The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-24
LAPORTE.

tic radicals on the day Of the Fifteenth
amendment celebration.
Wm f. Richards, an engineer on the
c. G. 4 l.. railway, committed suicide
on Saturday night of last week. Wine
and woman had something to do with
his taking off. The Argus learns that
he was engaged to be married to an es-
Unable young lady, but that owing to
habits of occasional intemperance the
match had been frequently postponed,
and finally broken off For good rea.
sons, it is thought he did not intend to
take his life, but took the poison to
alarm his friends, and create sympathy
in the minds of certain parties. The
coroner's verdict was that he came to
his death by taking an overdose of
laudanum, administered by his own
hands.
a young man from Three Oaks.
Michigan, was arrested in Laporte on
Tuesday evening of last week. for inhu-
manly beating the mother of the girl he
loved, because the old lady could not
see the many advantages in having him
for son in law.
The Herald records that a man living
south of Kingsbury was SO unfortunate
as to occasionally lose provisions by
theft, and falling to arrest the thieves in
any other way, put quantity of arsenic
into his -four barrel, andnot long after
had the satisfaction Of seeing two Of his
neighbors in violent contortions at about
the same time.
The judge, we hear, has appointed
committee of attorneys to devise plan
for the better ventilation of the court
house. A friend at our elbow suggests
the "shying' ola few brick bats through
the upper window panes.
The Westville correspondent of the
Herald relates this incident: Ona of
our clerks, having been somewhere on
Sunday night, felt rather sleepy. Dur
ing the Monday following, a lady
brings some eggs into the store for sale
Our friend coolly takes them, and pla-
cling them on the scales proceeds to
weigh them. Tally one.
SOUTH BEND.
Lumber pours into the city at the rate
of $4,000 to 100000 feet per day.
The South Bend WOODEN company
will commence operations about the first
of March
The union cabinet manufacturing
company have erected large dry kiln
Ofall dead beating we ever heard of
that Of running your face" to get into
colored bail is the worst. A radical
tried it on Tuesday night, but the new
ly made voters couldn't sec it.
ELKHAhT.
The Recteao says the store room of
Flint 4 o Bryan was burglariously en-
tered on Wednesday night of last week,
and despoiled of quite an amount of
goods. Between the fires, burglars and
insurance companies, this unfortunate
firm seem likely to lose all they had
We are f;rmcd that another san
culinary husband was on the path of
the despoiler of his wife's virtue, one
day last week, with a loaded revolver.
Fortunately for the fair fame of our
town the injured gentleman was pre-,
vailed upon by his friends to forego his
Murderous intentions for the present,
and It is altogether probable that he
will not be troubled in the future BY
trespassers on his fair demesne. Very
few are anxious to look into the muzzle
of pistol for the qualification Of their
Maynard fancies. and we are confident
the alleged seducer in this case has no
inclination Of that kind
Stark county will vote on the railroad
tax question on the 10Th of March, and
Center township on the 10Th.
BREMEN.
The Bremen Clipper puts in an APP
pearance after suspension of few
weeks, and starts off edltOrially in this
wise: Our usually quiet and peaceful
town was set into some commotion by
double burglary on the night of 9th
ult. The store of Jacob Schilt was
visited by parties as yet unknown, and
relieved of goods consisting of sugar,
coffee, tea, tobacco, dry goods, ETC., etc,
| amountingto a hundred dollars or more.
The entrance was effected by removing
two panes Of glass, together with the in,
tervening sash, from rear window. On
the same night, also, the shoe store of
p. Gruber was relieved Of boots and
shoes enough to supply small family
On the 9TH instant, while the family
were at church, the cellar, smoke house
and wheat bin Of Mr. Peter Laudeman
were visited. and canned fruit, currant
wine, meat, wheat an other cdibles were
taken. Steps are being taken to have