The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-05-28
EDIT0 RIAL SUM AIRY.
'Lirely and gossipng -Stored toih the tred-
sures Of a tattling Oorld, and ,oith spice
of mirtb too

twelve and quarter m lies of thread, and
3.475 900 stitches. 1t is nine feet ten
inches in length. and three feet broad,
and weighs only five and three quarter
ounces.
Tom. Hyer's challenge to fight for
$4,000 has been accepted.
The cost of legislation in California,
amounts to 81 395 pc, day.
Whitney, the protector Of he great
railroad to California, has sailed for En-
gland, in the hope of receiving aid from
that country in the construction of
railroad from Halifax to the Pacific
They have House of Refuge now,
near Cincinnati, where juvenile crimi-
nails are sent and made to learn trades.
n. G. Baldwin, of Cleveland. Ohio,
has sent an OK to the Worlds Fair which
weighs 1000 lbs.
The anti-slavery Convention is now
being held III Syracuse, n. York.
The elections to fill the places of the
Senators who resigned in New York,
takes place May 30th.
The village of Palmer Depot, Mass,
has been nearly destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Howell Cobb is the Union party's can
didate for Governor in South Carolina.
The President Of :he Madison and In
dianapolis railroad company has negoci-
ated loan of 5000 600 for the purpose
of improving the road, and purchasing
additional cars, locomotives, &c.
Marshall f. Holiday. who was sent to
the penitentiary seven years since. for
stealing u. S. drafts. has been pardon ed
by the President.
FIX Chancellor Walworth, was lately
married 10 Col Hardin'S widow. Col.
Ill. was killed liz Mexico.
A lady living in Buff alo recently left
home after breakfast, and attended pal
ty OH the evening of the same day in AL
bany-distaac 800 miles.
Daniel Endicott was hung on the 25th
ult.. at Cynthiana, Ky. He confessed
his guilt. and died penitent.
Father Matthew, the great Apostle
OF Temperance. is expected to visit the
College near South Bend, during he
coming summer.
A heavy embdnkment is now in course
Of construction al the confluence of the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers. If the over
flows could be prevented, it is thought
Cairo would, in few years, become an
important town.
After boring 500 feet, at Anderson,
Tennessee, lately, a vein Of salt water
was obtained, and the manufacture of
salt will be Immediately commenced.
A negro man who had been taken to
California by his master. has been de-
clared free by the laws of that State.
The U. S. steamer Michigan has been
despatched TO the Upper Lakes. for the
purpose of arresting some Of the Nor
mons for cutting timber ON Governmen t
land, Counterfeiting, &c.
An immense amount of litigation is
already to be found in the California
courts.
The Roman Catholic Church, erected
alta cos. of $4,000, was destroyed by
fire, on the 9th inst, at fittsburg, Pa
1t contained an organ, valued at S6,0OU,
which was also destroyed.
Anti-rent outrages have again occurred
in New York.
Three men, to whom a valuable cargo
had been entrusted TO be conveyed on a
fat boat from Louisville. KY. to New
Orleans, sunk the boat, and sold the car
90 valued a. So, 900. They have all been
caught. but only $4,000 has been re-
covered.
A man named Nelson, was recently
drowned in the Wabash canal, near Ro'
anoke.
Two men who were lately working in
disiillery in New York, lost their lives
by inhaling carbonic gas produced by
the fermentation of mOlasses.
Nine elephants, two boa constructors
one Brahim Bull. porcup;nes and mon