The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-20
ates $4,000 for the 22d, and 1000 for a
picture Of his Honor Mayor Hoffman.

Mr.. Egert Hasard, editor and proprie-
tor of the London American, honored our
sanctum with his presence last week: He
Is now on visit to this country, chiefly
for the purpose of assisting in getting
again before congress the international
copyright law, in which he takes great in
terest. Mr.. Hazard is writing some ex-
cellent editorial letters to his paper.
The pretty fashion of monograms is still
in vogue and the rage is ratherl intensified
than otherwise. The fashion in scarlet
however, has died out, and mauve, apple
green and corn-colof take its place.
The members of the society for the pre-.
vention of cruelty to animals are causing
the arrest of car-drivers and conductors of
many of the city railroad cars for cruelty
to their horses, in compelling them to draw
overloaded cars. In several instances re-
ported, over one hundred persons were
found packed in one car, and these in turn
were dragged along with only two horses
attached. Others again, with &C commo-
dations for net over thirty persons, had
frequently packed and jammed in eighty
and ninety persons at time. The sup
preston of this evil meets with very gen.
sral appreciation.
The reported defalcations in the Ameri-
can exchange bank turns out to be what
morning contemporary calls " trifling irreg-
ularities." The amount taken is " so small
as to be of trifing consequence to the
bank wiz: 100000 We should be
very glad to have such trifing irregu-
larity" drop into our pockets now and
then.
Among other great projects Of internal
, improvement, which occupy the attention
IF our capitalists, that Of tunneling the
Niagara river is fndingi considerable ia
yor. The point spoken Of as practicable
one is at Fort Erie, just opposite Buffalo.
The cost of. the work is estimated at
much less than that of bridge at the
same place.
BY the report of the city superintendent
of public schools it appears that during
the past year 226,1S7 children altogether
have attended school for long or short peri
DDS.
The funeral of Ha-Yah-ta-Kee, the
leader of the japanese acrobatic troupe
recently arrived in this city, took place a
few days since from his residence. 1t
was the first japanese funeral in New York
During the morning the monotonous Jap
anese dead song was. kept up in small
room beside that in which the corpse lay.
Lighted candles were placed near the cof-
I'm, and document in japanese was hung
against the wall. There were three vigil
tants, one OF whom officiated and chanted
the dead song the other too lifting silent
ly opposite The friends and relatives of
the deceased and the other members of
the troupe were in an outer room. The
custom Of providing food, tobacco and
opium for the dead vas observed. As
soon as the body was removed from the
house an old japanese woman commenced
sweeping the ground with a broom, this
custom signifying the waiting of the soul
of the dead to spirit-land. A number of
!. carriages followed the hearsc to Green
wood, which were for the most part occu-
pied by japanese. The body was placed
in the strangers receiving tomb until the
return of the troupe to Japan, when it
will be taken with them. The deceased
came to his death by disease of the heart.
This is said to be the first winter in
which native American workmen have
been known to seek voluntarily the pro-
lection of the station-houses for themselves
and families.
More than one hundred and fifty week
ly journals are published in this city, sew
eO-elSLuS VI WHICH, uoIuis any WV L h0A
ever heard of Most Of them are for out
side circulation.
Nineteen unsuccessful attemps at suicide
nave been made in this city during the
present week.
Highway robberies in broad daylight in
some of the most populous thoroughfares
continue almost of daily occurrence. The
latest is chat of an errand COY, fifteen years
old, who was knocked down in a street
leading to Wal, and robbed of 5000 while
on his way to bank.
The Evening Post and the Journal Of
Commerce are reported to have cleared
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively, last
year.
Some of the Broadway landlords esti-
mate that at present rates it costs -. 10
per day to feed man ct their tables, pre-
Stunning that he eats three meals.