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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26
The imprisonment of The Editor
Of the Memphis Ayafanfhe.

Our readers are informed of the arrest
and Imprisonment, first of the local and
then OF the editor -in-chief of the Memphis
AvoIanche. These outrages upon person
al liberty and free press were committed
because the local had criticised the con-
duct of miserable judge, and the editor
had dared to sustain him in the right.
Both were cast into prison. At the very
moment that Col. Galloway was hushed
to silence beneath the walls of a dungeon,
his wife assumes the editorial chair, and
launches the following missive at the head
of her husbands prosecutor:
"Twenty-six years sgo l gave my girl
ish heart to the husband whose nane
proudly own. We have lived through ad-
versity and prosperity, but in whatever
condition our lots have been cast calumny
has never dared to assail my husbands 5
name. Notwithstanding this fact, he was
yesterday torn from his little family and
is now prisoner in the county Jail; but,
thank God; he is a prisoner without a
crime. He has been torn from his home
for the offense of exercising the rights
which are his by the laws of the land. To
a free country free press is as indispens-
able as the light of day. Itis, in fact the
sun of the social and political system FROM
which cmanates the influences which pro-
duce vitality, strength and fertility For
exercising rights which the constitution
guarantees, my husband has been incar-
cerated in Jail. Not only my prayers but
the prayers of all good people of both SEX
es will follow him in his prison cell. 1
shall not speak unkindly of the man who
has sought to degrade my husband and
who has brought unhappiness upon two
families. But, as the principal editor and
the local have both been arrested, and no
freeman is allowed to speak through the
columns of the Avalanche, there is no 9TH
er alternative left but for me to assume
the position forced upon me by the perse-
cutions and misfortunes which despotism
always brings upon the noble and brave.
A preconcerted arrangement has been
made to crush out the paper. 1t cannot
be done. During the incarceration of my
husband and Mr.. Campbell, l am con-
strained to take charge of the paper, and
can be found at the editorial rooms of the
Avalanche, and if men are not brave
enough to defend their rights and their
Liberties, trust the paper, for the next
ten days, will prove that there is one wo.
man ready to defend the rights and liber-
ties which weak and timid men seem dis
posed to yield.
"FANNIE B. GALLAwAY."
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26

IMPORTANT LAwsUIT.-Col. l.. P. Mil
ligan has instituted suit, in the com mon
pleas court of this county, against Jas. r.
Slack, Henry Zumro, Jas. NJ. Bratton, Jo-
seph Holt, o. p. Morton, A. p. Hovey,
Thos. l. Lucas, Chas. ID. Murray, Benz
Spooner, r. p. De Hart, Henry j.. Bur-
nett, Ambrose A. Stevens, Ansel D. Wass,
Thos- w. Bennett, Reuben Williams, AL
bert Heath, Benz. Pitman. Samuel Place,
james A. Dean, VIM. Arnold, and VIM.
R. Holloway, for false Imprisonment,
claiming damages in the sum of $780,
600. The case will come up for
trial at the June term of court. Every
point involved in this case has been deci-
ded in one suit or another in different
courts of the country, and no verdict has
ever been rendered against plaintiffs.
Col. Milligan's complaint has evidently
been prepared with deep study and great
care, and it is simply impossible for any
Of the parties against whom suit has been
brought to escape on the ground that they
were not liable to answer for the conse.
quences Of tf cir actions, or that the re-
sponsibility for the great wrongs which he
has suffered does not rest upon them.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26
The Good Time Coming.

"Mark Twain" discourseth thus on that
millennium for which George Francis
Train, Mrs. Stanton aud Miss Anthony
are stumping the country:
In that day a man shall say to his ser
want, What is the matter with the ba-
by ?" Aud the servant shall reply, 'It
has been sick for hours" And where is
its mcther?" "She is out electioneering
for SaIlie Robins" And such converse
ton as these shall transpire between ladies
and servants applying for situations,
"Can you cook 7"
"Yss.'
"Wash 7"
"Yes."
"All right. Who is your choice for
state milliner ?"
"Judy McGinniss."
"Well, you can tramp"
And a woman shall talk politics instead
of discussing the fashions, and men shall
nurse the baby while the wives shall go
to the polls and vote. And in that day
the man who hath beautiful whiskers shall
beat the homely man of wisdom fof gov
ernor, and the youth who waltzes with
exquisite grace shall be chief of police in
preference to the ma of practical sagaci-
ty and determined energy.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26
NUMBER 30.


Our metropolitan papers have Away,
been marked for their exq uisite politeness
to each other. The latest example is the
following expressive compliments passed
between the New York Tribune aud the
New York World
From the appearance Of things it seems
as if the descriptive powers of him of the
World surpass those Of the Tribune. How
ever, it is hard to say how it may turn.
IL. G. is a tou gh customer in long race.
The clippings passes under the head of
THE II. G. MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
Those who Eave attended the rece rt,otc
at the white house within the past tzo
weeks have noticed tall, handsome young
man, with az eye as black as a coal, heavy
black eye brows, and luxuriance Of curl
ing black hair, who dresses in parfect
taste, and is followed by the admiriug
glauces Of women as he moves through
the throng. This is J. B. s., the latest OF
the correspondents honored by the conf
dence of the executive. He is about the
last ma q in the world who would be taken
as the depository Of state secrets, and
about the first women would fall in love
with - Tribune
Those who have attended the entertain
ments at Cheever's church, and the abo-
litionist, free love, Fouerite, woman's
rights, agricultural, social science, spirit
ualists, anti-gambling, give-every-body-
everything and t-yourseli-by-the slack
of-your-trowsers conventions for the pas.
two hundred years, have noticed tall, re-
pulsive old man with an eye as blue as
New England milk, light white eyebrows.
a sickly mess Of straight white hair, of the
color of preserved ginger, and face like
a pumpkin, and of the same color, who
dresses in exec-ably bad taste, with a hat
worn by Methuselah aud pantaloons of
different age and nativity, who keeps one
leg of his inconsistent trowsers hidden in
boot and the other unblushingly expos
ed to view, who wears seven overcoats rep
resentng all the cardinal colors, and care
fully keeps his neck string united, and is
followed by the shuddering glances of
frightened women as be moves through the
throng This is H. G., the first man tha.
ever tried to make himself, and the earil-
est IGNORED with the confidence of
executive feld-hauds aud runaway
contrabands. He is about tho
last man in the world who would be
taken as depository Of common sense and
beef-steaks, and about the first man that
women would fly from in terror.-N. \.
Wos Ill.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26
The Democratic National Con-
ventl0n and the New TamDla.
nv Hail.

The New York World gives the follow
ing account of the new Tammany hall in
New York, which is to be used for the
meeting of the national convention on the
fourth Of July. 1t is to be completed for
that purpose. 1t says:
In view Of the fact that the national
democratic convention will hold its session
in the new Tammany hall now in process
of construction, for the purpose of nomiua-
ting president and vice-president of the
United States, considerable amount of
interest is attached to the progress of the
building. The front is up and the roof
nearly finished. The buildingp resents an
imposing appearance on fourteenth street,
and fills the unsightly gap made by the
destruction of the medical college, with it's
elegant and lofty brick front, handsomely
trimmed with marble. The location is an
excellent one; the best that could have
been selected in the city, in the vicinity of
the Academy Of Music, Steinway hall,
Wallack's theatre, and other places of
amusement. The neighborhood is aristo-
cratic; the street is very wide and nava
gable one. Rryant's minstrels will be in
full blast underneath, on the first floor,
during the convention, SO that the dele
gates will not have to walk far, when the
labors Of the day are done, to amuse their
minds. The convention will commence
its session on the fourth of July, at II O.
clock precisely, and it is expected that
about 500 delegates will be present in the
convention besides the delegations of out
side organizations, and clubs which will be
represented from each state in the union
The hall to be devoted to the purpose Of
the convention will be unsurpassed for
room and accommodation by any similar
one in the country. From the first story
to the roof, in height some so feet, l14
feet in width by 100 feet in length, the
most powerfully voiced democratic tribune
will have room to swell his lungs and speak
to the delegates in convention assembled.
The hall will be constructed on the most
approved principles of acoustics, and the
rostrum, chairs, desks, and furniture Of the
hall will be Of the newest and mcst COM
Portable patterns. There will be large and
lofty committee rooms contiguous to the
main or central hall, ard in case of fire the
aisles and stairways will be wide enough
to permit of speedy egress. The main room
can, and will, be used as ballroom after
the adjournment Of the convention. On
the ground floor, spacious reading-rooms
will be located for the benefit of the asso-
citation. The national democracy will find
the accommodations in Tammany hall
equal to their highest expectations when
the convention meets.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26

Uses OF ApvERsITY.-You wear out
your old clothes.
You are not troubled with many visitors.
You are exhonorated from making calls.
Bores DO not bore you.
Spongers do not haunt your table.
Impostors know it is useless to bleed
you.
You practice temperance.
You swallow infinitely less poison than
others.
You are saved from many debt, many
a deception, many headache.
And lastly, ifyou have true friend in
the world, you are sure In q very short time
to learn it.
Verify, sweet are the uses of adversely.
The Kilkenny cats have passed into
provcrb. Even that tale is almost match
ed by one more recent of hen which
went to lay in new patent hens nest, in
which the egg drops through trap door,
and SO deeeives biddy that she keeps on
laying. T1is particular hen vent on the
persua der, as the invention is called, and
Eever came off again. The owner visited
the persuader at night. In the upper
compartment he found q handful Of fsstb-
ers, few toe nails, and bill. Ir the
lower compartment were three dozen and
eleven eggs. The delicate constitution of
the hen had been unequal to the effort
and, fired by young ambition, she had laid
herself all away.
Wake, lady, wake The moon is high,
twinklin' stars are beaming,' while sow
and then, across the sky, the meteors are
streamin y Wake, Laura, wake, AID look
on me-avake, Squire Nubbin's daughter !!
If I'll have you, and you'll have me
(Gee fritz. Who threw that water?) }
A fast man is like glass of cham
pagne--directiy he begins TO settle and
grow fat.
Whatever the advance 10 the price of
liquors, they are, unfortunately, always
going down.
An old revolver-the earth.
A sour parent-moiher in vinegar
Motto for the married-never despair.
To stumble is human; to rise again,
CHRISTIAN.
A HARMLESS death-drownisg in tears.
Steam-water in high perspiyst
Woman is he only tyrant that mas
should no; resist.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26

ABOUT THE BACHELOR.-Somcbod
who is supposed to know all about it, has
said that Z" in the vast field Of human af.
fection the old bachelor is the very scare
crow OF happiness, who drives away the
little birds of love that come to steal away
the little hemlock seeds of loneliness and
despair. Where is there a more pitiable
object on this earth than man who has
no amiable woman interested in his vel.
fare. How dismal does his room appear
when he comes home at night, weary and
hungry barren table and lonely pillow,
which looks like the white urn of eyery
earthly enjoyment? See the old bachelor
in thu afternoon of life, when its heart is
SINKING to its sundrance Not a solitary
star of memory CLEANS over his opening
grave. No weeping wife to bend like a
comforting angel over his dying pillow and
wipe the death-damr from brow No fond
daughter to draw his chilly hand into the
soft pressure Of her own, and warm his
icy blood with the ,sviving fires OF avail.
ing affection. No manly boy to link his
breaking namc with the golden chain of
honorable society, and bind his history in
the vast volumes Of the world he is leav-
ing forever. He has eaten ard drank and
drank and died and the earth is glad she
has got rid Of him, for he had little else to
do than cram his soul into the circumfer-
ence Of sixpcncs and no human being,
save his washerwomau, will breath sigh
at his funeral"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26

"A gentleman was chiding his son for
staying out late of nights, or rather early
ofnext mornipgs-and said 4:
"Why, whom I was Of your age, my
father would not let me go oat Of the house
after dark !"
/" Then YOU had duce Of . fathsr--you
had sueersd the young prosgate
Whercupon the father very rashly vocif
Grated: {" had confounded sight bet.
tor one than You, You Young rascal, 90
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-26

In conference Of negro preachers in
South Carolina, one Of them was charged
with having two living wives, besides the
ono at present with him. The colored
bishop ruled that he could not preach
until he shall be relieved BY Providence
of his difficulties"
1t is harder to deceive the quick eye
Of sffeotIon thsn a whole bench Of lewyere
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29

MONSTER BELLS OF THE WoRLD.-Tn
making large bells, lo3dness, rather than
pitch, is the object, as their sound can be
conveyed t, much greater distance This
accounts for the enormous weight of some
the largest bells. St. Pauls. for Instance,
Heighs 43 900 pounds; that of Antwerp,
5000 pounds; Oxford, 1000 pounds
Rome, Is 900 pounds; Mechlin, 10000
pounds; Bruees, % 900 pounds; York,
24,000 pounds; Cologne, 25 900 pounds
Montreal, $4,000 pounds Erfurt, $4,000
pounds; Big Ben House Of Parliament).
Al 600 pounds Sens, $4,000 pouads !;
Vienna, 10000 pounds Novgorod SO 900
pounds Pekin, l3O 900 pounds; and
tlat of Moscow, 14l 900 pounds. But, as
yet the greatest bell ever known is another
famous Moscow bell, which was never
hung 1t was cast by order of the En-:
press Anne, in 1858. Ii lies broken on
the ground, and IS estimated to weigh
AL 900 pounds 1t is nineteen feet high
and measures around the margin sixty four
feet There are few bells of interest in
the United States. The largest is probably
the alarm-bell on the City Hall 10 New
York, weighing about $4,000 pounds.
As the Rnssians make pilgrimaees to the
great Moscow bell, and regard it with
superstiti us venerasion, so the American
citizen honors and venerates the old
Independence bell at Philadelphia for he
is not only reminded Of the glory of the
Revolution, but he believes new more
shan ever, since its injunction has been
obeyed, its Inscription, Proclaim liberty
throughout the land, unto all the iahabi-
tants thereof"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29

CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT WATER.--The
extent 10 which water. minples with bod
les, apparently most solid IS very wonder
ful. The glltterins opal which beauty
wears as an ornament, is only flint and
water OF every 1900 tons of earth
which landlo has in his estate. 400
are water. The snowcapped sunni it's of
Snowden and Ben Nevis have many mil
lion tons of wa er in solid field form.
In every plaster Of paris statue, which an
Italian carries through our streets for sale.
there is one pound of water to four pounds
OF chalk. The air we breathe contains
i've gratis of water to each cubic foot Of
It's bulk. The potatoes and turnip8 which
are boiled for our dinner have, in their
raw state. the one IS per cent, and the
othe 80 per cent of water Ifa man
Weighing ten stone were squeezed in
hydraulic press, seven and a half stone
OF water would run out, aud only two and
d half dry re<iduum remain A man is,
chemically speaking, IS pounds of carbon
and nitrogen, difused through five and q
half pailsful Of water. La plants we find
water ,hus mlngling no less wonderfully.
A sun-t1ower evaporates one and quarter
plnts OF water, day, and cabbage about
the same quantity. A wheat plant ex-
hales, in It's days. about 100 200 grains
OF water. An acre of growing wheat, on
this calculation, draws and passes out ten
tons of water per day. The sap of the
plant is the medium through which the
fluid is conveyed. It forms delicate
pump, up which it flows with the rapidly
OF a swift stream. BY the action of the sap
various properties may be assimilated to
the growing plant. Timber in Fracne is,
for instance, dyed by various colors being
mixed vith water, and sprinEIed over the
roots Of tile tree. Dahlas are also coIored
by similar process.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29

: UNCUT BOOKS -" wonder will r,h-
fishers ever learn to send fortb 49,
that shall be really finished? " hy should
| be expected to cut the leaves of the
Q oks ! read / speak. because 7 had
lately several books sent me from library
the leaves uncut. AS rule. the Librarians
undertakes to cut the leaves af all the
works he lends; and at my clubs observe
that some of the servants are set to cut
the leaves of the fnagzines before thev are
set on the tables of the club for eensraf
reading But then ] ask the question,
II we--the readers-wish to have the
oooes cut for US, why is it not done for us
oy the publishers? Why do these rub.
iishers permit themselves to issue unfnish.
ed books What possible gain can it be
to them to send forth volumes in such a
condition that we cannot turn over the
leaves without a knife in our hands. bv
means of which we can hew opr way
through them ? Why should it be
the IN crest of publishers to put an
impeachment IN the way of readers It
Is very simple thing for the binder to
cut the leaves, and should think that
the publisher will make fortune who
VIII give his readers the convenience of
pages that do not require the irritation Of
a paper cutter" 1t is only question Of
money. 1T the margins of books are to be
cut the paper selected for them must be
trlfIFe larger, else the margin, when cut,
will look mean. @ Of tie uiost enter.
prlsing publishers in London states th t
the slight increase in the size of his paper
which wonld be necessteted by cutting
the edges of his books would cost him
+ oo a year. Perhaps, however. q Dub.
usher would get portion Of this sum
pack IN the increased sale Of his books.
In the meantime, Mr.. Bentley, among
publishers, deserves all ceredit and sun.
port in that he has begun to send forth
a good number. of his books with the
leaves ready cut Once Heek.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29

Nor GENERALLY KNOWN Martin
Van Buren is the only man who held the
offic Of President, Wee Preident. Min.
lister to England, Governor of his own
State and member of both house of Con
gres. Thomas II Benton is the only man
who held a seat in the United States Senate
for thirty consecutive years The only
instance of father and son in the United
States Senate at the same time, is that Of
Hon. Henry Dodge, Senator from Wiscon-
sin, and his son, Agustus G. Dodge, Sena-
tor from Iowa. General James Shields 6
the only man who ever represented two
States in the United States Senate. At
one time he was Senator from Illinois, and
subseq uently from Minnesota. Joh>,
Quincy Adams held positions under the
Government during every Administration
from that of Washington to that of Polk,
during which he died. He has been Mifi-
lister to England member Of both houses
of Congress. Secretary of State and Presi-
dent of the United States He died while
member Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29
MY EXPERIENCE WITH a FLIRT

My friend Jack and / were sauntering
along the street one Sunday morLrn <
and passed church just as the people
were coming out. Among them Was a
lady whom Jack and l recognized as a
mutual acquaintance After salutng and
passing, remarked:
'ohe ism very pretty, but she looks
good. don you think So
well, yes," said Jack; but she is a
| terrible hlrt."
You astonish me-" I answered. She
don look like it; she is apparently as
at1iet and modest as a nun
NV friend shrugged his shoulders aud
said nothing, whereupon l. laughed, aud
said guessed he bad been there aud
got hurt. Jack gave another shrug-
which | thought suggestive Of expert
ence-and turning to me, SAID:
Why don't you try your hand there Z
1 don't know how to take the first
start. She seems too shy to invite oper-
ations in that direction
'Ifyou show an inclination she will
make chances enough for YOU, never t. ar,
Said Jack.
The conversation on this subject stop
ped at this point. From that time L
avalled myse Of every opportunity to
meet her-trequenting the church and
other places where knew she WOULD be
likely to be- Some weeks after the door
Of the store in which was clerk opened,
and as | lifted my eyes | saw 1t Was Jen-
ME who had entered. With u halt-sinlIe
she came toward me.
Have you any glass marbles? ? said
she.
On looking I found some small ones.
Showing them to her, | remarked:
These are all we have.
sOh, dear That's too bad. | haven
time TO look farther. L want them tor
parlor croquet boa.d, and these are not
large enough
She put on a face of pretty vexaton.
To smooth over her disappointment, and
make her forget the marbles, said: DO
you like croquet?
L think it's splendid. Do you play 2
answered she.
NO, | do not but would Ii ze to learn
You must come over, and [ will teach
you,'
| expressed my pleasure with thank
and brought in a commonplace fattery
that with her for teacher | was sure 1t
would be delightful She smiled again,
which drew my attention to her lips.
They were bright red, indicative of pass
ION and love, and for The first time l
thought she possessed some claims to
beauty. 1t was arranged that some eve
ming of the week following, / was to call.
think it was Tuesday | called. 1t Was
a wet and unpleasant night, and the street
lamps cast sickly reflection on the stone
steps in front Of the house. Jennie came
to the door. | noticed she shivered as
| the cold night wind struck her form, and
made the hight hutter under their ground
glass globes.
In the back parlor coal fire was burn
ing cheerfully in the CRATE, and the gen,
,al warnth Of the room Was in pleasant
contrast with tho dismal rain without
The board was brought out, and soon
We were deeply engaged in the fascinating
game of croquet. In tho excitement &
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-04-29
w. Fl SH ULzE-
Surgeon Dentist,

YNTOULD respectfully inform those inter
w ested, that in addition to his known
facilities for performing all operations pertain
Ing to his profession, he has obtained recent
~ irnpro.sd apparatus for makiug Chemically
PURE Nitrous Oxide Gas, or 'Vitalized Air.
by which TEETH CAN BE EXTRACTED
WITHOUT PAIN. Any one can take IL. It pre-
suces no unpleasant effects as other an@thetlcsi
1t is perfectly HARMLESS and SAFE, and IS
highly recommended by the medical profession
He will administer the gas at any time. Once
over the Watertown Ba1k.
Student wanted.