Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-04

New Goods, and new prices, at J. f
Behrens & Cos.
Large line of AlFaccas Mohairs, and
Plaids, cheap, at j. F. Behrens & Co.'S.
food stock of Domestic Dry Goods,
clothing, Boots and Shoes at J. F. Beh.
rens & Co.'S Don't fail to call on them,
ii you want low prices and fair dealing.
-NuSsbaum II Mayer have made ar
rHngements to buy all the furs and skins
brought to this market, for which they
VIII pay the highest price. They also
want to buy all the hides brought to
Plymouth. Highest price paid.
-Nussbaum & Mayer have full stock
of groceries, which they are selling at
prices to suit the times. They also buy
all the produce the farmers will bring
them. Give them a call
i will sell my entire stock Of parasols
at cost. Now is your time to buy.
S. BECKER.
Geo. S. DenniSon has put up b hay
press ar Hanna Station, on the p. Ft. w.
& c. railroad, and is paying $3.50 per ton
for marsh hay.
The prairie farmers are taking advan-
tage Of the frozen coalition of the marsh
es, to haul large quantities Of timber and
wood from the kankakee.
Victoria Woodruff, will lecture to
the people of Laporte at Huntsman Hall,
Friday evening, 9th inst.
Men OF ordinary capacity are sup
posed 10 be capable OF correctly deciding.
upon very in portant questions. The.
following named, are some of them.
Should the government redeem green
backs with specieg
Contraction or expansion the curreh-
cy.
Higher or lower tariff on foreign goods.
How to settle political difficulties in
the Southern States.
How to reduce the expenses of the
government.
Troublesome and difficult as such prob
lens appear to some men, there are those
in every community who, with dash OF
the pen, or ready speech, can solve them
without apparent effort. Such men gen.
orally think there is neither wisdom nor
honesty in congress.
The Indiana Leg stature is just now
| investigating the affairs Of the State
Prisons. Charges of fraud having been
made against wardens and contractors.
The probability is that the investigation
will cost more than the irregularily Of
prison officers. The Penitentiary ought
to be the last place to ana dishonesty.
1t is made to cure that disease.
Our State Legislature is not likely to
build two new Insane Asylums, but will
probably add to the one in indianapolis
building that will cost $350,000. The
cost of two buildings at different points
in the State would be much more expen.
sive with no corresponding benefits.
Uncle Peter Warner, an aged Meth
odist preacher, has recently returned to
Warsaw, after twenty years absence in
Iowa. The Indianion of last week gave
an interesting account of the aged minis
ter, now "a years old. who was always
friend to the poor He was prevailed up
on by his son TO return to Warsaw. and
spend the remainder of his life with him.
The owner OF that small amount of
money found in the Post Office Book
Store, some time ago, by a school boy,
came to our office two or three days after
we advertised it, and got his money. He
thinks advertising pays
Col John E. Sweet, died of con-
sumption in Chicago, few days since.
after an illness of some SIX or eight years
de enlisted in the army at the breaking
out of the rebellion, as private in the
Doth Indiana, and remained in that regi-
ment taree years. He was then at the
age of 25 years, appointed Col, of the
18th regiment, which position he held
to the close of the war. He was highly
kesteemed as soldier and citizen. His
remains were taken to Laporte and depos-
tied in Pine Lake Cemetery.
The Wabash Platndedler hits them
hard, right where they live, when 1t calls
non-paying subscribers the grasshoppers
that are eating country publishers up.
"A lady correspondent of the South
Bend Register complains bitterly that
the exhibition of lewd females in the can
can attracted four hundred dollar house
in that city, without molestation, from
the city authorities. When the crusa-
ders were out, they were threatened with
prosecution for disturbing the peace