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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

Our correspondent at Petersburg, Pike
County, Indiana, sends US the following
screaming farce" in one act: Capt. Levi
Ferguson, Auditor of this county, in COM
pany with Captain Crow, Sheriff, recently
took q convict to Jacksonville. On their
return they had to wait at Seymour for a
train. The irrepressibly mischievous Fer
guson spotted pompous and consequent
tial steamboat captain of St. Louis, and
Just as the lstter was about to sit down in
a chair, Ferguson innocenrly appropriated
the piece Of furniture to himself, giving the
steamboatman terrific lurch on his beam
ends. Springing to his feet, he rushed at
Ferguson with clenched fists. exclaiming,
Blast you, explain yourself In an in
slant Crow was between them, crying,
"Hold," and pushing back the raging
st,amboatman; 81 am the high Sheriff oil
Pike county, said he, land this man is q
lunatic from the asylum at Indianapolis
l am Just taking him home to see his
friends" Turning TO Ferguson he took
out the ha.,dcuffs which he had used on
the convict "Be still, SIR he roared, sol
l will clap these on youin minute" The
effect was electric. Ferguson conterted
his face, looking like the original lunati,
himself, and the steamboat captain asked ,
thousand pardens. treated the sheriff, and
when the train arrived, assisted the sheriff
IN conducting the lunatic into the cars
Cincinnati Commercial
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
4 Democrat that Couldn't be
Scared by q Nigger.o

In one of the new townships of this
county lives man who has small infu-
sion or African blood, not enough, howev-
or, to debar hisn from the privileges of sn
elect0r. In the same town lives Demo
crat who felt on the morning OF election
day, that on him rested The awful respon-
sibility Of preventing this american ciii-
zen of African descent from polluting the
ballet-box with a niger vote.
Going early to the polls our Democratic
guardian of the purity of elections kept a
sharp look ont for the colored voter. AS
soon as the latter arrived, the Democratic
champion, whom we will call Mr.. y, and
who was all ready for the emergency, few
into fearful passion, hastily pulled off his
coat, and swore with the biggest kind of
Democratic eaths that no niger should
vote in that town that day without a
thrgshing."
Perhaps" said our African citizen,
q Mr.. s, you mean those remarks TO apply
TO me-"
Yes, / do said A., and with bigger
oaths than before, repeated the threat.
''Well," said s, Il suppose have some
African blood in my veins, but have no
rebel blood; while happen to know that
you are rebel, and SO was your father
before you
Quick as lightning the ira.e Democrat
jumped square over the stove and made for
s., with such terrific impetuosity that the
spectators supposed that immediate ami
hilation would be the result But the
Democrat was not forgetfui, even then,
that discretion is the better part of yalor,
and so he stopped just at respectful dis
lance from S., and fourishing huge pair
Of fists, he swore by all tire Democratic
saints that mo Niger could scare him, no,
neveri never. never".,I'
Having sworn TO this, till he was almost
convinced ofits truth, he gradually subsid-
ell, still. however, keeping his coat off to
be ready for emergencies.
Order being restored, S. went to the
polls, was challenged, took the requisite
oath, and deposited his ballot.
and now" said he, turning to the Dem
ocrat that couldn't be frightened by mig
GER" l have performed the duty for
which / came here; and now tell you,
sir. if you don't Immediately put on your
coat and behave yourself during the rest OF
the day, I'll teach you rcry quickly
how q DemOcrdtfcets that gets thrash
cd bY aigger.''
Ard reader, what do you think happen
ed? The Democrat that Couldn't be scared
by Niger quietly put on bis coat, SUNK
into corner, and kept as quiet as mouse
AL day long.
Can. Andy give that Democrat Pos
Orfs?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

An UP-HILL BUSINESS. Copper
head papers are beginning the dis,epHtahle
work ef belittleing the grand achievements
of General Grant, They affect to laugh
at him because he does notInake speeches;
they say he has no principles which he
dare avow, and they even go so far as to
proclaim his military career failure. Gen.
Grant can talk--but he does not CAB. We
have had enough. of that. He. does not
stand on the corners of the street to tel
every passer-by what he believes, nor does
he take windy newspaper scribblers into
his counsels that he may blow his own
trumpet through the public journals of
tue country, saying, "Here am ], and this
IS what believe" He says 10 al. There
is my record look a, il. : shall be = true
to it." This is enough, and it shows his
great good sense. The people know Gen.
Grant, and they respect and honor him for
his silence, as they respect and honor him
for his noble deeds. s-ap
Blaze away with your Copperhead pop
guns. Ulysses ). Grant answers you from
Fort Donelson, from Vickshurg, from
Chattanooga, and all the war from Wash
ington to Appamattox Court House.
Washington National R6publican.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

There is frightful amount OF democrat
izaticn going on in the ranks of theTDcmo-
cratic party about this time. The acquit-
tai of the President has secured the sup
port and patronage of the administration
in favor of the nomination of Chief Justice
Chase, at New York. on the fourth day OF
July. The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Times says THE Hon.
Daniel w. Voorhees,, of Indiana, lead
ing Democrat, has been busily engaged for
some weeks urging the claims of MIR.
Chase 10 the Democratic nomination" Ii
is also suspected that Senator Hendricks
is idertified with the Chase movement, as
he and the Chief Justice have become re
markably intimate of late. The Chicago
Times has apparently deserted Pendleton
and has al ways been violent in its opposi
ton 70 Hancock, who it says sis anything
Lat a soldier" and its editor has not for
gotten the abuse heaped upon him some
months since fer taking a stand in favor oil
universal negro suffrage, hence he desires
to commit bis party TO a candidate who
stands square upon his platform. The
Brick Pomerey wing of the party will moi
support any but a straight out rebel sym
pathizer, AID ii may be that Senator Hen
QllChc w Ia DC tAC man uitCA
However, it can not be denied that tho
Chase movement exists in reality and j.
gaining ground even in this State where
Democracy exists in all its original purity
The Lawrenceburgh Register. leadin.
and influential journal of that faith. says:
at will be observed that our Whining
ton correspondent, like many others, ia
yors the nomination of Chief Justice Chas
on the Democratic ticket for President
There is a strong current setting in hi
favor. We always give intelligent CORES
pondepisIa wide range in. the expression
of their opinions; but neither the Regis
ter, or its editor. is committed to any pan
ticular person for President Mr.. Chas
has proven himself a Union man YER
much of our style, and has proven invinci
BILE against the threats and cajolcry of tn
party with which be several years ago q
iiIiaied, and pafticulari3 IN the ippeact
ment trial did The prove impartial and incol
ruptible, for ali Of which we honor an
respect him, and could support him heal
tily if nominated"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

INJURIOUS HABITs.--Professo Blot, in
a recent lecture, replied to some of the
communications in the newspapers relative
to Mocha coffee, in which he showed that
the so called article in the market was
simply picked from other coffces, small
berries being selected. The professor also
spoke at considerable length on the drink
ing and eating habits of Americans as COM
pared with Europeans proving the latter
TO be, IS general thing superior Drink
ing strong liquors and hot tea and coffee
on an empty stomach were pronounced
quite injurious, and what is called "bar-
room drinking" was condemned. Incl
dentally. the use of ice creams and water
melons, in such general use in this coun-
try during the summer, was stated to be a
source of great physical evil, If not of dis
ease
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

= In Putnam's Magazine, for May, Mr.
G. w. Elliott gives a sketch of life in San
Francisco. which is not only gossippy but
statistical. One of the hotels there must
be perfect paradise for confirmed old
bachelors. Mr.. Elliott says: But the
What Cheer Hotel is a Yankee shoot
grated upon a California stock, and proves
most profitable growth. All is done for
cash, and your bed Is paid for before you
get into it. \ large restaurant supplies
four thousand meals II day, at prices from
fifteen cents upward Ample means are
prepared for you to black your own boots
free and the library, of five thousand
volumes is open to all. There is no bar.
TIE house has one more peculiarity-no
woman is allowed within it the servants
are all men, and no mans wife can sleep
with him at this house. 1t pays at the rate
of $4,000 to $4,000 per year.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
Mountains.

Mountains were raised to their present
elevation by violent and repeated cOnvul-
sions, the process extending over thousands
of centuries. 1t is the opinion of biologists
that the upheaval of the highest mountains
was more sudden, and attended with more
violence than that of the ranges of less elc-
Walton that the Allegheny and Brazilian
Mountains were raised more slowly, an6 in
earlier periods, than the Rocky and the
Andes Mis- The Alps were upheaved
more suddenly, and at a period compare
lively recent.
The upheaval of hills and mountains
from the bottom of the sea accounts fer the
finding of sea shells on their sides and tops;
and the boulders, stones, pebbles, and
gravel found in all countries, were irregu-
lar fragments of rock, broken off by vio-
lence or by atmospheric action, and carried
great distances by the rush of water, ice,
and icebergs, from high to low ground.
Take away these lofty mountain ranges
and extensive plateaus from the places now
occupied by them, or remove them from
the hot to a cold zone, thus increasing the
heat of the tropical and the cold of the
frigid regions, and the consequence would
be a complete arrangement of climates,
productions, and the conditions of the in
habitants.
To the influence of mountain systems do
vast regions owe the rain which is neces-
sary to the preservation of vegetable and
animal life; for, while the clouds are borne
over land and sea by winds, there stand the
towering and faithful, mountains, like SEN
tinels, with their snowy heads, to bid the
clouds drop down their rain upon the
thirsty ground. and they obey; for, as
vapor rises from the earth's surface by the
agency of heef, so ii must return by the
agency of cold
As the Terrid regions of the earth re-
quire the creates! amount of rain, there are
the loftiest mountains, which act as huge
condensers of the clouds and vapors float
ing in the atmosphere, and by the melting
of the snow on their sides, they supply
springs and rivers TO the plains below
WOnteith's Physical and LnterBledi-
ate Geogrdphy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

FRIEND MATTrSeLY.-"My Policy VS..
My TAIL" is my text this week. You
know A. j. in his speeches always refers
his audiences TO his past public life, and
tells them to judge by it of what his future
policy will be; La, ha, Ia. As we'll might
my dog point to his tail and tell me to draw
a conclusion from 1t of what the head is.
l will just add that my ''dorg's Che is a
knowing dog) tail, like the Dutchman' s
! (dog) was cut off pretty close up, and to
tell the truth, he has mighty little tail to
point to. He has hardly as much as he
really needs for his own use, and he knows
it, hence he is ashamed Che is very mod
est ''purp'O and never tells people to look
at his tail, or where the tail ought to, be.
Now n. j. is in exactly the same six. but
he lacks the modesty of my dog. Unlike
him he takes pride in pointing 10 his stub
tail" But short and dirty, and nasty as
his tail is, it must blush at the ugliness of
his head. In a few words, he is a bob
tailed, unprincipled, .immodest, political
demagogue.
Incver read the history OF A Us Al
dermanic life, hence cannot tell whether
he was good or bad Alderman. But il
we must judge the Alderman by the Pres
ident, he must have been very bad one,
or else he has taken mighty fall since
that time. He seems to think tina. he was
the only Alderman the U. S. ever produ
ced. | am disposed TO doubt it. BE that
as it may, one thing is certain, the tail
part of his public life is put 10 shame by
his present course of official usurpation.
What the tail ashamed of the head?
What beautiful commentary on his life.
The Alderman ashamed of the President
The Alderman honestly and faithfully dis
charging Owe will suppose SOY his duties,
the President violating the constitution
and laws of his country, and playing the
part of a blackhearted, merciless libertine
with her life and liberties? Was there ev-
er a more striking exhibition of the insane
acts of an ambitious mailman? Was there
ever more marked example of public
shame ana disgrace? Why even JEFF. Da-
Wis with the guilt of thousand murders
and mountains of sin resting on his Shout
the dignity of the Presidential Office brof
down so low. Why it is getting to be
more honor and credit to man TO hold
any little township Office than to be Presi-
dent of the u. S. \ few more Johnson's
would degrade the once proud position be
now fills and bring it into utter contempt.
Like. his predecessors in infamy, Tyler,
Pierce and Buchanan, johnson, when he
goes out of Office, viii sink into obseurity,
or remembered only for his treachery to
the party that elevated and honorcd him.
Although acquitted 10y the Senate, through
treachery as palpable as his own, of high
crimes and misdemeanors, of which he was
accused and Indicted, he is none the less
guilty; he has been SO adjudgcd by 50
Senators 10 10 for acquittai. A similar
proportion Of the people believe him gull
ty of the crimes charged. When removed
from earth by the hand of Providence,
it will he for the public good, and history
will refer 10 him only rs a curse TO his
country and mankind. A s.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

''DeEs Dr.. JoSEs KNOW IT.--In a west
ern village acharning wen preserved wild
ow had been coartett and won by a ply
sician- She had children; among them q
crippled boy, who had been petted. and, Il
mot spoiled, ceftainly- allowed very great
freedom in debafe.r Tile wedding day
was approaching, and il was time the chill
dren knew they were to have new father.
Calling the crippled boy to her, said:a I
"George, am going TO do something
before long that l would like to talk about
with you. ~ fias sesssih z-ifsbl - s-siasi 49, I
"Well, Ma, what Is il 20. ssil.ii'.sss i
81 am intending to marry DR.. Jones in o
few days, and =,
''Bully foryou, Ma! Does Doctor Jones
know it?" -
Ma caught her breath, but failed to ar
ticulate a response.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

Coon CoRS BREAD AND PUDDING.--The
same money will buy two or three times
as much nourishment in corn meal as il
will in wheat flour, and it is a matter OF
economy 10 use'as much of the former as
can be made palatable. OF the hundreds
of corn bread recipes we have published,
none we have tried have given as -contin-
ued satisfaction as the following One
quart of sweet milk one teaspsonful oil
cooking soda, one teacupful eff molasses
two teaspoonfuls of salt, four teacupsful
of fir corn meal, and three or -four tea
cupsful of wheat -four. Mix all well to-
gether, and bake slowly for an hour or
more. II keeps moist fer several days. and
is relished by most persons The proper
ton of flour and meal may he varied to
suit the liking. The above preparation,
cooked iii a steamer, makes a good pud-
ding, TO be eaten with cream or milk and
sugar, or butter alone. vser~ ~k-0
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
Computing Interest.

A new method of computing interest on
any number of dollars at six per cent.
which appears simple: Multiply any given
number of dollars by the number of days OF
Interest required, separate the right hand
figure, and divide by six. the result is the
true int rest of snch sum for such number
Of days Ut six per cent. This rule is SC
simple ad SO true, according to all bus
mess us ,ges, that every banker, broker
merchant or clerk should postitu for ref
erence. There being no such thing as .
fraction in il, there is scarcely any liability
to error or mistake. BY no other arith
metical process can the desired informa
ton be optained by SO few figures. q -.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

The Kingston Nc'cs says that Father
McMahon, the Fenian convict in the Pro
vincial penitentiary, was detected on Sat
urday night carrying on a secret cores
pondence with some persons in Lafayette,
Indiana, and other points in the United
States. A letter, it is said, was found in
his possession, in answer TO one received
from the United States, giving a detailed
description of the locks and fastenings OF
the prison, and the prisoner refusing 10
give the means by which he was enabled
TO carry on this correspondence, has been
degraded from his comparatively easy life
to one of hard labor-breaking stones.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

"A Washington letter TO the Louisville
Journal says that when the Democratic
National Convention meets, July 18th, res
olution viii be offered by some OF the
Northern delegates, to the effect that the
party pledges itself to the counting of any
electoral votes determined by the admis-
sion of negro States; that the attempt by
the radicals to secure power in that man
ner by defrauding the people of their in
herent liberties in the selection of a Pres;-
dent will be resisted, il necessary, by armed
force, and that The legally elected Pre- sident
of the white race shall be inaugurated, if il
requires even million of bayonets to
install him in the White House.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

cEAn old lady on a steamboat observed
two men pumping up water to wash the
dcck and the captain being near by, she
accosted him as follows:
.Well, Captain, got a well aboard. eh?"
s'Yes, ma am, always carry ont" said
the polite captain.
"Well, that's clever. / always did dis
Ike this nasty river water, especially in
dog days"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

Advices from Washington lead US to
confidently expect such action by Congress
before It's adjournment as will break up
the thieying whisky rings. There is no
work so imperatively necessary as this
The wretches have grown, so bold in in
EQUITY that the safety of the Government
demands the humiliation of their corrupt
and corrupting Continuation. Let the
whisky tax be reduced TO figure so low
that fortunes cannot be made in a day by
avoiding its payment, and then the rascals
will be driven TO highway robbery or faro
banking, in which congenial occupations
they will be less dangerous to the public
Erchdnge.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

The Republican Presidential ticket is
q. s. all over. First, it Is q. s. Grant,
then. the initials of the. first name OF the
nominees-Ulysses and Schuyler-are U.
s.; and then. old Uncle Sam, by whom
they have always stood firmly, and who
never deserts his friends, is the us. who
will delight to place them at the head of
his household
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11

NAsBY's EFForrs Nor APpHEc1ATEb.-
We lea from the Rolla (Mo.) Express
that the cnterrified Democracy of Phelps
county, Mo-. have had meeting pursuant
to ''orders from the State Central Commit
tee, and passed thrilling resolutions,
among which was the following:
Resolrcd, TEst while we recognize in
the Hon. Petroleum V. Nasty the true
Democrat and fearless patriot, and, while
we acknowledge his good intentions, we
would respectfully request him to discon-
tinue writing letters in defense of the Dem
ocratic party, as we suspect that some Of
his efforts are calculated to do more harm
than good in some localities.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
MAXEY'S
Improved Spring Bed Bottom
PATENTED THE 2sT DAY or JANUARY, 1853
LETTERS M II 800

LETTERS no Is, 81
This is superior to all other Spring Bed Bottoms
yet produced, and lew of the advantages are as
follows 81
L. The pressure on the Springs is even. and there
Is saggng or tagging down Of any part while the
null elasticity remains. 80 .sr-..
2. There is giving of any parf because II IL
stayed at sides as well as ends. ? ASA fH
3. II is adjustable to any sized bed, with or with
out additional Stats.
4. Anv mechanic can make one. or anv co,smon
farmer who tools for farm purposes, can
readily make or adjust one. f..lE
5. They cheaper than any Spring Bottom
known, and materials to make them can be procured
6. They are lighter than any other Spring Bottom.
and can readily be made so as Il, sustain a ligbt
weight or heavy weight, without being too sta on
Z. They are moro durable than any other Bed
Bottom known. t~
Call and examine them--try them, and ysa viii
The Patentee, Nathan Maxey, of P,ymo,,,,
Indiana has his head quarters over III. D. ,kson's
Hardware store, 81 door, on right hand side mr.
stairs, who viii sell Bad Bottoms or Territory e
persons that may v ish to purchase and where ma,
be seen . sample Bed Bottom. -ff E.-'l -
.ai..,etl- ~ CERTIFICATE
We have had occasion TO examine and trv the
above Bed Bettem, and htliy endorse all thar il
cialmeo for II by the inventor
CHARLES PALMER, Cabinet
~ Maker and Furniture Dealer
TH0S- MCDONALD. Elk Auditor,
~ 4 JOHN w. HOUGHToN, kecerdcv,
DAVID HOW, Sheriff III. Co..
c. REEVE, Atty, -ft'3at
H. c. THAYER, CON- Merchant,
S.& NJ. BECKER, Merchants,
- 20 A J. BR0WSLEEs Merchant, ~
- .r ]. w. BENNETT, n. d.
I'D. GRAY, NJ. d. r -
4 - II. r. BACKUS, NJ. d. IL = l,-.,
A. c. CAPRoN, Atty,
@5ziEeg- ,. y.ylNALL, N. d, y esl
- 49, TIA. B0RT0S.
II. b. DICKSON, Merchant,
L.6r 6sf r. p. LESLIE, n. d. 81 ....,..
l. MATfINGLY, Editor Rep.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-06-11
Notice Of Assignee of his Appointment.

In bankruptcy
l1th District Of Indiana. ss:-At Valparaiso the
9th day Of May, A. d.. ISIS.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his APP
pointment assignee of John Paul. of Plymouth. in
the county OF Marshall and State Of Indiana, within
said District, who has been adudged Bankrupt up
on his own petition, 10y the District Court Of said
District. CHARLES VI. GURNEY
June 4, ls6s.-2t Assignee.