The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-06

seriously affected by this disaster, but are
again able to SO on filling orders at mo-
ments notice, as of old, and always salts
flying their patrons. Fortunately. their
warehouses, located at some distance from
the store, were full of goods at the time OF
the fire, and large consignments have since
been received from the manufacturers.
All the goods they now have were pur-
chased at the lowest rates which have
prevailed for many month"; past, and they
are consequently enabled to offer them
very cheap. This fact, together with the
additional advantage of their system of
selling assortments packed by the manu-
facturers, should call the attention Of
northwestern dealers to this house.
Quite sudden change has been made
in the editorial arrangement of the Trii-
tune of this city, by the appointment of
Sam. Mcdill, brother of Josef" to the city
ejitorship, in the place of Elias Colbert. a
horscopical humorist from England, who
has held the position for about four years
previously. Mr.. Colbert, whatever the
world may say, had some good qualities.
He was very Industrious, pains-taking,
and had a considerable amount Of versat;l-
ity as writer. He had one Characters
tic vice, making bad puns. When he ut
tered them he italicised them with laugh;
when he got them into the paper he un-
derlined them. Now he goes into the
commercial department of the paper.
where puns are inadmissable. What the
effect will be on his constitution, is ques-
ton which admits of even betting. Sam
Medill is an active, sharp, good-looking
young fellow, lucky at drawing sewing
machines at church fairs, and glorious at
matinces. He made good local depart
ment for the Republican, when he was on
that paper, and will, no doubt, 90 so for
the Tribune. The best feature of the
whole affair, and most advantageous to the
paper, is that the change gives the COM
mercial department to Colbert, and leaves
Guy Magee free TO run the financial de-
partment Mr.. Magee, although youn
man, is one of the ablests financial and
commercial men on the western press, and
has for over year past conducted these
departments of the Tribune, with a vigol
soundness and foresight which have won
for him the respect of all who lad occa.
sion to note the columns under his charge
The change alluded to will merely relieve
him from portion of the drudSery of his
duties.
The play of Uudine," which made
such sensation here, was, financially, 9
failure in Pittsburgh, and the people who
went on from here to appear in it complair
loudly of the way in which they were
treated by the management. The poor
Chicago coryphees, who only got the star
walton wages of Sc per week here, when
they were taken to Pittsburgh were
still worse off, the management only al.
lowing them Sill each for the week. per
form ance, out of which meagre sum they
had to pay their board, their meals il
travelling and other expenses, altogether
leaving them very considerably or the de
bit side of the account.
The Grover and Maretzek opera troupe
opens at the opera house tonight one
week engagement.
Edwin Booth is playing to crowded
houses at McVicker's, and all this week
will appear only in Shakspearian charac
tiers.
Mrs. Landon, who assumes to be the ri
val Of Ristori, is to be here next week
Her tour through the small towns of thu
west, up to the present, is said to have
been a decided failure.
The grand "Grosser Turner Masken
ball." an immense display of the widest
most fantastic and extravaganza German
'humor comes off tonight. A frog quad
rifle is to be one of its principal features
G..