Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-24

The Dayton (Ohio) Journal says 1t
is lust two months since old Mr.. Brown,
the veteran cordwainer, tasted food. We
have this on the solemn word of himself
and family. During this time he asserts
he was ted by the spirits, but their food
was so ethereal that he rapidly fell away
from a robust constitution to almost skel-
eton. Yesterday morning, however, the
spirits ceased their visits as provisioners,
and Mr. Brown, being cut off from his
"heavenly MAMMA" recovered his appetite.
May his shadow increase.
In the trial of a suit for damages grow
ing out of the death of Mr.. William Walk
er, in consequence of collision on the
Long Island Railway, the Court decided
that il is the duty Of conductor to furnish
seats to all passengers. If he should fail
to do this, and travellers be compelled to
stand, even though they stand on the plat
form, and personal injury result, the rail
way company cannot avail itself OF
the law which absolves it FROM liability
by posting notices in the cars against
standing on the platform
"A desperate character named Coffee,
who has Just been sent TO the Nashville
Penitentiary for robbing, sprang suddenly
to his feet at dinner, on the 18th, brandlsh-
ing a large carving knife, and called upon
all who wanted liberty to follow him. lie
| leapcd over the table and dashed toward a
breach in the wall made to enlarge the
Penitentiary grounds, followed by the des-
perite crowd, white end black, but just as
he reached the breach he was felled by a
billet of wood, and his followers quailed
and retreated. Not shot was fired.
"A nice old gentleman of seventythrce
was to he married recently in Springfield,
Mass, but the lady failed to arrive from
Wisconsin on the day appointed. y sec
Ond day was fixed, and second time was
he disappointed. A third day was set, and
then the bride appeared. The bridegroom,
in delightful state of palpatation almost
flew to the clergyman's, but found he was
absent from the city. However, in the
evening the clerical gentleman returned,
and the twain, after all their veXatious dis.
appointments. were duly made lone flesh.
The bride is fOrty-seyen.
The Fond du Lac Commonwealth says
1--WE are told that while the Lewis House
was burning, night before last one of oul
ministers went in and was busily engaged
removing some goods, when a fireman
high in official authority, not knowing who
lie was, stepped up, and in style more EN-
phatic than polite inquired "what the h
he was ding there?" The ID. ID. placed
himself in defensive attitude, a Ii Heenan
and replied, Perhaps you don't know who
| am; | am the Rev. -, and, sir, | allow
no man to swear at me use such language
towards me again if you dare /" The fire
man felt very much as the boy did wher
his father died; he had nothing more tC
say.
In Salem, Mass, during thunder
shower a few evenings since, a young MAI
was Frustrated by the lightning while walk
ing in the street. AT the time he had 4
steel-framed umbrella in his hand, with q
wooden handle, the frame of which was
completely riddled and thrown to the OPP
posite side of the street. The breast of his
coat was somewhat torn, and the waist
coat of his flannel shirt hung only by q
shred, while the sleeve was partly torn
open. What is more strange, on the shoes
which he wore were steel buckles. appar
emily untouched, while the top of one OF
his stockings was literally unraveled. The
young man was not injured in the least
only experiencing on the following day q
little numbness in one of his hands All
he remembers of the affair is, that he saw
large ball of fire. When he reached the
store where he is employed, and whittier
he directed his steps as soon as he recov.
cred sufficiently, he loosely asked them il
they ever saw an umbrella struck by light
ming, when, to his surprise, his attention
was called to his tattered garments, and he
for the first time realized what an escape
he had had