The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-04-30

The hungry carpet bags have heard that
Gen. j. S. Brisbin, Of Kentucky, is q
brothcr-in-law of Wade. and have so PES
tered him fox his influence" in procuring
them Office, that he comes out with 4 card,
in which he says:
Its nobody's bushes who [ married
Ny wife suits me exactly. and so long as
we keep out Of the police and divorce
courts. am at loss to know what right
newspaper men have to enquire in
to our family affairs. No connection ex-
lists between Mr. Wade and myself !
have Known Mr. Wade long and veil, aud
regard him as one Of the ablest and hes:
men in the ration, but have no influence
with him, and hope this statement Will
be sufficient answer TO those disinterested
gentlemen who have been boring re to
exert myself Gin a certain event, in their
behalf with my fatherin-law.'
According to The world, the difference
between the parliamentary rump is, that
whereas the former was after Charles
lead, the latter was after Jotnson's seat.
&C. ". Ashburn. who was lately shot
in house of ill-fame ct Columbus, Ga,
was leading radical, and aspired to the
Office of United States senator.
milwaukee, has a democratic paper in
the Scandinavian language, called the Ere
mad.
- The South Carolina convention,
which framed the constitution that has
just been adopted or rejected in that state
consisted of scyenty-three negroes and iif-
ty-three white men.
-Rumor says that Mrs. II. 3. Stowe
has seen cause, from personal observation
of the southern negroes, to modify her
opinion as to the intelligence, honesty, and
nobility Of that race.
"A democratic club has been organi
zed in Conneaut, Astabula County, Ohio
For years past democrat has been Il very
rare sight in that locality. But the world
moves.
The democrats, at the recent election
in Fort Scott, Kansas, elected their may.
or, city ticket, and large majority of the
ward officers. We shall have to put Kan
sas in the democratic column.
The New York Tribune, since the
elections have gone so strongly against its
party, has become more vituperative than
ever. TO disagree with it in anything is
be called IL liar. If denuncation were ar
gument, the Tribune would be irresistible.
The war department drew from the
treasury department, according to the sec
rotary OF the treasury upwards of SIS, 900,
600 last month. The New York TrtJuae
says the expenses of the war department
are cdtuaRy about 100000. per an
mum.
--Great destitution and distress still ex-
ist among the poor Of Rochester, n. Y.
Ii they were only black, the radicals would
find means Vt feeding them at government
expense.
Here is work for Gen. Meade: A
loyal negro was shot dead by one OF the
sontiues with which the loyal leagues in
The negros 0ffense was attempting to ass
the guard without the league counter
sign.
Senator Harlan, of iowa, who votes
OH every occasion in favor of forcing ne
gro suffrage upon the people of the south,
recently said: 81 know it is dangerous
to cothc ignorant men with political pow
er, and the coored men recently in slavery
have not had an opportunity to obtain
book learning"
|. AUGUSTA, April %, 1S6S.-Unoficial
accounts of ninety counties give Bullock,
radical, 2,26S majority. There are forty
two counties still to be heard from, which
will probably lessen Bullock's majority,
and still leaves the result Of the election
doubtful.