The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-03

tnree collars anu nlty-eiSnt centS worth,
but it looks that way.
An ex-army officer has scheme for
the introduction of the velocipede for the
rapid transmission of infantry.
"A man in Ohio got tired while black
berrying, slept upon railway, and his
friends had to do the rest of his "bury-
ing for him.
jeremiah Carhart, the inventor Of the
melodeon, died few days since in New
York, leaving fortune after enduring
adverse circumstances for many years.
Furnished houses in the city of New
York rent at from 5000 to s400 month,
and unfurnished houses at from $500 to
5000 year.
IF we redeem the fve-twenties in green
backs, shall we not still have to pay in
gold, dollar for dollar, on every greenback?
Yes; but the interest will be saved and
here is the strong point of Pendleton,
Butler and Stevens. In'the interest alor e
the sum of the principal Of the British
national debt has been paid, perhaps twice
over, but it still remains tho same.
During the seventy-three years pre-
viOus to L,nco!n's election, the total ex-
penses of the government amounted to
81 400 100000. During the three years
of radical peace, since the close Of the re.
bellion, the expense has been 100000
900 of dollars. That is $500, 900 900 more
in three years, than in the whole seventy
three years before the rule of the thieves
now in power. The average annual ex-
pense of the government before the rule
of the Grant party was little more than
nineteen millions, whereas now it is over
five hundred and thirty millions. Such
is the luxury Of Mongrel rule.
The Philadelphia Age gives the fol
lowing instance to show the sympathy Of
the radical press for tho negro: a brutal
negro murders his mistress in this city, is
tried, and sentenced to death, and the rad
ical press howl for executive interference
In our city prison is poor, deceived, ruin
ed white woman, under sentence of death
Tor killing the offspring of her shame yet
these radical journals have no word o.
sympathy for her. The negro, first, last
and always, is their motto.
The Tribune, April 8, 1868, printed
Mack's" Wa shington letter, reporting
President johnson as saying to him thai
Grant had been in the executive mansio q
so drunk that he could not stand On his
legs.
The Antt- &aucry Standard for the
week ending April IL, 1868, printed ar
article signed by Wendell Phillips, charg
ing Grant with drunkenness.
The Independent for the week ending
January 81, 1868, printed Tilton's own
telegram from Washington about the pres
idential candidate " occasionally seen fud
died in the street." resl
In the FREQ Religious Association
| (Comeouters' convention. held in Boston
May % and 20, 1868, Wendell Phillips
in speech, said " Imagine republi
can candidate for the presidency-th
most popular man in America-who canno
stand up before glass of liquor withou
falling down."
The radicals have found anothe
straw to cling tc, in the case of a son Q
the late Stephen A, Douglass, who has re
comfy made speech in favor of Gran
and Colfax, somewhere in North Carolin:
Aside from the indiscretion Of beardles
boy, who may live to repent youthfl
folly, the case is we'll illustrated by a
incident in the life of James B. Clay.
This gentleman once went into Indian
to attend political meeting, where h
was announced to make a speech. On h
way he fell into conversation with Ho'
D sier companion, which soon turned upo
politics. The result was that the Hoosit
told Mr.. Clay that he could not "talk pol
tics worth cent"
e DO you know who am asked M
Clay, drawing himself back with mike
] expression of superior dignity and injure
! innocence. A reply in the negative il
t duced Mr.. Clay to announce himself
d the son of Henry Clay, of Ashland, sir,
Well, swear !" was the astonishe
4 reply, who'd thought that tho stoc