The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-02-17
SesssoorkeoG News.
ICTATSp0RT.

LOGAfSPORT.
The PtGro, says that but few sales
we're made for taxes Wheat seiunS at
90 ccnts and corn 20. The new scam
fro engine, "Chauncey Carter, cost
$1,000 The man Bins, who shot ana
killed his wife one day last week near
Russiaviilc, in Howard county, YVES ar
rested at Royal Center, in this county,
on Thursday of last week, and taken
back TO Howard county.
KLKHAhT.
The Rer,e,o says Geo. ". Howe was
. arrested for selling goods at auction,
without corporation license, and was
d.sch vgod. The poet-osce department
have esta blished a letter box and stamp
agency down. town. The Republican
county convention slim affair Ms
Nal!oy's lecture IN Woman did not
draw very larseaudi,,nce. Inc Rer'e'c
also contains an account # another
TRAGEDY" as follows:
On Saturday evening last, the little
old house occupied By Con, u @uuTc
and his wife, not far from the railroad
in this place, was discovered to be OH
fire. Those who FIST hurrie,; tn the
scene we're ho1r;Ged tofn9 Mr.. Mcclure
not far from the burning building. MS
clothing burnt fron his person, and his
fac, ANS and body bearing the terri
lie marks OF the flames lie was taken
VI and carried 70 one of the neichbors.
when he related that bis wife in
drunken frenzy had hurled kerosene
lamp at him. which breaking had set
Ere to his clothing End the building, and
he had the utmost difficulty in escaping
With his life. The house was entirely
consumed. Poor Con. fingered until
Monday in great agony, when death
terminated his suferings. The most
sinus'ar part of this strange affair Is
our authorities pre,ni.ted the victim Of
this tragedy TO be taken to Mishawaka
and buried without insttuting any IN
qu;ry as 20 the cause of his death.
I.pn-Tr
From the Argus We condensc as fol-
lows:
The Methodits are having very
successful revival.
The reading room association cleared
about sl45, out Of the fancy dress party.
The philharmonic society is doing
vel and making satisfactory progress
under the instructions of Prof Para
beau
On Saturday last, iIr. W. II. OFT,
bro't to this city walnut saw los that
weighed trife under 8,240 pounds.
It takes rich country to produce such
timber as that.
Those enterprising dealers, Messrs-
Thompson & Co. arc already making
large shipments Of Clear lake ice to
Cincinnati and ether places in the south
Dir. Mallory, an cmployc in the NJ.
s II. p. shops, on Monday last, caught
his hand in the revolying knives CT a
planer, and was badly wounded
In the list of delegates selected to
the Republican state convention there
is net known supporter of the "suc-
eessor Of Colfax" The fancy party in
aid Of the Reading Room association
was financial success. yielding about
$40.
The Heruid cantains the proceedings
ola meeting Of Fifteenth amendments,
for the purpose Of making arrangements |
to celebrate their advent into complete
citizenship. As Mr j. w. Ireland,
brothor-in-law Of the senior proprietor
of the He,aii, was chopping in the
woods last Monday afternoon, a limb |
fell from tree near by, striking him on
the head and crushing him to the
ground He was found some time after
ward thoroughly chilled, wholly insensi-
bic, and, UP to latest adyices, his re-
coyery is very doubtful.
GROWN POINT.
The Register says that the four men
who went behind the court house en-