Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-06-10

There is no foundation for the current
rumor that Mr.. fancy thinks of resigning
the Chief-Jus ticeship. His health is about
as usual for years past.
The pillory, as punishment, is still
used in Delaware
The list of British outrages reported up
to the present time, foot up forfy-eight.
The number of volumes in the public H.
braries of the State of Illinois is 1888.
The prospects of the wheat crop in Wis
cousin were never more promising than
now.
The New York Economist estimated
that SO, 390750, 900, precious metals are
afloat in the West, or about ten dollars to
each estimated inhabitanr.
Over fifty thousand men have applied to
the President to fill the two new regiments
for Utah.
The Legislature of louisiana has abolish
ed capital punishment, substituting there
fore hard labor for life.
A careful estimate of the persons of In
dian blood. indicates that they now num-
Der FIVE millions in all North America.
Sir John Browning says that both in
eating and drinking the Chinese are tenn
perate, and are satisfied with two daily
meals. go that g!uttony is not one of
their vices.
The wheat crop is said to be seriously
injured by the fly in Washington, Knox,
Gibson and Clay counties, Indiana. The
wet weather is also rusting the wheat bad
ly, in many localities.
BREAD-It is stated that Mr.. Hecker.
the great baker of New York, is now pre-
pared to supply the public with his patent
machine bread to the extent of 251 barrels
of flour. or 1850 pounds of bread daily.
Mr.. Shelton Mackenzie went over Mr..
Bancrofts sixth volume critically, and
says ne could discover only one inaccura-
cy, and that was merely tho tautology of
speaking of the ''county of Yorkshire"
The estimated revenue of Canada for
the year 1858 is SIS. 3e6, 400, and the es-
timated expenditures S5,26l,412. With
this exception of Sl.7I2,442, the whole of
the expenditure is fixed by statute.
The greatest feet of canal boats that ev-
er passed the city of Rochester at one time,
was that of the 10Th ult. The canal was
6lla1 NTH hoot. ord fbo H. H. -,
miles.
When the present editor of the Boston
Bee was at the head of the State Journal,
the latter paper thought that Charles Sum-
ner should resign his yacant seat in the
U. S. Serate, that it might be more
healthily filed.
There are now in the States Prison at
Jacksonville, three hundred and sixty
nine convicts, which is considerable
larger number than ever before.
The Legislature of Oregon, at It's last
session, divorced sixty couple.
A single fly il one summer, reproduces
two millions Of its own species
The citizens of Fountain county are
erecting fine court house at Covington.
archbishop Hughes has written letter
to the Courier d Enquirer, denying the
existence of any secret order among the
Catholics.
The Evansville Enquirer relates the re-
markable circumstance Of child having
been born in that city with two heads.
Hereafter the Massachusetts, infantry are
to be armed with the new rifle musket of
the pattern of 1856, and the rifles are to-
have the side bayopet.
Mr.. Layard. the distinguished traveller,
had addressed large and influential meet
ing in London, on the affairs of India,
whence be has just returned. He argued
that the cause of the mutiny was misgov-
ernment.