The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12
News Items.

Elk Senator Bayard died in Philadelphia
on the 4th inst.
A Connecticut paper speaking of births,
says: " A son of John Triechemen, Esq,
a democratic GAIN
Mrs. Stoves new book says, when a
boy, Beecher vas dismissed from school
for being an " nveterate joker and an In
different scholar"
1t is reported Judge Cody will resign
his position in the law department of the
Michigan university.
Kelley. M c., historically alluded to Mar
shall St. Arnaud. He was " reported I"
as having alluded to ST. Arma nd, ST. Ar
nond, and Lieut.. Armand.
Robert Watson Williams, decease, New
York, bequeathed to young colored man
$4,000.
A gentleman of color was the purchaser
Of the most expensive Of Sir. Frederick
Bruce's effects, at the recent sale in Wash
ington.
James P. Whip, Fall River, Mass, has
been tried for bigamy, and sentenced to
imprisonment.
Immense frauds have been perpe.rated
in the export of trashy preparations under
the name Of ginger brandy by certain par
ties in New York. The principal has
been arrested at his private residence near
Washington, and taken to New York for
trial. Other similar frauds are being dis
covered in that city.
Full returns from the Alabama elect ion
have not yet been received at army head
quarters, though there is no doubt that the
new constitution is lost. 1t appear from
the records that Gen. Pope originally
ordered the election to be for but
two days, and that the change to four
days was made by Gen. Meade, in accord
auce with the direct suggestions of Gen.
Grant.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, March 9-Last
night about IL o'clock, Charles Anderson
and VIM. McBoyan, both sporting men,
got into a dispute, and after five unsuc-
cessful shots being fired on each side, the
disputants were arrested.
Louis Schaffer, cashier of the Milwaukee
county bank, shot himself on the morning
of the 9th, on account of some defaulting
operations, and died instantly. The bank
loses nothing.
A woman at Toronto, named Mansion
was arrested on the Sth inst, on suspicion
of poisoning her husband and three chill
dren. One of the children is dead the
others are not expected to live.
NJ. Du Challu, the African explorer,
says that to be left alone in the pre- 'ence of
the cannibas was not a comfortable situa-
ton, and he felt somewhat strange. They
did not modest him, but became his con-
ductors 70 the village, and as he walked
along the street and looked upon the bones
of men aud women whose flesh had fur
nshed feast, the thoughts that crowded
upon him were not of the most consoling
description. The people seemed to dread
him, and run away; one woman entered
her house with the leg of a man under her
arm. He was regarded as spirit by the
Fans. The king refused to see him on the
day of his arrival, as he feared some evil If
the spirit looked upon him.
DETROIT, March AN important case
involving the obligation resting upon ex-
press companies to pay specific tax OF
one per cent. on gross receipts to the
state, under the law framed last year, came
up to-day, in the circuit court. Judge
Walker gave a decision pro forma, that
the law was constitutional. aud arrange
ments were made to bring the matter
promptly before the supreme court for D.
nal decision.