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

/ POAo Aha ALO OOh1o II AlC Will B0t a
stone on the widows grave.
by a new law Of Congress, Just
signed by the President, it is now
lawful for defendants in criminal
suits brought under the United
States statutes to testify in their
own behalf, If they so choose.
At Stewart & Co., have resumed
specie payment in earnest, and gold
and silver are paid out in change on
all purchases. One day last week
they purchased $4,000 gold, the gold
dollar of 1873 predominating among
the coin.
The alumni association Of the Ma
tional medical college, Washington,
d. c., has expelled practicing ply
sician, of that city, because he ad-
vertised he would cure B-ight's dis
ease Of the kidneys, in from four to
six weeks.
The absence OF many tall trees in
European countries, has been the
subject OF frequent remarks by trav-
elers. There are not more than forty
kinds growing there that attain a
height Of forty feet while We have
about one hundred and forty.
A dangerous counterfeit Of the
trade dollar is out. The appearance
and ring OF the coin are said to be
perfect, but it has a greasy quick
silver feeling when rubbed between
the fingers, is a little smaller than
the genuine coin, and only weighs
three-fourths as much.
Pharsalia, where the insurgent
Thessolians lave just defeated the
Turks, is noted historic place 1t
was there that Caesar with $4,000
men, vanquished Pompey with twice
as large force in the year As B. c.,
and became sole ruler OF the
Roman Empire.
The copy OF the bible which Martin
Luther used daily, and the leaves Of
which are covered with annotations
madewith his own hand. is now In
the Brandenburg museum, which
gave for it about $50. The bible
was printed in Basle, in 1909. is hound
in leather. and is in good preserYa-
tion.
There have been fifty-six Atlantic
steamers lost during the past thirty
seven years, in which 4 .430 persons
perished Nine vessels were never
heard from after leaving port, four
were burned, thirty wrecked and
five lost through collision with ott sr
vessels, and two by collisions with
icebergs, two foundered, and two
were lost in fog. or nationalities,
forty-two ware British, five Ameri-
can, four Ffench, four German and
one Belgian.
Some Adams county, Iowa, roughs
sent word to preacher holding re-
vival meetings In one of the towns OF
the county that If he repeated GER
tain remarks they would rotten-egg
him. The next evening, in alluding
to the matter. the preacher placed his
hands in his pocket and drew forth
some coin and said: Here is the
money. now buy the eggs. but I will
guarantee to make it lively for the
man who throws the first egg.'
There were no eggs thrown.
There Is loud complaint In Indi-
ana about the failures of Voorhees, to
do what was expected Of him in the
Senate. He was sent there to strike
terror in the hearts of the ~minions
of the money power" and he fails to
strike. He was expected to repeal
the resumption act, and secure un-
limited greenbacks within a week af-
ter taking his seat, but he has done
nothing OF the kind, and has no pros
pect of doing it. On the stump In
Indiana, with plenty of room to
swing his arms and yell, VOORHEES,
was a power. and he was what seemed
to be great; but in the Senate he
dwindles into that smallest OF Amer
can products, cheap demagogue,
without influence or respect.-Nelc
York Tribune.
The new dominion is greatly per-
picked over its large and growing
debt. Ten years ago its interest
bearing obligations were only $780,
100000. But by embarking in the
Canadian Pacific Railway, and other
projects, the debt has more than
doubled and bids fair to reach $780,
100000, before pending enterprises
are completed. It now becomes a
serious question how the sparse pop
ulation of Canada can meet the an
nual interest OF this sum in addition
to other necessary burdens to meet
current expenditures.
Several years ago o number Of
American women who had become
interested in the question sent to
Worth. the celebrated Partisan mo-
diste, asking him, "What costume
can be devised that will be perfectly
healthy and at the same time beauti-
ful?' He replied: II have TO make
the same answer to you that I have
made to the women OF Europe. The
costume OF the Persian women is the
handsomest upon the face Of the