Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-15

Moses Hay. one OF the old manufacturers OF
fniadeiphia, died in that city on the 10Th.
Daniel Drew. the well known New York fnan-
s'sr' has gwen S2oO,oUO FOR religious purposes.
Rufus Choate, only son OF lhe late Hon. Rufus
Choate. died at Dorchester, Massachusetts, cn the
18th ult.
1t is said That Cen PILLOW is building a large
school house, and proTiding teachers for his for
mer slaves.
One OF the richest merchants of Philadelphia
commenced his mercantile career AS the proprietor
OF an apple stand, while one of the bankers of
Cleaveland first became known upon his present
business street as the vender of pop corn.
Late Vice President Hamlin, now Collector of
the port of Boston, lately received 81 800 as his
share of forfeiture in a smuggling case. well
known firm was detected in smuggling ot,ar OF
roses to the value Of $50 900, and fined SIS,
900.
The papers are still conioandng the Artemus
Ward, of New York State, who, with his wife,
recently died from the effects of coal gas, with the
Artemus of the stage and books. Ii isn't every
man who read his own obituary notices
Johnny Peil. one of tie few really talented min
strels (and rival of Victor Emanuel in the mus
,ache line) de in Boston on the 9th. His
famous, and we believe he was the first performer
OF that popular air upon the western stage.
When the congregation Of the Rev. J P. Gull.
yer, OF Norwich, Conn learned that he was in
yited to a new church in Chicago, they at once Of
tered to raise his salary to $4,000, and put gift
Of So 900. cash, in his hands in two hours if he
would decline the call. But he decided to 90 to
Chicago.
NJ. Paul G ustave Dore, the celebrated illustrator
of Dante s poem, of the legend of the Wandering
Jew, and OF Balzac's, Rabelas', and other famous
works. Is said TO derive annual income of thirty
thousand dollars from his art as designer, and a
landscape aud general painter. Thi: Rembrandt
OF wood engraving is native of Strasbourg and his
genius combines Teutonc ideaty with French
ingenuity. He is one of the Youngest and most
successful OF all the Al lists Of France. lie is now
only in his 33d year.
The death of Prof Mapes has been noticed. A
biographical sketch him says: "For some years
past the farm of Prof Mapes, near Newark, has
been known as the garden spot of the State. The
history OF that farm is well known. In l645 it
was sterile. barren waste but under the cultiva-
ton OF Prof. Mapes, who applied his peculiar
theories OF farming to the sandy soil, the results
were astonishing, and at this time his income from
that once worthless spot of land could not hare
been less than twenty thousand dollars per year
We believe the farm was not over hity acres.
The Washington correspondent OF the New Bed
ford Mercury thus describes Gen. Grant as he ap-
pears on the streets of the capital: "Gen. Grant
rides in one-horse buggy like any other man. L
saw him on street, Saturday. The top of his
buggs was turned down, and he sat in the carriage
alone, Smoking cigar, of course,) with as little
concern az if assassins were never known. He is
quite horse jockey and doesn't allow any team
to pass him on the road-if he can helpit. Think
Of Wellington or Napoleos, or our own General
Scott even appearing on the streets in buggy,