The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27
News OF the Week Condensed.


A heavy snow storm prevailed
throughout the Central Western
States last Thursday.
The Memphis cotton and wooden
mills were burned eaIly Saturday
morning. Loss $4,000.
Fifteen New Orleans banks have
been ordered closed until the ooh 10
avert a threatened panic.
4 bill was introduced in the Illinois
Legislature last Saturday to annex
TO that State the City Of st. Louis.
TIE 18th Infantry is to be sent at
once 10 Bismarck, ID. T.. in conse-
quence OF the news from Sitting Bull.
Chicago had a mammoth Socialist
demonstration, Saturday night, which
lasted all day Sunday and into Sun
day hight.
1t is officially reported that Sitting
Bull and 1000 completely armed war
riors are showing az ugly disposition
in Canada.
The past winter has been one OF
the finest logging seasons Michigan
has ever known; 2.704 2G7 600 feet
have been cut.
KuKIux at Tishville, near En-
inence, KY. drove three men and two
women, colored, from their homes,
shooting at them, badly wcunding
one.
Among the nominations sent In by
the President Friday, were: Francis
A. Walker, for Superintendent Of the
next census, and David ii. Strother,
Porte Crayon), for Consul General to
Mexico.
There was destructive tornado ia
Eastern Georgia, Friday night. The
damage at Mllledgevilie was over
100000. Fences were blown down
and cattle killed. The loss Of life Is
not reported Us large.
Ben. Porter. "a well-knoxn actor,
who was the sole support OF his wild
owed mother, sick wife and bis
sisters child was shot and Instantly
killed by a ruffian at Marshall, Texas,
while waiting with his troupe to take
a train.
A member Of the Cabinet declares
that the administration has no idea
OF yielding on the Federal election
laws. The compromise" offered
thereon by the Democrats is not con-
sidered worth anything by Republic
cans.
The floating battery Arrogante.
stationed off Hyefes Island, in the
Mediterranean. foundered in the
storm Of Wednesday last, during a
firing practice. She went down
abont a mile from the shore. Forty
of those on board were drowned.
The Army and Navy Gazette has in
formation that the Northern Cheyen-
mes brought TO the Indian Territory
las: December have announced their
porpose TO return, at all hazards, to
the'r Black Hills country. The band
numbers sixty eight warriors.
The joint Democratic caucus CON-
mittee Saturday decided that the
pc ilical legislation sought should he
attached to the appropriation bills,
and that The clause in regard TO the
Federal election laws should be mod
flied. The prevailing sentiment ia
voTed 10 general legislation.
Another terrible prairie fire has oc-
CURED III Lincoln county, Kansas.
burning the house and all the prop
erty OF Mr.. Montgomery. living on
Bitter creek, and doing much other
damage. The little son OF Mr.. Mont
gomery, twelve years old, persisted In
the flames, and Mr. Montgomery and
Isaac Pfaff, a neighbor who attempt.
ed 20 save Montgomery. were so badly
burned that they died in few hours.
The Globe Democrat says terrible
prairie fire recently occurred in Re
public and Cloud counties, Kansas.
They extended over an area OF ten
miles wide, and swept everything be
fore them. 1t is said about one hun
dred homes have been consumed, al
so large quantities OF grain, farming
implements, hay and other property.
The winds were so high and the fires
so fierce and hot that the inhabitants
were obi sed TO take refuge In cellars,
dug. outs or underground habitations.
But one life is reported lost, that OF
Mr.. Bowersox, who was burned to
death while attempting to release
some horses from burning stable
Several other persons were severely
injured. Loss estimated at $4,000.