The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
State Items.

Mrs. Susan Jones, of Jasper county
fell into an old we'll, at some distance
from any frequented place, few eve
nings ago, and remained there all night
She was taken out alive, bat has since
died.
Joseph Pattison, hailing from Green
county, Indiana, reposeth in bastile al
Providence, R. l., on charge of being
much married.
Abner Scales, of Noble county, claims
TO have fallen heir to fortune of $500.
900, by the recent death Of relative
in England.
A Mr.. Ostrander is opening a mine
of superior coal near Edwardsport. on
the Vincennes & indianapolis railroad
The total number of hogs received at
New Harmony this year is 6,626. The
number for the entire season may reach
1000.
A woman living iu Wabash was re-
Gently arrested for baking biscuits on
Sunday. A barrel of cider was also
conhscated for working" on the same
day.
Israel Price, while engaged in
loading some fodder on a wagon, near
Terre Haute, fell to the ground, striking
upon his head, causing dislocation of
the neck, and of course immediate
death.
The post Office at Madison paid over
to the United States government, for
the year ending December 31st, 1869,
s3,967 over all expenses.
De Kalb county boasts of a young
lady of eighteen who weighs only 317
pounds.
Michigan City is agitated over a case
Of scan. mag. in which uppertendom is
largely involved.
Alfred Paine was arrested at Lafay-
cite on Sunday morning about 2 O'Clock,
for horse stealing, had preliminary
examination before Esquire Kimmel, on
Sunday afternoon, and, on Monday was
sentenced to the penitentiary for FIVE
years.
Evansville is to have degree of Re-
bckah lodge of Odd Fellows.
\ man named Smith, John, We sup
pose) died in Noble county the other
day. After he was planted, his wife, in
search about the house, found $500 in
gold in his pillow.
1t is stated that literary paper, to
be called the Shoe Fly, is soon to be
started at indianapolis.
Liberty CHM, Of Delaware county,
dug for diabolical noises under his
hearthstone, and found lonesome
say human and some say hog.
James Rusk, of Fountain county, set
a bucket of hot ashes just outside his
door, last Sunday. and went to church.
When he came back he couldn't find his
house nor the bucket of ashes
A smart person at Wabash hired a
green chap, just for the fun of the
thing, to split $4,000 clapboards "tc
roof a mcnagerie with" which he did
not have. Greeney sued for his pay
and got it.
The Indianapolis Sentinel says of the
morals Of that town: If a change does
not soon take place in this city it will
not be long till our state capital will
take precedence of Chicago in matters
of scandal. Hardly a day passes that
we do not hear of something bad trans
piring, and it is getting so common that
we hardly think case of scan. mag
worthy the time necessary to write it up
for an item. Reform or punishment is
needed very badly, and cannot come toe
soon.
The Nashville butchers have adopted
the cash system, and many of the peo-
pie who used to luxuriate in sirloin, are
now living on the European plan
/" two dips and wallop for bawbec. y
The RushviIle Republican announces
a gratifying ambition among the matrons
of that town to make a good showing
when the census man comes along.
Jim Smith got drunk at Rainsville
Warren county, wallowed in the mud
before the freeze, and made 4 Cardiff
giant of himself. He was dug cut, and
they were about concluding negotiations
for the sale of one third of him al
sec. 900, when the brute revived, and
called for another tom and jerry.
The receipts of the Wabash and Erie
canal last year exceeded the expenses
about $4,000.
A Young gentleman Of Charles City
iowa. sent IS cents for method o
writing without pen or ink. He receiv
ed in large type, on a card, write Will
a pencil
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