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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

From the North British Mail
y young gentleman going to the conti-
nent took q through ticket from Glasgow
TO London on Monday evening lie had
with him considerable deal Of luggage.
all packed in trunk ard labelled with
his name and destination He saw il put
in tie van along with the rest Of the lug
gage, but was not little astonshed. or
arriving at London to find it had disap-
peared. lie made inquiry Of the guard,
and WIS informed that telegram had
been sent to an intermediate station, by
railway company. t. send the trunk back
to Glasgow, and it was accordingly taken
ont and left ct the station without The
consent Or ln5wledee cf the PASSENGER
II Z loss 70 understand this proceeding.
he tcic2raphcd to his friends at Glasgow
who, on iuti uiry, found that the telegram
had been sent 6y q tall Irishwoman. rather
gool-loo9ir@, AID about thirty years e
a@e. She had probably noted the ad
dress 81 jhe trunk before il had been pu.
in,o The van. and had taken this bold pre-
caution 10 o .ain 1t. She waited for the
reruru Of the truaA and then employed &
porter, bat finding It too heavy for him to
e;.rry she hired cab and, along with q
man who joined her. proceeded to lodgings
on the south side, where they bad to get
money from. the landlady to pay f5r the
cab. Next morning the man appeared re-
dressed from head to foot from what Le
had appropriated from the trunk and thc
woman and he vent out and no doubt
proceeded 70 pawn Office, as they re
turned shortly afterwards and paid Of the
iaudlaGy for the tine they had been with
hcr-about : tortnight-aad then procar-
irr cab a.d made Of.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
The Recent Execution aa Fort
E4sssasEc:se-a Scene Not E'rc-
yi0gsssy Reported.

IrOtI TIC ". Herald, March y.
! scene occurred at Fort Lafavcttc. on
tie day OF the execution Of Robert c.
Kennedy, the particulars of which did
not leak out until Yesterday. The gal
lows wa1 erected on Friday afternoon, in
the centre Of the court yard, and directly
fronting ;Ae quarters occupied by Col.
Bakers bounty jumpers and brokers, to
tie nrls.er Of 1913 These latter were TO-
roran' of.hc exact Use 10 which he gal
lows was to be put, and it occurred to
some OF the officials that fine opportunity
vas offered for practical joke The
story goes that an order, purpcrtng to is
sue from the war department, was taken
in TO the Jumpers on Friday afternoon.
and read aload with great Official nomp.
setting forth that The evil OF bounty Jump
ing was vide sniead, and that The most
vigorous measures were ROW to be taken
to suppress it; and further, that It lad
been decided to select twenty name out o!'
the number confined in Fort LAFAYETTE.
WHO should be hung tie folowing elay a.
an example, the names to be decided upon
BY lot. There were few Of them who
closed tleir eyes on Friday night. Some
were praying some singing, and some ut
tcring maIediciionS on Col Baker. whom
they regarded as the author of their terri
be misicrtuncs.
The next morning they were huddlcd
into the easements and shut up close. \
memorial was prepared by them and ad-
I dressed to Col. Burke, commandment Of the
fort, protesting against such summary ac-
ton, and asking how much time would be
1 allowed those whom the lot decided
against. This precious missiye was inter
ceptcd and an answer prepared and re-
turned, setting forth that the colonel had
no discretion further than the power to
name the cuiprlts themselves, which would
be done at once, and the victims hung In
fifteen minutes thereafter. 1t would b.
impossible to depict the horror that reign.
ed in the ranks OF the Jumpers" from
that moment until they were marched out
and drawn up in line at the rear of the
scaifold The visitors at Fort Lafayette
who witnessed the pale faces, tho red and
swollen eyes, and the trembling limbs oI
the jumping ons hundred and ninety
three as they passed under guard thai
morning, and who wondered at the curl
4 ous exhibition. viii now understand tn,
cause Of the great CONSERVATION. 1t wa.
only after the real victim had expiated
his crimes with his life, and the Jump
ers'' were ordered into their quarter.
again, and they took a long breath anc
felt easy. Some OF them relate that eve
ry hour from o'clock Friday Afternoon
till T. o'clock on Saturday seemed year
and ths, they would not suflcr the agoui-
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

Ar,Lar Gilman, in one of his public
addresses, tells what he calls IAN Andover
story" One day, lie says. a. man went
into q store there. and began telling about
fire There had never been such a fire, ="
lie said ''in the county of Essex. \ MAJ
going by Deacon Peltipgill's barn saw an
owl on the iidSe-pole. He fired at the
owl, and the wadding some how or other
getting into the shingles, set the hay on
fire. and it was all destroyed-ten tons Of
hay, six head OF cattle. the finest horse in
the country" &c. The deacon was nearly
erazea hyi The mea ia the store began
exclaining and commenting upon it
Nv hat = loss - saws one. 'eNhy the
Deacon viii wei. nigh break down under
it. says another. And 50 they went on,
Specializing one after another. and the
conversation dritted on in all sorts of con
lectures. At last quiet man. who sat
splitting in the FIRE looked up and asked !:
Did h. M tic otci?" Tha. man was
for getting II the point OF ,he thing Let
all public speakers, in the pulpit and
elsewhere, heed the moral Did you aim
at something, and did you hit what YOU
AIMED at? Nc matte about the splUrge,
and the smoke, and the hay-''Did YOU
hit that owl -
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
NUMBER 33
Let Girls be Girls.

There are great many people who, IN
some way or ether, are always regretting
aud complaining that girls are not prema ,
turc Old women. They would have them
full OF wisdom and experience as Solomon
or Mettcrnich; they would have them
drilled into the hardest ork of the house
and farm, until they have Iost life and
vivacity, and are unfit for anything but
the commOnest routine cf domestic life
In the first morning sunlight of existence
the gravity Of gray hairs is expected, and
the silent profundity of an old big-eyed
owl. They must have the power of re-
Election that belongs to All antiquated COW
and the faculty Of doing twenty things at
once, known only 10 the mother Of four
teen children They must have an ard
snt admiration for science and philosophy;
they must ike drab high-necked dresses,
and wear their hair combed straight be-
mind without ornament. They must like
calf skin shoes aud dyed stockings. and
glory il hard, brown hands and sun burnt
complexion. They mast look with un-
compromising hostility On all nice young
men, aud never firt the least bit in the
world They must read Locke. Bacon,
Sir Isaac Newton, and s.udy the peculi-
arities Of spiders and beetles Cor recreation
until they look themselves Ike the fossil
remaius of British Museum.
Ii Is 10 nse-gir!s will be &iyls rs long
as the world lasts; they will commit 3
thousand ioliies; they will get, up undyirg
friendships, which viii last sometimes !.
day; sometimes q week. sometimes = month,
sometime year. They will have several
attacks Of affections, just as children have
the whooping cough and measles, during
which time they imagine they shall never
survive, and they shall die. But they
don't; they live 10 become quiet, industri-
ous, sensible wives and ,nothers-gener-
ally great deal too good FIR the indiyid.
uals who own them. Thank goodness,
they will always wear pretty dresses when
ever they can get them; il is natural, and
just as proper as for the flowers TO take
different hucs. Those croakers who want
young girls to dress in brown and drab
would extinguish the sunlight. would have
the SKY always a dali lead color. would
burn up the fresh green grass, would
wlther the leaves on the trees. and extir-
guish the brilliant tints Of the flowers
1t Is a wolaan's duty to be as attractive
as possible; and gentlcness. delicacy. and
the absence Of whatever Is coarse or re-
voting. forms one Of her chief attractions
10 man. Are not the ideals CT man soft
hanled, white robed angels 1t is only
some time after they are married that they
associate them with shilling calico and
peel;ns potatoes. Then let TIE girls en-
JOY their illusions and delusions as long
as they can. They viii wake soon enough
to life and It's realities. Let them fit and
futter out their brief hour of butterfly
existence, wkich has It's own charm and
even use, both il contemplation and in
retrospect Tin will discover to them
what il exfects Of them Phrenolcgical
journal.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
Capital Against Labor.

The iron lords in the iron manufacture
ing districts Of England have entered into
compact, in relation To the prices to be
paid their workmen. 1t Is computed that
severity thousand men will he thrown out
Of employment should they refuse to com
ply with the rates fixed dy the iron mas
ters. When We consider the women and
children females of the laborers. 10 be
Effected by non compliance with the
terms Of the iron lords. We can hardly
hope that the tyranny will be resisted
Thousands of the work men would emigratc
to the United States had they the means
to do 50; but, as is usually the case. the
masters manage to keep their workmen in
their debt. SO that they save nothing. and,
OF course. IN 4 contingency of this kind,
have nothing to fall back on. and are en-
tlrcly at the mercy of the masters That
is the result Of state Of society based on
an immense public debt, and on large
amounts of capital in the hands Of the
wealthy, that is exempt from taxaticn.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
Biio Care of The ksrunAayd.

y Elan long noted for Incorporate hab-
its was induced by Rev. John Abbott, to
sign the pledge in his own way" which
he did in these words, [ pledge myself to
drink no more intoxicating drinks for one
year" Few believed he could keep it.
but near the end CT the year he again ap-
peared at temperance meeting, without
having once touched 4 drop. Are YOU
going 10 sign again ~ asked Ir. Abbott.
"Yes," replied he, if can do it in my
own way. and accordingly he wrote Il
sign this pledge for nine hundred and
ninety nine years, and if | live to that
time, intend 10 take out life lease ~
y few days after he called upon the tav-
ern keeper, who welcomel him back to
his OLD haunt. "Oh E. landlord" said he ;.
as il in pain, = have such lump on NY
side - That's because you've stopped
drinking sad the landlord, .-you won t
live long If you keep en-" VIII drink
take TIE lamp away - Yes. and if you
don't drink you'll soou have lump on
the other side Cone lets drink toeoth-
or,' and he poare,i out two glasses Of
whisky. II Guess won't drink" said
the tormcr inepriate. especially if keep
ing the pledge will BRING another ldlsp,
OF it isn't very hard to bear after all.
aud Wit: this he drew the lump. Il roll Of
greenbacks, from his side pocket. and
walked or leaving the landlord 10 his sad
rc1tec lions.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
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:.Is0 te2cE aEiooss EE5Elss2sf.

Feesa :hc Mi>iawaka ,Ird.) Enterprise
We learn from alr =. t. Cole the par
ti.ui:,rs 60 horrible affair that occurred
on last tlcnd;,y afternoon at Ewardsburg,
Mich sonc ;geiyc miles Lortheast q here.
Son.e tiiae s:nee lir. Clifford Massey I
4 well to % and RESPECTABLE man. had, as
he thought .iust reason to lie suspicious OF
his wife : ehasriiy and after short tune
separated from her, or rather sent her
from HI. house : fcw weeks since he
commenced selling off bis things prepara-
tory to Soing west and on last Monday
afternoon sent for his wife to come TO the
house and make a FINAL settlement by di-
viding The mcacy and remaining things.
She went and after making the division.
he asked her if She would make his bed
once more, to which She replied. Yes, !
will DO anything can for you with pleas
ure.
Size went into the bed room to make the
bed ard he stepped ont into the shed to
Get some wood as she supposed but came
in with a revolver in each hand and com
menced iiring at her lie first shot grazed
her temple. She screamed and implored
him not to Kill her. but he fired away, the
next sho: taking effect IN her neck, and
the next in her breast, when she fell mor-
tally wounded. By this time few of the
ne3hbors had come in lie turned and
began firing upon them, some of the balls
passing through their clothes, but without
hitting any oi them. lie then raised one
hand to his head and the other 10 his
breast, said .'tiood 10y. gentlemen" and
fired, falling dead On the spot. 1t is be
lieyod by his most intimate friends and
neighbors that his jealousy was entirely
untounaed. They had lived happily to-
gether fox four OF five 80. 2ca had clr
child But he became Jealous, and finally.
as is supposed, insane. when lie planned
aad executed the terrible dec1
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
EGO AND ECHO.
A F=ANTAsY-RY JOHN c. SAKE.

asked of Echo, 'to:her day.
Whose words are few and often funny
What, TO novice she could say
Ofcourtship, love, and matrimory
Quoth Echo, plainly, 'Mafter'o Moaey!"
Whom should | marry should it be
A dashing dansel, gay and pert
A pattera ofincons.ancy;
Or selfish meCcenary fiirt
Quoth Echo, sharply. Mary Jl:r!"
what if-awea.y Of strife
That long has lurld 'he dear deceiYer-
She promised 20 amend her life,
And sin no moroccan believe her
Quoth Echo. with decision. "Lccrr her."
Put ifsome maiden with heart,
On ne should venture to bestowit,
Fay. should act the wiser part
To take the treasure. or fogego It 7
Quoth Ecio, very promptly. "Go !, :"
But what !. seemingly afraid
TO bind her fate in Eymen's fe.ter,
-..c vow sac means 10 die 4 naid
IN answer 70 Eiy loving let cr
Quoih Eco, rather cody, "Ld her -
Wha: If. IL epi,e ., hey ,;isdaia.
iindmy heart cn,wiEed ABOUT
Wl.h Cupid's dear delicious chain,
SO closely shat can't &c: cut.
Quoth Echo, lauehingiy, Get oat -
But if some maid with beauty blcs.,
As pure AID fair as Heaven caa make her
VII share ny labor and M rest.
I'll orv.0u9 Death shall ovc-take her
Cro.I Echo soto roce, "I'qse her ~
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

cred years they had Travelled life together,
and in death they vonid not be divided.
y these thoughts crowded into the
mind of -tline, the Goals dropped from
their places in the crate, and the shad-
owy phantoms that filed the room passed
into empty space is a sound from the stree
reached her cars 1t sounded - Ike 4
human CRY. 1t must be fancy, .hc
thought. and tried 10 call back the lest
shadows. She could not compose herself
again. Her thoughts clang With a strange
tenacity to the fate &C her young sister
What would she not give tosce her now
to near footsteps in the silent raom, ar4
listen TO her voice making music II the
house that she had alone been mistress o:
so long?
Suddenly she started - hc- feet
Surely that ros cry--a lcw. agcni4ine
wall, making itself heard in lie pause OF
the storm. The vide hail uas vcaehc,i
1t boand--a step. and TIE door wa~
orencd wide to the striekine win. !
human form, a wonan. lay prone upon the
door-sill, apparently .quite inscnsible. The
sufferer was speedily conveyed into the
cozv rarlor. which va, ROW lighted witha
hrieiller los than from jhe iireli@ht;a and
the vide. oli. fashioned sofa wa whcee /
close to tie fire, while wiling ard busy
hands es=ayca 5o bring back life 70 til.
poor creatures frozen frame. Aiinc stoer-
ed 10 unfasjcn the wfAaerers hin iroc,.
and as She did 50 q small gold !ccket wa>
exposed . y.cw Why did sh9 start Is 81
. looked at the face n-irrored therein She
threw herself - tie insensiblc form, and
ranei kisses upon lor. as she sobbed
rather than sad. 90 Lord, thank The
Tor this great Blessing. Ny sister. oh.
my darling sister Z lamb which was
lost AM Is found acain - And 50 she
passed froia prayers Of Thanksgiving to
expressions cf joy until the light Of Efc
dawned in the eyes Ct the unfortunate
wau%cFar. aud their IL, nle, u mutual
caross,
! lcng story was that 70 which Aiino
i.s.eled he next DAY gloomy and saj
but when it WIS ended Sic brushed out
Ter sisters lone golden curls, ta;n;ng
them over her linc1r,a7 o. old. and gazing
Gown into the liquid blue eyes. yci radiant
w;;A a new light Of hope and neace. said
so.at..v. There are oaly IL two. iny sister
M though We have bo.A seen sorrow and
walel tliror@h grief Yet can We now live
= new lie IA each other
The Old homestead rev mere cheerful
dian ever, aod thc ,,vo iair ladies who
owned Il, and made Is adornmen:s their
pride and pleasure, were beloved ana es
tcemei ~ ever one who came Within Tie
circlo Of their l.ycs.
might g fur,her, az! tell of night
when tie old house was brilliantly lighted
and nany guests assembled 10 see a love
II woman in the prime Of lie pledge her
faith to noble ulan-aud how through all
the changes oi life that had yet to come
tie sisters were neyer separated; and
though tiank;'sl 10 God FOR His merces
YET uourned together for those gone be-
fore, sighing ,,'1r .Ie touch Of 4 vanish
ed hand" ard listening ''ior the sound Of
= Voc that Is dead
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
8 ki;ars0n and n Es0or F.a5oqpr.

" hiie 4 parson was standing at his
door, smoking bis pipe il 4 country vii
lage. he was accosted ~ poor laboring
man. Che parson told him lie made it a
rule rot 10 encourage id!cness; but if the
nan would get into his garden and root
IN the weeds. he would pay him for it.
That's ali wish. said The poor fellow.
=: ell then. come along with ne, aad il
>hog yoG what 10 be done When they
were, IN the Re- Gentleman agreed 20
eire the man shilling for his trouble:
however, after the job was done. lie
thought that sixpence had been enough
ior the tiAe the iaborey had been employ
ed. The poor man being hail starved,
and wishing TO get himself some bread,
eGeing the other would give MIN 10 more,
agreed to take the sixpcnce, on condition
the Rev. Gentleman woul teach him the
Lord's prayer, which he consented to do.
beginning "Our Fathcr-"N hat" said
the laborer, both eur Fathers ~ ''Ycs.
yes; come. say after me-''Cur Father, .
when lie again asked, what. pour
Father and mine 700 :" To be sure" re-
plied Tie parson. We'll then said the
laborcr. you must be i coniounded rogue
to cheat ycur Jrothcr Of q six2ence"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
WAS LGYAL-Thc editor Of = ives:


WAS I-drAi..-Thc editor Of = western
paper says that loyal man in his parts
radertooI t, sad Nasiington's Farewell
Address on the 22d Of February lie
read silently and sul!cnly for some time
1t last he rose from his seat, grated his
tech, and threw the book down in a pas
sion. NJ hv. John T. said bis astoushcd
wife, "what on earth ais you ?" why" !"
said John, ''i'll be cusSed if sit still and
hear the loonyun party abused not by
old Washington himself The good
woman knew he had cause for anger, and
she chided him not. but commenced sing
ing the baby to sleep with the national
hymn. John Browns Body,' etc. Tie
Whole fanlily are ..iOyal"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
NHcXTcO GfsIcr the AZicCs.

The great city Of Mexico, as il existed
at the time Of The Spanish conquest. con-
tanned from three to i;ye hundred thousand
inhabitants. Its extent was such that ole
thousand persons were daily engaged in
watering and cleansing the streets. 80 that
in the language OF : paniari, "a man
could walk through them with as little
danger Of so.ling his feet rs hi, hands. =
IN aqueduct, nearly three miles in length,
with double courses of pipes, brought sup
plies of fire h water from Chapultepoc.
The palace Of the king excellod. III the
Judgment Of Tortes, any building in Spain
IN cost and ,naeniiicencc. Immense
buildings aud grounds We're devoted 20
collections Of the native birds and beasts
OF the country-thc zoological gardens of
the city; while I'D equal space was appro.
priatel to a botanical collection, whose
medicinal virtues were studied BY the
Aztecs. In the great market places We're
met together traders from all parts Of the
cmnire, with the products and manuT: G
lures peculiar 10 their countrics-Sold-
smiths, potters, jewelers., painters, stone
cutters, hunters. fishermen, fruiterers, and
florists.
Piles OF cotton bales or of manufactured
goods, furs, or feather garments met the
sight. la the booths around the barber
was plying his vocation, OF ,hc apothecary
dispensing his drugs. while even the book
seller Was TO be found selling blank books
for the hyreogiyphieal picture writing
Perfect order rciynei throughout he
vast assembly, numbering often forty
Thousand persons. Officers vatiolled tie
square, whose business it was to keep the
peace to collect the duties imposed on the
articles sold and to see that no false meas
ures or frauds Of any kind were used
\ court of twelve judges sa: in the squar,
to administer justice 10 all offenders.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

Governor Morton telegraphed from
Washington that he had not only figured
indianapolis out of the draft. but he has
figured hsr into credit Of Ave hundred
men on the next call Would it not be
well for other loyal citizens to secure the
services of Gov. Morton II Louisville
Democrat
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA THURSDAY, April. l3, 1868

zing hcrrors OF a similar suspense Cor
thousand bounties Of a thousand dollars
each
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

The report that thc rebel Major General
Ambrose Powell Eiiil was killed ID the re-
cent battles near Petersburg is confirmed.
lie was buried in that city Oh Saturday,
the day of his death lie was bora in
Virginia about 1928, graduated at Yves:
Point IN 1877, and was employed in the
coast survey until November lS55. He
resigned his commission. being thon q
first lieutenant, in March, 1861. entered
the service of Virginia as colonel of the
81 regiment. lie commanded brigade
at the battle Of Romney, June 18th 1851.
was soon after made hrigaaier, aud later
major general in the confederate army.
In the campaign OF the Chickahominy,
he led the attack on the national forces at
lIechanic>vilc, which opened the seven
days fighting between that place and ilar-
rison's Landing In the advance of Lee
into Maryland lie commanded an army
corps, and was present at The seige Of
narpcr's Ferry, which was SURRENDERED IL
him Sept. 10th 1862.
In ali the subsequent battles of Lees
army he bore an active part.-l Gin ga
z6tte.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

The Liberty Herald does not believe
the story of the Bedford Independent,
that the young ladies of that place keep a
light burning in the parlors to make be.
levc" they've got beau; but knows Of
instances in Liberty w ere young ladies
put out the light to 81 .ake bcliove' thoy
have not got n heau
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13

Prize-fg ghters. clam eaters. and Turks,
are al muscle men.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
TERsis 500 "a year.
BUSINESS CARDS.
a. &. CAPRON.
Attorney and Notary,

And L;csnsed Uar C7oin IJent.
WiI attend TO al professional business placed
in his han,is promptly and carefully.
Particular attention given 70 Guardian ships
and the settle ment Of Decedent's Estates. Pen
SION. Bounty ard Back pay of deceased and '.isa-
bled Soldiers procured at reasonable rates.
Deeds. Mortgages md Otnet written Instruments
nes.ly and quickly drawn I'D and acknowledge
;nents taken.
II COLLECTIONS made and pTompt,y remittef.
Onse over II Dickson Cos Hardware
Store, Plymouth iadiana. viVi~'-A
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-04-13
T.. g. a. & 6. e. .ss Tis:,c 'Fa bGe

Dr y = Davenport. Surgeon Den
tist. VII visit plymouth regu'arly on tne
:ccord and last Tuesdays aad y ednesaays
i each month making two visits each
month, instead Of enc. as heretofore.
Teeth set IN Gold. Silvcr. or Rubber;
al WORK warranted. Rooms at he Ed
waris House y}E36-t: