The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS.

George Washington Franklin
Browns the name Of o white man in
Evansville who has just married a
colored girl.
There are now but 100 inmates
in the house of refuge at PlainfeId.
-Chas. Hans, of New Albany,
was drowned in the Ouoshita river a
few days ago.
There are great number Of
vacant dwelling-houses in Evansville,
and rents are coming down.
james King, of Randolph county,
laid down on the track Of the Belle
fountaine railroad, near Indianapolis,
on Saturday, to take sleep, thinking
the noise Of tie approaching train
would awake him. 1t didn't-and he
was killed.
"A novel marriage case recently
occurred at Rockville, Parkc county
4 couple who lived unhappily togeth.
Ell were divorced. The husband went
away, remained about four weeks, re,
turned, made love 10 his former wife.
was accepted, and the two were reunit-
ed in the silken bonds of matrimony.
all within a month or six weeks.
Tho Terre IIaute Express has the
following specu!ations upon the popu.
lation Of that city: "The new city
directory contains the names of 400
men. According to the usual mode of
computing population, this would give
this city population of only 20,420."
A tobacco stemmery, 40 by 100
feet aud five stories high, is in course
Of erection in Rockport, Spencer
county. y lot has just been bought
iGr snother, which will make six in all
in the town.
The state convention Of Universal
lists will meet with the church at
Losansport, from Sept, Let to :hc
9th. At this meeting the question of
location Of state denominational
school will be definitely settled
LogansPort has raised a subscription of
some s23 600. aud the board apparent
ly fallen out with the MunicIe people,
hopes to secure the school.
Last week. Mr. Joseph Ashbrook,
living near Milford, had two twin
children die. They were about eight
teen months old. and during their en>
tire sickness they seemed TO be in CON-
plete unison with each other. They
must nurse at the same time, and the
moment one common ced to cry the
other did also the opcrat ions Of nature
were at the same time; their disease
was the samc--and both died at pre-
cisely the same Tine.
The hailstorm which occurred on
Wednesday Of last week is described
as the most terrific that has visited
Warren county for years. In the size
of the stones that fell, there has never
been an equal in old Warren. Stones
fell as large as hullcd walnuts, and
some even larger. Much Of the hail
was of rough, jagged appearance and
shape, as if chunk Of ice had been
suddenly shattered, and the fragments
sent down. Stalks Of corn were knock.
ed IN two, and the small portion of
cats harvest unfinished vas ruined.
Quite stir was caused in town
one day last week, by the settling Of
the lot on which is located Frank Arm
stroDg's ice cream saloon. The lot is
Immediately over an old mine. No
great damage was done to the property,
the ground sinking but a few inches.
The old shell Of building was warped
and twisted slightly, but not materially
I'M ursd .-BrazR Mirror.
In Pike county, few days ago,
the wife Of Moses Gates mercilessly,
maliciously maltrcated miserable Moses.
Whereupon Belinda Gates, daughter
of the aforesaid, pitched in for paternal
rescue and Aattened the nasal protuber-
ance Of the maternal female by a well-
aimed blow with an unmcutionable
piece of domestic crockery.
DIR. Hoffman, Secretary Of Estate Of
Indiana, is preparing statistical report
Of the wealth and resources OF. Indiana,
for distribution in foreign parts. 1t
will make document of about 200
pages, and will be ready for the press in