The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-03-20

1tt-4> VI 1htO1tcts
A grandson of Curran will be chief
justice OF jamaica.
A tailor in New Orleans shot wo-
man because she coughed all night
and kept him awake.
At mass meeting of San Fran
cisco Republicans. March IL, Presf--
dent Hayes's action on the Chinese
question was repudiated.
II Tilden should fail 10 get the
Democratic nomination for President.
his friends will agree upon Little
Mac" as their next choice.
1t is likely that after the next Gen.
sus the femiliar line. Westward the
course OF empire takes its way" will
have to be changed SO as to read
Northwestward.
1t is proposed to relieve Arch
bishop Purcell by a regularly organic
ed plan OF assistance from the Catho-
lie church. The plan has the approv-
al OF Cardinal McCloskey.
The young King of Burmah was
drunk when he gaye the order for the,
killing of his relatives. What q pow.
erful sermon he has preached against
habitual indulgence in intoxicating
liquors.
1t was cardinal doctrine of Elihu
Burritt that genius is a creature OF
the will, and not an accident OF birth.
He honestly believed that what he.
could not understand was not worth.
knowing. A very comfortable doo.
trine.
A Philadelphia paper says the two
Delaware Senators are so tall-Sauls-
bury six feet three. and Rayard six
| feet two-that IL laid foot to foot in
Delaware the head of one would lap.
over into Maryland and that CT the.
other in Pennsylvania.
Ex- Senator Christiancy has been.
studying Spanish for the last flve
weeks. and says be already reads IL
quite we'll He will be sixty-se
on the 18th inst. He sails for Peru
on the 20th. Mrs. Christiancy will
follow on the 10th OF June.
A nugget of pure gold weighing
thirteen ounces, or over "a pound Troy
weight. has recently been dug up in
Cabarrus county. N. c. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the largest lump OF
gold ever found In the United States
was picked up In Cabarius County
many years ago.
The presidents message TO the ex-.
ira session will be short. and confined.
to the immediate business for which.
they were called together. The re-
ports that he would veto a repeal Of
the election laws are believed to ro-
feet his sentiments. but he does not
wish to appear to make threats or
dictate legislation.
/ The trial" OF Rev. Dewitt Talmage.
for conduct unbecoming a minister
and a gentleman will soon begin in
Brooklyn. The defendant, who great
ly enjoys the fun, is not arraigned for
pounding his pulpit to pieces. or for
his phenomenal saItatory feats: but
for habitual violation OF the COM
mandment which enjoins upon minis-
; ters and men the duty Of telling the
truth.
A New York Herald reporter called
upon five legal gentlemen OF promin-
ence TO obtain their views in regard to
the legal tender test case TO be brought
before the United States Supreme
Court. as agreed upon between Gen.
Butler and Representative Chitten-
den. The gentleman interviewed
were asked il Congress has power to
make the legal tender of paper money
and the maj )rity answered negatively
VIM. Dooley, an amateur detective
In search of two cattle thieves, found
them at church, at White Sulpher.
KY, whereupoD. pistol in hand. be in
formed preacher and congregation
that taey were all under arrest. While.
every body looked astonished. he
picked out his men; marched them.
, out OF the building at the muzzle OF
his weapon, and. turning on the step.
shouted to the minister that he could
go on with the benediction
Next to wine. older Is the liquor
most consumed In France, but. within.
the last twenty years the consump-
ton has fallen from forty-two to
thirty-iive gallons per head annually.
Its use is now confined to the north
western departments. The consump-
ton Of beer steadily increases. but ia
almost entirely confined TO the de-
partments contiguous to Belgium.
Experience has demonstrated that
white wines are much moro likely
than red to act on the pervous sys-
TEN.
During the war Robert o. Willis
buried $4,000 worth of gold and
SO 600 worth OF iewelry in cave on
his farm at Morrow, Boone county.
KY. imparting the knowledge OF ir
only to his wife. A few days after
wards he disappeared. and has NJ
been heard of since. He is supposed