The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-10-21
NEWS-f0REIGN AND DOMESTIC.

A resolution was offered congratulating
the country upon the recent republican
victories at the north. In the senate
it was laid on the table, as being out of
the province of the present legislature,
and the house adjourned without action.
The caucus of the Walker members
of the legislature closed after midnight,
having nominated for United States
senators John +. Lewis, of Rocking
ham. and John w. Johnston, of Wash.
ington county. Mr.. Lewis is a native
of Rockinham, 30 years of age, was
member of the secession convention,
voted against and refused to sign the
ordinance of secession. and was a union
man through the war, and was the can
didate of the Walker party, for lieuten-
ant-governor. He led his ticket by
over 1000 votes. John W. Johnston
is native of Virginia, nephew
of Joseph f. Johnston, lawyer
by profession, union man
through the war, and was app oint-
ed judge of the Washington circuit
court by Gep. Candy. On the ballot
on which Mr.. Lewis was nominated,
the vote stood Lewis 81; Judge Edward
Pendleton, of Winchester, SO. On the
ballot on which Johnston was nominal
ed, the vote stood Johnston, 60. Pendle-
ton, 81, Robt. L. Owen 10, Joseph
Scgar 5.
The caucus of Wells republican
members, ,o-night, nominated for Unit
ed States senator's, l.. II. Chandler, late
United States district attorney of Vir-
ginia, and DR.. Alexader Sharp, at
present marshal of the District of Co
lumbia. The caucus also appointed q
committee to carry to Washington the
protest recently adopted by the repub-
lican members Of the egisl ature against
the legality of that body.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-The su-
preme court was filled this morning with
lawyers and others interested in the
decision of the Yerger case, but the
3 court, contrary to the general expecta
ton, and even to special announcement
did not make any decision. The argu
ments were not concluded until Friday
E last, and the judges found it quite i'm
:, possible to review them, and make W
o the case The decision, however, vii
= be delivered by the court on Monday
next, without further delay. The re
r publicans profess to know that it viii
be made adverse to the constitutionalit,
of the reconstruction laws, and that tn,
n Judges will stand five to three, Green
: Swayne, and Miller, being against tn
n Jurisdiction of the court in the matte
This feeling is best illustrated by tn
f Chronicle, which prays that congress
might be in session and cooperate will
the president to save the reconstruction
: of Virgi Ia. Missistp and Texas, ant
p to put the supreme court in position
not to render nugatory the laws to re
store the revoluted states to the union
= A letter from Charleston, S. c., say
- the high estimates made in August O
o the cotton yield in that state have bee
great deal reduced since the drout
. of last summer. A short crop from tn
up country may be expected, owing
y the rust, by which it has been great
injured. In the middle portion of tn
II state, the yield will be larger, and upo
i, the whole it is believed that the entir
!. cropwill be heavier than last year.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-The Times ha
an article on Gen. Prim. The write
;, admits that Prim is not man of tran.
g cendent genius, but he has depth {
:. GOODNESS and foundless ambition. III
% has the army in his hands, and intend
n to KEEP it as long as Spain is withor
nc king. None can wrest from him tn
sword, which is the real scepter {
y, Spain.
- Prim sees this, and resolves that no kin
4 shall preside over Spain but one of h
10 own making, or under his influence
a. and above all no Montpensier, whol
70 he has always opposed. 1t is not cas-.
. or hardly desirable, to break throug
70 the arrangement which places in Prin.
N hands the virtual sovereignty. IfPriI
4 is disposed to make good use of h
a victory, let him introduce, not improv
dent clemency or inordinate liberty, bl
true order ba sed on legality.
.. Lord Derby is gradually sinking, all
:. cannot live many days longer.
- From the New York Sun, (Repubhcsnl.