The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-05-08
Zen and Scissors.

Gen. Sherman has decided to reside
permanently in Washington city, and
has Ieased n house on Fifteenth
street.
Crop reports from Missouri show a
large decline In the cultivation OF
hemp-a product which that State
can least afford to neglect.
Fred Douglass opposes the negro
txodus, because it is miserable SUBJ
stitute for the obligation Of the Gov
eminent to protect colorsd citizens.
Tho distillery OF Kidd. Francis &
Easton, now building at Paris, ILL.,,
will be the largest in the world, its
daily capacity Icing 5000 bushels Of
grain.
Lsadville, although only trife
more than year old. has taken the
second position in point OF population
in Colorado, and has about $4,000 in
habitants.
At providence, r, l., Saturday
morning, Calverts extensive stables
caught fire and were burned. A host
Ter and fifty horses were burned to
death. Loss S35, 600.
Gen. Robert Toombs is losing his
eyesight. it is sail. His political
sight is so impaired. also. that he says
he cannot see Mr. Tilden's chances
for the Presidency in 1880.
Waving for the moment the qucs-
ton OF disease in the cattle that are
shipped to Europe. England is unani-
nous in the opinion that the horses
OF America are very healthy"
The Chicago Aduance learns that
Zach Chandler has given mp drinking
and swearing: but the solid South
doesn't rejoics-it fears he is loaded
with more dangerous material.
The vicksbnrg Herald (Dem)
classes Mississippi as an uncertain
State in 1880. and is firmly convinced
that the Democratic party will lose
the State il Tilden is nominated.
The balance OF trade In our favor
has increased from s2OO,00O,OOO fer
the year ending March 81, 1878. 10
1884 900. 900 for tho past year. This
il among the better indications OF the
times.
The proposition to remove the cap
ital OF Missouri from Jefferson City TO
Sedalia has been defeated by close
vote in the House. The measure
lacked only four OF a constitutional
majority.
An exodus OF burglars TO Wiscon-
sin may he expected now, since the
Sherins of that State are said TO have
pretty daughters. and the pretty
daughters are said TO have mania FOR
running away with cracksmen.
The Constitutional Convention OF
Louisiana, now In session, has refused
by decisive vote to insert clause
requiring its State and county officers
to take an oath TO supporC tho Con-
siitution OF the United States. To do
this is u pill most too bitter for the
average Democrat Of Louisiana to
swallow.
A Texas letter says: a Texan
took his pistol to a prayer meeting,
and while there the Sheriff undertook
to arrest him for carrying concealed
weapons. The other brethren drew
their revolvers also. and the prayer
meeting was transformed into a free
fight, In which two of the Sherifr's as
sistants were killed.
The Democracy have squandersd
over 100000 thus far In the extra
session, and have not done yet. What
little public sympathy and favor they
had gathered is gone. and II the sup
ply OF whisky was shut or from Wash
ington the backbone OF the Democ.
racy would double up like a rubber
doll. Every day OF Congress now
adds 10000 to the popular vote of the
Republican party.-Inter Ocean,
The Presidents message Is unan-
swerable. IL leaves the Democrat
party no road 20 escape from the sur
render. aud il completes the consoli-
dati0n OF the united and confident
Republican party in the support Of
their official leader. In the defense
of the position so ably defined in this
important paper. the Republicans OF
all shades OF opinion will stand by the
Presidsn. to the very end.-NeU York
Tribune.
Congress has not passed single
bill into law since 1t met March l8.
The Presidents veto OF the army ap-
preparation bill was sustained in the
House OF Representatives by a vote
OF 100 to 10. The lodging was great.
Eight Greenbackers voted TO sustain
the President, namely. Jones. Murch.
Weaver, Lowe. Ford. Yocum. For
sythe. and Gillette: three, De La
Matyr. Ladd, and Wright, against.
Bradley Barlow was absent from the
city. but would have voted with the
eight.
II a private report which has reach
ed London respecting the famine In
upper Egypt be correct, the mortality
has been truly appalling. 1t is stated