The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-18

The New York Times is not altogeth.
er pleased with the Chicago platform.
Gen. Lee is delegate to the Virginia
Episcopal convention
Col Dyckman carried a bullet in his
lungs 70. twenty-five years.
1t is proposed 10 hold series Of re-
ligious meetings in Fapcu'l Hall on Sun
day afternoons during the summer.
Senator Sumner will Gle al elaborate
opinion in support of the conviction IT
Andrew johnson
The silence Of the Chicago platform
on tho tariff question is breeding aiscord,
like the meaningless plank about the pub
lie debt.
The judd divorce case has been de-
cided in favor Of NJ. Judd and he is %
have the custody OF the children.
Senator Ross. of Kansas, vas hung
in efigy. at Topeka. Kansas, y some sai-
diers On reesd1y night Of last week.
- In New Yorb city Penilcion clubs
we're formed 10 both the Fifth and Sixth
wards list Monday evening.
1T is said that Thad. Stevens phys
faro an hour every evening to- "nental
recreation and 40. for .vve Of gam
bling, as he seldom bets more than 80 at
time.
Tho "apple blossoms" are developing,
but Z" 81 ae.e and prosperity" dc not ap-
proach with the railroad speed predict
ed By the aniiable Butter.
--Somoboly having stated that Grant
has DO viii OF his own, Prentice thnks no
had better make one as soon - possible,
in view OF BIS political death.
by tHolhirds vote the senate can
expel auy Of its members. What bie.s
/ ing il would he If that two-thirds would
just go to work and expcl itself
ten Mcclellan having declined q
public reception at New York, the CON-
mon council has ordered a complimentary
letter to be endorsed anl presented to
I him.
The retail sales Of Intoxicating hauors
in the United States. it is asserted, amount
10 nearly as much as the total value Of all
the railroads in the country, with their
equipments, which are estimated ~ have
cost 81 ,G5l ,C50,799
The Washington papers record
speech made at the recent Sunday schools
celebration by Gen. Grant. The follow
ing is vsrJatim report: The boys and
girls look well to-day. That's a very
pretty banner"
The committee Oh the celebration Of
the Fourth Of July say they have arrans-
ed highly satisfactory programme, but
that $40. 600 in addition 10 the Sl5, 600
allowed them is necessary 10 carry 1t out.
At recent meeting of the trustees, DR..
Z. B. Cotiilg. of Roxbury, Mass. was
unanimously chosen one Of the beard OF
consulting physicians aud surgeons 10 Tho
Boston City hospital, in place Of Dr. John
iiomans, deceased.
The Charleston Mercary, Lynchburg
Republican. Petersburg Index, Mobile
Register, New Orleans Picayune. and tho
Memphis Avalanche are ali N favor Of
General Hancock for president.
The New York Sur says The re-
publicans have selected Grant as their
candidate; hs was never member of that
party, hes never voted their ticket, and 50
far as he was politician, was always
known TO be a war democrat. lie does not
carry the banner of the republican party
in any distinctive sense"
0 A Pittsburgh widower Is under ar
, rest for poisoning his sixth wife,
In London, champagne is made out
i OF petroleunl, and sold at eighteen cents .
: dozen bottles. At this rate, it will rroba-
e bly, supercede the genuine article, il any OF
y that is left.
7 An indignant wife in Youngstown.
! Ohio, committed suicide few days since;
because her husband would not buy new
4 furniture.
n Fred. Douglass has bought place 6:
l Nincand, n. j., aud intends shortly to
o remove thther from Rochester
4 A party that has but one man in il
o who can 10y any possibility lie elected to
Il the presidency, and be need hot on &C.
Y count of any political principles opin-
0 ions, eaSnot be fit to have the control oi
| our national affairs.
A meeting was held at Fifth Avenue
u hotel on Saturday night. of leading con.
servatiye politicians, presided over by \.
Oakley Hall, at which measures were
taken 10 advance the interests of Chiel
Justice Chase in connection with the pres
idency.
Although Senator Fessenden vote,
= against impeachment, such is the purit,
of his character that the most radical o
+, radicals dare not accuse him Of corrun
a.. T., ,(. y, e,