The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-02-02
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''all hallow." Coal and wood arc $50;
butter ST 60, apples $40, and other things
in proportion. These charges are in no
deprecated currency. but in hard money
We should think there was chance for
somebody to starve in that locality, before
spring. Starving in the midst Of gold
VALUATION OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Bulletin says: "During the
Last three years, which have been the
most trying of the transition period, the
assessed valuation of this city has increas-
ed from Sl47 100000 in round numbers,
to SIT 900, 900, showing an average gain
of $4,000, 600, per annum, in spite of
Washoe and draugit. The increase in
one year alone. from 1862 to 1868, was
about fourteen millions of dollars"
JEws.-There are now in the world
about I 100000 Jews. About half that
number are in Europe. Russia alone
comprises 100000 1t is remarkable
that in England, Faance and Belgium,
where the Jewish race is completely
emancipatcd, the number is diminishing,
while it is increasing elsewhere. At
Franktort-on the Main, there is one Jew
| to every sixteen Christians. In France
there are $4,000 Jews. in England
10000.
Tue Loss OF SpECIE-The Journol
Of Commerce says that the country is loo
sing largely in gold. Since the first day
of January, 1864, up to December Isl,
1864, there have been received at New
York in specie, s22 sos. .524, and during
the same time from foreign ports, SO,
679,275- total SIC, 1888, ,799. Against
this there have been exported to foreign
ports, s63 ,454,6l0 Thus the loss at the
port of New York alone for that period
reaches the very large figures Of s36, S65.-
Sl1. No other port, it is stated shows
any gain between imports and exports
In Callorn;. there is undoubtedly small
addition to the local circulation. but the
bulk of the production not brought TO
New York has been exported directly
from San Francisco from January lst,
1868, to latest dates, where s95 5.326, $40,
of which only the amount above noticed
came to New York.
Il is doubtful If any place in tie world
can rival New York in enterprise. The
other day poor omnibus horse fell by the
way, and died opposite the Astor House,
and before the animal had ceased kicking.
an entelprising Dill-poster had him cover
ed with Cash Paid for Old Rags at No
10 Ann street"
Ben Wade. of Ohio, is spelling for a
fight with somebody. He has jus- brown
down the glove to bot.i Max. milan and
Louis Napoleon. In the Senate, on Fri
day, upon the discussion OF the Consular
Appropriation bill, he moved to amend by
inserting before the word "Mexieo," the
words "the Republic of" He said there
were two Governments in Mexico, and we
could recognize none but The Republic. "
We had nothing to 10 with the Empire.
What will Mrs. Grundy say?
Mr.. Pollard. the Southern historian of
the war, who, after being released from
Fort Warren. and on his way 10 the South.
was again picked up by Gen. Butler, has
since TIE Generals dismissal again been
set at liberty, and is on his way to his
home.
a Lcyal Lacquer, named VI. G. Allen,
one of the shoddy officers at the Custom
House IN Philagclph has been arrested
on charge of stealing eighty Thousand
dollars of the ruolic funds. Some months
ago he stole TX or eight thousand dallars
lie was great howler for war war :
But it is all right
MIR. Fessenden, Secretary of the Treas
fry, has been elected by the Maine Legis-
lature to the United States Senate 1t is
seldom that men give up such chances cf
making money as Mr. Fessendcr had
The removal OF Gen Butler is bitter
pill for some Of the Abolitonists Fort
Fisher, Grant, Stanton, the Dutch Gap
Canal, and the old scratch, are all blamed
for it. The order commanding Butler to
report at Lowell, Mass, where the female
population is SO largely in excess of the
males, looks as if he was to be in his ele-
ment again. He always seemed to prefer
brOw-beating women to fighting the reb-
els
Hope is the sweetest friend that ever
kept distressed friend company; it be-