The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
THE STATE.

tated at New Albany.
At Winamac old corn is scarce
at 81 per bushel.
The enumeration of children in
Indiana polls, between the ages of SIX
and twenty-one years, has been com.
pleted and foots up II OBJ. of whom
10,410 are whites and GIL colored
Last year. the enumeration of white
children amounted to but 9.507.
The Franklin Democrat says
George Cleaver, of Whitewater town
ship, was accidentally killed, Oh Mon
day last, By the falling of tree, which
he was in the act of choppir 6 down.
1t is supposed that he ran in the way
of the falling tree to save his child,
who was approaching at that moment
in the direction in which he intended
the tree to fall.
Mr.. Theodore johnson, of Lafay-
cite, well known as a translator and
magazine writer, has accepted posi-
ton on the editorial staff of the Cincn-
natl Commercial, to,which Fjournal he
has been a contributor for long time.
We understand that Mr.. j ohnson will
have charge of the foreign bureau of
the Commercial, a position for VI hich
he is qualified in an eminent degree.
The Terre Haute Journals parent
ly By authority, announces that Hon.
Daniel W Voorhees, is not an as p irant
for the off &c of Governor of Indiana.
There is no man in the state who would
excite more enthusiasm as a candidate,
but as friend of Mr.. Voorhees,, We
say that we are glad he declines, be-
cause he is needed elsewhere. The
senate of the nation is bis appropriate
sphere, whittier he should go as the
successor of Morton. Evansville Cour-
Ter.
The New Albany Commercial
(republican) says: Hon. d. W.
Voorhees,, so his home organ, the Terre
Haute journal says, " emphatically de.
clines to allow the use Of his name as
a prospective candidate for governor"
II is not our funeral, to be sure, but
nevertheless we would modestly init
mate that the democracy can not find
in their party in the state: "a more CON-
petent, meritorious or. popular capdi-
date than Hon. NJ. G.. Kerr, Of this
city, and if they nominate him they
will show more good sense than we are
inclined to give them credit of possess
ing.
The Michigan City Enterprise
says that three rufians caught young
German girl, few nights ago, while
on her way home from singing school,
and attempted to violate her, but she
resisted manfully and finally escaped.
A convict In the state prison,
named Holsinger, ATTEMPTED to i" shuttle
off his mortal coil' one day last week,
by butting his head against the walls
of his cell. He didn't succe ed, but
managed to batter up his head-piece in
a terrible manner.
Typhoid fever and aux prevail in
Boone county. Four deaths in one
family within the past seven weeks,
and the remaining two belfast, with
very little hopes for recovery.
We understand that a man by the
name of Hicks, residing in Monroe
township, was struck on the head
about two weeks since by party of
men who made raid upon his house.
from the effect Of which he has since
died. The matter should be looked in
to by the proper authorities Delphi
Times.
Last Friday evening on the ar
rival Of the ) o'clock eastern train
man got off, having ir charge another
man handcuffed. The prisoner was
hurried to jail and locked up. The
supposed officer disappeared, and no
one knows exactly what the other man
is in Jail for.--Tcrre Hauts Express.
AT the Episcopal Convention held
in Evansville, on Thursday last, it was
resolved that the present energies of
this convocation be directed at once to
plaht the churh in any or all of the
towns on the Evansville and Crawford
Vile railroad, in Gibson county"
The Spencer county Journal con-
tains notice from the auditor and