The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-11-05

description of German life and habits, and
say he has swallowed some pretty tough
stories retailed him by some mischievous
PERSONS and declare that such crelulity, in a
cultivated intelligent foreigner, is ircynpre-
hensible.
1t is estimated that there are over
$4,000 Hebrew voters in the three stal es
which have just gone republican, WIN.
although voting with their party on local
issues, will oppose Grant in November,
because Of his Infamous order No. IL.
There are 8; gus Of a revival oc ship
building at New York. Mr.. Webo re-
Gently made contract to build large
ship for : he Liverpool trade
"A number of government clerks and
lawyers have already left Washington for
various states TO vote next Tuesday, at a
reduced fare, al owed, however. only to
those who eau show certificates from po-
litical clubs.
The three upper stories of the new
southern wing of the treasury depart me 1T
at Washington. will be finished by the
first of Decem Der, aud will be occu, ed by
the internal revenue bureau. The lower
portion will be finished by the 1st of Jan
uary.
liz the Hudson county, New Jersey.
court, yesterday morning, Bergen Hilman,
negro twenty years old. was convicted
Of rape on the person Of a young girl ten
years old, and sentenced to ten years il
prisonment at hard labor.
Eating horsefiesh dues not make much
progress in France The government
encourages it, philosophers endorse it, the
horsehesh is offered for sale-nothing
seems to be lacking but disposition to
eat it.
Sixteen kinds of fossil horses have
been found in North America, yet no
horses were hers when this country was
discovered.
The cost of the military establish
ment of peaceful England, with the inter
est Of the national debt incurred ln war,
is over $500 a minute.
Essex, Mass, has little girl three
years old, who plays over two hundred
pieces on the piano. That little girl ought
to be in the back yard making dirt pies.
There is heavy chestnut crop in
southern INDIANA.
Work has benn commenced on the
Indianapolis and Vincennes railroad
a jackass and youns steer, a'iao"-
ed to il sulai Sas9n, and driven by q ois-
ger, were the objeets Of Interest 'u Eea-,-
vile, last FRIDAY
"A dealer IN garden truck, who Ire-
quen,s the New Albany market, deposited
hi. change. the other moaning, in cab
bove leaf spread acros, peek measure.
An old SOW. coming along, chawed up aud
swall wed the cabbage, sta mps aud all, to
the amount of $3.50.
The Ohio and Mississippi railroad
company are putting in an iron span to .he
bridge crossing the Wabash at Vincennes.
1t is their intention to add iron spans
whenever the present wooden ones require
to be removed.
Daniel Deitz, who cut his wife's
throat at Harmony, was tried last week in
the Clay circuit court. for attempt to mur-
der, aud sentenced to twelve years i'm
prsonment in the peuitentiary.
Down in Georgia the negroes voted
labels of "rat and roach extermlnator,"
being told that the picture of a rat on the
paper stood for ratification.
"A western farmer says he raises 400
bushels of potatoes to the acre. which
would be big thing if he didn't raise
boys enough to eat them all up.
BY the law of X lnsas it appears that
women can prosecute any landlord or
loon-keeper who sells liquor to their lordS
and masters.
The recent marriage at Buffalo. of
Mr. DeviIe and Miss Damn. has resulted
after weeks honeymoon, IN the DevIlle's
departure with 500 belonging to the
bride, who is lef. dsconsoate aud speuls
her time 10 repeating her maiden name.
-Sana Anna has been ordered to leave
the Island of Cuba, in consequence of his
Mexican complications. A Juarez spy
having unraveled all his plots, he was Civ
en- thirty days to leave, aud Is 80 poor that
his friends will have to pay his passage.
Among the PATENTS recently granted
to France is one for strong Golfer, the
neculiarirv of which seems tO be that If