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MILWAUKEE, Feb. IA, 1855.
warehouse, owned by Messrs. Dickinson Company
and occupied by w. B. Avoyd was burned last evening
The building valuef at S. 900; uyed for OOO
large quantity Of grain and other articles we're CON-
surned,
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ReIier Tor vessels i'm Distress.

BOSTON, Feb. II, 1886.
The Board Of Underwriters and merchants have signed
memorial to b presented to Congress- praying that
steamer may be despatched by government to the aid q
vessels IN the coast.
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The Rats or the Seine on, The River
Thieves Paris Don't fail 10 get the NEW YORK MERUI-
ny ter Sunday nest This new original and startling romance
will be commenced Equal 10 Eugene Sues best production
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United States Senator from Maryland.
BALTIMORE, FEB. IL, 1885,
Anthony Kennedy was to-day elected by Ieg,sla-
ture United States Senator from Maryland in place Of
Hon. Thomas G. Pratt
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PAUL JULIEN and August Gocke give their last concert
at Nibo's Saloon, this evening.
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Navigation Of James River.

BALTIMORE Feb. IA, 1856.
Richmond dispatches Of yesterday state that the noe
was gradually giving away, bat that, unless . warm
rain falls very soon navigation will not probably b
resumed within ten days.
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=. INIUsj UHtiONcOhb md Musfcs-H0rnco
WATERS agent fer The beet Bosien Nep York panoe s
now selling nj No. &s3 broadway an entirely stock of
superior pianos meodeons and al kinds musical merchan
Disc al greatly reduced prices NO better opportunity 70 Sc
cure great bargains offered Teachers and schools
supplied with the Naters' catalogue Of music half price.
Very barge coonts % he trade Music and catalogues senl
pybt uee
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Death Of an Ex-Mayor OF Boston.
BOsr0y heb. Il, 1885,
Hon. BENZ seaver, late Mayor of this city, died thia
morning. '.
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Know Nothing votes, triumphantly over the
head Of Mr. Follett, as printer Of the House
for this rty-fourth Congress.
The most curious feature Of this election for
printer, however, was the absolute ignoring by
all parties, of the claims Of the american Organ
at Washington. Neither Of it's editors, from
the beginning to the end, received q solitary
vote; and the paper was established, too, on
purpose to do the printing for this ungrateful
till the first hard frost it supported the
"South American platform, against Seward,
and against Wilson and the Northern abolition
Know Nothings, and did all that it could be
expected to do to carry the State of Virginia
upon the merits of the twelfth section" and
yet not single Southern Know Nothing voted
to give it the Congress printing! On the other
hand, ever since the first hard frost Of this
long and cruel winter, this Washington Organ
has ignored the twelfth section" and the mig
ger question az test of brotherhood, and has
done more than could have been expected in
behalf Of the Seward and Wilson Know No
things of the North, and yet not one
Of the nngrateful pack has felt himself
obligated in voting for House printer. to vote
for the organ. And this, we suspect, will be
the last Of this Simon Pure American journal,
established upon an erroneous expectation Of
the public plumber, for the high and mighty
purpose Of reforming and regenerating the
politics and the government Of the United
States! Thus endeth the third lesson.
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How lightly falls the foot OF Tin,

How lightly falls the fool OF Tine
That only treads on ilpwersl -
ladies, IL You w ISM satin Kid snd Ianen
CATER boots and slippers balls parties wed iuss c Also
ladies' misses boys and chdres fancy boots and shoes
OF nn various styles, paronze j. b. MILLER CO., I3i
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A CREpITABIE MovENENT.-In the report !
the proceedings OF. the Virginia Legislature ON
the 18th, we find the following interesting
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
From the Alta California
Summary of Fortnight's News.

Almost every steamer cGllOn OF our pa
per, for the last four months, has carried
Ia the East an account OF some startling in
ciIent, or popular demonstration, 50 out of
the line of ordinary events as TO eniitlc il
to especial notice. In our last notice we
gave detailed account of the success, az
tending the closing up OF the affairs of tie
Vigilance Committee. TAat, as was then
anticipated, has proved a final end of their
abors; they having after a short time for
mally adjourned without day; nor will they
be likely again TO meet As body, unless
The necessity be forced upon them by some
action on the part of heir "pponen;s.-
Since the suspension Of he Committee the
popular mind has regained is accustomed
repose, and affairs flow on in their ordinary
channel once more, leaving us no very
striking incidents or movements 10 chron
ice at present The politicians are endea-
voring to supply subjects for keeping up
the excitement, growing out of the action
of the Committee, but as yet we believe,
with Indifferent success. Partizan speak
ers and papers are exerting themselves with
great zeal to get up an excitement, but thus
far The popular mind does not seem to have
sympathized very warmly with the effort.
Violent harranSues from che stump. and
stirring appeals Though the press, are
common enough, and yet there is but li.tle
enthusiasm among the mssses. The fact
is the people of California are too independ
ent TO become very Jealous partizans and
too deeply engrossed with heir private af
fairs to bestow much attention upon those
of the public: hence, wi h all the labors of
the politicians, the popular enthusiasm is
by no means boiling over; and all that can
be affirmed as TO the result Of the election.
is that while the disinterested regard the
issue as matter of doubt, the supporters
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
Who's Afraid?

The Democrats ofStaIke county appoint
ed meeting for Friday last, at Knox, to be
addressed by c. III. Reeve of Plymouth
Some of o. p Notions friends had APP
pointed meeting there for him on the same
day. A goodly number of voters were in
attendance. A pole with hickory butt
and ash top spliced with withes had been
prepared for the Republicans, about rs
feet in heigth A flag had been sent up
'from de Souf," by Mr.. Burbank brother
in-law Of Mr. Morton, which was certainly
unique. 1t was square-red and white
stripe-wih cross in one corner, garnish
ed with stars, and along the middle be-
tween the stripes was a line of letters look
ing like miscellaneous lot of shoemaker S
lasts on end-which on near approach
spelled out 30. P. Morton for Governor, F"
which was all there was on it; Burbank had
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
Black Republican Know-Nothingism.

Among the political organizations Of
1854. there was one separate. independent
and fully developed, which, in its opera
tons. arrested the attention Of the most
careless observer. and filed the minds Of
al true men with uuquiet AID dread. That
organization WAS Know Nothingism."-
When l. was frs learned that u secret po-
Ii zeal assertion had been formed, the
members of which were bound by solemn
oaths and fearful Pledges TO do whatever
set Of leaders, no matter how corrupt,
should order them; which always met in
the dark. in secret places: acted in the
dark, and s.abhed in the dark like the hired
assassin, thrill Of surprise and terror
went through the land like an electric
shock. Bold men trembled, for who could
meet the midnight blow?-and patriotic
statesmen, tried and true. Of all former par
ties, who had their country's good frs,
and foremost in their minds. cried. with
uplif ed hands: God save our country
fiom the macliaa'ions Of such party.l"
And when the honest indignation Of some
true men, who had been entrapped into
their lodges and who had repudiated them
anil heir p'inciples'as dishonest. traitorous
and unholy. had burst out and made pub
lie the wicked principles and traitorous
o2.hs by which they are bound together,
and upon which they organized, from the
dense forres.s Of Maine to the everglades
Of Flori la-from the shore of the blue At
lahtic to the snow capped Rocky Mountains
one voice Of honest execraiion and indir
nation WAS heard denouncing, in thunder
tones, such unholy practices And when
the leaders and members of Know Moth
ing Lodges, were pointed out, they were
Kissed in the streets; and the very name
has become by-word and scorn amono
the people. And soon the officers, mem
bers and leaders became ashamed of item
selves, even; and sought, by every means,
to hiIe from the public their connection
with, or participation in. that detested or
ganiza ion. But 10 matter how black. how
hellish, nor how traitorous may be the
principles and designs Of any secret society
1t will always find adherents; And strange
TO say. (alas poor human n,ture!) Know
Nothingism found many, and though it,
principles sap the very foundation of on
government. and are subversive of the holi
est principles of our constitution. there ar
yet men. who for the love of a paltry poll
teal Office. will shut their eyes to every
thing but their own selfish ends, and rusl
bliodly tOrward and try by every means il
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

Frenchmen, and chivalrous Polanders, of
the brave Germans and inlpetuous Irish;
who so freely poured out their life blood
for us in the direful strdggle for ono Ma
hand upon the bible, now that we are great
and powerful, that the children and de-
scendants of those to whom we owe So
much Of our prosperity, shall not be well
coined to our shores as brothers? Do they
in their pride Of heart, forget that without
the help Of those who were not Americans,
there would never have been "Americans
to rule America" nor an America for
Americans to rule. And now, rolling in
their luxury. would they deny to the down
trodden and oppressed of that Old World
beyond the waters from whence so many
blessings have flown TO us, the privilege of
of a home in the land of promise their sires
helped to give to us? Can they read in that
same history. that every battle field of our
Revolution, from Saratoga to Savannah,
was dyed with Catholic blooI; that Catholic
money clothed the shivering sick and freez-
ing soldiers at Valley Forge; that Catho-
lie Lafayette, supported one entire regi-
ment at his own expense; and then hold
their hands, to heaven and shout:
"down with the Catholics?" Can they
read the article in the Constitu ion of our
State which says "-No religious test shoHbe
required as a qualification for any oGte Of
trust or profit" and then swear that he
who bows the head and bends the knee in
humble alteration and praise to the Great
Giver of all Good, beneath the emblem of
the Cross. shall be DISTINGUISHED, and the
dearest rights Of citizenship taken from
h,m? How can such men swear to sun
port the Constitution Of the State of Indi-
ana, as every man when qualified for any
office under that Constitution must? What
would their oath be worth should they take
1t, when set off against their former Know
Nothing oath? And when man S oath is
worthless. What is the man COOL for?
Fellow citizens, these are the principles
and the men the Republicans ask you TO
vote for! Pause for moment ere YOU do
it, and think Of the consequences which
must follow the propagation of them, to
County, State and Countryl We, as dem
ocrats who are guided by no higher law
than our own Constitution in the admins
lration of public affairs, earnestly invite
You to consider well the step you are about
to take, and by your vote on Tuesday next,
tell to tie world that you have not yet for
gotten "for what your fathers fought and
fell"
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
Congressional.

From the best light that we can get, the
Democrats will elect Congressman in tie
first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh
and eighth districts. The fuSons will elect
in the fifth and probably in the tenth and
eleventh, the ninth they claim by a maioii Y
ranging from so to 1900 but they will
find, when the votes are counted whether
Mr.. CoLFAx is elected or not, that he will
be the worst beat man in the State Mr.
CoLFAx can't possibly get majority in ov
er four counties in the district, and one or
two Of them, i. Will be small.
In the frs part Of the canvass we thought
there was little chance Of elec ing judge
SrUART,-tha, 100 was majNi Y which
coull no. be overcome, but the Information
thai We have have received from reliable
sources. from different paris If The d5tlic,,
we are led to the conclusion, that the
judges chances for success are at least.
equal.
The fusions will leave 10 stone un;urne
to elect ColFAx; they would (in this dis
trict) rather lose Fremont, than him.
They will sell any of their men in order to
get a vote for CoLFAx. We give our Dem
ocratic friends notice in advance, that
propositions of that kind will be made 10
them on the day Of election; but our coun-
sci Is, 20 ''let them sliie''-make no com
promises with them. Let every Union"
man be al the polls. and our word for it.
there will not be 4 fusion Know Nothing
elected in this county.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

was a candidate, commenced series of
abuses, in the portions of the county where
he was not personally known, that showed
a want of manly honesty, much less of com
mon decency. These cowardly assaults
were generally made by the opposing can
dida,es, as though their garb of honesty
and justice was impregnable. Nobody but
Il mean, low, contemp ible coward, would
resort to such black reprehensiblc, Know
Nothing scheme, in order to secure an
election To q county office.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

FREE Speech FREE SPEECH. has been a
great portion of the hue and cry of the Re
publican parry for the last nine months;
and on Tuesday last, at the Court house,
while Gov. Willard WAS speaking, they
demonstrated to a dot their great love f,r
the principle. The Governor spoke four
times, and each time he was interrupted by
the ribaIdry and abuse Of these lovers of
free speech; and in the evening. when the
Governor was called from the Hotel by tie
cheers of TIE pemocfa ic torch-Ii,ht pso-
cession, and WAS responding in 4 short
speech, the black Republican, KnowNoth-
ings gave vent to a portion of tie filth
they contained, by shouting CHATS he
Very conSis.en. and gentlemanly, truly
Wonder if they'll abuse Free Kansas" Is
they do Free Speech"
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

Why was not Blackburn Thompson APP
pointed Sheriff? Because the sureties of
his father, when they saw the confused and
reckless manner in which the Sheriff bus
mess had been conducted, and that Black
burn Thompson had done the most Of it,
asked and demanded that the settlement of
the Shelilf's business should be entrusted
To oJler and safer hands! They were fear
full Of becoming losers by his carelessness
and tdvoritism.
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
n. MCLAUGHLIN.
S A. FRANCIS,
DAVID HOW,
CHAS. WOODBURY.
.JACOR SIMMONS
Westervelt

We certify the above to be correct, ex-
cept as to Mr.. CoLFAx and G. p. CHERRY.
of whom We have no personal knowe .ge.
EDWARD COLLINS.
7. +. DEVENEY,
JONAI HAN SHAFER
w. L. PIATT.
Read it againl--twice over!
Who are these men? Why. they are
every one of them Republican Candidates
for office. Is the Republican party Know
Nothing Party? A donkey is known by
lis ears, and party by its leaders, aud
though it may hide Itself beneath the lion
skin of "human freedom" the ears will stick
ont, and the true nature Of the animal at
once be known. But they deny it: Time
IL again did Schuyler Colfax on the stump.
deny that he was or ever had been men,
Der of the Know Nothing order. And
Westervelt, Thompson, & Co., and the
other lesser Republican lights who for
years have been trying to get dip at the
public crib have s,ouly maintained that
the COMMUNICATING torch Of Know Nothing
ism had never come in contact with their
broadcloth. Why do they so earnestly
deny Themselves? are they ashamed Of what
they have done? If they are. why do they
not come out boldly and renounce their
connection with so iniquitous thing?-
Have they ever done so? No. But like
Schuyler Colfax they. on the stump deny
their connection with it, and then come
down and give the Know Nothing grip to
some good brother, to let him know that they
are as great demagogues as ever.
Are such the men we want to fill our pub
llc offices? Men vino are bound by oalhs
and pledges to favor particular Sc. of as
socrates, no matter how much the public
may suffer from such favori.ism. Will YOU
citizens Of Marshall County, and the Ninth
District, vote for principles which flou
your fathers in the face, and drive then
from the polls? Can any man read tn,
burning pages Of our Country's History
upon which are recorded, in letters Of liv
ing light, the heroic deeds Of those gallan
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

4 KANSAS CHrEF-JIM LANE--The ed
itor of The Davenport Democrat had an in
terview with Mr. Ballrilge. the father of
Lanes late wife vino s.aled thal when his
precious sonin-law induced his daughter
To 20 TO Kansas, he sold her property,
amounting TO $4,000, and af,er reaching
Kansas he procured a mistress. and trea ell
his wife So badly that she WAS forced to
leave him for home He told her he had
paid her passage on the steamboat to Indi-
ana, when, in fact, after the boat starred.
she found that such was not the case.
and it was viii difficulty that she raised
money enough to pay the passage. Lane
had robbie 4 her of her fortune, been guilty
OF adultery with a mistress. sent her home
pennlless. and afer she left tried 10 get
divorce from her through the very Terri
torial Legislature which he is denouncing
rs bogus and Illegal.
What choice instruments the Republic
ans use to advocate their causel How proud
Burlington must feel to lave serenaded
this hero of Freedoml What happy text
the life of this Kansas martyr has furnished
the pulpits Of our political clergy
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
DON'T FORGET.

On Tuesday next to vote a strai, sht Demo-
cratic ticket from top to bottom and publicity
condemn the VILE sLANDERERs, who thus
villify, and abuse the men they ask for
office, and wish to be the servants Of.
And BEWARE! BEWARE! of COUNTER
FELT TICKETS! The Republicans feel that
he game with them is up. and now the on
ly hope they have is to print the names of
a iayorite candidate or two, in the DEMO
CRATIC tickets, and thus by FRAUD elect
their men. Look out! The game has been
played, and they will play Ii again!
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09

Our lille Torch light Procession of last
Tuesday night was ccrtaiLlya fine affair.
and not SO very lille, either. The trans
parcnci.s were appropriately dcs .5nel, ana
and well suited to the peculiar wilkins OF
this political canvass. When tie process
ION arrived opposite to Edwards Hotel,
Gov Willard was loudly called, and when
he made his appearance, lie was enthusias-
iically cheered by tie large crowd assem-
bled in the street He responded in short
but elequent address, which, from the signs
about us, must have made the ewes of the
fusion gentry tingle "some." The process
sion then marched through Michigan
street until their torches were extinguish-
ell, when with three cheers for Buck Il
Breck," three for our flag, three for our
County Candidates, and routing three
times three for our Country" the people
dispersed, we'll satisfied with the perfor
nance
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09
Thursday Morning, Oct. 9th, 1856.
ST ATE TIC KE r .
or PENNSYLVANIA

STATE TICKET.
For Governor,
ASHBEL p. WILLARD,
OF WHITE.
For Lieut.. Governor,
ADRIAN y. HAMMOND, of Vigo.
For Secretary Of State.
DANIEL Mcclure, of Morgan.
For Aua;tor Of .Stnte.
joins ". DoDD, of Grant.
For Treasurer OF State,
AcUILLA JONES, of Bartholomew.
Tor attorney Generol
Jos. E. McDoSALD. Cf Montgomery.
For Superintendent Of PuJiic Instruction,
WILLIAM c. LARRABEE. of Putnam.
For Clerk Of Supreme Court,
WILLIAM B. BEACH. of Boone.
Reporter Of Decisions Of .Sapreme Court,
GoRDoS TANNER. OF Jackson.
For Conqrsss-Yinh District,
WILLIAM z. STUART.
OF cAss.
For Prosecutor,
4. L. JoxEs, Porter County.
Fer Senator, HUGH MILLER. Fulton co.
Jul49e y. :, D. " OSBohNE, HdioHd'ii
Prosecutor, J. HENDERSON, ST. Joseph
Representative, ELI BRowS, Stark
Treasurer-DAVID VINNEDGE.
Sheriff. F. VAN VALKENBURGH.
Com'r Dis. No. e--ROBERT PIPER.
3-WM. HUGHES.
Suryevor-J. B. y. KLINGER.
Coroner-JACOB KNOBLOCK.
STARE COUNTY DoIocRATIC TrCRET.
Cleri 81 Auditor, WM. p. CHAPMAN.
Sheriff. ..EDWARD TIBBlTS.
Com'r Dis. No. 2, JOHN GOOD.
County Surveyor. PETER LAIN.
Coroner, .....ADAM LAMBERT,
Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-10-09


records. with the Clerks Certificate at
tached thereto. Various reports have been
circulated In reference to the part that T..
B. Thompson, the Republican candidate for
Sheriff, acted in aili gJAcK to escape JUS
tice; in order to place him in his tru, col
ors before the public. we give place 20 the
certified statement of the Clerk:
STATE OF lxDIANAl
MARSHALL COUNTY
Marshall Circuit Court, august Term,
1856
STATE OF INDIANA,
JOHN W. JACK
We, j. W. Jack, and T. B. Thompson,
owe the State Of Indiana seven hundred
dollars, 10 be levied Of our property.
The condition Of the above is, that the
sail j. w. Jack shall personally be and APP
pear before the Marshall Circuit Court on
the first day Of the next term thereof, to
answer charge Of Grand Larceny, and
able the order Of the Court, and not de-
part thence without leave; then this recog-
nizance shall be void-else to remain in
full force
JOHN w. JACK,
t. b. THOMPSON.
Taken and approved by mo this March
the 10, 1855. j. L. THOMPSON, S. NJ. c..
And afterwards, on the third day of the
August term, 1855, the following proceed
ings were had in said case:
STATE OF INDIANA,
JOHN w. JACK.
Now comes Thomas B. Thompson, the
surety on recognizance, and pays into the
hands Of the Clerk Of this Court, the sum
Of seven hundred d,llars, the amount of
said recognizance; aud upon the motion of
M. II. Weir. Prosecuting Attorney, it is
ordered by the Court, that the said Thomp-
son be released from all further liability
on sal | recoynizance.
/. NEWTON r. PACKARD. Clerk of the
Marshall Circuit Court in and for sad
county. hereby certify. that the foregoing
is a true copy of proceedings had in the
above entitled cause; also, that T. B.
Thompson was deputy Sheriff at that time.
In witness Of which, hereunto set nv
1 o(f, Al
| c., said Court. at Plymouth, this
~ 3oth day of September, A. d.
NEWTON r. PACKARD, Clerk.
DON'T FORGET!
That John L. WesterveH, who asks YOU,
votes TO elect him county Commissioner
in speech which he made at the Cour
House. some two weeks ago, he said thai
the Democratic party was composed of
HORSE THIEVES, MURDERERs, GAMBLERS
BALLOT Box SUFFERS, and CRIMINALS GEN.
ERALLY; and, yet he requires Democratic
votes to elect him.
DON'T FORGET!
That he. and Thomas B. Thompson, ar,
both on the same ticket; the latter for Sher
if. and that the latter, while Deputy sher
if, last year, had charge If the Jail 30