The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-02
The adoption of the councilmen and al

towering the mayor to grant licenses to
tavern keepers is for the purpose of testing
the constitutionality Of the excise law.
The Stockholm TolksJioH advises the
Swedish government to follow the exam.
pie of Denmark, and sell to the United
States the island of ST. Bartholomew.
A fire IN Quincy, Illinois, on Saturday
destroyed property to the value of $50,
600.
The New York Tribune of 30th ult. con-
taips letter from General Hancock, cor
recting certain statements ofColonel Wyn-
coop, relative to the burning of village
at Pawnee Fork, and to killing of Chey-
ennes at CameraO Crossing.
The first meeting of the Union League,
mostly negroes, was held Saturday night
at Lafayette Square, New Orleans. Rev.
7. W. Conway, late Commissioner of the
treedmen's Bureau for LOUISIANA, presi-
ded. During the meeting extras, contain
ing news of the removal of Ord aud Pope
fell like bomb she lis among the leaders.
Ii is stated the removal of General Ord
is explained by the fact that it has been
made as the suggestion of General Grant,
who, while opposing any change in the
other districts as injurious to the progress
of reconstruction, has been of the opinion
for some time that both the military and
civil administration in the Fourth District
would be improved by change Of com.
mander. The President acceded to Cen
era Grants request, and included Gener-
al Ord in the order ofremoval
1t is thought the reports Of desti,ution
| which are now coming up from the South
particularly from General Ord's depart
ment, are exaggerated. So far as the most
rclieable information goes to show the
restitution is rather prospective than pres
ent. 1t may be greater before spring, but
just now it is not alarming.
Thaddeus Stevens has SO far recovered
from his recent iudisposition, that he is
engaged in preparation of speech in favor
of the Alaska appropriation bill.
The statistics elected in the investiga
ton of the whiskey frauds, show that the
Government has collected one dollar and
eighteen cents instead of two dollars per
gallon. These statistics arc based on the
data furnished by the records of the reve.
nue. bureau, and do not include any esti-
mate for the loss which the Government
has sustained since June last, since which
time it is we'll known the receipts have
continually decreased. Ii is probable that
the detailed statement of the amount of
revenue derived from this source. will
show that less than nine cents per gallon
has been collected during the present fiscal
year.
Thomas McKeon was arrested on Satur-
day on suspicion of being concerned in the
three million check robbery.
Senator Morton delivered an address be-
fore the Soldiers and Sailors Union, at
Washington, last night, taking for his sub
ject the issues Of 1868.
The public debt statement will not be
ready on the 9th of January. The exhibit
will be more favorable than that of the
last months except in the item of gold
which will be lower, owing to the payment
&c thirty millions of dollars on coin inter-
est due on the first of January. The
Secretary would have retired the four
million dollars per month for the last
month and the present one had it not been
for the action of the Honse in suspendng
his authority to do SO.
General Gilem, who is in Washi 1gton
under General Ord's order, seeking relief
for Southern restitution, had another in
terview with Geneaal Grant on saturday
In his report General Cillem shows that
thfee-fifths of the freedmen will be thrown
out of employment by the failure of the
planters to plant cotton.
General Candy has issued an order for
a convention to meet in Charleston. South
Carolina, on the 9th of January next.
The total official returns give little over
s, 700 majority for the convention.
Reports of Cabinet changes are in cir
culation again. One says that Secretary
Mr.. Culloch will send in his resignation
in few days, aud that the President will
nominate as his successor Charles Francis
Adams. our present minister to Great
Britain, and that Mr. McCulloch will then
be nominated to fill the vacancy at the
court of st. James.
The Idaho and Oregon Branch Rail-
road Company was organized at Portland,
to connect with the Union Pacific Railroad
aud run through Idaho and Eastern Ore
gon to the navigable waters of the Column
bia. The design ofthe company is to induce
the Pacific Company to take stock in the
road and assist in its construction.
Mr. Obadiah Valentine, conductor on
the Flushing Railroad was instantly
killed at West Flushing yesterday morn.
ing.
The Democrats of Washington City, are
making elaborate preparations to celebrate
the eighth day of January. Prominent
Speakers have been invited from all parts
of the country.
The extensive -four and grist mills. to-
getber with large elevator, at Farmiug-
ham, Massachusetts,, was burned on Satur-
day night. The mills ar. known through
out New England. and the elevator is said
to have been of greater opacity than any
east of ALBANY