Marshall County Republican, Volume 21, Number 49, Plymouth, Marshall County, 22 November 1877 — Page 2

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Plymouth, Ind., Nov 22, 1877. It is thought that Congress will adjourn to-day; but there does not appear to have been any earthly reason for its holding on so long. The Democratic majority on the State ticket in New York amounts to only 11,412. Last year Mr. Tilden carried the State by 32,742, and in the "off year" of 1875 Mr. Bigelow had 14,810 over Frederick W. Seward.

Indiana was nicely snubbed by Speaker Randall in making up his committees. The Ktat.j gets but two chairmanships, and both of them inaigniflcaot Cobb is chairman of Mileage, and Hamilton of Enrolled Bills. But few Indiatdans are on committees of any Importance. Our Congressman is tuck ?d away out of sight on two unimportant committees. This kind of treatment is considered very shabby by the people of the State.

The War! The war still drags its slow length along. Every week more clearly demonstrates that Turkey is pretty nearly at the end of her rope, unless he soon meets with some un looked for success. She has all her regular troops in the field, and raw Asiatic levies which she has to draw upon would IHy cope with the trained

lellcr From Washington.

I'.oni onr Special Correspondent. Wa BWrTOai, I). C. Nov. 17, 177. Mr. Ewing has not been able as yet to secure the passage of his antiresumption act, but doubtless soon will attain that, desired end. Tho Houso does not now seem half so earnest and zealous to securo its passage that it evinced at the opening of the session. Those who at first joined tho hurrah to drive it through that chamber, are now indifferent as to its fate and seemingly don't care a pin what becomes of it, through tho amendments which are being piled upon it. The great advantages of paper money are dwelt upon by quito a number of democrats and republicans and one Mr. Hanna, of Indiana, eloquently told us "with these rags we were enabled to build ships, whose sails whiten every ocean, and proudly floats our flag in every port. It was with these rags we were enabled to arm and equip tho grandest army that ever battled in defense of law," and that since, so called "rags" had accomplished such great results, coin was unnecessary. On the other hand Mr. Chittenden, of New York, and others as eloquently and felicitiously set forth the advantages of coin, and between the great diversity of views upon the win and paper money question, among our solons, and that too without regard to party, the looker on finds exceeding difficulty in reaching a conclusion. Mr. Blank's Silver

Bill received an ugly wound at the hands of Senate Committee, which struck at the free coinage clause, and it will fare worse before it runs the gauntlet, after report by the committee, as there seems a determination in the Senate to prevent the full remonetization silver on the Bland bill basis. What is to be our future financial polioy, Congress has not as

legions of Russia, The Russians

have drawn their coils so strongly j yet settled and doubtless will not this

around Plevna that It seems impossible for Osman Pasha to escape, or to hold out longer than his supplies will last, which can oaly be a few weeks, at farthest. The beginning of the end is plainly visible. It Is when the end approaches that other European complications may be looked for. Sitting Bull's Portrait. CorrwpoBdence New York Ilenüd. Here he stood, his blanket rolled . back, his head upreared, his right moccasin put forward, his right hand thrown across his chest. I arose and approached him, hold

ing out both hands. Ho grasped them cordially. "How I" said he. Howl" And now let me attempt a better portrait of Sitting Bull than I was able to dispatch to you at headlong haste by the teiegraph. He is about five feet ten inches high. He was clad In a block and white calico shirt, black eloth leggins, and moccasins, magnificently embroidered with beads and porcupine quills. He held ia his left hand a foxskin cap, its brush dropping to his feet; with the dignity and grace of a natural gentleman he had removed it from his head at lae threshold. His long black hair hung far down his back, athwart his cheeks and in front of his shoulders. His eyes gleamed like black diamonds. His visage, devoid of paint, was noble and commanding; nay, it was something more. Besides the Indian character given it by high oheek bones, a broad, retreating forehead, a prominent aquiline nose, and a jaw like a bulldog's, there was about the mouth something of beauty, but more of an expression of exquisite, cruel irony. Such a mo Jth and such eyes as this Indian', if seen in the countenance of a white man, would tf pear to denote qualities similar to those which animated the career of Mazarin, and inspires the pen of Mach ia veil i. Yet there was something fearfully sweet in the smile with which he extended to me his hands. 8n?h hands t They felt so small and soft as a maiden's but when I

pressed them I could feel the sinews beneath the flesh quivering hard, like a wild animal's. I led him to a seat, a lounge seat against the wall, on which he sank with indolent grace. MaJ- Walsh, billliaot in red uniform, sat beside him, and a portable table was brought near. Two interpreters brought chairs and seated themselves, and at a neighboring desk the stenographer took his place I afterward learned that two Sioux chiefs stood on guard outside the door and that all the Indians in the fort had their arms ready to spring in case of a suspected treachery. Tk!s applies to Plymouth. Rochester tfamtinui. Every farmer that comes to town complains of tho bad roads he has to travel over to get here. The very fast that such complaints are made should awaken and interestamong the business men of Rochester to the importance of improving the public thoroughfares and put a stop to the continual grumbling about bad roads. Much has been said about the building of pikes, but as yet nothing has been done except the talk part, and that does not help the roads or bring trade to town. It is quite certain that Rochester looses thousands of dollars worth of trade every year on account of the impassable roads for about four months each year. This condition of roads usually occurs at the very best seasons for trade, and other towns profit by our indifference. There is scarcely another town in the State of the size of Rochester that ba not expended vast sums of money for the improvement of the main thoroughfares leading to them, and as a result those towns experience no seasons of "dull times," on account U bad roads. Now is the Urne for perfecting an orgonization for a thorough campaign in road bnilding next season.

winter. Nast's last cartoon which puts Uncle Sam with his arms and pockets full of financial problems upon the back of the democratic snail, is an apt characterization of tho situation in Congress, for If ever anything went slowly. Its Congress with its silver and gold dilema. The real leader in the House has not been developed as vet. With Randall in the chair the great captain of the party is gone. And while it has the full benefit of his councils and partisan rulings, yet it has suffered a loss in the absence of Mr. Randall from the floor, equal to that of General Lee's, when Stonewall Jackson fell, unless some

one other than Tom Ewing, will yet arise, Moses like to lead it to parliamentary victory. New York and Philadelphia bankers are making a vigorous fight before the Senate Committee on Finance against the the Bland Silver bill, and have asked the president to veto it should it become a law. Their delegations are composed of their ablest and soundest financiers who presented their views at length before the committee. Mr. Bland replied to their arguments with a speech full of anger and threats of violence through the western laboring classes. He is certainly out of his element when he attempts to cope with sagacious practical business men, at least his reply showed him to be a weak vessel indeod. Ho has argument, and reason on his side for our ablest and and most honest statesmen are arranged on each side of the silver question, hence there is no need of a Fallstaff to lug in men of fustian and buckram as a scarecrow. The Army and Navy will soon be in receipt of their pay. Mr. Thurman acted graeiously in saying he was in favor of allowing interest on back pay of the soldiers and sailors his suggestion should be carried out to the letter as the democrats last spring deliberately deprived the Army and Navy of their salaries, and should now make ample restitution. Mr. Thurman we fear is adding another cause for democratic anathema. His hard money views are very obnoxious to many of his political brethren, and

his heterodoxy which would allow a soldier or sailor interost will not tend to make him friends among tho already embittered democrats. The amendments by the Senate to the Army bill are not calculated to do

more than necessitate a committee of conference which can readily compromise all differences, and wo therefore regard It as on the same footing as the Navy bill which wiH soon go to the president. The large equestrian statute of Green, of Revolutionary fame will be erected near the Capitol Grounds, on the vacant square made by the intersection of Maryland and Massachusetts avenue, and will be in full view of the east front of the capitol. Are we not getting enough equestrian statutes? Generals Washington, Jackson, McPherson, Scott and Green would seem sufficient to show the points of the imaginery horse, for not one of these costly bronze equines which grace our parks, and squares resembles a real flesh and blood animal than Greenough's statue of Washldgton, with its toga bared chest, and the sandal, would the venerable father of our country. It is Atting to erect statutes of our deceased great But we failed to perceive the necessity of mounting any of these upon an impossible horse, and It should be far better to end the farce with the six now to be seen here. The grandest statute gracing our city parks is that of Lincoln erected by the contributions of tho colored people, simply because it is Lincoln as we saw him when in our midst, and therefore pronounce It the "ne plus ultra." JUNU'S. Don't Ask Them! The Printer's Circular affirms that "a properly conducted printing office It as much secret us a Masonic lodge. The printers are not under oaths of secrecy, but always foel

themselves as truly In honor hound to keep offieo secrets as though triple oathed. Any employoe in printing Office who willingly disregards the rulo in relation to printing office secrets would not only bo scorned by his brethoin of the craft, but would lose his position at once. Vo nuike this stntemcnt because it sometimes happens that a communication appears in a newspaper over an assumed signnture, which excites comment, and various parties try to find out who is tho author. Let nil bo saved the trouble ol questioning the employees of tho printing oflice. They aro know-nothing-! on such points as these. On such matters they have eyes and ears, no mouth, and if any fail to observe this rule let them bo putdown as dishonorable members of the eraft. If anything is to be printed and kept secret let propper notice bo given of the desire of secrecy, and you might as well question the rocks as one of the printers, so that even secret books for lodges are printed without fear."

The Chancy Sensation. That "hell to pay" story as told in last week's Democrat is likely to be found lacking somo of the chief Clements of a first class sensation. The stories told by Mrs. Chaney are wantin consistency to such a degree that there is not much left in tho way of a sensation. The ono told in which a man is made to appear at the window, just after Mr. Chaney's departure early in the morning for Chicago, and that she struck him in tho face, etc., with a boot jack, lacks several points to make it entirely creditable. She says that tho man thrust his head in at tho window, and held it there till she hunted up the boot jack (in the dark of course) and struck him in the face, and as ho withdrew his faco she struck his fingers a smashing blow as they lay on tho window sill. She showed tho blood on the window, which had run from end to end and trickled on the floor. It is a fact that from her statements of tho striking, blood could not by any possibility have flowed from the bruise in such quantities. This fact would seem to stamp the entire story as impossible. Tho story that she as attacked In the cellar last week was well told, and but for outside circumstances might be credited. She asserts that on going into the cellar she saw a valise on the right hand sido of tho door. While oxamining it a man sprang on her from behind, grasped her throat, and by somo unexplained method got around in front, when ho ordered her to leave, etc., then kicking her until she fell senseless on the ground. The bottom of tho cellar is mnddy. and there is no indication of any struggle, or the impriut of her body if she had fallen senseless. But there is mud an her clothing, nud a man bearing the description she gives of tho assaulter was seen to leave the house at about the hour she names half past three o'clock. A prominent business man of this city says that ho started to ßo to tho north part of the city at about twenty minutes after three. When ono square from Mr. Chaney's house he observed tho man with the valiso come out of that house. He saw him go into a house on tho street, stand at the door a moment talking to tho person who had opened the door; then come out and enter another house. The man was a pedlor of some articles and a very nice appearing man. As our informant neared the Chaney house he saw Mrs. Chaney come out of the back door, perfectly well in all respects, and complacently begin to collect somo articles in tho back yard, This must have been later than half past three o'clock, and no other person was scon on tho street at, or near that hour. It could not have been possible that an outrage of this kind could have occurrod befoie this time, and this was at a later time than that mentioned by her as tho time of tho outrage. How the woman was bruised or how sho get mud on hor clothing or why she should tell this story, If untrue, aro matters of inference on which no light has been shed. One thing is quite certain she has never given a full account of any of the numerous outrages reported. In every one tho personal appearance of the perpetrator, or some vital point was always indefinite; and although she is a very timid woman sho manifest no fear of harm to her person notwithstanding the repeated, socalled "warnings ta leave."

A Kansas editor felt so confident that the Pope would die that he put a full biography in typo and manufactured a telegram announcing the fact. His readers look in vain for some description of the funeral, and the editor stocially remain silent so that every body believes the Popo Is dead.

It makes precious little difference what becomes of the captured rebel flags now in the State library at Indianapolis. If they are kept at all they should be kept as curiosities, which they really aro.

There Is talk of another newspaper in Rochester; so we infer from the flgriftnrf To the outsider of reasonable good sense there does not seem to be much need of any other paper in that place.

A Jeffersonville boy named MeDerinott, aged 13. in attempting to tako a loaded musket from tho hands of a playmato named Warren, otfed five, the weapon was accidentally discharged, the contents striking young Warren in the left side of tho face, blowing the entire side of his faco and head off. Death ousuod almost immediately.

Ulm NOTTS. "Cease to do evil and learn to do 1 well." Dr. Parry is now numbered among

ÜM Murphy itcs correct. The reading room la in active operation, and If open every evening. Rev. F. M. Elliot, uf I'lercototi, Is billed for a lecture on Saturday vening. Mr. Stephenson, of Sulpher Springs, Ohio, made no me very pertinent remarks at the Sunday meeting Major Kendall delivered a rousing speech Tuesday night, it being his best effort on record. The Major Is an earnest, temperance man. Miss Gardner, of Wabash, In her usual interesting speech, Sunday afternoon, remarked that sho thought that a young man whistling a temperance song, made sweeter music than any saloon music tfiat ever was.

Attention is called to the advertisement of Mrs. Williamson's in another column. She has a good stock of goods which she will dispose of at greatly rednced prices in order to close out and quit tho business.

BeV. Elliot, of Pierceton will preach in tho Presbyterian church Sunday. And will dellvet the temperance lecture Saturday evening.

Simon Becker, jr., of Fort Wayne, was in the city a few days this week. An Indianapolis jury has just sentenced a man to two years imprisonment for a rape on a little girl, the circumstances of tho crime in this case adding to its natural enormity. It was bcasily to an infernal degree, and in tho light of the horrible facts this sentence is a travesty on justice. Wo can look upon it in no other light than an instance of tho inefficiency of tho jury systom, which does much to encourage crime. Let the system be abolished and let us have justice administered by an upright judge, if therp is such a character to bo found, so thatjerime may be rebuked and punished on all occasion, as it deserves.

Advertised Letter. Tho following is the list of unclaimed letters remaining In the Plymouth, Mashall county, Ind., post office for the week ending Nov. 15th, 1877. Henry Barker, C. W. Baldwin, Wm. Emery, Pleasant Fergeson, James B. Gibbons, C. W. Hicks, Fred Talbert. The following is tho list of unclaimed letters remaining in the Plymouth, Marshall county, Ind., post office, for the week ending Nov. 22, 1877. Andrew Gast, John Hughs, Mrs. E. C. Hunt, John Johnson, Jas. Knight, Maud Meyers 2, Sarah McElfresh, Noah McGinnls, Wm McDowell, Lymad Rinosmith, Luline Siebert, Miss A. A. Sullvan, Wm. K. Thomas. HELD FOB P08TAQK. Peter Holm, Bourbon, Ind. Call for Advertised letters. W. M. Kbndau., P. M. A Pleasaut Duty It is always a pleasure to recommend a good article, especially ono that so admirably sustains its reputation as does Da. Kino's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds, being perfectly reliable In every rcspoct. A severe cough or a neglected cold yields readily to its wonderful power. By it the worst cases of Asthma and Bronchitis aro cured ia tho shortest time possible. Consumption and Cough worn pntients will remember this remedy is guaranteed to give immediate relief. Dn. Kin .' New Discovkby is pleasant to tho taste and perfectly harmless If you value your existcuco 70U can not afford to do without it Give it a trial. Trial hotties free. For sale by L. Tanner and G. Blaln & Co, Plymouth. Tho promptness with which tho Home Firo Insurance Company of Columbus Ohio adjusts and pays her losses, is the best guarantee of indemnity to tho assured. .Tom 8. Bkn'oer, Agent,

Sufferers from those terrible pains in the head, back and limbs caused by Neuralgia, lihemat'mm or other Nervous Dweate, will bo glad to know that Lawhon'h Ccrativjc" Is a complete alleviator of pain, and cun be obtained of all dealers In medicine. It is warrented when applied aooor ding to directions. L. Tauuer Agent, Plymouth. MAItltlhD. DRAKE KEI.T.EY In this city on Nov 1h. Mr. Juan L l)rake ti lurirtina Keller all of tl.i couuty. 1'ereniouy by Kir. Aunliu fuller. McALEXANPKK SHTBB In thin citron Not. 17th, Mr. Robert Mr Alexander to TyphoM (Jinbb all of UiiBccintT. Ceremony by Rev. Aualiu Fuller. LADIES of Marshall county do you wish to buy MILLINERY QOOBS At II ill f Price? MRS. WILLIAMSON wishing to rctiro from business will sell her entire stock of Millinery Goods nt and

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Velvets and Silks formerly two dollars, now one dollar and ono dollar and one dollar and a half. Velvets and Silks govonty-Ave, cents. Bats and Flowers awny down to almist nothing. Now is tho time to get

STATE NEWS John Beaver's the Liberty church murderer, has been eoaanritad for trial. Fort Wayne will exhaust $12,000 in changing the skating rink into an opera house. The Franklin Pomoorar ran up the name of Yoorhees for senator three days before Morton's funeral. Peru wants the next democratic state convention. Does not Peru also want the small pox? A man named Michael M. Landau committed suicido in Warsaw last Saturday by hanging. lie had been deranged somo time ago. Rochester business men are quarreling and dividing into parties north and south. The extreme length of this town makes this a good quarrel. Tho boy of the man murdered on Sunday morning near Madison is still at the Liberty church, unburied, and has not been identified. Jacob Teutsch and Charles Wunderlich each contributed a thumb to the honor of Morton, in firing a salute at Evan8Ville on Monday. Rev. B. H. Blackwell, of the Presbyterian church, has beon disposod by the piesbytery of New Albany charged with adultery and falsehood. John H. Terrlll, ex-sheriff of Howard county, died from appolexy. Financial embarassment and excessive drink the supposed cause, The corner stone of the now soldiers orphnas' home, at Kingston, was laid yesterday. The present number of children and employes at tho homo is 277. The commissioners of dark county have deuied a petition for the romoval of tho county records from Charl-

PatOWB to JelTersonville. The petitioners will now apply to Judge Davis for a mandamus. His Annie Ryan was mortally injured, her brother had an arm broken and several persons were severely ! a -

nurt, iv a ruaway axcident near Huntertown, Allen county, Tuesday eve

ning. The horse was killed. Wilson R. Smith of Muncie, put his horse and buggy into a cistern and broke his arm in attempting to get himself. The city will probably have to pay lor leaving Its uncompleted cistern out over night without protection. I I Daniel O' Connoll. a resident of a fragrant edifice of Terre Flaute, known as the Bullpen, yesterday ask

ed his loving wife to bend toward him while he whispered something in her ear. She ccmplied, and heard the whispering of a hatchet as it. descended upon her cranium with probably fatal effect.

A barn four miles west of Aradia, I

belonging to Mr. Soseph Dunn , was burned Monday night. It contained 850 bushels of corn, the hay from ten acres of meadow, a buggy, farm implements, some wheat and a few pigs, all of which w ro conjumoil. It is believed to havo beon the woik of an Incendiary. The Fort Wayne criminal court during the past year, has sentenced two persons to imprisonment for murder, one for robbery, four for assault with intent to kill, seven for burglary, two for obtaining money under false pretenses, thirteen for grand larceny, one for keeping gambling implements, and one for illegal voting. Two of those were lifo sentences.

The Time has Come when the Question will be Asked, CAS I BUY TKS 1ST GOODS FOR Tl LEAST HUT The Question will be answered if you go and see SIMONBECKER, Next Door to Hill's Bakery. Where you will find the Best Selection in

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BOOTS AND SHOES, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Etc. In Diess Goods I Have the Very Best Selection in Blaek, Seal Brown, Navy Blue, and Mottled Green Cashmeres, at very low prices. Alpacas ami other Dress Goods very low. Notions, full assortment. CLOTHING WAS NEVER BETTER Selected than this fall, and at prices which will suit you particularly in Overcoats, which are very handsome and cheap. Particular attention paid to Boy's Clothing. Also a full line of Underwear for Children from Five to Eight Years old. Come and see my WOOL BLANKETS FOR $2.0 A Pair: Five Pound all Wool at $4.50 per pair. I ASK THE LADIES TO CALL And see my Ready-Made Cloaks. Thanking you for past favors, and hoping you will continue your patronage, I am, yours truly, S. BECKER.

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