The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-08-06

4 Rich Bloomer.-Yesterdaym morning
afforded most excellent opportunity
for the rivals in .dress--long skirts and
short skirte-to show off their advan-
tage on the streets. The rain of the
morning had rendered the pavemente.
and especially the crossings, quite posty
;, The contrast, too was well shown. Along
Fourth street walked very pretty lady.
dressed in the new mode, with broad
hat, blue silk frock, reaching (as near as
we could judge, with our imperfect
knowledge half way Between the knees
and feet, wide trousers of white satin.
gathered round neat aocleS and confined
with gold bands, the well shaped and
elastic foot decked OFF in pair of black
CATERS. She threaded the crowd of ad-
mring gentlemen and smiling ladies
with an elastic and dignified gait, and
seemed to be particular object of crit
icism; for a gay. tall young lady who
followed behind her in the long skirts.
draggled full three inches, rocking with
mud and filth, and, as she would cross a
gutter or an alley, the slight raising Of
of the outer robe would exhibit under
garments, white stockings. shoes. all per-
fectly encascd in the clotted plaster o f
the streets. The contraste was com
plete and conclusive. for muddy or dusty
streets a: least.-Cin. Eng.
For THE AFRICAN CoLoNIEs.-The
Colonization Society's bark Liberia Pack
ct cleared at this port to-day for the
Maryland Colony in Africa. She had a
full cargo. and also the largest number
Of passengers she has yet transported
more offering than she could accommo-
date. A large party Of emigran,s arrived
!. in the steamer from Norfolk this morn
ing, Who had engaged passage in the
Liberia Packet. Among those who go
out in her are Thomas Fuller and Benja-
min Jenif' r, two colored ministers of the
, Gospel from Dorchester county, Md.
, Their object in visiting Africa is to make
!, an exploration of the country. and to-
secure the necessary arrangements for
the reception Of their families and friends
for whom they intend returning in the
fall. The Cambridge Democrat says
! that should their report prove favorable.
enough free blacks will emigrate from
that neighborhood 10 found colony
Baltimore Pat.
Liquor Seizures in Maine.--The au-
6 thorities in the different cities and towns
in Maine are carrying out the provisions
, of the liquor laws, recently put in force
in that State. with great alacrity. Last
week the premises of T. Wall &. Co.. in
o Bangor, were visited by the Marshal of
= that city, and thirty barrels of liq-
: uor were found ready for shipment to-
Boston. The Marshal took them in
charge. and would facilitate their depart.
ure. Five barrels. half barrels. jugs, &C..
condemned BY the Poll. e Court of the
same place, were also destroyed. At
Portland, on Friday. Charles w. Childs
was examined, charged with selling two
quarts of brandy, and was fined ten dol
lars and costs. On Saturday he was
brought up on a second conn laint. sni
pleaded mol con. and was fined twenty
dollars and costs. Further prosecution
was stayed on condition that he would
sell no more.--Dayton Empire.
COLONEL BENToN's NLw WoRK.--The
New York Mirror says the Messrs. APP
pleton have concluded an arrange ment
. with ex-senator Benton for the pubica-
= ton of the political work on which he 10
" now engaged in his retirement. Ii will
y form a single volume Of about 800 pages
!" octave; and, although in the main COM
. pilation of selections from the speeches
= Of the author during the senatorial de-
. bates for the last thirty years, will. we
x unde rstand, furnish a complete resume
of the political history of the country
} during that time, and include great va
% rie!y of matters derived from the person.
= al connexions Of Colonel Benton with
= the democratic administrations and po-
litical organizations of the same era, and
L the experen' which he has derived from
I his public life.
= The title of the work will be. Thirty
= Years in the Senate OF the United States"
u - Union.
: The Editor of the Quincy (Ill.) Her.
!, aid says:
p" We regard the question settled Gen.
Scott will be the Wing candidate for
President. He will be nominated OIL the
first ballot in the Wing National Con-
- vention next spring. Wing State Con-
" yentions in five States hare already de-
- clared for him. These States will cast
: in the whig National Convention one
y hundred and two votes one hundred
y and seventeen being necessary to choice
)" Does any one doubt that Scott will be
= able to secure fifteen more votes than he
" is already sure of? We regard that qnes-
= ton as settled. There is another ques-