The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-07-19

lished between New York and Japan.
There were deep SHOWS in many parts
of England on the 28th of May.
James the great novel list. poet and his
torian, is dead.
Jeddo, the capital of Japan. is said to
be the largest city in the world.
The Wabash river. last week, was un-
usually high, and still rising.
The total strength of the standing ar
my of the United States, is 1867.
The proceeds from the sales of public
lands have been less during the past year.
than for any year since 1886.
The amount of rain which falls in
Californis in year, is less than that of
any State il. the Union.
Returns from Oregon show that the
Democrats have a majority in the Legis-
lature, on joint ballot.
The Prince of Wales will be the guest
of the President. during a portion of his
sojourn IN this country.
Since the commencement of the prss-
emit year, 43. ls9 emigrants have arrived
in New York.
Five men were killed last week at De-
troit, by the explosion Of steamboat
boiler.
The Legislature. and not the people OF
South Carolina, vote for President and
Vice President.
A livery stable. belonging to Thomas
Cox, together with eleven horses, we're
destroyed by fire at Detroit, recently.
A young man named Rob nson, of On
tario, Lagrange county, hung himself last
week.
Shuey. who escaped from the State s
Prison at Michigan City week or two
since, has been captured at Fort Wayne.
1t is estimated that there are 5000
passenger and 10000 freight trains in &C
tive service in the u. S.
The Japanese left $4,000 to be dis.
tiibuted among the police, for their
prompt action in keeping order while the
| former visited our cities
A man in Richmond, Va, recently
recovered S1.10O lawsuit, and in the
the excitement of joy was attacked with
apoplexy. aud died in few minutes.
Albert w. Hicks, the murderer. was
hung near New York, on the 18th inst.
Twenty-Five thousand persons were PRES
ent.
Ten million of dollars have been con-
tribued to charitable objects of public
nature, in Boston, during the last twenty
FIVE years.
John Berry. who was banished to Van
Diemen's land. for treason, during the
Canadian war, has returned to Canada. af-
ter an absence Of % years.
Persons who speak profanely of God,
the Holy Spirit or the Bible. are, by the
late law passed by Pennsylvania, liable to
fine of 500.
The Lexington Valley Star. the home
organ of Gov. Letcher of Virginia, runs
up the Douglas flag. and promises HIM a
cordial support as the regular nominee OF
the National democracy.
The friends Of Johnson and Douglas
held a ratification meeting at Albany. N.
Y, on the nth inst. 1t was the largest
political meeting ever held in the city. full
ly 10000 persons being present.
The effect of our treaty with Japan al
ready begins to be manifest. The New
York Courier says that shipmen. of ten
thousand chests Of Japanese teas will
reach that city by the lst of October next,
being the frs; large shipment of that arti'
Gle from Japan to the United States.
The Lapor.e Times says that Col. AL
len May. of Laporte, has removed to
Washington Territory. The Colonel has
done good work for the Democracy. and
thousands will wish him success in his
new home on the Pacific coast. -Logaas-
port Pharos.
HThe New York Liquor Dealers AS
sociation. an organization worth slOO, 600
capital, designed to prevent the execution
of the State Temperance Laws. has been
indicted by the Grand Jury for misdem.
eanor in consriring to commit an act in
furious to the administration Of the laws,
Hon. Herschell V. johnson, democratic
candidate for Vice President, has COM
menced the canvass in Georgia. and HE
powerful efforts so badly burn the Yancey
disunionists that they try to retaliate by
burning Johnson in effigY. 1t will all
work right.
After securing the city and drumming
up every man who could be got in st
Louis for the Breckenridge bolt. 2SC
names, all told, were paraded in the Sc
cession and Black Republican organs, FOL
a meeting to ratify the disunion nomina-
tons. The thing won't 60 down in Mis-
souri, Chiidgo Times.
An immense Douglas meeting was held
in Baltimore on Monday night last
Twenty-Five thousand persons were pres,
ent. The reaction in favor of Douglas and
johnson in the South is working. and ere
the election in November, will give them
the popular voice and the electoral vote
of that aaction