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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21
A House Built i'm e Day.

The newspapers of Lancaster, Penn.
publish an account of the building of
a brick house in that city in ten and
prepared on the site previous to the
commencement. The house is twenty
feet by thirty on the ground floor, two
stories in height, and contains eight
rooms. There were in all upward of
100 workmen employed. The cellar
foundation was already laid, and at pre-
cisely 6 o'clock the men went to work
The Examiner thus describes the labor .
Mr.. ]. L. Reading, photographer, was
present with his apparatus, and took
views every fifteen minutes of the build
ing and workmen while In motion,
which, of course, produced some ride
ulous pictures-men, white and colored,
in almost every position. are to be seen
represented. At s o'clock a. IN. the
structure was advanced to the height
of one story, with two foors-ground
and second-laid, partitions in, and
lathed and partly plastered, doors hung,
stairways up, and a view taken with the
doctor in the midst of his workmen.
The scene is a busy and comic one
the bricklayers erecting scaffolding for
the second story 10 clock a. M, view
taken of western front on Prince street
second story brick-work o-thirds
up, with carpenters ready to lay floors,
and plasterers commence lathing west
ern front painted and brick penciled to
first story, and masons run short of
brick, and then some delay in conse-
quence, but it was remedied in a short
time.
Eleven o'clock a. m, the bricklayers
are up to square of ceiling for third
floor, with corners laid to the height re-
quired to receive the rafters for roofing.
Timers waiting. The process OF white
coating is now about completed to the first
story. At IL Is a. ~ first rafter for roof
laid. At IL IL the last brick was laid upon
the chimneys, and the bricklayers are
done. Roof sheathed and timers be-
gin to lay roofing. At 1880 scaffolding
all removed from building. At $50
p. M, sash in windows of first story
and painters finished up; wash-boards
down and rubbish cleaned away. At
this writing the timers are leaving the
building: roofing and spouting COM
pleted. Plasterers still at work in the
second story. The building has been
insured, and in a few hours will be ready
for tenant.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21
Moral Courage i'm Everyday Life.

Moral Courage" was printed in
large letters and put as the caption of
the following items, and placed in a
conspicuous place on the door of sys-
tematic merchant in New York for con-
slant reference, and furnished to us by
him for publications.
Have the courage to discharge a debt
while you have the money in your pocket.
Have the courage to do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet it.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when 1T Is necessary that you should do
so, and hold your tongue when it is
prudent you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to friend
in 'seedy" coat, even though YOU are
IN company with rich one, and richly
attired.
Have the courage to own you are poor,
and thus disarm poverty of its sharpest
sting.
Have the courage to tell man why
you refuse to credit him.
Have the courage to tell man why
You viii not lend him your money.
Have the courage to cut the most
agreeable acquaintance you have when
you are convinced that he lacks prin-
ciple; friend should bear with a
friends infrmities, but not with his
vices.
Have the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty, in whatever guise it
appears, and your contempt for dishon-
esty and duplcity by whomsoever ex-
hibited
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can pay for new ones.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety to fashion, in all things.
Have the courage to acknowledge your
ignorance, rather than to seek for knowl-
edge under false pretenses.
Have the courage, in providing an
entertainment for your friends, not to
exceed your means.
Have the courage to insure the prop
erty IN your possession, and thereby pay
your debts in full.
Have the courage to obey your Maker
at the risk of being ridiculed by man.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21

Dr. Herman J. Klein has just pub
ished at Cologne somewhat curious
inquiry concerning the age OF the earth,
in which he severely criticises the at
tempts of the biologists to compute the
length of time required for certain
formations. Thus Biddel calculates the
age of the Mississippi delta, from the
amount of the present yearly deposit, to
be four hundred thousand years Lyell,
the receding of the Niagara Falls from
Kingston to their present site, to be
thirty-five thousand years and Bischof,
for the formation of coal, to be nine
millions of years. But all these and
numerous other similar calculations
have, DIR. Klein thinks, this fault, that
they are all based upon present condi-
tions and experiments on a small scale,
from which conclusions are drawn to
determine general developments of the
most gigantic dimensions.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21
About AlligstOrs.

All our alligators, says Galveston
CTexas) paper, as well as the crocodiles
of the tropics, are oviparous. They are
gregariOus in their habits, although they
do not seem to act in concert in obtain
ing their prey. During the winter
season the alligators remain in state of
torpor, buried generally in the mud of
the marshes and bayous. The first
warm weather restores their suspended
vitality, and few may then be seen
summing themselves on logs and other
floating debris.
They fish principally during the night,
and lie in the sunshine half asleep on
the surface of the water during the day.
A splash in the water, or any slight
noise in fact, will instantly arouse their
attention, and as their curiosity is great,
they will swim slowly here and there to
ascertain the cause of the disturbance.
The whine of puppy seems to excite
them more than aught else why, can
not tell, for it is equally efficacious where
dogs have never previously been, and
where it were impossible to suppose the
alligators had ever heard them. The
resemblance to the noise or bark of their
young has been said to be cause; but
such reasoning is fallacious, as at seasons
when their young no longer bark, they
are equally attracted by whine. Their
ferocity and other equally dangerous
qualities have been very greatly over
rated and exaggerated. That they are
extremely voracious is unquestionable !;
but they generally confine their ravages
to fish and other small prey. The har-
rowing tales of families being devoured
by them are the "veriest coinage of the
brain, and have in reality no existence
whatsoever
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21
A Miraculous EScape.
from the Chicago Times.

A Mrs. King had surprise at Shaw
neetown the other day. twas anaccident
that Mrs. King happened to be at Shaw
neetown. She did not intend to go
there, but the steamboat Jennie Howell,
on which she was travelling, struck a
snag, snd sank in the Ohio river. Sew
eral Of the passengers were drowned,
and among them some children. Mrs.
King had child on board whom she
mourned as lost, and was taken to Shaw
neetown without her babe. The Jennie
Howell sank deep in the water, and the
next morning men went to the vessel to
recover the bodies of the lost. Soon
after daylight a mattress was discovered
floating in the cabin, which was filed
with water nearly to the ceiling. Upon
examination, a child, little boy, was
discovered on the mattress sleeping as
peacefully as if nothing unusual had
happened. His bed was not very dry,
for it had sunk good deal from soaking,
but still sustained its living freight In
due time the child was sent to Shawnee
town, where the other passengers had
been landed the night before. Its COM
ing made an excitement among the
wrecked travellers, for more than one
mother had lost children by the disaster
1t was touching scene when Mrs. King
recognized the child as her boy whom
she had mourned as lost for nearly
twenty-four hours. The preservation of
Moses In the bulrushes was not so mir
aculous as the safety of Mrs. Kings
boy. He had been tossing about on
the waste of waters in the cabin all
night, and was brought to his mother
alive in the hour of her deepest woe.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21
A GEORGIA SERMON.

In the autumn of 1880 attended a
camp meeting In the interior of Georgia,
and heard a sermon which have never
been able to forget or describe. / have
attempted several times to write it. But
it cannot be put ON paper The main
force OF IT was ID the snuffing and spit
ting and grooming and hound-after-a-
fox sort of yelp and whine, to which no
pen can do justice. 1t must be intoned
to be appreciated / have preached it a
Thousand times for the amusement of
friends, and have been satisfied with my
effort. / have used it as a remedial
agent In exercising the demons of hypo-
chondria, and have never failed " to
send them down a steep place in the
sea-, or somewhere else, to the great
relief of the sufferer
The speaker had just been licensed,
and it was his first sermon. In person
he was small, bullet-headed, of fair,
sandy complexion, and his countenance
was indicative of sincerity and honesty.
His remarks evinced great reverence for
the works Of God, as manifested in zool-
ogy and natural history, and twas
taking up the Bible in regular order for
the first time in his life. He had got
ten as far as the history, the ark, the
food, etc. Besides, just before his con-
version he had been reading Cold
smiths Animated Mater and the two
together, by the aid and assistance of
the sperit, had led him into powerful
train of thinking, just as he stood at his
workbench day in and day out" But
Whatever his sermon may have been, it
was his own. The text was, :" As it was
In the days of Noah, so shall the coming
of the Son of Man be-" After CON-
menting upon that portion of Genesis
descriptive of the food, he warmed
up" suddenly, and broke out in the fol-
lowing strains
EYES, my brethren, the heavens of
the windows was opened ah, and the
foods of the great deep kivered the
waters-ah, and there was Shem, AID
there was Japheth-ah, all a-gwine into
the Ark-ah.
sand there was the elephant-ah, that
great animal-ah of which Goldsmith
describes In his Animated Nater'-ah,
what is as big as a horse-ah, and his
bones as big as a tree-ah, depending
some what on the size of the tree-ah, all
argwille into the Ark-ah. And the heav-
ems of the windows was opened-ah, and
the floods of the great deep kivered
the waters-ah, and there was Hem, and
there was Sham, and there was Japheth-
nh, ALL a-gwine into the Ark-ah.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21

THE tonnage of the four largest trans
atlantic steamers appears, by the New
York Custom-House, to be as foLo vs. !:
Vile du Havre, of the French line,
5, 160 tons Egypt, of the National line,
5, 0S9 tons Spain, of the National line,
4,871 tons City of Chester, of the
Inman line, 4, 565 tons.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21

seas a-roarin' -ah, the tombs a-bustin' -ah,
the mountains a-meltin' -ah and every
thing, think, will be in confused and
unsettled state. May the Lord add His
blessing. Amen -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21

CONGRESS has given away about $780,
DOC, 900 acres of the public domain in
the way of substituting railroad, canal,
and other corporations, and less than
$50, DOC, 900 acres for all purposes of
education.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-08-21

a-drivin' sleep from his eyes and slum-
Der from his eyelets-ah, and at the first
streak O. daylight the last hoof of 'sm
would set up noise accordin' to its ma
ter-ah, and the bulls of Bashan wern't
nowhar-ah. I've often wondered now
their women stood it. Scripter is silent
on this pint-ah; but think I know of
some that would a-been vaporing and
nervous under sich circumstances-ah,
and in an onguarded moment might
a-said somethin' beside their prayers
all"
Here the speaker stopped again, spit,
took water, etc., and fastened to con-
clusion
My bretherin," said he, Zone more
word for old Noer .ah, and / will draw
to a close-ah. After the outbeatin time
he had, first and last, for so many hun
dred year-ah, if he did, by accident or
otherwise, take a leetle too much wine
on one occasion-ah, think less ort to
a-been said about Utah. Besides, 1
think he was entitled to one spree-ah,
as he made the wine himself, and accord
in to Scripter, it makes glad the heart O.
man alb. My brethren, as it was in the
days of Noer-ah, SO shall the coming of
the Son of Man be-ah. The world will
never be drowned again-ah. 1t will be
sot a-6re, and burnt up, root and branch,
with fervient heat-ah- Oh ! what will
wretched, cndone sinners do on that
orful day-ah? They won't feel fit for to
live, nor for to die-ah. They will be
put to their wits end, and knock and
straddle around in every direction-ah.
For all at onct, my bretherin-ah, they
will behold the heavens a-darkin-ah, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-20
A LEX

A CHILD BADLY BURSED.-About eleven
O'Clock to-day, Albert, five year old child, son
OF Mrs. - McCuin, residing on North st.
Asaph street, opposite Portner's brewery, was
burned most horribly while fooling about the
fire with a can OF coal oil. No one saw him
when the accident occurred, but it is supposed
that he took the can and poured the oil on the
ire, when the explosion followed. filling him
with the burning fluid. The child ran into the
street, screaming at the top of his voice, and
Mr.. Jerry Gather and hand from the brew
cry, who were out there, tore his clothes from
him and rolled him in the mud. Their hands
were badly burned in their efforts to save the
child. DIR. Gibson, who was called in, says the
child may possibly recover, but thinks it rather
ATTEMPTED BuRGLARY.-The house OF Mr..
Geo w. Clifford, superintendent of police on
Fairfax street, between Prince and Duke was
burglariously entered about eleven O'Clock last
night. The thief effected an entrance through
rear window, and had lighted a lamp, and
wa. making his way up stairs when discovered
by the ladies. An alarm being given he re-
treated down the steps and through the win
COW, making his escape. He was a white man.
Mr.. Clifford wa from home at the time
Sentinel, lost evening.
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Magistrates ana ConstsbIes
PROC EEDISGs OF THE LEGISLATIVE INVEST
GAZING COMMITTEE

PROCEEDINGS or THE LEGISLATIVE INVKsrI-
GAZING COMMITTEES.
After our report Of the proceedings OF the
long committee closed yesterday, Richard II
BrOuner, OF the Treasury department. appeared
ana testlhed 20 the effect that on the LIST of Nav
last he rented from Mr. Moore two rooms at
No. sS3 Pennsylvania avenue, and offered to
pay the rent IN advance both to Mr.. and Mrs
Moore; but they declined to receive it, saving
mat they would prefer il when their rent be-
came due-at the last OF the month. At the
end OF MAY paid the rent, and Mrs Moore
signed the receipt; on the lith of the following
month witness rented a house on 10th street,
and notified Mr.. and Mrs. Moore that he was
gong 10 moves began moving on the 18th; and
MI. Moore came up and said: "Ah' see YOU
are moving" Witness replied in the affrma-
i've, and said TO Mr.. Moore: "If Won succeed in
renting these rooms before the LIST of the month
shall expect deduction in my rent, but il YOU
DO not shall hold the key and paw for the whole
month, as usual, at the close Of the month. {"
Moore left, apparently satisfied, but soon re-
turned and said: 81 have been thinking the
matter over and you can not move your furni-
tnre until you pay me the rent in advance
witness declined to do this, and shortly Moore
returned with an officer and seized his piano
WINE In wagon on the street, and removed it
~ Ihe law ONCE Of Justice Plant, corner of 9Th
and z streets northwest; on the 81 Of ,JuIv soI-
1ow1n0 f-s~i = 49,. mo-. 40 80
. VAS naa OOsVIO . $3.50,
outstanding the fact that witness with his law
yer proved that the attachment vas Illegal and
that he rendered Mrs. Moore re amount of
rent due on the 3Oth of June PIant rendered
Judgment against deponent; an appeal was
noted, and witness asked for the total amount
cue, when Plant presented the following bill:
Kent, SD; eOsts-cartage and storage $3.50:
total, Si0SO; witness lawyer told Plant that
the law did not allow him to charge for
storage, when he replied "that be did not give
q damn; that be made his own Charges or
words to that effect; deponent believes III at the
amount Of costs is both illegal and excessive,
oeiDg nearly equal TO the amount Of rent due.
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WHITE GOODS.

Hamburg Edges, isc. TO 81 g yard less 10 per cent,
Hamburg Inserting, lsc TO SIG yard Iess 10 per CT
swiss EDGES and Inserting, 2sc 20 81 yard, less 10
10 per cent.
Victoria Lawn, SOC 10 SOC yard, Les. no per cent.
Striped, Plaid and Plain Nsinsook, sc % Soc yard,
lees 10 per cent.
Bishop Lawn, at SOC 70 Soc yard less 10 per cent,
Tucked frockne At s0c 20 81 yard lesz 10 per cent
STRIPED and Plain Swiss, at SOC 10 7se yard, LEES 10
PLAIN Oreandy, sc to 7sc yard, less 10 p~r cent.
Msrsa,ia, ct S>sc. to Sc. yard, loss Do Der cent
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FANCY GOODS.

less 10 per cent. p''0''7
20 - per pair, less 10 per cent - 'N'
E s shT studs at 81 50 20 SIS, les 10 per cent
ivory GOLD Collar Buttons, 25c, al a sl al GA
ga 50, IS, less 10 per cent - go
IAN snd fency Fans, 7ec: 10 50, less 10 per Ct
az and Umbrella Chstelain, rs 10 as ees 10 ~ a
OAJalzed Buckles, Sets Ear Dropa, Vinerarette
La. 1890 &C. regnir prices, ICES 70 pr cent.
~. geweiry, regular prices, less 10 per cant
10 per oeut SA@' w.
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LADIES' FURNISHING GOODS.

81 less 10 per cent 0' - o''"@i WV
cent. - 49, 90, io.s ~ pek
Brosn Beleriegsn Hose II 7sc, Sc, 81 o.. 81 a.
-, S1lz, 81 IS less 10 per cent 49,
10 per cent. eNi@i si'~eo' w
Merino Vests at soc. TO Ella, Iess 10 pe- cent.
ih9nson Slove Fitting O0rsets, regular prces le-s
Linen Hemstitched Handkerchief at asc, s,c. 20.
, 80, &c, lec, ~, 81 Is, les 10 PER cent
mia nemsttcheo n andk crchiefs a CSC. &c. n
SlS, 81 80, lees 10 per cent ' 0N' oi'
Linen Collars erA Cufs.
Ladies' u sncy scarfs. Zoe, less 10 per cant
hid Gloves, snds button, regular price. Nc
o., less 10 per cent. w.
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CITY ITEMS.

Taosr VIM .r---, ero,,, $500. ,--,...,.
itching. unessf6ess. and the discouasnrt a.,
folloys from An esnesshied and a;scrIa, s la
"a sn y, sss.ein, sl1A Ake Agers SdrsdPdrld,
S Az. s,esnse me forge out the lurking
"a. unaes mines tne health, And the
oonsa'uuohai Vlgor viii return. m,w,fSW
"THE1R NANT IA IEsIoN - ma, n. .r,,,.,
to thoee who die annuaiiy AZ consu :, PIpsc
1n,n;s5a .Sean nas iate ysSts senabiy al
that ~ a es. III ,r ~ snymg 70 Know
WId Co. IL iarse,v ;nstrnu,snta, Sa ss. y
st Sse''y - is1seiy insuu mensAi In attaining
JrY,p. S.g..
scrintions csref,,v ~, M, ~, l h 9sneI pre-
nrtPer ons ~ ~. uuy oom Pognoeu oy 1eofge w.
tne new sample rooms, corner Pennsylvania
avenue ana AZ street. s,l2,6
II Won RAM, r.t c-o,I ee.-,-, -, n,,,.-,,
Fon6ti %. s, w So9i, rTsor' 70 Dooiey Arcrc
TIN s,xav, $50 ,o,o
we're aeia eeo HAo hS % &c = 90 u ". :
S~A~D~NS' 1,L<-rBWo
Coon roon Avn PS,,ry -, -, r,,,r..s
the same effect mon a nersor r. ,ps ~,
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LADIES' UNDER GARMENTS,

LADIES' UNDER GARMENTS.
cotton ssirt'' tDes'' g ossts' less No per cent.
slD
per IN meo skirts from 81 30 SO, less lo
Cotton cheRi'e' at z cents, les. 10 Pc. cent.
Elegantly trimmed Sbemises from m A a.,
10 per cent.
Cotton Drawers at g cents, lee. 10 per oett.
And 9 full and complete line Of other .txle.
Night Dresses from 80 20 D., Iess 40 Der cent,
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INFANTS GARMENTS.

per cent. -
Cambria Slips
Cambria Dresses, Plain
Cambria Dresses, EmbroSternd
fsnDel SKIRTS, Plain,
FLANNEL Skirt, Kmbroidered
SQUARE Drawers.
Robes.
Walking Olosks.
Wool Boots.
And complete stock Of every article Of Iuf.ntss
veari all subject 70 discount Of ~ per o-at
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STEAMER LINES.

WAsHINGToN, NORFOLK, BOSTON AND
The fine Iron Steamer LADY OF THE LAKE,
having resumed her regular trips to H.
Of 9Th street, every MONDAY andt1 ezsEias
THURSDAY, al p. m touching at principal River
Landings, connecting at Norfolk with Steamship Of
the NJ. and NJ. line for Boston and Providence.
Freight should Be addressed care Of Lady Of the
Express Office, sos Pennsy ivauia avenue.
7. CROUCH. Agent, 9Th street wharf.
DORSEY CLAGETT. General gent,
mia Plant,s Store, corner 18th st and Pa. ave.
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THE COURTS-

JLICE COURT, JKdgs DauSoH.-To-day, Geo
II. Williams was charged with grand larceny of 9
cart worth $50, from Samuel Lawson; case con
tiDued uPder $500 bonds. ii .stsT Brooks. assault
on Mary Brooks: 81. John MehTling, assault and
battery on John johnson; $50 and costs. David
Crowley and Michael Ooifsr, charged with resisting
0fhcer John W. Bailey; $50 each and costs. Robt
Dent, assault and battery ON Molly johnson; & u
and costs George Micke barker, assault and pa,
terry on Mile Ann Morrison; IS and costs. Park
Washington, sssault on Mary Brooks; IS and costs
Lewis Henna and John Quinn, charged with riot
and ARRAY; IS, or thirty days in latl, john HanlOn
Vagrancy, work house In default Of bonds. David
Crowley, indecent exposure: So, or thirty days in
work house Michael Coffee, Profanity IS, or thir
Robert Brent, disorderiy assembly and loud and
boisterous talking; IS. Leonard Morath, violation
Of license law; SO. Patrick Hail. indecent ex po-
suIe; IS. John II. Davis profanity; IS Mary
RsyHoid, pr99i,nity g. lanes White, violation q
Of license law; SIS Charles Tasco, profanity; 8
Elijah Smith, same charge; So. Charles Digs
larceny some groceries from the store Of Leander
in ail -
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READY-MADE DRESSES.

Our stock Of LINEN SUITS POLOHAIsEs
hEDlNGOTs Is the largest in the city, and we
invite the attention Of the ladies 70 the reaf bar
gains we give BY the liberal reduction q ID par cent
from our prices.
We anne few. with
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PRoBATE COURT, Judge O5ia.-In this court
yesterday, letters Of admfnistr alton were grant
ed, with q bond OF 5000, upon the estate OF
Margaret Sherwood, TO her husband; letters OF
administration were granted, with a bond Of
g, 800, upon the estate Of VIM p. whyte, to his
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WEsTERN maryland COLLEGE
w FOR sTUDENTS OF BOTH SEXES IA
DISTINCT DEPART TN ENTS,
WESTMINSTER, MD,

aust-eolm Westminster, Nd
4 AsELL FEMALE SEMINARY, AT AU-
II BUREDALH, Mass ten miles from Boston, on
Boston Albany railroad. Adcdatages: Location
and appointment unsurpassed. Tried teachers in
every department Students fitted for Boston Uni
versity -Four years Classical course in the Semina.
guages, and Painting from Nature. Atms: Thorough
Culture-True Womanhood. Next year begins
lNd. jy2-w&s, SIN
R1YERYIEW ACADEMY, PoUeHKEEPsIE, n
~ n.-Work recommends September llth. Boys,
"Feiin." jy16-2m