order to bring cxpen-
ses within appropriations.
Mr.. Blaine's Election Outrage Com
mission can;get to work, the attorney
general having decided that the sppropria-
ton is available.
The withdrawal of the Lehigh Valley
coal company has resulted in the disrup-
| ton Of the coal combination.
A number of Southern cities will, in all
probability, fail To pay interest due ON
bonds January, 1.
Brcathitt county, KY, is reported in .
state OF abjcct peace. The ringleaders of
the recent trouble arc being arrested with
out fear or favor. E2
Eighty persons were killed at Kief.
Russia, in a battle between the students
of the university and the local military.
Secretary Sherman thinks The rumor OF
plot by Jay Gould 10 bull gold after Jan
usry ], very funny.
The Democrats have finally decided TO
investigate the cipher dispatches, and will
summon Tilden, Reid. ct. Isl.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Siagg SHIRT. hand re-
porter of Indianapolis, has become crazy
through oyerwork, and been taken to an
asylum.
Twelve Dew Cardinals, three of their
foreigners are soon to lie appointed by the
Pope.
The master builders Of Shelby, Eng,
have given notice OF reduction Of wages
in all branches of building.
The assertion is made that the Vatican
and Austria will soon sign articles cs,ab-
fishing Ga holic hierarchy in Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
Turkey 10 reported to he distributing
her forces through Eastern Roumelis, with
purpose OF resisting the execution of the
Berlin treaty. .7,-ev
1t is said ;!sat the Teiler-B Blaine inycs-
iigating committees will proceed TO work
Immediately Teller proposes TO show
the newspapers That lac s no SLOUGH"
The mania for asssssinating Kings con-
iinues in Europe. and the person OF Fran
els Joseph of Austria is now constant v
guarded
Cleveland had big jubilee or Friday
over the completion of a bridge and via
duct s.21i feet long which connect the
two sections of that city on each side of
the Cuyahoga river.
large number of distinguished per-
sons attended the Bryant commemorative
services at the New York Academy OF
Music Monday night. George wilIhm
Curtis deliverh iheeulogy.
Mrs James Tracy. OF Plymouth county,
Iowa. died recently, and her borrowing
friends found concealed in u ,bourd the
sum of $4,000 in gold. of the existence OF
which they had bctn in profound ignor-
ance. H
The Lake Eric & Western Railroad l.
about constructing a grain elevator on
one side Gi the great basin in Holakcn 4,
hold LOO. 900 bushels. On The other side
! will be immense warehouses. The thou
sand freight ctrs have been ordered.
The steamer Emily ID. Ssuier. New
York to the West Indies, is reported 10
have foundercd two days out from New
York. She carried nine passengers and
crew Of twef ty-seven. OILY two of
whom are know.f to have escaped
Scarlet fever aud dpihcria are bccom
Ing so virulcnt in New York aud Brook
Ign ms TO assume the form Of an epidemic.
an the Board Of Health has been c,m.
pelled To take action. One hundred and
cighty-ihree deaths from scarlet fever oc-
CURED in New York last week
y young girl named Maggie Lahre. of
Peoria, ILL.,, Was kidnapped 10y two mask
ed men las, Thursday, taken in a sleigh
into the country, tied TO tree AMI her
clothes set on fire, having first chluro
formed her. The flames burned the
thongs with which she was bound. ami
restored her to consciousness She was
found by a farmer and brought 10 her
home, where she now lies unconscious
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