Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-12-16
Miscellaneous Itpms.


The favorite weapon Cali lo1 mis-
vas. etsts M AM*
Among the curious bequests of the
late Jabez G. Woodman, of Portland, Ne.
was his half of picture to his wife. which
was originally presented to them both by
friend.
-Ihe sales of cigar stamps in New York
city fer one month amount to Sl00 G00 or
over 81, 600. 600 per annum; vet it Is esti-
mate that this is not half the amount that
should be paid.
"A Georgia financier, who declined tEo
years ago to buy plantation Of 9, 5OOa;-e
offered at 50 per acre. is now reckoning ID
his losses, the plantation having Just been
sold for SIT per acre.
| Two brothers, named Chafin are on
exhibition at Cincinnati. The oldest. -
years OF age, is 81 feet high, and WEIGH 23O
lbs; the youngest, 30 years old, is q inches
high, and weighs % lbs.
| -Co-operation in purchases of food has
recently been tried by the raen employee IA
the Congressional printing Office IN Wash
lngton. One hundred barrels OF Kentucky
white VIII It faEily -four have been b Juoht
and delivered at $3.50 per barrel
-Ac colored lawyer in South Carolina nav
lng horsewhipped white member Of the
State Government for insulting his wife.
the Legislature appointed ala Investisatioo
committee. The Committee report thai
"the hogging was thoroughly and hand
somely done"
"A bear was recently killed in Wolfe
county. Ky, which weighed seven bundled
pounds, and soma peculiarly about LIS
feet, recognized BY old hunters as having
been noticed IN bears track twenty-tbree
years ago, determined his age at nearly a
quarter of a century.
An officer started fiom Utica for fhe
insane asylum at BInghamton, with case
OF delirum tremens in charge. At Syracuse
they both got nicely drunk, the patient
slipped away, and the officer, arriving at
the asylum, presented his papers, and was
locked up as regular inmate.
A Peoria, H., policeman, the other
day, noticing person that looked suspici-
ously corpulent arrested him on suspicion
OF his having stolen goods about INN. Tell
ing him to disrobe, the man complied, and
In the next ten minutes pulled of four
coats, two vests, four pains of pants, and
eleven shirts.
"A young man who had come into pos
session OF Large property by the death of
bis brother was asked how he was getting
along. "Ohl" said be. Il am having a
dreadful time; what with getting cut letters
Of administration, and attending a probate
court, and settling claims, ] sometimes
wish lie hadn't diedI''
in Waltlam, Vt, last week. gi-l eight
years of ege, finding her dr. 81 a,.nes.
With remarkable presence cf ma q s1noth-
sred the fire, and cut OIL her burning apro1
With pair of scissors, while hrr ittfe
hands were Icing burned 10 isi-' IS end
1ot only saved her own hie h1t .i.- - the
baby also, by keeping away from il urdl
he fire was put out.
"A new comic journal called Punch and
Judy has just been started in London.
llessrS. Bradbury and Evans, the proprie-
ors OF the original Punch, applied for an
INJUNCTION TO stop the publication Of the
lsw periodical on the ground that it was
,olora5le imitation OF their property, hut
he application was refused. There ale.
therefore, now, besides other comic papers.
! Punch, Judy, and a Punch and judy.
"A Russian writer condemns the pro-
posed introduction of the principle Of sho,t
service IN the Russian army. Under .ba
)id system he thinks that the soldier forpot
limsen, his friends, his home, and bis re-
lyon, and made the army his sole delight
'nd hope, but TINS writer fears that If the
soldiers are allowed to have any thoughts
beyond the Amy they VIII come to resa-d
themselves as merely guests IN the regi
nent. and that discipline viii the,eby sue
Y suffer.