The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-01

Twelve weddings took place at Evans
vile last week.
1t only costs $4,000 to tar and feath-
er man in Lagrange.
| \ strange scene was witnessed by a
favored few in one Of the streets of
Quincy at an early hour on Monday
morning. 4 frenzied woman was run
ming from house to house, yelling for Il
doctor or a midwife Two policemen
picked her up tenderly and conveyed
her home Ten minutes later she gave
birth to child.
An unfortunate maiden Of Peoria at
tempted to ''leave this world and climb
a tree" ON sunday last; but the speedy
arrival of a physician checked the oper-
alton.
There is an eccentric horse in Maus-
ton. Whenever the animal loses shoe,
it Immediately goes to a blacksmith
shop and raises the bare hoof to the
smith.
Some La Crosse prostitutes got even
with Policeman LOOMS, of that city.
His son, a youth of II summers, was
drugged and enticed into one of the
dens, and while under the influence Of
the benzinc, was induced to stand up
and marry one of the frail sistcrhood.
He now sues for divorce,
A physician in Bever Dam was ar
rested for whipping his wife and was
required to enter into bonds to keep
the peace. On his return home, he
tore down his sign, and swore he would
not practice in any ID town where
the authorities knew better than he
what was good for his wife.
On Thursday last brother and sister
met in Kansas city after 20 years sep
aration. For six months prior to the
meeting they had been living within
five squares of each other.
Kansas City papers tell of boy who
entered Il gambing-housc with tive
and half" and cleand the bank
out of 81 900. That boy played the
deuce with that bank.
a man living in Kansas City is said
to have u set of furniture made Of the
tree on which his father was hung ten
years ago. The son cut the tree down
SO he wouldn't meet the same fate as
his father.
Gus Cutler, of Lexington, had his
lower jaw and tongue shot away by the
accidental discharge of a gun. He still
lives, with a prospect of rccovry. Like
Uncle Ned, he will have to ''let hoecakc
be-"
Columbus rejoices in haunted house.
, The ghost is a somnambulst, upon
whom cold nights have no effect
A burglars revival has taken place
in Columbus. The success is beyond
the expectations of the principal actors
David Scott, the stone contractor for
the new courthouse at Mansfield. who
absconed recently in debt 81 900 to his
employees, has not been heard fl ON.
a trial was in progress at Warren
last week in which the property at is
sue was heifcr valued at S12. The
cost in the case thus far amount to the
trifling sum Of 81 100
DR.. Cooley, of Faribault, has been
stricken with paralysis of his left side.
lie is 64 years old.
A Terre Haute man went home the
other evening and found his wife seated
on the knee of a stranger He didn't
make any fuss, but waited till the stran-
ger went away, and then told his wife
She acted imprudently. and she could
have week to consider the propriety of
doing SO again.
Water has been struck in the artesian
well at Terre Hautc 1t smells strong
ly of luciler matches and rotten eggs.
\ four-y ear-old child of Isaac Brad
ford, Of Pine Village, was choked t.
death by mouthfull Of hard cabbage.
Efforts are being made to organize a
company in indianapolis to engage In
the manufacture of cast steel at four
cents per pound.
Three families in indianapolis have
been poisoned, not fatally, by what was
regarded as first quality cheese. 1t is
supposed some poisonous stuff was used
I'm its manufacture.
The Lafayette Dispatch of the Dist
says: "Until yesterday. we believe, the
history of muleopoly has demonstrated
that but two feminines ofthe long -eared
persuasion had given birth to progeny of
their own race. John W. Goldman
recently purchaced bunch of six mules,
which nc sold to Steve Taylor and Char
ley Mikels, on Friday last, and Satur-
day morning the purchasers discovered
that they had seven instead of six quad
rudeds -one of the animals having birth
to handsome mule during the previous
night. Horsemen inform us that such
occurrences are so very rare that they
should be classed among the wonders of
the world"