The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-23

IN Florida, cotton factory with an I'M
mensc number of sbiSalcs. We wish
spindlc-Shanks all success-Lou;;sriM
Journal
An 'old miner at Avondale pro
poses that hereafter all the min ers give
one days pay every year toward the
fund for the benefit of the widows and
orphans. by this means, he says, they
can false $4,000, and for himself he
counts the FIRST days work that he has
done since the catastrophy sacred fol-
for this purpose.
"A Buffalo railroad man has invent
ed a new casstarter and brake for pse
on street cars. 1t consists of an ingen-
ious and simple arrangement of friction
wheels, by which he throws a spring
into gear; and, when the brake is taken
off, the spring starts the car ahead.
without any effort On the part of the
horses, tSaly saving much wear of the
horses.
A married pair in the Palatinate
were about to make a journey by cars
from Germersheim to Durkheim and
missed tie train; the man began to
abuse his wife; she returned his abuse
with interest, which cxasperatcd him so
much that he pulled out a pocket pistol
and shot his wife and himself.
More horses arc killed by hard
riding and driving than are worn out
by hard work; although too many arc
worked to death. 1t is strange that
horse owners will not see their own in
terest in taking better care of so vall,a-
bic an animal. A horse should never
be put to the road without having his
feet examined to see that the shooting Is
all right. BE careful about watering
when the horse is warm. Rub his legs
well after every days work.
Boston has a new trouble in the
fact that large spring of water is flow
ing in upon the cxcavated portion of the
new Post Office site, and threatens to be
a serious obstacle to the completion of
the foundations of the building. The
workmen have sunk large iron tube to
the bottom of the clay foundation, over
fifty feet from the surface, and although
the main spring has not yet been reach
ed, the water rises in the tube to height
considerably above high-water mark
The contractors say it would be very
easy to food the whole surface of the
site with four feet of water.
The United States Commissioner
at Macon, Ga, has, on motion of the
District Attorney, discharged the young
Goorgians wko were recently arrested
for engaging ira a filibusterins expedi-
ton to Cuba. In his address, the Dis
trict Attorney said that Georgia could
not now spare her youth and vigorous
manhood to fight the battles of another
people, however great her sympathies
might be enlisted IN their behalf, and
that they had better stand by her and
lend their strength to the noble work
of lifting l2ersuo" from the disastrous
result of war
General Jordan, the American fill
buster in Cuba, writes to an old army
comrade in Tennessee, asking him to
join him with recruits. He says there
is no reason to fear the climate; that it
is in reality pleasanter than that Of
Tennessee, and that the only care neces,
sary is not to indulge too freely in fruit
He closes his letter by saying: 81
think you will not regret coming. The
country is the noblest I ever saw, and
worth lighting for. With 5000 Ameri-
caes to form a nucleus for the people
to rally around, there will be no trouble
to drive the Spar9ard3 off the island
The journals of Barcelona relate
an extraordinary tragedy in the environs
of that city 4 tEfof aifew days back
attempted to steal watch from gentle
man at the station of Granollera, but
was detected by the latter, who arrested
him Athfrd person came toward, and
on being informed of tie incident, drew
out poinard, ahdstabbing the culpri'
in the breast killed him on the spot
This barbarous act excited the creates,
Indignation; land the police had great
difficulty M protecting the murderer
from the crowd and lodging him in
prison! The mob; however, broke into
the Jail, and obtaining possession of tho
individual, killed. HIM in the streets
He is said to belong to highly respects
bic family in Madrid.
The New York Post says there Is
no doubt that Secretary Rawiins, sink
ing under consumption, did derive the
greatest benefit from the use of raw
beef, and SO improved hhdcr this diet
that hopes were entertained, at one
time, that he misat recover. Physicians
are nowfadministcrins to consumptive'
a diet of fine chopped raw beef, properl.