The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-07-17
Pen and Scissors.

Pen and Scissors.
Pork fell sixty cents a barrel In
st. Louis. in consequence OF the re-
port that the yellow fever had broken
out In Memphis.
The Maine republicans report them.
selves as encouraged. They look FOL
return of many Of those who left
the PARTY for Greenbackery.
Born Brothers, of Lafayette. have
contracted for thousands OF bushels
OF new wheat to be delivered this
week at 95 cents per bushel.
A disaster upon the lakes says the
Winona Republican, twas caused by
too little water In the boiler and toe
much whiskey in the engineer.
A return of Germany to the double
standard seems probable, as coinage
exigencies are not compatible with
further sales OF silver by the treasury
A child fell out OF a four story win
dow on Carroll street, Cincinnati
Saturday, and was picked up terribly
frightened, but, strange TO say, un-
hurt.
1t is said that Kate Cobb, now iu
the Connecticut states prison FOL
poisoning her husband, has had three
offers OF marriage since her incar-
ceration.
The still email voice OF Mr.. Tilden's
barrel OF money-chink, chink-wil
be heard throughout the land from
this to the day OF the convention
Chicago Tribune.
The cutlery about yellow fever at
Memphis is now pronounced a false
alarm. Perhaps; but the six or eigh,
victims In their graves are not as
surfing proofs Of no danger. =
At Atlanta, Georgia, a new cotton
mill was started the other day, which
In full operation will give employ
ment to LOO persons, and will work
up $4,000 bales OF cotton per annum
Camp meetings seem to be grow
ing 10 favor among the people. A
correspondent posted 10 such matters
says. 1.-THE Methodists alone will hold
in the United States. this wear. l5C
camp meetings.
Recently $40 bill was received al
a shop in ithaca. across the face OF
which was written the following
This is the last OF a fortune OF 500
600 left me by my uncle. Beware vi
women-an wine. JASPER GOULD"
The Illinois State Register gives
notice that 1t will oppose the passage
Of any bill to pay for the service OF
any United States marshal or depu-
~, and tina: hundreds OF other demo
cratic papers will do the same.
Large numbers OF live cattle, hor-
ses and sheep are now being export
ed from the United States. When
We GET to exporting asses there will
be innumerable sad partinRs in the
fiat money districts.-Inter. Ocean.
The number OF soldiers furuished
by Indiana during the war OF the re.
beilion ia officially stated by the W al
Department as 197,l47. Only -four
States exceeded this number - New
York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois
The intensely hot weather OF the
past week has thinned out the Wash
ington population wonderfully. The
senators. the members and nearly all
the cabinet are away. as we'll "a q
maj 'risy of the heads OF bureaus and
leading officials. 90 80 g: r.
The Charleston (IlL) Pla,ndcaler
says that The farmers la that vicinity
have discovered new cure for hog
cholera. When the cholera appears
among their animals they cook q
dead one and feed 1t TO the. others,
and IL rarely fails to effect a cure.
The secretary OF the United States
senate has discharged Sydny 8. Will
son. door keeper OF the ladies gal
lery In the senate. Wilson lost both
legs at Gettysburg. and is known as
a most worthy and efficient man. His
discharge lie piece Of unprovoked
partisan malice.
England's remarkable demonstra-
lions over the burial OF Napoleon Nv
have awakened the apprehensions OF
French Republicans. who see in them
an Intentional expression OF disfavor
towards republicanism In France,
and sign of encouragement for the
imperialism OF the Bonaparte.
The Kansas City Times. a Demo
cratic paper puts itself on record Ia
this way: 1T Is now authentic his
tory that IL was by the use OF money
that Tilden acquired the nomination
In 1876. and it Is now equally auth en-
tic that he is using money with pur-
chasable Democrats to get the nom-
ination In 1880"
The pension bureau during last
year Investigated l .4S5 cases. and az
a result 1913 pensioners were dropped
from the rolls, and the amounts paid
to fifty i've others we're reduced. In
other words. 44S persons. or over 25
per cent. Of the whole number. were
committing frauds on the govern.