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New-York tribune., 1867-04-09
SUPERIOR COURT SPECIAL TgRM-APRn s-Before
Before Chief Justice ROBERTsoN.
TIE MARRTZgK LIBEL sUTTS-CHALLBNGR or JURORS IN
CIVIL sUITS-NPoRTAST PRACTICE CASH.

BEFORE incI JUSTICE HDbthiS'N.
TIE MARRTZBK LIBEL TS-CHALLBNGR or JURORS IN
CIVIL sUTTS-INPORTAST PRACTICE CASB.
Mar Mare,iek sgt CaadSelk Whitney .
This was a motion for trial III tile libel slllt
Mr. Marotzek against the proprieors OF re Sn6ay
MerctB In which he recovered verdict Tor tOoO one
OF the grounds which tho motion was based was that
the Jury had been improperly selected The court mas
granted the notion ChiefJustice Robertson delivering
the following opinion: ...
II the case on which this motion was heard be correct
there was a fatal error committed the former trial
Juror Meyer after challenge TO HIM by the counsel Tor
The defendants had been withdrawn was challenged "
tho plaintiffs counsel for principal cause, whch chal
euce was tried the Court. The juror having stated
thai he ,rGs opposed 10 theatrical reprcse1ti0ns the
painffs counsel claimed that he was incompetent ana
rc1uesed the Court exclude said Juror To which coun
sci for the defendants objected The Court excluded sald
uror aud another mpannelcd In his stead 10 whch
decision and course the counsel for the defendant eA
ccpted a., -. "A, ~. .,o-,
either relations TO the paTea such bias ana IN
competoncy on account OF fixed opinion, as amounted,
I'm law TO a conclusion upOn the matters IN issue IN TINS
case and was therefore only GROUNDED challenge 20 tho
favor ay on challcnges. There must, therefore, 20
new trial on the case with costs 20 abide the event
Judah Dickinson K GOldschmidt for plantm; A. o.
Hall for defendant.
New-York tribune., 1867-04-09

t;ons Of Land can bo had 10 suit ones IDEAS and the
owner * anxious for settlers who love country,
who will build up society and whose taste fayors the
useful combined with the beautiful. To the proper
mon the terms will be extremely favorable.
The railroad runs through this land. The timber is
nonle beach. white wood, and a sprinkle Of hcmlock
The greater pant is succession Of sugar maple
proves. wa, reminded Of some townships on
thc Ohio Western Reserve q, | saw them in an early
dav. But ] must reserve further description for
another letter.
New-York tribune., 1867-04-09
CIVIL COURTS.
STATES COMMISSIONERS oFFGCE-ApRnS s.
TIE PRUsSIAN EXTRADuIoN CASE.

UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS OFFGCE-APRms
Before Commissioner WHITE.
TIE PRUsSIAN EXTRADIION CASE.
In the BEiradtion Of Phillip enrich
In this case. previously reported, Mr.. Lapaugh,
counsel for the PrIIssan Government put In various pa
pers in evidence with the view OF showing the guilt al
Heinrich The further hearing adjourned to this after
nOOn At three OOck when counsel for the Russian Gov
ernment viii put In further documentary evidence
New-York tribune., 1867-04-09

Nan. II has been discovered that in countries where
cattle have TO be fOddered months in the year
xrsa enough grows to feed Them and that where the
Winters are mild the Summers are so hot the grass
will not grow at all. Boston folks are very parcu
lar and il any people know how to pick out things
good 10 eat they do The very best beef i'll their
ket comes from the State of Maine.
Iunumerable streams Of cold pure water come down
through the bills on the upland levels springs are
FREQUENT and the small riyuets troutar abundant
Snow falls early and remains all Winter, and, when
It melts in April the ground is unfrozen Hence,
here is region supposed similar to Labrador but in
the heart of all that is fruitful and choice i'll this
happy sud. where Winter stiffens the soil less than
II does at Nashville, where verbenas tender roses,
dsblas and other flower bulbs and delicate shrub
bery As well as vines need no more protection from
the frost than they would at Natchez or Vicksburg
For health these localities can hardly be surpassed
Now that o railroad penetrates them, they VIII be
valued as Summer resorts. Pure air and water will
work all the wonders said to be wrought by sui
phurous and earbOnic acid gas springs.
Within twenty years, progress IN every branch OF
mechanics and agriculture has been so great that 10
rslites once considered of little value taking
q respectable a first rank Not only is it posi-
bio now but it is easy, TO develop regions which,
IA the last generation presented obstacles too great
for mortal to overcome. And then, when the
development is made advantages which no one sus-
pected presented.
OF course, the country am speaking Of is rough
One first passing through viii think farming iinpos
sbe. But there are places or less remote from
stations and perhaps difficult to reach where good
farms can be made. Many are known only to the
Innlers or to the lumberman.
Among these, Icame across one locality where hun
dteds Of farms can DO made all adjoining each other
ff, 4 "a lQxCl
IVaa CAL be G4ls t.a-1 0ne CD :. ..4gIhgt. sslCe
New-York tribune., 1867-04-09

Exchange is higher and quoted at lO9d lO9s for 20
days, sterling; London prime bankers, sight, 1880
1854; Paris, bankers, long, 517iG5.l6.; Paris,
bankers, short, 5.15051Si; Antwerp, 5.2O051H; ;
Swiss, 5.200017I Hamburg bankers, SG! Amster.
dam, bankers, 450ill; Frankfort, bankers, 4l /;
Bremen, bankers, 40; Berlin, bankers, 721979t.
LA Ercigh.s tue engagements 70 Liverpool axe l75
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
CONGRESS-.

This negro-debatiug society will NEE,
in Washington to-day. The question be-
fore the society will be, "Did the colored
troops fight nobly?" If decided in the
Affirmative, the house will Immediately 60
into committee of the whole, to take in
to consideration the propriety of recon
structing Ohio, and few other states that
had the audacity to "go back" on Sambo
in the late elections. After prayer each
morning Speaker CoLFAx will deliver his
celebrated lecture, " Across the CONT
nent;" the rules will also be suspended at
any moment, at the request of any gentle
man of limited intellect who wishes to
make an ass Of himself, for the purpose of
hearing CoLEAX's celebrated lecture
Across the Continent" At the close of
the session a scramble will be given to the
honorable Speaker. who, in response, will
be expected to deliver his celebrated lee
ture, "Across the Continent" 1t is to Re
hoped that Schuyler will, in due time, be
safely delivered of this heavy responsible
ty; if not here, 'across the continent"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

Corn is nearly all gathered in our coup.
ty, and the yield is much better than wa,
at one time anticipated. The continued
dry weather is affecting the young wheat
and that which is up looks very sick.
ly. The fly, too, has already commenced
Its ravages, and We hear of several fields
in this vicinity being severely injured by
this little torment. Wheat sown late is
not yet up, and cannot sprout until we
have sufficient rain to saturate the ground
which has become as dry as finder far be.
low the surface Yin. Sun.
In the case Of Arthur Gentle, gentle
fshist, arraigned for infracting the wise
and wholesome law pissed by our legisla-
ture, for the protection of the finny tribe,
Judge Chapman yesterday ovtrruled a
motion to quash, and will this morning try
the case. 1t is quite evident that Judge
C. disagrees with those of his judicial
brethren who have decided the law to be
unconstitutional. Mr.. Gentle may pre-
pare himself for gentle sweat lndtan-
apolis Herald
In turning fat boat on the banks of
the Patoka, IN Jasper. Dubois county, the
fastenings of the windIasses worked loose,
as the boat was about half way over, and
caused the windlass to fly around with
great force. the handle. striking Mr. Henry
Kunkler, one of the hands, over the head
literally MASKING his skull to jelly. and
killing him instantly, and also hitting Mr..
Joseph Pfoff, knocking him into the creek,
and breaking one of his arms.
A new and singular disease has broken
out among the horses in Pike county,
which invariably proves fatal. All efforts
at relief SO far, have proved failure The
horses die soon after they are attacked.
Shophfting is said to be rapidly grow
ing evil among the women at Indianapo.
lis. They steal dry goods by the bolt
The Citizens street railway of Indian.
apolis for the month of October, return
So,64o as the net earnings.
The Nicholson pavement carries the
day in Lafayette.
Southern Indiana has an unusually
large breadth of wheat sown this season.
The scarlet fever is reported killing
many children in Madison county.
Pat O'Neal was recently stabbed and
killed in mysterious rnner, near Nash.
vile, Brown county. A fellow named
Butler is suspected
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
TIL AID. STEVENS LETTER

On the first page of to-day's paper will
be found copious extracts from n letter
written by THAD. STEVENS to an old friend,
. banker, in Ian caster, Pa. This letter
was in reply to some inquiries addressed to
him by Mr.. GUYGER, the banker alluded
to, in relation to the present state of the
government finances, and the national
banking system. Our republican friends
will find it far more difficult to answer Mr.
STEVENS arguments than to answer argu-
ments to the same effect coming from a
democratic source. STEVE. S ''loyalty" is
beyond dispute,-no radical will have the
temerity to question it,-and the position
he occupies as their leader in the house of
representatives, will entitle him to a re-
spectful hearing, but democrat advoca-
ting the same doctrine, would be
branded as disloyal," "repudiator,"
etc. This style of logic was very much in
vogue some two or three years ago, but it
cannot be said to obtain to any great ex-
tent at present, at least, not in the case be-
fore us.
Mr.. STEvENs' letter will repay careful
perusal, and We especially commend it to
those of our radical friends who talk so
"learnedly Of the laws Of 6nancs and the
" morality of human dealings. Whose
consciences are SO raw, and stick out so
" far from their excited covering that no
"pharmaceutist can heal their inward
wound"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

OF the beautiful in nature or art. In cor.
nection with the large Horticultural and
Horticultural business heretofore conducted
by Mr. Hovey, they have now an empo.
rum for all articles Of ornament for par.
lor, garden aud lawn. from mother.sf +.
pearl inkstand, delicate bronze or alabas i.
ter figure, or Munich water color RANT.
ing, up to iron and terra Gotta deer, foun.
talns, statues, window caps. brackets, etc A..
Their immense stock of ornamental goods.
German, French, Italian, Swiss. English
and japanese is all imported direct from
the manufacturers without the interveu-
ton of any middle men, and is consequent
ly sold here at lower prices than the same
goods are sold at wholesale in New
York One can spend hours pleasantly in
looking over the ingenious and beautiful
works with which their tables are covered.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

are opposed to Gen. GRANT. and generally
advocate the claims of CHASE, WADE, OF
STEVENS; while those who ego in to
win," are for GRANT all the time. The
very unexpected results of the recent cleo
tons have given neither faction any coz.
siderable advantage over the other, but
have lad the effect to completely upset the
calcu atoms Of both, proving the truth of
Burns lines:
The bestlaid schemes Of mice and men
Gang aft aglee"
The next six months will doubtless wit
ness many important moves on the politi-
cal chess-board; and. if We may Judge Of
the sentiment Of the people by the result of
the recent elections, there is no doubt of
their desire that every move looking to the
psrpetuation Of the present party in power
may be checkmated.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

1t is rumored in Washington telegram
to one of the Chicago dailies, that Gen.
GRANT "peremptorily declines running as
the democratic nominee for president" !.
In the name of all that's good, what DEM
ocrot ever wished him to be the demo
cratic nominee " for president? No men,
Der of that party, with the least particle
of self-resrect, would ever give this GRANT
an opportunity to perenptorily decline"
Democrats have no respect for the man,
who, occupying higher position, acted
in the capacity Of supe to Pussillanimous
Sheridan in bis late appearance as one of
The chief actors in the famous farce of
DEMONSTRATION in the South" no respect
for the general who sacrificed thousands
and thousands of lives that he might
flight it out on that line;'' and no conf
dence in him, who. high in place. has had
nothing to say" in all these past days of
trial Nothing to say. Why, let him
rant and spout, and blow by the hour, let
him use the personal pronoun II" until
even Andrew johnson shall be forced to
cry enough, and we'll respect him more
than we do now But the silent secretary
sits IN the war office, day after day,
"A dull and muddy mettled rascal. peak.
Like Johns dreams, unpregnant of his cause
| And can say nothing.
! Democrats want no such man as this to
lead them in the coming campaign. Let
him stay with the mongrels where ho be-
longs; we'll have none of him"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

A PROPOSITION TO OBLITERATE THE
NATIONAL DEBT.-Some time ago a pro-
position was made BY certain capitalists TO
pay off the national debt by subscription.
That was soon dropped. We have bet
ter plan now. We propose that the bond
holders shall voluntarily surrender their
bonds to the government, and that day
be appointed when grand bonfire shall
be made with them in front of the capitol
at Washington, amid the crowds Of pa
trlots who make the sacrifice. We have
some fifty thousand dollars in Central
Park stock, and may be nearly hundred
thousand in United States bonds. which
we are wiling to devote to this object
What magnificent spectacle this would
be 4! We should not lose by it We should
save the whole amount IN few years
through reduced taxation. Such an in.
stance of elevated patriotism would be
without parallel, and future ages to all
time would wonder and praise us That
would be Immortality worth having. The
remarkable patriotism and self-denial Of
Peter Blsnark Sweeney would be eclipsed.
w no will second our proposal? Who will
bring their bonds and lay them on the al.
tar OF their country for the country's
good !-Ne,c York Herald.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
TOT the ID
"REMINISCENCES:
NUMBER TWO.

The land through which the Michigan
road runs was given to the state of Indiana
rby the different tribes of Indians who own
ed it. They gave strip of land mile
wide through their country for the pur-
pose Of opening said road from Indianap.
oils, via. Logansport and South Bend to
Michigan City. VIM. Polk was appointed
a commissioner to sell the lands and make
the road. The lands were numbered bv
sections IN consecutive order, from north
to south, without any regard to townships
and ranges, commencing in ST. Joseph
county with section one. The first section
in Marshall county is number four, and
the last twenty-fOur. These lands we're
offered for sale 10 the Fall of 1882. A
few families settled about the line of the
road in 1929 81, among whom
were S. ID. Tabor, Charles Osterhaut, Enos
Ward, Sydney Williams, John Compton,
Adam Vinnedge, ST., and a few others,
who were all the white men living here
prior to 1885. James Blair, VIM. Polk
and John Sering were the proprietors of
Plymouth, which they laid off in 1884, as
appears from the recorded plat They
proposed to donate to the county as an in
ducement to have Plymouth selected as the
county seat, a lot of nearly two acres of
ground south of aud adjoining the P. Fl.
W. n Z. r. W. passenger house for a pub
lie burying ground, and block of two
acres, more or less, where the school house
now stands for seminary purposes, and
sixty-three town lots, 81 1000, and to
build house specified size, which the
county was to occupy as court house for
a term of four years from completion.
On the 18th of July 1886, Peter John
son, Griffin Treadway, and Samuel G.
Sample, who, among others had been APP
pointed by the legislature, met at the house
of Grove Pomeroy, which stood where
COrbin and Benson's brick now stands,
for the purpose of permanently fixing the
seat of justice Of Marshall county at
Plymouth.
The proprietors of said town executed
deeds for the lands and notes for the money
which they had donated, and their bonds
for the erection ola building to be occupied
as a court house. which when built stood
on the lot on which Mr. Mattingly now
resides. These deeds, notes and bonds
were handed over to the county commits
sloners who were in session at the time.
They handed the same over to Peter
Schroeder who had been previously ap-
pointed county agent
Stephen Marsters was appointed assessor
for Marshall county for the year 1886;
charged for sixteen days services and was
allowed thirty-two dollars.
John Houghton, sr. was appointed treas
urer in May 1886. The levy for county
purposes on each 500 taxable property
was 40 cts. one cent on each 500 for
road purposes, and IS cts. on each poll.
The board fixed the rates of grocery and
tavern licences for the year 1886 at $50
each. To veId wooden clocks, at 800. |
Each caravan or show $50 for each day !
exhibited in said county.
The county treasuror's first report shows
that the whole amount Of county revenue
collected up to May LIST, 1867, to be $685.
3Si. After paying collected fees and couu-
ty expenses there remained in the treas
urer's hands Si2.2Si. Me.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
THE RADICALS AND THE
PRESIDENCY,

The canvass for the Black Republican
nomination for the presidency is becoming
both animated and varied A portion Of
the party leaders, who were aforetime abo-
litionists, favor the nomination of tried
and trusted abolitionist, who has given the
most undoubted proof Of his fidelity to
the principles and policies of the present
radical party, while still another portion
favor tie nomination of GRANT on the
ground of availability. There is no doubt
but the party will nominate the man who.
ID their estimation, will be the most likely
to succeed in the race. A few Of the
PHILLIPS school of politics will favor the
nomination of man whose radical prin-
ciples are universally known who has
proved his devotion to those principles by
stealing niggers and sending Sharp's rifles
to Kansas but this element of the party
will be poverless 10 the selection of can
didatc before the irresistible argument of
availability; for what will it avail the
most radical of the party if they run a
candidate ID principle with certain defeat
staring them in the face? The means by
which availability may be determined is
problem which will puzzle the wsest heads
of the party. Those who favor a nomina-
tion on principle argue that, by nomina-
ting an out-an-out abolitonist, of the most
radical type, all the sympathie, of the
leading men Of the party will be enlisted
in the campaign, and that this fact alone
will be sufficient to insure success; while
if a d" conservative or available" nomi-
nation be made, it will beget a lukewarm-
ness among the working men of the par
ty, and will bring no strength to them
from other parties; as the object of such a
nomination will be too apparent to de-
seive anybody
That portion of the party who favor the
nomination of conservative or available
man, argue that the adoption of the tao
Tics Ol the extreme RADICALS mas already
lost to them some of their most reliable
states, and jeopardized the interests of their
party in sections where they have hereto
fore been considered invulnerable and
that repetition Of the programme of the
late campaign would prove disastrous in
the extreme.
The logic of both factions is goo1-con-
elusive; and prove. beyond doubt, their
fell appreciation of the dilemma in which
they find themselves The democracy
will view their efforts to extricate them
selves from their dilemma with becoming
resignation. A party whose principles are
too repagnant to the people to make a
square fight upon, cannot long command
the support Of the people, and on. that
sacrifices all principles for availability,
will surely lose its own selfresr ect. and
fail in the attainment of the object sought
for. When neither principle or availa-
biiity will insure party success, the days Of
that party srs numbered.
Republicans who favor the nomination
of man whose principles are known to
have been in harmony with the radicals.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
Political.
VICE PRESIDENT FORNEY

VICE PRESIDENT FORNEY.
The latest and most amusing phase OF
the presidential movement is the mention
of the name of that exceedingly dpfunct
and loud-smelling fowl" j. w. Forney,
for vice president. Forney has the
modesty to give private assurances that
he and Grant would carry Pennsylvania
by 50, 900 majority"
GEN. GRANT WANTS NOTHING SAID.
j. NJ. Morphis, the enterprising editor
OF Texas paper, recently had an inter
view with the reticent occupant of the
war department. Mr.. Morphis said to the
general that the people of his section were
determined to support him for president
and hoped he would be elected. General
Grant Immediately turned the converse.
ton TO another subject; but the indefati.
gable Morphy returned to the charge. and
said, General, We want to run you for
president, and want to know what can
say when return home? ?" Gen. Grant
replied: "Say nothing, sir; | want moth
ing said"
THAD STEVENS
arrived in Washington on Wednesday Of
last week, and on Thursday was visited by
number OF personal friends. He con-
yersed freely on politics and the state of
the country. "He was not much disap-
pointed, and not at all disheartened," he
said, "by the result of the late elections.
He expected negro suffrage to be defeated
when it was first presented to the people
of the north, but it must not, on that ac-
count, be abandoned. 1t was fundamen.
tai plank in the republican platform, and
must be pressed until it was carried"
The Vincennes SIN is out in favor of
Hon. THos A. HENDRIcKs for govern
or, and Hon. JAMES NJ. HANNA, of Sulli-
van, for acknowledgement. 1t says:
1.-THE first named gentleman is the ac-
knowledged peer of any man in the coun-
try for true ability, dignity aud purity of
haracter-and the latter is one of the
truest, frmest, and most incorruptible Of
men-and most indomitable worker"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

A correspondent requests us to give in
the Enquirer the States and their repre-
sentation in the next Electoral College for
the choice of President and Vice presi
dent. The number of S tates will be
twenty seven. The electoral votes are as
follows:
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

WANT THEIR LASDs.-The dispatches
from the South are ominous. The arminc
OF the negroes there is the work of Nor.
thern demagogues, who have induced the
misguided and ignorant freedmen to be-
lieve that by voting the radical ticket they
would secure homestead of forty acres of
land and team of mules. Being unable.
OF course to secure the fulilment of their
promise, they tell the negroes that the
fault is with the President, aud that he
must be put out of power. Where the ne
groes get arms and ammunition is another
thing. Whether they arc furnished by
the Northern radicals or not, time will de-
velop. 1t is very plain they have no
means of their own for purchasing these
implements Of warfare.---OetrOH Free
Press.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21

"JAPHET N SEARCH OF HIS FATHER
in search of an Z" available y
candidate for the presidency.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-21
DEMOCRATIC GAINS THIS YEAR.
Summing up the democratic gains in the
northern states this year, We have tho fol-
lowing astonishing and pleasing figures:


Here is democratic gain of nearly 800
900 in fourteen states. If We were to in.
clude Maryland, Ken :ucky and West Vir.
GINA, many thousands more would have
to be added but the above will do.-Md
Herald