The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-17
bourbon items.
BOURBON, Feb. I5. $50.
Eds. DEMOCRACY:

your readers that all IS quiet here.
We've tried, but we can't get W an ex-
element here any way wc can FIX it
The war for the postmastcrship goes
bravely or. The banners are on the
outward wall, ani the cry Is, "still they
come. ] should fail in my duty did
not keep your readers posted in relation
to al the new phases Of tho post oilice
question. I note, therefore. thatangth-
er candidate has presenlel himself for
the position-Nr. Charles Augustus
Ra;hburn-with every appearance OF
success. lie is the bosom friend #
Coliax and Packard, and exhibits letters
from The aforesaid individuals to show
that the matters whereof lie aiiirms are
true. Packard was to have appointed
him route agent bctl7een Crestliue and
Chicago, to Ell IN anticipat d vacancy.
but the vacancy didn't become vacant,
and so Charles Augustus oeaupation
was gone. The resi- ,nation Of Nr. Wca-
yer affords an opportunity Tor ]lr. Pack
ard to fulfill his promise, and unless he
has learned nothing By his experience
in making positive promises to two as
pirants for the Plymouth postofice,
Charles Augustus is the coming man.
Charles is dashing young man of the
period, fair business qualifications, has
had considerable experience in post
Office matters, AM should he be selected
would undoubtedly do the business With
neatness and Dispatch.
Salthicl Lightnor, 4 ono,or,ned sol
der, understand, would not object to
taking the office il he should receive the
appointment. Tic deserves we'll OF the
people, because he has done much for
his country. lie fought good fight al
through the late uupicasantn. and N
many of the scyerest ba5tle;, where the
rebel hail fev thick and ftst. VS. he %
be found maniuiIy fighting for the cte7-
nal principles Of truth and justice. .f
course, il he insists upon 1t, he vii! get
it. Those who oppose him-With olio
eyception-have never Suellei powder.
aid being friends Of the soldier, will
give way without word for hin who
lost an arr, ia the defense OF his cvuu-
try.
Friend Gordon supposedii vas all I'm
derstoo1 that he WAS 10 be the man, but
things have taken remarkably quick |
turn, and being somewhat SLOW in tn
notion he is at less TO know exactly |
hoa far his competitors have dis.an-cd !
him.
The leader Of the Republican part !
in this township. and the man who IN
understands how to manipulate such !
thing better than 81 the rest Of them
put together, heads friend Cortlon's pc |
titicn with his magic name. Whether !
this will have the desired effect or not, !
IS n question about which. there IS I.f-
ference CT opinion among those & 10 op-
pose Nh Cord N. Ila conid eat.al way
it is s.id he publicly favored the APP
p0;utment Of John Ccnrick, when J
+. II ush;on retired, and afterwards
Srote a lcttor to Mr. CClfax. expressing
himself decidedly in f.vor Of Mr.. Wea-
yer, the present incumbent. hir Coiiay,
fearing he NIGH get into nuss, wrote
10 "A personal friend of his in this
place, giving hi:a The contents of The
letter aforesaid, and asking LIS advice
% 10 what course be should pursue. lis
friend, being Weaver uan, too, in
formed him that it was all rrht. But
iae JOKE was too good 10 &cer. and 90 il
FAXED cut. Arguing from this circum-
stance, those who are gong It alone.
nave come to the conclusion that be-
cause friend Gordon has secured the an
.ograph Of the leader ii the party, it
Ices not follow, as a matter Of course,
hat nc is any nearer the consummation
lcyoutly to be wished than he was at
he beginning of the struggle
When the fight is over, l shall report
. you the number and names ot the
lain.
Our friend, D. D. Boeman, travelling
agent for the successors Of ,iurry& Ma
on, wholesale tobacco manufacturers OF
chicago, has been over the world good
leal in his time, and has learned that
t don't Ply to q" waste his sweetness on
he desert air" He presented Che wri
or hereof with 4 jug Of golden syrup,
# Il quality superior to anything ever
,rought to this market. Thanks, Dan.
Mrs. McCabe, wife Of John McCate,
f tiis place, died on Wednesdayof last
week, oil consumption She had been a
,aticnt sufferer for tho past eighteen
nonths
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It is said that Gen. Butterheld, until
cccntly assistant treasurer at New
ork, Was at enc time so confident OF
.cciyirg the Spanish mission, that he
,egan the study Of the Spanish Ian
'uage. i