The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-22

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Items of Interest.
More cattle are passing over the
Texas and X lnsas trail this spring
than ever before.
The estimated log crop on Wiscon-
sin streams this season is l.635.00O,-
600 feet, against l.07a0oo,aoo last
year.
Copious rains throughout southern
Michigan have dispelled all fears Of
crop failures on account OF the
drouth.
Capt. Eads has mule applicati ,b
for an additional s5O0.OO9. claiming
that he has obtained channel at the
mouth Of the Mississippi 25 feet deep
and 900 feet wide.
April returns to the board OF agri-
culture, at Washington, show thai
the acreage OF winter wheat Is about
one anl one-hali per cent greater
than that of last year.
Gdribaldi is how 73, says the New
York Sun. 1t IS 20 years since hs
was soap and candle making OF
Staten island; aud, to use Lord Bea
consfield's phrase, "a great deal his
happened since them"
In digging a cellar at st. Paul
Minn.. the workme.i unearihed solio
silver chalice and salver OF fine work
manship, aud they are thought to be
part OF communion service taken
from father Hcnnepin in 1859.
Menominee has the oldest married
couple in Wisconsin. Mr.. aud Mrs
Francis B B,ncroft OF that town have
lived together as man anl wife fol
seventy one years. The anniversary
of their wedding occurred on the first
OF May.
The Utica IN " Herald Of Thurs.
day says: Sixty five years ago yes
terday. the British captured Oswego
Hon. Alvin Bronson, aged ninety si,
years. now living, was one OF the fiv,
hostages taken 10 Kingston by Gen
Sir George Gordon Drummond."
| Illinois has twelve year old con
Wet In the Joliet penilentiary. He il
"a negro boy from Massac county. VIII,
killed "A playmate because OF refu
sal to pay him debt Of five cents
II he serves his sentence out, he will
bt thirty-two years old when h'
comes outside the walls.
The once great chess player, Pau
Morphy. Is in an insane asylum. III
utterly repudiates chess. and denie
having ever known anything abou
it. lie imagines himself a great law
yer, surrounded by clients. and i
busy at all times settling an immens
estate left him by his father.
Throughout Minnesota, northern
Iowa, AMI north WISCONSIN
region which annually sends iron
30,O0000O to 4O,000,u0O bushels @
wheat TO maj ket, the weather for te
days past has been cool and mois
with almost daily rains. aud has bee
peculiarly favorable to the growth c
the wheat crop.
The number OF double tragedie
committed lately are, or ought to b
alarming. Not day passes but th
telegraph brings US the news OF
hush .nd having killed his wife an
then himself. II those emotionall
insane husbands would only revers
the order of their killing, how muc
more pleasant it would be all aroun,
A Methodist Episcopal paper a
New Orleans claims that since tn
war over 100000 oolored member
have joined the church. 900 churche
have been built, over 1900 youn
oolored men aud women are |
the aid schools. and in what used I
be the slave territory nearly 10000
white members have been gained.
The process OF tanning huma
skin, heretofore unknown, has ju:
been accomplished at the morocco
factory OF Pevear & Co.. at Lynr
Massachusetts,. Two skins, abou
J one foot and half square. of whit
and black persons who were haugr'
were furnished from Boston diseo
ing room. and the process of tannin
was remarkably successful, and th
skin. as It now appears, resembles
piece Of Frepeh kid.