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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28
A farmer named BENJAMIN Tea. who

A farmer named Benjamin Tea, who
resides III Tippecanoe county, about four
miles west of Delphi, on the Lafayette
road, was shot in the back on last Monday
evening about six or seven o'clock, and
lived but two or three hours. Henry Lee
and James Buckle are under arrest on
suspicion.
James u. Lawrence, young man of
Warrick county, took his gun and went
ont TO shoot crows. The gun missed fire
He lifted the hammer with his foot and
blew into the muzzlc to see if It was load
ed The result was ominantly satisfactory,
ana Mr. Lawrence played a prominent
part in q funeral next cay.
Judge Hines, of Indiana polls, hes in
vented machine Which is warranted tC
squeeze all the dog ont Of any man. \
member Of Inc Indianapolis city council
somewhat noted for his canine procliyities
Was induced to take . squeeze few days
since. lie vas put in, and in FIVE minutes
after the screws were opened and found TO
be empty. Not fragment of hair, bone
cartilage or czcremcnt was left This
member was al dog, and vas completed
squeezed out This medicine Will doub t
less be in great demand ia radical dis.
tric.s
The leaizens Of tue sleepy little village
Of Button, have recently been aroused
by the commission Of horrible crime on
a little girl but siz years cid, by . promi-
neus merchant Of that place Lynching
was talked of, but better counsels pre-
vailed.
CHILD BURNED 10 DEArH-In Mich.
igan City. on thursday, the house occupied
BY Mrs. Tim. McCarty was burned. Mrs
II. got her children out and returned to
save her clothes. Oae OF her children
followed her and veg burned to death
There were one hundred ard forty four
teachers in attendance at the Teacher s
Institute recently held az WARSAW.
The Hoosier state, in view of the gan
bling propensities of the times, innocently
inquiries, what are we drifting to?"
An extraordinary revival is in progress
among the Quakers Of Spiceland, Henry
county.
Two men were buried alive while dig
ging z we'll near Winamao, one day last
week A third man came very near losing
his life in his eforts to save the other two
A nail mandatory has recently beer
established in New Albany.
4 son Of VIM. Kituer, while picking ~
dax il Cass county, vas kicked and killed
by horse.
The MishawLa Enterprise killed a fresI
lynx the other day.
The Seymour Times, radical sheet
thus refers to the radical pow-wow held il
this city short tine ago, at which were
present representatives of that party iron
various sections of the state:
"a few invited wire workers ret a
Indianapolis short tiuia ago to cut on
the work for tie Republican party. 0
course The people will work 20 order"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28

New YORK The New York T-tJune
publishes the full vote of the state at the
recent election. The result is is follows {:
GoUern0f, l866.-Fenton. republican.
366,S15; Hoffman, democrat, $50, 526
republican majority, 1879; total vote.
7lS,83l
Secretary of State, lS67.-McKoan. re-
publican, 324,0l7; Nelson, democrat,
373, 500; total vote, 697, 903.
Falling of in total vote from 1866, So
93S; republican loss from lS66, 1928;
democratic gam from 1866, 81 800.
The Washington correspondent of tho
New York Express, of last Tnursday,
says: cat an informal meeting of some
of tn, democratic members of the senate
and house, last night. the names of Gen
eral Hancock and Judge Thurman, of
Ohio, were presented as the most available
candidates of the democracy for president
and vice-president at the next election"
The Ohio Statesman (democratic) has
taken the census of the democrats news
papers in Ohio, on the senatorial question.
and finds % for Judge Thurman. II for
Vallandigham, and Il neutral. or those
papers published in the counties that gave
democratic majorities, 20 are for Thurman
and 9 for Vallsrdigham.
PULASKI CoUNTY.-The democracy of
this county will meet at Winamac, ON Sat
urday, December ii, to select delegates. 10
the democratic state convention. 10 he
held at Indianapolis ON tho sth day of
January, lS6S. All who are opposed 20
the policy of the present radical congress
ard IN favor of paying the government
deoi according to law, are earnestly in.
Nifcd - attend.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28
For the Democrat.
RE5E5NiSCE YCES.
NUMBER THREE.

Our remarks in No. Nne anu Two Of our
early recoleotions Of circumstances and
events in Marshall county, were somewhat
"mixed," AMI some of thcm rot placed in
the order in which they occurred, but as
we write mostly from memory the indul-
gent reader will pardon our want ofcrde-.
In The spring of 1886 the commissioners
appointed Stephen Marsters agent of the
three per cent. fun2-a fund which has
long since ceased to BE-. We are not GER
tain that re knoT how this fund oric;uo-
ted, but our impressions are that By an sc.
of congress three per cent. Of the p-o-
cesds OF the sales of the public boz Dc vas
given to the state for the purpose Of build
ing state roads. The state divided her
share equally among the different counties.
The agent expended the money under the
direction of the commissioners.
In The spring of 1887, Niles GregorY
was appointed agent of the Surplus reye-
nue. fund" During the last term of pres
ideut Jackson, probably in 1886. the
United States were out of debt. and 3 sur.
plus over the expenses bad accumulated in
the treasury. The government Congress-
began to cast about to see what feasible
plan could be adopted to retrieve the treas
ury of the enormous amount Of Money
which was lying idle in the government
vaults. Congress finally enacted law to
loan - millions of dollars to the diff.
ferent states, with the understanding that
it would never be called for. This fund
constituted part of the common school
fund. The first law enacted in reference
to ioaning it authorized the agent to take
personal security. The consequence was
that portion Of the fund was lost. The
legislature soon enacted more stringent
law, since which the fund has sustained no
loss. The office of the agent Of that fund
was abolished in few years, and the Office
Of school commissioner created. Said
commissioner took charge of the fund for
time, but that office was also soon abol-
ished. The auditor and treasurer then
took charge of the fund and have had the
management Of it ever since The inter
est is distributed to the trustees Of the dit
ferent towns and townships in the spring
and fall. according to the number of chill
dren of school age, for the purpose of pay
ing school teachers.
The first court in Marshall county was
presided over by Samuel G. Sample, Of
South Bend, as circuit Judge, assisted BY
Peter Schroeder and Sidney Williams, as
sociate judges. After Judge Samples
term had expired, Ebonezer Chamberlain,
of Goshen, Thomas Stanteld, of South
Bend, aud a. L. Osborn, Of Laporte, each
served as circuit judge. Occasionally an
attorney was appointed to fiji vacancy,
or to attend a court when the judge was
sick, or from some cause unable tc attend.
8. D. Tabor, David Steele, aud Elias ia
| .v -aah served a. associate judgo.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28

Want Of success in business, and an
inability to pay certain debts induced him,
through Geo. IL. Goodwin of New York
city, to wager SO, 900 that he could anu
would walk from Portland, Me-, to Chi
cago, H., distance Of 1900 statute
miles, in rs secular days. One of the
conditions was that, as part Of the jour
ney, he should make 100 miles in twenty
four hours; and if, after making FIVE
trials, he failed, 10 was to forfeit six
tenths Of the wager.
Weston made his fifth and last trial OF
100 miles in 81 hours, between Waterloo
and point miles east of La Porte, and
failed. Midway between Mishawaks and
South Bend he gave up the race, owing,
as he said, to the discrepancies in tho dis
tances. and the bad condition of the roads,
which, in consequence of the rain, were
very muddy. At the time of giving up
the 100 mile trial, he had accomplished
Sc miles in II hours.
Tuesday night Weston stayed st Ia
Porte. On Thursday at 1910, he will
arrive a. Chicago, after which he will eat
his Thanksgiving dinner at the Sherman
house; hold reception in its parlor ;
visit the thoatcrs the crib and tlnpel, the
stock-yards, snd other objects OF interest ;
il conclusion, upon Dexter park he will
perform bis great feat of walking 100
miles IN q hours for the benefit Of the
destitute widows and orphans Of the SOL
diers. lie declares his ability to perform
this feat, and he wants to prove to the
people Of Chicago that it was the bad
roads and ling miles of Indiana that pre-
vented lin FROM doing It on Monday.
The order Of procession through the
sporting town Of Goshen, vas, according
to the Times reporter, az follows:
Small boys.
i wood wagon.
Weston.
AN Express wagon with the notices: "I
IT, T." aud Excelsior y
The Goshen Saxe-Horn and Big Drum
Brass Band
Citizens On horseback.
Country people similar to citizens.
Small boys.
TIE THIRD RUsDRTD-stTTy TRIAL.
Weston received a dispatch from BIZ
hacker, Informing him thas the distance
between Silver Greek and Coneaut, wher,
he made the 81 miles, WAS going to b
surveyed, as it was believed that, in tn
distance travelled, there vas 100 miles o
more. Weston thinks go himself, and il
| ioodc 70 Gao ~ s,r1ar-er
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28
YVES TOW.

Weston, the man Of legs, is the great
sensation Just now. Tho Chicago dailies
have from three to eight columns of Wee
toniana in each issue. We are indebted
10 the Chicago Ti1ses for the particulars
in regard to Weston and his great pedos-
trisn feat, which We condonss below:
Edward Payson Weston vas born in
Portland, he, in tho year 1870, and &C
is not, as has been reported, much TO his
annoyance, & native of England. He II
now nearly 2S years CT eye, stands i've
feet Elk inches 10 his stockiegr, Of slender
build. and veighins l27 pounds
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28

sion to bail Of Jefferson Davis, the assas-
sination of president Lincoln, the diary
of j. Wilkes Booth, his place Of burial
the practice q pardon brokerage, and TIE
alleged correspondence of the president
with Jefferson Davis may be interesting to
a reader, but IS not Of the slightest i'm
portance so far as a determination OF tbs
case is concerned. Still much Of this
matter has been interviewer into the major
ity reports and has served to heghtcn its
color and deepen its tone. Settle down
upou the real evidence in the case, that
which will establish, in view Of the at
tending circumstances, @ substantial
crime, by making plain the element
which con institute it, and the case in many
respects warts into political contest. !.
Judge him politically, con-
denim him, but the day of political i'm
parchment would be q SAD one for tho
country. Political un6tness and incapaci.
iy must be tried al the ballot-box, not in a
high court Of impeachment. )
We therefore dec lare that tho case before
us, presented by the testimony and meas
ured by the law does not declare such
high crimes and misdomeanors within the
meaning of the constitution as require
the interposition Of the constitutional DOW
CIR of the house, and recommend tho adop.
tlon Of the following resolution
Reso!0ed, That the committee on The
judiciary be discharged from the further
consideration Of the proposed impeaoA.:
ment of the president of tho United
States, and that the subject be laid upor
the table.
JAMES L. WILSON,
FREDERICK K. WOODBURY..
Messrs Marshall and Elagiige, in their re
port, say Of the president:
lis greatest offence, we spprehend, vii! b,
found TO be that he hiss not been able 10 fol
low those who elected him TO Office in thei
mad assaults upon and departure from tn
constitutional government of the fathers c
the republic, and that standing where mos
of his party protesscd 10 stan 4 when thew 9,
svated him to his high position, he has dare,
TO diIier with the majority of congress upol
great and important questions He has beIiey
ed in the continuing and binding Obligation,
OF the constitution, that the suppression ofth
rebellion egainst the union was tie pres
efyation of the union and the states cor,
prising it, and that when the rebellion wa
put down the states were all and equally en-
Titled to representation IN the congress Of tn
United States.
And can We possibly be mistaken when VI
assert that however honest may be the ma
jority Of the committee, the verdict of tn
country and Of posterity will be that Ill,
crime OF the president consists not in viola
tons but in refusals to violats the laws; X
IN bravely daring the maledictions of thos
who have arrived at the accomplishment of
most wicked and dangerous revolution
rather than to encounter the reproech of hi
own conscience and the curses OF posterit,
through all time.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28
State I<cnss.

Tho Laporta F:ra1,t, Of the Esd inst.
contains full statement Of ihe ciTcum-
stances attending the killing. of Pet. Daily
by Pat. Dunn, last week, near Laroric,
from which 1t appears that Dann was not
wholly in fault, as was ~ first reported
On his preliminary examination he was
committed for trial, on bail Of Sc 600
he will be defended by II. K. Fsrrand,
Esq.
The Coed Te-pl'rs CT Laporsa, Lake
and Porter counties meas IN convention at
Westyille today.
The Michigan City Enterprise says that
the schooner May, cast ashore III one Of
sho late gales, is pow safely inside the
piers. The schooner Crapeshot, loashed
On Plum Island, is q total wreck. The
Josephene Dresden, buils il Michigan
City, is also a total wreck.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
Indiana State Teachers Association will
be held IN the city of New Albany on the
18th, 26th and 9th days OF December,
1867. This association has been steadily
increasing in power and influence since ita
organization ia December, 1854.
The Miami County Sentinel says the
Lcgansport Il Union railroad is completed
70 Xenia, in Miami county, and by the lat-
ter part Of the week will be finished &c
Bunker Hi, the crossing Of the Z. & 7
railroad
Biz. Carr, resident Of Peru, MAS in
stantly killed by train Of ears, at Iio
gansport, on Sunday, the Eth.
The democrats of Miami county vii
held convention CO Saturday, the I4tl
Of December, to nominate delegates 70 thc
democratic state convention, to be holder
at indianapolis on the 9Th of January
1868.
The democrats Of Whitley county hold
their delegate convention on Saturday
the Ttb Of December.
A FIT. Wayne jury have acquitted on
niger for killing another, probably on thu
belief that the "man and brother" wa
too numerour in that locality already,
The Lafayette journal says "negro suf
frage is not a question which the pcOPl'
wish To express themselves upon rex
; fall" That question has already beer
submitted TO tbe people Of come CT tn
lnorthero states, to the sorrow Of tn
Journals party. The democrats are read
for the issue whenever tho republican
choose TO mako it.
! In Fit. Wayne bad smell VAS found :
issue from the chest of German emf
grant The report became current tina
the box contained Geoomposing corpse
and an excited crowd burst It open.
vas found to contain a Limburg cheese
all Of when We give on the authority Q
) Sam Freeman, local OF The Democrat.
Jobn.C. Coleman, alias John @. Bland
aliqs JOHN c. Blanoh, alias Robert Chi
fox. recently failed in the attempt to eIop
with a young lady Of Switzerland count
named Froman.
i by recent FIRE in Rookpo1t, the larg
Touring mill OF busch S5 Co., three fran
buildings adjoining, and James Gavin
? totaoc0 factory, ~ere DESTROYED loss
taco. 0oo
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28

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There was finally law enacted abolishing
the office.
The first sheriff was Adam Vinnedge.
next, Abner Caldwell, Patrick Logan.
Joseph Evans, Seth iIussey, VIM c. Ed
wards, Jacob 3. Hupp, John H. Thomp-
son, 0. ii. Barnard, James L Yanvalken-
burg, II. II. Logan, and David How
In the FIRST district the following named
persons have cacL served az commissioner,
to-wit:
Abraham johnson, George Mctcalf, 10
seph Evans, Robert johnson, D. S. Con-
ger, Hiram a Ranck, Robert Schroeder,
Charles Palmer, Jacob Knoblock, s. n.
Champlin, Moses Keyser, AID Thomas
Tyner. In the second district, Charles
Osterhaut, john Gibson, James Nash
Ransom Barber, David Vanyactor, Elijah
Boiey and William Garrison. IA the third
district, Robert Blair, Andrew Roberts.
Ewel Kendah, Abel G. Hickman, I. nc
Donald, Johu H. Dickson, Enos futile,
Ira Allen, Sanford Gordon, Vim. Hughes,
John II. Worries, L N Morris, and Leon
ard Aloman.
Tho following named persons have each
served IS clerk 5f the MarshaU circi,i
court, to-wit: jeremiah Muncy, VIM. G
Pomeroy, y. L. Norton, Isaac How
Charles Palmer, Rufus Hewott, Richard
Colbalcy, 4. r. Packard, Hezekiah Per.
shipg, aad John c. Cushman.
The following named persons have serv
ed as county treasurer, to-wit: Johl
Houghton, Joseph Evans, David vinnedgo
n. Il. Ogles5ee, D. Q. Quincy, and II
". DoHney
VIM. G. pomeroy, VIM II. Durham
7. Mcdonald, Austin Fuller, and 4. c
Thompson have each served as couutI
auditor.
The clerk of the circuit court was slst
clerk of the commissioners cour. up L
1871. The Office Of county auditor wa
thon created The clerk was allowed t.
hold beth Offices Cor a time.
The following named persons have each
served as recorder of deeds, to-wit: Sila,
Morgan, O. 3 5o6son, Isaac Croker, G.
s. Cleavciand, johnson Drownlee, Thos
K. Houghton, and j. ". HOughton.
All lands cold by the United State,
were exempt from taxation for five years
up to somewhere about 1850.
The legislature enacted q lsw in 1874
requiring The commissioners to appoint
some person to appraise the real estate
IN the year 1916 and 1850 the legislator,
continued the same law in force, but !,
1855 there vas no lax authorizing tn,
commissioners to make such appointment
It the next meeting CT the legislature i
enacted a Law requiring She commissioner
to make such aPPointment every fv
years. They appointed 7. Mcdonald il
1916, Timothy Barber in 1845, Robsr
johnson in 1859, AID J. Is. h. Klinger i
1855. Ia 1853 the legislature repealed
that part Of The law requiring tie commits
sioncrs % appoint, aud nade it the duty Q
TIE people to elect. Ia the fall of 1853 J
2 Kitch vas elected
We may possibly have forgotten til
names OF taw who have fllel some Of tn
Offices named above, snd may have go
some Of the dates wrong, but we thinl
they are substantially correct.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28

THE LIEUTENANT GovERwoRsHIP.--
re understand thai Judge James II.
Hanna, OF Sullivan, has consented to be a
candidate for lieutenant governor. This
NC are glad to learn. We should have
been pleased to have had him run or the
gover1orship, but rs it IS understood that
Hon. Thomas i. Hend.cks he's consent
e3 to make the race for that position. i. Is
gratifying that Judge Hanna viii be gee
ond On ne ticket With Hendricks for
governor and Hanna for lieutenant gov.
eror, the state will carry with 1t ? force,
and rally around it host. that VII lie
hard to overdome-nay, which car not be
overcome. MIR. Holdricks has achieved &
national reputation as s.atesman Judge
Hanna. added to bis great and aok1ovl-
edged forensic talents, has fair executive
abilities; SO that, if the people shall wish
fas they wild TO return Dir. Hendricks 70
to the senate, we shall have governor in
The person of Judge Hanus, CT whom In
diana may we'll be proud.
Z. correspondent writing to the Win
cennes Sun, from Dover Hll, Martin
county, makes the following euggestioas
IN regard to q caud date Tor lieutenant
governor:
That Hendricks will he nominated foI
governor, seems now TO be a foregone con
c!usion. aud we think re,y wise conclu-
sion, too; and we know OF no one we
would prefer to have nominated For the
Office of lieutenant governor than Hon.
Thomas r. Cobb, now Of your city. The
democracy Of Marion county know him
we'll lie has served rs eight years in the
state senate, aud has served us well. His
great service in the cause of democracy
must ever ondear him 10 evory true dem
ocrat, and, if nominated, will make an en-
ergetic aud thorough canvass, and hi
record as an orator and bis ability as de-
batter are an honor to the state
STATE AUDIroR-The Eighth of Jan
uaTy convention, at Indianapolis, will Sc
ect from the material presented by the
democracy Of Indiana, suitable candi
date for auditor Of State. The Office i.
one of great importance to the people, an
should be flied by man WAC has some
, knowledge of its duties and labors. We
therefore, with the fullest confidence that
he has the ) eltsrsonian qualifications, hon
esty aud capability, present the name oi
our fellow citizen, Joseph " Bemusdaffer
iEsq., az the choice of the democracy o.
this county for that position. Mr. Be
musdafer is widely known to the demo
. Gratis Of tho state, aud we think a mar
whom the party will delight to honor
, We present the name to the convention
and ask That the claims of old Franklin
= may DO considered Our candidate i,
popular IN all southeastern Indiana, and
his nomination would materially strength
Ell the ticket We trust that tho democ
: racy n convention assembled, viii regar,
= with favor the claims Of Mr.. b., and nom
? mate him BrookciHe Democrat
Intimate friends of General Grant stat
that lie will make no formal or informa
declaration Of principles, even to secure
8 nomination, AMI that, if elected, ho ehal
y hold hi.oself free 10 act az his Eision ia,
di.cct.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-11-28
GEo. s. BOUTWELL,,
FRANCIS THOMAS,
THOMAS WILLIAMS,
WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
JNO. G.. CHURCHILL.

Resolution providing for the impeach-
ment Of the president of the United
States:
RESOLVED, That Andrew johnson,
president Of the United States, be impeach-
ed for high crimes and misdemeanors.
MINORITY REPORTS ON IMPEACHMENT.
Representatives Wilson and Wood
bridge handed in report dissenting from
the conclusions Of the committee. They
proceeded to discuss the constitutional
questions in regard to impeachment, show
ing, by reference to legal authority, that
an Impeachment cannot be supported by
any act which falls short Of an indictablc
crime, or misdemeanor. English prece-
dents are referred to at length, and copi-
Gus extracts made from the Testimony of
tho committee, in order to refuto the rea-
soning and conclusions OF the majority.
They conclude us follows:
A great deal of matter contained in the
volume of testimony reported 10 the house
is of no value whatever; much of it is
nero hcarsav, opinions Of witnesses, and
no little amount Of it utterly irrelevant to
the case comparatively a small amount of
il could be used on trial of this case be-
fore the senate Al cf The testimony re-
lati. : e. tho failure - try and = asn,is-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-03

How TO Prr Our F1REs.-A .Con.,,,;n,
Chemist" writes to scientific paper that bs
happened to be present some time ago a, tbs
burning of an oil distillery "The plac,
was, as usual, drowned with water, which
merely had the effect of spreading tbs
hames and increasing their intensity, for the
OIL burned until there appeared to be nothiua
left to support the flames. noticed tbe
flaming oil floating, on the surface of ,he
water on the floors. The water runpin,
down the walls bore flaming surface of oil
likewise. This shows that the water had lit.
tie or no power over the burning oil.
There was lying near, the building in
which the fire broke out q large quantity OF
sand. Now. If half dozen men. provided
with spades, had dashed lot of sand upop
the flames soon after the Ere was discovered
II would have been put out and but little
damage done.
Some time ago / nut ont 6,e -h;a.
m,go. nave destroyed an imme nse amount ~
va'aanie property by simply da.h,ue 6f,v =,
. hundred shovelsiul Of slackenad Inn.
which happened to be near at hand unon ~
flames, which literally choked them on, IT,
flre IN this case was caused BY cask Of oil
being set on FIRE accidentally. This il onIv
one Of the many 6res which hare seen.iput
out by the same means. Iconsider it would
Dc good plan il owners Of such places -
oil works, etc, always he'd q hand : ouanti
~ Of serd, dry old line vaaie. efc- vh;eh
sesldb - ssed n IL. aaaneg I IN eiasei .