The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-04

three years to him-so working upon the
susceptible feelings of the jury That they
sert Elm for only two years.
ArGEMfrED SUIcIDE.--A young man
in this city, whose name we suppress out
of regard for his relatives, ATTEMPTED TO
shuttle off his mortal coil last night By
swallowing "a cup Of cold pizen." The
early arrival OF a physician, and the ad-
miniaterirg of antilotcs, saved the young
gent!eman's life, and he still lives.--Ncr
Ai5aay Ledyer.
Sixty ladies Of New Albany have been
initiated into the mysteries of the Eastern
Star degree-a side issue of Masonry.
\ State Convention of Splritualists will
sit in Muncie on the last day of April anl
first OF May We presume they will All feel
cold spirit fingers pressing upon theit me-
dalt o5lo*9ctrs.
Alfred Morris, Of Fayett county, went to
Cambridge City, got drunk, started home,
fell from his horse near the depot, aud was
drowned in the mud.
Wy, u ICAJ CtSSCE1 uCl1ubOI
on the shore of the lake is beginning at last
TO be prosperous. The work upon the har-
Dor there under the management OF an associ-
alton has been well managed, und the pier
extensions of last year passed the ordeal OF
winter storms satisfactorily. A recent ap
preparation Of $4,000 by the Government.
realty aids the fund OF private and corporate
subscriptions, and the larbor work IS TO be
pushed forward cncr@eticaily 4 dredgc Of
{ upGfrta,t s1-,nnif- aud nf ~. ~. A~..-
ton, is now on The stocks and viii soon he
opening the channel; the pier extension will
be renewed on the opening Of navigation,
! and, by midsummer Lake vessels of any size
can enter the harbor safely. Under the i'm
proved prospects of the place, real estate In
any way desirable, has doubled is value with
in a brief period. and there can he no d)ubt
that by fall IA lace trade in lumber, grain, coal
ana iron Viii lave been ilau EGratcd at that
point with the vast district penetrated by the
railroads SOUTHWARK. and 20 which Michigan
City VIII be the nearest lake port.
The iron safe in Teuny & Co. dry goods
store. ut knightstown, was blown open a
Few nights since and 5000 carried off. The
explosion woke one Of the proprietors, who
was sleeping above, in time for HIM 20 rush
down and behold the s~coundrels leaving
with the booty.
Mr.. John Thomas, Of Lebanon a gentle
man somewhat addlcatcd to the flowing bowl.
recently attempted Il final shuttle ofh;s NOR
tai coil by swal!o wing arsenic. Or. Mcleod
autidoted him and called For a pew deal.
Two fingers aud part Of. A.ali we're re-
Gently found, lying around loose, in Ken
daliville.
Mr.. Y. II. Wir;s left for parts unknown
recently, leaving quite number Of debts
unpaid and taking four hundred dollars in
money belonging to the estate Of the Ben
edict heirs. Mr.. Wirts claimed that he was
drugceJ and robbed at indianapolis, and
gives this as his reason for not returning
U,rtfyr9 CITY Juioi.
The 'irugged and robbed dodge, SO pop.
ular alnongrural gsntlemeh, is about played
out.
The circular saw mill at Port Gibson
Gibson county, collapsed a iue one day las'
week, instantly killing Stephen Mods, the
engineer, and severely scalding Charles
King and Landon Peek. Some portions
- u t.lC UOlic- HCIct nIOMu WIN SuCH lOlCc
rs to knock down the canal bridge, stand
ing some serenty-fve or eighty yards dis
rant; other portions few across tho cana
and killed i COW and SOW belonging TO Mr.
Harvey Long.
Franklin couury has a rich aud move
breach of promise case. Both parties ar,
deafmutes.
James Crawford ofMorgau county, stone
blind for four years. suddenly recovered hi
sight a few days since.
A Lafayette dry goods CLERK receive
woupd ola very delielte nature last Friday
BY the acciden al discharge of his poke
pistol.
The town q Elkhart has been unfortunate
in the matter Of fires. On the 18th of Janu
airy four buildings with their contents were
DESTROYED. On the nth of March the UnioI
school house. a large. fine building, was de
stroyed, and last week q half block on the
corner. of Main and Pigeon streets, was de
stroyed, with a loss Of about $4,000. Hill Il
Miller, ID. s. SimOnton, John Link, Henri,
Champion and Samuel Simonton, arc til,
; principal sufferers.
Mrs. John Trout, of Upton, partly swal
lowed a squirrel bone a few days ago which
: obstidatcly sticks ia her rsophaeus, impe
ding deglutition aud desperation.
A fellow named Rariden has beer sen
: fenced to three years in the pcnitentiary a
Terrc IIaute, for playing the stop and bot
tom game whatever that may be.
, Eliza O'Brien. who shot Mr.. Fairbrothe
az Terre Haute, is known in some quarter
as Minnie O'Donnell.
Edward Gibson, Of Richmond, was re
Gently crushed to death while coupling car
at the Bellefortaiuc crossing.
john s. Lyle. chief of the Richmon'
r police. was iued and costed to the exten
of 500, for shaking an ecsta,ic female gym
nat at the African church, who, under th
U influence Of 1.-the power" trod upon tn
{ chiefs toes. Served him right. When b
D goes to the negro church he should take
e back seat, aud give the worshippers a tai
b field.
A confidence operator named Miller, &C
oompanicd by a young girl, whom he repre-
! scented to be his wife, recently swiudle
u citizens OF BlairsyilIs, Posey county, I
the tune or sIo. 600. and then 'lit on,