The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-29
News or the Week Condensed

News OF the Week Condensed.
The reign OF terror continues In
Russia.
The coal mine strike Is ended at
Brazil, Indiana.
Cardinal Newman, Of Rome, is SUI.
fering from pneumonia.
Washington. La. was visited by a
$4,000 fire Thursday night.
President Grevy has signed par.
dons for 400 more Communists.
The loss by the fire at Clinton,
Iowa, Thursday, amounted to $780,
600.
Ono white and five colored prison
ers were publicly whipped, Saturday.
at New CASTLE. Delaware.
There Is block in the Liverpool
cattle delivery, due to backwardness
OF lairage and slaughter facilities.
For the Ascot Stakes Parole will
be Handicapped at stone Is pounds,
pounds heavier than any other
horse.
Switzerland has refused compliance
with the German demand for the re-
nouncement OF the right OF asylum to
refugees.
The Jeans factory at Howellyille,
Chester Co., Pa. which has been idle
for two and half years, has started
up full handed.
Scarlet fever is decimating the chill
dren OF Evansville. There has al
ready been 600 or 700 cases, and the
schools are closed.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says:
One hundred and eighty-six houses
OF a village in the government OF Uta
have been burned. Suspected incen-
diaries were arrested.
The Oriental powder company's
magazine, near Brighton, Illinois.
containing $4,000 kegs OF powder. was
struck by lightning Sunday afternoon
and entirely consumed.
Gen. Grant leaves Yokohama for
San Francisco about the last OF June.
Arrangement have been made with
the railroads for an excursion party
to meet him on his arrival.
The British steamer. Ava, was
sunk In tho Indian Ocean, Saturday,
by coming in collision with the
steamer Brenheld. and sixty OF the
crew and four passengers were
drowned.
1t Is said that before Archbishop
Purcell leaves New York for his home
his financial standing will be much
improved. The New York Catholics,
always generous, will put him on his
feet. so to speak.
Horace Waters & Sons, dealers 10
pianos and organs, 40 East Fourteenth
etrest. New York, have made an as
signment. The liabilities are esti-
mated at $50. 900, an the total pref
erences In promissory notes, si6.6l7.
Evans kali. at Evansville, the most
spacious building designed for the
use OF the Red ribbon association In
the world, having capacity for seat
ing comfortably 5000 people, was
dedicated Sunday, in the presence OF
1000 persons,
A special dispatch from Washing
ton. to the World, says: Among the
conflicting opinions as to what ought
to be done by the two Houses, the
only thing certain Is that Congress
will not adjourn without voting sup
plies in some form.
An official dispatch has been re-
ceived by the Greek minister OF war
announcing an engagement between
the Turkish troops and insurrection-
lists at Perlasia, ThessaIy. The Turks
, lost 40 kill cd and wounded, and the
insurgents 70, including their leader.
The menagerie establishment
owned by J. NJ. French, FIVE miles
north of Detroit. was destroyed by
fire Thursday morning. The ele-
plant, Sultan. five lions, a zebra, leo
pard, stag and many other other val
liable animals were cremated.
The safe In the County Treasurer's
Office at Delphi, Ind. was blown open
Thursday, and $4,000 in money and
$4,000 In notes taken. The explo-
sion damaged the Court House to
such an extent that 1t will probably
be necessary to rebuild the inner
wall. The burglars made their es-
cape.
Clinton, Ia, thriving city on the
west bank of the Mississippi, was
Thursday devastated by an extensive
confagration, which took it's way
through the business part OF the city,
infiicting a loss OF from $l50,OO0 TO
100000. Davenport, only few miles
distant, also came In for heavy
scorch. Beattie's Touring mill prop
erty to the value Of 100000 being
destroyed.
Rinehart was convicted of murder
la the first degree, In New York city,
Friday. He killed his wife and bur-
led her In a barrel. The barrel was
found nv some bows. and its discov-