Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-06-20
An Affecting Scene.

A Washington dispatch of the 7th
inst. says: During the proceedings in
the House of Representatives, this af-
ternoon, the bill was passed for the rel1 f
of Mrs. Mary Ann Montgomery, aged II,
giving her $4,000, being the amount of
seventy years halfpay due her father,
who served as an officer under Paul
Jones in the Bonhomme Richard.
Twenty-Five years have been spent by
her in prosecuting the claim. She was in
the gallery when the announcement of
the passage of the bill over the Presi-
dents veto was made by the Speaker,
and waved her handkerchief with an
air of triumph. Sereral members on
the floor noticing this act, began to ap-
plaud, meanwhile smiling at the lady as
1t to express their qualification at the
result. Other members followed their
example, and general clapping of
hands and laughter rang through the
hall. The lady, overcome by her feel
1ngs, burst into tears and then fell on
her knees in prayer. Many hearts were
made glad by the lady's success.
The postal business of our county has
made tremendous advance within the
last century. In III, Benjamin Frank
lin kept the Postoffice accounts of the
United States for three entire wears in a
book which contained but three ouires
OF foolscap paper. This ancient docu-
ment may now be seen at the Postoffice
IN Washington, where it is carefully
preserved in glass case.
HE SUPREME QUEsTIoN.-Healthi is the
mostlmportant of earthly blessings, and
therefore the nervous anxiety of the
sick to ascertain the relative merits of
the various medicines in use is not sur
prising. Within the last two years MANY
thousands of invalids have abandoned
the preparations of the pharmacopolist
Tor the remedy introduced by DR.. Wal
ker, OF California, under the somewhat
eccentric name of VINEGAR BITTERs.
mat this new Vegetable medicine is
winning golden opinions of all sorts of
people" is beyond a doubt. The ac-
counts we hear of its extraordinary eff
tects IN cases of chronic dyspepsia, rheu-
matlsm, liver complaints, malarious fevers.
nervous prostration and many other distressing
diseases, certainly justify the popularity which
IL mas everywhere acquired
Dr. Walker claims for his specific remedial
poper over all disorders that do not involve an
Treparable destruction of bone and fiber and
results so far appear to have justified the claim.
In this age of wonders we are not disposed to
deny the possibility of any phenomena not d.
rectlY at variance with the laws of nature and
as 1t is held by many psychologists that all mall
adles proceed from the Same generic cause we
see no reason for the incredulity with which
some people regard the idea OF Universal
Medicine. DR.. Walkers preparation seems des-
tined to be universally approyed.-[Com.
FHE Marquis of Butte came into pos
session of 92,000000 on attaining his
majority, and enjoys a revenue of
t500, 0cO year. About two weeks ago
an Old WEIGH philosopher, named Viii
Hams, left him 100000, on the princi-
PIE that to him who hath shall be given.
Ihere Is at the present time a suit going
on IN which the Marquis is the plaintiff.
ana winch, If it should be decided in
ms favor, will bring him an additional
I4o,OoO year, besides arrears, which at
the present time amount to 9Il5,O
IT'S often remarked by stran gers visit
ing our State. that we show a larger 6ronort;or
OF good horses than any other State in fha
Union. This, we tell them, is OWING To tu-o
principal reasons In the first place. we breed
from the very best stock and in the second
place, our people use Steradan's Caualrv Co.
dttio1a Posoders. which in our Judgment are IF
ncalculable advantage,-[Com