The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-10-13
State Items.

Lafayette is trying to organize Literary
society.
Brownstown still c,amors for street rail
road.
The census shows population Of 1900
in Scott county.
There is good crop of pecsns in the
river bottom near Terre Haute.
There are now 331 prisoners st Michigan
City.
IIorse-tradirg gipsies are encamped near
Anderson.
The Wayne common pleas court granted
FIVE divorces at its lsst term
The Odd Fellows mutual aid society Of
New Albany has t225 members
Eight stables were burned at Evansville
last week
The Methodists are building new par
sonage at New Lebanon.
Isaac Warren, a We,l-known citizen OF
Warren. died recently.
Mr. Vanzant has new steamer, the B.
Van, aiming betw zen Terre IIsute and Vim
ccnnes.
Kokomo is 20 be enlightened. Senstor
cember.
All the Methods, rulpits in Richmond
were recently filled by members Of the soci-
ETY. Of Frieuds.
The Brownstown papers say freshct in
Muddy Foil Of Salt creek did considerable
damage las, woek, by washing away a num-
Der OF fences.
+ The grand jury Of the Vigo criminal
court mas found u bill against Fagg for the
murder Of Serber.
The Hen tricks county Union tells of
steer raised in that county, which - IA little
over four years of age, and measures i8
hands high.
Horace Randall, OF Buchanan Mich, was
found dead in a carriage in the rear of the
residence Of exmnyor Randall. Of South
| Bead. Thursday morning.
! \ man by the name of John A. Hall was
iounU IA 81 u.i1k r,vI CROOKED
creek. on the North Madison turnpike few
days ago.
The Tecster house, in Aurora, vas burned
last week. The flames communicated to a
mall stable and u dwelling, hotl. Of which
| were consumed.
Mr.. Henry lngcrsoll. Of Sullivan had n
tangled in grape vine, died OF hunger.
Frank Oswald. the German who was sho.
at Greenviile, about three weeks ago, has
been indicted !cr grand larceny No pro
ceedlngs nave been had against the man
who shot him.
The people Of Dearbon county arc indio-
nani ut the decision of Judg. Lamb-grant-
ing change o: venuen the case of Cheek &
and Bailey. Nothing but the hanging of
Cheek, at least, will satisfy them.
Twenty seven coal mines arc now in ope-
ration IN Clay county, their product aver
aging forty car loads day. Fourteen car
loads were taken from Niblo's mines in one
day.
man namod Ectrich, in Madison coun
ty, entered the house OF his brother-in-law
Tor the purpose Of quarrel:ng with him,
when the atfectiOnate brother-in-law shot an
arm off for iIe,rich.
Hugh McCulloch, late secretary of the
treasury, left his home in Fort Wayne. n few
days ago, for London, where he will AXE
charge Of the London house Of Jay Cooke
& Co.
There is n family in Lawrence county
named Joiley, of fifteen members whose to-
tai ~eighi is 800 pounds. The hight of
hve o' these persons is forty-three feet.
Willis Kelley ami Edwin Burns. two ruff
fans confined in the jail at Peru. on charge
OF brta:ing inlo car at the railroad depot.
made q murjcrous assault on Sheriff Ream,
one evening last week as he WAS handing in
bucket OF water TO trem, and hut for the
timely arrival ofthe eheriffs son, would
have made their escape.
corked stone jug full Of water. was set
upon tn" stove in the house of Mr.. Buckley
IN Fort Wayne, and as young daughter
lifted 1t, IL exp cded. one fragmen, inficting
a severe wound on her head
John Read, of Terre Hau:c made an I'M
successful attempt TO rid himself of an Oh
g Ina NE step.nother. by shooting her
,ti double barrelel shot gun. lie
"ss arrested, and the grand jury being in
session. f. al an Indictment against him,
ioT assault aud battery with inten; 10 kill
fhe woman vas not badly hurt