Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-16


thanks to those who loaned him the pecr
mary means, and gratitude to heaven ths
there Is no law In the State enforcing i'm
prisonment for debt.
-Eoery afternoon says it is proposed Z
have ladies' trains made separate from thei
dresses, so that they can be removed al
hung in the hall, after being dragge
through the dirt, when the wearer wlshe
to go into the clean drawing. room.
a gang of burglars lately entered tn
First National Bank, at Port Jervis, N. ]
put notice was instantly given of the fac
by an ingenious telegraph between tn
bank and the Presidents house. and tn
burglars were foiled.
The Erie Dispatch says that for tn
last three or four years the water in tn,
lake has been gradually getting lower, ant
now, at several points along the shore, tn,
lake is at least six inches lower than yea
ago. Old inhabitants say that the waite
In Lake Erie rises for seven years and theI
falls seven years.
Some weeks ago lady started from
New Orleansf U the North with a corpse
supposed to be that OF her husband. AR
rived, however, at New Albany, the re-
mains were identified as of river Captain
well known, and formerly resident there
Both the Captain and the other party
were yellow fever victims, and the mistake
was made il disinterment.
John Jones and his son were setting 8
partridge trap in the woods in Cumber
land county, Va, a few days ago, his SOL
having q chicken in his arms, when Robt
Meadow, who was hunting turkeys, saw
the chickens head, and not seeing Jones
and his son, shot the chicken and killed il
In the boys arms. Jones and his son were
wounded, but very slightly.
The Director of the United States
Mint gives notice that the mint is now
prepared TO exchange, on demand, one and
two cent bronze, and three and five-ceni
nickel copper coins for United States notes,
or drafts on Philadelphia or New York
banks payable in such notes. All remit
tances of notes or drafts should be ad
dressed TO the Treasurer of the United
States Mint, Philadelphia. = ii..
"A marriage ceremony recently came
to rather abrupt termination in Provi.
dence, IN const lence of the to-be bride
putting In stipulation that the To be
bridegroom should thenceforth eschew his
cigar. The young man replied that he
could get along very much more comfort
ably without wife than he could without
his weed, and consequently the proposed
marriage "ended in sacks"
Steam towing is hereafter to be tried
upon the New York canals. a canal com
pany has been formed in Syracuse to build
steam-tu tug, and apply 1t to new plan for
towing on the Erie Canal. The tug is
IN tow canal hoatr in T. -
that the new method will reduce by one
hall the cost of ffeighting an the length
OF time bstween Buffalo and New York.
The Atlanta correspondent of a Geor
gia paper tells of a chap who came down
from one. of the upper counties and en-
countered a man with hand organ
covered with green cloth. The man began
to turn and The countIyman put down a
quarter, which the other Immediately took
up. Down wentanother, which shared The
same fate, and then another. The stranger,
finding his pile getting low, turned 10 a
bystander and asked, mister, what SOFT OF
game is this, anyhow"
We saw it stated that the Postoffice
Department has decided that all newspa-
pers, circulars, and periodicals, unsealed,
deposited in the place of publication, and
from that postoffice distributed direct to
subscribers, are to have one cent stamp
attached before they are mailed: papers.
circulars, and peTicC icals, no wever, will
be sent free, as heretofore, 10 subscribers
within the county, provided they pass
through at least two postoffices This de-
c'slon Is now in force. 1t may be law, bat
Is obviously lacking in common sense.
-Oa a recent afternoon an intoxicated
mgn lost his can overheard AT the foot OF
Coilears street, Z asst River, New York. and
jumped In the water to get it. He strug-
gled Tor some moments, unable 10 swim,
when another man jumped overheard to
I rescue him, but the attempt nearly cost
both men their lives. They struggled to
gether, and had sunk from sight, wbea a
ihlrd man leaped overheard, and the three
men chung together, and would have
drowned hut for the timely arrival of the
harbor police boat, the crew OF which took
the nearly exhausted men from the water
1t is easier to be good business man
Than poor one. Half the energy dis
played in keeping ahead that is REQUIRED
to catch up when behind will save credit.
give more time to attend to business, and
add to the profit and reputation of those
who work for gain. Be prompt. Keep
your word. Honor your engagements. If
you promise TO meet a man or do certain
thing at certain moment, be ready at the
appointed time. If you have work to do,
do 1t at once, cheerfully and therefore more
speedily and correctly. If You 90 out on
business, attend promptly To the matter on
hand, then as promptly go about your own
business Do not stop to tell stories in
business hours.