The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-09
Pen and Scissors.

Pen and Scissors.
The total coinage OF the United
States mint for December was
s., GAS, 800.
About thirty state legislatures and
congress will all be in session at once,
this month.
Over twenty centenarians died In
this country in 1873, the ages ranging
from 100 to III.
The poliece records OF New York
city for 1878 show that 7S.441 persons
we're arrested during the year.
Holstein. Germany, has petroleum
we'll yielding an oil said to be every
way equal to the American product.
Resumption continues to work
smoothly in all quarters, and the
governments stock OF coin Is increas.
ing.
The total bullion product OF the
Western States and Territories for
the year was gold, $3S ,956. 231; sill
yer, $3S, 749,391.
A Dispatch says that Virginia has
received $4,000 more during the
past year from the bell punch liquor
tax than under the old system.
The late Beverly Douglass, while
q major in tho confederate army,
she: one of bis soldiers In fit OF
passion. Remorse for the deed Ia
said TO have made him drunkard.
Recent Investigations OF the deaths
in England due wholly or partly to
alcohol, gave total OF 39.2s7 yearly.
q larger adult mortality than is due
to am other disease except consump-
ton.
Lucretia Mott has just passed her
eighty sixth birthday. She COM
menced the advocacy of woman's
rights forty years ago. and has been
more or less before the public ever
since.
The whole number OF Indians In
the country. not counting Alaska, is
10000. They have 800 schools at
tended by ll,5l5 scholars; $4,000
church members: $4,000 acres OF
land cultivated.
"If any man In the approaching
session ofsCongress attempts to make
a speech on finances. shoot him on
the spot" This is the feeling of
merchants and business men at any
rate.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The year 1873 will be remembered
as a yeac of regicidal mania. Four
attempts to assassinate the monarchs
OF Germany. Spain and Italy. have
been made, and threat. made against
the lives OF Ave other sovereigns.
The Democratic party is now pre-
pairing to declare that 1t was always
in favor OF resumption, and in a few
years there will be some fool Repub-
licans that will believe it Just as they
would believe that it saved the coun-
try during the rebellion.
The total amount OF grain received
in Chicago in 1878 was about $4,000
900 bushels. against "a. 4l6. 1893 bushels
10 1877; and there we're shipped
about l20,OO0.O00 against 9O.7O6,O7t
bushels in 1877. The above figures
include flour reduced to wheat.
The Governor OF Kentucky has
been trying for two weeks to find Out
whether Breathitt county Is part oil
Kentucky or Kentucky a part oil
Breathitt county. At present Ken
lucky and the Goveynor seem 9
Aleetls" ahead OF old Breathitt.
No wine or spirits OF any kind were
offered to callers at the houses o.
any Cabinet officer in Washington
on New Years day. This was never
so in Washington before, and shows
that Mrs. Hays has come influence
in her department anyhow.
Returns to the postoffice depart
ment for the quarter ending Sep
TENDER 80. indicate that the posts
revenue will be Increased abou
$500. 900 per snoum by the change II
the mode OF compensatlng post
masters OF the fourth class, allowing
them commission on stamps cancelled
on letters. instead OF on stamps sold
The tar on tobacco declined durin,
December $4S.315 compared with tn,
corresponding month OF 1877. Thi
Is attributed to the agitation Of tn,
tax question. Notwithstanding thi
decrease there was a net gain on III,
flrst six months Of the present yea
OF S922 40 compared with the CORES
ponding period Of tho previous fsca
year.
A Washington correspondent an
nounce a repor: In that city from
Europe that the jewish project 70
the purchase OF Palestine is practi
oally complete. Sir Moses Montlfiore
the Rothschilds aud other prominen
men OF the race, have hopes OF TIT
consumation OF the plan. The projec
receives the most cordial support o
Jews In all parts ..of the world. Fo
the present secresy Is preserved.