Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1858-09-02


Alabama, with a capital of $4,000.
Jefferson county, Indiana. and Trimble
County, Ky, have sent to Cincinnati, Chi
cago, and other distant cities, 6 1858 bush
els of black berries this season.
The Cincinnati Price Current says that
contracts have been made for Hogs in
Indiana and Kentucky, at Sd and 81 25
gross.
Robert Dale Owen, American Minister
to Naples, denies the report that he has
turned Catholic.
Gable lockets.' about one eighth of an
inch thick, and set in gold, are now for
sale in New York.
The practice of selling papers by the
news boys on the Sabbath in Cincinnati,
has been prohibited by the authorities of
that city.
The grasshoppers continue TO be very
destructive in many parts of Pennsyiva-
mia.
Horace Greeley is spoken of for Gov
ernor of New York.
A Geographic cable is to be laid from
this continent to Cuba.
Preparations are being made In New
York for German National Convention,
the object Of which is to urge the enact
ment Of laws for the better protection of
German emlgrants.
Fourteen locomotives Joined in the tele
graph celebration at Syracuse, n. Y and
''al at once sent up a shrek from their
steam whistles, the like of which "runneth
not in the memory of man
a complete history of the Atlantic
Telegraph will soon be published
1t is said that the National Intelligencer
will soon be discontinued. 1t has been
published nearly 80 years.
The whole amount of capital invested in
the Atlantic Telegraph, is f5OO, 900, of
which, it is said, Mr.. Field owns one
tenth.
IL p''o Deei suoScoteu 10 SeNeral Agfl-
cultural Societies in Ohio, that premium
should be offered for the best Bali playing.
1t is thought that the suggestion will be
adopted.
A child, aged two years, daughter of
Mr.. Colby, of Bradford, n H., died last
week, from swallowing the phosphorate or
matches.
The Government has abandoned all at
tempts 10 remove tie Red River raft.
A company of goo Mormons, under
the protection Of Gov. Cumming, are now
on the wa to the States
Late news has been received that seven
powerful tribes of Indians are abont to
invade the frontiers Of Texas.
The skull of Voltaire is still carefully
kept III the British museum.
White blackberries, grown on the ordi-
nary blackberry bush, are now cultivated
near Vincennes, Ind. They arc quite as
large as the black berry, but much sweet
er and more delicious to the taste
Forty five sailors on the L. S. steamer
Wabash have sent request to one of the
New York churches, TO be remembered
in their prayers. Daily prayer meeting is
now maintained on that vessel.
Con. Twiggs has ordered an expedition
from Texas, to chastise the frontier In
dams.
Some enterprising Ioosiers have brought
from Mexico to Princeton, Ind, 100 Mus
tang horses. which they purchased at
SO 50 per head. They brought them
800 miles, without cents cost for
feed They sell for $95 to 500.
The Methodists now have in the West
ern States, eight ..univerities, 8 colleges,
and 10 seminaries.
The Maine conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church has adopted the follow
ing resolution THAT we recommend TO
all our churches in the conference, and
urgently insist upon the entire abandon
ment cf alchoholic wines and intoxicating
beverages for holy sacramental purposes"
ES- The Cincinnati Enquirer truly
says: at is world. wide remark that the
Republican party. during its short and ir-
regular reign in the Northern States, has