The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-27

iiefnS OF lattTtsts
At Pensacola, Fla, turtles weighing
$50 pounds are caught.
Two hundred thousand oranges are
shipped weekly from Tampa, Fla.
A Texas youth. aged eighteen, has.
married his mothers aunt aged fifty
two..
A little more than 100 years ago
Newport, II. l., had greater foreign.
trade than New York.
The gloves OF the coming season,
embraced wider varietyin lisle thread.
kid and lace mitfs than ever before
seen in one season.
1t is now sail that Congress will
get throughpin five weeks. That is,
Congress will get through several
million dollars in jobs within that
time.
German, sent us 81 ,65S emigrants-
during the year 1873. China 5000,
but nearly as many Chinese return
home annually as arrive on our
chores.
Greeley, Col. with a population OF"
5000 souls. requires no police or con-.
stables. has no liquor stores. and has.
spent only 81 o, its poor fund in two.
years.
The honey crop of Ssu Diego coun--
~. California, 10 1873. was more than,
7S7 tons. San Diego county produces
more honey than ali the rest OF the
state taken together.
By dint OF untiring effort the tenn.
perance reformers OF Maine have
largely checked the consumption OF
liquor. but the consumption Of opium.
has greatly Increased.
The bonnets OF this spring are.
larger than those OF the passing sea-
son; the brims Hare, but there are no,
face trimmings. the hair being dressed.
full to supply the deficiency.
Herr Liebkneeht said in German.
Parliament: II republic is estab-
lished 10 Germany" but was not.
permitted to finish. That lie complete.
threat will go round the world and be.
the nightmare OF German imperial
! ism.
Memphis, Tenn, Is managed by a.
receiver because it could not pay a
debt of few millions. Paris, France,
ows sf00 000, 900, and is the great city
OF the civilized worl.. She has pass
the neutral line in debts, and thriyes.
on what she ows.
II Is difficult to make people UNDER
stand that food in animals. as well as
in plants. Is largely derived from the
air, and that good pure air only can,
supply what nature demands for the
atmosphere. Muddy and filthy barns
turn out lean cattle.
/ Hon. J. ID. Cox, OF Ohio. believes
that the Republicans or that State
will elect their candidate fer Cover
nor this fall by the biggest majority
they have had for years. but he is con-
fident that neither Garfield nor Sher--
man will be the candidate.
Railroad building has been almost
at standsiill since the panic. but
] oil IND IN l.,
less than 1900 miles laid In the
South and West during the coming
summer. An early revival OF our iron
and steel industries may therefore be.
expected.
The Cnban Government has ad-
vised the establishment OF schools for.
colored children. and wherever this
cannot be done the admission OF chill
dren into the public schools. This
may be regarded as a pretty liberal
act for a country where slavery still
prevails.
Reports from fourteen States indi-e
Gates gratifying business outlook in
every direction. Manufacturers are
hardly able to fill orders, and whole
sale dealers report an increase in the.
bulk of their sales. ranging from 10 to.
80 per cont, although mt low prices.
compared with the business OF pre-
vious years. Crops are full OF prom.
ise.
The employees OF the United States.
government bindery rendered COM
plimentary serenade to Hon. John ID.
Defrees. the public printer. which be
declined. In his letter OF declInatiou
he takes OCCASION to give his views on,
the subject of the recent atterapt to
changs the mode OF doing the public
printing, which movement he denoun-
ces as an attempt to steal the govern.
ment priating Office. He says no one.
advocates the change except those
who expect TO make money out OF il.
II the President would veto the ap-
preparation for the payment OF the
per diem OF members OF Congress
until they make an appropriation for
paying the army and other depart
menis OF the government, 1t would be.
about the smartest as we'll as the
most popular thing he could possibly
do. II the government is to be run
on the principle OF coercion by cut.
ting off the pay. this Is the proper