The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-02-20

Look out for an original story in
next weeks REPUBLICAN, and read
the poem in this number written for
US by Lulu"
Miss Alice Weber, OF Chicago,
has been in this city few days can
wasting for "Bryant's Library of
Poetry and Song" 1t is a magnifi-
cent book.
john Jacoby leaves for Nebraska
Monday. to help improve an eighty
acre lot that he bought last fall. He
will probably be gone a couple OF
months.
j. II. Bennett, Of the firm Of Trib-
by & Bennett, left on the noon train,
Tuesday, for Greenfield, Ohio, to see
his sister, who ia so sick as not to be
expected to live.
For the benefit OF our readers in
British America, California and other
distant places, We state that a heavy
snow storm prevailed in this section
OF country yesterday.
Our thanks are due DR.. C)nfer
for the valuable letters he is sending
us from Indianapolis. His description
OF our State Charitable institutions
should be read by all.
Oysters and cold supper at old
Blue Ribbon Hall, Saturday evening
Feb. 22d. Proceeds for the benefit OF
the Temple Of Honor. Everybody in
vited. The NJ. e. Guards will attend
| in full uniform.
We have good town and all the
stores we need; but We need more
work shops and more manufacturing
establishments. We hope all our
business meu aud others who ought
to be interested. will attend the meet
ing tonight at G. Whitmore's rooms.
Mr.. Jackson will be there. Read pro-
ceedings OF last meeting in another
place, in this paper.
w. III. Nichols, of Indianapolis, a
former proprietor Of the REPUBLICAN,
called on US Tuesday. He was called
to this city by the death OF his sister,
Mrs. Metcalf. Mr.. Nichols has been
for several years employed on the
Indianapolis Journal. Since be left
the REPUBLICAN it has changed hands
many times, but has never failed, we
believe to make its weekly visit to
its readers; and we are glad 10
know Mr.. Nichols. like the REpuDLI
CAN, Is now prospecting.
As Jacob Hobam, OF Argos, was
crossing the 1. P. s. G. Railway last
Sunday night on his return home
from this city, two strange men made
their appearance. One seized his
horse by the bride, and the other
seized him by the clothing attemp t.
ing to drag him from the horse, not
succeeding In this. the ruffiin struck
him with a knife, cutting through his
clothing and grazing the skin. Mr.,
Hoham succeeded in making his es-
cape, leaving the cuff OF his heavy
ulster overcOat in the hands OF the
ruffian, it having been torn entirely
off 10 the struggle. Neither OF the
men spoke q word, and no clue can
be found as to who they were; but
their object must have been robbery
Our Senator explained Monday &c
his brstheln OF the Senate why be fell
called upon to utter language when dis.
cussing tho drainage bill that severs
newspapers had characterized as pro.
fame. After telling them that he wal
not In the habit OF using profane ian
guagein his speeches, he said he mad,
use OF this language: Damn suct
legislation, and the names OF the mer
or persons who first attemp ed to in
iect IL into the laws OF this state ought
to be damned to internal infamy" III,
borrowed this from the great Master
himself-using the words "damn sucl
Legislation" in legitimate sense; tina
1t should be condemned beyond al
possibility of forgiveness; lost beyons
the power Of OF being found; put ~
OF sight beyond all possibility of TO
covery; just as the Master himsel
says, "he who believeth not on M
shall be damned" 1t was the farthes
thought from him to express the leas
irreverent idea, or to utter The leAs
possible profanity" OF course M
reader OF the Republican will thinl
for a moment that Senator Reeve ia
tended to use profane language.
Francis Murphy! Francis Murphy!