The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-13
BRIEFS.

AT the great meeting at BerInlng CHAM, Eng
land, on the 4th, john Bright made a great
speech in which lie pleaded the wrongs of
ireland in part cXtenuatiOn of the late Fe-
man Ouirages.. The London Times admits
that the imprisonment of Geo. Francis Train
was a mistake. ~ terrific storm occurred
in New Foundand last week 30 to 40
persons persisted in the cold and snow.
In Omaha, on the 4th, VIM. Barrett, who
was Shot by Il policeman few days ago died
Of his wound. Judge jameson has IecOv-
cred $500 from The state officers of Ncbras-
ka, and the proprictors of the Omaha Re
publican, for an opinion in relation to the
constitutionality IF certain laws Of that
stnte.....At Montgomery, Alabama, in vo-
ting on the new constitution, out of 5000
registered white voters, only eight have cast
their ballots in two days. The names OF
these eight are very properly published as a
black list 10y the Montgomery papers,.
The democrats of the Kentucky legislature
have requested Senator Guthrie to resign his
position in the United States senate-his
health not permitting him to take his seat in
that body. AT Lynchburg, Va, the Other
day, soldier attempted to shoot Col. L. E.
Rose; but he counted without his host, a.
Tie Col turned on his assailant and crashed
his head with the wouldbe murderers Own
musket. +. The owner of blOoded horse in
Chicago recently offered TO sell him to q
friend for Sl4,50 per pound. His friend &C
copied the proposition. The horse weighed
| 1,040 pounds and amounted to $l5,080 No
vel way to sell horse flesh. a commercial
convention met in Boston on the 9th to de
wise plans to bring us back to a state ofpros
perity. a very praiseworthy object. There
was a movement in congress, on the 9TH, to
legislate into existence the defeated Alabama
constitution. The Imperial Soft Impcach-
eres" are again getting upon the rampage.
Five men attempted to assassinate E. NJ. Avery
cashier, of the Gayso Savings Institute at
Memphis, on the 9TH. "A n attempt was made
to assassinate the king and queen ofPortugal
on the 5th while returning from unting
party Napoleon has accepted an invita-
ton to visit the sultan ofTurkey at Constan
tinople, next summer. admiral Farragut
was at Genoa on the 9th. American news
papers, containing accounts of the arrest o.
Train, have been received at Paris. >. An en-
thusiastic meeting ofthe Fenan brotherhood
took place at Toledo on the evening of the
9TH. A large meeting was held at Albany
on the evening of the 9Th, at which resolutions
were adopted in favor of the protection O
of naturaliZed citizens abroad. there
is large increase in the pebble debt for Feb
ruary. The total is now $2,65l 1884, $3.50 8!
IA bill was passed by The house restoring
to actual settlement certain Pacific Railroad
lands. Geo. ii. Parker, of Iowa, is spoken
of for the position of assistant secretary ofthC
treasury. THE Union League of Philadel
phia has ordered 100000 copies of Senator
MortOn's speech on reconstruction, far circu
lation in Pennsylvania. The receipts o
customs for the week ending January 81
were s. 006, 9S5. 81. "A movement is being mad,
TO call national producers convention q
CINCINNATI.
The Winnamac Democrat learns that whea
in Pulaski county has been injured to som,
extent.
Five hundred and scycnty-two deeds wer
recorded in Pulaski county in 1867, and on
hundred and twenty six mortgages.
The residence offs. B. Hoover, three mile
from Pulaski, was entirely destroyed by fir
last Friday night. Loss, $4,000