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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30

reclamation. Objected to by hundreds,
motion withdrawn, and ballot ordered
While the ballot was. being taken the
delegations from Fulton, Pulaski. White
and one-third Of the delegates from La
porte, withdrew from the convention
for the reason that tho rights 81 the mi
nority we're being trampled upon and
totally disregarded. The excitement at
this stage Of the proceedings was great,
and a general falling to pieces of their
party machinery seemed imminent. Par
tial order was restored, and the balloting
continued. Jasper county cast four
votes for Schuyler Colfix," and four
for Packard Marshall cast II votes
for Packard, and two for Osborn -
what Osborn was not stated. The bal
lot stood I22 for Packard, 26 for VOL
colt. 4 for Colfax, 4 for Cathcart, and 2
for Osborn. Morg. Weir moved that
the nomination of Packard be de-
clared unanimous" which motion was
carried by majority vote amid rather
more than the usual-amount of uproar.
Morc Weir moved that committee
be appointed to notify Hon. Jasper
Packard of his denomination, and that
the mover be left off the committee.
The chair appointed JAS. Davis, of st.
Joseph, G VI. Dakin, of Laporte, and
K. G. Shryock, of Fulton.
A congressional central committee of
two from each county was then chosen
by the delegates from the several coun-
ties. The members for Marshall are
Ii. G.. Thayer and W. III. Kendall.
Gen. Packard having put in an ap-
pearancc, proceeded to deliver himself
Of speech. He found it difficult to
control his emotions at receiving such
a hearty endorsement" from his con-
stituents whom he loved so well. He
had been weighed in the balance and
not found wanting-had been tried, and
sorely triRd, and found not guilty. The
balance of his speech was tissue of
falsehoods concerning the Democratic
party, and loyal balderdash about the
past achievements AMI future prospects
of the great and everlasting Republican
party.
The chairman, Judge Test, being
over full of speech, took occasion to re-
mark that it was painful to see the lack
of harmony existing among them, as
evidenced by the feelings of the dele
gates there assembled. He asked if
they would let their feelings on the con-
gressional question endanger the sue
cess of the state ticket. They thought
not, but didn't like Packard or his sup
porters.
After the transaction Of some import
ant business the convention adjourned
with three cheers for Packard spiced
with the usual amount of groans and
Kisses.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
4 Cheap Trick.

The Huntington Democrat of last
week says: a bill passed the house at
Washington, a few days since, protested
" for the reduction OF the taxes, at the
birth of which the little dcmagoguc
who represents this district in congress
acted in the double capacity OF accouch-
err and godfather. The bill is pre-
nounced a cheat and svindle by the
leading papers of the country, and it is
to the credit of the Democratic men,
bcrs that they voted against it. The
leading Republican paper of St. Louis
says Of it:
Under pretensc of reducing taxes it
adds to the burdens which the people
have to bear. 1t is vulgar dcma-
goguc's trick, designed to secure some
shadow Of prctense that taxation WAS be-
ing materially reduced, while in fact
the taxes are increased by many of its
own features.
From Indiana, Coburn. Orth, Pack
ard, Tyner and Williams, voted for the
trick--a very extraordinary vote for
men from that state From the north
western states there were fourteen votes
recorded for this demagogue's dodge,
and only half of these voting the other
way would have changed the result,
for the majority was only seven. Elk
plantations Of these votes will now be IN
order until after election.
Pretending to reduce the cost of sug-
ar, it only reduces the duty on RAW
sugar and molasses, leaving all sugar in
form ft for use to bear as heavy duty
as before; the RENTED tax now paid to
the government will therefore 20 to the
sugar refncrs. if the bill passes 1t
gives to the sugar reiners bigger profits
and to the government less revenue
I'D i cheats the people with the idea
that their taxes are 10 pc rcduccu, wnen
in fact it takes their money from them
all the same. only giving it to refners
instead Of the treasury. In return for
these reductions, duties have been ad-
ded or increased on articles just as much
needed as these from which they have
pretended to remove them. and in the
end it will be found that the taxes have
been increased ON hcpeoplo rather than
decreased.
Whether the bill will be reported to
the senate, is to be doubted. Intended
only as an elec;ioncering trick to enable
men to make show Of reducing taxes
without giving to the people any real
relief, it will serve that purpose equally
we'll whether 1t ever passes or not.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
RadicaIiss,, Condemned.

Viewed in partisan sense, the
election Of yesterday was full of signific
ance. Aside from local politics, which
have nothing really of partisan char
actcr in them, there was national
issue which cannot be ignored. Why
did the rural Republicans manifest so
mnch Indifference p? Why has the
state been carried for the fourth sue
cessivc time, and by SO enormous a
majority, in the face of President
Grant success with the finances. We
think that the answer to these questions
can be found in the acts Of Congress-
The people are net content with what
is doing at Washington. They dlsap-
prove of the gigantic strides the
national legislature is taking towards
an ABSORPTION Of all power in the re-
public. They think it about time the
usurpation of congress shall cease.
Some scmblanec of local power is de
handed by the people of this state,
who do not propose to permit congress
to infict pains and penalties upon tier
dir 'ctly chosen officers, and in other
ways deprive this great commonwealth
Of every right of government. In a
measure, the displcasurc of the people
was manifested yesterday by apathy
Next November we shall be disappoint-
ed if they do not manifest it by casting
full vote and giving an enormous
majority against the powers that be
New York Telegraph.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
.SOint Convention ofss. Joseph
and Marshall Counties.

During the forenoon. negotiations
between the two delegations failed to
come to decision as to which
county should have the senator, both
claiming it. There could be no disa-
greemcnt as to which county was emit
tied to it, as St Joseph county had the
last senator, and by every rule of usage,
right and fair dealing Marshall was en-
titled to the candidate
The convention assembled immcdi-
ately after the adjournment Of the other
conventions, and organized by the clec-
ton of Marcus i. Smith, of Marshall
as chairman, and A. p Miller, of ST.
Joseph. secretary.
Jas. Davis, of st Joseph, presented
resolutions condcmnatory of the Kan
kakec drainage law, and the proposition
that the state assume the Wabash &
Erie canal debt The same gentleman
also read a letter from one Lucius Hub
bard, who subsequently loome1 up as
candidate for senator, wherein he
pledged himself, if elected, to vote and
act in accordance with the spirit of the
resolutions adopted.
DIR. Sherman, of Marshall, thought
that as there was = difference of opinion
between the two DELEGATIONS relative to
the claim of each county for the candi-
date for senator, that said difference had
better be settled then and there
st. Joseph county replied to this APP
propriate motion by announcing the
name of Lucius Hubbard, of South
Bend, as a candidate for senator. Col.
Sumner, H. c. Thayer and Charles
Gregg Of Marshall, were also put in
nomination.
Atkinson. Of Marshall, said we are
entitled to the candidate. and that St.
Joe ought to conccde that fact before
proceeding further
A st. Joe delegate moved to ballot
| for senator.
Sherman moved that Marshall with
draw TO arrange their vote. Carried.
On returning, Sherman announced that
Marshall county unanimously presented
TIC name Of Col. Thomas Sumner for
senator, and that as Marshall was, be-
yond all doubt or cavil. entitled to the
candidate. demanded that he be nomi-
mated by the convention. His remarks
were met by the stereotyped motion
from the St Joseph delegation to pro
coed to ballot for senator. Sherman
remarked that before taxing the ballot
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30

an enterprislng reporter of Wash
ington daily called upon the celebrated
Indian warrior, Spotted Tail, for the
purpose of interviewing him; but find
ing him in a somnolent state from over
indulgence in Washington's benzinc,"
he set about examining the chiefs eff
fects, with the following result: One
pipe of peace, one stocking, two quarts
of dried ',rasshoppers, copy of Brigham
YOungs sermons, speech of Susan b.
Anthony on the Mcfarland verdict, and
picture of Lydia Thompson, which he
was about to mail home with his annota-
tion, "Heap o NICE"
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Every day furnishes us some indica-
ton of the returning senses Of the peo-
pie by their desertion of radical ranks.
The Wooster Ohio Democrat says:
Seventeen men who have hitherto
uniformly acted with the radical party,
came without any solicitation to the
Democratic primary election in this
place, and pledged themselves to vote
the Democratic ticket this fall. We
met one Of them on the street afterwards
and he said to us, Il am sixty years of
age, and have never voted Democratic
ticket in my life, but if Gcd spares me
till fall, | will vote it. The Niger bust
ness is more than | can stand.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30

WHILE at the Wanatah conventions
VIC had the pleasure Of meeting Mr.. 7.
j. Wood, Of Crown Point; Mr.. Merri-
field aud Mr.. Skinner, Of Valparaiso
Mr.. Barnet, of Pulaski county, and
hosts OF Democratic friends and ac-
quaintances from all parts of Laporte
county, including the editors Of the dr.
gus and UcraW.
EDITORIAL comments are necessa-
rily deferred until next week. Our re-
port, elsewhere in this paper, is proba-
bly, more complete than any that will be
published this week We never before
saw as much want of harmony and fra
tornal feeling in political conventions as
there, but of this we will speak more
fully in TIE future.
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outh instead Of Lakcyillc as originally
stated.
As the few remaining ones were glad
to get out, motion to adjourn was car
ried by a rush to the door.
To attempt to describe the excite
ment, and the indignation of all the
participants, would be useless, as it
couldssnot be transferred to paper. We
have endeavored to give an outline of
the proceedings: and nothing more
We have attended several conven-
tons in our time; but all others were
as nothing compared to this. In the
language of the prize ring, it was a
" rafting MILL which nothing short OF
actua! observation would enable any one
to properly appreciate.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
Democratic STATE Ticket.

For Secretary Of State,
NORMAN EDDY, Of St Joseph.
For Auditor of State.
JOHN c. SHOEMAKER, Of Perry.
Fer Treasurer of State,
JAMES Il. RYAN. of Marion.
For Attorney General,
BAYLESS W. HANNA. Ct Nlgo-
For Superintendent Of Pdi'iic Instruction
MILTON g. HOPKINS, Of Montgomery.
For Juiges of Supreme Court,
JAMES l.. WORDEN. Of Allen;
ALEXANDER G. DOWNEY, of OHIO;
SAMUEL H. BUSKIRk, OF Monroe;
JOHN PETIT, of TippecanOe.
COUNTY TICKET.
For RoDrasentative-N. VI. GALFNTlNE.
For Clerk-D McD0NALD.
For Au.iitor-U c. BUhLiNGAME.
For Trcasurer-JOHN SOICE,
For Sheriff.. X. HARRIS.
For Recor,ler-J. " HOUGHTON.
For Survevor-J. =. HAWKINS.
For Coroner-E. II. SHOOK.
For COMMISSIONER
LIST Dist.-IGSAS MILLER,
% II A. RANCK,
g, :" ii. kRAUSE.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
Conventions for Nomination
Of Common Pleas ErOSccsa-

tors.
The counties of Porter, Lake, Pulas.
XII and Jasper nominated W. T. HORNE,
of Lake, for common pleas prosecutor.
The counties of Laporte, st. Joseph,
Marshall and Elkhart, (the latter not
represcnted,) unanimously nominated
". i. Hess, of Plymouth, for Common
pleas prosecutor.
1t was then announced that the coun-
ties of St Joseph and Marshall would
go into joint convention for the nomi-
nation Of candidates for senator and rep
rcsentativc.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
Il. C0rbin,

4 TTORNEI AT LAW. Notary Public and Col
"A lection agent. Practices in the various craH-
ties ofthe district Having in Abstract OF Titles
for Marshall county VIII give particular attention
TO Real Estate business.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30

Brazil's sugar crop is a failure.
Wildcats are decimatinS Names crop
of sheep.
Red Cloud is an able and scholarly
poker player.
Milwaukce's territory is 81 miles.
A man in Syracuse ate fifty lemons
won bet, and died all in one day.
Green corn and ripe figs have APP
poarcd in New Orleans.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30

\ son OF the late Edward Everett is
to deliver 4th of July Grafton at Bos
ton.
Free baths in New York decrease
the weekly death rate
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c. III. ReeTe.

4 TrORNEY at LAW. and Udr c7e,-p s-ens,
y viii practice II Frlton. Stark. IaPorte ana
kosciusko. "a well IA Marshall counties Coilec-
lions promptly and efficiently attended TO. Caro-
iuI attention given TO probate business Insurance
effected on lives and property. in the hest coz
panies in the United States Special attention
paid 10 the prosecution OF claims of soldiers their
widows and heirs. for bounty arrears Of pay, per-
siOns and other claims
RsfSrsncss--Farweli.F Field & Co Chicago Shaw
Barbour Il Co, Cincinnati. Buckly. Sheldon q Co.
N. I Graf. Bennett Co. Pi.tsburg 1915
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G. r. REYNOLDS, VI. y.
a ; rneyS.
MI. 4. @. Packard.

A TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law, and No
"A tary Public. Room no. /, Balcony block
Plymouth. Ind. 80
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J. G. OSBORNE.
A. c. &h. R. CanrGl.

A TTORNEYS & COUNSELoRS. Real Es.s.e
ana Collecting Agents. Plymouth. Ind. ara
practising I'm the law courts Of Marshall ard I'D
Joining counties. and viii give prompt attention
toaii legal business entrusted TO them Gen.-aI
calecting agents for Northern Indiana and South
ern michigan: Particular attention given TO the
settiement OF dccedent's estates and guardian
ships- Deede, mortgages. and other contracts
drawn mp and MISUNDERSTANDING taken. Ofica
BrowDlee's Block, up stairs. noya5,gs ialy
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
Shoemaker & RrenfIeek,

MEAT MARKET-Keep constantly on hand
wi the best selections Of Reef Pork. Mutton sHd
Veal the county affords Also Manufacture n N
erior article OF Bologna Sausage. Martet DIST
cor east OF Mcihciist eharch. or Laporte strtst
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A. c. H0lt7enlorG.

LNASHloNABLE BARRIER CHICAGO BAT
L BER SifOP, Under Marks Il Ehrlich's sfere.
Sharing. Hair Cutting. Shsmpooinc DC done
IL the best style. Particular sttoniion given To
Dyeing Hair and Whiskers. Highest price pa
for ladies' hair. ia
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
kOOntz & TrcSS.

NTEAT Markell Market, Which VIII
wi supply the citizens Of Plymouth. and sur
roun ding country with The best quality of Fresh
meats OF all kinds. Lard, Tallow, Sausage and
all atices kept In a ir.tclass Meat market Always
on hand Mark ct at Noll's old stand.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-30
Hotels.
MeCurdy House

NTANATTI. md South side p. r. w a c. n
w r.. adjoining the passenger depot. Guests
stopping here viii receive frst-class accommods-
tiOn at moderate rates. Baggage conveyed to
and from the cars free.
AZ T. McCURDY. Prop'r.
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John \. Alleman,
J. +. Van Ealkenburgh.
&. \. \. Todd,
j. v. Bailey & Go.

OR T. A. Lemons Old e.Ane,
IL Michigan street, Plymouth, Indiana
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Medical.
E. W. CO0Der,
Dr.. A. q. BOrt0n,
Dr. W. 4. Bailey,

SURGEON DENTIST. Can be consulted at h.s
\, Officer cry day except Monda We and Tuesdays
once over Westeryelts Store. Plymouth, Iri.
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drew with the exception of the Bour-
bon delegation ana one or two others.
Col. Sumner attempted to pour oil
upon the troubled waters, but the task
was too great, ana he failed.
St. Joseph cast % votes for Hub
bard, and when Marshall was called. III.
c. Thaycr responded that their chair
man had been instructed not to cast the
V t. Of the county. and that they did
not wish to be considered as having any
part o. lot in that nomination.
The chair decided that as Hubbard
had received a majority of all the votes
cast, he was duly nominated.
Next in order was the nomination
for joint representative. A delegate
from Marshall proposed that as st. Joe
had already taken that which did not
belong to them, they could finish the
job by taking the representative also.
Charley Gregg said that Marshall
had been gagged and tramnled upon.
The chair called him to order. but he
continued in the same strain for some
time, dcnouncing the unjust and unfair
manner in which the minority had been
treated. lie also denounced the Bour-
bon delegation for the part they had Ia
ken in the outrage, and charged that
they were acting in concert with st. Joe
BY preconcerted arrangement that
Parks should have the nomination for
Joint representative
The st. Joe delegates were plainly
informed that as they had made the
nomina ion, they might elect their man
if they could.
After considerable diminishing and
recrimination, Ii. G. Thayer's motion
to adjourn for two weeks was carried
without opposition; and the motion
was afterwards amended to meet in Plym.
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GAMING AND COWHIDING.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

from the N. 4. tribune.
There is an epidemic of personal chastise-
ment in the land. Meu and women, mounted
upon their injuries, are ''making for" other
men and women, who are supposed to have
injured them, with a ferocity which is truly
formidable. In Chicago lately the dramatic
Amazons of the Thompson Burlesouers
thus unsexed themselves, and, for once in
their lives, exhibited the most violent seri-
BUSINESS. In our own city recently one of our
own guild was greatly fustigated on account
of an unlucky piece Of his penmanship The
telegraph brings us daily descriptions Of
these resorts to the cane as the avenger of
wounded honor. Thus, in Chicago again,
one Maurice Langloth, who is the city editor
OF German newspaper, betrayed perhaps by
that yearning for sensational variety which
renders feyerish almost the whole race
OF city editors, published some scandal
of and concerning the Frau Stielman, a
German actress, woman of great fame and
equal virtue. Like swift but savage Ca
milia, she at once secured the streets of
Chicago, and skinned into the Office of the
Teutonic journal, where, between her and
the urban snapper-up of trifes, ensued word
combat Of the intensest yolubility. This, VIC
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A PRINCE is ALSO A MAN.
From the 81. Louis Democrat

FTOIN INt 81. IUUt5 DtHtUCTUI
The acquittal of Pierre Bonaparte for the
staying of Victor Noir will cause great excite
ment in France, no doubt, but we cannot say
that the trial was an unfair one, or that the
verdict was unjust. Had any prominent
citizen in this country been SO persistently
and violently assailed by newspaper as the
royal family in France has been assailed by
the Marsei8diSe; had the character of a wife
and the virtue of sister been publicly dragged
into the controversy; had vile personal abuse
of each and every member of the family
attacked been continued SO long as to cause a
natural intensity of indignation towards the
parties so conducting a paper; had two Of
these parties then waited upon member of
the family in question, themselves armed, TO
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cluded before the inglorious flight of
Tweed and his skulbing adherents on Mon
day, and il was in pursuance of this under
standing that Kennedy's police were poured
into and around Tammany Hall on Monday
afternoon and evening, to shut out the Tam
many Committee from their own building,
under preposterous pretense of keeping the
public peace. The double-faced Tweed, who
had sanctioned, nay called, the meeting, was
manager-in-chief in this ridiculous stratagem
to prevent its being held. Kennedy, his Re-
publican confederate, sent well on to a thou
sand armed policemen to support him in this
disgraceful, cowardly mannuvre. Everything
had been concocted and arranged between the
ring and its Republican allies before the city
clock struck twelve on Sunday night Ken
nedy had been informed of the alliance be-
tween Tweed and the Republican members of
the Legislature.
This corrupt coalition causes all Republi-
cans who have any remaining sense of de-
cency to hang their heads with shame, and
blush from ear to ear. After all the noisy
donunciations of the ring which have re-
sounded through their journals, year in and
year out, since the ring came into power, it
is pretty spectacle indeed to see all their
members of the Legislature leaping into the
water to pull up the drowning ring by the
locks, and save its precious, invaluable life!
These Republicans are willing to uproot
the commissions which are their own work,
and have been the theme of their con-
slant eulogy, because they find that, by this
means, they can continue their partnership
with the Ring, and remain joint sharers with
it of the city plunder. The ECening Post
demonstrated, Wednesday, against this dis
grace but it preached to the winds. The
coalition had been clinched, and the parties
to it are deaf to argument. 1t is all bargain
and sale; all hire and salary. The Post might
as well preach to hungry ass beginning to
brouse on the succulent cabbage-plants in q
garden, or to wolf just inserting its fangs
in the quivering flesh of lamb, as to the
Republicans who have just completed this
scandalous bargain with Tweed.