Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-08-17
Argos.
BY "MAC. CAwBER.


reminds us of the necessity of drop
ping our contributed Faber.
"A young tperhaps middle aged
gentleman has unceremoniously left
town, and great solicitude is mani
tested relative to this whereabouts.
-Rebecca, wife of James M. Wick
izer, and daughter Of Merrill Will
liams, died of typho-malarial fever,
on last Friday night. Interment on
Saturday afternoon.
As we have a kindly feeling for
Senator Morton, we beg that no one
disturb his peace of mind by inform
ing him that Charlie Reeve, in his
Saturdays speech, called him "scal
awag." Mum is the word.
We desire the Republicans and
truth searching Democrats of this To-
cality to remember that Hon. James
L. Johnson speaks at Argos on next
Saturday evening. Let there be a
good turn out.
Almost tragedy in the Sd ward
on Thursday. The weapons were an
ak and "a gun, but we forbear giving
names of parties. or course another
lawsuit is talked of, Argos VS.. the
rest of the world.
The Argos Hayes and Wheeler
club meets at their hall next Friday
evening. 1t is hoped as many of the
members as can will be present, also
as many others as desire to attend.
Ladies' are especially invited. There
will be speaking.
Smith, Williams, Hoham, Benner
and host OF others are out on the
chicken rampage to-day. They are
law abiding citizens, but we ask you
to "pop' through your Plymouth
transgressors. Whats sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.'
We are requested by the school
board to state that all the school
rooms are furnished with the best of
seats. and made pleasant and COM
Portable. School will commence on
the 4th prox., under the superinten-
dency of A. M. Ward. Mrs. Leonard
Alleman will teach i'm the intermedi-
ate department, and Mr.. Davis in the
primary.
Last week was week OF liquor
trials. On Wednesday Mrs. X pro-
cured the arrest OF her husband on
the charge of d. & d. The prosecu-
ton failed to establish a case of
drunkenness, and the major part OF
Mr. X. seldom partook of the ardent.
He was OF course acquitted, and the
average Argosonian is puzzled to
comprehend the spirit and motive
which prompted the prosecution. On
Thursday Andrew Lansdown was ar
rested on the charge of buying for,
and delivering to. the aforesaid Mr..
X. half gallon of beer, &c. Benner
and Lowry prosecuted and Atkinson
and Eaton defended. Defendant de-
manded jury, and men were taken
from their stores and work shops to
listen to and determine a causeless
cause. The afternoon and until day
break Friday morning were occupied
in procuring a jury and trying the
case. More important business pre-
vented our attendance upon any of
the proceedings, but we are informed
that our amateur advocates perpe-
trated some mastery strokes of legal
wit and cunning. Perhaps hereafter
some of them will devote their whole
time and attention to the study and
practice of law. 1t is scarcely neces-
sary to state that the defendant was
acquitted, and that the jury was in
dignant. There are other similar
prosecutions threatened, but we opine
they will not be instituted.
According to previous announce
ment c. III. Reeve, Esq, was on hand
last Saturday to deliver his long pent
up speech. A few seats were pre-
pared in Krause's orchard, and at
o'clock the gentleman OF prospective
honors began to harangue crowd of
about one hundred, including about
twenty ladies. We think we are safe
in saying that nearly, If not quite,
half the voters present were Republi-
cans. Mr.. II. began by descanting
upon the honor and pride of Ameri-
can citizenship. He said-what every
body knew-that the people spoke
and acted through their representa-
tfves. There were two great parties
pressing against each other (and here
he illustrated by forming a triangle
with his attenuated hands, the ends
of the fingers pressed tocether), and
the life OF one was essential to the ex-
istence OF the other. The Republican
party had bent over the Democratic,
land here he bent one hand backward
until il rested on the forearm, to the
imminent risk OF dislocation), but the
Democrats were Strengthening up,
and, after the elections, the Republi-
can party would be bent over, land
here the Republican hand went back
20 an apparently painful position)
He compared the government to a
great ship, with 40,000,OOO, OF passen-
gers on board. 1t must sail on an
endless voyage, or land at the port of
anarchy, military despotism or mon
archy. The Republicans called the
Democrats @rebels," but they were on
the ship and couldn't be got off.
~Who shall command the vessel?
Who is the most competent to keep
her sailing endIessly?" Gle left us to
infer that the commander, pilot and
crew should be selected from among
the rebels.) He said the old Republi-
can party was dead, and that the Re
publican party of to-day was a new