Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-03-12
91ibblrs of islclus.
-"Lirely and gossiping,
Stored Nth the treasures Of a tattling ,eOrld,
And acih spice of MirE TOO"


which wander on railroad tracks, withou
their destruction is caused by negligence
or reckless misconduct of the servants 0
the company.
David Hume was shot dead on the 98tl
ult., in Washington city, by d. C.Lee, It.;
clerk in the Pension Department. Lee
charged Hume with picking his Lees
pocket. Hume demanded retraction
which Lee refused, when Hume strucl
him with stick. Lee then fired, with tn,
result as above stated.
1t is said that prayer books are now solo
in New York with looking glass inserted
inside of the cover, in order that ladies
may arrange their hair, or admire them
selves while using the book at church.
A duel was fought at Mobile, last week,
/ between Nixon, editor of the Crescent,
and Breckenridge, editor of the Courier
Breckenride was shot through the thighs,
breaking the left one. Nixon escaped
unhurt.
The remains of Dr. Kane have arrived
in Philadelphia. Marked tokens of respect
were paid them at various points through
which they passed as they were brought
from Havana.
The Republicans and Know Mornings of
Cincinnati, l.. Joint convention assembled,
have nominated n. w. Thomas for May
o.. and regular fusion ticket for the
balance of the municipal offices.
Eight Thousand eight hundred and
twenty females are employed in the Lowell
mills.
The late hurricane at the PHILIPPINE Is
lands, destroyed $4,000 houses.
Charles w. Horringer, young book
binder in Columbus, Ohio, having been
"crossed in love-" took strychnine last
week, and died two hours after
The glory of great men is ever to be ra-
ted according to the means by which they
have acquired it.
Nine hundred thousand tons of iron
were made by the Iron furnaces Of the
United States last year.
There are 40 harbors on the Atlantic
coast Of the United States.
The Democrats of Missouri have nomi-
mated r. NJ. Stewart, for Governor, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the election Of
Gov. Polk to the United States Senate.
The Charter Oak in Connecticut was
supposed to be 945 years old at the time
1t was blown down.
There are said to be 10000 spiriluallsts
in Philadelphia, one-tenth of the popula-
ton.
Hon. James I. Rollins las been nomi-
mated by the Know Nothings of Missouri
as their candidate for Governor.
Texas is entitled to seven msmbers of
Congress with It's present population
1t has only two members now.
FifLy-six inches of snow have fallen this
winter in the vicinity of Galena, Illinois,
by actual measurement.
Whas is a promissory note? Acceptance
of an invitation.
What is a negotiable note? Don'tknow:
never could make one.
A correspondent of the Scientific Ameri-
can asserts there is no such vortex as the
Maelstrom off the coast Of Norway. This
disposes of one of the romances of our
schoolboy days.
he who sedulously attends, punctuallv
asks, calmly speaks, coolly answers, and
and ceases when he has no more to say,
is in possession of some of the best re-
quisites of man.
Diogenes being asked Of what beast the
bite was most dangerous, answered, OF
wild beasts, that of slanderer; of tame,
that of flattcrer."
Papers from various quarters unite in
pronouncing the fruit crop as uninjured
thus far.
The receipts of the Liquor trade in
Lacrosse, Wincosin, last year, amounted
to about $1l5,OO.
Five noblemen, it is said, own one fourtl
OF the land in Scotland.
The Emperor of France has given the
widow Of Mr.. Charles Morey, $94, co.,
Mr.. Morey, while confined in French
prison for debt, was recently shot, by the
sentinel, under mistaken order.
The indianapolis Sentinel says: Lettuce
young onions, radishcs, have made thei
appearance OH our hotel tables.
A public mode of life is favorable to
know ledge of manners. private to :
knowledge Of character.
! Mr.. Asahel l.. Beers and Miss AM
Rider were married at Wellington, NJ Y.
recently, after a courtship of AZ years J.
Their united ages are 1874 years.
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