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

Indian expedition is now organizing in
that territory. which will soon start from
Fort Bascomb, on the Canadian river to
operate against the Indians committing
depredations in Kansas and Colorado du-
ring the past few months. 1t is composed
Of six companies of the third cavalry. one
or two companies Of the thirty seventh in
fantry. together with between two and
three thousand Utes and other Indians,
all Of whom are under the command Of
Colonel Evans.
There is a real idol temple erected and
formally established in the United States,
at Portland, Oregon. The buildisg is
completed. and the Ch'namen are active
ly engaged in furnishing it. The vesti-
bule contains two large oil globes, inside
of which lanes are burning. so as TO show
to advantage the heathenish pictures
painted Oh the outside. One of the trans
parencies represents celestial warriors or
saints, some on foot and svme on horse.
back Whatever they are, they go round
and round, propelled 10 some manner by a
current of heated air.
A new geographical map of france is
ordered. The first map of the kind was
designed in 1874, when the mining engin-
GERS were organized but it was only exc
ecuted in 1899. aud completed by de-
scriptive text in 1913, the whole map
Comprising six sheets. The new map is
to comprise 2S6 sheets. and 200 copies OF
each will be printed. Il is expected that
BY the sale the treasury viii recover the
money advanced.
The suit of the Hon VI. G. Kerr VS..
j 2. Luse, taken from Floyd county to
Clarke on a change Of venue, and from
Clarke to the Jefferson county circuit
court by act of the genera! assembly. was
on Monday stricken from the record, Mr..
X err having failed to prosecute within
reasonable time. The suit was for DANA
ges, Hr. Luse having stated in his paper
the New Albany Commemorative
years ago, that Kerr was one of the
B"wles, MiiIigan. Horsey & Co. conspira-
tors, or words to that effect.
The managers "f the Widows
Home" on Staten island have curious
rule. If one Of the inmates strays away,
and BY chance finds shelter at the no use
of some charitable person, that individual
is neIu respunsiufc ivr expenses Incurred
during the visit, for her illness or death
One Of the pauper widows went for assist
apcc to the residence Of a lady whose char
tiles are we'll known. Being taken III she
was tended with care, and a hired nurse
was provided. The woman died. The
managers Of the institution refused to pay
her funeral expenses on the ground that
she died with her friends.
An estimate Of the English harvest
Of 1868 shows that the yield Of wheat has
been nenriy equal to that of 1854, but is
not of so good quality, as the crop of
1864 The yield has been at the rate of
thirty two bushels an acre, or five above
the yearly average Mr. Card anticipates
that England vii pay 9l5.000,00o less
for foreign wheat than last year, but there
is deficiency of el0, ,000, 900 in barley
and oats, while the hay and green crops
were near'v ann hIl'ted by The
pr ,tra :iei dDIslt. Il the growth
Of potatoes there Is an increase of eighty
acres, and the crop will be of
an average character.
Only % per cent. of the boys and
girls Of Maine. between the ages of four
md twenty, attend school. Ouly SO per
cent. of the ldren in Portland attend
school. In the northern part Of the state
there are no schools.
A London letter says:
81 have given an imperfect sketch of /
the brown hear, Lord LyttIetou, the most
estinlahe learned, able, and amiable of
ill-mannered men, who gapes in the faces
Of learned ladies', when they are reading
their papers, and looks over the manu-
script. to see if there is much more of it.
In evening dress, swalow-tail coat and
white choker, it must be confessed that
his lordship looks nicer than in his coster-
mongers morning attire; and if you will
excuse the burr, you will iind the chestnut
excellent eating; for his lordship is "A ripe
scholar, and "A clear-mindcd, fair, just man,
full of solid and excellent qualities"
Charles XIV, king of Norway and
Sweden. is just now visiting his Morse
"a pital. The beautiful ford is gay with
flags aud bunting, and the rather ugly
Greek building which does duty as pal
ce, is alive with guests. The Norwe-
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