The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1864-01-14

'ANAN VII ~ AO ltl itSlC.
The State Board of Agriculture have
elected the following officers: Hon. Stearns
! Fisher, of Wabash, President; DR.. john
Helm, of Delaware, Wee President; W. Ii.
Loomis, of indianapolis, Secretary, Frank
King, of Indianapolis Treasurer. Execu-
tive Committee-The President, cz-96Tc o.,
lbr. John G. Helm; John 4. Grosyeaor, of
Marion; and y. j. Holmes. of Fulton.
The next State Fair viii connmencc Ucto-
Der 3, 1851.
ISDIANApoLIs. Jan. 8.
The enlistment returns from The several
Congressional districts are. in round nnm-
bers. as follows: lst, go, ID, $50, 81. 6J0;
4th. SD, 9Th, 800, 9th, 1000; 18th. 675:
Sth, $50; 9th 1900; 10th. 500; l1th go;
total for new regiments, S,275. There
have been a few over 5000 u,en recruited
for old regiments, making the fetal enlist
ments abou. l2,G00. iher culs,ments
amoag the old regiments were ascertained
yesterday to make up the balance rc9ljr-
ed to Ell our quota Of l6,1il, and some
1000 over, to apply On the next call
should another ever be found necessary.
The 18th Ohio passed through the city
to-day from Little Rock, en- route Tor Co
lumDus.
INDIANAPoLIS. ya2. 10.
The managers OF she indianapolis and
Jeticrscnville Railroad, here. have beer
Instructed 10 receive 10 freight for sou,h.
ern shipment, the Ohio being closcd'witl
ice at Louisville.
Tie funeral OF JUICE Caleb b. Smith
has been postponed until Tuesday.
The delegates to the democratic nation
} al convention, as far as heard from, are al
!, follows:
3/D.sut VIM. ,,cCune and VI. W
Shields.
Ai-:'arcus Levi, of Dearborn, ans
John s. Campbell, of Rush.
CA. b. Conduit, Of Morgan, and II
II. Dodd, of Marion.
M-John G.. Davis. of Sullivan, ans
Andy Humphreys, Of Greene. Hon
James VI. Ii: Ma was recommended for tn,
State at large.
8i--Col. +. L. Lucus. Of Warren. anc
Samuel G. Wilson, of Montgomery. Hon
John Petit was unanimously recommen
ded for the State 1T large.
| will send a c~omple," Iist when have it
The expression. - far as can be gather
edthroughout the sta tie, seenls to be il
favor Of Mcclellan.
CHICAGO Jan. IL.
From New Orleans We have q statemen
that the rebel forces in the Southwest ar,
concentrating in Central Texas, with tho
view Of dividing the FcJerals from tn,
positions la'eiy occupied by them on til,
coast of that State. Preparations are be
ing made to meet such a movement.
At a meeting Of the democratic and con
sentative members of Congress, on Satur
day, a resolution WAS adopted declarin.
that soldiers should be paid in gold an,
silver, or Their equivalent. Another reso
lation was adopted denunciatory Of tn,
amnesty proclamation.
Bills are to he introduced in Congress
dur.ng the preson; week., Cor a reduction
OF the salaries Of all military and nay4
officers anu many civil officials.
The Military Committee. u the Senat,
and House had a conference Saturday. ant
agreed To- amend the CONSUMPTION bill y,
fixing IS e as the amount denomination
the payment or that sum exempting onlr
from Il single draft, instead Of for hire.
years as at present.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.
The democratic and conservative mem
bcrs of Congress met IN Yesterday evening
in the Capitol, " til Hon. John l.. Dawson.
of Penn>yivania, in the chair. and unami-
mouoly ADOPTED the iolIowing important
resolutions. offered by Hon. James Brooks,
of New York:
Hheseos, Gold OF silver is paid To oar
Ministers, Consuls, and Commissioners,
representing the nation iii foreign ccun-
tr es, and gold and silver are received from
the people at the custom house in payment
of duties. and
Mn.es. The people are taxed TO pay
NilHISA - tiS't III NrN IN St't'c Vi 'i('A
investments in the national debt; therefore
be it
EesJ'p q, That the officers, soldiers. and
sailors in The army and navy should he
paid in gold and silver. or their equivalents
in amour. And be it also
IesHret, That the chairman of this
meeting be instructed to prepare amend
men;s to the army and navy bills to this
effect.
The following resolution, from a commit,
tee appointed to consult upon he political
matters likely to come before Congress,
was also adopted:
les ICED. That the Presidents p%rocla-
nation of the Sth of December 1868, is
unwisc, i~nexpedient, revolutionary, and
unconstitutional; and is therefore disap-
proved.
Burial Of Archbishop Hughes.
NEW YORK, Jan. !.
Archbishop Hughes vas buriel to-day
from St. Patrick's Cathedral. High mass
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